Kiat Menikmati Perjalanan Panjang di Pesawat

Anda berencana melakukan travelling ke negara lain yang lain benua? Selain tiket, visa dan uang (tentu saja), hal lain yang harus Anda persiapkan adalah fisik dan mental. Sebab, perjalanan panjang yang memakan waktu lebih dari 10 jam bisa menimbulkan masalah tersendiri jika Anda tidak mempersiapkan diri dengan baik.

Karena itu, agar Anda bisa menikmati perjalanan udara dan memaksimalkan kenyamanan, ada beberapa hal yang bisa dilakukan :

Langkah 1. Pesan tiket jauh-jauh hari. Hal ini tidak hanya menghemat uang namun Anda bisa memiliki tempat duduk atau posisi yang paling nyaman di kelas yang Anda pilih. Pertimbangannya adalah posisi tempat duduk yang nyaman (dekat jendela atau dekat jalan) dan ruang gerak untuk kaki Anda.

Langkah 2. Tidur adalah aktivitas terbaik untuk menghabiskan waktu dalam perjalanan udara yang panjang. Namun jika merasa sulit tidur di pesawat, Anda bisa tidur siang dulu sebelum memulai perjalanan. Hal ini bisa membuat Anda sedikit lebih nyaman.

Langkah 3. Mengonsumsi makanan ringan dan bawalah bekal makanan sebelum Anda berangkat. Ini untuk jaga-jaga karena kita tidak bisa menebak apa yang disajikan di pesawat. Selain itu bagi Anda yang memiliki sistem pencernaan sensitif, persiapan bekal makanan lebih baik daripada Anda harus mengalami masalah pencernaan ketika sudah di dalam pesawat.

Langkah 4. Bawa serta buku atau permainan yang bisa dikerjakan untuk mengisi waktu agar Anda tidak bosan selama di perjalanan udara. Seperti buku teka teki silang, game watch, ular tangga magnet, MP3 player atau hal lain  yang memungkinkan bisa dilakukan di pesawat. Atau kalau kebetulan ‘tetangga’ Anda di pesawat adalah orang yang menyenangkan, luangkan waktu untuk mengobrol dengannya.

Langkah 5. Duduk di satu tempat dalam waktu yang cukup lama sangat tidak nyaman dan bisa menyebabkan nyeri pada tubuh. Jika sudah cukup aman dan diizinkan, Anda bisa berdiri dan begerak seputar kabin merenggangkan otot-otot Anda.

sumber : http://www.conectique.com

 

Borobudur, No Wonder

Dear All:

any comment?

The Jakarta Post
Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Editorial

Borobudur, No Wonder

This newspaper ran interesting articles about two of the
country’s priceless but neglected heritage sites in its Sunday
and Monday editions: Lake Toba and Borobudur Temple.

Indonesia has failed to reap much benefit from these treasures
because of ignorance and an unwillingness to preserve the sites.
We can blame no one but ourselves for this failure to preserve
and promote the country’s heritage for the betterment of the
people.

The first report, on the Sunday Post’s Travel page, described
the vast volcanic Lake Toba in North Sumatra. The lake is
believed to be the result of largest volcanic eruption more than
840.000 years ago. Few Indonesians, even among the Batak tribes
living around the lake, know about the violent birth of Toba.

Local residents and tourist industry people only complain about
the declining number of foreign visitors to the area because of
its geographical handicaps, poor infrastructure and the lack of
tourist attractions. With better knowledge of the lake’s
history, it would be easier to attract tourists by packaging the
history of the lake.

The National Geographic television station has in the past aired
a wonderful program about the eruption. After watching this
program most people would find it ridiculous that more people
visit Singapore’s Night Safari — which offers only animals from
other countries — than Lake Toba.

The story that appeared Monday is even more concerning for
Indonesia, because in it we learn that Borobudur Temple, the
pride of the nation, does not appear on the new list of the
Seven Wonders of the World.

