The Comment for the Idol

Komentar para juri terhadap penampilan dua Idola Amerika

David Cook, a 25-year-old from Blue Spings, MO who currently resides in Tulsa, OK
First Song: "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" by U2 (Clive Davis' choice)

Randy said: "I think it was a great way to start off this duel of 2007. [Randy meant 2008] Very nice song choice, I mean great song. I don't know if you did everything you could do with it, but I love the scoop of the note at the end. That was hot baby. Hot!"

Paula said: "Well you may not have found what you're looking for but we have found David Cook. (cheers) We need to look no further. David Cook has arrived. Amen, amen. You're in great voice tonight."

Simon said: "You know David, I could see at the top of this show you looked very tense, very emotional -- and I can understand why. So taking all of that together, I thought it was phenomenal."

Additional Info: Clive told David he "looked for a song that captured the yearning of a generation" when picking "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"... Andrew called it a "tough song" to do.

David Archuleta, a 17-year-old from Murray, UT
First Song: "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" by Elton John (Clive Davis' choice)

Randy said: "David, it doesn't matter what happens right now. You've got to know one thing, this is one of the best performances of this whole season. You picked the right time to peak baby! That was flawless and unbelievably molten hot! Crazy vocals... Crazy!"

Paula said: "I've got to tell you my heart's still pounding. I've got chills up and down my arms. (cheers) The sun is never going to go down on you because you bring out so much sunshine in everyone throughout the whole world through your singing. David, that was a beautiful, beautiful, stunning performance. I'm so excited, tonight is unbelievable."

Simon said: "Okay, okay, okay. It's very easy to get overexcited tonight. David, I'm going to be honest with you. I thought last week you were okay. I thought tonight's performance was arguably the best you've done so far. (cheers) Taking everything into account, Round 1 goes to Archuleta."

Additional Info: David won the coin toss to determine who would perform first or second during the final performance episode. He chose to go second... Andrew reiterated to David the importance of not singing with his eyes closed. "I'm just going to keep my eyes on the prize," said David... One sign in the audience read, "David I need a date 4 prom," while another read, "Marry me David Archuleta"... After the judges comments, Idol host Ryan Seacrest said David was "almost in tears of excitement."


David Cook Second Song: "Dream Big" by Emily Shackelton (Contestant's choice from songwriting competition)

Randy said: "Alright, so the beginning of Round 2 for the king of the duel. I'll tell you what, the song was just okay for me. But what made it really work was your voice dude. You were singing your face off right there. Nice... nice."

Paula said: "David, a song in your heart, a guitar in your hand. We millions who sit were all mesmerized by you. This is a great way to take a song we don't know and fall in love with it. Congratulations."

Simon said: "Using the boxing analogy, it was a bit of a lightweight I thought. I thought the end was okay. You made the most of what you had. Bearing in mind that this is supposed to be a winning song, it didn't feel like a winning moment for me. (boos) Just an opinion! Look, the good news is we've got a third song, right? That was a six-and-a-half out of 10."

Additional Info: David played guitar during his performance... After the judges' comments, Ryan asked David how he felt. "I feel good," he answered before the magnitude of the moment apparently hit him. "I playing in front of 7,000 people. I feel great."

David ArchuletaSecond Song: "In This Moment" by Ryan Gillmor (Contestant's choice from songwriting competition)

Randy said: "Once again for me the song... I wasn't crazy about the song. But here's the deal, man. Right now, you are so in the zone that you could sing the phonebook and it would be good. So that was another hot performance. You're in the zone baby."

Paula said: "It's just another heartfelt performance. It doesn't matter what song you're singing. It's like you're on fire tonight. It's pure magic. That was why you are in the spot that you're in -- in the finals. Congratulations."

Simon said: "I love the egotistical lyric. Fantastically self-centered! You definitely, definitely chose the better song there. Much more in keeping with the night. Round 2 goes to David Archuleta."

David Cook Third Song: "The World I Know" by Collective Soul (Contestant's choice)

Randy said: "One of the cool things about you is that you're showing people tonight a lot of different sides of David Cook. That was a very nice, sensitive side of David Cook. I love Collective Soul and I've been saying this for weeks now -- I think this is the kind of record that you could definitely make and get by with. Very nice job dude. Very nice."

