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Engagement in Peranakan Chinese Hakka

2012-01-06T11:59:00.003+07:00

Speaking of engagement, for a peranakan chinese like me, it is like a wedding. As I can recall, though red is the norm of happy celebration, but the bride isn't supposed to wear the color yet. Coz it is an engagement, not a wedding yet!

Still the bride is the highlight :)

Basically the ceremony will be filled with exchange baskets of gifts from two sides. This exchange is symbolic, which i forgot what it is, that a javanese photograoher ever explained to me once i used to work in wedding photograpgy business..!!!!!
Each basket of gifts also symbolize something. Lol!

For Illustration Friday : highlight

So each party will meet outside the house [or room if it's taken at hotel] and singles from groom's party will give the baskets of gift in a row, received by singles from bride's party. At the end of it the groom goes inside to meet the bride. And...well...while feasting time, the mingles and introduction take place.

tahu tek, our all time's fave

2011-12-21T14:43:00.000+07:00

After somewhat pretty satisfied with western cooking , I dont have any oven -sigh- , I try the simple local dishes. One of them are TAHU TEK. yayyy....

ingridients for the gravy
- petis [ bought the 10 IDR]
- peanut, medium fried
- gralic [1-2 cloves for 2 servings]
- sweet soya sauce [kecap manis]

composition
- by feeling hahaha

voila

minus potato wedge, sliced cucumber n last but not least, KERUPUK

Pasar Bunga Kayoon

2011-09-16T13:20:00.003+07:00

The last time I went there was like 11 yrs ago, to buy some fish for our classroom decoration.

It started when our dearly cousin going to have her graduation ceremony. "Ce, jok lupa ya buket bungae " (Sister, don't forget to bring me a hand bouquet of flower (too)) . What a lovely request. I never had one to give. And couple of weeks ago she bought a bouquet of red roses for her mom's birthday. So I would find one easily in Kayoon. At least I thought so.

The first two things I faced to decide is :
1. Do you want a local rose or imported rose.
The imported roses are almost 7 times more expensive. Yet you have to wait like 3-5 days to get it.

2. What kind of flowers you wanna put in together.
It leads me to , okay, what kinda color I wanna have. I know "less is more" , and my cousin will like it, the less color u have the more elegant it can be :) Most of the merchants have a cheesy kinda taste, the more the merrier they think. So, they don't really helpful in picking what flower would be, it is your calling!

We strolled from side to side, front to back. Just to get the reasonable price with lovelier flower. So....I decided to make 2 bouquets rather than 1 huge bouquet.

What I hate about market is, some merchant took time before they spoke out the price. Obviously they read you first. If that's the case, usually I wouldn't buy their product. They were hiding something. I don't wanna be a fool victim just because I don't know the price and it was just an occasion.The last shop we made a deal, was pretty nice. Nice owner, he knows what he does n he loves his job.

I m so proud of my choices ^^ Yet with Surabaya's climate, these flowers only lasted like hours...I did try to put on the aircon and some water to prevent them...buhuuu. Then I know why though these natural flowers not as expensive as I thought, people tend to choose plastic ones.

I love Gerbara....so this is one of Gerbaras


White n peach roses with violet accentuation n blue wrap! Color of her faculty :)

fasting month & santa claus

2011-08-12T18:42:00.002+07:00

In this fasting month,the boss (who isnt a moslem) held the event of giving out rice boxes to the kaum dhuafa, for instance the street children on traffic lights!
I gotta help her since she is busy running her errands here and there. I bet the rice boxes were a lot.

Suddenly I feel like a santa claus. Giving away the blessings whenever we caught by the red light. I feel so WRONG by doing this. Because I am all for the law that forbids to give to the beggars & street children. There is a legal law for it! And I m all for it! Come on, in this abundant country there a lot more important things than begging around unless u r disabled person! Unless the government has ratified (again) this law!

Doing it on fasting month for some brothers n sisters may seem a good deed. It is no different in other occasion, for example Chinese new year and Christmas. They use it for an excuse to do good deeds.

What I m trying to say is:
- good deeds without a wisdom can make u a hypocrite and failure of long term disciplinarian.
- if u really wanna do good deed why wait till special occasion?

sandal ipanema ke -2 ku!

2011-06-06T12:04:00.001+07:00

Setelah tertunda nyaris setahun...yah di Indo aku ga perlu jalan jauh ke mana2....hiking pun nyaris tak pernah.... Dan setelah 2 sandal protol krn uda waktu pensiun....maka...belilah sayaaa sandal tersayang yg paling yahud dipake jalan berjam-jam. Dah terbukti utk berjalan jauh di hutan semen Singapura dan di taman nasional Penang....ke manapun ku pergi, dia setia menemani n membuat kakiku gembira!!!!!

Terakhir di seluruh Singapura udah nyaris tak ada HUUUUUUUU maka terpaksa dah beli di Xogo...dgn ukuran untung ada! tp warna ya udah deh, tersedia putih, hitam dan ungu. Hitam uda jd pilihan di sandal pertama....Putih, bukan ide bagus sama sekali...Ungu....OK lah....warna kerajaan (bukan warna janda!!!)! hihihi
Mari berpetualang lageee !!!!!! Hidup jalan kaki!!!!

149.000 IDR (utang spupu 50K Idr wakakaka demi.....)

bolognaise ala AKU

2011-04-15T18:06:00.000+07:00

spageti & anggur

Antara sarapan pagi dan siang. Hasilnya, perut hanya muat separuh porsi.
Bahan:
- margarin utk smua, ga ada olive oil, bangkrut n ga ada yg jual di Pare
- Setumplek merica, pabriknya minta dituntut , bikin lobang segede gaban sekali tuang jd setumplek! grrrr
- bwg putih, bombai, oregano produksi lokal
- tomat lokal nan asam, bah! Cocok utk sambal haruse.
- gula utk ngusir tuh asem, royco (pengganti vetsin, argh!)
- sosis sozzisssss
- keju Kraft singles (sisa garek tiga prapat)

are u sure it is not just a beauty contest?

2010-12-12T21:10:00.000+07:00

Years back I got it indoctrinated that a logo or any visual communication design is just not a beauty contest?

Now, I always beg to differ after walk through the reality for 6 years. The problems always lay easily when the theory put out of the context! Our lecturers got their benchmark from American textbooks! Ogilvy, Leo Burnett and other Top World Marketers are from USA! A local Indonesian Advertising book I've ever read is by Rhenald Khasali, he is an American educated either.....

Just hang on with me for a while.

case A : smart client
I wanted to have a new logo for my new business. Of course, I would have had all my philosophy, marketing, branding strategy, including my unique selling preposition. Or else how would I penetrate the market.
The agency did their homework based on my marketing information. Some times later he would get back to me and present all the 'cooked' ideas they have. I listened and chewed and digested. Some insights flied and catched.
Well, if I were the client my final decision would be based on my FEELING. Is it looking good? After it is truly able to represent all my personality inside it.
For instance see the starbuck logo, a woman? none of the visual relate or remind me with a good coffee. Pertamina new logo, just a "P" with 3 colors, well yeah...so what?
Garuda Indonesia, a logo cost 1B at that moment, pretty prestigious to pay for a brand identity rite? It is cool, and fine, BUT I believe at the process there were aloot of many types of bird visual!

case B : ignorant (dumb) client
I had a leftover money. A huge one. So while looking for the next traveling destination, I put aside some idle money to set up a business. Simple one, selling something tangible for majority. So I have the product and the system but not the logo. I have a name, my fave name, derived from my dog's name. I don't care whether it got nothing to do with the product.
The agency looked so serious thinking for my new logo, I wonder why. They presented them to me, which I was not sure I followed. I just think how would all this thing can make my product highly wanted in the market.
So, at the end, I picked the nicest color and form, the rest, the philosophy can follow.

Mostly there are this two kinds of clients.
So, again are you sure it is not just a beauty contest?

Baby Brauni!

2010-11-27T13:53:00.002+07:00

Finally a new member in the Galaxi house !!!!
For the new successor of Ping2, we wanted a male , not so big dog.

One day when I was taking my german lesson in frau's house, instead of the office. This cute little brown dog sitting with poise just in front of the door. I pat its cheek and elus2 its head.
"Is it a boy or a girl?"
"You like dog? It is a boy"
"Wow! Perfect! Can I have it?"

And here are the 4-5 month old Brauni. We needed 1 day to decide what name to be given. Kampong name is easier for our maid to call. But "Brauni" is just perfect, less different from "Browni". Since it was got from my german teacher, I want the name from german word. Braun = brown. He is just adorable ^^

2 days in new bed in new house, comfy already, good dog

Brauni loves playing ball though it is spoiled already (the neighbour's puppy did it , not ping2!)

Ung...wanna play with me?

harmless playing

napping time with ala kadar toys

first grin after waken up

5 month old Brauni

my fave pork sausage

2010-11-27T13:20:00.002+07:00

After almost than a year, finally we can find it back in the market.

It was being banned because a case, my sis told me,of some ignorant people mixed it into halal food for their own comrade or they just forgot to picked out the halal logo from their company. But it was never this brand's fault, it's written "PORK" boldly and been in the country since 1980s.

As a result people like me n my family, had to suffer months not having it. We usually cook it for simple soup with carrot and beans!

My sista n mum had to go to one and another sausage brand to substitute it. It wasn't a pleasure to do so. Some brands tasted like rubber or plastic.

But the rest was a history now ^^ Not hoping it may happen again in the future, as well >:(

no corruption poster

2010-11-15T21:19:00.003+07:00

I still love this poster made by myself years ago to join in the competition (ga penting!).
Still the voice of mine.

headline " Before things get worse"
bodycopy (more over) : Corruption has made a lot of people suffered and has made his country rotten. If we take a role to take an eye on corruption and report it, we have chosen the good part not only for us but also for the ones who committed it to do more sin and risk their life.

2 days 1 nite short trip to Malang

2010-10-23T10:12:00.009+07:00

Last month an aussie friend asked me to join her instead I asked her to visit me, haha!
Well I think it was my first adventurous trip in this 2010.

1st day
We took bus from Bungurasih, after she mistaken said tat we would take it from Gubeng, coz her last trip was started from there, but on the third thought she said it must be becoz they had a ticket. So I thought , yeah, maybe it was a some kind of shuttle bus or whateve. Good that the cab driver corrected us in a polite way. I, myself, being a pretty new to this kinda stuff too after 2-3 yrs.

She made a baked cauliflower with cheese sauce, which later I felt craving it again, for our snack. I got her Asterix comic in bahasa, it is a funny comic turned out! When i was a kid i just liked scanning through the images only!

Arriving in the Arjosari bus terminal, I bought 1 portion of bakso, yummy, cost 10k IDR. And after couple of phone call we knew what bemo we should take.

It was pretty far to the city at least to the place we were heading to. Both , us and the driver didn't know where the place, so we were dopped off and asking for direction. The lady in the small store was on the phone when we approached her, but then she then abruptly hang up and greeted us with big smile. o__o wow... very friendly, then she explained.

Finally we met the other dude, an American, we strolled to their dorm and we talked alot of things, he loved kerupuk, so cute. Then nearly evening he had to work, we asked direction to go to the flower market to his Indonesian folks, the only place could be reached before it closed. My friend saw a bakpao seller and bought it. Surprisingly though she spoke bahasa the seller replied in english, we both laughed! I asked how did he learn it. From his son, his son learned it at school. It wasn't a surprise that many people in Malang speak english, we both agree it may be of the universities and many foreign students or tourists come and go. Interesting, Singapore is not even close with this!

In the evening we strolled around hotel Tugu, too bad we didnt actually go in to look around :( We just had some nice sitting, drinking and chatting in Java Dancer Caffe (or coffee?)after asking the hotel rate just next to it. I decided to find a room for myself since I got a slight headache, needed some rest. I decided to take a room at this Jona's homestay. Not bad, 1 room for 1 pesron cost 60K IDR / night, with tv and fan, outside bathroom. On the way there I bought a nasi goreng, yumm, tasted good! Again while i was sitting, waiting for my nasi goreng, my Oz friend asking to the next warung about the direction in bahasa. She loved to do that n i enjoyed it, ahahha. The warung lady was so happy to talk with my friend, and she sent us to the street she meant! Wow.... at the end she shook her n my hands...ha..hahahah. I know that most of indonesian have an interest toward white people, but witnessing it myself felt kinda cute n my friend also a friendly one, she greeted almost those who had eye contact with! Phew...

2nd day
After a brunch, another NICE nasi goreng my friend had! We were heading to a chinese temple called Eng An Kiong (again if I m not mistaken). Again I let her to ask direction in bahasa, though I had to be aware some missing information she gained. Like we were supposed to walk again on the next junction , etc.

In the bemo, after we asked which direcion goin to the temple, we hopped in. A kid asked plainly in bahasa, "Are you a konghucu? Why goin to a temple?" Not to me of coz, to my Oz friend. Cute kid, both us agree, not many kid will dare to speak to stranger using bahasa especially knowing that this stranger is a foreigner! ^^
2 yrs ago my friend in Malang took me there to taste the famous pangsit mee. But since we both just had our brunch we went exploring inside. At first we were hesitate since it is a temple, maybe we were not allowed, but we were wrong. They open widely for tourist to explore, we were even asked to fill a guest book. Some tourists were there too.

After taking some pictures & enjoying the cool Malang wheather our next stop is Dinoyo! Kampung of ceramics. After walking to the market and looking around for the bemo gone there we finally had it. Again an old lady was curious toward my friend and made a conversation with her in bahasa. So cute!

By instinct I asked the driver and we didn't miss the ceramics kampung that far. We enjoyed stopped to buy some drink and ice cream and went into backpack bag store and a distro.

After looking around, the cloud was pretty dark so we decided to leave immediately not knowing where the next stop, so I just asked some bemo which would go to Alun-alun.
Finally we were dropped to Alun-alun. Malang still has a lot of beautiful colonial houses, especially around Ijen street, it is a place to have a lovely walk! But we forgot to do tat, got no time, hahaha!

After asking where to get a cab in a police station, we had some snack for early dinner. Btw the cab we took was a crap! Once we hoped into, the driver said "the minimum argo should be 25K IDR" For a small town like Malang tat was qiute alot, so beware to take a cab in Malang.
After some short 'farewell', with bemo we headed back to Arjosari, back to Surabaya...

Thanks to her book Lonely Planet Indonesia 2006 edition.

pumpkin day

2010-10-12T12:24:00.001+07:00

Out of th blue, my dad bought a big pumpkin in the wet market. He loves to buy loads of things from wet market. I agree in point like it is fresh from the field and can be much cheaper but hey, when n how will we finish them off. It wont be fresh again if it restored in the fridge for several days (with no proper wrapping).

Its size was about 3 -4 times the common pumpkin around here. Well, but tat's not it. A day before I was wondering where could I buy a pumpkin since I have bought this classical soup recipe! And I never tried a pumpkin soup ever, before! And there it was! Tada!!!
So the next day we had 3 dishes of pumpkin: the chinese with chicken, mine (western soup), and the javanese kolak desert!

My first attempt was pretty successful i guess, the pumpkin was so sweet! Put some milk to tender the taste, which was not in the recipe.

Chinese Peranakan - rococco from the east?

2010-09-15T15:41:00.011+07:00

I was so stunned when arriving to this Peranakan Mansion in Penang.
My first thought was "Wow...this is rococco from the east."
But I was wrong, totally wrong ^^

The impression of rococco is found in the full of ornamental decoration.
But it never all from the east. The designs are all blended.

In my own opinion and from what I ve read, there are alot of peranakan. Arab peranakan, Indian peranakan, Netherland peranakan and in the topic now is chinese peranakan. The word 'peranakan' itself for me means descendant. It obviously includes acculturation between the man's culture into the land that he landed and resided on.
So, for example my great grand dad, he married to a javanese lady, his ancestors are chinese peranakan, since my great grand dad was a chinese!

In this beautiful mixture there are always 2 cultures in the new culture. They physically look like chinese but they don't speak chinese instead, they speak malay and english of course. And they still have this altar for praying to the ancestors!

The peranakan mansion I visited, was belong to the wealthy man (there are some in Penang). No wonder that it has alot of antiques collection from Europe and China. Some furniture are can be classified as Peranakan itself. Why I said so? It is because they were made of order. The ornaments taken from many style, blend to the unknown one. Actually that what was the lady guide told us. I dont really study about art history in furniture. Some influence cannot be tracking down as lack of knowledge (sigh) --> ornament of Jepara furniture all are from Europe. None are original! Just found it out from my cousin who studies Interior design.

When I went to the kitchen part, as any other wealthy family, the kitchen is another building apart from the main house (we really can get lost easily there), so many familiar thingie inside it. Started from the thermal jug! We have it aloot in Indonesia, yet wes still use it! Lately I found out that it is become an antique n sold for about 30 SGD in Singapore Peranakan Museum. Dang....

the kitchen

the antique thermos I meant, this one is mine, a bit rotten but still useful

Back to Sg , I bought this drama series of Peranakan , the little nonya. It was in chinese with english subtitled ^^ I didnt get to visit the Singapore Peranakan Museum, but I will someday.

As my first awakening encounter, I did enjoy that visit. Felt like getting my root back, what was lost n never been officially n deliberately admitted by the country. Where "Warga Negara Indonesia Peranakan Tionghoa" is written n used instead of "non pribumi".

An Indonesian review about my trip to Penang can be found in here. Enjoy!

september 15, 2010

2010-09-15T15:33:00.002+07:00

Boriiing......
felt it so strong today, after yesterday and the day before yesterday.
Found myself so irritable and impatient!
Blame it to the speedy for its slow connection, until it needs days to download 1-2 movies, urgh....

Blame it to the long holiday , the lame holiday I m referring to. Wait, as a matter a fact, I did something. Me n my cousin went strolling around the souvenir & outfit stalls. I got a (again) batik simple bag.

I think I miss a digicam tat i can play with....
I have my bamboo pen tablet still in the wardrobe.....
Hard to play with it again.....

peasant food!

2010-08-23T14:33:00.005+07:00

Inspite of the cool weather , another joy to live in my small town (cannot consider as a village since the other villagers come here to do business --> basic economy activities) is the food!

Ponorogo chicken satay! The peanut sauce ...mantaab

rice maize ...with salted fish, yummy

dishes from "Selametan" : yellow curry, noodle n fried sliced sweet potato

chicken soup! with sliced cabbage, veggie and potato perkedel!

all green.....

2010-08-23T13:54:00.005+07:00

taken with HP camera (kamera HP nan bobrok)

It is totally an accident! :p
I m not a true lover of green. Randomly picked, n here u go! Got toiletries in green.....in the green bath room....

The other coincidence can be found in my stationery.

Cents & Sensibility

2010-07-08T20:28:00.006+07:00

Another simple thing that I recognised to be different aftert being back here. I m the one who changed, not the things.

Coins! Many of time, whether in famous international standard supermarket or local ones, I always got candies for change! Years ago, I loathe this thing with saying like "Do u mind if I pay this thing with candies as well?" but I have never done that.
Yesterday I went to Hypermart, yes Hypermart at Supermall. Thought to buy some sanitary napkins, drinks and soyjoy fruit bar. I was pretty happy coz I found out those things in Hypermart, are cheaper than other places. For sanitary napkin I use, it was 25 Rupiah cheaper. Soyjoy , 400 rupiahs cheaper. Korean instant noodle 1000 rupiahs cheaper! I did rejoice. This also one thing I learn : price vary alot in places, let alone in cities. 200-400 rupiahs is quite alot for me! Sometimes 2000 rupiahs different , this one happen to Vaseline White's price! So, what I learn is not to be to lazy to check out the price. Gees...wasting times....

Back to Hypermart. I paid to the cashier, I shud have gotten 40.575 rupiahs. But the lady just gave me 40.500 rupiahs. I thougth that she wud hand me another candy again. But hey...nope..that's all... I wandered as I walked out. You bet, I thought, shud I ask her? But it is only 75 rupiah. The street singer or beggar even got 100 rupiahs at least. But that's bugging me alot!One million wouldnt be one million without 1 cent ! So after having my soyjoy and drink, messaging my friend, I headed again to Hypermart, I would walk through it anyway before to the car park.

I asked where the consumer complain, and the security guy pointed me the information center. No queue, of coz this is not ..... I explained to the lady that I didnt get my exchange. Funny that she thought it was 75 thousand rupiahs! After she checked my recipe, she took a 100 rupiah and gave it to me. I prolonged the chit chat as she did as well.
"Why I didnt get it?"
"Maybe they dont have it (100 coins)"
"How come? It is still in use in Indonesia rite? In Singapore (there I say it) I always got it even only for 1 cent."
"Yes, it is your right miss. It is still in use here, but we dont have it anymore from Bank Indonesia"
"What?"
"Yes, they are trying to retreat all the coins. In the future the smallest note will be 1000 rupiahs"
"So,...how about the prices? If we buy 5.300 rupiahs, how much we need to pay it? 5.000 ?"
"Well..." --> I couldnt remember what she said, but definetly not answering my question.

And since, straight away, I dont think she was the rite person to be in dialog with, I cut out , didnt take the 100 coin, and said thank you and left.

Still thinking "What the hell..." with the idea of retreating all the coins.
If they want to neglect the coins, and then why make your price such in small small detail. This also happens in fastfood restaurants like McDonald, Kentucky, Pizza Hut, A & W and you name it .... Still .. "What the ..."

Kualitas barang merk ternama

2010-07-08T19:55:00.005+07:00

after 1 year

Yeap! It's ESPRIT with usual price around 60+SGD

old and new (35.000 IDR only)

Pada bulan pertama, plat merk ternama -nya pudar, memerah, entah korosi atau bukan.

Minggu berikutnya, tak lama memang, plit pinggirannya mengelupas. Makin hari makin tak terselamatkan, terlebih di Indonesia, semut2 tega menggigit, makanan empuk pikiranya.

drunken mermaid

2009-11-16T09:18:00.004+07:00

It's been months till I went swimming again.
Hard to endure a sport activity without a partner :p

Felt like a mermaid, though a drunken one.
Got alot of water filled my ears.

Salah satu hari dr program SEVEN :) I love it the most.

coraline

2009-09-16T09:28:00.006+07:00

I watched this movie twice. Means that I like it. Not to say that this movie got 4 thumbs up like Finding Nemo, UP!, Wall-E, Spirited Away have.

It brings my childhood imagination back :) And the horror just a children horror, no effect for me as if I watch it in my early age.

Love the scenes below.
Hmm not sure that I can just upload on my blog.... Can I?

Courtesy of Laika Entertainment, 2009.

another thing from the past

2009-09-07T11:57:00.015+07:00

Attending my best friends' holy matrimony was an event that had been long awaited.
We were all so happy for them. THeir love story has been a such inspirational for me. Especially in this life, in a country and culture that call their self a religious country BUT make things difficult for a couple with different faith to get married!

