Laladanilela

Edinburgh's Hogmanay

2012-01-27T02:37:00.003+07:00

Hogmanay (Scottish English: [ˌhɔɡməˈneː], hog-mə-AY) is the Scots word for the last day of the year and is synonymous with the celebration of the New Year (Gregorian calendar) in the Scottish manner.
*from wikipedia
*this is a blog post, not an essay. it's ok to quote wikipedia here.

Went to Edinburgh for New Year and it was magnificent! The city is very charming. There were castles and bagpipers, "red hot chili pipers", merry go round, some sort of mini amusement park near the Scott monument, etc etc. When we went there, it wasn't as cold as I expected so it added the level of greatness! :D Well, I was excited the whole time.

merry go round, ferris wheel, and other amusement rides near the Scott Monument

A church (as i recall) inside the castle complex

Oven baked haddock fish with leek sauce. worth every penny, dear me.

Adam Smith

So he was Scottish. I did not know that. It was cool to accidentally found his statue.
According to wikipedia he wasn't born in Edinburgh, but died there...

Deep fried Mars Bars

Ultimate fatness.
So you have a bar of Mars chocolate. Dipped it in batter, deep fried, then sprinkle it with choco powder, and served with whipped cream. I must have gained 847293kg after ate this.

The highlight of our trip was the Hogmanay Street Party.
So every new years eve, the Edinburgh city (probably), held a big party on the street in Edinburgh. People called it the street party, every last day of the year. I think it started with a parade, there were music concerts, and there were food stalls inside. That's where we found the deep fried mars bars. And then, starting at 9pm they would started fireworks every hour. The biggest one of course were the ones at midnight.
However. There were sooooooooo many people! We bumped into several Indonesian students from other cities before the party, but never seen them again after we got in. We literally stand in our spot for three hours. Because there were so many people, we had to guard our cool-no-trees-or-building-blocking-our-view spot!!
If you chose to wander around before 12 o'clock stroke, well all I can say is good luck finding a good place to watch the remarkable fireworks. Some people tried to pushed us aside, especially the drunk groups. But we stood still, we stood strong. Yeah.

Nevertheless, the fireworks were spectacular. It was so big, felt like it was blown in my face.
I love it. I have to apologize to my friends though. Since I was cheering so loud, I probably ruined everyone's videos. Hahahahahahaha sahrry...

The big gigantic fireworks!

I tried to edit my Hogmanay fireworks video using iMovie. Hope you guys can kinda slightly somehow enjoy it.

20 years of sisterhood

2012-01-24T19:59:00.004+07:00

dedicated to @kikipalinggi and @Fary_Toding

My two sisters, Kiki and Fari. We've been besties since xxxxxx years old!! Two freakin decades.
Of course there's no certain date, when exactly is our "anniversary" is.
Needless to say, I love them wholeheartedly.

Drawing vignette (pretentious word for doodles) is something I like to do on spare times. Especially now that exams are over! MUAHAHAHA!

Loud Pictures

2012-01-11T02:30:00.010+07:00

Hello! How's it going guys? Not all rainbows, reindeer, unicorns, and lollipops for me. But I'll survive.

Today I'm going to do another post about manga.

from Otoyomegatari - Kaoru Mori

One of my all time favorite mangaka is Kaoru Mori.
She's known for her manga Emma, Shirley, and most recently is Otoyomegatari or The Bride's Story.
The last one, Otoyomegatari, is the most beautifully drawn manga I have ever seen. Oh-La-La!!

The details are exquisite. It is sharp, charming, and realistic. Mori tells her story not only by words but most of the time through pictures. Loud ones. The other thing I love about her work is she often draws the smallest aspect of the characters' life but somehow relevant. Small aspects that you rarely see described by other mangakas.
For example, the chapter about trousseau. Rather than describing everything with talking bubbles, Mori draws details and more details. Even the stitching process. Absolutely magnificent.

"A lavishly embroidered cloth is, at times, prized more highly than any currency.

They show social strata and the origin of the weaver, and tell the content of their character.
Immeasurable time and effort with which they have imbued with prayers and feelings."

The first picture above is a house's pillar. Mori use a WHOLE page for a single pillar. I don't know what you guys think, but for me it shows a mangaka's faith of the quality of her work. I can't stress enough how much I love the details she draws. It's captivating, it's alluring, it's heart warming. Somehow. The clothes are drawn beautifully, highly embroidered and heavily accessorized. Just the way I like it.

Moreover, I like how Mori likes to take various cultural background. In Otoyomegatari, there are the trousseau, the carving, cooking, taking bath, hunting, and so forth. And it's only in 20 chapters! I REALLY REALLY hope there will be hundreds of chapters to come.
Or, should Mori end this series and work on something else, I trully wish she would do stories with Southern America background. Or vikings. Or Indonesia. Oh I would die if she take a spin at Indonesian culture. Now I'm imagining Toraja houses, songket, burung cendrawasih. Damn. If only I knew her email.

One more point on Kaoru Mori. If any of you have read or watch EMMA, it's also great. The basic story is not exactly unique: love story between a maid and a rich dude in England, victorian era.
You can even say it's a boring, mediocre theme. But wait until you see the drawings. MAN!!
Also the storyline is far FAR FAR from mediocre. It's not a typical love story about two young lings falling in love and going against the world to fight for their love. They just want to be happy. Nothing about equality fight or that sort. The main characters were minding their own business, trying to be together.

a page of carving windows, doors, and pillars in Otoyomegatari

Another great manga with more drawings than bubble speech: Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou or Yokohama Shopping Log by Hitoshi Ashinano.
The drawings are not as detailed as Mori's. I don't exactly adore the story, it's kinda vague for me. However, the drawings are beautiful and somehow liberating. I think it stimulates your imagination. Gives you the sensation as if you are the one inside the story, daydreaming of flying and playing with naked sexless mysterious creature. Very fascinating, I must say.
The main character, Alpha, is cute and silly. Never harms a story.

Also, check out these cool blogs.
They did more thoroughly and very interesting discussions on Kaoru Mori.
http://www.punkednoodle.com/champloo/2011/12/16/spotlight-kaoru-mori/
http://chuodori.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/spotlight-kaoru-mori/

pictures are taken from here: http://www.mangahere.com/
here: http://manga.lyght.net/series/otoyomegatari-volume-02.html
and here: http://www.mangareader.net/112-3978-4/yokohama-kaidashi-kikou/chapter-96.html

These are a few of my favorite things

2012-01-10T04:35:00.004+07:00

*sing it!*

Chocolate brownies with semi skimmed milk
Mangareader and project free tv online
Blackberry Messenger and ipad
These are a few of my favorite things

Unirider takes me to city center
Kikkoman makes everything tastes better
Snowflake stickers on my windows
These are a few of my favorite things

The ring from Pw and photos on bedside
Bright colored and architectural hairdos
Yellow coat, red bag, and Eskimo boots
These are a few of my favorite things

When exams bite
When essay stings
When I'm feeling sad
I simply remember my favorite things
And then I don't feel so bad

[Repeat all verses]

some photos are taken from these sites: google, thesartorialist, bryanboy, garancedore, seaofshoes

Cepat Pulang

2012-01-05T01:05:00.004+07:00

A cover on Marcell's Firasat.

I am enjoying the terrible weather, sandwiches, layers, thick jackets, essay, and exams now.
So when the time comes, I will wholeheartedly cherish the hot weather, short pants, t-shirts, pangsit, and living with parents.

Go go Power Ranger!!

Sedikit Lagi

2012-01-04T02:54:00.002+07:00

Sementara belajar buat ujian tiga minggu lagi. Diluar angin kencang menderu tidak santai sama sekali. Saya mau pulang. Saya mau pulang. Saya mau sama mama papaku, mau main sama kemenakan2ku, mau ketawa2 sama teman2ku. Dirumah hangat. Banyak orang.

Sedikit lagi, sedikit lagi.

Semangat semangat semangat.

One Christmas in Manchester

2011-12-30T06:39:00.004+07:00

As promised to @vinasiahaya dan @iipewepe.

This was the very first time I spent Christmas away from my family. The last 22 years, every Christmas eve would be spent in one of the relatives' or at our house. We would have dinner, service, then take a family picture. There would be a lot of hassle. Mom would yap about cleaning the house, my room, help my sister cook macaroni schotel, pick up food, etc etc. And then all the big family would gather and we would spent a warm cheerful Christmas evening together.

On 24th December last week, it occurred to me that I would be alone at Christmas eve. Me and friends who were staying in Manchester had plans for Christmas day arranged already. But what about Christmas eve? Usually when I'm home, we would spent Christmas eve with family and on Christmas day we would be very busy with all papa's guest coming over.

So instead of surrounded by people as usual, I would be alone.
Got panic for a second.
I was considering to invite some friends over to cook together and had dinner, when an idea came. I am by myself. This would be the first time in my life to have a Christmas only to myself. Why not do something I would never done if I were home? No mommy and sister yapping, nothing to clean, nothing to hassle. Why not enjoy the very peaceful night by myself?
Of course, a lot of people say that Christmas is supposed to be spent with others. Flatmate invited me to join her and friends for dinner, but I didn't want to interfere.
I really felt that I had to experience this one alone. If it sucks, then I'd know in the future I should not do it again.

Well, I thought the idea was brilliant.
So I went out of the flat and sat on the benches near University place to download some manga. Then to Sainsbury's and bought wine, cheese, marshmallow, ready to cook pasta, and some snacks. In the afternoon, went to church with friends. Then back to flat and had my one self relaxed laid back Christmas eve.

hot chocolate with marshmallow

mini breadsticks, Shiraz Mont-Pierre, ginger bread

Instead of my sister's macaroni schotel, I had microwaved pasta.
Instead of singing with the whole family, I watched Sound of Music and He's Not That Into You.
Plus hot choco, cheese, and wine.
It was OK.

Truthfully, it wasn't gloomy and miserable. It wasn't great, either.

On Christmas day, me, Bintang, Herman, Yunita, and mbak Indria went to church together.
Had a lovely Christmas service. There was a puppet show video, where the puppets sang the Nativity story using Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody tune. Then we went to Bang Gindo and Mbak Maria's house for a very big marvelous lunch. Bang Gindo and Mbak Maria are Indonesian family that held open house every year on Christmas day. So they had many other guests came. After lunch, bang Gindo took us and the other guests for a walk. We went to a big park, walked on muddy pathway, very British. On the way back, saw some houses having Christmas lunch. Where families sat together in a very big table and had dishes for hours. Then we had Irish coffee. Sorry, didn't took any pictures...

Anyway.
That day, it wasn't raining nor was it cold.
In the end, I didn't had a white Christmas in Manchester.
But I must say.
My one Christmas in Manchester was, in fact, merry and bright.

I hope you had too.

Happy Christmas and New Year everyone :)

Layers

2011-12-22T21:16:00.003+07:00

Realized that it has been a very long time since I last did a wardrobe post, now it's time. I haven't taken many decent wardrobe pictures these past months. Not that the wardrobe pics here are super awesome or anything.

Due to the cold weather, naturally I wear hundreds of layers every time going out.
I only have one winter, so gotta make it count.

Recently purchased this elbow patched sweater. Finally yeaaaaay!

Doodle Away Danilela #3 & #4

2011-12-22T06:53:00.003+07:00

These two go to my keces @dhuii and @karinarenata

the flamingo, the penguin, and the peacock

Christmas Tunes

2011-12-13T06:51:00.003+07:00

Memasuki Christmas break yang dimulai minggu depan, lemme hereby say.... IKE ESSAYKU SELESAI!! Hahahahaa sebel nggak? Baru slese kodong, lamanya baru slese... Sudah dikirim buat konsul, mdh2an layak disubmit. Huhuhu.....

Anyway. In the spirit of Christmas, I would like to post more youtube links of some of my all time Xmas songs. Well forgive me for only posting links........... Oh well. Here goes.

NERI PER CASO, of course.

Neri Per Caso - God Rest You Mary, Gentlemen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5wRyEXjPSg

Then, obviously, is Ms. Carey. Or Mrs. Cannon?

Mariah Carey - All I want for Christmas is you
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXQViqx6GMY&ob=av3n

Boyz II Men - Merry Christmas, Darling
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_7FGUBoyWc&feature=related

Mariah Carey - Miss You Most (At Christmas Time)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU7hVAZkvXU

Michale Buble - Santa Baby
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbbFpzly3eo
Honestly, this is the most sensual version of the song.

This one is from Sister Act II. Actually I might have posted this song, but it belongs to this post as well, so.

Lauryn Hill and Tanya Blount - His Eye is on the Sparrow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8dP_NJzFHI&feature=related

This one is not even a Christmas song. But it's a Love Actually soundtrack, which is my ultimate Christmas movie if not all time.

Wyclef Jean feat. Sharissa - Take Me As I Am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSzx2SaEgvo&ob=av2e

Hmm... Now I want to write a post on Love Actually. Ok, will do tomorrow.
Cheers!