Paula said: "I look up at you up on that stage and you're standing in your truth and you're delivering unbelievable songs with integrity and originality. I truly applaud you David Cook, I do."

Simon said: "David look, I just want to say publicly that you are actually one of the nicest, most sincere contestants we've had. I thought that was a beautiful song, but I'm going to be honest with you -- it was completely and utterly the wrong song choice for you on the night. (boos) You should have sung 'Billie Jean' or 'Hello.'"

Additional Info: Andrew advised David to make the song "more of a cry of passion"... David said he chose the song because there are "a lot of heavy-hitting parts" and added it's one he's never performed before... David also played guitar during this performance... David defended his song selection following Simon's comment. "For me, this whole thing has been a progression. So the way that I was looking at it was why do something I've already done? But for the record, I completely understand what you're saying."... After the judges delivered their comments was, David was visibly emotional as tears welled in his eyes.

David ArchuletaThird Song: "Imagine" by John Lennon (Contestant's choice)

Randy said: "David Archuleta... I'm really happy and proud that it's the two Davids standing on the stage because we thought all season it would come down to this. Dude, you are so good tonight. You are exactly what this show is about -- finding the best singer we can find, and the best singer of Season 7 is right there!" (cheers)

Paula said: "It's the culmination David, and you've left me speechless as I was when I first heard you sing this song. You were stunning tonight, you were stunning tonight."

Simon said: "We've taken a little bit of stick this year -- the competition. But at the end of the day, this show is about finding a star. Tonight, I think we've witnessed one of the great finals. But here's the difference. In my opinion David, you came out here tonight to win. What we have witnessed is a knockout."

Additional Info: Andrew advised David to make the audience and home viewers feel the same way he does about the song... David had previously performed "Imagine" during the semifinals. "I think that was my best performance," said David on the first time he sang it. "It's a song I can really connect to."... David was also emotional, with tears forming in his eyes... Idol second-season champ Ruben Studdard closed the live performance episode by singing "Celebrate Me Home," which served as the seventh-season "farewell song" heard after each of the Top 12 finalists was eliminated from the competition.

David Cook wins American Idol

Akhirnya David Cook memenangkan American Idol musim ke 7. After a record breaking more than 97 million votes. Bayangkan 97 juta suara yang memecahkan rekor tertinggi pengumpulan suara bagi para kontestan American Idol. Dengan demikian dia di anugerahi sebagai Idola Amerika yang ke - 7 mengalahkan David archuleta saingannya pada final 21 May 2008 di Nokia Theater. David Cook pun langsung menyanyikan lagu kemenangannya The Time of My Live setelah diumumkan sebagai pemenang American Idol.

Sekilas Davis Cook menurut Wikipedia:

Cook was born in Houston, Texas and raised in Blue Springs, Missouri. Cook's interest in music began early in life; he received his first guitar at the age of 2. He began singing in second grade, when his elementary school music teacher gave him a solo in a school choir performance. He proceeded to perform in virtually every Christmas and PTA program.

He also participated in choir and drama programs in middle school and high school. At Blue Springs South High School, he performed in musicals, including The Music Man, West Side Story, and Singin' in the Rain.
He had also been an avid baseball player during high school. After losing interest in sports, he focused more on music.

He earned a theater scholarship to the University of Central Missouri, but he abandoned theater after two semesters, graduating from the school in 2006 with a degree in graphic design. While in college, he was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa.

After his college graduation, he relocated to Tulsa, Oklahoma to pursue his career in music, telling his family, "I just want to give myself until I'm 26 years old to get a job."

(Pria berusia 25 tahun ini lahir pada tanggal 20 Desember 1982 di Houston, Texas. Besar di Blue Spring, Missouri dan sekarang menetap di Tulsa, Oklahoma. Merupakan anggota dari dua grup band yaitu Axium dan MWK. Sudah berbakat musik sejak kecil. Pengalaman berkesenian dimulai sejak SD sebagai anggota Paduan Suara, pemain musik di Sekolah Menengah, mendapat beasiswa di bidang teater dari University of Central Missouri tapi tidak selesai. Menyelasikan sarjananya dalam bidang desain grafis. )


Pilihan lagu David pada saat final adalah :

"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" pada penampilan pertama

"Dream Big" pada penampilan ke dua

"The World I Know" pada penampilan ke tiga

Dia membawa pulang kontrak rekaman sebesar $ 1.000.000 dan dimanajemeni oleh 19 Management rekanan dari american Idol.