So, it was really a love celebration, in the purest form for me. They overcame all the challenges that vary! And finally, they made it :)

While me & my friend enjoying the moment, seeing them after all the procession (yes we were so late, we went in just about they were finish), my eyes recognizing a shape. I was overwhelmed to shock!
It cant be her! What is she doing here?
What is she doing there??
The groom looks like know her well???
What .... what....

Later on, i asked the groom. Yap it was HER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Some one from the past that hard to explain, but has put a mark in the life.

Who is she? Why do you have to be so shock?
Yaa...it is so funny, i remember that i never tell anyone bout her. I consider that it was me not her, the problem, n i moved on. I thought so.

She was one of the famous creative directors in Indonesia. Had a looong of list in award winning,yet she held chief positions in advertising agencies. Respective jury. Decades of experiences.

The dark part was, i worked with her but i felt a hindrance approaching her in a nice way. Till now i conclude it as a "chemistry", i didnt have it dealing with her. New experience for me working with a person like her. Many other intern girls (even colleague) had the same feeling with me, it was just me think it profoundly, thinking that what was wrong with me (BAD habit). She even ever scolded me for not being impressive enough (for her), since i was the enthusiasm one to get in the intern.
I was doing fine with the other senior art directors and copywriters in the team. Her, only her in the company....

The positive things i got while working with her are:
I learn her systematic thinking in brainstorming. Brainstorming could be so frustrating. But she, as a creative director from copywriter background, made it systematical.

I learn about a personalized advertising print. She told me about it while making a print ad (iklan cetak). It was like hell while making it. I should catch the brand's personality, brand's guidlines, etc. If u cover the logo of a print ad, can the audience recognize ur ad? It is a good thing to think, i think, though it should prevent you to explore the artwork (layout i m talking here).
It helped me to produce a right style of an artwork when i work for a client.

She asked me to put make up & dress up. Turned out i bought some bodyshop eye shadow & skirt. Stupid! Yup i crushed alot when the time of catching metromini with skirt and 3 cm heel (only). But the moral is, try to think out of the box. She told me i was too strict. I was more to a lawyer than a creative worker. I never heard that especially in the university. Later on i got an email from another sr art director about being more creative, & expounding your habit of creativity.

It is just funny. After these years (4 yr) i just find out that she is one of my best friend's relative...so funny.

Many other things in life is just like that also. There were times that this person is that relative. This logo is belong to that person and there always be a story behind a person.
I take it this way. It is all in HIS mighty hand. All things in my life. He can make me to meet a person for a reason, and for my own good. The world is in HIS hand.

another digital water color

2009-09-07T11:52:00.002+07:00

So happy, that days ago finally i had the trick from a friend....And it is so simple...
Using photoshop, one filter only, change the blending change. And the rest depend on the brush u use. U can download many types on brush in deviantart. Manage the flow and the brush's dynamic. Photoshop is so powerful :p still....

Most of the brushes used downloaded from brusheezy.

F1 fever is happening

2009-08-26T15:07:00.005+07:00

SOme of my friends told me that the first F1 last year wasn't successful as it's expected. But i saw aloot of tourist coming down to this small city state just for F1! That was including a brother of my best friend.

This year they present more new entertainment to attract more tourist. Not just the rally, the backstreet boys, the chaka khan, the beyonce....hahahaha....30 more days to go.

These one of their campaigns in MRT station at Cityhall.

my 1st digital acrylic

2009-06-17T14:06:00.001+07:00

Enjoyed it pretty much :)

corel painter

2009-06-10T08:47:00.001+07:00

I fell in love with this software years ago...5 years maybe? Had a chance to use it but it was in my PC & i barely used it for my PC's own save (too old to be heavy laden)

This software comes in the bundle of bamboo fun :) So fun....

happy ending

2009-05-19T15:08:00.006+07:00

Regarding to previous post I really got the happy ending. Let us make it settled (who is us here? mac users lah!) At least i got what i want and still have good thing after all of this turbulence.

As the second guy in apple careline suggested so here is the cronologist of the procedure:
- Bring to apple authorised service center. Means pay 74.90 S$ non refundable fee (just to state that my HD dead n i need to replace the new one! without you i can figure it out myself! Excellent job!)
- Call the apple careline and mention your case/reference number. Ask them to connect you to the customer relation
- Ask them for any dispensation.

Yep. After the trembling voice, all the dissapointment speech, holding the call, waiting, waiting. In that very same line they agreed to replace my dead HD with the new one for free. But I needed to pay the labour fee, for other apple care buyers' sense of justice. (I gave up the argumentation in this area, really, u need to prepare all ur goals - you are the lawyer in the court!)

Looses:
- 100 S$ for labour fee
- all the data inside the old dead HD is belong to apple
- time, patience in each calling hold and calling goin on

I thank to mac user in indo, zZet, and Sproean fellaw who helped me checking my HD (it is the rubbish seagate!)n him, as usual, still concern to give me place to complain.

This macbook generation really has many flaws, compare to its previous generation, iBook with G4 processor. Check this for your information.

psalm 91

2009-05-19T15:01:00.002+07:00

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust."

Surely he will save you from the fowler's snare
and from the deadly pestilence.
He will cover you with his feathers,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
You will not fear the terror of night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,
nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
nor the plague that destroys at midday.

A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.
You will only observe with your eyes
and see the punishment of the wicked.
If you make the Most High your dwelling—
even the LORD, who is my refuge-
then no harm will befall you,
no disaster will come near your tent.
For he will command his angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways;
they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
You will tread upon the lion and the cobra;
you will trample the great lion and the serpent.

"Because he loves me," says the LORD, "I will rescue him;
I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
He will call upon me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble,
I will deliver him and honor him.
With long life will I satisfy him
and show him my salvation."

Indeed, i will be the strongest human being walk on through this life if this kind of God is mine.

mood swing day

2009-05-08T14:24:00.000+07:00

you are dead

2009-05-06T10:53:00.008+07:00

"you and your macbook are meant to be together"

This sentence is written in the very first page of my macbook's mannual book.
I will never forget it.

But hell ... my hardisk dropped dead within 1,5 yrs only. Getting worse since u have to pay the 74.90 sgd for counsulting fee ONLY! Not to mention the recovery data fee (if it can be saved), installation for the softwares, and the new hardisk need to buy.

Steve Jobs, and all the Apple branding marketing crew, you'd better take note of it.
How would u feel if u were in my shoes?

chloe: let us see the happy ending of this case

doodle: mushroom

2009-04-09T10:22:00.003+07:00

Mbo maksut ancene...

from biyan to davy linggar

2009-04-07T16:46:00.005+07:00

Started with a chat in fashion and clothing with my fellaw. She showed me korean n japanese fashion. Weew...ga doyan!

Browsing the bohemian webs. Got to know the history and so on.
Then....biyan...this name was still in my mind.

It was dissapointing to surf in the motion web like that. But then i felt the enjoyment! No wonder if the photographer was Davy Linggar .
For me his art works are so absurd!!!!!!! YET so beautiful!!!!!! I mean i can feel it through the ambience!

If u gave me any images, dunno why, it is easy to guess that it must be his.
His fashion photography is as absurd as he is. Because it is his.
Salut.
Hmm i miss that fashion or bridal magazine i used to browse in Portrait :p

think family

2009-04-07T08:35:00.007+07:00

Tanpa sengaja waktu nongkrong di channel 5 ada video ini.

Pertama ngga tertarik sih, kupikir komersial apa, dan aktrisnya serius banget, tipikal politikus ato whateva. So i just watched the mimics of each characters. Kok mereka ketawa, sesuatu yg menarik pasti. Terus terang ngga nangkep banyak dr dialog nya. Tp di akhir video ada kata2 yg bagus "the imperfection that makes perfect", "beautifully imperfect"

Malam kedua, ketemu lagi video ini dan taktamatin deh dengerinnya.
Kurang lebih skenarionya seperti ini(spoiler!!!):
Dalam suatu acara pemakaman seorang istri maju ke depan utk memberikan pujian terakhir buat suami tercinta yg meninggal. Sang istri adalah seorang Indian dan gampang dikenali dengan baju sari putihnya. Hadirin sudah menanti-nanti. Dan kalimat pertama kelihatannya cukup mengejutkan, krn sang istri bilang dia tidak akan memberikan kata-kata positif spt layaknya dlm pemakaman2. Ekspresi org2 udah rada heran2 gitu, jangan2 sang istri mo ngapain nih.
Istri melanjutkan bahwa dia akan menceritakan sesuatu dr suami yg mgkn tdk akan diungkapkan org2 laen,
......
sesuatu spt mesin di pagi hari, dan dia dgn elegan dan apa adanya memperagakan. Dan hadirin tertawa. Maksudnya itu adalah suara dengkuran.

Video ini lbh memfokuskan kekuatannya dalam dialog. Tapi bukan berarti audio tak ambil peran, buktinya mimik hadirin turut ambil andil. Yang menarik di bagian akhir video baru ditampilkan foto suami, yg adalah seorang chinese.

Baru....pesan didapat utuh di bagian akhir, ditutup dengan teks "Family" diikuti tanda titik "."
Dan pemasang kampanye.
Think family.

mee lan: yeap, i heard many times that the public service announcement (PSA aka iklan layanan masyarakat) in Spore are very creative compare to commercial one.

letoy....

2009-03-30T16:19:00.002+07:00

Earth hour vs Nyepi

2009-03-30T09:50:00.008+07:00

Of coz me and Di definitely would not miss this event. For her whatever it deals with the polar bears as the vulnerable victim caused of global warming, she will be the fisrt in the line. Snow, another flatmate in yishun were joining also.
Me? I wanted to see how "romantic" it would be in this metropolitan city country when its light switched off.

What a surprise. It was not as good as the yahoo reports about that earth hour day. So, i share what it was not written in yahoo.
Apparently we were seated in the park facing exactly the (strucked & recovered) Merlion does. Between the Esplanade at our leftside and Fullerton at our right side. Esplanade only switched off the half durian. The future casino constructions (4-6 buildings if i m not mistaken)still had its megawatt lights. And some buildings still had their lights off. What a mess! It is not "romantic" at all! Ga kompak bener! I dont know whether it is for security matter or others.

Behind us the people with candle lights still amoung all the light the road and some buildings...singing and playing. The band on the stage still with electricity of the soundsystem.

Three of us enjoying our snacks during that 1 hour. For your information Di is indonesian, as i am, Snow is Myanmarese, so we also practising our english which were becoming singlish unrealized and totally unwanted! Damn...

As it wasn't going as i thought for a SWITCHING OFF hour so i may say it is not (yet) successfull. Maybe those people had fun on their own. But what was the contribution given for the earth itself? It cut their bills, maybe. But how much money spent by the comittee for the campaign, how much the residu caused of the candle lights? Is it worth it? I dont think so.

Take a look of Nyepi in Bali.
It really does make big contributions for the earth. Not just 60 minutes, but 24 hours, they switch off all lights, including candles. I m not presenting in numbers and those analytical things. But my Balinese friends are the witnesses. No lights means no lights. Big hugs for Balinese and those who participates !!Though we know some don't do it. But no problem! One island has saved the energy!

maximalist

2009-03-26T11:38:00.006+07:00

I love minimalist design, in everything.
Wedding gown, casual smart outfit, visual design.

But...i realise it, cannot successfully make one design that is stunning yet simple! I couldn't apply that "Less is more". It always seems much like a scrap if i do that. In the other hand the more i put many elements the more i looked better....gosh...then...art nouveau really the best choice...

mee lan: how come....pffff...

Vhat is thisss?

2009-03-26T09:40:00.005+07:00

Hehehe.
This picture should have been sent to my mom, she would have been very proud.

It is not like what u think. It was a warehouse sale. Initially i have no idea what things need to buy. What made me allergic going into such body/face treatment is they have so many items, so many brands!!! Which one i shud put on, pour on, blaaaah. So ribet!

But my flatmate who was a nerd and never touch this brand especially while she was in jakarta, told me that she bought this and that. This product is for this and that. So i tried the 2 items first on the promotion event (if they held a promotion, u bet, they really save ur wallet!).

Try it on and i become addicted to use this natural (campaigned, if they really control the QC and not using china made material!) products. My flatmate shud have been a brand ambassador anyway.
None of the philosophy against my conscience. Only one thing i dont like is the visual design of them since they're taken over by another major company, it was many years ago.

to Supre: hehehe, gue lbh dahysat skrg jadi cewek nya

Seputar cuaca

2009-03-18T20:02:00.007+07:00

24 feb 09
That evening on my bus to MRT jurong east, i saw that rainbow.
It's been years never saw a rainbow and this one is so obvious, and beautiful :)
Yet it reminds me to Noah's and the new beginning.

Afterward I found that that rainbow quite attracted most of Singaporean. The daily free newspaper report it as unusual thing and wrote about good things may happen on Spore (and everyone say amen). My fellaw in caregroup took the picture whilst he was offshore, so damn pretty man! We can see its both edges. Too bad, I havent met him eversince he showed that pic, so i uploaded these ones. Got from CCIS fellaw.

One taken by anonymous at Woodland. It was a double rainbow man!

Taken by her from her kitchen.

28 Feb 09 Merlion struck by lightning.
Sabtu itu emang hujan lebat, dan bunyi halilintar di mana2, udah biasa :D
Sayang aku ga sempet liat Merlion under construction, kata denni sih lucu Merlion-nya dikurungi.
Bagiku lbh lucu lagi, krn selama 36 th ini tanpa penangkal petir ga perna disambar, br skrg aja disambar. Udah gitu menurut legenda Merlion ini makhluk laut yg jaga singapura dr badai malah kenak samber. Kt 1 tmen mgkn krn dia ga disenengi, makae disamber.
Enjoy the image below, taken from http://blog.omy.sg/ahfon/archives/298

Lagi Harimau Mati

2009-03-03T08:37:00.004+07:00

It is so sad to read (again) this kinda article Lagi Harimau Mati

Week ago my fren put his status in FB that they will go hunting in Riau.
Killing a tiger, would be a priceless fun entertainment for them. But please....
These wild creatures never harm you if they aren't being harmed.

A male lion can sit peacfully besides you after his lunch, just as long as he is not hungry. But mostly human being, kill living being just for fun. Hunting is for sport they said, not for food. Well can't ya just do seek and hide in a modern way ha, laser quest lah or cleaning your kampong? For me that is so terrible.

See...this beautiful creature...

How he warms my heart

2009-02-26T20:35:00.005+07:00

When I m thinking about this, how I realize that it is him who always initiates first.

Unsighted lady
It was cloudy & sometimes drizzling. I didn't have any idea where to go after about 3 weeks or more waiting for a job interview.

I was quite feeling lame, maybe for many days i didnt talk with any human being. I was walking back to the mall after buying the top up. I opened my umbrella for I need to cross the road.

From afar I could see an unsighted mid aged lady with a younger lady holding her arms. By the time I was exactly beside them, the younger lady ask me politely (& clearly, ga ada basa basi)that they could cross the road with me for I am having my umbrella.

After we reached the mall, and there was stepping ground there, I asked her to be careful whether she was familiar with that place or not. The unsighted lady told me yes she was familiar with that place. And with grateful voice and smile she said thank you miss.

I was the one who thank her actually. I didn't do anything. I was just crossing the street and they wanted to walk with me. Without her help, I would still feeling lame & unconscious about human being.

Waiting uncle
It was a second interview in the same company, same place, at Punggol. So ujung dunia. I took much earlier to get arrive there. Coz in the first time came, i couldn't find the shuttle bus. So I was curious to know where and what kind of the shuttle bus is. I was walking around and around. Where the shuttle bus is going to take the stop? No signage, Zapy told me that it should be in the taxi stand.

Whilst i was walking around, an uncle seemed to have something to say to me. I didn't too much bother, was busy to find out where the shtl bus stop is and thinking bout my interview later lah. Then, he spoke in chinese with me with his eyes on my phone. I was a little bit frightened at first. Was he wanting something from me? What did he want then?

As usual, right away i said: i don't speak chinese, and hoping that he would stop or went away. But he didn't give up. He kept saying, mostly in chinese. Later i got it! He needed to make a call using my mobile and he would pay amount of money, coins, which i didn't to bother bout it, u can use my balance as much as u want, i got plenty at that time.

He pressed the number, I dialed it and handed to him.
Later on we had a little chat. His english wasn't that bad at all! It just he wasn't confidence or comfortable with it. Me either, when i tried to speak in chinese, he didn't get it. I know, i know, something wrong with the tone...i know...
After quite along while, 20 minutes perhaps, a car pulled over, it was his daughter. Cold expression. Didn't she wonder how long her dad had been waiting for her....never mind, they met up already.

Yeah, hey....If he had given up to communicate with me maybe i wouldn't have payed attention at all.

Things u shud know bout GD

2009-02-02T10:37:00.002+07:00

Things u shud know bout GD.

This posting I have should written it months ago! Even before I left the photography studio!

I have been learning to put my place in client's side. Sometimes it works to get win-win solutions.

Now...
Now...
*Rumah desain*
Kalo elu kerja di rumah desain, nama kerennya graphic house, sebagai Grafik Desainer, loe ga ketemu klien langsung. Trutama perusahaan besar, sistemnya dibikin begitu, semakin mengerucut, kalo AE ketemu klien dan bikin brief utk divisi kreatif ya uda sampek matek bikinnya itu. Nda ngurusin produksi, cetak dan tetek bengeknya, ada divisi laen yg spesialisasi ngurusin hal itu.
Jadi dlm tim kecil GD simply bertanggung jawab terhadap team lead nya, yg beken dengan sebutan Art director ato yg lebih senior lagi, Creative Director. Sori, ga pake terjemahan bebasnya, lebih nggilani soale.
Klienmu ya Art Dir ato Creative Dir tadi.
Plus: mereka tau better ttg art dan tau ke mana arah art utk solusi dr brief yg dikasi AE.
Minusnya: Style dan idealisme mereka kadang bertabrakan dan GD terpaksa merana (sbg artis betapa besar pride dan kebanggaan masing2 individu, jika tidak ....tak tau lah)melakukan apa yg sebenarnya bukan seruan hatinya.
Level manager yg plg bawah beneran merana deh, jadi tukang doank. Melakukan revisi2 simple: menggeser font, mengubah warna font, fotocopy, nye-can. Asli nukang!

*Inhouse Grafic Designer*
Posisinya lbh ok lagi. Karena kebanyakan 1 team cuma 1-2 orang. Otomatis dah kerjaan Art dir, Creativ Dir, AE, produksi, smua dirangkap. Produksi mah gampang, lempar ke percetakan ato rumah produksi lainnya.
Sekarang kliennya dr awal sampe mati, kalo perusahaan ga kukut ya company itu!
Plus nya: uda disebut di atas, posisi konsultan bolehlah dipegang, alias menangan.
Minusnya: tergantung varietas kampanye komunikasi company.

Smua ada plus minusnya. Ga ada harga mati.

*Perushaan outsource*
GD ditempatin ke klien2 company.
Now....
Saya terjebak dlm komunikasi serba tak jelas di sini! Ada project manager, ada lead designer.
Blm ada org2 teknikal yg bossy dan super detail!
Logonya tadi diminta grayscale, kenapa kau buat biru?
Untuk informasi anda, grayscale bukan berarti grey (abu2)
Sudah saya utarakan ke dia.

Dan hal2 kecil, remeh, ga penting lainnya di-dikte-kan satu persatu. Saya asumsikan karena begitulah mereka, makhluk EKSAK!
Dan sampai skrg saya tak habis pikir gimana win-win solutionnya.
Pen-dikte-an ini membuat saya sebal, lantas 'gila' dan memberontak.
Peraturan lama ttg formal attire pun dipertegas. Benar2 formal, shirt masi bisa dibedakan mana shirt formal dan tidak. Padahal dlm natur saya yg namanya shirt itu yg kerah dan dr katun itu SUDAH CUKUP membuatnya pakaian formal!
Sekarang aturan2 tolol inipun membuat saya hidup dalam dunia serius dan membosankan.
Baru 8 minggu, dan sudah cukup menghantar saya ke level MUAK.

October weekends strolling

2008-11-03T10:13:00.014+07:00

Sabtu, 4 okt
Diajakin sepedaan ke Sentosa ma gank DKV. Provokator Zapy, ngikut: yen, bebek, vanny (kalo ga salah)dkv 03 n 1 anak arsitek 03 untar jkt yg lagi nunggu S-passnya 3 minggu ini blm kluar juga.
Rencananya sih...ngga tau aku ngikut aja, krn mereka udah berKALI-KALI ke sentosa, jd mesti e tau kapan dan di mana best activity to do. But, hey...kalo ngga konyol bukan tmn2 dekave dehn ....

So, we planned to meet at vivo city, aku uda telat bgt, molor 1 jam, masi ada bebek...the winner. N so, bli roti, ngantri tiket di mesin n there we go! Jm 12 panas pentang2 kita br nyampe, jalan dikit ke persewaan sepeda, ngga bisa ditawar, 2 jam 10S$ kali (lupa, krn ditraktir wkwkw). Kita langsung ke arah barat, ke pantai Siloso. Kita mikir, loh kok pendek bgt rute sepedanya, uda berakir di siloso, dan kami menerabas cycling track, nyasar2 dewe, dgn jalan menanjak yg membuat betis kekar dan nafas putus. Tak lupa foto2, krn bebek bawa SLRnya. DAn yah 1 jam pas kita kembali lagi ke rental utk balikin. Dalam perjalanan kembali kita liat map cycling track, kayak board gede gitu ...astaga..pantes ae kita mancal sepeda e ga nikmat belas wong kita nyasar...dah dikasi rutenya tp kita ke arah yg west....weleh.... Habis tadi ke arah east kayak ngga ada jalan...(makae ta bacaen petae!)

Cari tempat teduh sambil jalan lagi ke arah west lagi melewati pantai2 buatan. Jelek banget, di foto mungkin kelihatan bagus, tp dipandang mata ilfil banget, ngga usa tau itu buatan apa engga tp serasa genangan ato kubangan air, bau juga. Mana pemandangan di dpn adalah galangan2 kapal, heran banget Sporean ga jijik renang2 di air ijo....ijo gelap....euh... Di sentosa ada 3 bibir pantai, entah yg paling ramai Siloso krn bisa buat maen voli :)

Setelah itu menunggu lagi di station, nunggu gank tmn2 comselgroup zapy. Kami makan mi instan ber-3, mayan enak. :D Bis gitu jalan ke pantai lagi....dan vanny mesti balik ke vivo krn janjian ma tmnnya. Grup cg akire dateng (swt...ga sueneng aku acara tunggu2an wes pengen ucul dewe ae keliling naek bus nya). Kita jalan bentar bareng ke merlion walk, bagus kolam2 keramiknya:) love it. N pisah.