I'm just gonna ramble #4

2011-12-11T01:15:00.004+07:00

Rambelita tralala. Wah sudah episode empat, cepat juga ya bok. Kalo sinetron ini bagaikan.... Well sebenarnya kalo dibanding sinetron episode empat masih perkenalan karakter kali ya. Hahahahahahaha. *petir*
Kalo chapter empat di komik sudah satu buku mi. Yayaya.

As always, stuck nulis essay. Masih essay yang sama dgn yg kemarin. Tapi bertambah mi gank 300 kata, skarang sdh 1700an. Lumayan.... Sedikit lagi sudah bisa dikirim ke mas Yan buat revisi.
Kalo mas Yan baca blog ini, makasih loh mas atas bantuannya.
Hehehehe.

Moving on. Kemarin malam habis latian buat acara natal IF-Man, rame2 pergi makan dan had the most random conversation. Mule bahas Harmoko, Diana Pungki, sampe saingan hapalin UUD 45 (yg dengan ngotot dimenangkan Rivel tentunya hahahahaha).
Terus, thanks to Bintang P. Melanes dan Albert Aaron sebagai narasumber, kita2 diedukasi tentang musik2 Indonesia yg terselubung dan kadang antahberantah...

Tanpa basa-basi lagi!!
Sambutlah Youtube links of the aforementioned!!

1! Saipul Jamil dalam boybandnya G4ul, dengan lagu Tak Bosan!
Video uploaded by Mr. Sakuryes...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGvLmYaPDXM

2! Astuti by Agung Hercules
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pabmBl8Smcc

3! Astuti by Masca2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOw3UgCbr7U

Demikianlah, semoga video2nya menghibur pirsawan sekalian.

I'm just gonna ramble #3

2011-12-09T07:43:00.005+07:00

like usual, after writing essay and report i'm gonna ramble here. tonight i have several topics in mind, which are: danilela's tweet of the week, classic manga heroes, principle of purchasing paintings, and some cool phrases heard in classes! yessss very erudite rite....

1) tweet of the week
stumbled on a couple of witty tweets, both by @buyungbengnga

"berbahagialah org yg fotonya dijadikan sebagai dp bbm pasangannya. it means they are proud to have you in their life." - @buyungbengnga

the first tweet, i think, is true. you wouldn't put someone's picture as you display picture if you're ashamed of them, would you? well, i don't. that's why my current dp bbm is a picture of monkey painting. not that it resembles my boyfriend in anyway, please! it's a painting i fell in love with, told him about it, which he looked for, found, and bought for me! emmmah Pywedont :*

"ribu2na ini mama2 penjaga pasien yang baru. sumpu'na desadesana. sudah tua banyak bacot lagi. ngoceh melulu drtd. saranku bikin ko twitter." - @buyungbengnga

well this one is simply hilarious. loosely translated: "these new patient caregiver ladies are so chatty. unbelievably tacky. old motormouth hags. haven't stopped talking. my suggestion, make a twitter account."
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha i can imagine them with their betels and/or peanuts gossiping on and on about the most trivial subjects, holding blackberries and become banci twitter. hmm. cool. twitter is, for some people, a playground to ramble and gossip!

2) manga heroes
growing up, my fondness of manga unavoidably resulted in having crush(es) on manga heroes... yeah i'm just cool that way.............
shut up bogie, i know you're reading this. don't laugh at me, you had more manga crushes than i did :p
ehm. anyway.
- Lee Syaoran (Card Captor Sakura - clamp)
- Masumi Hayami (Glass Mask - Miuchi, S)
- Terry; Terrence Graham Grandchester (Candy-candy - Mizuki, K.).
Yo brooooooo they had major manga heroes typical nature: doesn't talk much, cool, teases the heroin and this would lead them to love/hate relationship, secretly loves the heroin back, smart, and rich. the qualities teenage girls dream about. hahahaa. i was young. now i need someone who's straight forward, true to his words, quirky like i am, and tells his feelings directly. no drama, no games. Pywedont emmaaah lagi. hihihihi.

abis dikasi lukisan sih, senangku kowe gaaaaaaank.
which lead us to topic #3

3) danilela's single principle to purchase paintings
i read somewhere long long ago, that a painting should "speaks" to you. the painter and price should not be the reason of purchasing paintings. which made me think, well i'm no expert in art, am i? if i want to buy a painting, it should solely because the paint kinda speaks to me. not merely bcos it's preety, most paintings/work arts are supposed to be pretty. i want to stumble upon a painting which warms my heart. you know, like when you see a bag and fall in love with it. or pass a high-end brand shop which opens a temporary big sale outlet and then dream abt it after. that kind of feeling. moving on. this monkey painting speaks love and humor to me. honestly, its eyes are sparkly as if saying "i'm a outgoing, funny, bitchin monkey. you know you'd love me."
well. i didn't buy bcos i thought the hassle of packing it home and everything. but after flew back, i realize i really do like the painting. and just yesterday, Pywedont found and buy it. aaaaaaah thank you sayaaaang!!!

4) cool phrases heard in class
just a few expressions that i don't hear that often. there are others, but didn't able to wrote down let alone memorize them.
- buoyant innovations
- astronomical success
- marshalling materials
- management of various flavors
- myriad of things

and that's about that.
this post is dedicated to Pywedont Todingan whom never read this blog. oh no. probably that's the reason he still likes me??? sheez. oh well. thank you for the painting, dear :)

First Thanksgiving

2011-12-08T07:36:00.005+07:00

One of my flatmate, Heather, celebrated thanksgiving a week (or two) ago.
So she so made a thanksgiving dinner and invited us!!
Yeay Heather!!

I love to watch American TV series, so have always been wondering what American thanksgiving would taste like. I told Heather this and she said what we had that evening was pretty much what she usually had back home. One more time. Yeay Heather!!

So with the help from some of the guys downstairs, we had turkey, stuffing, killer mashed sweetpotatoes w/ marshmallow, mashed potatoes, green beans, gravy on everything, corn bread, cheese, apple pies, and wine. Maipo Shiraz. Deliciousness.

my first turkey ~ horeeee syalala

Lately my posts have been around food, have it not?
Well, holiday is just around the corner even tough I have a 9am class tomorrow.
And I have one more food-related post, our class just had winter dinner yesterday!
I know, I already started dieting again. To prepare before the actual holiday come. Phew.

Doodle Away Danilela #1 & #2

2011-12-06T07:22:00.004+07:00

An old hobby that lately came again.
Since these two were meant as doodles, I didn't exactly put much thought into it. Hence the hideous thin-strokes area.... Not that the doodles are pretty or anything. But still it's my own creation, proud of it :D

My poor editing skill didn't help that much, but actually I prefer it like this better. Stronger colors and less ugly thin-strokes area....

Dinners and Lunches

2011-12-05T17:27:00.007+07:00

As promised, a post on meals with several of my classmates.

Ms. Eseosa, Ms. Chiamaka, Ms. Daniella
Good cook, good cook, good dinner guest :P

Nigerian Dinner: yams, two chicken dishes (sorry, don't remember the Nigerian name),
white rice, fried plantain.

Mashed potatoes stuffed in roasted paprika, pan fried pork steak, with mushroom and broccoli.

Dinner at Missoula

Taiwanese Hot-Pot at Kevin's
This BBQ sauce is put into our bowls.
To my surprise, the sauce (which has dried lizard fish in it) actually tasted good.

So far I've noticed, Indonesian are the ones who like taking pictures SO MUCH. Which not necessarily a bad thing, right? Right?? Hahaha anyway. This is Dhruv, my Indian friend who taught me some bolly moves.

Pakistani Dinner at Mahvish's.
I really enjoy the food. Mahvish lives in the suburban area in Greater Manchester with her husband and two kids. She's the kind of perfect lady, you know, the kind who can cook, sew, paint, smart in class, pretty much good at anything. She's really nice :)

Lovely ladies of IME 2012 class

Catch My Disease

2011-12-03T07:21:00.002+07:00

It's a miracle! I can post videos on youtube!!
Hehe...
Sang something, not out of this world good... Hoping it's not total crap either :P

Originally by Ben Lee.

Halelujah Moment every weekend!

2011-11-30T06:20:00.004+07:00

Mo se jadikan ritual saja, tiap kali stuck sama nulis essay saya akan menulis dsini instead. Skarang saya akan menceritkan tentang betapa bahagianya sekolah di Manchester yang banyak keluarga Indonesia dan mahasiswa PhD yang dtg skolah membawa keluarganya. Let me explain why. Di manchester raya ini ada namanya IF-Man atau Indonesian Fellowship Manchester. Ini persekutuan org2 Indonesia beragama Kristen disini. Kalo utk Muslim ada Pengajian. Nah. Tiap bulan, ada persekutuan doa, jadi keluarga2 yg dsini gantian jadi hostnya. Sekali sebulan, hari sabtu kita datang ibadah bersama. Terus, karena kita akan menyanyi di International Carol Service dan mo ngadain acara Natal bersama, sekarang tiap minggu kita latihan nyanyi. Nah. Apart of singing for Christmas yang mana sangat sekali ya pemirsa tetap bisa se lakukan walo bukan di makassar, hal indah yg bisa dipetik adalah: selalu disediakan konsumsi. And i mean always. Baik persekutuan maupun latian nyanyi. Sejauh ini sudah makan soto ayam, lontong, empek-empek, rica-rica, mi goreng, bakso, mi ayam lengkap dengan pangsit gorengnya, dst. Puji Tuhan! Jadi saya betah makan nasi abon bbrp hari kalo lagi malaaaas skali masak. Karena I know at the end of the week I'm gonna feast! Hihii...

Diberkatilah bapak2 dan ibu2 yang telah membuka pintunya bagi kami2, untuk bersekutu dan bersantap bersama. Amin.

Aca Aca Hota Hai

2011-11-27T05:58:00.001+07:00

Yesterday my financial appraisal group had hot-pot lunch at Kevin's place. I'm not gonna write the hot-pot story in this post though, because if I do the title would not make sense. What I want to write now is India Dance!! Syalalalaaaa. *and bcos I'm writing IKE essay now and I'm stuck so in order to maintain the writing mood I decided to make a blog post* *uh-huh*

There's this movie titled "KABHI KUSHI KABHI GHUM". Starring Sharukh Khan and Kajol, and other big names as well. But those two are the ones I love most in the movie. They played characters named Rahul and Anjeli (which are also their characters' names in Kuch Kuch Hota Hae. Don't ask me why, how would I know?) Anyway. Rahul set eyes on Anjeli for the first was in her neighborhood. She was dancing. In the middle of some other men dancing, they were celebrating something. She wore red sari, the men wore white clothes. And it was magical. The way she danced, her expression, her moves, the way Rahul saw her and suddenly everything was in slow motion, Rahul almost fell of the stairs bcos of her charm.... MAGICAL!!!
Here's a video of the scene,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiR2gZr7tUE&feature=related

That was the moment that made me fell in love with India dances.
Because it is so full of joy and excitement and there's a strong folklore atmosphere in the dance.

Pictures are screenshot from: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4okge_kabhi-khushi-kabhi-gham-part-2-engl_shortfilms#rel-page-1

Definitely one of my most favorite fall-in-love scene.

Now. What the heck hot-pot lunch has to do with aca-aca hota hae??? BECAUSE!!! My groupmate, Dhruv from Siliguri, taught me some punjabi moves!! Wohoooooo!!! Yeah. He was telling us about his passion towards dancing, street dance to be exact. He showed us his video with his group and he's awesome. Anyway, one conversation led to another, he ended up showing me some of the punjabi dance which is from the punjabi area. Of course when he told me that I reply that the Punjabi family in Indo are one the leaders in entertainment industry. Which he replied with information that the richest man in Manchester is an Indian. Moving on. I don't have any pictures for evidence, but my friend David had it recorded. But no, I'm not going to post it here. Because 1) I haven't seen it yet; 2) I'm sure I wouldn't look very flattering.

But still. I was soooo very happy to finally learned some bolly moves!
Aca aca!

Ending this post with this message:
Never underestimate bollywood magic, watch Kabhi Kushi Kabhi Ghum.

just because the pictures aren't there doens't mean i don't care

2011-11-23T08:34:00.003+07:00

(pun unintended)

This has become somewhat a routine. Sleep at eleven-ish, wake up at 00:30, then would be able to back to sleep at two. Still got 23 minutes, so I'm gonna write something about my friends here.

My dear dear friends, P.Cantik.
For diplomatic reasons, not gonna write the full name here :p

Just now realized that I haven't upload that many that many pictures with them on facebook. Well, I know there are many photos in my old laptop. But for some reason didn't upload them. May be because we met so regularly in class? I don't upload a lot of my family pictures as well. Neither photos with my cousins and I hang out with them all the time. Anyway.