When asked about Borobudur, most — if not all — Indonesians
will repeat the old, but incorrect, conviction that the temple
belongs to the Seven Wonders of the World.

Since childhood Indonesians have been taught that the world’s
largest Buddhist temple is included among the world’s seven
wonders, although the claim is not supported by documented
evidence.

Indonesian officials quickly played down the new list of the
world’s wonders, arguing that the United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) was not involved
in drawing up the list. They probably forget that 100 million
people across the globe voluntarily participated in the voting,
just like the American Idol process.

A private Swiss foundation on Sunday announced the results of
the poll, where 100 million Internet and phone voters chose
seven out of 21 short-listed sites, from an original list of 77.
Borobudur did not even make the top 21.

According to Unesco’s list of 851 world heritage sites, just
seven are in Indonesia, including Borobudur Temple in Central
Java and the Sangiran’s early man site in East Java.

Other countries, like Brazil and Peru, have been much more
active in promoting their historic sites and natural assets,
realizing this is one of the most effective ways to attract
visitors, and their money, to the country.

Many jealous Indonesians may say Borobudur is more deserving of
the honor than India’s Taj Mahal or the statue of Christ
overlooking Rio de Janeiro. Whether or not this is true,
Indonesia has not done enough to draw the world’s attention to
its attractions.

As in North Sumatra, the local government in Central Java has
complained that visitor numbers to Borobudur have continued to
decline despite efforts to provide more commercial facilities
around the Borobudur compound.

Tourists are reluctant to visit Lake Toba because of its
distance from Medan, and also because, unlike culturally rich
Bali, tourists can only enjoy the beauty of nature. There are no
attractive cultural programs on offer for visitors.

Visitors to Borobudur Temple are often annoyed by the presence
of overzealous vendors. The government apparently believes the
temple alone is more than enough to bring in tourists, so no
extra effort is needed.

Borobudur is our cultural pride and Lake Toba is the crown of
our natural riches. But pride alone is not enough when the
nation fails to compete with other countries in attracting
tourists.

 

Builder: Dubai high-rise world’s tallest

By BARBARA SURK, Associated Press Writer Sat Jul 21, 7:27 PM ET

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Developers of a 1,680-foot skyscraper still under construction in oil-rich Dubai claimed Saturday that it has become the world’s tallest building, surpassing Taiwan’s Taipei 101 which has dominated the global skyline at 1,667 feet since 2004.

The Burj Dubai is expected to be finished by the end of 2008 and its planned final height has been kept secret. The state-owned development company Emaar Properties, one of the main builders in rapidly developing Dubai, said only that the tower would stop somewhere above 2,275 feet.

When completed, the skyscraper will feature more than 160 floors, 56 elevators, luxury apartments, boutiques, swimming pools, spas, exclusive corporate suites, Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani’s first hotel, and a 124th floor observation platform.

After North American and Asian cities marked their 20th century economic booms with skyscrapers, the Gulf grew eager to show off its success with ever taller buildings. In Dubai, long an oil-rich Gulf symbol of rapid economic growth, the building reflects the city’s hunger for global prestige.

“It’s a symbol of Dubai as a city of the world,” said Greg Sang, the project director for Emaar Properties.

Mohammed Ali Alabbar, chairman of Emaar, said it will be an architectural and engineering masterpiece of concrete, steel and glass. Dubai has “resisted the usual and has inspired to build a global icon,” he said.

“It’s a human achievement without equal.”

The $1 billion skyscraper is in the heart of downtown Dubai, a 500-acre development area worth $20 billion. Construction, which began just 1,276 days ago, has been frenzied — at times, one storey rises every three days.

The tip of the Burj’s spire will be seen for 60 miles, developers say. But Sang knows it will not dominate the world’s skyline forever.

“It’s a fact of life that, at some point, someone else will build a taller building,” he said. “There’s a lot of talk of other tall buildings, but five years into Burj Dubai’s construction, no one’s started building them yet,” he said.