Kami bertiga masuk ke nature walk as i insisted, there's nothing else i wanted to go, mereka juga lupa tuh mo naek permainan apa. Sayang banget nature walk nya (named dragon's trail) 1/3 nya direnov, uuuh....tp dah seneng krn dah nemu dragon head nya n foto2. :) Adeem banget di bawah pohon yg rindang, cuma nyamuk jg banyak ihik. Kita sampe pada nyeletuk "Aduuh tau gini kita jm 12 tadi masuk hutan sini dulu adem baru sore2 pedaan"...Gundul, pikirku kalian dah bolak-balik 5 kali ke sentosa yo...swt...ya itulah tmn2 dekaveku....spontaneus a lit bit ignorant...enjoy aja...

Teatime (aslie makan siang campur malem) di Sarpino's pizza.

N ketemu grup CG lage, n pisah lagi, krn mereka mo nonton songs of the sea, kita mo keliling naek bus. Tp ada insiden aneh, entah krn kami ramai sendiri kami tiba2 ditanyain mo nonton lumba2 ngga, kalo ngga turun sini. Krn bebek ga mo ribut, kita turun ajah sambil making jokes bout why that happened. Lek dipikir2, ga tau seh, hak kita lah itu bus bebas kok masio kita ga liat atraksi apa2, cuma keliling trus napa cuma kami aja yg ditanya, penumpang2 laen engga. Ah aneh. Ya emang gitu, kita nunggu bus laen n berhenti di ujung pantai east, n jalan sambil meredupnya mentari senja, jam 7 sek mayan padhang.

Kaki..oh kaki....lalu kami balik vivo n pisah, aku plg pulang Yishun deh, mo ngapain di vivo juga...males...:p

Minggu 5 okt
ke NCC jm 5, tp kita pagian, mo makan hainanese chicken terenak versi ko Dan. Di soup resto, suntec(jgn tanya hargae yah...). Cara makane dibungkus make daun selada yg seger n renyah trus dikasi bumbu (itu rahasia enake).
Pas kluar MRT tadi ada acara khusus utk galang dana utk kaum senior. Lengkap pemain saxo nya, ada alto, tenor, bass.

Selesai kebaktian ko Dan ajak kita ke the chijme,liat tmn nya perfomed, tp dah keburu break, trus nemeni dia makan, balik lagi dah buyar, hahahah!

Sabtu 11 Okt
Science center
As usual Zapy contacted me 1 day before. Yen ben ada kartu dr company dia jd isa masuk gratis kecuali wahana tertentu.
Kupikir bakal kecil n cepet selesai ternyata banyaaak bgt wahananya, 1 hari sendiri bisa. Sayang aku ada janjian jd 5 pm dah cabut itu uda mundur 1 jam.
Menarik ,apalagi utk yg suka fisika. Permainan2 visual bikin kepala pusing deh. ada i-space itu keren, teknologi macam startrek gitu deh. :)

Esplanade, Merlion Park, Clark Quay
Catched up with Yop!Jalan dari MRT city hall ke esplanade lewat bawah (underpass) cukup jauh tp ngga kerasa kalo bareng temen n ngobrol. Sepanjang lorong ada pameran foto, saat itu ada festival dans. Foto2nya keren2,aiiih... dan waktu itu ada free teaser performance di mini stage di lobby lt 2 nya.
Bis gitu kita jalan ke Merlion Park! Tmpt yg sgt ingin kukunjungi, penasaran banget, taunya cuma Merlion gede di sentosa. Sambil makan es krim potong 1S$ dan ngobrol duduk di samping2 jembatan. Ramaai banyak turis....hari minggu ya to. Esoke tanpa sengaja balik ke merlion park lagi ma Nina (batam) ealah,,tp asik duduk n ngelamun2 liat city view at nite, khas gedung2 dan lampu2 nya....
Bis gitu jalaan terooos ke clark quay melewati gedung2 dan resto2 keren, dinner di McD nyoba french fries dgn bumbu wasabi. N jalan lagi, ke mall apa yah hehehe lupa daerah clar quay....:p gitu lah kalo ada guide malah ga hafal jalan.
Ada byk pub which doesnt interest me at all sih cum liat ada yg unik, ada es krim turki yg penjual e suka godain n bikin lawakan (kayak kerjae clown deh), cara jualan yg unik tp. Ga banyak foto kalo mentari dah tenggelam,yet no tripod.

Sabtu, 18 okt
Diajakin ke pameran lukisan, tp eror dah, sampe sana dah tutup!!! swt...daerah gudang pula...swt...so kami ke chinatown, horee! makan Hainanese chicken rice! Itu terenak versi zapy, di resto Tiong Bahru....errr...daerah nite market sono... CUMA 2-3S$an!!! aku sih yg 2S$an udah enak:D cuma ternyata kurang kenyang yah ^^ Kekuatan enake di nasinya.
Trus jalan liat2 suvenir, kali ini rute jalan dah diaturno biar gampang pulange masuk MRT langsung. tadi dtg e naek bus dr tanjong pagar. Kami beli stempel nama obral 2.90S$ tp aku ga isa pakek e....ga isa rata,..pdhl uda beli tinta nya :( ihik...

.strika oh strika....

2008-10-17T23:25:00.001+07:00

Suatu malam sabtu (jumat malam), spt biasa jeng satu ini statusnya ada embel2 "setrika"

Aku godain, aduh ditunggu tuh ma anak itu. Kasian, tiap kali statusmu nge-ban dia, wakakaka.

*ketawa bareng di YM

A: nganggur?
JENG: g
A: sibuk?
JENG: y
A: o
JENG: strika
A: ???
A: maksudnya?

JENG : bingung to aku meh ngomong apa

HAkakakakaaa....strika oh strika....

Chinese saying

2008-10-16T21:30:00.001+07:00

There is a Chinese saying:
"Save a man from drowning, you are responsible to him for life"

Knew this phrase from TED whilst Amy Tan presented. According to her & her mom, it means dont get involved to somene's bussiness or u r really gonna stuck with it.

WOW!
I think more of chinese should pattern it in their family life!
Isn't it in chinese family that conflicts triggered by ignoring this saying?
Tell me....

*cynical mode on

Kernel Panic

2008-10-15T08:59:00.004+07:00

SEMPRUL! Ada jg yg namae kernel panic!
Huh! Sungguhan garai panik! (gitu isa2ne tmn2 di forum guyon2...few..)

Ini ke-3 kalie minta di restart! Pdhl kemaren baru dicek di disk utility ga ada masalah!

Untung ada yg ngingetin utk brows di forum mac club indo (udah inggris pas2an masuk forum2 di Spore segala)

"kernel panic muncul kalo ada masalah di os. seringkali os bisa memperbaiki diri sendiri. jadi biarkan aja, setelah beberapa kali seperti itu akan solve sendiri. tapi kalo tetep aja, cari masalahnya. kalo nggak tahu masalahnya, install ulang aja.

cara cari masalah : inget-inget terakhir kali kamu ngapain sebelum kernel panic muncul....."

Me: gilaa!!! ga kerja rodi apa2 coy! Cuma brows santai, itunes, YMan! facebook an! Tp ga perna mati ampir 2 bln :">

So?
Aku dah update 16 items...lama.. shut down n restart...
Tp dgn begini aku jd lbh dekat n mengenal Mac ku sayang :)

the crow

2008-10-15T08:34:00.002+07:00

Suatu minggu pagi yg indah, aku berjalan spt biasanya, melewati jalan spt biasanya. Tapi tiba2 aku merasa suara kepakan mendekat dan suara "crow, crow" mendekat. Insting nge-les jadi jurus. Dua kali!
What in the world was that bird doing??
Did i do something wrong?
Berdiri di traffic lite sambil nunggu green utk pedestrian nyala, burung2 iku ga ngganggu lagi. Oh, pikirku aku memasuki n menganggu teritorinya. Aku jd ingat 2 hari lalu ada uncle yg lempar2 kerikil ke gagak n pegang2 kepala sambil ngomel. Oh my....pantes aja dia agresif gitu. Aku dah bayangin kepatok kepalaku ga lucu.
Pulangnya, sore hari, aku bermaksud memutar, ngga lewat jalan itu. Saat itu ake orang sih, rame, 5 org ada, ada anak2 kecil lagi sepedaan, sangare ada 1 org berdiri tepat di pertigaan 'maut' yg mo kuhindari. Dia diem ae di situ, ga kayak nunggu org juga, mboh kate lapo. Ok...aku mendengar kepakan dan suara itu mendekat lagi!!! Duh! Kenapa sih iki burung!!! Aku lgs ambil langkah seribu.
Yet i gathered information from Di, she just so relax said that it was common, she often saw that bird only flew near ur head but not really touched ur head. Oyeah? then what happened to that angry uncle?

Untung ada pet united online. Konsultasi ah...

M: wah kamu hrs buka primbon
me: gundul. takpikir isa dpt penjelasan rasional ala pet united

M: maybe on the way you dress up. gagak suka shining things
me: wow. aku make baju beige. make kalung, tp ga se shinny itu ....apa lagi?takpikir aku membuat tersinggung masuk area nya dia, ternyata sek diuber a
M: kamu sambil makan?
me: ngga
M: org2 ada yg dideketi selain kamu? trus yg dideketi itu apa semuanya mengibas2kan, ato ada sebagian yg cuek n diem jalan aja?
me: pas diserang 2 kali....aku dewean,ada 1-2 org tp naek peda mereka isa kabur lbh cepat. ada bbrp gagak, yg laeen diam ae nangkring di atas pohon n tanah...u nanya diem ae itu gagak2 e apa org2 e?
M: org2 e
me: cuek2 mreka...pertama aku ya pura2 cuek, pas pulang , tp tetep diserang. lgs deh aku jurus seribu langkah, alias cepet2 kabur, lari. pas itu malah ada 1 org brdiri diem ae di tengah2 gitu. mboh nunggu org apa nunggu gagak

M: tau gak, kl perilaku agresif manusia memicu serangan binatang? kl kamu dihadapkan situasi itu lg, coba deh kamu cuek aja sbrppun takutnya. jalan normal ky g ada apa2, ato kamu diem nunggu gagaknya lewat
me: oogh... c ic...apa aku jalane cepet ya....diem aja, menanti disambarrr
if that happensssss
i will make them grilled crows!!!!
M: kamu punya anjing kan
tau gmn kl org lwt didpn anjing > org lari = anjing kejar. org jalan biasa tenang = anjing cuek
me: io! la aku kan jalan biasa kecepatan biasa..rata2 utk org sini
M: tau gak kl otak gagak lebih besar dr anjing?
me: HAH? means??
M: jd selain lumba2, simpanse, anjing, > hiu dan gagak tmsk hewan cerdas juga dia ingat!
me: WAAAAAAWWW
M: huihihi... selamat ya. kamu sudah mendapat teman baru di SG
me: HAAAAAAAHHHH! maksot loe maaak
biasae aku ga ada offense yoh ma hewan! tp lek gini aku jd deffensive!
M: well somehow you have attracted some. dont know why

Awas kalo mereka berani bikin rambutku aja acak2an, apalagi kepala bocor...
*aggressive mode on

Dusty dust on Singapore

2008-10-01T22:59:00.004+07:00

Sopo ngomong di Singapore gak onok debu??
Di daerah pemukiman kayak aku sekalipun....

Flat kami di lt 9. Kamarku yg paling sering kubuka jendela n pintunya, jelas plg sengsara. Kamar tmnku yg ber-AC dan hampir ga pernah buka jendela ga luput dr partikel2 lembut nyebelin itu.

Gejala2nya gampang:
1. Siang hari, baru 3-4 hari, waktu anteng2 duduk di pinggir jendela sambil browsing, tau2 hidung gatal dan bersin2.
2. Tangan, punggungku ga luput dari gatal2, aada hewan kecil? Oya? Let's see...it is not only in the middle of nite, also middle of day. The sun rays always shine into my room for my room heads to the north east. Jd kemungkinan besar: gatalku reaksi dari partikel lembut nyebelin itu.
3. Telapak kaki kerasa kayak ada bedak powder di lantai. Secara aku ga make bedak tabur .....

Emang debu sini putih2 dan jauh lebih lembut tp tetep ae nyebelno!

Ga heran sih, di tiap sudut kota banyak pembangunan. Mall direnovasi, lift flat2 di blok area kami direnovasi (dijadikan berhenti di tiap lantai).
Yah gitu deh....

first days

2008-09-24T08:37:00.006+07:00

Passing the immigration
Well, dari check in paspor ku yang masih bersih uda jadi masalah. Aku bilang aku harus ke batam kalo balik, & they insisted i should even HAVE the return ticket from batam to surabaya. Ga sekalian ae aku bli tiket bus dari bungurasih ke pare, soale alamat di pasporku kan ya itu. Ya wes lah , setelah kluar masuk nanya lagi, akhire aku bli tiket batam-jakarta. Untung soro cicikku masi nungguin & dia ada kartu kredit.And they agreed. Itu uda 14.30, aku ga terlalu nyadar kalo itu dah mepet abis, yang kutau keberangkatannya 15.05. Later on baru tau kalo 14.45 pesawate dah lepas dari gate nya menuju lapangan lepas landas! Wik! Jm 15.00 dah take off..
Di imigrasi Indo ga ada masalah, di imigrasi Sg juga, masio aku blm lengkap isi form immg -e n spt biasa, nanya2:D

Tmnku jemputnya telat 1 jam(ga biasanya lagipula aku dah kasi tau jm n terminal kedatanganku n sempet telp sblm kluar dr area baggage-u isa telp lokal free), aku wedi dia nyasar ke lantai yang laen kalo ga nge-cek announcement nya. Tp haruse ga ruwet2 kok, di terminal 1 kalo arrival ya lantai 1 (lek ga salah). Dia telat banget karena sopir bus nya lambat nyetirnya. N we went home together in an exciting chit chat. Legaaa.... Dan setelah itu dimulailah angkat2 koper 19 kg, plus ranselku 4-5 kg kali. Naik turun bus, nyebrang beli apple pie di McD, jalan 20 mnt ke arah flat, turun 2 lantai karena lift flat masih blm berhenti di tiap lantai. Guobyoosss.
Di lebih parah, dia datang kedua kali sendirian dan bawaan tangannya penuh, koper jadi terjatuh-jatuh.

I like my room, the landlord gives me a little fan, i really appreaciate it. Takpikir yo bakal kayak kandang ayam spt kos-kos di jakarta ato landlord nya ga mau tau. Tp engga:D Aku dah ketemu dia minggu utk serah terima kunci dan bayar. Aslie orang malay, wes akeh soro pendatang sakjane di sini. Yg asli Sg-an generasi ke-2 ato 3 kayak aku pada ke mana, kata orang Sg asli banjar di sebelahku pas di plane bilang , mereka sendiri pada migrasi ke Aussie ato Canada, di Sg terlalu stres & membosankan utk mereka.

Minggu habis ketemuan ma landlord selesai ke Orchad, wadohe dr Yishun. Ga ada yg terlalu spesial, kecuali Kinokuniya nyaa aarrrrrgh design books n artbooks nya bikin ngiler, ga sampai kalap. Ketemu arek2 DKV laene malah bikin down & blue, ujian pertama. But hey, thanks for the encouragement though.

Some little adjustments needed
Hot & humid
Harus pake sunblock biar kulit ga makin rusak, kata tmnku. Airnya berkaporit tinggi, menurutku itu yg bikin kulit-rambut makin kering sehingga biaya perawatan kayak lotion-conditioner meningkat. but hey, body shop di sini murah banget, bukan barang mahal, untuk yang berpenghasilan di sini loh ya!
Aku jg cuek ae minum lgs dr kran, walo yg laen2 dimasak dulu.

Walking all the time
Jalan plus nunggu menyerberang di 2 traffic light ke arah MRT terdekat bisa 20 menit sendiri. Kakiku makin kekar saja. Dan kayake aku orang satu2 e yang berkeringat banyak alias gobyos. Aku ga ada masalah sih dgn kecepatan jalan tp gobyos nya itu loh, yg laen cowok trutama yg rapi2 make kemeja ko ga gobyos ya. Yg cewek jgn bilang wong pakaian mereka santai ala ke pantai dgn mini hot pants.

Landmarks
Bener kata Di, aku juga susah banget hafalin nama2 tempat apalagi nomor2 e...Jadi menghafal landmark lbh membantu. Malam ke-dua gara2 acara tunggu menunggu di orchad aku sampe yishun jm 10. Dieng! N itu pertama kali e aku jalan sendir dr MRT ke flat. Wiik...untung soro ga nyasar. Dan aku enjoy bgt berjalan sendiri di pinggir lapangan besar hijau di malam hari tanpa perasaan kuatir ato parno2. Wiiw! Salah satu hak asasiku terpenuhi!
Tapi siang harinya lusa nya, siang hari, aku nyasar ketika mau keluar dari area flat ke MRT stat jemput temen. GAra2ne cuma ada triplek2 pembangunan renovasi lift. Iiiih malu2in deh:D

Singlish
Mempraktekkan inggris di negara berbahasa inggris ini bukan ide yang bagus dalam kehidupan sehari2. Cuampur aduk, diterjemahno dr mandarin ke inggris. Bisa kau bayangkan????? kaco lah. Aku ae sebisa mungkin shut my mouth kalo ga penting bgt ga nanya. Habis takut kalo mereka langsung nerocos in singlish.
Bahasa laene lebih ga mudeng lah aku, chinese, hokkian, thai, philipine, india...

conlcusion:
At a glance it feels like not out of indo. Chinese faces are around the street, except u ll meet chinese drivers and chinese unskilled worker. Kalo di sby kan lek ga pedagang ya mahasiswa, mana ada sopir bemo chinese lek ga an extraordinary one. But yes, 4 thumbs up for the Spore public service. This car park reminds me to Hongkong view decade ago.

Fit to the Hits

2008-09-20T21:56:00.002+07:00

kata2 sakti dari tante Tamilee Webb : "Before u know it, u are fit!"

U really got to try this workout, so fun and enjoyable!
Cuma sayang yang beredar di surabaya versi VCD dan cuma 2 judul dari serangkaian program fit to the hits.

Introduced and brought to me by pre chan, and we have several fun sessions together, and i will be missing that red helmet alien so much! :p

yay

2008-09-20T21:49:00.001+07:00

i sent him a sms right away when i was thinking bout a dialogue with him.
"Gee! Akhire aku punya kesempatan 'ngejual' smua yg kupunya n mbambong out of indo! Sounds familiar to u years ago?"
"Indeed" he replied...:)

It s been along time never talked to him so it was an abrupt sms actually.
After the batam trip, after weeks down in the valley, after "by the river piedra i sat down & cry" moment
After i learned a lesson about him
It's popped up!
"What stops you?"
My excitements are beyond my worries. (chloe: i m in charge now; mee lan: thank you mate)

Contacting and receiving again my friend's invitation 2 months ago which was i had turned it down coz of NZ.
Met up with another inspiring person who said "Dont believe what u hear".
Proposing my parents for a sponshorship when it will be needed just in case. After long days waiting coz my eldest sister's big day. (this is the biggest challenge for me, though i could convince myself even if i wouldnt get it i would still depart- "Sounds like final" she said)

:D

:D

And above all, he wants me to step forward, not afraid making a mistake

This sept 20th, after 11 years(ga nyangka!ga perna ngerencanain), i will be stepping back on changi

mee lan: pre yg 'maksa' nulis, since i'd like to be unnoticed, but she said bout the importance. arigatou pre chan:D

sep 12 08

Sungai & motor

2008-09-03T20:21:00.000+07:00

liat2 foto rafting trakir, ada yg blm aku selesaikan jd aku edit foto ini nih...
yeah....

Sungai dan kehidupan, benere itu judul yang lebih tepat. Sejak jaman dulu, peradaban paling umum muncul di dekat sumber air. Demikian juga di desa-desa kecil di tanah jawa ini.
4 th lalu pada waktu gabung dengan program Community Outreach Programme kampus (bareng bbrp mahasiswa international loh, but heck no time for that really...) di sebuah dusun di daerah Kediri. Adalah hal yang sangat mengejutkan di abad 21 ini masih ada loh 1 dusun itu ngga punya WC utk Mandi Cuci Kakus! Tentu saja aku berpikir ini daerah terpencil mana sih. Secara geografis memang terpencil (sinyal HP cuma ada di jembatan di balik bukit, no wonder lah infrastruktur macam gini) tapi bukan berarti secara intelektual terisolasi juga. Aku lupa2 ga jelas juga pada waktu itu kru-kru inti (anak2 teknik sipil & arsitektur) misi utamanya apa, kami sih ke sana untuk 'having fun' mengajari anak2 menggambar dengan pensil warna, mencat batu sungai, di samping interaksi sosial-budaya yang lain.

Ok, back to topic.
Desa tempat kami rafting berulang kali (ampe mbelenek, hafal rutenya) juga demikian. Udah hampir 2 th berjalan, pemandangan yang kami temui sepanjang tepi sungai tetap sama. Susah ya mengubah kebiasaan?
Sepanjang jalan mobil di sungai2 banyak warga melakukan MCK. Apalagi sungai rafting-nya.

This picture i took was in the lake called Ranu Segaran.
Kenapa ya
(chloe:kenapa katamu? ask ur neighborhood around "kali" in ur hometown, ga perlu kayake ditanya kenapa, itu efeknya ga bagus jd ga ada persetujuan kenapa itu dilakukan. Dengan kata lain it is unacceptable!
mee lan: well, hey i was just asking, surve...)
Apa air sumur ngga ada di tiap rumah?
Apa smua air udah disadap ama PDAM?
Ini danau dibikin utk rekreasi....
Tak jauh dari para pencuci motor di balik batu besar dan sedikit semak-semak, ada 2 gadis sedang mandi dan sikat gigi.
(bukan sytuing sinetron jaka tarub lagi)
Yah...
Benar air sumber kehidupan
Untuk minum
Membersihkan diri
Sampai membersihkan ternak dan benda2 mati
tapi kalo jadi satu gitu.....

Dont u agree that practical sanitary life MUST be a compulsosry subject in kindergarten or every level of education?? Skip the PPKN lah!

Home is not that away

2008-09-03T20:16:00.001+07:00

i found n being founded my base community! yay!

Attending a such international community in a local city is quite a unique xperience. Many people gathered up for many reasons.
Para2 ekspat itu mengingatkanku being so homesick.
Para pelajar2 yang kembali setelah bertahun2 menjalani kehidupan di luar sono pasti mengalami culture shock yang luar biasa (terlebih yg lahir baru di negri orang).
Atau bener2 orang lokal kayak aku yg demen ma inggris, yang merasa alien in this hometown (it is boldly written "This english community is open for public atau seorang temen indo yg berharap sekali suatu hari kembali lagi ke US untuk menetap di sana. Dan banyak hal2 lain yang aku sendiri mungkin ga akan pernah tau.
But i believe all of us feel the same way, we feel at home here.
Isnt it an awesome & beautiful thing that he has provided for us around this world?

EKI: miss kadaluarsa

2008-09-03T19:50:00.003+07:00

Worthy art performance!(bener ga inggrisku iki?)
Worth it to be appreciated!