Hal-hal yang harus diperhatikan dalam membuat Blog

Artikel bagus mengenai hal-hal yang harus diperhatikan dalam membuat blog yang baik dari http://www.useit.com/alertbox/weblogs.html's Alertbox, :

Summary: Blogs are often too internally focused and ignore key usability issues, making it hard for new readers to understand the site and trust the author.

Weblogs are a form of website. The thousands of normal website usability guidelines therefore apply to them, as do this year's top ten design mistakes. But weblogs are also a special genre of website; they have unique characteristics and thus distinct usability problems.
One of a weblog's great benefits is that it essentially frees you from "Web design." You write a paragraph, click a button, and it's posted on the Internet. No need for visual design, page design, interaction design, information architecture, or any programming or server maintenance.

Blogs make having a simple website much easier, and as a result, the number of people who write for the Web has exploded. This is a striking confirmation of the importance of ease of use.

Weblogs' second benefit is that they're a Web-native content genre: they rely on links, and short postings prevail. You don't have to write a full article or conduct original research or reporting. You can simply find something interesting on another site and link to it, possibly with commentary or additional examples. Obviously, this is much easier than running a conventional site, and again indicates the benefits of lowering the barriers to computer use.

As a third benefit, blogs are part of an ecosystem (often called the Blogosphere) that serves as a positive feedback loop: Whatever good postings exist are promoted through links from other sites. More reader/writers see this good stuff, and the very best then get linked to even more. As a result, link frequency follows a Zipf distribution, with disproportionally more links to the best postings.

Some weblogs are really just private diaries intended only for a handful of family members and close friends. Usability guidelines generally don't apply to such sites, because the readers' prior knowledge and motivation are incomparably greater than those of third-party users. When you want to reach new readers who aren't your mother, however, usability becomes important.
Also, while readers of your intranet weblog might know you, usability is important because your readers are on company time. (As an example, see IBM's use of intranet blogs — among the ten best intranets of 2006.)

Usability IssuesTo reach new readers and respect your existing readers' time constraints, test your weblog against the following usability problems.

1. No Author BiographiesUnless you're a business blog, you probably don't need a full-fledged "about us" section the way a corporate site does. That said, the basic rationale for "about us" translates directly into the need for an "about me" page on a weblog: users want to know who they're dealing with.
It's a simple matter of trust. Anonymous writings have less credence than something that's signed. And, unless a person's extraordinarily famous, it's not enough to simply say that Joe Blogger writes the content. Readers want to know more about Joe. Does he have any credentials or experience in the field he's commenting on? (Even if you don't have formal credentials, readers will trust you more if you're honest about that fact, set forth your informal experience, and explain the reason for your enthusiasm.)

2. No Author PhotoEven weblogs that provide author bios often omit the author photo. A photo is important for two reasons:
It offers a more personable impression of the author. You enhance your credibility by the simple fact that you're not trying to hide. Also, users relate more easily to somebody they've seen.
It connects the virtual and physical worlds. People who've met you before will recognize your photo, and people who've read your site will recognize you when you meet in person (say, at a conference — or the company cafeteria if you're an intranet blogger). A huge percentage of the human brain is dedicated to remembering and recognizing faces. For many, faces work better than names. I learned this lesson myself in 1987 when I included my photo in a HyperCard stack I authored that was widely disseminated on Mac-oriented BBSs. Over the next two years, countless people came up to me and said, "I liked your stack," having recognized me from the photo.
Also, if you run a professional blog and expect to be quoted in the press, you should follow the recommendations for using the Web for PR and include a selection of high-resolution photos that photo editors can download.

3. Nondescript Posting TitlesSadly, even though weblogs are native to the Web, authors rarely follow the guidelines for writing for the Web in terms of making content scannable. This applies to a posting's body text, but it's even more important with headlines. Users must be able to grasp the gist of an article by reading its headline. Avoid cute or humorous headlines that make no sense out of context.