Previous skyscraper record-holders include New York’s Empire State Building at 1,250 feet; Shanghai’s Jin Mao Building at 1,381 feet; Chicago’s Sears Tower at 1,451 feet; and Malaysia’s Petronas Towers at 1,483 feet.

The Burj will let the Middle East reclaim the world’s tallest structure. Egypt’s Great Pyramid of Giza, built around 2500 B.C., held the title with its 481 feet until the Eiffel Tower in Paris was built in 1889 at a height of 985 feet, or 1,023 feet including the flag pole.

The company says the Burj will fulfill the Chicago-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat’s four criteria for the tallest building: the height of the structural top, the highest occupied floor, the roof’s top, and the spire’s tip, pinnacle, antenna, mast or flag pole.

For now, the unattractive brownish concrete skeleton jutting into Dubai’s humid skies lacks any aura of a masterpiece. Rising 141 floors with a mass of surrounding cranes and girders, it has no windows, glass or steel yet.

The architects and engineers are American and the main building contractor is South Korean.

Most of the 4,000 laborers are Indian. They toil around the clock in Dubai’s sizzling summer with no set minimum wage. Human rights groups regularly protest against labor abuse in Dubai, but local media rarely report such complaints.

____

On the Net:

http://www.burjdubai.com

AP Photo: A group of racing camels pass under electricity lines in front of the world’s tallest…

Slideshow: World’s largest building being constructed in Dubai

 

PLESIRAN TEMPO DOELOE: Tjirebon Kota Oedang 28-29 Juli 2007

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Ade Purnama <adep@cbn.net. id>
Date: Jul 19, 2007 4:45 PM
Subject: PLESIRAN TEMPO DOELOE: Tjirebon Kota Oedang 28-29 Juli 2007

PLESIRAN TEMPO DOELOE: CIREBON
Kumpulnya di Parkir Timur Senayan yah
Sabtu 28 Juli 2007 jam 06.30 pagi hari
Rp. 750 ribu/orang, sudah termasuk:
(makan pagi 2 kali)
(makan siang 2 kali)
(makan malam 2 kali)
(yap, total makan 6 kali)
(naik Bus AC Big Bird p.p)
(asuransi jiwa dan kaos PTD)
(nginepnya di Hotel Sare Sae)
(Mesjid Agung Sang Cipta Rasa)
(Tiket masuk Keraton Kanoman)
(Tiket masuk Keraton Kasepuhan)
(Tiket masuk Keraton Kacirebonan)
(Tiket masuk Tamansari Gua Sunyaragi)
(Kelenteng Dewi Welas Asih Tiao Kak Sie)
(diceritakan oleh penulis buku ttg Cirebon)

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Alkisahnja di soewatoe petang di Plaboean Cheribon soewatoe kapal
jang tjoekoepan besarnja aken sigra berlajar. Saorang prampoean jang
misih sedeng moedanja menatap ka saorang pemoeda Europa jang
alamatnja aken sigra pergi naekin itoe kapal praoe lajar.

“Toewan, djangan loepa kirimken Toewan poenja chabar tatkala Toewan
soeda indjekken kaki di Europa..” kata itoe prampoean. Dengen mata
jang berkatja-katja kerna aer mata jang ampir toempa, diaorang
iketin satoe selampe batik saperti katjoe ka itoe pemoeda Europa.

“Ja, itoe djandjikoe. Tapi, pastinja aken trada terkira tebelnja
itoe soerat, kerna pangrasahankoe kepada kamoe tentoelah soesah
ditoelis dalem satoe ataoe doewa lembar soerat sahadja” kata pemoeda
Europa itoe dengen aer moeka jang sedih poela.

Diaorang laloe balikken badan dan naek ka atas kapal. Si pemoeda
laloe ambil selampe batik jang dipasang di lehernja, troes tengokken
moeka.