Right now I'm in the mood for reminiscing...
P.Cantik normally consists of seven gals and a dude. Vina, Dhesa, Needha, Mumu, Yuni, Oma, and myself. Well, we hang out with others all the time but these are the people that consistently did the "P" word. Moving on. One of the most memorable routine we did was Friday lunch, during 4/5/6th term. We had class on 8am, finished at 10 or 10:30. Then we all would packed up to my mini jazz, went for lunch (solaria, nyoba, mcd, bakso pa'de, etc) then rushed to mosque because Mumu had to attend Friday shalat. And we had to be quick for we had class again at 1. And I have never been a fast driver. For some reason, we always went for lunch in places far away from uni. May be I forced them to, because I wanted to eat nyoba, but they're so nice they'd always come w/ me. Hehehehe.

There are lots of memories we had. Carried a flag pole around campus (long story), Mumu always wanted to have better marks and would sulk if someone surpass him, sang at Tatuga, all the codes that I couldn't keep track, ate sop sodara at Kansas (kantin sastra), Mumu's non stop smiling face, Dhesa's roaring laughter (and sudden polite phone-answering-tone), Vina's tears (first and second term :p), and so on and so forth...

I spent a lot of time during undergrad with the uni choir, hence lots and lots of pics with them on facebook. But that doesn't mean I love P.Cantik any less. P.Cantik kept me alive in faculty, gave encouragements during difficult times, helped catch up with courseworks (and gossips). And they are all hard workers, which inspired me to try working as hard as they did. During my corporate days (tsah), the six of them graduated earlier. I finished last. But they kept supporting and helped me got through the dissertation and bloody academic bureaucracy.

I truly cherished the moment we shared in those four years. There are times when I feel I'm not as close to them as they are to each other. But that doesn't matter. I knew, and I still do, that I care about them abundantly. And I'd like to believe they do too.

Those times in undergrad.
P.Cantik! Hidup bencong!!

18.B

2011-11-22T04:02:00.004+07:00

My life, nowadays, mostly has been spent in this particular corner. I don't really like to study by myself in library. Have done group works in library of course, usually in John Rylands lib. Oh and the other day I found Coke official company report in Eddie Davies lib!! I'll make a post about the libraries here sometime. Anyway. I do most of my work in this corner. I need space, need music, moving around, while writing or reading. Particularly when feeling productive, I'd dance. True story. The downside of this method, of course, are the distractions. Facebook, streaming, mangareader.net, online shops... But so far I've always completed tasks, never missed deadlines, and I do my readings. But may be just for the sake of the experience, I should try sit down for hours in library... May be just to be around with people.... Now that's creepy, tone it down, no need to expose yourself furthermore particularly that side. Moving on.

I'd like to share my precious precious corner with you people. I appreciate your visit(s) to this blog and actually read my writing. And yes Bogie, even after what you did, I still appreciate your visits here.

laladanilela's sanctuary.

Diderot Effect

2011-11-21T02:45:00.004+07:00

"Diderot was given a new, red gown as a present. Because it made other items in his study look shabby, he progressively replaced his desk, curtains, and carpet so that they went with his new robe."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diderot_effect ; G.McCracken.

One new thing drive you to purchase a whole other things. Sounds vaguely familiar.
Ehm. No actual self reflecting will be written furthermore. Still... I'll just cough. UHUK UHUK.

When was the last time you did something for the first time?

2011-11-21T01:53:00.002+07:00

This is an article I wrote a couple of months ago. I don't know whether it was published or not, probably not, since I haven't heard back. Oh well, that's alright. I'd just like to post it here. :)

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU DID SOMETHING FOR THE FIRST TIME

Yang saya maksud disini adalah mencoba suatu aktivitas yang benar-benar baru untuk pertama kalinya dalam hidup Anda. Bukan sekedar mencoba restoran baru atau baju baru. Sebenarnya mencoba restoran baru bisa masuk sih, kalau Anda seumur hidup hanya makan di lima restoran berbeda dan tidak pernah mencoba restoran yang baru di buka di mall, misalnya. Tapi kalau Anda mencoba every new hip restaurant opened in town, well itu tidak masuk kategori the very FIRST TIME experience yang saya maksud. Pacaran dengan orang baru juga tidak termasuk. Terutama kalau Anda ganti pacar tiap minggu. Yang saya tanyakan adalah suatu aktivitas yang benar-benar tidak pernah Anda lakukan sebelumnya.

Menjalani hidup, kebanyakan dari kita mengerjakan rutinitas yang sama dari hari ke hari. Bangun pagi, ngetweet, pergi kerja atau kuliah seharian, pulang, ngetweet, tidur, bangun pagi lagi, ngetweet lagi, kerja atau kuliah lagi, pulang, tidur, ulang terus sampai weekend. Kalau Anda lagi nganggur, kemungkinkan rutinitasnya bangun jam 10, ngetweet, nonton tv/dvd, ngetweet, mandi sore, jalan-jalan, ngetweet, tidur lagi. Bahkan bagi Anda yang bukan 8-5 working person, pasti ada rutinitas, runtuntan kegiatan dalam menjalani hari. Nah. Pernah bosan? Pernah merasa kegiatan yang dilakukan itu-itu saja? I'm not saying that daily routines make your life boring. No. I think routines in some ways show stability. Tapi pernahkah Anda berpikir untuk sesekali mencoba hal yang benar-benar baru?

Dunia ini luas kawan, luas! Walau setiap hari rasanya ketemu orang-orang yang itu-itu saja, semua teman Anda saling mengenal satu sama lain, percayalah sesungguhnya dunia itu masih luas! Ada banyak hal yang bisa dilakukan di luar sana selain making money and meet friends and acquaintances. Misalnya yoga. Kaligrafi. Diving. Hiking. Merajut. Menggunakan cangkul. Tumbuk padi. Memancing. Ikut audisi reality show. Main mahjong. Igo. Enggo. Deklamasi. Kecapi. Sasando. Bikin keramik. Membersihkan ikan. Makan coto kuda (dengan asumsi Anda belum pernah makan daging kuda sebelumnya).

Menurut saya, selagi muda kita harus mencoba banyak hal. Doesn't necessarily try something then make it a hobby. Mungkin bahkan tidak akan menjadi a life changing experience. But still we need to try things, I think. Mencoba melakukan sesuatu yang baru sekali saja, for the sake of having the experience. Kalau beruntung, you might enjoy it. Kalau tidak beruntung, well, paling tidak seumur hidup sudah pernah coba sekali. Contohnya beberapa bulan lalu saya mencoba mengkonsumsi daging kerbau. Jadi kalau besok-besok *buagang* saya dipanggil Tuhan, orang tidak bisa bilang saat melayat, “Kasihan dia masih muda, tapi belum memenuhi kodratnya sebagai orang Toraja makan kerbau.” HAH! Sudah layaw! Saya sudah pernah mengendus, mengunyah, dan menelan daging liat apek-apek gurih itu. Atau parasailing. Setidaknya seumur hidup saya pernah merasakan sensasi diikat ke motorboat, terbang dan merasakan kencangnya angin menerpa. Amazing feeling, but I'm not gonna do it again.

Seperti yang saya bilang tadi, dunia ini luas. Dunia ini juga sudah tua. Setidaknya kita pernah mencoba melihat sebagian kecil dari dunia ini, melakukan aktivitas yang pernah diciptakan dan terjadi di dunia ini. Walaupun sekarang beli ikan bisa yang fillet di supermarket, tapi sebagai manusia tidak ada salahnya kan mencoba sensasi memegang ikan hidup-hidup, potong pakai pisau, membersihkan dan mengeluarkan bagian dalamnya? Atau menumbuk padi. Zaman sekarang sih mau makan nasi bisa tinggal telpon, sejam kemudian beras diantar kerumah terus kita masak dengan rice cooker. Tapi pernah gak sih, Anda berpikir bagaimana rasanya orang zaman dulu ambil padi, angkat alu (yang ternyata cukup berat, btw), terus menumbuk padi? Habis itu masih harus di tappi dulu. Prosesnya panjang sampai bisa makan nasi. Beratnya ya hidup orang dulu.

Anyway. Mencoba hal baru, menjejakkan kaki di tempat yang baru, merasakan sensasi yang belum pernah dirasakan sebelumnya. Seperti tagline produk bayi, yang diucapkan sambil berbisik untuk membuat kesan dramatis, “Life is an advanture!”

Boyz II Men cover Utada Hikaru's

2011-11-21T00:55:00.003+07:00

I have loved Utada Hikaru's First Love since forever. I remember listened to it from my sister's cassette player in elementary. And just recently I find out Boyz II Men cover her song!!! Well, the album was released in the beginning of this year, so no, this is not new. But still. I just find it out, so happy!

I'm just gonna ramble #2

2011-11-19T09:30:00.008+07:00

Terbangun subuh2 tidak bisa tidur lagi mari ramble ramble lagi. after i got here, some people have asked me questions about studying abroad (good marks during uni, do ur best in ielts, dan modal - yang mana bisa didapat dari mana saja). disini ketemu dengan banyak orang2 pintar, yg skolah ksini dengan atau tanpa beasiswa. kalo dengar ceritanya, ada banyak sekali kesempatan buat dapat beasiswa. ada temanku malah dapat beasiswa Chevening PLUS beasiswa dari uni. pastinya ieltsnya bagus, rajin cari peluang dan komunikasi (kalo kek temanku itu, berhubung beasiswa Cheveningnya katanya kurang secara tuition fee di jurusannya mmg lebih mahal, dia hubungi uni of manchester, jelaskan situasinya, terus akhirnya doski dapat deh beasiswa tambahan! hebat yaaaa). THERE ARE A LOT OF WAYS. ada juga teman yang selalu bawa dalam doa biar dapat beasiswa, setelah 2 ato 3 tahun (sori nda yakin brp lama) menunggu doa dijawab sambil terus kerja akhirnya dia dapat jalan. dan dikasi beasiswa buat perusahaan. dan tuition feenya termasuk yang paling mahal setau ku, at least £10,000 lebih mahal dari tuition feeku. *Jadi AKBAR, kalo ko baca ini, semangat kooooo pasti bisa ke old trafford dengan beasiswa!! Amin.*
nah cerita lain adalah rembong alias rambut. di manchester raya ini banyak sekali model rambut aneh2. sekali lagi, berhubung saya tidak hobi foto, jadi ceritanya pake cerita saja nda pake bukti foto. anw. kalo kata temanku model2 rembong disini itu "architectural" as in tinggi, modelnya aneh2. tau amy winehouse? (may her rest in peace). nah amy winehouse rambutnya disasak tinggi menjulang kan? nah kurang lebih kek gitu, tapi dalam berbagai versi ketinggian, arah sasak, dan warna. misalnya siang ini sebelum seminar se liat cewe punk di Precinct dengan rambut orange terang. untung sekolah ke sini. jadi banyak liat hal aneh2. ahahahahahaa. apalagi kalo jalan2 pas weekend di daerah club2 (ato skalian pergi club) maka akan ketemu lebih banyak lagi model rambut unkonvensional dan inovatif. teruuus se masih belum ngantuk jadi se mo jawab satu lagi pertanyaan dari sodara akbar. apa saya sudah pergi nonton bola? jawabannya: hell yeah! I went to the England vs Spain friendly match last week!!!!! nontonnya di london, wembley stadion. tiketnya cukup bikin miskin, tapi dengan beberapa alasan berikut se memtuskan buat ikut pergi. pertama karena ini big match. kedua negara tersebut di atas adalah jagoan2 bola, apalagi mengingat spanyol juara dunia. jadi seru dooong bisa liat lampard, walcott, lescott, cole, JOHN HART, fabregas, xabi alonso, dan pemain big deal lainnya yang se nda tau. sejujurnya kulo bukan penggemar bola ya, jadi se cuma dijelaskan sama teman2ku yang sangat excited dan memang penggemar bola. kalo bukan penggemar bola, ngapain spent £65 buat satu pertandingan ini? alasan kedua adalah IT'S PART OF THE EXPERIENCE. football is a huge part of england culture, not to mention here in manchester where two big football club located. jadi saya pikir, selama sekolah di inggris at least saya harus nonton bola sekali. untuk mendapat pengalaman nonton bola sama ribuan orang lainnya. untuk merasakan the huge excitement of the game with the people, the fans, the enthusiasts. nah gitu deh. kemarin di wembley, kita sampai di stasiun underground nya kurang lebih satu jam sebelum pertandingan. itu sudah cukup rame. as we walked to the stadium, keliatan ribuan orang antri. pas masuk stadium, JRENGJRENG penuh pemirsaaaaa. kemarin itu ada 87ribu penonton, kursi2 full, kecuali box2 VIP yang katanya ratusan ribu pound harganya (season ticket kalo nda salah), yang ini agak kosong2 walo nda melompong... terus sambil nonton pemain2 pemanasan, se memutuskan untuk dukung inggris, karena saya lagi sekolah di inggris. beberapa teman lain ada yg dukung berat spanyol, ada yg inggris, ada yang mo nonton saja. oh io, si sigit malah suru saya dukung italia karena dia penggemar italia. terus dia mulai menyanyi FABIO CAPELLOOOOO. which tunes now stuck in my head. anyway. seru skali, liat pemain2 masuk, bendera dibentangkan (di rumput), orang nyanyi anthem. terus ada satu menit hening, karena minggu lalu itu bersamaan dengan minggu peringatan buat orang2 inggris yang mati karena perang. jadi wasit semprit, hening cipta satu menit, terus prit hening cipta slese, terus WUOOOOOHHH orang2 langsung teriak sorak sorai. kai anis yang pesan tiket lebih sebulan sebelumnya pintar, kita dapat tempat duduk bagus di tengah. wuah rame mainnya, excitement menular, orang2 teriak, lagu2 penyemangat dinyanyikan.... terus berhubung saya juga orangnya antusias (bahasa halus dari norak), saya juga semangat dong. ikut teriak, ikut komentar, loncat2 pas inggris gol... aaaaahhhh menyenangkan.... terus lucu liat penonton inggris yang mabok. mereka ketawa2, teriak, goyang2, terus tepuk2 punggung penonton spanyol dll. nda rugi deh dapat pengalaman nonton bola. se bercita2 nonton MU, kan sudah skolah di manchester masa nda nonton klub terkenal? tapi nanti abis disertasi, kurang lebih setahun dari sekarang. hehehe. yah demikian, ngantuk mka lagi. yuk mari.