Terimakasi banyak utk smua pihak yang terlibat sehingga pertunjukan ini bisa terlaksana di Surabayaaaaa!!!!!!

nb: katalog nya bagus juga, rangkuman segala hasrat & harapan & realita (maksute testimoni2 nya bukan tahi kebo :D

080808: 1 day trip to batam

2008-08-20T19:36:00.001+07:00

070808
i really tried to tackle some business in one evening. Hate to do it, but had no other time. Mulai dr pindah arisan, tracing, layout porto, ngeprintout di xerox, isi bensin.
Mapan turu 00.30. Bagoess...

080808
5 am
Dibangunin si mba sblm alarmku bunyi, ga enak banget kayak tiba2 keputus dr tidur :p Makan indomi ya ga minat. Perut ga enak.
Ke juanda dgn panik, awale aku engga si walo dulu perna ada pengalaman ketinggalan pesawat, tp akhire jadi ikutan panik. Duh keluar rumah td 6.15 pula...molor dr renacana jm 6 hrs out! Thanks GOD, keburu kok.

07.00
Di antrian boarding, kebanyakan penumpang pagi itu bukan bisnisman spt yg kuharapkan, tau dr cara pakaian & obrolan serta cara ngomong mereka.
Ada mbak2 yg mo make jatah bagasiku. Aku ikutan ngantri walo ditawarin ga usa ikut antri, takut ae lek dia ntar bawa kabur tiketku, ga lucu puol. Hanya krn aku polos & ga pengalaman. Tp anehnya dia ga ada di pesawat pdhl di waiting room dia sempet nyamperin aku minta stiker label. Mboh iku piye.

08.15
Ada pengumuman pesawat e telat 30 mnt, di mana smua penumpang dah naek kabin! Kepanasan, mana aku dah makek jaketku pula...

10.40
Welcome to bandara Hang Nadim.
Oh...lebih kecil....n modele lbh kuno :(
Ada sms masuk, yg jemput aku. Krn kubayangin ada yg bawa papan namaku ternyata ga ada, so i called him/her. hehe, orang padang, nice person. Aku nanya2, seneng deh kalo ada orng mo ngobrol n aku dengerin aja:D

Area industri Mukakuning 20 menit tok dr bandara (gada ada Muka pucat, Muka merah ya)...bersih n rapi. Ya itu lah pabrik sodara2....aku nyaris ga tau apa2 ttg area pabrik kecuali jln arteri rungkut yg nyambung ma jemur andayani...daerah gresik yg cuma di jalan tol nya doank!
Kalo ada cewek2 dgn payung lagi jalan , mengenakan baju bebas itu sudah pasti pencari kerja ato lg wawancara. Oooo...

Aku disuru rehat di guest room dulu. Oh makasi:D Tp bosen jg duduk lagi.... aku berdiri sambil ngemil soyjoy ku. 2 jam on the plane bikin aku hampir muntah, dah kerasa itu perut ga enak n indomienya dah abis kecerna (dasar mi instan!). Ga lama (walo kerasa aga lama) a guy went in. Okeh...spt dugaanku masi muda juga. (krn jelas kebayang org tua mana yg demikian proaktif kontakin calon pegawai n mo wwcr lgs sendiri). above 30. Duh singlish....wes ngunu cepet sisan, ga sungkan aku bilang pardon berkali2, drpd sotoy mending nanya yg clear. Iyah org e baek. Kelihatan banget kok kalo rendah hati. Org engineering, yg ngaku handicaped with artistic things...gasp...

13.00
Kami lunch di luar. Kupikir di kantinnya, waktu kutanya napa ga makan di kantinnya saja, beliau bilang kurang comfortable si tp ngga tau kalo aku. Spt biasa aku ga doyan makan di saat2 spt itu. Bayangin aku pesen nasi hainam, my fave menu ever! Tp makanku kayak dipaksa makan racun..... dah gitu makan dengan kecepatan sgt lambat (ngakak dewe aku liatno modelku, ck ck ) aku bilang sori2 krn makanku lambat, beliau bilang gpp. Beliau sendiri tipikal pendiam, curang! pdhl aku malas nanya2 n ditanyai (loh?!?!) :D
Balik kantor lagi. Selama perjalanan aku pengen tau benere hiburan di situ apa? krn beneran ga terlihat tanda2 manusiawi, mungkin krn aku di daerah industri. Beliau si suka golf n clubbing. Yah... Lagian weekend dia ga perlu masuk sabtu jd ya mudik ke sg, yah...

14.oo
Diketemuin ma product designer-ny. Yah. portfolioku dipelototin dgn cermat, aduh jd nervous bgt... Dia cuma nanya aku suka style gaya apa ajah. Ga lama pak Lee gabung maneh, hadoh jd tambah nervous ae.

15.00
"Ada yg mo ditanyain lagi?"
"Ngga..."
Yuuuuk...
Aku diajak keliling ma si ibu ke sekitar pabrik. Muda2 sekali operator2 itu. Si ibu bilang "Bukan muda lagi, masih anak2, baru lulus"
Suasana pabrik tdk segaduh yg kukira, tidak gaduh sama sekali, tenang, tertib, bersih, putih.
(gubligh banget aku, lupa minta dikasi liat design division!!!!!)

15.30
Sblm pulang driver memang secara resmi diminta ajak aku keliling dulu. Baek ya...
Diajak ke jembatan.......(HELP! i m handicapped with names!!!) bagus kok. Air di bawah pun hijau bersih, kupikir bakal banyak sampah plastik etc.
Lewat batam centre, dikasi liat rumah yg ditempatin designer yg dr jakarta itu.

18.00
Bye batam *sambil ngemut permen jahe*

20.10
Welcome to surabaya!
Seneng banget liat lampu kerlip2 di bawah dan aku akan mendarat di tengah2nya. Apa kabar peradaban... An awkward feeling actually, i never like surabaya & those buildings but after seeing batam....hmm....

U asked me how is batam?
Beneran dibangun oleh para insinyur yg ga punya selera estetika! (or indeed they make it kind of mine to yield money, money, not a more humanly place to live)
Piye toh arsitek2nya!! Bangunan2 serba kotak2....ga ada model2 apa22222!!!!! Loe isa bayangin, smua gedung ya kotak, model ruko kebanyakan, yg beda cuma plang namae, dan logonya. Itu aja yg bedain ini toko ato RS ato klinik kecantikan ato bengkel ato...what eva lah i think they have many as well as in capital cities have in java!
Meminjam kata2 temenku: aura kampung sangat terasa... (no offense)
Memang sih lebih bersih n tertata rapi (kecuali rumah2 liar n some slum areas!)
(tapi itu aku di sekitar batam centre & mukakuning & airport, blm ke center point & nagoya - shopping centre)

Alamnya? Gersang.
Tanahnya merah ato putih ato kadang keungu-unguan, kalo nggak ya pohon2 biasa....
Ga ada sawah...ga ada yg menyejukkan...
Tp ada info it has several beautiful white sandy beaches... :-x

BUT
there is a saying: Sekali minum airnya Batam ngga akan isa lupa (lepas) ......pokoke isa kerasan abis dan pengin balik lagi ke Batam.

Pertama kudengar dari driver yg jemput aku. Yg kedua, dari ibu2 di sebelah aku waktu di pesawat pulang ke Sby :)
Well, but it isnt for me i think, not this time perhaps. Toh pas di situ aku minumnya aqua (halah....)

Have u ever had a wrong impression

2008-08-11T20:13:00.002+07:00

6 agustus 08

Have u ever had a wrong impression?
Aku lgs ingat cerita orang laen:D
Pengalamanku?
Jujur aku perlu memutar otak cukup keras. BUkannya kenapa. Entah kenapa sejak dulu aku malah megang konsep paradoks, artinya menurutku sendiri, watak seseorang sering berlawanan dengan penampilannya. Itu sebenarnya konnsep yg ingin kubikin utk tokoh2 komik dulu...Krn dengan demikian menurutku jadi menariiik banget! Jangankan watak dan penampilan, padu padan penampilan yg berlawanan aja asik. Tampang innocent n girlie tapi make sleeveless n cargo pants khas R&B outfit. Rambut cepak tapi make mata belo n make executive dress. Jadi bukan lah big surprise if things can be different than they seem to be. Tapi tetep aja itu surprising.
So if i was asked have u ever had a wrong impression of a person?
....

This morning i met this senior lady.
Beliau slalu dipanggil dengan awalan 'oma'. Aku mengenalnya sebagai flourist di gerejaku. Awesome job, really! I admire what she does. BUt.....tampangnya seriusss n gaya bicaranya miiriiip banget ma guru TK yg jutek2 :( uhu... Kalo lewat n papasan aku perna mencoba menyapa ato sekedar tersenyum, but she didnt seem care. Hiks,jadi sejak itu aku juga uda ga maen sapa2an.
One day aku dimintain tolong moto n bikin poster. Dieeeng, beliau salah satu pemeran utamanya. Waduh, ngobrol biasa ae ngga perna apalagi dalam pemotretan aku mesti ngarahin. MAna mereka aktris dadakan smua. Tapi lega banget, beliau tak perlu diarahin macem2, wajahnya sudah sangat berkarakter :D

Selesai proyek itu beliau memintaku utk bikinin poster lansia. Dr gaya manajerialnya beliau bukan orang yang judes n tirani kok. Beneran tipikal asik to the point.
Dan ketika poster selesai dibenahin (aku sendiri uda tobat ngomel karena mereka ngga tau pentingnya format materi utk sebuah kerjaa digital), oma nanyain berapa ongkosnya. Leh.....Tentu aku menolak. Sejak awal ya uda proyek sosial spt yang laen-laen. Tapi aku sungguh sangat menghargai ketika beliau menanyakannya. Aku menganggap itu sebuah bentuk penghargaan.
So,.....tampang serius dan dingin tapi orangnya sangaaat perhatian, layaknya oma.
Oya, perna aku sedang jaga operator LCD, beliau juga yang tiba2 masuk antar sepiring ketan hitam untuk kami (padahal itu untuk jemaat umum, jemaat pemuda aja hampir mustahil dapet, ini aku yg anak muda malah dilayani).
Terharu bangettt....

So, let this remind me not having prejudice for what is seen.
And be glad that i ve ever met her.

my sweet sista

2008-08-11T19:51:00.002+07:00

Well, some of u perhaps know that several times ago i called her a traitor. We dont get along that well in daily life, since i love organised & solitude things, and she is (of course) contrary.
But lastnite she has done an amasing thing, & indeed it is spoken "You are so sweet"

After dinner we went to ranch & market GM. Actually to claim our missing gift mug. Yet we took out our mom with us, so she didnt need to be 'bengong' at home while waiting my dad having his eye checkup in the doctor. We had planned that it would be a brief shopping in the market. i just need couple of soy joys, and my sis needed couple of monthly stuffs. But 'terrible' nite for my mom. I met my friend and chatted quite long. Ngobrol saksuwe2ne. My sis, told my mom to wait for she would take the shopping basket. And that time, a lady from WWF started to tell her about animals, ngobrol saksuwe2ne juga. Sampe my mom marani ke dia. After finish with the WWF lady, she answered the phone untill i finished paying at the cashier. Bayangno my mom bengong doang beneran.

Mari aku selesai urus bayar di kasir, dia mari telp sisan. N she told me "U must be very happy! i ve just decided to donate my 150K IDR for WWF every month"
"What?"
"Yeah, looks like that i wont buy those breads for the street children anymore"
"What?"
"The lady showed me the photos of the rhinos...they are so pathetic"
What, what....
Aku minta diceritakan detail juga percuma. Anak ini gampang banget tersentuh n trenyuh, kemudian dia dengan gampang lupa apa ya informasi2 yg membuatnya tersentuh tadi.

Ya gitu deh. Aku ga nyangka dia beneran mo sumbang itu duit utk biaya pemeliharaan badak2. Anak ini emang dermawan, gampang digerakkan oleh belas kasihan. Sebelum2nya, tiap hari dia rajin membeli roti obral dr anak perusahaan bosnya hanya sekedar dibagikan ke anak2 jalanan yang dia temui, yah dia seneng banget ma anak2. Dia juga royal. Belanja kadang tanpa diminta beliin kami, adiknya, pembantunya, anjingnya, kucing2nya barang2 kebutuhan kami for free. Ga jarang jg royalitas nya jd beli barang2 ga perlu, yg cuma dibeli tanpa benar-benar dipakai (sounds so familiar with these?).

By donating for WWF, she is like a real hero for me!
"You are so sweet." i said to her whilst driving home (years ago i'd rather killing myself than saying it)

Sapa nyusul?!?!?!?! Kalo mau, carik itu mbak2 WWF di ranch & market ato intip webnya WWF indo (www.wwf.org)!!!

FYI cuma nerima yg berkartu kredit yg ada VISAnya (gue kagak ngerti krn ga kartu kredit-kartu kreditan)

JOgJa 1 day trip

2008-08-11T18:48:00.003+07:00

Selasa 15 juli lalu, mission to jogja was accomplished.
Starting pointnya dari madiun, bukan surabaya.
I wasnt that in the mood, dunno why. Coz i ve been to that places b4. So what i felt was only memorising. Nostalgia. Malah jadi kangen 'kejayaan masa muda' dulu. Tanpa kendaraan pribadi bisa ke mana- mana, hebat soro. N petualangane jadi lebih seru. Beda sekali memang bertualang dgn mobil pribadi dan cuma bondo sikil.

06.45
Paginya setelah sarapan nasi campur dibeliin my uncle (dia malah mesti bangun lbh pagi dr kita2:p), nunggu om Bo benah2in mobil n sarapan, kami berangkat, meleset 45 menit dr rencana. Lewat jalan atas, alias tawangmangu. Sepii bgt! KOtanya kayak kota mati.

10.30
Persinggahan pertama, beli tiket prambanan ramayana ballet. Untung om Bo tau krn ada billboard gede petunjuk jalane juga. Gitu orange taktanya via telp ke mana beli tiket pertunjukanne, dia cuma kasi clue, ke prambanan aja. Waduh piye to. Kalo dari arah madiun billboard gede tulisan "ramayan ballet" JUSTRU sesudah belokan masuk ke lokasi prambanan. Huh....

10.45
Aku ga tenang tanpa peta jogja! Mau e mampir kantor tourism, di jln malioboro situ tp kelewatan n pas mobile cukup kencang, yah...
Kami turun di benteng vrederburg.
Masuk bayar 3rb, kamera bayr ga ya? lupa...
Sebenere di seberang loket ada gb peta lokasi. Tp kami ga baca, lenggang masuk lgs. Kami cuma masuk di 1 rumah aja dari 4/5 rumah. Tp berhubung kami ga tau n kami kira itu kantoran, kok ada mobil2 dinas segala di dlmnya?!?!
Ya uda la keluar dgn "Opo seh isie itu tadi? Dari foto2 tmnku kok apik2 ya.."

11.30
Hari yg cerah n terik. Kami jalan menyeberangi alun2 yg tandus (rumpute gundul kabeh, yg ada lapangan pasir), melewati 2 pohon beringin yg 'tersohor' itu. Ada 2 pohon, kiri n kanan, yg kanan kok lbh pendek dr kiri?! Mari kesamber opo iku. N lagian....pohon2 itu keliatan masi belia!! Lebar lingkar batangnya aja cuma berapa itu, ga keliatan angker ato sangar nya sama sekali!
Tiket masuk 3rb, kamera 1rb. PAs masuk tiba2 dicegat org yg make ID card, oh guide...aku lgs nanya:"Perlu biaya tambahan?" Orgnya bilang :"Kalau mau ngasi ngga papa". So i asked my cousin wether she needed a guide or no, she said yes. Ok then.. Beda dgn beberapa th lalu yg tiba2 seorang abdi dalem liat kami chinese look (aku, fanchu, tantenya fangchu) n ngikutin sambil jelasin gini gitu (kita pas itu was2 ae ini orang sapa yah?!Ntar minta2 duit lagi)
TErnyata! Sebel banget! CUma keliling halaman luar saja! Yg pintu masuk yg tembus belakang la kok ditutup, alasannya hr2 tertentu saja dibuka! Berarti pas jaman aku ma tante fangchu n jus dulu 2X KETEPAKAN waktu e gerbang itu dibuka! Blah....
Trus kita digiring ke rumah kecil lewat gang (samping museum kereta). Dijelasin masalah foto2 sultan yg tergantung di ruangan penuh batik n lukisan2 itu.
Trus kita masuk museum kereta. Dulu rasae ga perlu bayar ya? Aku n jus ae moto2 bebas.. Ini skali lagi ada uang foto. N ada guide utk kami! Sepasang pengunjung setelah kami aja dibiarin.

Trus mo ke taman sari, aku ga inget jalannya....di belakang itu ada persimpangan kiri: pohon beringin n jam tapi tertutup 2 bus parkir (yg aku ingat itu pas sama jus ngejar keraton ditutup n aku sempet moto orang yg berbeskap+sarung naek sepeda onthel) dan persimpangan kanan entah ke mana. Di depan kami ada toko roti n Gardi Resto. Aku dah lelah banget mo rehat bentar lagian matahari sangat terik. Kami masi termangu2, sementara seorang bapak2 menanyai kami dgn gado2 inggris, seolah2 kami turis asing (yeah,,,it happens alot...). Dia bilang resto ini enak, n ga mahal kok. Kamipun mampir untuk rehat n makan salad. Aku pesen salad buah sedangkan my cozin pesen salad avocado n shrimp. Dunno what makes them so long to prepare them, toh bahan2 e simpleeee....cuma salad gitu loh... harga2nya ga mahal kata bapak tadi? harga2nya setara kafe2 di sutos situ loh...ya udah lah, yg penting batery's recharged

Setelah bayar,kami sempetin masuk dalem, kok kayaknya menarik dprd keraton n museum2 tadi. Ember. Kali ini beneran deh lbh isa dinikmati! Ya barang2 gitu lah, keramik, cermin gede, n ada 1 kamar entah apa.

Si bapak tadi ngikutin kita masuk n jelasin bla bla. Katanya ini rumah adike Sultan yg sekarang, masih ditinggali. Trus kita ke dalam, di dalam ada meja panjang kayak isa utk konferensi n jamuan makan malam. Bebarengan dgn itu ada 2 turis japan make kebaya. Bagi mereka disajikan tari merak. Tp dr pengamatanku baik penari maupun pemain gamelan, euh...kayak orang2 lulusan sekolah seni gitu. Yg penari jelas masih dlm tahap belajar. Dgn tega aku berpikir: duh tarian mereka pas2an, ga prof banget, itu yg disuguhkan ke turis, apa ga malu? Jgn anggap bodoh, aku ae ga ngerti tarian jawa itu gmn tp isa merasakan karya seni itu bagus ato ngga.

Kami pun jalan menuju ke tamansari setelah menolak guide bapak tadi. Aku tanya ae terus terang bapak ini guide bukan? N dia bilang kalo mau diantar gpp kalo engga jg ga papa. Aku bilang oh saya uda perna kok ke tamansari 2 th lalu. Yg artinya bapak itupun tau, kami ngga memerlukan jasa guide bapak. (terus terang aga risi dgn orang yg beramah2 di sebelahmu, apalagi kalo pengetahuane cuma klenik mulu....huuu maleess mending baca buku sendiri ttg sejarah yg ada).

Terus terang aku cuma inget pasar burungnya aja! Emang keliatan dr jauh bangunan reruntuhannya n orang2 di atasnya, tp masuke lewat mana ya. Selesai menerobos pasar burung kami tiba di perkampungan, we're totally lost, no signage at all! Untung ada bbrp bule seliweran. Kami nyasar setelah itu nanya ibu2 trus dikasi tau, kami mesti balik, aga malu jg si ketauan kalo nyasar. Foto2, naek, foto2. Trus kita mo cari underground mosque yg perna aku n carla kunjungi feb th lalu. Kami buntuti sepasang bule dgn guide. Tp jalan mereka cepet banget. We lost them, n we didnt find the underground mosque that i meant. Nemue cuma terowongan bwah tanah aja. Trus ketemu dah, bapak2 lagi. Dgn pakaiannya yg khas rakyat jelata, aku tdk bermaksud merendahkan, ya emang, pakaiannya berdebu n kuno. Tp org nya ramah, dan aku merasa comfort dgnnya so we asked him alot n he became our guide automatically!
Kami menuju ke masjid bwh tanah yg kumaksud. OHya, di kawasan sini ga ada tiket2 retribusi tp ada sumbangan sukarela, pas aku mo kluar masukin itu duit, bapak penjagae datengin (duh kupikir napa, andai saja aku cepet2 ngacir hahaha), dia bilang minimal 2000. Oh sekarang tarif sukarela pun ada minimalnya ya! Aku jd tiba2 ingat, mo pergi ngeloyor dulu ma carla t dicegat utk ngasi sumbangan sukarela. Bingun kan! Apa maksude? Smua orang butuh makan, betul. Trus kenapa pemda ga mau kelola? Ato at least RT RW setempat yg berkekuatan hukum n formal dikit kek!
Trus kami ditunjukin ke tmpt semedi. "Kok kayak bangunan cina ya?" begitu pemikiran kami berdua.

Selama perjalanan ada bbrp bangunan2 yg ddah bener2 ga kerawat! Ada motor diparkir di pojokan ....keset dijemur di atas gentingnya. Memang kok "harta budaya" satu ini dah di tengah2 perkampungan. Mboh mboh...kalo itu dulu tmpt semedi dah pasti sebuah tempt yg sepi, bukan di tengah perkampungan gitu.
Lalu kami menuju ke tamansari. Beruntuung bgt ada airnya. Waktu ma carla lalu lg ga ada air. Aku 'balas dendam' dgn ngambil foto2 dr berbagai angle, yg mana i lost my files when i went with carla! huhu..
Juga krn malas aku malas ke pintu depan. Jadi selama ini kalo kami lewat pasar burung dan perkampungan itu pintu belakang! Jadi ga usa bayar retribusi. So, kalo ke tamansari lagi mgkn aku pengen tau pintu dpn e kayak apa sih.
Kami minta diantarkan lagi ke pasar burung krn itu yg paling gampang supaya isa dijemput om Bo. We just gave him 5rb. While in the same time bule prancis ngasi guidenya 20rb. Aku bilang, wah seneng guide e lek entok wisman. Spupuku yg bijak balas "Lha iya ce, mereka lo bondo bahasae juga" Ohhaha, iya seh:D lupa.
We headed to roti sobek jakarta. Titipan orang rumah dan oleh2.