“Selamat tinggal kasih, sampai kita berdjoempa lagi.. Akoe pergi ta’
kan lama.. tjoema sekedjap sadja akoe aken kombali lagi, asalken
dikaoe slaloe menanti..” goemam itoe pemoeda (jang blakangan
diketahoein poenja nama Ello! hihihi kayak si penyanyi aja)

“Soenggoe, Toewan?” kata itoe prampoean.

“Trust me.. selampe batik ini djadi saksi..” kata si pemoeda..

Dan sedjak itoelah ini batik jang djadi selampe pengiket rindoe
disebut sabagai Batik Trust Me.. ataoe sekarang diseboet Batik
Trusmi.. (Hayyaahhh.. ngarang banget gak sih gue?)

Naaaa.. djikaloe Toewan dan Njonjah tiada pertjajaken saia poenja
tjerita baroesan, baeknja Toewan dan Njonjah ikoetin programma jang
dibikin Sahabat Museum iatoe:

PLESIRAN TEMPO DOELOE: Tjirebon Kota Oedang
sedari hari Saptoe hingga di hari Minggoe tanggal 28 hingga 29 Juli
di tahoen 2007 ini jah

Di Tjirebon, kitaorang trada tjoema tengok poesatnja Batik Trusmi,
tapinja djoega aken koendjoengken istana tempat Toewan Soeltan
bertahta. Boekan tjomea satoe, boekan poela doewa, tapi tiga istana
aken kitaorang datengken. Moelain dari Kraton Kasepuhan, Kraton
Kanoman, lantas Kraton Katjirebonan. Boekan tjoema dateng dan liet
kiri ka kanan, Toewan dan Njonjah djoega aken didjamoe makan malem
oleh Pangeran dari Katjirebonan! Ah, soenggoe soewatoe kasempetan
jang trada bakal dateng doewa kali.. ajoe, mari, mari goenaken
pepakean jang perlente dan djikaloe perloe, djangan loepa pakei
spatoe katja !!!

Liwat ini programma Toewan dan Njonjah bole dapet dengerken riwajat
jang sesoenggoeh- soenggoehnja perkara itoe tjeritera tentang
Tjirebon. Selamanja kitaorang poeterin ini Kota Oedang, saorang
pemoeda baek hati jang poenja nama Drh. R. Bambang Irianto, BA,
nantinja aken bagi diapoenja pangetahoewan jang loeas. Diaorang
boekannja sembarang, kerna satoe boekoe jang kompleet soeda poela
diaorang toelis, itoe boekoe bertadjoek “BUDAYA BAHARI: Sebuah
Apresiasi di Cirebon” lu olang tanja apa sadja, diaorang pasti
briken djawabnja! yeah!

Ada di seblahnja wilajah Kraton Kasepuhan, Toewan dan Njonjah djoega
bisa liet Masdjid jang mentereng dengen hiasan roepa-roepa piring
keramik dari negeri Tiongkok. Inilah Masdjid Sang Tjipta Rasa jang
poenja sedjarah dan riwajat jang mena’djoebken. Djika Toewan en
Njonjah ada oemoer pandjang boewat koendjoengken lagi ini mesdjid di
hari Djoemahat, tentoe Toewan bisa lihat, jalah adzan jang
dikoemandangken oleh toedjoeh orang sekaligoes !!!

Dari Kraton jang megah, kita orang djoega aken koendjoengken
soewatoe complex jang doeloenja biasa dipake oleh para soeltan
boewat asingken diri, mendeketken diri pada Jang Maha Koewasa,
jalah Tamansari Goea Sunjaragi. Ini goea batoe jang trada
tandingannja disaantero tanah Djawa. Kata legenda, ada djalan resia
(rahasia) jang hoeboengken ini goea dengen itoe Kraton di Kota
Tjeribon. Bener ataoe tidanja? Lu bole cek sendiri daaahh..