ps. i'd just like to record, that i got the chance to have an easy way. but i refused to do so, because i'd like to try on my own.

pps. this post's dedicated to akbar nurdin, except the part abt the hairstyles. smoga ceritaku bikin semangat kerja skripsi. terus ko ksini skalian buat Ph.D mi, biar lama tinggalnya. hehehehe

I'm just gonna ramble

2011-11-18T04:08:00.002+07:00

It's 9.08pm. Done with my part for FA, or so i think, nanti kita liat apa komentar si gendut. kali ini malas menulis pake bahasa inggris. se suka deh menulis pake keyboard macbook ini, ringaaaaan skali. teruuuus apa diii.... ini baru tanggal 17 dan sudah miskin. hahahahaha ya gimana dong, sapa suru si kai ngajakin ke london. london itu besaaaaar rame.... se tidak terlalu suka. se suka kota kek manchester ini, mirip2 makassar dalam hal tidak terlalu rame tapi lengkap kok. wait, kalo mo dibandingkan manchester itu mungkin lebih mirip sama surabaya karna most things that available in jakarta also available in surabaya sama seperti most things that is available in london is also available in manchester. cerita lain adalah saya sukaaaaa skali kalo kuliah di gedung Mansfield Cooper, got 2 classes there. soalnya dekat dari rumah!! hihihi. tinggal 5 menit jalan kaki, jadi keluar flat 15menit sebelumnya lah. jalan2 super pelan dan santai menikmati pemandangan terus sampe dehhhh. apalagi apalagi di. oh iyo. semester ini saya ada 4 kelas (3 exam, 3 presentasi, 2 essay, 2 report). keliatannya tidak banyak? ya coba jalani maki pale sayam. nah anw, 4 kelas ini berlokasi di gedung yang beda2. katanya sih biar smua student tidak hanya ke gedung schoolnya saja, which makes sense. jadi 2makul di mansfield cooper, 1makul dan 2seminar di mbs west, 1seminar di harold hankins, 1lagi di simon building. kadang2 juga ada di alan turing. nah bayangkan mi waktu baru sampe di manchester. Empat puluh lima menit sbelum kuliah sdh berangkat, bawa peta dan cari2 gedung kuliah dan kelasnya. but what i love most about walking around campus is the people i see on the street. ada yang sangat fashionable, ada yang keliatannya sudah seminggu nda sentuh air, ada yg inggris skali (kaya di film2 awawaw terutama yg orang2 tua). ada satu profesor yang tinggi, agak gendut, rambut putih sebahu keriting megar. kalo datang mengajar pake kemeja dan jeans, terus pake coat panjang, topi fedora hitam, jalan ujan2 pake payung. aaaaaaah stereotype org inggris skaliiii se senaaaang seandainya akrab mo minta foto. terus di uni of manchester ini banyaaaaaaak skali orang oriental. terus modis2 lagi. jepang nda tralu banyak, tapi korsel, taiwan, china mainland banyaaaak. seandainya saya street style photographer, mungkin bakal keluar rumah 2 jam sbelum kuliah kali ya, foto2 org di jalan dulu. sukakuuuuuuuu. jalan ke kelas, in occasionally good days, kaya liat sartorialist. ya tidak sampe tiap hari juga pasti jalanan dipenuhi orang modis juga, kadang2 gayanya sama smua dari hari ke hari. tapi ada hari2 tertentu yang se beruntung spot on people with good sense of style, for me. terus disini banyak skali yg pake UGG boots. sbenarnya waktu sampe se juga pikir mo ka juga dehhh tapi kenyataan memang kejam. harganya terlalu ulala buat saya yang cuma setahun disini. jadi jangan mi deh. lebih baik uangnya jadi 2boots lain. hahahahahaha. cerita apa lagi diiiii. oh io ada minimarket belakang sainsbury's tutup. jadi mreka lagi diskon gede2an. on this special occasion, eke beli dish rack buat flatku. which reminds me buat cerita ada penghuni flat yg belum terdeteksi kalo mencuci gak bersih. plis dule, kan kita share piringnya, digosok dong digosok!!! hahhh.... ya gpp lah, masih mending kek gitu daripada cerita2 dari orang di flat lain yang makanannya dicuri, gak pernah buang sampah, ato tiap hari bertengkar sama pacarnya sampe kedengaran ke kamar sebelah. dan asal tau saja, dinding uni accommodation itu rata2 tipis. jadi kalo ko berteriak2 sama pacarmu sayang, pasti mi se bisa dengaaar. tapi berhubung ko teriak pake mandarin jadi se nda bisa nguping produktif. apa sihhhh... apalagi apalagi di. hari ini ada temanku datang ke kelas pake celana ungu dan baju biru hauhahahahahashahahahaahahahahahah (doski cowo btw). and not in a trendy way. se rasa lucuuuuu skali tapi temanku si amaka lebih jahat, dia bilang astagaaaa knapa ada orang berani muncul ke muka dunia pake baju begitu. hihhihihihihi. oh well. tapi habis itu doski datang kerja kelompok pake jeans, se curiga dia dengar kalo dia diketawai jadi pulang kuliah doski pergi ganti clana. hahahaha tau ah, dia nda peduli ji itu, orangnya sarkas ji jadi harusnya segitu aja nda bikin dia tersinggung. mudah2an. terussss mo ka cerita soal kangkung. disini susah cari kangkung dan sawi, kalo mau harus beli di supermarket di chinatown. se belum pernah beli, cuma tau dari temanku. mauku jaaaa. tapi sementara se sabar saja, toh nda sampe setaun pulang ma. jadi harus dinikmati tooooo. kaya tadi sore makan brownies m&m's (beli di minimarket yg mo tutup itu, diskon 30% tinggal 30pence huhuhuiii) ditemani dengan susu sapi segarrrr. enak enak enak.

kayanya cukup banyak mka ramble lek, yah demikianlah pemirsa.

yuk mari.

Tulus - Tuan dan Nona Kesepian

2011-11-10T06:06:00.004+07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdQuBsOnj6Q

www.musiktulus.com

Tuan kesepian, tak punya teman
Hatinya rapuh tapi belagak tangguh
Nona tak berkawan tak pernah rasakan cinta
Sungguh pandai berkhayal, mimpi itu alamnya

Mereka berdua bertemu di suatu sudut taman kota
Bertatap tapi tak bicara, masing2nya menganalisa

Tuan apa yang salah padamu
Mengapa wajahmu ada seribu
Tuan apa yang salah padamu
Seakan dunia hanya ada kamu, kamu, kamu, kamu
Nona apa yang salah padamu
Apa enaknya tenggelam dalam khayal
Nona apa yang salah padamu
Kau tau ku tak punya hati, kau masih saja menanti

Mereka terlarut dalam ego
Hati tertutup diam kataku
Bergetar tapi tak berkaca suara hanya angin lalu
Nona jatuh cinta pada tuan
Tuan menunggu yang lain
Nona tak peduli walau tuan tak pernah peduli sekitarnya

Bumped into this song recently, found it lovely.

Danilela's Meal Math

2011-10-24T03:52:00.007+07:00

This is another evidence of the widely known fact: cook your own meal is far cheaper than eating out.

The cheapest food I've found here is Panini in Precinct, £1.90
It's large, it's tasty, but the parlor doesn't open at night (doh).

Compare the cost of eating out with buying groceries, it's pretty damn cheaper! Hehehe.
I've also tried a whole week only eating homemade sandwich, it could cost slightly cheaper than cooking rice and simple dishes. But... For now, I need my Indonesian food :)

Cheers!

The First Month

2011-10-21T01:18:00.006+07:00

It's been a month. A month and five days, to be exact.
First week I lost it and tired of the cold weather, the rainy days, seeing bules everyday, seeing bules in miniskirts on cold weather.
Now, I've gotten used to it.
The people, the bloody cold weather, the classes, the food, the buses, and all the shops. Oh all the shops...

I can cook now. Oh, yes I can ladies and gays. Yes, I can cook.
I can make sushi that tasted like sushi, sup ayam, ayam kecap, sup kacang merah, sup babi kentang, sayur asam, dll.
It's a miracle, I know! And not all of them needed the magic kaldu blok!!!

Anyway, also have made friends with some really nice people here. From Indonesia and other nations as well. I enjoy my class because of the variety of backgrounds (nationalities and field of expertise) which enrich the class discussion.

Also, I'm kinda learning Hindi now, from one of my classmates.
Mera naam Ella he.
HAHAHHAAHA sukaku!

Other things I enjoy so far is:
Milk (delicious, plain or chocolate, both are yumyumlipssmackingyum)
Walkers Chips
PRIMARK - say what u wanna say, it's heaven for retail therapy

Platt Field church.
It has a very welcoming atmosphere, great song selections, and so far always enjoy the service.
On my first week, I felt really homesick. I was up all night thinking about how much I wanna go home, why oh why did I decided to go so faraway from home to study...
The next day, I went to Platt Field church in Rusholme.
And that day theme was "Believing Jesus in a strange land"
Which ease my homesick feeling that particular day :)
Gave me strength that I need, remind me that when God opens a door He has a purpose. And I should believe in Him. That He would take care of me, here in the strange land.

Where the north wind blows
Where the leaves left trees after they changed color
Where the frozen rain occurs
In this strange land, He is still with me
Never alone

stair case to my home

Accessing Your Pain

2011-08-22T05:34:00.005+07:00

Still related to previous post. Beside Firasat by Marcell, past experience enable me to access a painful memory and not just when singing this song. Even listening to it, my heart's pounding and there's a sinking feeling in my chest that burns a little. Well, past experience and Glenn's haunting vocals. I bet he access his pain a lot when singing this song.

What's odd, I think, is the experience isn't even mine. Years ago, my brother and his girlfriend had some problem. One time, they broke up. My brother got home, I don't know what was going on inside his head, but then I heard a howl. Perhaps he was frustrated he needed to scream. But that let out of his aching heart, my God, I can tell he was in great pain. I still can remember the sound to this day. It was like he was dreadfully wounded.

Months later, on his birthday, they met. The two talked privately, while a friend of theirs sang this song. After that beautiful moment, they reconciled.

Now they've got married and has the most handsome son. Yes people, I have a nephew who's even more handsome than Nicholas Saputra. Hahaha. Anyway.

The song is Tega by Glenn Fredly

TEGA

di tengah rasa rinduku yg menggebu
kau bersama dia
di saat-saat ku menunggu dirimu
kau bersama dia
*courtesy of LirikLaguIndonesia.net
reff: bila kau cinta aku
mengapa kau tipu diriku
tuk bersama dia

kau bunuh hatiku
saat ku bernafas untukmu
kau kebanggaan aku
yg tega menipuku

Source: http://liriklaguindonesia.net/g/glenn-fredly/glenn-fredly-tega/#ixzz1VhshntCj

Firasat

2011-08-22T05:05:00.005+07:00

Presentiment.

There are moments in your life when you get a hunch of what is going to happened. Maybe it's confidence, may be it's a coincidence, or you're somewhat of a soothsayer.

I love this song composed by Dewi Lestari, sang by Marcell, when the two still married.
The lyrics are poetic, naturally, given it's Dee who wrote it. The notes are is my vocal range, so this is one of my must sing karoke songs.
The song kinda brings back old memories, painful ones. Though it doesn't hurt anymore, it's there when I sing this song and it enables me to sing wholeheartedly. Like Rachel Berry said, to sing heartily you need to access you're pain....

Firasat

kemarin kulihat awan membentuk wajahmu
desau angin meniupkan namamu
tubuhku terpaku

semalam bulan sabit melengkungkan senyummu
tabur bintang serupa kilau auramu
aku pun sadari, ku segera berlari

cepat pulang
cepat kembali, jangan pergi lagi
firasatku ingin kau tuk cepat pulang
cepat kembali, jangan pergi lagi

alirnya bagai sungai yang mendamba samudera
ku tahu pasti kemanakan ku bermuara
semoga ada waktu, sayangku

ku percaya alam pun berbahasa
ada makna di balik semua pertanda
firasat ini rasa rindukah atau kah hanya bayang
aku tak peduli, ku terus berlari

cepat pulang
cepat kembali, jangan pergi lagi
firasatku ingin kau tuk cepat pulang
cepat kembali, jangan pergi lagi

dan lihatlah sayang
hujan terus membasahi
seolah turun air mata

akupun sadari
engkaulah firasat hati

Source: http://liriklaguindonesia.net/m/marcell/marcell-firasat/#ixzz1Vhgdz5tm

Hey Ya!