15.45
Kami ke museum affandi. tutupnya jam 4 tp krn kami cuma berdua gpp lah ditungguin, ga taunya setelah kami 2-3 tamu lagi datang!
Tp cuma kami yg dibukain ruangan2 laennya sampe tamat(ada 3-4 ruangan laennya). Lagi2 mahal banget tiket masuknya! Aku lgs syok! 20rb, kamera 10 rb! Menurutku itu mahal,kalo dibanding keraton dll. Dan mungkin ga ada bantuan perawatan dr pemda. Tp harga segitu kalo utk wisman si ecek2, utk kita yg lokal...
Ga suka gaya lukisanya yg abstrak, kalo gaya awal2 yg impresionis masih suka. Istrine rek dijadikno obyek terus, betapa sayang banget dia. Tp ada istri ke-2 juga ternyata, denger2 dr penjaga e. Lokasi n bangunan2 museum, itu affandi sendiri yg rancang, yanh semacam da vinci lah yg serba bisa. Dpt softdrik n suvenir pensil.
Trus kami menghabiskan waktu sebelum makan malam di mall. Ada sekolah ice skating nya loh! Keren ga seh, yg sby aja kukut!

18.00
makan malam di ayam gorang nyonya suharti, yg asli suharti krn denger2 mereka cerai jadi yg asli yg ada foto nyonya suharti (ga buka cabang di sby), yg milik mantan suami yg logonya ga ada fotonya, tp gb ayam. Enak dan tentu sekali lagi, mahaaaaaaaal (serba mahal ya di tmpt wisata yg punya nama).

19.15
Ketika sampai di lokasi teater, hawa tadi pagi yg sudah sejuk makin sejuk saja,pula angin berhembus kencang. Sepupuku yg kuat dingin sampe ga rela minjemin jaketnya utkku, terpaksa deh diempet sampe break br ambil jaket di mobil. Toilet antri puanjaaaang! Sekali lg diempet jg deh.

Sendratari Ramayana di teater terbuka Prambanan.
-FULL Episodes-

Memang lokasi nya tertata dgn bagus,bisa melihat background candi prambanan yg megah disoroti lampu. (ga ada foto bagus yg mewakili, sebel pada gaptek smua mengoperasikan kamera baru beli!)
Kursi penonton berbentuk huruf U. Kelas paling murah 50rb itu duduk di kaki huruf U itu. Kami duduk di sudut huruf U sayap kanan, plg atas pula, kalah pagi ma turis2 bule itu.
Secara keseluruhan memang pagelaran di prambanan ini menang kolosalitasnya. Banyaknya penari dan tata lampu yg apik. Penari2nya pun rata2 memiliki postur n kelangsingan tubuh yg sama.
Tapi aku tdk mendapati koereografinya menarik. Malah sangat membosankan, bikin ngantuk. Perbandingannya dgn pagelaran yg digelar di purawisata, dlm kota. Memang benar kata sebuah artikel, diperlukan kecerdasan tersendiri utk memampatkan cerita ramayana yg luar biasa panjang jadi cuma 2,5 jam itu!
Asli pek aku bosan! Dr sisi lagu ae isa ditebak, mari nada ini lek mo klimaks ato gmn tinggal ae ganti tempo, ya itu2 ae. Dah gitu Kostum Laksmana n Rama hampir ga beda, jd kami binun iki sopo seh?! Wes ngunu ke-2 lelaki ini terlalu gemulai baik postur n body language nya....kayak banci! Duh....ga isa ketok gagah ngunu!
Kostum Shinta uda dimodifikasi so u wont find its tail. Itu loh jarik yg ada ekor nya panjang jd pas nari isa disepak kanan kiri dgn gemulai. Dan tarian kancil nya, aku inget banget, di purawisata dia memakai kekuatan gelang kakinya utk membuat suara2 utk menunjang betapa lincah n menarik hati. Tp gpp lah itu beda koreografi, di sini kancilnya yg meranin emang langsing, gerakannya sgt luwes, dia lbh memakai gerak badan atas ketimbang loncatan2 kaki (gelang kaki yg berlonceng2 cuma hiasan, ga dibunyikan secara sengaja).
Jd scr keseluruhan aku jauh lbh suka yg di purawisata (kala itu lbh mahal tp diantar jemput dlm 1 kota).

Yg menggelitik:
*sblm ke jogja
a fren: kenapa sih rama & sinta dijadikan simbol pasangan serasi?
me: ga tau ya, mungkin krn cinta mereka yg tak terpisahkan. Kan si sinta diculik, bis gitu diuji kesucian n lulus n mereka bersatu kembali setelah masing2 digoyang prahara. cinta yg terpisahkan kayak romeo juliet kali.....
*pas pertunjukan adegan uji kesucian sinta
sepupu: Loh ce, mestie lo ya kalo mereka saling cinta, mestie nerima apa adae, ya ga seh?
me: iyo seh! setuju banget!
Tp ini kan cerita wayang, akeh ga masuk dgn konsep masa kini apalagi konsep pernikahan yg sehat. Asem banget memang Rama, dah gara2 dia ninggalin Sinta sendirian cuma dikasi lingkaran mantera, Sinta diculik, udah nolak2 ga mau dirayu Rahwana, diselamatkan cuma utk ditanyai : lu masi suci ngga
*usai membaca artikel
Ternyata di cerita aslinya di India kisah cinta mereka tragis. Krn Rama meragukan kesucian Sinta, Sinta menerjunkan diri ke api.

GKI pregolan bunder

2008-08-01T18:49:00.004+07:00

minggu, 22 juni 08
What a grace:D
Ini ke-2 setelah natal, desember th lalu aku maen ma kilang ansambel di GKI pregbund:D
(anyway they have saved me from being intentionally absent attending sunday service)

Ttg gedung.
Aku selalu amazed, takjub dgb arsitektur dalamnya. Secara aku di dalam. Aku suka melihat langit2 nya, Mosaik jendalanya. Pas ibadah jam 9, sinar matahari ada yg masuk, aduh indah sekali menempa mosaik. Indah sekali menempa rambut dan badan jemaat, rim light n hair light yang sempurna. Apalagi udara dingin AC rasanya melihat cahaya itu jadi aih andai aku di bawah sinar itu.
Lonceng.
wah, mereka masi mendentangkan lonceng ketika ibadah hendak dimulai. Heee.....

Tetapi (tetap) ada yg menganggu.
Piranti2 elektronik itu!!!!
Mulai dr LCD
Natal lalu aku kaget minta ampun! HAH?!?! Ngapain dikasi LCD juga? Emang smua greja GKI make LCD yah? Kupikir cuma Manyar ajah....Yg emang karakteristik nya muda n lbh dinamis aka modern. Aku ngga suka awalnya. Menyanyi make LCD ? Huh...uda ngga ada not2 angkanya...kadang salah ketik n telat ganti baitnya. Blm kalo kamera nya jelek, gambar buram ga jernih, coba yg punya minus jadi tambah aja minusnya. Tapi sisi bagusnya LCD, meminimalisir pemakaian kertas. Ngga tau tuh buku2 NKB n KJ itu dialokasikan ke mana....even skrg persekutuan pun uda make LCD smua di manyar.

AC.
Aku bertanya2 , ngaa ada emang jendela nya, rasanya smua di bikin tertutup. Entah jaman belanda dulu bangunan itu ventilasi nya gimana. Adanya AC ngga terlalu mengganggu pemandangan interior si...tp eman ajah....Keliatan kalo ngga menyatu, keliatan kalo awalnya itu AC ngga ada , n itu tambahan.

Soundsystem
Pfff....
Pas cek sound dengerin singer nyanyi akapela, akustik , indaaaah bgt.....Kayak surga beneran. Tapi begitu make mike, echo..echo...echo....Kata tmnku dikarenakan langit2nya yg tinggi, tp kalo jemaat penuh itu isa diminimalisir. Oya? Ngga juga, kupingku ga isa nangkap smua ucapan pendeta krn ga jelas. :(
Denger2 dulu,....akustik gedung ini plg bagus di sby ...mungkin kalo utk musik2 unplugged beneran kali ya....krn echo alaminya, jd sebenarnya keberadaan pengeras suara ga perlu ...Emane...

Tp overall, thanks God, i m so blessed

loncengnya

KATA-KATA MUTIARA DARI TOKOH DUNIA

2008-07-10T08:37:00.004+07:00

Semua yang dimulai dengan rasa marah, akan berakhir dengan rasa
malu. (Benjamin Franklin)

Orang yang bahagia bukanlah orang pada lingkungan tertentu,
Melainkan orang dengan sikap-sikap tertentu.(Hugh Downs)

Sukses seringkali datang pada mereka yang berani bertindak, dan
Jarang menghampiri penakut yang tidak berani mengambil konsekuensi.
(Jawaharlal Nehru)

Orang yang luar biasa itu sederhana dalam ucapan, tetapi hebat dalam
tindakan. (Confusius)

Kita tidak tahu bagaimana hari esok, yang bisa kita lakukan ialah
berbuat sebaik-baiknya dan berbahagia pada hari ini.(Samuel Taylor Coleridge)

Kesalahan terbesar yang bisa dibuat oleh manusia di dalam
Kehidupannya adalah terus-menerus mempunyai rasa takut bahwa mereka akan membuat kesalahan. (Elbert Hubbard)

Kebanggaan kita yang terbesar adalah bukan tidak pernah gagal,
Tetapi bangkit kembali setiap kali kita jatuh. (Confusius) chloe: loh iki kata2ne confusius ta?

Semua orang tidak perlu menjadi malu karena pernah berbuat
kesalahan, selama ia menjadi lebih bijaksana daripada sebelumnya.(Alexander Pope) chloe: sapa ya?

Kita berdoa kalau kesusahan dan membutuhkan sesuatu, mestinya kita
Juga berdoa dalam kegembiraan besar dan saat rezeki melimpah.
(Kahlil Gibran) chloe: AMEN!

Musuh yang paling berbahaya di atas dunia ini adalah penakut dan
bimbang. Teman yang paling setia, hanyalah keberanian dan keyakinan yang teguh. (Andrew Jackson)

Kebanyakan dari kita tidak mensyukuri apa yang sudah kita miliki,
Tetapi kita selalu menyesali apa yang belum kita capai.
(Schopenhauer) chloe: iyoh, rumput tetangga selalu lebih hijau

Tidak ada pelaut ulung yang dilahirkan dari samudera yang tenang, tapi ia akan dilahirkan dari samudera yang penuh terpaan badai, gelombang dan topan
(D Farhan Aulawi) chloe: sapa nih? org indo kah??

KEMASAN & MAKANAN

2008-07-10T08:34:00.001+07:00

PENTING UNTUK DIKETAHUI...

1. BEKAS BOTOL AQUA

Mungkin sebagian dari kita mempunyai kebiasaan memakai dan memakai ulang botol plastik (Aqua, VIT, etc) dan menaruhnya di mobil atau di kantor.

Kebiasaan ini tidak baik, karena bahan plastic botol(disebut juga sebagai polyethylene terephthalate or PET) yang dipakai di botol2 ini mengandung zat2 karsinogen (atau DEHA). Botol ini aman untuk dipakai 1-2 kali saja, jika anda ingin memakainya lebih lama, tidak boleh lebih dari seminggu, dan harus ditaruh ditempat yang jauh dari matahari.

Kebiasaan mencuci ulang dapat membuat lapisan plastik rusak dan zat karsinogen itu bisa masuk ke air yang kita minum.

Lebih baik membeli botol air yang memang untuk dipakai ber-ulang2, jangan memakai botol plastik.

2. PENGGEMAR SATE

Kalau Anda makan sate, jangan lupa makan timun setelahnya. Karena ketika kita makan sate sebetulnya ikut juga karbon dari hasil pembakaran arang yang dapat menyebabkan kanker.

Untuk itu kita punya, obatnya yaitu timun yang disarankan untuk dimakan setelah makan sate.

Karena sate mempunyai zat Karsinogen (penyebab kanker) tetapi timun ternyata punya anti Karsinogen. Jadi jangan lupa makan timun setelah makan sate.

3. UDANG DAN VITAMIN C

Jangan makan udang setelah Anda makan Vitamin C. Karena ini akan menyebabkan keracunan dari racun Arsenik (As) yang merupakan proses reaksi dari Udang dan Vitamin C di dalam tubuh dan berakibat keracunan yang fatal dalam hitungan jam.

4. MI INSTAN

Untuk para penggemar mi instan, pastikan Anda punya selang waktu paling tidak 3 (tiga) hari setelah Anda mengkonsumsi mi instan, jika Anda akan mengkonsumsinya lagi, dari informasi kedokteran, ternyata terdapat lilin yang melapisi mi instan. Itu sebabnya mengapa mi instan tidak lengket satu sama lainnya ketika dimasak.

Konsumsi mie instan setiap hari akan meningkatkan kemungkinan seseorang terjangkiti kanker.

Seseorang,karena begitu sibuknya dalam berkarir tidak punya waktu lagi untuk memasak,sehingga diputuskannya untuk mengkonsumsi mi instan setiap hari. Akhirnya dia menderita kanker.

Dokternya mengatakan bahwa hal ini disebabkan karena adanya lilin dalam mi instan tersebut. Dokter tersebut mengatakan bahwa tubuh kita memerlukan waktu lebih dari 2 (dua) hari untuk membersihkan lilin tersebut.

5. BAHAYA DIBALIK KEMASAN MAKANAN

Kemasan makanan merupakan bagian dari makanan yang sehari-hari kita konsumsi. Bagi sebagian besar orang, kemasan makanan hanya sekadar bungkus makanan dan cenderung dianggap sebagai "pelindung" makanan.

Sebetulnya tidak tepat begitu, tergantung jenis bahan kemasan. Sebaikn! ya mulai sekarang Anda cermat memilik kemasan makanan. Kemasan pada makanan mempunyai fungsi kesehatan, pengawetan,kemudaha n, penyeragaman, promosi, dan informasi. Ada begitu banyak bahan yang digunakan sebagai pengemas primer pada makanan, yaitu kemasan yang bersentuhan langsung dengan makanan.

Tetapi tidak semua bahan ini aman bagi makanan yang dikemasnya.Inilah ranking teratas bahan kemasan makanan yang perlu Anda waspadai.

A. Kertas.

Beberapa kertas kemasan dan non-kemasan (kertas koran dan majalah)yang sering digunakan untuk membungkus makanan, terdeteksi mengandung timbal(Pb)melebihi batas yang ditentukan. di dalam tubuh manusia, timbal masuk melalui saluran pernapasan atau pencernaan menuju sistem peredaran darah dan kemudian menyebar ke berbagaijaringan lain, seperti: ginjal, hati, otak, saraf dan tulang. Keracunan timbal pada orang dewasa ditandai dengan gejala 3 P, yaitu pallor (pucat), pain (sakit)& paralysis (kelumpuhan) . Keracunan yang terjadipun bisa bersifat kronis dan akut. Untuk terhindar dari makanan yang terkontaminasi logam berat timbal,memang susah-susah gampang.

Banyak makanan jajanan seperti pisang goreng,tahu goreng dan tempe goreng yang dibungkus dengan Koran karena pengetahuan yang kurang dari si penjual, padahal bahan yang panas dan berlemak mempermudah berpindahnya timbale makanan tsb.Sebagai usaha pencegahan, taruhlah makanan jajanan tersebut di atas piring.

B.Styrofoam.

Bahan pengemas styrofoam atau polystyrene telah menjadi salah satu pilihan yang paling populer dalam bisnis pangan.

Tetapi, riset terkini membuktikanbahwa styrofoam diragukan keamanannya. Styrofoam yang dibuat dari kopolimer styren ini menjadi pilihan bisnis pangan karena mampu mencegah kebocoran dan tetap mempertahankan bentuknya saat dipegang.Selain itu, bahan tersebut juga mampu mempertahankan panas dan dingin ! tetapi tetap nyaman dipegang,mempertaha nkan kesegaran dan keutuhan bahan yang dikemas, biaya murah, lebih aman, serta ringan.

Pada Juli 2001, Divisi Keamanan Pangan Pemerintah Jepang mengungkapkan bahwa residu styrofoam dalam makanan sangat berbahaya. Residu itu dapat menyebabkan endocrine disrupter (EDC), yaitu suatu penyakit yang terjadi akibat adanya gangguan pada system endokrinologi dan reproduksi manusia akibat bahan kimia karsinogen dalam makanan.

renang

2008-07-07T15:23:00.001+07:00

renang ... renang....

Tadi pagi,2 kali ini renang di kolam renang manyar yg lama. jam 06.00-07.00. Sblm mobil dibawa kerja.
Masih 15rb...moga2 ga melejit kayak yg laen2...

Td mayan rame, 4 orang uda ada di kolam. untung ga ada cecuyak2 (bocah2) yg les renang, krn mereka uda back to school, hahahaa! Mg lalu janjian ma Angie. Aku dpt ide utk OR nguatin otot kaki dr dia. Kata dia liburan gini di atas jm 7 isa ada 20 anak yg les. Lagi ada paket les 350rb sebisanya...Weuh...

Tp mayan kok.
Tadi malah sepi bgt, jm 7 kurang smua pada mentas.:D
Sambil nunggu badang kering, aku nostalgik dulu masa2 SMP renang situ, ga ada yg berubah, kecuali harga masuk yg ga terpaut banyak lah. Kenapa dulu ga sering2 renang situ juga yah....wong deket, tinggal jalan:D

REnangku ga ngoyo:D Malah seger. Kayake bagus jg utk ngilangin insomnia. Tiap habis mandi n makan, ga lama langsung de....kayak kena hipno,kutinggalin smuanya n menuju ke kasur, menggelepar lagi for about 1-2 hours....how great is that, huh:D

Mana hawa kalo pagi enak :D....hihihi

chloe: ayo kaki cepet sembuh ya nak,cepet kuat,ntar cepet melanglang buwana

end of trip

2008-07-07T15:03:00.007+07:00

Lalalaaa....butuh sebulan utk bikin jurnal trip yg cuma 3 malam! Grmbl...tp emang had loads of fun n refreshing!

chloe: salahe charger mac e ga digowo!
mee lan: lupaaaaaaaaa!!!

end of trip
Sblm balik SBy, diculik ke malang dulu ma Deb:D nginep di rumahnya.
HAwaaaaaa malang yg nyamaaaan dan indaaaaah(istilahku!) bisa kunikmati lagi.
Memang ga cukup cuma sehari utk wisata kuliner malang yg terkenal. So many to see & eat of course!
Akhirnya cuma ini yg isa dihinggapi:
- makan pagi di nasi Bok deket stasiun KA, bok2 madura tuh
- museum brawijawa, ada peta shg nambah jadwal
- daerah keramik di dinoyo, got 2 unique vases, yay! Trima pesanan n jual suvenir2 utk wedding. Ada 1 tokok yg jual miniatur kapal dlm botol kaca yg rata2 harganya CUMA 25RB!!!!
- rmh dinas ko martin. just stopping over for 1 hour. Anak2e lucu2222!!! yg sulung tipikal anak sehat n sgt supel, yg bungsu tipikal kesenggol jatuh n nangisan:D tp their parents emang fun bgt miara mereka:D
- Pasar buku bekas di jl Wilis, cari donal bebek utk tmne e Irma. SUsah bgt nawar di sana
- Kelenteng di deket pasar besar, makan pangsit mi, bakso dan kolaknya, nyam. Keliling bentar masuk kelenteng.
chloe: kameraaaa....kameraaaaaa.....
- PAsar besar, mo beli tempe menjes yg terkenal itu utk bokap, tp dah kehabisan, beli tempe yg blm jadi de:D
- dimampirin ke bakso bakar, deket SMP negri mana gitu

Pulang tangan penuh barang. Pdhl pas di museum, deb's hubby uda mo nuker ma mobil tp aku menolak krn dgn motor pandanganku leluasa pek! Lagian di malang takut apa dgn matahari! hehehe

Balik sby naek travel, dgn supir jagoan, dia tau jalan pintas lumpur porong cuma 7 menit!!! how awesome is that, huh...:D

hari 3, jumat 6 juni 08

2008-07-02T21:18:00.004+07:00

day 3
09.00
Deby nyetir dr malang, join ma kita.Pagi itu kami diajak bu Sukardi sarapan nasi bakmoy yg terkenal itu di pacific, yg ownernya kayak Dang jong GUn. Iya se, tp keliatan tuwa.
Trus yah mampir ke toko gunung mas lagee!!! Sekedar utk beli poccari nya!

Sblm memulai trip hari itu! Kami mampir ke Makam BK lagi. Kami masuk dr gate nya makam langsung bukan dr perpus spt hari kemaren,kena lagi di pos "tamu harap lapor" yeah...n diminta sumbangan sukarela,jd laen kali masuk aja dr area perpus!
Pagi itu masi sepi pengunjung, benere kalo mo foto2 di nisan enakan:D hehehe
Tp langsung dah menuju ke stand kemaren.

Setelah itu cabut ke pantai. Jalan kali ini menuju ke arah selatan tentunya. Beda sekali dgn jalan menuju kelud yg aspal bagus dgn rumah tembok mayan modern kanan kiri. Ini jalannya uda naek turun, kasar, rumah2 gubuk masi jd pemandangan umum. Woh...Tapi jalanan ngga sepi jg, sering berpapasan dgn truk2 ato colt2 pengangkut.

12.00
Yaaah! akhirnya sampe! Setelah kurang lebih 1 jam lebih perjalanan.
Bagoeess.... Kenapa baru nyampe pantai jm segini?!??! PUANASS minta ampuuun!
tapi pantainyaa buaguuuus minta ampun!
Sepiiii, hahaha!!!!!!!!!! Ga ada petugas2 yg narik retribusi?!?! depot2 makanan pun juarang, 2-3 biji doank..Ini kawasan wisata bukan ya? Kadang kalo bukan sabtu minggu memang spt itu ya...drastis perbedaannya...
Foto sana sini...untung bawa jaket. Aku sempet jalan dr ke ujung kiri n ke ujung kanan (ngga sampe)
Maen ombak mesti fun bgt! Tp emang ombaknya gede,,..n panasss lagi! Ada 1 gadis yg juga maen ombak, hehehe

13.00
Setelah para ibu beli ikan asap, kami cabut ke embultuk krn aku td liat plang nya, n pak pit ingat2 lupa. Jd sempet nanya 1 x n sampe dah! yah....sayang krn ga bawa baju ganti apalagi jeroan jd ga masuk goa nya deh..ihik.
Katanya 20-25rb utk guide's fee. Tp itu dihitung 1 kepala ato gmn, kalo serombongan 5 org gmn?
ya uda foto2 aja.

Sempet dimampirin di monumen trisula, aku uda lupa bgt peristiwa trisula. Mayan isa naek2 n liat view dr atas:D
more pic

15.00
Pulang kita makan bakso gangsar!! udah kelaparan smua:P Enak bakso nya! Cuma kuahnya akeee minyake.
Habis gitu kita sempetin diri ke dam njegu. Ga jauh dr situ. Mayan isa dilihat. Ada ketemu org yg jaga n arek2 nanya2 , ada monumen di tengah, aga janggal, itu tanda tmpt insinyur jepang yg surve tenggelam di sana. (sori ga kefoto:D:D)

Sblm sampe rumah , dimampirin jalan mana ya...lupa, beli oleh2.
Sorenya aku pamitan ma Irm n fam, pak pit, thanks for his service n info2 nya:D
Melaju menuju malang!