Tida loepa kitaorang nantinja bezoek ka Kelenteng Dewi Welas Asih
Tiao Kak Sie, di dalemnja ini kelenteng kitaorang aken ditjeritaken
riwajatnja oleh pengoeroesnja, kitaorang aken dikasi liet saboeah
djangkar, jang dijakini oleh pendoedoek Tjirebon sebagi kapoenjaan
Cheng Ho !!!

Kitaorang aken koendjoengken Tjirebon dengen trada boewang tempo.
Kitaorang naekin Bus Full AC tjap Boeroeng Gede (Big Bird) jang
soeda kaoedji aman, njaman dan poenja katjepetan jang loemajan.
Oeroesan peroet, Toewan dan Njonjah djoega troesah goenda goelana..
selaen makan malem jang disiapken choesoes, kita aken makan di Nasi
Djamblang Mang Doel dan Empal Gentong Mang Dharma jang boekan main
kasohor ka pendjoeroe doenia. suwer, kagak bo’ong dah

Bila kapengen ikoetin ini programma, kirim email sadja ke
adep@cbn.net.id dan on-kost plesiran di-reken pantes tjoema
Rp.750.000 per persoon, itoe soeda termasuk naik Bus AC Big Bird,
nginepnja di Hotel Sare Sae, ini hotel soenggoe asri, Toean en
Njonjah aken merasahken pengalaman mandi jang uniek, kerna pake
baskom keramik, eeitsss inget jah, baskom itoe atsal moeatsalnja
dari bahasa walanda jang sebenernja maksoednja adalah waskom, jakni
tempat mentjoetji, aaah tetapi ni’matilah mandi dengan noeansa alam
jang berbeda lagipoela Toean en Njonjah poela dapet rasahken mandi
diatas bebatuan natuur (nature) aaahhh soenggoe vakantie (vacation)
jang menjenengken hati, dan nistjaja ini pengalaman nantinja aken
bikin hati Toean en Njonjah terbajang-bajang seoemoer idoep, dan
senantiasa teringet aken Tjirebon

Komdian (kemudian) Toean en Njonja djoega aken dapetken asuransi
jiwa, makan 6 kali dan kaos PTD jang kece! Mari.. mari… mendaftar,
djikaloe soeda mendaftar, lantas dibersilahken ditransfer ke BCA 237
142 56 93 cabang Pondok Indah, atas nama ADE HARDIKA PURNAMA dan
toeloeng dikonfirmasikan via sms ke no: 0818 94 96 82, dan via email
atau fax ke 769 6273 (maap, doeit jang soeda ditransfer tida dapet
dikembalikan, tetapi bisa dioper kepada orang laen or teman) nah,
kaloe-kaloe maoe gaboeng dengen mailling-listnja, klik aja alamat di
bawah ini: sahabatmuseum- subscribe@ yahoogroups. com

Doeit sebesar Rp.750.000 dapet ditransfer sasoedahnja mendaftar (dan
soeda dapet confirmatienja) , tjara bajarnja sebagi brikoet:
misalnja: Mas Boy ada di nomer urut 6, maka Mas Boy transfer =
Rp.750.006 (kalo pas di mesin ATM ketiknya Rp.750006 <<< angka 6 di
belakang mengacu ke nomer urut) djadi bajarnja boekan Rp.750.000
sadja yah, tetapi juga ditambah Rp.6 sebagi no.urut, tida apa-apa
yah..yah..yah. .