2011-08-21T23:57:00.004+07:00

Eight years ago I love this song so much, though I didn't really understand what it's about. All I knew that it was catchy and the girls in the video clip looked craaaaazy!
Now I watch the clip again and I gotta say it still is one of my all time favorite video clip. Why? Because the girls looked keraaaaaaayzeeeeee!! The song's also insanely fun and the lyrics are cool as well, I think.

HEY YA! from Outkast

vid from youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLrxOFACYMc

1,2,3,4 go!

My baby don't mess around
Because she loves me so and this I know for show
but does she really wanna but can't stand to see me walk out the door

Don't try to fight the feelin' 'cause the thought alone is killin' me right now
Thank god for mommy and daddy for stickin' two together 'cause we dont know how

[Chorus]
heeeeeeeeeeeey yaaaa heeey ya
heeeeeeeeeeeey yaaaa heeey ya
heeeeeeeeeeeey yaaaa heeey ya
heeeeeeeeeeeey yaaaa heeey ya

[Verse 2]

You think you've got it
oh, you think you've got it
but got it just don't get it
'til theres nothing at allll
ah allllll ah allllll
ah alll ah allllll

We've get together
ohhh we've get together
but seperate is always better
when there's feelings involed
ah alllll ah allllll
ah alllll ah allllll

If what they say is "nothing is forever"
then what makes then what makes
then what makes then what makes then what makes love is a exeception

so why-o why-o
why-o why-o why-o
Are we so in denial
when we know we're not happy here?

[Chorus (Andre 3000 Talking)]
(Ya'll dont wanna hear me you just wanna dance)
heeeeeeeeeeeey yaaaa heeey ya
(dont want to meet your daddy)
heeeeeeeeeeeey yaaaa
(just want you in my caddy)
heeey ya
(dont want to meet your momma)
heeeeeeeeeeeey yaaaa
(just want to make you comma)
heeey ya

heeeeeeeeeeeey yaaaa
(I am, I am, I am, just being honest)
heeey ya

[Andre 3000 (Guys)]
hey! alright now alright now fellas
(yeaaa) now whats cooler than being cool? (ICE COLD!!)

i cant hear ya i say whats..
whats cooler than being cool (ICECOLD!!!)

All Right (15x)

[Andre 3000 (Ladies)]

Ok now ladies (yeah)
We gon break this thing down in just afew seconds
Now dont have me break this thing down for nothing
I wanna seeya'll on ur BADDDEST behavior
Lend me some sugar
I am your neighbor

Ah hear we go now

Shake it sh shake it
Shake it sh shake it
Shake it sh shake it
Shake it
Shake it sh shake it
Shake it like a polaroid picture
Shake it sh shake it
Shake it sh shake it
Shake it sh shake it
Shake it sugar
Shake it like a polaroid picture

[Andre 3000 talking]

now all Beyonces and Lucy Lui's
and Baby Dolls get on the floor
you know what to dooooooooo
you know what to dooooooooo
ahhh you know what to do

[Chorus]
heeeeeeeeeeeey yaaaa heeey ya
heeeeeeeeeeeey yaaaa heeey ya
heeeeeeeeeeeey yaaaa heeey ya
heeeeeeeeeeeey yaaaa heeey ya
heeeeeeeeeeeey yaaaa heeey ya
heeeeeeeeeeeey yaaaa heeey ya

Brown Kirino! Nomor Satu Se-Jepang!

2011-08-21T22:07:00.006+07:00

Caution:
This manga is SEMI-HENTAI, for 18y.o+

Onsen Paradise by Shota Kikuchi is one of my all time favorite manga.
It's about a woman named Brown Kirino, aged unknown, who owns a hot spring - although throughout the four series it has rarely shown any paying guest stay there unlike in most onsen in another mangas I've read, except for Kirino's friends and visitors. She works as a writer and lives with Lolimomo, her housekeeper. The story revolve about Kirino's and her friends as well as the people in her town's life.

Brown Kirino is drawn as a woman with severe sex appeal. She wears yukata or kimono most of the time, but sometimes she also wear western clothes. Despite her careless attitude, she has deep knowledge about Japanesse tradition as well as antique items. Not only she knows greatly about it, she lives the tradition as well. Never shown owning television, her favorite entertainment is drinking sake and eating sashimi on antique utensils while watching the full moon. She loves sake and shopping antiques, mostly porcelaine sake jar or ceramics plate for the snacks to accompany the sake. Brown Kirino is potrayed as a legendary gorgeous woman who lives in a small town whom even more popular than movie stars (as told in ep.24).

What I love most about this manga is the peculiar subjects it proposes: red ginger that makes people forget, going to unatetsu to eat unagi, a girl who farted in front of her boyfriend, a girl who forget to flush the toilet, magic sake jar, lower body hair, kinako mochi, kotatsu, and so on and so forth.

This manga contains more footnotes than any other manga that I've ever read. I love it. So glad the translator decided to keep a lot of the Japanese phrases!
Well. Doesn't mean I'll love it when suddenly every manga is full with footnotes. Anyway.

Favorites quotes and jokes from Onsen Paradise:

"Sampai bilang mau membuang jati diri cewek, lakukan setelah jadi perempuan."
"To say gonna throw away identity as a girl, do it after become a woman."

"Ini kebijakan dan logika dari alam"
"This is wisdom and logic from nature"

"Supaya dapat harga awal yang rendah di pasar ikan"
"To get low beginning price in the fish market"

"Musim panas memang harus panas! Kalau takut terik matahari, gimana bisa makan dengaku?!"
"Summer is supposed to be hot! If afraid to sunshine, how could you eat dengaku?!"

"Untuk membelah unagi perlu latihan tiga tahun, untuk membuat kushi perlu delapan tahun! Untuk merebus delapan tahun, dan untuk membakarnya butuh waktu seumur hidup!"
"To split unagi need three years training, to make kushi need eight years! To boil eight years, and to roast them need a lifetime!!"

"Brown si setan ingatan, yang nggak akan melupakan dendam dan utang!"
"Brown the memory demon, who won't forget grudge and debt!"

"L-U-P-A-K-A-N S-A-J-A S-E-M-U-A M-A-R-I M-E-N-A-R-I S-A-J-A"
"F-O-R-G-E-T E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G L-E-T'-S J-U-S-T D-A-N-C-E"

"Reversed Bingo"

"Laki-laki yang telah memakai habis keberuntungannya"
"The man who has out used his luck"

"Buat apa aku ikut kegiatan bocah yang namanya bahasa asing semua begitu?"
"What for should I join those childish foreign names activities?"

"Aku nggak punya waktu untuk pergi ke tempat bermain bocah yang penuh mesin dan berbahasa asing begitu"
"I don't have time to go to child's playground which filled with machines and in foreign language like that"

"Itu Brown!!""Bohong!! Masa?! Yang asli?!""APA? Brown yang jadi bahan pembicaraan itu?! Untung kita datang!!"

Awesome :)

Manga In My Life, Nowadays

2011-08-19T23:15:00.002+07:00

This is a list of manga series I'm currently reading.
No cute comments, no reviews, just list.

Red cell is the highly recommended one, yellows are the recommended ones, and whites are good but you won't die if you don't read it.

No.	Title	Author
1	DUA AKOYA	Suzue Miuchi
2	Bambino!	Sekiya Tatsuji
3	Half An Apple	Yukari Koyama
4	Hotaru's Light	Satoru Hiura
5	Onsen Paradise	Shota Kikuchi
6	Yotsuba!	Kiyohiko Azuma
7	Daydreaming	Yoshimura Akemi
8	Tomo'o	Oda Tobira
9	Yokohama Chinatown	Nishi Yuji, Hikino Shinji
10	Miiko	Ono Eriko
11	CESARE	Fuyumi Souryo
12	The Drops of God	Tadashi Agi, Shu Akimoto
13	Bronze Angel	Saito Chiho
14	Miso-Com	Rika Yonezawa
15	Oh Butterfly Oh Flower	Yoshihira Yuki
16	Historie	Hitoshi Iwaaki
17	Death's Notice	Mase Motoro
18	Team Medical Dragon	Nogizaka Taro
19	Otoboke Section Chief	Masashi Ueda
20	Kobo Chan	Masashi Ueda
21	Kariage Kun	Masashi Ueda
22	Shattered Knife	George Asakura

Moves Like Jagger

2011-08-19T22:41:00.003+07:00

Just a couple of weeks ago my friend told me about this song, since then I've been singing it all the time. And then I watched the video and it is insaaaaaneeeeeeee...!
Mr. Levine is smoking hot, Ms. Aguilera as hot as ever, and on top of it all Mr. Mick Jagger. Mr. Mick Jagger, shirtless, and moves so freakin sexy.

MAROON 5 LYRICS
"Moves Like Jagger"
(feat. Christina Aguilera)

[Verse 1]
Just shoot for the stars
If it feels right
And aim for my heart
If you feel like
Can take me away and make it OK
I swear I'll behave

You wanted control
So we waited
I put on a show
Now I make it
You say I'm a kid
My ego is big
I don't give a shit
And it goes like this

[Chorus]
Take me by the tongue
And I'll know you
Kiss me 'til you're drunk
And I'll show you

All the moves like Jagger
I've got the moves like Jagger
I've got the moves like jagger

I don't need to try to control you
Look into my eyes and I'll own you

You with the moves like Jagger
I've got the moves like Jagger
I've got the moves like Jagger

[Verse 2]
Baby it's hard
When you feel like you're broken and scarred
Nothing feels right
But when you're with me
I make you believe
That I've got the key

So get in the car
We can ride it
Wherever you want
Get inside it
And you want to steer
But I'm shifting gear
I'll take it from here
And it goes like this

[Chorus]
Take me by the tongue
And I'll know you
Kiss me 'til you're drunk
And I'll show you

All the moves like Jagger
I've got the moves like Jagger
I've got the moves like Jagger

I don't need to try to control you
Look into my eyes and I'll own you

With the moves like Jagger
I've got the moves like Jagger
I've got the moves like Jagger

[Bridge]
You want to know how to make me smile
Take control, own me just for the night
But if I share my secret
You're gonna have to keep it
Nobody else can see this

So watch and learn
I won't show you twice
Head to toe, ooh baby, rub me right
But if I share my secret
You're gonna have to keep it
Nobody else can see this

And it goes like this

[Chorus]
Take me by the tongue
And I'll know you
Kiss me 'til you're drunk
And I'll show you

All the moves like Jagger
I've got the moves like Jagger
I've got the moves like Jagger

I don't need to try to control you
Look into my eyes and I'll own you

With the moves like Jagger
I've got the moves like Jagger
I've got the moves like Jagger

*video courtesy of youtube.com, lyrics of azlyrics.com

Club Cant Even Handle Me Right Now

2011-08-19T22:36:00.002+07:00

Perhaps it's the catchy title, the upbeat tunes, or probably the excitement I'm feeling as the day of going to Manchester is approaching closer and closer, now I find myself listening to this song over and over. In my playlist and inside my head.

*lyrics courtesy of metrolyrics.com

CLUB CAN'T EVEN HANDLE ME RIGHT NOW
- Flo Rida

You know I know how
To make em stop and stare as I zone out
The club can't even handle me right now
Watchin you I'm watchin you we go all out
The club can't even handle me right now (yeahhhhh)
The club can't even handle me right now (yeahhhhh)

Hey
I own the light and I don't need no help
Gotta be the feeling that scarface player
Stuntin go wild can't handle this plan
Life of the club arrogant like yeah!
Top like money all the girls just melt
Want to many all know me like Twelve
Look like cash and they all just stare
Bottles, Models, standin on chairs
Fall out coz that's the business
All out it's so ridiclous
Zone out so much attention
Scream out I'm in the building (hey! )
They watchin I know this
I'm rockin I'm rolling
I'm holding, I know it
You know it

You know I know how
To make em stop and stare as I zone out
The club can't even handle me right now
Watchin you I'm watchin you we go all out
The club can't even handle me right now (yeahhhhh)
The club can't even handle me right now (yeahhhhh)

Hey
Still feelin myself I'm like outta control
Can't stop now more shots lets go
Ten more rounds can I get a Kato
Paparazzi trying to make me pose
Came to party to I came no more
Celebrate coz that's all I know
Tip the groupies takin off their clothes
Grand finale' like superbowl
Go hard run the show
That's right wild out got money to blow
More light more ice when I walk in the door
No hype I do it big all over the globe
Yeah!

I said it
Go tell it
Confetti
Who ready?
I'm ready!
You ready!
Lets get it!