Your posting's title is microcontent and you should treat it as a writing project in its own right. On a value-per-word basis, headline writing is the most important writing you do.
Descriptive headlines are especially important for representing your weblog in search engines, newsfeeds (RSS), and other external environments. In those contexts, users often see only the headline and use it to determine whether to click into the full posting. Even if users see a short abstract along with the headline (as with most search engines), user testing shows that people often read only the headline. In fact, people often read only the first three or four words of a headline when scanning a list of possible places to go.

Sample bad headlines:

• What Is It That You Want?
• Hey, kids! Comics!
• Victims Abandoned

Sample good headlines:

• Pictures from Die Hunns and Black Halos show
• Office Depot Pays United States $4.75 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations (too long, but even if you only read the first few words, you have an idea of what it's about)
• Ice cream trucks as church marketing

This last headline works on a church-related blog. If you're writing an ice cream industry blog, start the headline with the word "church" because it's the information-carrying word within a context of all ice cream, all the time.

In browsing weblog headline listings to extract these examples, I noticed several headlines in ALL CAPS. That's always bad. Reading speed is reduced by 10% and users are put off by the appearance of shouting.

4. Links Don't Say Where They GoMany weblog authors seem to think it's cool to write link anchors like: "some people think" or "there's more here and here." Remember one of the basics of the Web: Life is too short to click on an unknown. Tell people where they're going and what they'll find at the other end of the link.

Generally, you should provide predictive information in either the anchor text itself or the immediately surrounding words. You can also use link titles for supplementary information that doesn't fit with your content. (To see a link title in action, mouse over the "link titles" link.)
A related mistake in this category is to use insider shorthand, such as using first names when you reference other writers or weblogs. Unless you're writing only for your friends, don't alienate new visitors by appearing to be part of a closed clique. The Web is not high school.

5. Classic Hits are BuriedHopefully, you'll write some pieces with lasting value for readers outside your fan base. Don't relegate such classics to the archives, where people can only find something if they know you posted it, say, in May 2003.
Highlight a few evergreens in your navigation system and link directly to them. For example, my own list of almost 300 Alertbox columns starts by saying, "Read these first: Usability 101 and Top Ten Mistakes of Web Design."

Also, remember to link to your past pieces in newer postings. Don't assume that readers have been with you from the beginning; give them background and context in case they want to read more about your ideas.

6. The Calendar is the Only NavigationA timeline is rarely the best information architecture, yet it's the default way to navigate weblogs. Most weblog software provides a way to categorize postings so users can easily get a list of all postings on a certain topic. Do use categorization, but avoid the common mistake of tagging a posting with almost all of your categories. Be selective. Decide on a few places where a posting most belongs.
Categories must be sufficiently detailed to lead users to a thoroughly winnowed list of postings. At the same time, they shouldn't be so detailed that users face a category menu that's overly long and difficult to scan. Ten to twenty categories are appropriate for structuring many topics.
On the main page for each category, highlight that category's evergreens as well as a time line of its most recent postings.

7. Irregular Publishing FrequencyEstablishing and meeting user expectations is one of the fundamental principles of Web usability. For a weblog, users must be able to anticipate when and how often updates will occur.
For most weblogs, daily updates are probably best, but weekly or even monthly updates might work as well, depending on your topic. In either case, pick a publication schedule and stick to it. If you usually post daily but sometimes let months go by without new content, you'll lose many of your loyal — and thus most valuable — readers.
Certainly, you shouldn't post when you have nothing to say. Polluting cyberspace with excess information is a sin. To ensure regular publishing, hold back some ideas and post them when you hit a dry spell.

8. Mixing TopicsIf you publish on many different topics, you're less likely to attract a loyal audience of high-value users. Busy people might visit a blog to read an entry about a topic that interests them. They're unlikely to return, however, if their target topic appears only sporadically among a massive range of postings on other topics. The only people who read everything are those with too much time on their hands (a low-value demographic).
The more focused your content, the more focused your readers. That, again, makes you more influential within your niche. Specialized sites rule the Web, so aim tightly. This is especially important if you're in the business-to-business (B2B) sector.
If you have the urge to speak out on, say, both American foreign policy and the business strategy of Internet telephony, establish two blogs. You can always interlink them when appropriate.