Memoedjiken dengen hormat,
Ade Purnama (Adep)
SAHABAT MUSEUM
adep@cbn.net. id
0818 94 96 82

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(teks oleh: Irvan Kartawiria dan Ade Purnama)

SABTU 28 JULI 2007
06.30 : Kumpul di Parkir Timur Senayan
07.00 : Berangkat ke Cirebon
09.30 : Mengaso di Toilet VIP
09.45 : Berangkat ke Cirebon lagi
11.30 : Makan Siang di Cirebon
12.30 : Berangkat ke Hotel Sare Sae
12.45 : Check In dan Istirahat
14.00 : Berangkat Keliling Cirebon
14.15 : Mesjid Agung Sang Cipta Rasa
15.00 : Keraton Kasepuhan
16.00 : Pintong Koeliling Cirebon
(katanya sih ada Festival Bahari)
18.00 : Kembali ke Hotel Sare Sae
19.00 : Makan Malam di Keraton Kacirebonan
21.00 : Kembali ke Hotel Sare Sae, Pintong ?
(oh iya Pintong = Pindah Tongkrongan yah..)

MINGGU 29 JULI 2007
06.30 : Sarapan di Hotel Sare Sae
08.00 : Berangkat ke Tamansari Gua Sunyaragi
08.15 : Koeliling Tamansari Gua Sunyaragi
10.00 : Berangkat ke Kelenteng Dewi Welas Asih
10.30 : Koeliling Kelenteng Dewi Welas Asih
10.45 : Berangkat makan siang
11.00 : Makan Siang di Cirebon
12.30 : Berangkat ke Batik Trusmi
13.00 : Belanja-belanji di Batik Trusmi
14.30 : Siap-siap kembali ke bus
15.00 : Kembali ke Jakarta
17.30 : Makan Malam di Eretan
18.30 : Kembali ke Jakarta lagi
20.30 : Sampai di Jakarta

 

Garfield

Garfield is a comic strip created by Jim Davis featuring Garfield the cat, Odie the dog, and their owner Jon Arbuckle. As of 2007, it is syndicated in roughly 2,570 newspapers and journals and it currently holds the Guinness World Record for being the world’s most widely syndicated comic strip.^[1] The popularity of the strip has led to an animated television series, several animated television specials and two theatrical feature-length live-action films, as well as a large amount of Garfield merchandise.

Garfield debuted on June 19, 1978, which is considered Garfield’s birthday. The strip makes fun of pet owners and their relationship with their pets, often with the pet as the true master of the home. Garfield also struggles with human problems, such as diets, Mondays, apathy, boredom, and so on. Garfield is able to understand what Jon or other humans say. He supposedly cannot talk back, but often Jon seems to be able to tell what he is saying just from his expression or gestures which are much like those of a human.^[2] However, Garfield is able to talk in thought bubbles to Odie and the other animals. Odie understands what Garfield says to him, but in general cannot communicate back to Garfield except by barking; he is the only character that doesn’t seem to have any normal way of communicating. Although, Odie did have three thought bubbles with words in the strip.^[3] In an earlier strip, Odie is shown poking his former owner (Lyman) and it is written in his thought bubble “I’m hungry.” In a second strip, Odie is on the fence in the alley with Garfield and it is written in his thought bubble “Hi to the people, dummy”. In a third strip, Odie says, “Lady of Spain, I adore you” although this may just be Garfield as a ventriloquist. Odie has also had an empty thought bubble on a few occasions. Most of the other animals (Arlene, Nermal, Squeak the Mouse and others) are capable of a two-way conversation with Garfield. Garfield, apparently, is able to type, and he has written messages that Jon has read and understood (mostly letters to Santa Claus); which happens almost every year.

Over the course of the strip, Garfield’s behavior and appearance evolved. Initially, he was drawn extremely fat with flabby jowls and small round eyes. Later, his appearance was slimmed down, his eyes enlarged, and his head made rounder and more infant-like; these changes contributed to a stereotype cuteness appearance. By 1981, Garfield started walking on his hind feet from time to time (these rear paws are now drawn as proportionally huge), because he was too fat to walk on four legs. By the middle of 1983, his familiar appearance—featuring oval-shaped eyes—had taken shape. By this time, Garfield was walking on two feet, and the strip emphasized sitcom situations such as Garfield making fun of Jon’s stupidity and his inability to date. Jon and Odie have also evolved quite a bit, from being thin and starkly colored to the cartoons they are today.