You know I know how
To make em stop and stare as I zone out
The club can't even handle me right now
Watchin you watchin me we go all out
The club can't even handle me right now (yeahhhhh)
(Put your hands up! )
(Put your hands up! )
(Put your hands up! )
The club can't even handle me right now (yeahhhhh)
(Put your hands up! )
(Put your hands up! )
(Put your hands up! )

You got me watchin now (hey)
Got my attention now (hey)
Got everybody in the club wanting to know now
I am a ladies man
Come and be my lady and...
We can ball, soo, ahhhhhh
Bring ya body here let me switch up the atmosphere
Take you up out of this club and in my new limo
Fly you all around the world
What you want baby girl
Are you ready to go now!

You know I know how
To make em stop and stare as I zone out
The club can't even handle me right now
Watchin you watchin me we go all out
The club can't even handle me right now (yeahhhhh)
(Put your hands up! )
(Put your hands up! )
(Put your hands up! )
The club can't even handle me right now (yeahhhhh)
(Put your hands up! )
Lets celebrate now
(Put your hands up! )
You know who shut it down!

Mafalda

2011-08-18T23:38:00.028+07:00

"Glory to my Nation!!"

Mafalda is a comic strip created by Argentine author, Quino.
The background was in the 60s-70s, when Argentine was ruled by autocratic military regime. Mafalda, aged 5, potrayed the young generation from middle class economy.
She criticized the situation in her country from an innocent child's perspective.
Througout the series, Mafalda constantly asked questions, made observations, complained, and criticized social, politics and international situations to her parents and friends.
She did this so frequently sometimes she annoyed people around her.

Other characters are Mafalda's friends such as Felipe the dreamer, Manolito the capitalist, Susanita the bourgeouise, Libertad the radical, Mama and Papa (Mafalda's parents), Guille – Mafalda’s little brother, and Miguelito the philosoper.
What amazes me is even though the comic was created decades ago in Argentine, it's still relevant today in Indonesia...
Guess the world hasn't changed all that much, has it?

In 2000, Quino once stated, "The world now is still the same with the world Mafalda harshly criticized in 1973, when I no longer continue the comic strip, or even worse. I'm glad the comic is still being read, but
in the other hand it's sad to think that social injustice that she complained about it still existing until now.

Mafalda is so little and adorable, yet she's so critical and curious about the situation in her country and the world. Add the various mix of personalities of her friends, the characters make this comic as an everlasting work, incite millions of readers across the globe with the wit, sarcasm, and humour.

Let the comic speaks for itself.
Here are some of my personal favorite stripes of Mafalda :)

Mom: What are you pretend-playing, kids?

Kids: We're the government.

Mom: OK. But don't do something stupid, ok.

Maf: Chill, Mom. We really ARE not doing anything.

Mom: MAFALDA! Take your jacket off the floor!

Maf: No way! I don't need to bow on anyone's order! I'm the president!

Mom: Oh OK! But mommy's the World Bank and IMF!

Maf: (thinking) Wow. Mom IS smarter than me.

Teacher: ... So in conclusion, what shape is the earth?

Mano: Hmm... Eee... Oh! Circle.

T: Circle. That's right! Now, our earth also has area that narrows down... where?

Mano: Eh... Spirit?

S: So when we're adult, we're gonna be big madams that establish foundati on to help those poor and helpless people!
S: And then.... We're gonna host charities that serves a lot food! Chicken, ducks, beef, and a lot more! Then we'll gather a lot of funds!
S: To buy bread, beans, eggs, and you know, that sort of stuff, for them.

S: Felipe, no need to be so bumped about your disloged teeth! The mice will take and trade it with money!
F: Reaaaaally? Moneeeey? From mice? For MEEEE??
S: Yes.
F:(thinking) I never thought that mice are animals that so...
.......
F: It's horrifying, isn't it? Just now I learnt to hate other being because of money!

S: On and on with politics! Go on! You Make me sick with politics!
S: Politics is a disaster! Politics is everybody's fault. Politics this, politics that....
S: You know what you are? You are politics daughter in law! Nah! There!

Mafalda reading from dictionary; Democracy (origin Greek word, Demos: people, and Kratos: p ower) a government form where power is within people's hand.

On a related note, I sent a comment to Mafalda fanmail, and it was published at the back cover! Hoorah!! :D

MAJULAH BANGSAKU!!

* btw, forgive my poor translation. Huhuhu

BAKUMAN

2011-07-24T18:11:00.003+07:00

If you think you're an avid manga reader, well, then this manga is highly recommended. The creators are the same people whom made Death Note.

Takeshi Obata, the sensei doing the drawing is also the one draws Hikaru No Go *uhuuuuukkk whenever that manga come across my mind, I instantly reminded of the scene when Fujiwara disappeared and left Hikaru all alone :'( powerful stuff man, that particular scene leaves a strong impression in my mind. Anyway.*

BAKUMAN is about two mangakas, collaborating in order to become one successful mangaka. One does the drawing and the other does the storyline. Kind of Obata and Ohba, this series creator actually. As the story goes there will be plenty of characters who collaborate like they do.

What I like most of BAKUMAN is the characters are such passion driven individuals. All this time I've been reading manga, it always shown that the person who's making them live a modest life. You know, there are side stories in manga about the writer right. Well, most of the stories show that mangakas aren't that, well, rich. Even though their work are highly famous, it doesn't mean it'll create instant load of money. Mangakas are famous, especially if they able to create well known mangas right. But doesnt necessarily mean they'll make load of bucks.

It just fascinates me.
I mean, most people work that hard in order to be able to live well right? May be BAKUMAN doesn't tell everything about mangakas real life, but that's the idea im getting...

And boy they work hard. Mangakas, I mean. They work so very hard! As pictured in this series.

RECOMMENDED.

Prettiest Rings

2011-07-24T17:59:00.002+07:00

Earrings and gigantic pretty ring. Yahoooo
Bought in a bazaar and levelone

Belut Kesengsaraan

2011-05-19T16:38:00.002+07:00

Anyone have read "The Magic Thief" book? The author Sarah Prineas use this phrase: "misery eel". Or in Indonesian, "belut kesengsaraan".

Do you see how fascinating the phrase is?
Eel is a slippery cold blooded creature. Associate it with a noun, misery.
How do you describe the feeling misery? Lonely? Distress? Discomfort?

Imagine when you're feeling misery.
All those burdens on your back, suffocating feelings, chills in your bones.... Like a slimy cold eel sliding down your neck, stifling you....

"The rain started up again, not a hard rain, but a cold one, just enough to get into your bones and make you shiver. A good night for misery eels."
- the magic thief

Anonymity

2011-05-19T16:20:00.004+07:00

These days you cant write anything on the net. Express your feelings, disgust, mocking others...
And you can do it anonymously, without having to take responsibilities on what you have said. There are some problem occurring in this org, but I'm no longer an active member of it. And it frustrates me that I cant do anything about it. I commented once, anonymously sadly, I'm such a coward, not directly talk to the ones I thought I should speak my mind to. Oh what is this crap I'm writing. I don't make any sense. It's just... I'm in no capacity to meddle in the problems, I think. But to see them attacking each other so ferociously, and via a public media so that everyone can see what supposed to be for insiders only.... ARGH!!! I admit im just as coward, dont have the guts to tell them in their face. but im no longer an active member. or im just scared? because i dont want to trouble myself w/ problems i no longer have nothing to do with. i dunno. im just babbling now. my i shouldnt even write this post.

i only wish they would talk directly, face to face, you know?

not on statuses where EVERYONE can see?
dont they care? arent they used to be friends?

ah im just as coward.
here i am writing in my blog that no one visits, about a problem i dont even dare to mention what is exactly.

Enriching Comics

2011-03-18T20:29:00.003+07:00

An everlasting source of knowledge, excitement, and wisdom.

Some titles I've been enjoying these past few months:
Historie
Bambino!
Tomo'o
Yotsuba&!
Otoboke Section Chief
Hikaru Genji
Half an Apple*
Kariage Kun
Yokohama China Town*
Red Haired Anne
The Droplets of God*
Mafalda -> komenku dimuat di back cover Mafalda #9! Yeay!!!
Greenwood

and the one full with words of wisdom and intrigues:
anything by Yoshimura Akemi

*: not sure the titles are correct. forgive for the mispronounciations.

Three Days

2011-02-14T19:59:00.002+07:00

On January 27th, I wrote an entry about waiting for the right person.

Who would ever thought that he would come three days after?

Probably it is too early to tell, but what I'm feeling is true.

Pywedont, I love you.

Bisa, Coba Dulu

2011-01-28T00:00:00.006+07:00

Dulu, saya yakin dengan sepenuh hati bahwa saya tidak bisa menari.
Badanku kaku, tidak luwes untuk menari sana sini. Gerakan tangan diputar-putar, kaki kemana-mana, pinggul kiri kanan, dulu tuh eke gak bisa sama sekali. Kalo coba menari pasti jadi malah jadi bahan becandaan. Kaku lah anaknya. Sampe SMA, sudah dibuktikan secara empiris bahwa diriku tidak punya harapan di bidang seni tari.

Hingga akhirnya bergabung di Paduan Suara Mahasiswa UNHAS. Waktu ikut lomba ACG 2007, kita kan harus nari ya sambil nyanyi. Waktu itu kita ikut kategori folklore, jadi nyanyi lagu tradisional sambil menari. Eke pusing dong, gimana caranya badanku yang kaku ini mo menari? Mana sambil pegang kipas, kipasnya harus diputar-putar terus dibuka dilempar ditutup kembali terus diputar lagi. Ampun maknyak kayaknya akiu gak sanggup. Gimana cara hapalinnya coba? Tangan kemana kaki kemana pinggul kemana?

Tapi kan gak mungkin dong cuma gara-gara gak bisa hapal tarian lantas nyerah gak ikutan lomba. Kan konyol. Jadilah saya usaha menghapalkan tarian dengan cara: DICATAT, pemirsa.
Catatan tarian step by step saya bikin kurang lebih kek gini:
Ketukan 1-8: tangan kanan direntangkan, pergelangan diputar keluar bagaikan melempar beras. Sementara itu kaki kanan diangkat perlahan telapak dilancip bergerak ke kanan juga.
Ketukan 9-16: badan bungkuk, jongkok pelan sampe kata "dongang", ambil kipasnya, buka pelan2 dari ujung pake tangan kiri. Kelingking jangan lupa diangkat. Dst.
Nah bayangkanlah waktu itu lagunya 15 menit, artinya ada berapa ratus ketukan? Masing2 saya catat dong. Namanya juga usaha! Dan akhirnya bisa, akhirnya kulo yg kaku ini bisa ikutan lomba nyanyi sambil menari. Prestasi pribadi bener rasanya nyonyah.

Lanjut berkarir di PSM UH, ternyata kategori lomba yang sering diikuti tidak lain tidak bukan adalah folklore.
Artinya harus menari lagi. Tingkat kesulitan menarinya semakin lama kan semakin tinggi. Ada tarian toraja, tarian bugis, pegang kipas, pegang bunga, pegang patapi beras, and so on. Gak mungkin dicatat terus kan. Tapi ternyata belajar pelan-pelan, dihapal pelan-pelan, lama-lama bisa tuh. Rasanya ajaib skali waktu bisa menari Toraja yang harus jinjit-jinjit sambil jongkok.
Setelah terbiasa, akhirnya bisa selalu ikut lomba yang pake nari. Akhirnya bisa ikut job yg harus menari. Malah pernah ikut job gak pake nyanyi, benar-benar job nari.
Aku...tidak...kaku lagi.... Hiks maknyak aku berhasyil...

Intinya adalah.

Bisa saja kita berpikir kita tidak mampu melakukan sesuatu.
Tidak bisa menari, tidak bisa menyanyi, tidak bisa lulus ujian, tidak bisa masak, tidak bisa dapat beasiswa, tidak bisa jadi idola, tidak bisa kimia, tidak bisa akuntansi, tidak bisa selesaikan baca satu Alkitab, tidak bisa jadian dengan doski yang selalu dipandang dari kejauhan dari balik pilar, dan jutaan tidak bisa lainnya.
Atau tidak diapprove pi kasian....... WOW SIAPA YAH YANG BEGITU YA AMPUN MASAK SIH GITU LOH ULALA.

Ehm.

Tapi ternyata, setelah dicoba dan diusahakan. Kok ya ternyata bisa. Kan kalau ada usaha dan berhasil senang toh. Kalau cuma berharap ada keajaiban, *tringtring* tau-tau bisa ya emang gak bakal kejadian. Harus usaha. Harus melakukan sesuatu biar bisa terjadi. Seperti nulis gerakan tarian satu2 sampe hapal.

- aku bisa, aku pasti bisa, ku akan terus berusaha.
bila ku gagal, itu tak mengapa.
setidaknya ku tlah mencoba.
aku bisa, aku pasti bisa, ku tak akan berputus asa.
ku kan terus coba sampai ku bisa
aku
pasti
bisa! -
-dari lagu apa ya maap lupa
-- btw foto diatas ada diriku, paling kiri. kulo memberi bukti bukan hanya janji.
yuk.

