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Hobby Turned Into Money

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 “I’m tired of people asking me, again and again, to create a drawing they want, without getting any profit to myself”. This is the major reason and thought why Gilbert started to turn his hobby into an online business that can profit him.   Gilbert, an 18-years old university student who enjoying himself as an English major student and a boy who loves anything related to art, especially drawing. Gilbert is a boy who was born into a family that loves and appreciates arts in their life. All of them enjoying different art. His father and his oldest sister enjoying musical art, such as singing and playing many kinds of musical instruments. His mother and his other sister love to create some kind of beautiful and beneficial things, like handcraft. And Gilbert himself found his interest in drawing. He started to draw when he was around 3 years old before he entered kindergarten, and his sister was the one who introduced him to drawing. Along the time, he started to learn and develop his dra

‘Tilik’: Reflects Indonesian Society

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Source: YouTube - Ravacana Films   Palangka Raya -  Tilik  becomes viral in Indonesia two months ago. The most influential one from the movie is the main character,  Bu Tejo. Bu Tejo  becomes the hottest trending in social media at that time. ‘Tilik’  or ‘Women on Top’ is an epic wrapping short-movie by  Ravacana  Films production released in 2018 and posted in YouTube in 2020.  Ravacana  Films has produced a lot of spectacular short-movies that brought up several social issues in Indonesia. Their prominent works such are  Nilep, Singsot, Anak Lanang , and of course the viral one,  Tilik. How exactly this short-movie becomes viral? Why does the general public in Indonesia interest in this movie? What is the reason people like this movie? “This movie is relatable. The topic they brought up is so related to Indonesian society's daily life. Gossiping..  menggibah .. meddling in others’ business.. That’s so Indonesian. And I could feel myself in the characters”. Putirsa, a woman in he