Like many comic strips, Garfield is not exclusively drawn by its creator. Jim Davis still writes and makes rough sketches for the strip, but his company, Paws, employs cartoonists and assistants who do most of the work of drawing and inking, while Davis’s final job is usually confined to approving and signing the finished strip. Otherwise, Davis spends most of his time managing the business and merchandising of Garfield.

Learning from the indifference his previous comic strip creation Gnorm Gnat, Jim Davis has made a conscious effort to include all readers in Garfield; keeping the jokes broad and the humor general and applicable to everyone. As a result the strip typically avoids the social or political commentary present in some of Garfield’s contemporaries, such as Boondocks, Doonesbury, Dilbert, and Cathy. Although a couple of strips in 1978 addressed inflation and, arguably, organized labor, as well as Jon frequently smoking a pipe or subscribing to a bachelor magazine, these elements were ultimately pruned from the product with the intent of maintaining a more universal appeal. Davis adamantly disavowed social commentary in an interview published at the beginning of one of the book compilations, joking that he once believed that OPEC was a denture adhesive.

 

 

Garfield and Odie with Jim Davis.

The characters and situations in Garfield have often been constant-with no change or development for the past several years. While this was not unique to Garfield, as Calvin in Calvin and Hobbes and the children of Peanuts never aged, other strips such as For Better or For Worse, Cathy, and Doonesbury maintain a continuity with characters who develop, age, and may even die as the strip proceeds. In one particular sequence, however, leading up to Garfield’s 25th birthday (which is always marked by Garfield complaining about his age along with the rest of the characters making subtle references to it), Davis brought back the Garfield from 1978, the one that waddled and always had a frown under his pinpoint eyes. The old and new Garfields talk and find that, although they look different, they are still both too greedy and territorial to stand even themselves.^[4] On 17 July, 2006,^[5] a new storyline began with the promise of changing Garfield’s life forever (according to the strip’s official website). During the next two weeks, Garfield and Jon accidentally spotted Garfield’s vet and Jon’s crush Liz in a restaurant with another man. After an embarrassing meeting, Liz admitted that she actually liked Jon, and the date ended with a kiss^[6] on 28 July (both Jon and Jim Davis’s birthday), when Jon finally could say that he had a life.

The comic strip was turned into a cartoon special for television in 1982 called Here Comes Garfield. Actor Lorenzo Music, previously known as the voice of Carlton the doorman on the show Rhoda, was hired to portray the voice of Garfield. Soul singer Lou Rawls provided music. Twelve television specials were made (through 1991) as well as a Saturday Morning television series, Garfield and Friends, which ran from 1988 to 1995 on CBS, and still runs occasionally today.

For his work on the strip, creator Jim Davis received the National Cartoonist Society Humor Strip Award for 1981 and 1985, and their Reuben Award for 1989 .

In 1990, Garfield made an appearance on the TV special, Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue. While he was in Corey’s (the sister’s) room, he was a lamp sitting beside a picture of ALF.

In June 7, 1999, newspapers began to offer full-color Garfield weekday strips.

A live-action film version of the comic strip, Garfield: The Movie had its debut in the United States on June 11, 2004. The film employed a computer-animated Garfield and real Odie. Lorenzo Music had died before filming began, and Bill Murray was cast as the voice of Garfield. Murray’s laid-back, deadpan delivery has often been compared to Music’s; indeed, Music provided the voice of Murray’s Peter Venkman character in The Real Ghostbusters, the cartoon version of Ghostbusters. Murray became the fourth actor to provide a voice for Garfield: Tommy Smothers voiced the role in a cat food commercial, and an unnamed Lorenzo Music sound-alike was used in another TV spot.

Garfield’s second live-action feature film, Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties, was released on June 16, 2006.

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