9. Forgetting That You Write for Your Future BossWhenever you post anything to the Internet — whether on a weblog, in a discussion group, or even in an email — think about how it will look to a hiring manager in ten years. Once stuff's out, it's archived, cached, and indexed in many services that you might never be aware of.
Years from now, someone might consider hiring you for a plum job and take the precaution of 'nooping you first. (Just taking a stab at what's next after Google. Rest assured: there will be some super-snooper service that'll dredge up anything about you that's ever been bitified.) What will they find in terms of naïvely puerile "analysis" or offendingly nasty flames published under your name?
Think twice before posting. If you don't want your future boss to read it, don't post.

10. Having a Domain Name Owned by a Weblog ServiceHaving a weblog address ending in blogspot.com, typepad.com, etc. will soon be the equivalent of having an @aol.com email address or a Geocities website: the mark of a naïve beginner who shouldn't be taken too seriously.
Letting somebody else own your name means that they own your destiny on the Internet. They can degrade the service quality as much as they want. They can increase the price as much as they want. They can add atop your content as many pop-ups, blinking banners, or other user-repelling advertising techniques as they want. They can promote your competitor's offers on your pages. Yes, you can walk, but at the cost of your loyal readers, links you've attracted from other sites, and your search engine ranking.

The longer you stay at someone else's domain name, the higher the cost of going independent. Yes, it's tempting to start a new weblog on one of the services that offer free accounts. It's easy, it's quick, and it's obviously cheap. But it only costs $8 per year to get your personal domain name and own your own future. As soon as you realize you're serious about blogging, move it away from a domain name that's controlled by somebody else. The longer you delay, the more pain you'll feel when you finally make the move.

Temu Akrab Kaum Muda Khatolik ( TAKMK ) Se-Dekenat utara ( Wilayah Kepulauan Riau )

Saatnya Orang Muda Katolik Bertindak
Orang mengatakan bahwa generasi muda adalah masa depan dan harapan Gereja, tulang punggung Gereja. Namun pernyataan itu hanya sebatas pada wacana dan kurang ada aksi nyata yang maksimal, belum banyak tindakan konkrit oleh orang muda dan usaha dari orang muda itu sendiri untuk berbuat sesuatu yang didukung oleh para tokoh pilitik Katolik yang lebih tua. Gagasan dibawah ini sekedar mengingatkan kita tentang hakekat Gereja berhadapan dengan dunia. Bagaimana Gereja berkiprah dalam tata dunia dan visinya dalam berpolitik sesuai dengan ajaran Konsili Vatikan II dan Hukum Gereja.

Panggilan Gereja (Orang Muda Katolik) dalam panggung Politik
Dalam politik praktis warga Gereja (OMK) bebas memilih sesuai dengan hati nurani mereka masing-masing. Meskipun demikian tidaklah bebas semua semaunya tanpa ada rambu-rambu moral, etika bahkan sopan-santun yang diinspirasi oleh nilai-nilai ajaran Katolik. Dalam berpolitik hendaknya berpedoman kepada kearifan yang sudah teruji dari tokoh Gereja dan Pahlawan Negara: Mgr. Albertus Soegijapranata yang menyatakan:
1. In Principiis Unitas : Dalam soal prinsip: persatuan.
2. In Dubiis Libertas : Dalam hal - hal yang masih terbuka: kebebasan.
3. In Omnibus Caritas : Dalam segala hal: kasih.

Bagi kita orang muda Katolik atau umat Katolik pada umumnya, usaha kita terlibat dalam politik praktis bukanlah sebagai sarana atau kendaraan untuk melebarkan sayap Gereja. Ekspansionisme dan Proselitisme (mencari kawan sebanyak-banyaknya) sudah bukan waktunya. Tugas utama kita adalah ikut menyumbangkan jasa agar Indonesia semakin menjadi negara dan masyarakat yang lebih baik
(Gereja dan Politik, D. Gusti Bagus Kusumawanta, Pr dwanta61.multiply.com )

Nama Kegiatan :
Temu Akrab Kaum Muda Khatolik ( TAKMK ) Se-Dekenat utara ( Wilayah Kepulauan Riau ) Keuskupan Pangkalpinang

Tanggal Kegiatan : 04 – 06 Juli 2008

Lokasi Kegiatan
Paroki Beato Damian Bengkong ( Komplek Sekolah SMA Yos Sudarso Batam Centre Batam )
Kelompok sasaran : kaum muda karya, kaum muda yang belum berkeluarga hingga usia 40 tahun, Mahasiswa dan pelajar sekolah menengah umum ( SMU ) atau setingkatnya.