19.30
Sesampainya di malang, aku ditraktir makan di mie Hot apa gitu...itu kayak inovasi baru cwiemi:D~
Tp enakan yg biasa deh. Aku pesen mie hot jamur, Jamurnya di goreng ma tepung n mie nya make tomat kecuuuutt, kayak spageti gitu...

Habis mandi n sedikit bincang2 aku bobok. takute esok pagi ga isa bangun, mo ikutan dia ke pasar. Hawanya dingin! Enak bangeeeet! Tp ga sedingin pas retreat di wisma darmaningsih, aku wes takut ae lek sedingin itu isa2 ga isa turu:P

hari 2, kamis 5 juni 08

2008-06-26T17:47:00.007+07:00

Day 2
08.00
Setelah doa bareng kami sarapan nasi pecel. Penjual nya tante2 chinese.
Kami mampir toko gunung mas, toko kelontong gitu loohhh...mereka suka bgt ke sana karena lengkap katanya. Namannya aja so chinese! gunung mas!
Tp pagi itu purpose nya pengen liatin anaknya, cakep bgt kt mereka. Duo ibu anak ini memang...Tp boro2 ketemu anaknya, yg jaga papanya n maminya nongol, aduhhh bu sukardi bilang "Ini loh mo ketemu ma sinyo nya." Heeeengg...*blush on*.... N maminya lgs bilang "Ah, mana mau hidup di kota kecil begini." YAP! Pinter ayi ini! End of match maker matter.

Pemberhentian pertama - MAkam BUng Karno
Kami di drop di makam bung karno. Wooowww..bangunan modern apakah itu?!?!?! Itu perpustakaan dan museum. Kami masuk museumnya dulu. Banyak tulisan2 "Anda tidak pelru membayar apa2".
Aku suka liat foto2nya. Walo menurutku urutan kronologisnya ga tertib tp yah, dinikmati aja lah. Keterangan foto pun dlm bahasa indo, inggris, belanda (kali ya), campur baur, ga seragam. Tapi paling tidak memang membawa kembali kenangan terhadap Sukarno yg semangat, berapi2, kolersi, bervisi, bener2 org cemerlang, percaya diri, berpandangan ke depan.
Hari itu ramai sekali, berkali2 rombongan anak SD lewat. Keluar dr museum diserbu penjual suvenir.
Nyeberang ke perpustakaan. Barang2 mesti dititpin,ternyata ini semacam perpus umum Ada 1 ruangan khusus referensi n koleksi ttg bung karno. Weuh, kerennn! Aku n Irma sama2 nyaut 1 buku, dia mah 2-3 buku:D ACnya dingiiin..

Kami naik ke atas n foto2, lantai 2 hanya sebagian kecil yag boleh digunakan.
Dan kami menuju ke pendopo makam Bung Karno. Disapa ma bapak2, ternyata org Humas, mo ada kedatangan rombongan dr sby, peserta diklat something.
Ornamen2, ukiran2, pendopo nya luarrr biasaaaaa......dan katanya si, kalo moto batu nisannya isa keluar kayak sosok singa nya. Aku si ga isa kethokan, egp :p Jalan keluarnya kita kecanthol ma stan2 suvernir. BIngung juga cari suvernir. Selain baju, trend nya benda2 bikin ribut, eh, suara. Suling-lah, perkusi-lah, apa aja de yg isa bersuara. Ada bbrp marmer, tp itu kan khas tulung agung bok.

12.30
Kami sampe di Penataran, ngga jauh dr makam BK tadi. Wih, panaas n terik bangeet. Seperti kuduga, tampang turis kami gampang attrack attention. Kami dicegat utk ngisi buku tamu, n sumbangan sukarela of course...Heran, kalo mereka emang butuh knp ga ada karcis retribusi kek, heran...ga mudeng aku.
Kami emang salah jam kali ya, Di saat org2 mulai buyar utk berteduh kita baru dateng. Tp jd asik! Foto2 ga ada org2 sliweran.
Ada kolam pemandian kecil, kecil banget kata Irma dulu ga segitu de. Tp airrnyaaa jerniiih bangeeet. Di bawah keteduhan kami nongkrong2, liat2 ikan di bawah. Nyamaan banget:D

13.15
Jalanan menuju ke Kelud lewat daerah Nglegok (sepelan "e" nya seperti di kata "serong ke kanan"). Wuiiih, indaaaah puoooll. Penuh dengan tanaman tebu yg berbungaaa..... Dengan background gunung.
Ijo kanan kiri. Seneng banget. Bu Sukardi mungkin heran, org kota nih apa si yg dilihat, kita si lihat beginian setiap hari:p
Daerah2 sekitar Kelud jg mayan makmur loh. Rumah2 penduduk tu apik2, dlm arti uda ga gubug, tembok smua, dgn style mayam modern lah. Denger2 slain tanah yg subur kebanyakan mereka TKW atuh...pahlawan devisa...

14.00
Kami sangat beruntung datang bukan sabtu minggu. Krn hari2 itu, jalan menuju Kelud ditutup, ojek beraksi dengan tarif sekitar 10rb sekali jalan. Mau jalan ? Ya masi jauuuh. Sepiii ga ada manusiaaa. Papasan ma 1 xtrail doank. Trus mestinya si kami lapor, tp krn ga mudeng ya uda terus aja, ketemu warung di gate yg ditutup (scr resmi emang Kelud ga bole dikunjungi, dasarane org Indo). Kami, aku , Irma, pak Pit jalan. Bu Sukardi menunggu di warung ajah:D
Kawah ijo yg indah itu dah ga ada. Tertutup smua ama anak gunung baru. Kami bahkan sudah tdk bisa lihat lahar meleleh keluar kalo sore2. Uda 2 th sejak letusan itu..yah...
Sepi, sejuk, asap2 keluar dr samping2 n bawah gunung kecil itu.

chloe: nikonkuuu.....mampuss....huuuuuuuu *groaning, mourning*
mee lan: bagoeess...kakiku yg aboh dulu kok tanda2 kemeng maneh yo....

more pictures:
Makam BK, Penataran, Kelud

trip to blitar day 1

2008-06-24T09:46:00.006+07:00

Latar belakang:
asal nyeplos aja, ketika Irma ijin ga ikutan arisan mo mudik.

hari 1, rabo 4 juni 08
09.30
Saat2 terakhir ada kerjaan minta cepet. Aku berusaha nyelesain sambil konsen penuh. Otakku haruse terprogram, begitu Irm datang aku tinggal menyahut charger2 itu n go. Ok. N so, i forgetted the chargers....3 electronics without chargers....grmbl.... dan akhirnya aku sangat100 menyesalinya! Gimana bisa aku melupakan benda2 krusial itu!!!

12.00
Pak Pit kupikir nyetirnya kalem, ternyata speedy mode on ketika dah luar kota:D
Jujukan pertama tentu RS, Irma ngambil formulir di situ. Hawa Malang emang enak benar. Aku nugguin Irm pas ambil formulir sambil menikmati hawa yg sejuk. AC beneran ngga laku deh. Betapa bersukurnya warga malang.
Trus kami transit bentar di araya. Br pertama kali ini menginjakkan kaki di araya malang! Memang laen! Club house, lapangan golf. wuih....kayak villa benar.

13.00
Kami lunch di mi gang jangkrik yg jl Letjen suprapto. Warning: Lbh enak yg di jl kawi! (aku sendiri ga perna makan sana) n met up with Debby, n planned to travel 2gether.

14.00
We left malang, lewat bendungan karang kates. Tp kita berhenti di bendungan Lahor, versi mini nya Karangkates.

17.00
Sblm ke rumh Irm, pak Pit antar kami ke rumah bu Wardhoyo. Sapa itu?
The one whose house that's issued to be sold. And my superficial conclusion is, it is the matter of family's conflict and well...it also be a publicity to make this place more wellknown. Like me, many other visitors came as the rumor went on the news.
Hmm...i think this house is more like a storage of many pictures, than memoirs of Soekarno's place of his childhood. Spooky? i dont care, what i care was the sun set already so i couldn't take pictures with available lights, hiks...So i didn't take many, since it was blurred...

18.00
sampe dah. Disambut ibu Sukardi "Aduh, 4 jam ke mana aja....pesawatnya uda sampe Hongkong dah..." :p
Dinner dijamu dengan delivery dr rmh makan Pacific,enak! cucok di lidah banget, n kata Irm ownernya kayak Dang JOng GUn?

more pictures

Dunia moneter & riil

2008-06-21T10:17:00.004+07:00

Acara arisn kemaren diganti menghadiri seminar aktual ttg investasi, 2 jam lbih (hoahmmm..).
Aslie muales n sungguhan ga mudeng...walopun aku jebolan IPS, tp yah....egp.
Sedikit yg kudapat (baik dr pembicara maupun tmnku)

Hubungan dunia riil & moneter cuma 1 arah
Apa yg terjadi di dunia riil tdk bisa mempengaruhi dunia moneter. Sayangnya dunia moneter dpt mempengaruhi dunia riil.
Seperti sekarang. HArga minyak naik, tp OPEC tidak mau menaikkan produksi utk menekan harga. Alasa OPEC - demandnya tetap , ngga naik. Ternayta di dunia moneter para investor menyuntik duit habis2an di komoditas minyak, smua berebut beli saham2 minyak, makae hargae naek.
Begitu juga dengan harga emas. BAru2 ini saja penurunan harga yg signifikan terjadi. Kenapa? krn di dunia moneter, investor sudah merasa mendapat level harga yg menurutnya sudah cukup, jd mereka menarik smua dana mereka. Alhasil turunlah harga emas.

mee lan: Aneh ya....lbh gampang memahami pandangan2 filsafat deh...
chloe: loe isa jual tanpa punya barang, blm beli uda isa masang posisi jual, haih...
dunia yg "aneh"

Diperlukan hikmat bagi orang2 yg bermain di dalamnya. Krn akibat2 yg bisa dirasakan di dunia riil, sementara tulang perekonomian negara2 sspt kita ini tidak kuat....gampang mawut...

misc:Habis jenguk nukky langsung ke sminar aktual

anak kecil

2008-06-17T08:07:00.000+07:00

Anak kecil
Baru2 ini ketemu ma anak2 kecil

Tetep ae
Mereka itu lucu, i must admit that!
Tapi di satu sisi
Mereka annoying !!!
Lihatlah sederetan komen:
" JOk nonton bareng arek2 cilik, akeh teriak2e mereka, kudu tak pitek2 ae!"
"Paling bete kalo nonton biskop karo percil2 ngono!"
"Arek iku yo kudu takcengkiwing, takuncal keluar jendela."
"Awwww! Jok sampe dia bawak anake! Isa taktaleni, tak lakban!"

Ribut, manipulatif (they think they can get what they want by crying, sweet devil smiling huh!)

Kontradiktif bgt ya....
lucu, murni...apa adae

cemilan cemilan

2008-06-17T07:45:00.001+07:00

Kami sama-sama ngidam chicky stick!!
Sampe kebawa2 dlm mimpiku, habis nyari di mana2 ga ada!
Pantes aja! Lha wong ganti kemasan!
Akhirnya dpt juga! Hahaha....terharu, dikasi bos kakak, beli d carefour....

Kapan itu menggilai momogi. Cemilan ini memiliki kenangan tersendiri, ceileeeh!
Iya. Mengingatkanku pada kehangatan Lisa Mae:D Pas mo keluar dr kosnya, di sebelah kamarnya ada jual, aku dipaksa makan ! Enaak memang! Dan setelah sekian lama memang merek laen lewattt. Tp bukan tanpa halangan, sblm ngiklan nyari ini cemilan susah juga, ada nya di warung2 kecil n pinggiran. Dulu di sekitar kantor portrait aja ga ada! Keliatan motor dgn obrok penuh momogi mentolo takbajak!(anarkis..)

Kemaren juga, ngabisin 3 chicky balls rame2 ber-4. Sambil nyeletuk2.
"Dulu kayake diameternya ngga seimut ini ya?"
"Iya lah, kemasannya aja lbh mungil" ( gapapa gunakan plastik dgn bijak)
"Wek! Gila isinya dikit banget! Ketipu neh!"
"Loh, yg rasa ayam isinya lebih akeeh ikiii!!"
nyam ...nyam...

"Kok habis...?"

dasar....

mee lan: wah insight bagus nih utk ide iklan :D hakakaka....

ke tukang pijat

2008-06-17T07:37:00.002+07:00

Setelah sekian lama surve sana sini, menimbang gono gini...
Ga tahan, akhirnya ya sudah lah ke tukang pijet, aku jg ga tau apa yg terjadi dan apa penyebabnya!

Pilihan jatuh ke koh Wi. Tau dr cik Lisa(akehe seng namae "lisa"), mantan tmn yoga araya(krn kelasnya uda bubaarrr) yg ketemu pas ngantri cakue. Dia pas bawa catatan , weeh....organiser benar...
Setiap hari mesti telp dulu, au sampe sana 07.30 kurang lebih. Yg antreee dah banyaaaaaak....Katanya gara2 tutup seminggu. Dan...yg bikin 'syerem', yg blm kusiapkan mentalku sblmnya. Byk yg diperban. Jeritan2.
Wuh
Jam 10an aku uda masuk, bbrp pasien emang mengundurkan diri.
Sblm aku, di mana aku ikutan masuk dlm ruang. Tangannya diperban pergelangannya. Diplintir2, sampe si pasien memicingkan mata n mulut mengaduh2, tapi tak bersuara. Aduh aku yg ngeri dewe.... Tapi hebat ya.. isa tau ototnya ini jalannya di mana, ngembaliinnya gmn, padahal ga terlihat.

Giliranku ngga lama 10 menitan kali. Ternyata kaki aga melengse, alias keluar dr angkle nya, ini baru diliat, blm dipegang. Untuk encok, tuts2 penting di sekitar panggul belakang dipencet2! Aku geli minta ampun n sakit jugaaaaa....@_@
Sekarang masih(malah) aga pincang2 ,aboh dikit, ga bole lari2 10 hari, supaya mengurangi beban di angkle nya (jadi kurasa termasuk di dlmnya hiking). Ga bole bungkuk pas duduk maupun berdiri. Yeah..:D

Engkohnya lucu, mirip salah 1 pendekar di kungfu hustle, dan boso jowone mboook....

Dasar bencong loe

2008-06-09T10:43:00.001+07:00

chloe:Aduh bencong mulu sih elu! Belok sana, belok sini!
mee lan: Ahaha, habis gimana
chloe: Situ bagus, sini bagus, loe mampir2 mulu sih!
mee lan: Iya nih....

Browsing di DA bener2 breathtaking. I still feel the adrenaline's raising. Dan emang banyak banget kategori2nya. Aku nemukan 1 deviant yg gallery nya mirip aku. Foto ada, ilustrasi ada, graphic ada, digital imaging ada (ini aku engga, really not fond of it, blah, i m over it!)......

Abis gimana.
Others may choose n focus only in one (tiny!!)field.
BUt i can't
It is just me
Love it, n feel alive with it

Well, consider me as a multitalented artist then
hahahahaha...
at least consider as a multi wide interest
it is okay
it will need more time to strengthen all the muscle
but i m sure, by the time to launch, you will be a great AD :>
how i m proud of my multi wide interest

thank you

painting with shadow

2008-06-09T10:31:00.002+07:00

Once a friend said that photography is an art of painting objects with light.
Yeah, sinar, cahaya, itu yg membuat smuanya nampak indah, bervolume.
This time i had to paint with shadow.

courtesy of willy kwanda & felicia

drpd nggendheng2no.. mending disukuri

2008-06-03T12:38:00.003+07:00

Sabtu sore serumah dan ping2, kecuali 2 kucing, berangkat ke madiun. Aku sendiri br ae mo tidur, setelah pamitan offline, ealah, ga sido. Dgn keadaan rada2 off gitu, after rushing hours, focusing my energy to battle in mind, finishing my designs for the competition.

Brgkt lancar2 aja, secara aku lbh konsen utk cepet nempel bantal n molor. Pas mampir di roti in aku kebagian tugas telp keamanan perum, utk laporan kalo rumah bakal kosong sampe minggu malam. Pertama telp males bgt di hold lamaa pdhl make HP, males pikirku, ngapain seh lapor2 sgala. Trus aku telp lagi. Ok,laporan selesai.

MInggu malem sampe rumah meleset bgt, rencana jm 9 udah masuk sby tp karena unexpected plan, mesti mampir pare bawa penumpang, jadilah kami sampe rumah jm 11. Aku yg haruse giliran nyetir pare-sby, gantian di daerah mojowarno krn ternyata penglihatanku kalo malam mayan buruk, entah faktor apa, n ngantuk menghinggapi. (Pdhl daerah mojowarno itu uda jalan gede, lampu2 terang:D kebut2an lbh asik, ups).

Sampe di rumah....aku yg buka pagar, nungguin pembokat dgn kondisi lampu teras mampus isa bikin aku tidur lage. Betapa kagetnya aku. Pintu depanku kan ada 2: bagian dalam pintu kayu, pintu luar itu kusen. Smuanya dah dlm kondisi
TERBUKA
GA TERKUNCI
Tirai2 ya ga ditutupi (kalo ini emang smua lupa).
"Edian..."

So drpd meng edan2 kan n saling menyalahkan (kena pembokat tukang bantah bikin muntab juga), apa yg isa kupelajari:
1. Bener2 thanks God deh...kondisi dlm rumah masih utuh, macbook ku masi tergeletak di meja tulis. Aku baru ae merunut proyek ucap sukur , eh dikasi langsung hal gede kayak gini.
2. Jangan melemparkan tanggung jawab kunci mengunci hanya ke 1 orang, kalo isa smua nge cek! (ga ada xcuse for me too by saying that time i was very2 sleepy)
3. Ok kan situasi keamanan di perumku:D Selain para satpam yg keliling (walopun jarang akhir2 ini) juga org yg ngincer 'disingkirkan' jauh :p
4. Coba kalo ingetnya pas uda di madiun, wah ,.isa heboh tuh, stres ga karuan:p

थिंक & thought

2008-06-02T09:12:00.007+07:00

Seminggu kemaren ngapain aja yah?

Banyak yg ter-pending...now let's move on again.

I made a new blog (after regarding that 1 media isn't enough)...so, yes....
i ve been thinking that human is like a diamond, has many sides. My opinion about A is gonna be different with her/his opinion, though we are in one circumtances.
It is never an objective opinion, never.

Me, myself wont be that surprise (anymore) if someone told me "What? U r a melancholic???" Since my natural response to them(who are usually melan n phlegma)are triggering, annoying them an getting them loud, typically a sanguin rather than a melancholic. Jadi, yah,..memang mns itu bereaksi lebih krn lingkungannya drpd faktor di dlmnya.

One of the most hilarious case is Chris, my teacher at ialf. She reviewed me in her FIRST sentence : you are a real writer.
Till now, i laugh out loud, though i APPRICIATE it very much. Can u imagine, i m very clumsy with words. i need time to translate my visual thoughts into words. i always miss that world will talk visually not verbally. How i hate to use words, but i love reading, hate talkative writers who use millions of words only to say 1 main idea! Pemborosan banget. huh. Dan penderitaanku magang di bawah Creative Director yg berbasis Copywriter, aduuuuwwwwwwwh....Tapi memang kok, bahasa verbal membuat kita berpikir sistematis walaupun kesannya "Uh! BErisik!"

Yah, jd jgn cepat nge judge org lah. Tiap orang itu sangat unik. Kenapa dia bereaksi spt itu banyak faktor pemicunya.
What a life...

makin tua makin ngga mutu ya

2008-05-19T10:13:00.003+07:00

Iseng lage, googling myself, setelah mencoba fitur sebuah web gratisan:D ada statistiknya, apaan tuh?
Trus nongol postingan di yahoogroups milis pendidikan
Aku klik n baca.....

GILAAAAA kayak bukan aku ae?!?!?!?!? (yg aku ingat memang aku ninggalin grup itu krn isie abstrak2 rasae..ga tau skrg, skrg si males join ke mana2, memang enak dating sana sini ga usa terikat ikatan pernikahan, halah)
Bahasa apa itu yg aku pakee??

me: Ya ampun jaman dulu lebih intelek ya bahasaku ??
fren: wakakaka makin tua makin ngga mutu ya?
me: aseeeemmm
*jeda*
fren: aku malah ngelu mbaca tulisanmu, ngga ngerti artine
me: *ngakak guling2 ala YM* wes wes...podo tuwire tooo

mee lan: *meringis*

Blm lagi kapan tu udal-adil hardisk di PC, ada lomba essay ttg pemilu!!! HUahuahauhahauahahauha!!!!!!

mee lan: idealisme masa muda

Dan lebih mengejutkan lagi, aku dulu kok nemu ae ya quote2 bagus macam gini

"Jadilah sendiri perubahan yang ingin kau saksikan"---Mahatma Gandhi

Terjemahan: sebuah pembiasan

2008-05-17T13:15:00.003+07:00

-sigh-
Terjemahan yg jelek, yg ga tepat tidak hanya membuat pesan tak tersampaikan seperti maksud pengarang (walaupun banyak faktor lainnya termasuk kemampuan audiens), membawa kepada kebingungan2, membuang waktu karena hanya terpaku mencoba mengerti isi buku itu.
Dulu aku ga pernah sadar, tp sekarang harus sesadar-sadarnya!

Dalam kasusku di kuliah kelas manajemen ekonomi, setelah menngerjakan pe-er yakni menjawab pertanyaan tiap bab yg mau tidak mau memaksa kami mahasiswa paling tidak melakukan skim (membaca dgn cepat ala scanner). Di akhir kelas aku menanyakan kejanggalan yg kurasakan, "Saya kok ngga ngerti ya bu isi buku ini? Pdhl ngga ada yg salah dengan kalimat2 bahasa indonesianya..?" Bu dosen bilang "Ini memang terjemahannya kurang bagus."
chloe: Lah! Lha aku wes beli sampe jilid 2!!! Lah laopo make buku ini sebagai textbook?
.

Dan kasus terbaru, sampai aku alergi, ga mau buka buku ini, kapok!
"Ucapan Yesus yg Sulit", i picked up this book from the church' s library, since i have a lot time to read and He is the most interesting topic i have in mind.
chloe: and as usual u start to read several books in one time
mee lan: well yes, unless there is one topic that makes me really get into it
Setelah 3-4 bab, kupikir memang yah, ucapan Yesus sulit, ya sudah, ngga curiga kalo terjemahnnya....sampai pada kalimat terakhir suatu bab:
"Siapapun tidak akan menuntut suatu sumpah dari mereka yang perkataannya merupakan ikatan mereka, bahkan suatu nazar dari mulut-mulut lainnya cenderung diterima dengan sebutir garam."

chloe: he?
mee lan: huh?
c & m: SEBUTIR GARAAAM???? apa maksudnya?!?!!? dalam bahasa indo apa arti frasa ini??!?!? atau ini istilah telogis jaman itu??? tapi ini kalimat terakhir!!
mee lan: aku langsung ingat frasa yg dipake seorang tmn, dan aku yakin ini terjemahan harafiah dari inggris: take something with a grain (or pinch) of salt. Yang artinya: believe only part of something .
chloe: itu kan maksude!!! ya ampuuuun, unbelievebale!!! dan buku ini dicetak 8 kali sudahan!!!
mee lan: mengecewakan! Sebelnya lagi ga isa merunut pada penerbit tertentu utk mendapatkan terjemahan yg ok! Penerbit sekular yg populer pun bisa membikin buku Dale carnegie ga karuan!!! gerrrrrrr.....