Jadi, selalu ada harapan buat mereka yang berusaha.
Harus dicoba dan diusahakan dulu makanya.
;)

Trilogi Warna

2011-01-27T23:16:00.000+07:00

Warna Tanah, Warna Air, then Warna Langit are three graphic novels' titles.
They are stories of a young Korean girl named Ehwa and her mother.
Upon how they embrace love, meet love, and then wait for their lovers.
The author, Kim Dong Hwa, tells his stories so poetically you can't help but feeling rather melancholic.

He uses various flowers as symbols. Hollyhock, tiger lilies, bunga labu, bunga lonceng putih, bunga kastanye...

Trilogi Warna makes waiting seems so romantic, using flowers as metaphor of love growing inside one's heart...

For falling in love is a wonderful feeling, even after heart breaks we don't give up.
The idea of love is beautiful, it warms your heart.
So we wait.

Longing
Waiting
Waiting for the right person
Waiting for the right person to make a move
Dreaming of the right person
Who sees you
Understands you
Loves you kindly,
Loves you unconditionally.

"Aku sedang mendengarkan hujan... Kedengarannya seperti langkah kaki, dan... terdengar seperti jerami yang sedang dijalin menjadi tali...Entah mengapa, untuk suatu alasan suara hujan hari ini begitu mengusik..."
— Kim Dong Hwa

"Kekasihku tiba, tapi bukan menyambutnya,
Aku hanya bisa menggigiti ujung celemekku dengan ekspresi hampa -
Betapa kikuknya diriku.

Hatiku merindukannya, sebesar dan senyalang bulan yang purnama
Namun aku malah menyipitkan mata, tatapanku
setajam dan setipis bulan sabit.

Namun bukan aku melulu yang bertingkah begini.
Ibuku dan ibu dari ibuku sama konyol dan canggungnya saat masih gadis...

Tapi cinta yang datang dari hatiku meluap-luap,
Seterang dan semerah besi panas dalam tungku pandai besi."
— Kim Dong Hwa

ulala....

Depends on How You Look at It

2011-01-27T00:57:00.004+07:00

From Urban Dictionary.com:
The world is in the eye of the beholder; it all depends on how you look at things;
Everything is quantifiable in terms of individual perception.

Ever since "24 Wajah Billy", I learned that there could be a lot of explanations behind someone's behavior, character, and reaction.

When somebody do something wrong, may be it's not just because he/she is basically evil. There could be thousands of reason behind it. May be he was protecting something, may be he thought he was protecting something, may be he honestly thought what he did was an act of kindness. "I'm just trying to end her pain", said the little pale boy, after slicing his nanny's neck. Creepy, but true.

Take Voldemort, for instance.
Why did he killed all those people? To increase his magic power. To build a back up soul storage device.
Why ended someone's life is needed to achieve that purpose? Because it is needed. Like science, you know. Scientist killed rats and hamsters in lab, Lord Voldermort killed people he considered disposable. Most people would consider it as cruelty, Lord Voldemort thought it was "for a greater good".
Why did he killed more, even when he has achieve all greatness? May be because it was addictive? Like Cruella de Vil wears fur coats?
He was a genius wizard, had an unhappy childhood in his orphanage. Probably because he was different. May be he wasn't treated nicely, thus the anger hatred rooted.
This is not a perfect explanation on Voldemort's case, I know, but I kinda understand why he did what he did.

It depends on how you look at it, right? From Potter's perspective, "He killed my uncle."
Wait, no, that's from Chinese kungfu movie.
From Potter's perspective, Voldemort was the wizard who killed his parents.
From Voldemort's perspective, he was a great wizard expanding himself for what he believes in. Unfortunately what he believes include either ending people lives or put them into great misery.

These days, we have higher tolerance for conducts which are traditionally evil.
What used to be consider wrong doings are now cool.
For example, robbery. Who doesn't like Ocean's Eleven, Twelve, Thirteen? Apart from the gorgeous casts the thieving action was awesome, don't you think?
Despicable me dude. He's not despicable at all, he's adorable.
Catch Me If You Can, Bandits, The Dark Knight, Inside Man, Public Enemies, The Departed. Come oooonnn.
Murder. Sweeney Todd. Many people slaughtered in the movie, yet we still admire Johny Depp's singing during.

Well, ok, I can't think of another example for murder category.
But you see what I mean here, rite?

Perspective is important. You need it before deciding to like someone or not.
Hmm.
ADDS. Ada dendam di suaramu, sayanggg.

Anyway.

Two characters I can't put my mind to like, can't figure out their excused from being so wicked, are Count Olaf from The Series of Unfortunate Events and Dolores Umbridge. No matter how I try to twist and turn the possible reasons of their vile doings. I can't have any sort of empathy towards them, only despise.

On those two, I cant see any other perspective than they are mere evil.

Same goes with the non fictional characters in my world.

His Eye Is On The Sparrow

2010-05-16T03:55:00.003+07:00

This past few weeks I've been obsessed with a song from Sister Act II.

It could be because the simplicity yet deep meaningful lyric, it could be because Lauryn Hill and Tanya Blunt sang it very beautifully. Nevertheles, I can't get the song out of my mind.

"His Eye Is On The Sparrow"

Why should I feel discouraged
Why should the shadows come
Why should my heart fell lonely
And long for heaven and home

When Jesus is my portion
A constant friend is he
His eye is on the sparrow
And I know he watches over me
His eye is on the sparrow
And I know he watches me

I sing because I'm happy
I sing because I'm free
His eye is on the sparrow

And I know he watches
He watches me
His eye is on the sparrow
And I know he watches
I know he watches
I know he watches me

He watches me. Everywhere I go, every step I take, every decision I made, He watches. He guide me all the way. There are time I choose not to listen, there are times I regret things. But He still watches.

This song remind me of classic Sunday School song, "Burung Pipit yang Kecil".

Burung pipit yang kecil dikasihi Tuhan, terlebih diriku dikasihi Tuhan.
Bunga bakung di padang diberi keindahan, terlebih diriku dikasihi Tuhan.

Not merely because both songs mention birds, hehehe.
Also because God is great, He loves His creations. Wild flowers and little sparrows, more over human kind which He create similar to Him.

Sister Act II scene - Tanya and Lauryn

His eye is on the sparrow - full version

A sentence from "3 Idiots" movie that I like (don't remember the exact words but it went something like this):

Our little hearts? They got scared easily.
So I pat mine when I'm sacred, and say "all is well"

Conclusion?
My scared little heart, He watches.
He watches, He understands.
So be brave, for He will guide you all the way.

lyric from www.lyric007.com
video links to Youtube.com

Klasik

2010-04-29T20:38:00.002+07:00

Ada tiga novel Indonesia klasik yang amat saya sukai.
1. Ronggeng Dukuh Paruk - Ahmad Tohari.
2. Salah Asuhan - Abdul Muis.
3. Layar Terkembang - St. Takdir Alisjahbana.

Sagrada Familia

2010-03-18T21:36:00.010+07:00

10 things I want to do before I hit the bucket:
- Watch Neri per Caso live in concert.
- Go to Sagrada Familia in 2026, when they've finished build the church.
- Spent a week in pretty city Haifa, Israel.
- ....
- ....
Ok so I don't have 10 things, those three are what I have in mind right now.
With this post, I add new label to this long lost blog: The Beauties. Tag in it are all kinds of things I find majestic like one of a kind building, nature scenery, designs,cities,etc.

Sagrada Familia, a church design by Antonio Gaudi, located in Barcelona. I think it's the only building I constantly think about.
Went there in 2004, when me and my sister went backpack (well in our case - dragging tiny wheeled suitcases) to Spain and Italy. We couldn't afford taking tour w/ travel agents, so my sister arranged a modest backpack trip for us. On train, no tour guide, stayed at student hostels, pete-pete like flight, almost got robbed in Stazione Termini, walked around from one tourist spot to another.... We were on a very tight budget.

-> you see why I think it's majestic?

Anyway. Wikipedia shall tell you better story about Sagrada Familia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagrada_Fam%C3%ADlia

Allow me to describe my feelings towards the church. It is the most beautiful, exciting building I have ever seen. I don't know much about buildings, but Sagrada Familia charmed me very much. Wikipedia describe Antonio Gaudi's design as highly individualistic. Could that be part of the reason I'm so attached to this particular building? The only building I'm attached to, mind you.

Every part of the building has its own details. None resembles exactly as the other. It has its own carves, sculptures.
Most buildings has corners which looks alike. Not this one. It has cripple walls on this side, statues chiselled faces on the other corner, alpha and omega carving at the other, spirals here, mosaics there. Such fine work of art, for me.

statue chisseld faces ->

The pillars.
Pleaseeee let me tell you about the pillars. Standing below it made me feel like an elf in a magical forest. Each column, for me, feels like it has its own soul.
Imagine you're in Du Weldenvaren (from Eragon series. I know I know, I'm a freak).

Imagine you're in Ellesmera. The building should have pillars like the ones in Sagrada Familia. You walked through pillar which look like very tall trees, the branches so far up high and each grows little details.
How did Antonio Gaudi able to place, to design that every little on each pillars? How? How?

See the difference on these pillars? Some "fruits" look like clams, some look like pine corn, or is that pineapple?

If I were to live in Du Weldenvaren, my home definitely should has at least two pillars like Sagrada Familia. Or perhaps someday when I build my own house I could have two pillars like that? Oh it would be so pretty... I'd paint it cream, off white.

Sagrada Familia would be completed in 2026. I am going to work my ass of so I can go there then.
:)

I'm Alive

2010-02-16T00:29:00.002+07:00

It's been AGES since I last blogged.
August-October-November-December-January-midFeb = almost 6 months?!
Gee.

A lot has happened, a lot has changed.
It's been quite a ride this past six months. I broke up, went back together for couple of months, broke up again.
Yada yada yada, let the past be the past.
I'm thankful for what I have now.

Haven't been able to take any photograph because - I'm so please to write this - I'm now a permanent employee of Coca Cola Distribution Indonesia! Work as IS&T Implementator for four months and recently been promoted as Market Development Officer! Wohoooo!!
Allow me to repeat it again.
Promoted.

GOD IS GOOD!!

I'm no longer active in the Uni Choir, work is what happened.
Work is fun, it is exhausting, it involves a lot of learning new things I have never done before.
Which is very much enjoyable.
What bothers me is I don't read as much now. Not purely because I don't have time, mostly because lately I haven't been able to find a book that truly excites me.
Read some ok ones - gonna blog about this later - but none arouse me so much I can't put it down.

Now I tweet. It's amazing how addictive writing and reading brief sentences could be. You got news, you got gossips, flirtations, hatred, comedic lines, and of course the phenomenal twitter stunt by Joko Anwar. Hilarious!

I'm gonna back to bed now.
I solemnly promise will blog more, for the sake of being able to practice English at the very least.

A Farewell, A Parting, A Goodbye.

2009-08-30T21:48:00.002+07:00

After 4 years of having long distance relationship, we ended it.
He was my first date, my first kiss, my first love.
This is a decision needed to be made, a decision that is best for both.

My heart ache, I long for his presence.
I think about him continuously, not able not to. Not yet.

I cried, I smile, I try not having regrets.
I will overcome this pain.

I will.
I will.
I will.

The INJE Trip #2

2009-07-29T21:35:00.010+07:00

It supposed to be the World Choir Championship trip, the Gyeongnam, South Korea trip. But no, I'm gonna called it the INJE trip since there where I spent most of my days in Gyeongnam.

After the competition performance, though we are very upset about one of our friends not being able to came with us, thank God he gave us the strength to sing very well I must say. We were so satisfied with our performance. We sang just like how we are thought, well there are tiny little mistakes I made here and there but I don't it affected our performance as a whole. All in all, we were thrilled. We were so full of excitement for have performed so well, our super cool bus driver decided to turn on his disco tune in his bus. He turn off the usual bus light and turn this disco light on the bus (yes people, like the disco ball), and played this pete2 disco songs. And we dance or Baju Bodo on unstoppably! It was madness. He was driving on the free way and there barely any other cars. So we danced and danced!

The best accessory ever: medal and trophy as

The Winner of the 3rd Price World Choir Competition,
Grand Prix,
Folkolore category!

Grandpapa? Grandmama? Clearly not Younglings - STAMINAwise

2009-06-18T11:48:00.008+07:00

Been sick last couple of days. Made myself go to choir practice anyway, two days ago. World Choir Championship is two weeks away! Oh God...
I was feeling ok, I even shoot these while waiting practice begin.

Wrapped myself thoroughly, big woolen scarf, and I wore stockings inside trousers.

But in the end, my body can't take it and I have to go home earlier can't sing a tone, let alone dance. Barely can hold the bosara firmly. Tsktsktsk.
Get kenacort injection last night, hopefully that'll do the trick. Freaked out when was about to be injected. Didn't hurt at all, but still freaked out. I don't get along with needles. Nope.

Wish me get well REALLY soon everyone, please......