Gambaran :
Kegiatan Temu Akrab Kaum Muda Katolik Se-Dekenat Utara akan diadakan di Paroki Beato Damian Batam tepatnya dikompleks Sekolah SMU Yos Sudarso Batam, pada tanggal 04-06 Juli 2008. Jumlah peserta kurang lebih 220 orang, termasuk panitia pelaksana, pendamping dan peserta sendiri.

Penerapan tema ini akan dikemas dalam bentuk doa dan ekaristi, kuis kitab suci dan katolisitas, seminar ( Peran serta kaum muda dalam Politik Indonesia, Kepulauan Riau khususnya ) beserta diskusi kelompok, olahraga dan kerja bakti social bersama dinas kebersihan taman kota batam serta kegiatan keratifitas orang muda lainnya. Seluruh rangkaian acara akan ditutup dengan perayaan Ekaristi bersama

Dua Gabriel dari Kota Batam

Batam tidak lagi hanya menjadi kota industri yang menjadi tujuan bagi banyak orang untuk mencari kerja. Batam juga telah menjadi tempat bagi anak-anak berprestasi. Baik itu dalam bidang keilmuan dan juga kesenian.

Ada dua Gabriel yang aku kenal yang dua-duanya mempunyai bakat dan minat yang sangat besar dalam bidang seni.

1. Gabriel Steven Damanik

GABRIEL Damanik (10), siswa kelas 5 SD Theodore Batam
Anak dari Jhon Damanik dan Nita Silalahi Nama panggilannya Iyel. Mulai menyanyi sejak kecil banget. Gabriel selalu mengikuti perlombaan menyanyi di kota Batam. Tidak jarang dia harus melawan teman-temannya yang lebih tua dalam festival-festival yang diikutinya. Bahasa Inggrisnya bagus, dan pintar juga di sekolah. Bisa main gitar dan keyboard lagi. Iyel juga mempunyai prestasi yang baik di sekolah. Sekarang Gabriel sedang berjuang dalam memperoleh gelar sebagai Idola Cilik di RCTI. Kita dukung dan beri support agar dia terus maju.

Gabriel inaction pada Sonatina On Stage, Batam - 8 Maret 2008 Gabriel berpose bersama ibu-ibu yang menjadi fans nya

2. Gabriel Aji Setiabudi

Gabriel Aji ( 9 ), siswa kelas 3 SD Charitas Batam
Anak dari Ig. Suratno dan Frs. Widyastuti. Nama Panggilan Gaby. Juga mulai menyanyi sejak kecil. Pada umur tiga tahun telah mengikuti berbagai perlombaan salah satunya sebagai Juara Anak Berbakat. Segala macam perlombaan menyanyi di Batam sampai ke Tanjung Pinang sudah diikuti oleh Gaby. Lomba menyanyi Pop, Mandarin dan Ingris telah pula diikuti. Ketrampilan lain selain menyanyi adalah bermain biola, yang dipelajarinya di Sonatina Music Studio. Gaby sangat terampil memainkan alat musik yang diletakkan di leher dan digesek-gesek itu. Selain dia juga merupakan juara di kelasnya.

Gaby in action dengan biolanya

Pelajaran yang dapat kita ambil dari kedua Gabriel ini adalah ;
1. Perjuangan yang tanpa henti. Mereka telah menunjukkan bahwa mereka telah mengikuti pedoman 3 P
· Passion : Keinginan yang kuat untuk berhasil dalam bidang yang mereka ikuti.
· Patien : Kesabaran dalam menapaki langkah demi langkah untuk menaiki tangga kesuksesan dalam setiap usaha mereka
· Persistance : Daya tahan. Keduanya telah menunjukkan daya juang yang luar biasa dalam setiap usaha mereka. Apalagi mereka menggeluti bidang seni yang terkadang mempunyai penilaian yang sangat subjektif.

2. Usaha yang dilakukan sejak kecil
Menurut informasi mereka telah malang melintang di panggung festival menyanyi yang ada di kota Batam. Dukungan orang tua juga tidak kalah besar peranannya dalam membina anak2 ini menjadi anak yang hebat.