Tips 2 go green

2008-05-17T08:50:00.002+07:00

Apa pengaruh kertas terhadap lingkungan?
Sering kita berpikir bahwa menggunakan kertas aman terhadap lingkungan karena kertas terbuat dari bahan alami yang bisa terdegradasi di alam. Sesederhana ini kah?

Betul bisa terdegradasi karena kertas terbuat dari serat kayu (pulp), tetapi kondisi untuk terurainya zat organikmun harus mendukung. Contohnya begini, kalau kita membuat tumpukan kertas dalam jumlah besar untuk landfill dan kemudian di atasnya dibangun gedung, bahkan setelah 100 th kertas itu masih utuh di bawah tanah berbangunan. Tetapi kalau kita membuang sejumlah kecil kertas di tanah dan membiarkannya terkena hujan, dan berinteraksi dengan kimia dan organisme dalam tanah maka kertas dapat diuraikan dengan sempurna dalam waktu cepat. Jadi seluruh badan kertas harus bercampur atau mengenai tanah untuk bisa diuraikan.
Parahnya kertas-kertas bekas kebanyakan berakhir untuk menguruk tanah. 38% dari penimbunan tanah terdiri dari material kertas, menyedihkan bukan? Lebih jauh dalam pembuatan kertas, tahukah Anda bahwa dalam pembuatan kertas kita melepaskan beribu-ribu metrik ton zat yang berbahaya ke udara tiap tahunnya?

Di Indonesia saja kita menghabiskan 5,6 juta ton kertas dalam setahun yang setara dengan 22,4 juta m3 kayu. Anda bisa bayangkan berapa luas hutan kita yang harus digunduli untuk memenuhi kebutuhan kita akan kertas.

Menebang hutan demi membuat kertas tidak saja mengurangi sumber oksigen yang kita butuhkan untuk bernafas tetapi juga mengancam keberadaan hewan-hewan yang hidup di dalamnya. Sayangnya kecepatan kita menanami kembali hutam jauh lebih lambat daripada kita menebangi hutan, demi berlembar-lembar kertas.

Apa yang dapat kita lakukan untuk menyelamatkan Hutan Bumi kita?

Berpikirlah dahulu sebelum memutuskan untuk mencetak data pada printer anda.
Menulislah dengan bijak, habiskan halaman-halaman pada buku Anda, jangan berganti-ganti buku (termasuk jangan berganti-ganti pensil, karena pensil juga terbuat dari kayu) (sapa punya tumpukan kertas bekas skripsi yg 1 sisinya masi bersih??? kasik ke akuuu! Punya dinny dulu bertahan hampir 2 th utk coret2 n nge-print, ciamik kan)
Pergunakanlah kertas daur ulang. Ingat 1 ton kertas daur ulang menghemat 60% energi dalam pembuatannya demikian juga 30 ribu liter air dan mengurangi pelepasan 27 kg polutan ke udara.
Book sharing. Usahakan buku bacaan bisa dibaca bergantian dan demikian juga buku pelajaran bisa diturunkan dari kakak ke adiknya. Sumbangkan buku yang sudah tidak terpakai kepada orang yang membutuhkan.

Apakah kita bisa melakukannya? PASTI BISA!

Disarikan oleh: Ely N Sadjiarto - komisi dewasa muda GKI manyar
Diedit seperlunya by me

doodle: Nasib kinokuniya di sby

2008-05-12T10:43:00.001+07:00

i was so devastated knowing lastweek that the litle tiny space in xogo galaxi mall, that supposed to be the book area now is a baby stuffs outlet!
Mbaknya bilang : toko buku? di TGA dan periplus mbak.
Well...permisi! saya menanyakan toko buku yang di xogo sini bukan di galaxi mall!

Setelah space buku di xogo TP yang hampir 1/3 lantai (masa jaya2nya)dipindah tanpa pemberitahuan atau signeage yg signifikan ke food hall dengan space menyusut 3x lipat (sehingga cuma secuil, 1/9 lantai)...sekarang tamat sudah nasib space buku di xogo galaxi mall.
Dan nasib smuanya!! Kemaren ke TP sapce secuil di food hall raib pulaaa......

Dan tahukah kau bahwa space buku di xogo namanya Kinokuniya?
Dulu kalo denger nama kinokuniya bayanganku pasti kereeen, banyak buku2 japan trutama artbook2 mangaka terkenal. Ga cukup kinokuniya yg gedeee di plasa senayan, tapi kinokuniya di spore...yg japanese abis. Tp sekarang....di sby, menyedihkan!!! Udah isinya (i even can find mopit di jkt! ga usa jauh2 ke spore!) ga isa dibandingin dgn yg di jkt, apalagi kelengkapan koleksi bukunya, periplus masih mendingan, gerrrrrrr.....

Tips 1 go green

2008-05-04T17:59:00.004+07:00

Apa yang bisa dilakukan untuk menyelamatkan bumi dari pemanasan global?
Satu langkah mudah yang bisa kita lakukan mungkin saja berarti satu langkah besar bagi penyelamatan bumi. Mari kita mulai dari diri sendiri.
Tips yang pertama adalah hindari pemakaian tas kresek atau usahakan menggunakan kembali tas kresek yang sudah ada. Belilah tas plastik besar yang cukup tahan lama untuk dapat dibawa pada waktu berbelanja. Lebih baik lagi bila kita bisa menggunakan tas yang terbuat dari goni, kain atau bahan alami lainnya dan gunakan berulang kali!

Salah satu fakta penting dari kantong plastik yang kita peroleh dari berbelanja adalah bahwa kantong plastik tersebut mungkin sekali berakhir untuk menimbun tanah (landfill). Setiap tahun lebih dari 5 triliun plastik kresek terdistribusi hanya kurang dari 3% saja yang didaur ulang.

Tas kresek biasanya terbuat dari plastik jenis Polypropylene atau Polyethylene (nama yg keren bukan?), yang belum tentu dalam 1000 th akan ter-biodegradasi sempurna, lebih parah lagi bila kita menggunakan plastik-plastik ini untuk menimbun tanah, plastik dapat mengeluarkan emisi gas rumah kaca.

Jadi...gunakan kantong kresek dengan bijak! Selamat berbelanja dengan lebih HIJAU!

Disarikan oleh: Ely N Sadjiarto - komisi dewasa muda GKI manyar
Diedit seperlunya by me

home and away

2008-05-04T17:28:00.003+07:00

Benernya sih ini judul serial drama di australia network yg lg demen kuikutin. Kucomot dah utk memaknai another piece of journey.
Sayang sekali ini bukan travelling dlm arti harafiahnya.

Ini minggu ke-2 aku jauh2 ke supermall bersama 2 teman setia (jauh krn selama 2 th ini rute ku cuma seputar klampis, GM, delta, daerah terjauh adalah tunjungan itupun kalo ada tmn hangout pengen ke sana - pdhl GM uda asik bgt all in one utk cuci mata n window shopping!) mengunjungi ICA. Sister church IES. What drives me to go there? The one and only reason is i miss IES so much.....
Tentu saja.....nostalgia ini agak konyol sih. Setelah bertahun2 aku tau ada ICA, sampai ICA pindah dr somerset ke ptc, akhirnya ya kenapa enggak. Minggu lalu, pertama datang aku nervous sekali. Bayangkan! Ngapain nervous. Aku takut bgt kalo yah bener2 jd stranger, since they use international language- english. Pdhl kurang familiar apa aku dgn inggris, tp waktu menapak tangga menuju ruang kebaktian malah pikiran dan pita suaraku penuh dengan kata2 jowo indonesia.....(i really dont know what switch me errorly like that! Even ketika aku menginjak IALF aku seolah2 berada di benua laen huahahaha, saking rindunya berada di komunitas berbahasa inggris). The sermont was fine (exclude the songs that i barely could follow with its band music) i was blessed with the preach. i stood up when they asked for whonm the first time came there. And i gave my contact n so on after the sermon, wistfully to join one of the GO group they have.

Dan ini minggu ke-2, kali ini dengan jam kebaktian ke-2 pula, hehee. After the sermon, i tried to find the office n library, if they have one. Didn't find it. Selama duduk beberapa saat melihat-lihat ke sekeliling, dan jalan2 di sekitar. Berharap ada orang yang bisa kuajak berbicara, orang yang wajahnya kukenal mungkin. oya minggu lalu aku ketemu pasutri tetangga depan rumahku, haha, tapi meeka cuma regular attender. Dan akhirnya aku tidak bercakap-cakap dengan orang yang tak kukenal di sana. Ternyata susah ya kalo pergi ke suatu tempat tanpa kenal siapapun.
Tapi dulu di IES kok enggak, ada memang 2 tmn yg uda ke sana, tp ketika aku pergi ke sana, kebaktian di sana, ngga kenal sapapun. Dateng sendirian dan aku merasa seperti di rumah. Apalagi di LIFE group ku, wah...Ivan, leadernya kok ya kebetulan chinese born indonesia yg baru pindah dari surabaya 1 th-an, jadi walopun yg laen ber inggris2 ria, dia lebih suka mengajak ngobrol indonesiaan:)

mee lan: jangan bilang apakah sama ICA n IES, jelas beda. Beda sekali auranya. Beda orang. Mungkin benar geografi memiliki andil. Seperti tmn2 bicara surabaya dan jakarta, walopun surabya kota ke-2 terbesar setelah jakarta, tp dlm banyak berbeda sekali, dr gaya hidup dan banyak nilai lainnya.
Selama di IES i always wanted to see my fellaws in Gki manyar, but when i had arrived i completely feel why am i supposed to be here? i feel away. The second time i went to IES, arround feb 06, i felt at home. Ga tau skrg..
chloe: Mungkin ketika seseorang merindukan sesuatu di belakangnya krn itu tidak dia dapatkan di masa sekarang.
mee lan: well, ngga tau apa isa dibilang begitu. Seorang teman yg telah 3 th kerja di jkt, kembali ke sby feb lalu utk nerusin bisnis keluarga. Dia ya pindah komunitas krn mencari yg coraknya mirip dgn komunitas nya selama di jkt.

Apa yang perlu dikerjakan dalam pernikahan

2008-05-04T17:26:00.001+07:00

Semua pernikahan itu bahagia
Kehidupan bersama itulah yang berat
Pernikahan yang indah bukanlah hadiah
tetepi harus diperjuangkan
Pernikahan bukan untuk anak-anak
diperlukan keberanian dan kedewasaan
Pernikahan memisahkan man & boy, woman & girl
Pernikahan diuji setiap hari dengan kemampuan untuk berkompromi
Kelanggengannya bergantung pada kecerdikan untuk mengetahui apa yg layak diperjuangkan
Pernikahan adalah memberi dan yg lebih penting lagi, memaafkan
dan selalu istrilah yang harus melakukan ini
Kemudian, seolah-olah hal itu belum cukup, istripun harus mau melupakan apa yang telah ia maafkan
Seringkali inilah bagian yang paling sulit

Jika mereka tidak memahami pesan saya, itu krn mereka tidak ingin memahaminya
Karena tidak seorangpun ingin membaca bagian-bagian kecil di dalam mimpi

by Ann Landers

i m tagged by pei

2008-04-22T22:32:00.007+07:00

i m tagged by pei

8 Things that I am passionate about:
1. new zealand
2. move to new zealand
3. live in new zealand
4. work as graphic designer in new zealand
5. Emigrasi
6. communication
7. relationship
8. watercolor

Eight books I have read recently:
(wadoh,,,apa ya, perasaan 1 bulan isa selesai 1 buku uda bagus, antrian yg lagi dibaca banyak, ga usa sebut wes ya)
1. i kissed dating goodbye - joshua harris
2. Pikiran medan perang - joyce meyer
3. Through the looking glass - lewis carrol
4. You're nicked ms wiz - terence blacker
5. The devil wears prada - ...

8 Things I want to do before I die:
.....live in NZ perhaps...cukup 1 ae, ga gitu mati penasaran entar

8 Things I have learnt in these past years:
1. Be loyal to ur profession, not to the company/boss/money etc
2. Life is not bout u, larger than that
3. Segala sesuatu di bawah langit ada masanya
4. When u have to think creatively..think laterally!
5. Ikhlas
6. Learning that He is my ultimate satisfaction
7. Have a great idea isn't enough, work ur great idea
8. Sebelum kau lompat kau harus punya keberanian melepas peganganmu

8 Songs that I could listen to over and over again:
1. You have mad me glad - hillsong
2. All for love -- hillsong (pdhl aku dulu pusing kena lagu2nya)
3. My heart is set on U -- point of grace
4. Quando2 -- michael buble
5 The look of love -- var artist
6. Reach _ gloria estefan
7. Hero - mariah carey
8. i believe - celine ft il divo

8 Things I say often:
1. Piiiingg!!!
2. Bakul krupukkk!!
3. Weh!
4. Jam piro iki
5. Jam...
6. Gundul!
7. Loh?
8. Mbak sum!!! Pintuuu!!

8 People I am tagging now:
1. dina
2. glenn
3. Poy
4. Laurentia dewi
5. Elliana
6. lisa gabus
7. mas ZZZZZ
8. diana

Hayoo yg udah kerjakan pe-er comment di sini, hihihihi

Makan n ngobrol di luar

2008-04-19T10:02:00.003+07:00

Kemaren acara 'arisan' yg kumpul cuma 3, kenapa ya....dr anggota inti 7 orang dan tamu 4 orang...padahal sudah kunanti-nantikan sepanjang minggu.
Kamipun pergi makan keluar, membawa perbincangan kami.

Ya ampun,,, i felt uncomfortable. Bayanganku kami isa mojok dikit, tp emang yang tersisa untuk ber-3 cuma meja itu. Sementara berdiam diri mencoba mendengar meja sebelah ngobrol apa(tp ga isa, kurang konsen), waduh2.....para pelayan pun keliatan siap siaga dan itu menjamin jelas mereka mendengar percakapan2 di meja2 di hadapan mereka! aiyah...

Sepulang dr arisan aku nrima email dr temen, artikel yg kunanti-nantikan tapi malah dapatnya dari tmn ol (baru) lainnya.
Yah.... bukannya gimana, tp makan dan berbicara dgn keras, ketawa keras, itu part of eastern (dgn jelas itu ada di chinese culture).

mee lan: so...i was totally being an alien, i knew it was part of us
chloe: but u choose not to be

for comrades in design

2008-04-19T09:56:00.002+07:00

A great writing to read:)

thanks to God , WHo sent many comrades :)

My One and Only Week on Facebook

2008-04-19T09:50:00.001+07:00

Funny...
sementara orang2 begitu ketagihan dgn facebook ,aku masi bertanya2 kok isa ya....aku masih tidak begitu mengerti dengan semua menu2 update yang dibicarakan bbrp teman! (lemot emang patut disukuri)
Dan aku menemukan postingan orang ini (duh lupa kan URL nya, aku selalu keburu menutup atau pindah ke page laennya:p)

" But today I decided to bring my Facebook career to an abrupt end. I'm weird, huh?"
"First, I just don't have enough self-control not to check my page constantly."
"The other reason I feel right about making my time with Facebook just a visit is a little harder to explain. How do I put this? I found that it encouraged me to think about me even more than I already do--which is admittedly already quite a bit. Does that make any sense? Without any help from the internet I'm inclined to give way too much time to evaluating myself, thinking about myself and wondering what other people think of me. If that egocentrism is a little flame, than Facebook for me is a gasoline IV feeding the fire. I need to grow in self-forgetfulness"

"Anyway, all of the above is totally personal and is in no way an indictment on other Facebookers. This is just where I'm at right now. Who knows...I might be back when the kids are grown and the book is written and I have more self-control. Okay, it might be awhile."

Hahaha.....Hush!
Time waster, itu baru-baru aja aku alami.
Semula kebutuhan di dunia maya , entah apapun tujuan awalnya - browsing-cari koneksi seprofesi- nambah wawasan- anything! kuanggap sebuah kebutuhan yang positif tetapi tanpa sadar menjadi pembuang waktuku! .....Ternyata...

beware of ur hearts, ur thoughts...ur habits....

Altoers ngumpul lageee

2008-04-12T08:53:00.005+07:00

MInggu, 6 april 2008

Ga tau awale gmn, nyo chan ngajak bbq di atap rmhnya dan panci yg koordinir smuanya:D
Yg ini jelas bukan pertemuan di resepsi2 altoers yg married:)

Nostalgia bangetzz......Temen2 scr fisik hampir tak ada perubahan (efek gravitasi n penuaan pun ga ngefek!!! ato krn aku lbh sering liat org2 tua laennya?!) tp tentu setelah bbrp tahun slalu ada cerita di balik perjalanan itu.....

Thank u all guys, wonderfull meeting u all, yesterday - that day - tomorrow....

similar link nyo chan, panci dan Multiply e panci

Design for free????

2008-04-07T15:20:00.001+07:00

Never design for free?

Salah satu kode etik asosiasi desainer grafis AMERIKA adalah tidak mendesain tanpa dibayar. Pembayaran bisa dalam bentuk apapun, it is just not for free. Why?
Why not of course.....haha. Ya wajar laaah.....design kan mikir atuh. Make skill, segenap hati , jiwa dan raga!
Elu bayar pake pisang goreng pun ga masalah.
Aku sendiri mencoba mempraktekkan nya tp susah banget. Apalagi kalo di lingkungan gereja, bbrp saat lalu ada persembahan kasih, sejumlah uang, atas sumbangan pelayananmu. Beberapa orang juga minta tolong untuk proyek pribadi, tugas kuliah lah, memenuhi sifat narsisnya lah, dan tentu mau di charge berapa.....
Do they really can appreciate we as a designer? Or just a drafter?

chloe: tet tot! wrong question!
mee lan: it s been years n i dont believe that sometimes we still struggling with this matter...
chloe: yeah....like yong-q said, bosok sistem di indo
mee lan: Belon lagi kapan itu ngobrol masalah HAKI, tp kita2 makek juga software bajakan, ngelanggar lisensi....ke depannya terancam karya2 kita ngga isa di publish...
chloe: masih ada bbrp software open source, dont give up, the most important thing is the woman behind the gun! ya to....

(masih) BUTA HUKUM

2008-04-07T14:57:00.003+07:00

hak kekayaan intelektual
hak cipta
lisensi
bajak
plagiat
nyontek
identifikasi

Jujur, aku ngga tau arti, definisi kata-kata di atas. dan sejauh mana batasannya.
Bbrp malam lalu, pas ol malem disapa ma tmn YM lamaaaa. Krn anaknya supel n menghayati jiwa sebagai pengacara, ocehan demi ocehan bergulir terus :)) haha.
Dia kasi tau account flickr nya. Bikin org ngiri ae, huf. Trus aku secara mengidentifikasikan bukan org foto lage, selain album2 multiply aku kasi DA-ku. Trus dia nanya "Make program apa?" and so on....

Masalah serius lainnya adalah, dia berkata itu lah bedanya sekolah di luar dan di dalam. Di luar kamu juga diajar2in seluk beluk hukum bidangmu. Memalukan sekali memang bagiku....sarjana dul tp buta hukum. Bbrp bulan lalu aku sempet browsing2 masalah haki tap cuma masuk folder yg sampe sekarang aku lupa tersimpan di mana.

At the end aku bukane keder karena pencekalan2 krn memakai software bajakan. DILARANG dipublikasikan lbh mengenaskan bagi seorang desainer. Simpel saja. Setelah mencurahkan segenap tenaga utk menghasilkan hasil karya, yg notabene memecahkan masalah - krn itulah fungsi desain. tapi ngga isa dipublikasikan.....Ironis sekali.

Tp dia baek juga, ngasi bbrp saran:
- make software opensource, seperti http://www.gimp.org/macintosh/ ato dr ms zet kasi tau cari di macupdate.com (skrg kompatibilitas udah ga terlalu ribet, katanyaa)
- pelajari ini http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en_US
- baca buku ttg HAKI yg Saidin punya, dah tanya di gunung agung hargae sekitar 96rb:D n lagi kosong

Utk kasus seorang temen .Apakah dengan ngasi tulisan "all right reserved" atau "all left reserved" ajah cukup? Ga isa berdebat krn PENGETAHUAN yang tidak memadai. Another homework...

3 movies in a row

2008-04-01T12:24:00.003+07:00

Jarang ketemu, jarang nonton, jadilah ide gila ini muncul. Pertemuan baru dibikin jumat agung, minggu ketemuan ya wes lah. Perasaan lek ketemuan ma 2 anak ini slalu deh doing something spontaneusly:p

Karena kita nostalgia juga, jadi ketika mo nontn ibaratnya ikut kelas2 pas kuliah dulu, hahaha.
1. pk 13.15 Horton hears who, by dr seuss
Kelas: animasi
Vin-K yg usulin liat nih film, dia ilustrator jd tau siapa dr Seuss. Buku2 nya menarik, menyindir nilai2 di masyarakat, slalu menggunakan nama2 aneh, seperti Who, who?? who is who?
Serasa di kelas animasi, dan playgroup. Untung aku n Vin duduk di pojok tembok, poor dewi yg deket ma rombongan laen, para ibu n ortu sibuk jadi narator kedua (padahal film nya udah ada naratornya!yah anak2...) bagi anak2 mereka! Tapi itu tidak mengganggu dewik untuk ngakak2 terus!
Lucu n konyooool sih film e, ada gajah isa renang, gitu2 lah. Ada bbrp adegan dibikin animasi ala japan, huahauahaa kuonyool. Ok lah utk mengocok perut.
Guyonan e super silly! Nilai2 yg diungkap sgt clear utk ditangkap walau dia memakai analogi. Ttg nilai2 masyarakat, stereotip, mikrokosmos, makrokosmos(aku tidak ahli dlm pandangan itu tp kebetulan bgt kamis sblm jumat aku ikutan seminar n pembicarae ahli astronomi), bahwa yg tidak u lihat blm tentu TIDAK EKSIS. Jadi siapa itu who?