3. Rendah Hati
Hal yang terbesar yang telah mereka lakukan adalah sikap rendah hati. Baik Iyel dan Gaby tetap rendah hati dan tekun belajar walau telah memenangkan berbagai perlombaan menyanyi yang ada di Batam. Apalagi Iyel yang sekarang sedang berjuang untuk menjadi idola anak indonesia di Jakarta. Dia tetap rendah hati dan ramah. Moga-moga tetap terus seperti itu.

4. Prestasi
Walau sudah menunjukkan prestasi yang banyak dan kesibukan yang tinggi, keduanya tetap menunjukkan prestasi yang bagus di sekolahnya.

Good Luck both of you. God Bless

Paduan Suara Anak Thalita

PSA Thalita in action bersama pelatih Joe ( baris ke 3 no.1 dari kiri ), hapy (baris ke 2 no 1 dari kanan), Berto (baju putih di tengah )

Paduan Suara Thalita adalah sebuah kelompok yang bernaung di bawah Paroki Beato Damian Keuskupan Pangkal Pinang. Terdiri dari sekitar 40 anggota yang terdiri dari umur 6 s/d 13 tahun. Paduan Suara ini dibentuk karena keinginan untuk membentuk sebuah paduan suara yang baik bagi anak-anak, sekalian untuk menghadapi acara Pesta Paduan Suara Gerejawi kota Batam untuk tingkat anak-anak.

Dari semula hanya anak-anak yang belum tahu not para peserta dilatih agar mampu membaca not dan menyanyi dengan baik. Pelatihan oleh Om Joe, Om Happy dan Om Berto dilakukan setiap hari Minggu sore jam !6.00 di gereja Beato Damian.

Prestasi yang telah diraih oleh Paduan Suara ini adalah sebagai Juara III Pesta Paduan Suara Gereja anak tingkat Batam. Selain itu mereka juga aktif untuk melayani misa di Paroki Beato Damian untuk bertugas sebagai Paduan Suara pada saat misa. Moga-moga Paduan Suara anak yang diketuai oleh Bpk. V. Dwijatmoko ini semakin berkembang dan dapat menjadi sebuah kelompok paduan suara yang baik.

Sitohang Par Bintan: MEET JOE PURBA

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

MEET JOE PURBA
Johannes Pandapotan Purba is one of my most loyal fellow Catholic youth activists for the last 5 year. He helped me established Catholic Youth Kepulauan Riau Province chapter early 2003. Since then he has been the Chairman of Batam Branch. Joe, as we use to call him, has been very active representing Catholic Youth in Indonesian Youth Forum held in Batam untill today. Besides in Catholic Youth he is also now serve as one of Vice Chairman of Batam Brach National Committee of Indonesian Youth (KNPI) Batam Branch. But it's not just that. Joe is a religious, warm, dynamic young man and a talented violin player.

Joe Purba with his students in one of their performances in Batam.

Joe Purba (third from left second row) and his fellow Chatolic Youth Batam posing with Governor Ismeth Abdullah (fitfh from right) and Malaysian Dt. Sri. Mohammad Khir Toyo (President of Asian Youth Council) after performing as national antheme choir during the Opening Ceremony of Asian Youth Forum in Batam October 2006.

Joe was born in Selimbau, Western Kalimantan. He was graduated in civil engineering from Tanjungpura University Pontianak where he earned his degree. After completing his civil engineering study in Pontianak, Joe moved to Batam since August 1998. He had worked for few developer companies in Batam during the booming period of property industry in Batam.

He learned vilon at home privately and since his second year of high school in Pontianak, Joe had given violin private course to his peers in his town. He was member of violin players in his town Akcaya Symphony Orchestra Pontianak together with Hendry Lamiri. Hendry Lamiri is Indonesian most popular violin player today.

He continued giving violin lesson at Merry's College in Batam for several years as part time trainer. After long contemplation whether to pursue career in line with his civil engineering education or turn into teaching music, in 2007 he choose music as his career. Joe now runs his own violin course for kids "Sonatina Music Studio" Batam. Presently his studio is the most popular one in Batam for violin course for children.

His qualification in violin was issued by Associated Board of the Royal School of Music (ABRSM) London. Thus far Joe has trained more than 300 students on how to play music especially violin.

And Joe is still a bachelor. I believe he is one of most eligible bachelors in Batam.