2. pk 14.00 Ayat-ayat cinta
Kelas: audio visual dan madrasah (cuma kami yg ga berjilbab)
Ini yg dinanti-nanti, kata dewik pasti ada yg salah dengan kita kalo blm nontn film yg fenomenal. Well, menurutku ya ga juga si, berapa film (hollywood terutama) fenomenal yg kulewatkan, bahkan aku ga too much nyambung n fond of ma guyonan tukul di empat mata. Aku malah cenderung skeptis n sinis terhadap ulasan film2 di media yg terlalu bombastis, krn setelah ditonton pun i dont agree with them.
Ternyata, cukup bagus. Untuk aku org yg rewel n kritis. oke lah, aku isa menikmati film yg ternyata panjang ya, ga mari2, dengan enjoy ajah...Ada bbrp keganjilan spt tato salib hitam di tangan Maria(entah hyena at bukan) n rosario yg berlebihan bgt sih utk nampilin bahwa dia berbeda dgn yg laen. Tapi aura/ambiens n nilai2 film ini bagus. . Bandingkan Taaruf dengan buku "i kissed dating good bye" by Joshua Harris.
Pas Maria didandanin sebelum dinikahkan , Dewik n seorang lelaki di sebelahnya spontan "Loh?!" . Di tengah film pun kami ga sabar membahas satu persatu, sori ya penonton laen mungkin aga terganggu krn kami penonton yg aktif (dulu lek kuliah kok aktife arisan dewe2).
Nilai2 nya bisa lah diambil yg general, yg engga ya itu kan hak mereka. Dan siapa bilang ini mendukung poligami? Sampe akhir pun jodoh Fahri cuma Aisha. Hore.....

3. pk 18.45 10.000 BC
Kelas: Sejarah seni rupa
Hegh...dr kostum nya aku udah ga seneng. Aku lupa kalo aku ga suka model2 film gini, perang2 an lah, barbar, hegh......Ga bagus2 amat. Di akhir film ditutup ma adegan lip kiss, hadddoh iku GANJIL sekali! Secara budaya cium di bibir itu br diperkenalkan oleh bangsa romawi, yg jelas kalo menurur film itu mungkin masih ribuah taon lage. GA suka aku setting yg nyampur aduk, ga konsisten! Ga niat bikin film, mutu dikit napa seh? (masih bagusan mononoke hime jauh, ya jelas itu film favoritku)

Tp yah, wonderful marathon nite.
Minjem kata2 dewik di blog ny, secara bukan atlet jadi sekali maraton smua langsung tumbang, kena flu, ato sejenisnya. Aku cuma aga demam 2 hari di siang hari , tp dibuat tidur 2 jam an dah gapapa:D heee.....Next?

Giving tips

2008-04-01T12:22:00.001+07:00

Males benere mbahas...apalagi debat, krn gara2 mau ngasi tips ato ngga jadi geger. Nada tinggi, kawah gunung kelud mendidih lagi.

Berawal 1 oknum komen "Seneng aku, guide e baek ya, ngasi tips yok ntar"
1 mobil cuma aku yg ga setuju, simple aja "Itu emang uda tugase nak, wajar dan sudah seharuse org kerja sepenuh hati"
"Lah tapi dia tadi gila bgt kan setengah mati make tenaganya, kerja kayak gitu capek banget loh"
*dalam hati* "Baru tau ta kerja itu kayak gitu, makek otot kek, makek otak kek , kerja itu capek. Beda kalo tinggal trima uang bulanan dr ortu"
"Tapi kan gapapa, niat kita baek kan. U kalo kerja pasti seneng kalo dikasi hadiah di luar gaji tetap"
"Ngga tuh ,aku tetep kerja sepenuh hati walo dapat fixed salary"
On so on, geger.....
Akhirnya mereka tetep ngasi.

Pindah di mobil yg laen margie dgn simpel bilang "Tanteku perna bilang, jangan kasi tips lah kalo rafting2 gini, yang kasihan itu Regulo nya, karyawan mereka jadi MALAS n ga niat kalo costumer ngga kasi."
Itu POINT ku!
Dan kalo uda gitu u yg merasa dermawan dan tak mau berpikir ke depan krn males (aku plg benci org2 Kristen spt ini), terbiasa ngasik, kasian costumer2 laen yg ngga ngasi (entah alasan budaya dsb), mereka akan mendapatkan perilaku diskriminasi.
Budaya kasi tips emang masi ga jelas, tp justru blm jelas jangan diperkeruh donk! Penghargaan bisa kau lakukan tanpa harus ngasi tips. Kunjungi lagi tempat itu atau promosikan ke banyak orang laen. Memang penghargaan itu ga kenak langsung ke org yg ingin u berikan , tp kesejahteraan company yg baek pasti menjadi kesejahteraan smua pegawainya. Sedangkan ngasi tips, memang mudah dan langsung tp ke depannya untuk mentalitas2 orang2 yang ada malah ngga banyak membawa dampak positif!
Di lingkungan gereja sendiri aja sudah tercemar seperti itu. Sopir2 jadi lebih suka melayani komisi tertentu krn bbrp oknum memberi tips lebih besar dr gaji sehari. Jadi matreeeeee!!!!!!
Sayang sekali kalau kamu tidak mau berpikir ke sana.

Memberi tips memang semudah kamu memberi uang receh ke pengamen, tapi mikirin ngga ke depannya dampaknya gimana?

2 musical weekends

2008-04-01T12:11:00.004+07:00

First saturday,
fearturing tribamusic
Cerah, ceria, ringan (kalo dibanding ma seniman Prancis hahaha). Aku suka vokalis utamanya, cucok. Plg demen ma lagu Summer Breeze. Tp sayang nya kurang dentingan piano, mereka cuma make keyboard untuk maen chord2 aja.

Second friday,
featuring Dalang Slamet Gundono, narator Sitok Srengenge, Dutch Chamber Music Ensemble

Aku malah suka ma dalang n narator, andai mereka maen karya seni yg tradisional biasa dgn optimal aku pasti sudaaaah sukaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. Malam itu mereka maenin Nightingale, geeee....ga cucok bgt aransemennya! Masa lagi burung bernyanyi riang n bening musike main lagu2 minor, doh! Benci aku tren musik skrg! Karya e pak Slamet ae kurang suka aku.
Salut aja ma DCME, mereka letih bgt abis buat workshop di jogja, hari itu baru rehat 2 jam udah maen, si cellistnya batuk berat.

revisi pe-er TAG

2008-03-28T13:59:00.002+07:00

ampun222222 ini takbikin lagi pe-er nya ibuk
.....ampun...m(_ _)m

1. I love sweet things except sweet culinary!! Don't bother to offer me west n midle javanese food!
2. My right back ache if i sit too much or in a wrong position and or i dont do yoga or other excercise for 2 days!!!
3. I started working by myself as a graphic designer fulltimer last feb 08 (Finally after years in the middle of nowhere)
4. They call me eeyore
5. I'm bad at mathematics!!! Anything deal with numberssss!
6. I m the one who always want to dump out myself from traditions (javanese, chinese, christianity) arround me!
7. I love monochrome colors, while the meaning of my chinese name is colorful thing or vibrant thing.
8. I love my dog, Ping2 , though as a dog he has no sense of direction, but he really take care of his cats. They live in a brotherhood!

i m tagged....i m tagged....

2008-03-28T13:27:00.001+07:00

Laaammmaaa, baru tau artinya dr pre chan, dimarahin buk Carla ampekan:D

8 things....bout clients in surabaya, in indonesia
1. They thinks they know the best
If they do, they don't need designers, ask them to find drafters. Be their friends anyway, win their heart first
2. Manytimes they don't know what they want to communicate
They will ask u to put all things as much as possible in one A5 brochure, the fuller the better,no margin if needed
3. They think designing is like a photocopy machine
4. What is a design fee? Isn't it free?
Cursed you printing company! You screw it all!
5. They can be sweet sometimes, bring you cakes after hectic and rushing days!
6. They want the best with the lowest price
7.They always haunt you if u r in the process, but they disappear like a ghost as u finish ur job
8. They need 100 years to live with u before they can understand u

2008-03-12T10:19:00.000+07:00

Myaradani yoga

2008-03-12T10:04:00.002+07:00

Ya toh…ini juga, janjian mo foto sejak bulan desember..sampe akhire takpaksa kalo ga jadi hari itu, aku uda belain antar jemput ceceku biar isa make mobil, aku ga mau nemeni pemotretan. Tp fun juga, haha, kapan lagi nyuruh2 guru nahan pose ampe keringatan gobyos, gantian ya..:p
Secara aku camp 3 hr luar kota n kuputusin ga bw macbook ku, jd proses tertunda de…br kerja minggu malam, senin jm 5 sore deadline submit, tp sorii meleset, hiks, ada klien laen interupsi jg minta cepet.

Thanks to ce lina, yg matae jeli dlm mengarahin gaya n ekspresi.
Enjoy the pictures (design pfolio nyusul kalo aku ga males :P )

Courtesy by yaya yoga, photography by carolina

Kamis putih

2008-03-12T09:59:00.001+07:00

Haha, sejak kapan sih di gereja protestan ada istilah ini, ga ngurus lah. Mungkin sejak mlm sebelum jumat agung selalu ada acara, so comot dah istilah ini. Ko ditok yg refensikan namaku, utk urus postere, sblm e aku ga mudeng, biasa minim info.
Thanks to ko Yogi yg mau ngebantu dgn peralatan minim pol(aku puas dgn cahayanya, cool man cuma 2 flash biasa isa bikin efek gitu), yg perfeksionis n bisa bikin suasana moto jd lbh fun ga sekedar finishing the session.
Thanks juga utk kerjasama tmn2 smua (tukang pegang lampu, make up artists, tukang lari2 n bikin ribut – sapa lagi kalo bukan anak2 kecil mereka emang ga ada kerjaan).
Sekilas kronologis pembuatan (JANGAN DITIRU ato ku charge tinggiiii! Kalo isa di lakuin jauh2 hari kenapa hrs mepet2 sih?!?!)

Rabu mlm sesi pemotretan plus baru dikasi briefnya, kamis siang aku br dpt file raw nya (krn seharian ‘minggat’ dr rumah), nge trace foto sampe mari sabtu 02.00(diselingi macem2 sih, chatting, meeting ma tmn lama), 08.30 revisi trakir. Untung juga p Daniel ga rewel. Enjoy…

tukang parkir......

2008-03-12T09:58:00.000+07:00

26 okt 6 pm
Tukang parkir ruko klampis milenia II (tmpt portrait berada) selalu menjengkelkan! Hard to talk with them, n money oriented. Sok preman! This is the third time I waste my energy to unleash my anger! @#*$#()&^
Pintu keluar ditutup ga ngomongi ato ngasih tanda, ribet narik duit ma mobil yg masuk,. Yg kecele bukan aku tok emang dan aku uda mengumpat “Kurang ajar” pas turun n nanya ma mobil depanku kok puter balik. Asem! Alasane org e sembahyang, shit , taek soro! Apa arti ibadahmu lek etos kerja ae ga punya! Gak entos! Buat apa pintu keluar dibikin dewe lek prakteke org yg jaga sering ngacir.
Sebelume siang2 pas lunch break aku kesusu ke tmpt laen, ada bocah dgn sreagam tukang parkir lagi make earphone di dalam pos jaga, aku uda mo nglakson ternyata benere dia liat mobilku. Dgn santai dia melambaikan tangan ngasi tanda supaya aku keluar lewat pintu masuk (which means puter balik!!)..Ha? oh please…(cuma dgn bahasa wajah) sambil kudongakan kepala aga nongol ke depan jendela ku yg sedikit kebuka. Kupikir kenapa , apa tergembok n ga ada kuncie. Ga lama dia jawab “Yg jaga ngga ada” Lah lu sapa? Ngapain di situ? Ga punya tangan? Ga lama ada tangan di sebelahnya nongol ke atas bawa tali putih yg nyambung dgn portal. Loh….”Yang jaga lagi tidur siang” Ad org di sbeelahe, yg megangi tali portal n baru bangun dr perbaringan siang nya yg nyaman…..Aku lewat sambil buka jendela “Makasih mas! Ya ampunn……”
Ya ampunn,……aku org yg sgt serius jadi becandanya tidak lucu sama sekali!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i don’t too much concern n blame that sleepy guy since he was the most parkrman I like!

Yg dulu2, baik keluar maupun masuk area ruko selalu dicegat! (ini terjadi ketika system parkir n tukang parkir diperbarui) GUoblik! Ga liat apa stikerku! Paling tidak berusahalah melihat ke dashboard mobil dulu sebelum asal maen catat karcis parkir! Sure I don’t want to make any contact with u guys! Since u guys annoying like that!! Kartu parkir diganti apik2 a gawe apa!! Sekarang how to compromise with that is enter the entrance as soon as I can, no eye contact, forget with that my polite smile! No more smile!
Asli, yg congek iku bos e ta anak buahe. Ga karuan!

Chloe: so, don’t waste your energy with those donkeys, don’t even try to complain n give inputs for the supervisor, if they have any, they don’t even know everyday’s practice
Meelan: ………sure,…u a lit rite. Wait n see until another motorcycle get lost again. You don’t do the little things right, who’s gonna know what happen to the bigger things with that kinda responsibility?
Chloe: gud…try to be sweet a lit as well
Meelan: (grumpy face)

runner up writing ghost story

2008-02-15T19:14:00.003+07:00

Cuma pengan improve n participate pas ambil engish course at IALF. Benere ga ada ide sama sekali, tp Chris, my teacher, began it by telling her story when she was at Bali. So the only ghost story i have, is this......tmn2 alto maaf ya kalo salah, soale seinget ku ya mek gitu, hahahaha. Btw artikel ini masuk di student magazine december 07, udah di edit bbrp katanya, tp sebalnya ada kesalahan setting sehingga artikel terputus2 T-T. Ini versi aslinya , setelah revisi dr Chris sih heheh..

Ghost StorY

I never consider fengshui and hongshui as anything more than practical tips improving and balancing your life. Of course I believe what is unseen could give implication to some parts of our life. It is just that I have never seen a ghost or have the sixth sense like some of my friends do.
It was in late 2004, we moved to our new office. We were so delighted. It was a big house. A house. Can you imagine an office in a house? It was totally homey. It had two floors, four rooms, one big main room, a kitchen, a garage, and a backyard! With green grass of course. It was so perfect and looked like a wonderful gift for all of us, the employees, since our former office was a ruko, flat building, one average room with only one restroom. No kitchen, though we had some eating utensils such as several plates, spoons, forks, sauces that were brought by their fans. Really flat office, no other room for taking a rest or just escaping from our routine.
But some rumors got to us. They said there was a murder in the house so the owner moved out and gave it for rent. It was unclear, as a rumor usually was, a murder or a suicide. We never knew. But the next days some of us had some ‘special’ experience. Our office had night shifts which started at 5 pm till 9 pm. It was not that late at night but since we worked in two floors, so when the day shift was over it was such a quite office. Only one third of us worked in the night shift. Two third worked in the second floor, which had smaller room. It felt perfect for me to work. Peaceful, not many people and the internet connection was much better.
In our new homey office we had a coffee break time, it should be called tea time because we had it at 3 pm. But all the participants were coffee addicts so we called it coffee break. It was never planned, we just met, had coffee an a little chat so there we were, had a coffee break club! From that, another story begun. One of the editor told that one night she had a strange experience. She smelled a jasmine perfume. Since only two of them worked in the first floor, and the other editor obviously didn’t wear any of jasmine product. She just wondered where the smell came from. The other editor who was worked on the second floor, said the same thing. She had smelled jasmine perfume twice. First time she just spontaneously said, “Hey! Who is wearing jasmine perfume?” But no one admitted, and apparently no one adored jasmine. But then the other night it happened again. Not long after that she smelled something stank. That was annoying for her.
One day, on a lunch break, we had lunch with our operational manager. Well, she was just one of our own friends. We met her only at lunch time, since she was always busy with many of our company’s business. She said that the her housekeeper, who usually helped us clean our office once a week, had the same feeling. Uncomfortable feeling about the house. The housekeeper said that this house had ‘someone’ living. Penunggu, that what we call in our slang Javanese language. Sure, every place had ‘them’, based on that belief. Some annoyed, some did nothing to the residents.
Other annoying things happened on and on, in different ways. Another editor got annoyed with electricity, it went on whether he already had turned it off. Others had it like a sixth sense, he had uncomfortable feeling and scary by the time all the lights were turned off. He usually had to do the job turning off all the lights and locking the gate. He would do that very briefly, and he would curse if he forgot his stuff or key at the second floor while all the lights were turned off and we were all outside the house.
Thank God, until the end of the rent contract, which was when I had already resigned, there was no really bad things happened to all of them. No accident or incident. Instead, we really had many good times there. Graduation celebrations, birthday celebrations (which were almost every month!), annual meeting and gathering, even a fun Halloween party!
Now, in my new office, we had quite a similar story. One of my colleagues who had that sixth sense felt very uncomfortable in our studio at the second floor. It was a dark room and full of stuff. She always felt that there was ‘someone’ inside the studio looking at us, especially when the lights were off. The office boy had the experience in the first floor, in our consultant room. It was a small room below the stepladder. It should not be as spooky as the studio in second floor when it was dark. But that was in the middle of the night. He was passing that room before heading to the second floor. He heard a repeating sound. He was assuming that was a pen dropping from the table. So he dared himself to find out. It was really a pen, but it wasn’t dropped from the table. The pen was spinning. At that time he was thinking of what made the pen spinned. The more he realized, he got scared and abruptly he ran upstairs to his room as fast as he could.
Well, none of those stories could make me shiver, even if I had to work overnight all alone. What made me shiver was when my boss got angry, it was a terrible thing that ever happened, indeed.

dukungan untuk dewi persik

2008-02-15T18:49:00.004+07:00

dukungan untuk dewi persik, dukungan untuk dewi persik, dukungan untuk dewi persik, dukungan untuk dewi persik!!!

Diceritain tmn kantor ttg berita dewi persik meninju sesorang. Menurut dia kronologisnya seorang cowok terlihat seperti manggi dewi dari belkang tapi pas dewi noleh kena dadanya deh. Setalah adu mulut n tampar dewi memberikan bogemannya yang keren menurutku. Tmn cowok yang laen komen: "Dewi sih kadang juga keterlaluan, make baju ampe bodinya nonjol smua ga karuan"

At that moment, i was quite agree,i never agree with bitchy style. And then, dunno why at home at nite, something interrupted my mind!
Hell, why did u blame Dewi?!?!
Sesopan apapun wanita berpakaian kalau pikiran lelaki tidak bisa dikendalikan, tetep aja dosa itu terjadi!!
Bener kan! Imajinasi liar siapa yg bisa mengendalikan? Org itu sendiri! Dangkal banget sih. Sampe kapan mau dewasa kalo menyalahkan orang lain atas keputusan (berbuat,berpikir) yang dibuat diri sendiri! Adam pun bisa kok menolak tidak memakan buah terlarang.

(so the serphant never stop making women as sinners since between them God make enemy relation)

What is eternal in life is changes.

2007-06-07T14:54:00.001+07:00

Aku jadi ingin tahu apa pendapat karl marx ttg trend spt ini.
Getty images, i stock photos.....mereka memang memudahkan para konsumen mendapatkan
foto berkualitas dengan harga terjangkau, dibandingkan konsumen hrs menyewa seorang
fotografer atau membeli dari fotografer langsung.
Mungkin inilah hidup. Spt filosofi budha, kadang kau di atas roda, kadang kau di bawah roda.

What is eternal in life is changes.
Contoh klasik dari pelajaran sejarah.
Dampak sosial yg ditimbulkan akibat penerapan penemuan mesin uap james watt tidak maen2.
Waktu SD penemuan james watt dipandang luar biasa, sgt berjasa bagi peradaban manusia.
Tapi pelajaran sejarah kelas 2 SMP mengubah pandanganku.
Dampak sosial yg negatif tak terhindarkan.
Banyak buruh di PHK, dipertahankan pun dengan upah sangat minim, tidak
manusiawi. Craftmanship bukan sesuatu yg spesial lagi, mesin dpt menggantikannya. (tapi luar
biasa skrg justru tenaga mns sgt dihargai di peradaban barat, mungkin krn kuantitas mereka
sudah menipis atau gimana).

Penemuan mesin cetak menggeser pelukis2 realis.
Teknologi telepon, SMS menggeser surat tradisional, telegram.
And so on...
Many invention, bad or good, causes social changes.

Si pemilik majalah concept boleh bicara dan berharap industri kreatif (baca:
grafis, multimedia, web, audio visual) indonesia suatu saat dapat tercapai.
Tidak heran dalam masa 6 tahun ini, 'ramalan' krenayana yahya bahwa industri ini ke
depan yang akan booming tidak pernah terlihat olehku, karena peradaban di indonesia
secara makro ekonomi masih jauh di belakang. Aku tidak tahu jelas istilah2nya. Tapi
dari segi pertanian saja negara yg subur dan luas ini masih mengimpor beras, ....
aku tak habis pikir apa kerja orang2 pandai di jajaran pemimpin sana? Terlalu
carut marut sistemnya? terlalu carut marut nilai yg dipegang ? terlalu luas n banyak
yang dipimpin?
Jalan di tempat terus ae, kena bencana alam jadi mundur lagi.

Asosiasi design grafis pun sibuk dengan eforia mereka sendiri.
BUat seminar pentingnya branding lah
bla bla, halah...lupa ya pada jati diri sendiri. Org kreatif harus idealis dan bebas. Itu
artinya ga usa dikasi seminar branding2 gitu sudah ada dalam diri designer. Edukasi
spt itu jsutru penting utk komunitas di luar dapur kreatif! Para pemegang duit tuh!
Ok, percuma ngomong, sistem itu hanya utk negara dgn basis ekonomi yg kuat , basis informasi
teknologi spt negara2 eropa dan amerika tentunya... Tapi kembali ke pemikiran di atas,
di peradaban barat mereka sedang menghadapi ancaman masalisasi juga.

creative life circle

2007-06-07T14:51:00.002+07:00

"Stock libraries are posing one of the greatest challenges to commercial photographers according to Fetting. In the US, clients can get stock images from 10 USD to as little
as 1 USD. And he says that even here(australia) all the big newspapers often choose
buying stock over commissioning photographers."
(capture, july-august 2006, pg 17)

celfit dan masalah!

2007-05-27T16:58:00.003+07:00

senin 12 maret 07

celfit dapat membuatmu melupakan masalahmu sejenak
ato
celfit membuat masalahmu tambah banyak

Apes katamu? aku udah dateng jm 7 kurang 6 menit! Tp di depan kelas uda penuh n closed
sign menghadap ke mataku. Haruse kelas mulai jm 7.10
i cannot join the class! my 1 hour was wasted! Loh aku ini member tp mo ikut kelas
kok rebutan tempe di pasar!
Apa gunae aku jd member! ga tau donk kamu celfti lempar produk ke pasaran apa ngga surve
make alasan Gm kawasan pemukiman lah, pake kalimat pembuka GM itu terbesar ke-2 se indo lah,
get real!! make mata telanjang uda tau kalo TP jauh lbh gedeee!! Huh!
genjot member baru ae teros ampe fasilitas e ga ada yg isa dipake saking ramene! huh!
itu komplainku ke CS nya yg mek isa iya2 tok, tapi mari gitu taksuru nulis rangkuman
komplainku ya bingung!

i ve done my part n hopefully they' ll be better in the future.