Latest Treasure #2

2009-06-04T07:33:00.006+07:00

Another finding at an exhibition. Ooohh how I love exhibitions/bazaars.....!! Things you can find are so unpredictable. This necklace was not pricey, very unique and ethnical (naturally). It reminds me of a traditional costume, but I don't know which. Does anybody have a clue which traditional costume this necklace resembles? It's not Toraja nor Padang nor Thai, I looked it up and they look nothing like the necklace. But it does look like Toraja/Batak/Padang traditional HOUSE though. Pointy at both ends. Hahaha.

introducing my partner in crime, fellow fashion idolatre, idolater (i mean fashion idolazer;): Kak Aly

Fashion Kiddos

2009-06-03T08:12:00.008+07:00

Sometime ago, was blogwalking, and found this boy in someone's blog.

Talking about early beginnings! Look at those bow tie a.k.a PS controller. So much fun what he did.

And she also. How fortunate to have all the source to become such a fashionista at such young age, eh? http://jellyjellybeans.blogspot.com/

She does has a good sense of style.

This perhaps my cutest outfit as a tot. Hihi

Me and my veggie pants.

This quirkiness is already inside me since long long ago....

Ambiguos

2009-05-28T21:52:00.003+07:00

Which one suit my OUTFIT better?

The red flats

or

the gladi studded heels?

Chrisye at His Best - Kala Cinta Menggoda

2009-05-20T23:20:00.006+07:00

His best video clip, wardrobe-wise at the very least.

Take a look at the costumes, they look believable aren't they? Hahahaha!

I mean, some artists try to make videos with this concept - masks, dramatic costumes - but not all succeed.
I think the director did a fab job. I'm not a video clip experts or anything, I just like this clip so much.
There were Indonesian traditional masks as well as Venetian masks (I think), feather accessories at appropriate amount, gold sequins and embroideryn dress Vira Yuniar's wearing (00:02:39), and let's not forget the flower shape goldy pearl earings (00:01:15).

What I love most about Chrisye's vocal, particulary in this song, is he always sing so effortlessly. Not too loud, or too improvised, or anything over the top.

Of course, Waljinah's singing made the song even more magical.

"Maka izinkanlah aku, mencintaimu. Atau bolehkah aku sekedar sayang padamu!".

Polkadots

2009-05-19T15:42:00.003+07:00

I don't own a lot of polkadots, but I do like this one very much.
And it's cakar, of course. Hohoho.

Choir is My Life (till next July at least)

2009-05-17T00:00:00.009+07:00

With the blessing of GOD ALMIGHTY, my uni choir - Paduan Suara Mahasisswa Universitas Hasanuddin (PSM-UH) is going to participate in the upcoming first ever World Choir Championship next July in Korea.
*amin!!*

We've practice our asses off - for real - especially lately this week, mainly because obsviously July is getting closer....and closer....and closer...

I'm struggling for singing "alone" in the team - my A1 partner is sick (GET WELL SOON YOU!). Not very easy, as it turns out. The songs are in EIGHT harmony (1st&2nd sopranos, 1st&2nd altos, and so on). And me and Ina are 2nd alto. She being very busy with work, got sick few days ago. So I ended up singing my lungs out. Perhaps I tried too hard or may be not hard enough. Well, that's what practices are for!
Pray for me, dear friends...

But of course we always have time to take pictures between practices!

Have a nice weekend everyone!

Gonna tell you about the songs and concept, but not this time. =D

Professor Sampepajung?

2009-05-12T22:29:00.003+07:00

HAHAHAHA,
ameeeeeennnn!

No no, give that title because this outfit is inspired by one particular lecturer in FE-UH.
Soooo Mr. JJ. Don't you agree Dhesa? Or Kiki whom perhaps read this post? Hihihi.
I personally think his look resembles Japanese retro style. Especially the glasses, no? =D

"Aku ingin membeli TV! 72 inchiiiii...." - Televisi, Naif

And A Happy Ever After

2009-05-09T23:17:00.007+07:00

Went to Tato's wedding ceremony this morning.
Wish you a "happily ever after" life Tato!
Not that it's possible, but do try. Hahahaha...

Ooooh, bought this in the Female On the Move exhibition couple of weeks ago.
Gotta love it.

Artificial Changes

2009-05-07T23:23:00.005+07:00

I read in bryanboy on how designers often make artificial changes in their collections each season. (Sorry, lost track on which post).

Well these pics have nothing to do with it. JAYUS yah. Doesn't really matter, I just wanna play.... So I'LL WEAR WHAT I WANNA WEAR, PLAY WHAT I WANNA PLAY.

puketipaketipuk.

Play Pastels

2009-05-07T21:47:00.004+07:00

A bright sunny day, let's have some colors today!

And puhlease, ignore the starring.

Best ear piece ever.

No, this isn't keychain. Hoahm.

Never Say Never #2

2009-05-04T10:30:00.007+07:00

I know I said I don't really understand studded stuff....
But when mama got home with this baby,

what am I supposed to do, sent them all the way back?
NEVER! (+w+)

Bought this pretty pretty headband few days ago with Kak Ade.
Decided to play it with a chiffon purple scarf...

=D

6 Items EVERYbody's Wearing.

2009-05-04T09:37:00.012+07:00

At least everybody on magz and blogs I see.

It's either this combination:

oversize shirt, rolled-up jeans, and ankle boots.

Or one of this piece:

Shorts + tights and wide/floppy hat.

They are as dictated by designers one or two seasons (or even more) ago.
But hey, dictated or not, clothes are meant to be wore everyday, every time and it WOULD be boring to wear the same things every single day. We long for something unique. Something not just plain and simple.
That's why, I guess, we wear these items (even though) similar to everybody else every where.
Or may be we just want to be a part of a so called fashion world?

May be yes, may be no....(iya, iklan bgt;)
What do you think?

Favourite quote's from mangas

2009-04-25T09:25:00.010+07:00

I personally believe that comics, or manga specifically, aren't merely for entertainment purpose.
No no.
One actually can learn from comic books.

For instance,

From Kodocha Child's Play #5 - Miho Obana
Chapter #22 ( http://www.onemanga.com/Kodomo_no_Omocha/22/04/ )

(second column)
In Indonesian version,

" Aku bahkan ingin bertanya pada gadis-gadis yang mencinta.
Cinta itu dimulai dari mana dan mulai kapan."

A very interesting question, I think.

Or this quote from Crayon Shinchan #32 - Yoshito Usui

"Wah, jangan-jangan pacar sesama jenis?

Tidak usah malu-malu.
Di dunia ini memang ada macam-macam bentuk cinta kan."

Helped me to understand that I really shouldn't judge homosexuals.
Love do come in all sorts of way...
And who am I to judge anyway?

And of course, this one:
Working Man (Hataraki Man) #2 - Moyoco Anno

"Sibuk bukan berarti sudah bekerja dengan baik.
Dan kalau sudah bekerja dengan baik, bukan berarti hebat."

Aren't there times you get annoyed with some people keep telling you how "busy" they are?
Well, being busy doesn't mean you have worked well. And if you do work well, doesn't mean you are great.

From Working Man #4, I also learned this Japanese proverb,

Kokoro Kunzuru:
"Hal yang paling menyenangkan dan luar biasa di dunia ini adalah terus bekerja seumur hidup. Hal paling sengsara di dunia ini adalah tak berpendidikan.
Hal paling sepi di dunia ini adalah tak punya pekerjaan.
Hal paling buruk di dunia ini adalah iri pada kehidupan orang lain.
Hal paling mulia di dunia ini adalah mengabdi
untuk orang lain dan tak membuatnya berutang budi.
Hal paling indah di dunia ini adalah ..."

Allow me to translate it,
"The pleasantest dan most amazing thing in this world is keep working as long as you live.
The most misarable thing in this world is being uneducated.
The LONELIEST thing in this world is having no job.
The most horrible thing in this world is envying someone else's life.
The noblest thing in this world is serve other people and not make them owe you.
The most beautiful thing in this world is ..."
*... = fill the blank.

According to this saying, "the pleasantest dan most amazing thing in this world is keep working as long as you live". Well may be not as long as I live, but hey isn't the one whom made this proverb a hard worker or what?! If he/she willing to work as long as they live, why can't I work hard NOW?

ps. I don't translate all of the quotes because I'm afraid my limited English ability would ruin the beautiful sentences that are already translated from the original version (in Japanese) into Indonesian by the pros.
And please forgive the imperfection of quotes I did translate...

Hendak Pergi..... Memilih ato Berkebun?!

2009-04-09T23:16:00.005+07:00

*Dalam semangat nasionalisme, entri hari ini sepenuhnya ditulis dalam Bahasa Indonesia.*

Eksperimen padu padan hari ini untuk ke TPS.

Celana pinggang tinggi yang baru sekali dipakai, saya potong. Terus jadinya kelihatan lebih mirip celana berkebun, tidak tahu kok bisa begitu?! Haha, gak papa lah....

"pura-puranya berkebun"

Nah,

"Sudahkah Anda menggunakan hak pilih Anda?"

Precious Hardcovers and Latest Treasure

2009-04-08T21:06:00.005+07:00

Keep an undying love for my favorite hardcovers. Put A LOT of effort to purchase some of them (starving, do extra saving, etc) and some are highly appreciated gifts. Hohoho....

Scarlett, Order of The Phoenix, Brisingr, The Deathly Hollows,
Totto-Chan, and The Series of Unfortunate Event - The End.

And of course, Daniella's latest treasure:

"Jung Woo Bag"

Purchased in Etava vintage shop

UGA! I mean look at that knob.... For me, it makes the bag look graceful and powerful at the same time! The big stitch, the trim....
They don't make this kind of details anymore these days. Not for the kind of money I paid for this bag at least (Rp 70.000 = about 5USD).
Nope, these days they make machine-made bags with no details/poor details for the same price.

Oh well.

Banci Aksesori

2009-04-04T18:31:00.006+07:00

"I am a banci aksesoriii..... Syalalalalaaaa....."

(necklace: Etava; bracelet: Pasar Atum; and my mightiest big white ring: a souvenir shop in Galilea)

In the mood for accessorizing!

Hm. To be honest, I don't really understand studded stuff. They look cool, may be. The thing is, I'm not very much a rock chic. I do consider buying them, for time to time. But then, one shouldn't buy everything that is on a fashion magz, right?

Instead, these ethnics accessories are timeless! I think I'm going to stick to rocks and and ropes, goldie silvery, generally beadsy stuff for a long, long time.

Also....
Bought this pants at Female on The Move exhibition. Not so bad lah.... And they ARE comfy!

Vintage necklace & bag from Etava, Jl. Nusakambangan, Makassar.

Hidden treasure chest!

"aduh mak banyak utang!"

Strip Strups, Blue Stripes

2009-04-04T07:32:00.005+07:00

in the blue stripes

She was waiting for her man to come.

He's still on his way, so she's waiting still - in the blue stripes.

Until your coming day, my love
Here I am, standing still
in your blue stripes.

And Then There Were None

2009-03-28T00:21:00.000+07:00

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

My review

rating: 5 of 5 stars
for me, this is agatha christie's best novel. each person died one by one, but turns out the murderer was the sixth anak negro. troubled me getting into sleep nights after read it.

View all my reviews.

There's 4th, 5th, 6th, and graphic novel of Artemis Fowl???

2009-03-27T22:19:00.002+07:00

This is outrageous. I can't believe they don't print all the Artemis Fowl series in Indonesia.
I just can't believe it.

I recently signed up in goodreads.com, gave my ratings for books I have read, look Artemis Fowl up and what did I find??
That there'are number 4, 5, 6, a graphic novel, and several other Artemis Fowl series.

Alright, perhaps I'm over reacting. But still...
This is what happens when you live in a city like Makassar, where the best you can get is Gramedia. Don't get me wrong, Gramedia provides me good books all these years.

But still...

That's it. From now on, no matter how, I'm gonna purchase my books from amazon.com.

Amin.

Colourful Gran

2009-03-22T23:10:00.007+07:00

Yes, my dream is someday to be a eccentric colourful granny who looks like this:

HOHOHO. hello kids, wanna some candy?
photo: http://www.hel-looks.com/?p=image/archives/1/20090305_01/

Anyway, I wore my killer platform wedges to Carrefour today, and huge mistake it was for not wearing it with tights nor socks. IT KILLED ME. And it me walked like a cripple.

Note to self: SOCKS. At least socks.

Scarlett by Alexandra Ripley

2009-03-19T12:29:00.005+07:00

Opa W.I.M and fam gave me this book as my 17th birthday gift.
I personally think she's such a good role model (as an entrepreneur at least). Witty, intelligent, tough.

Just i ncase you don't know....
So Scarlett O'Hara is the main character from the book "Gone with The Wind" written by Margaret Mitchell.

The Scarlett I'm refering in this post is the same character, except it's from the sequel book titled "Scarlett" written by Alexandra Ripley. In the sequel, Scarlett O'Hara has grown up so much, even more mature in love, given birth to fifth child, and became landlord in Ireland.

Scarlett O'Hara

Gone with The Wind sequel

I accidentally watched the movie/tv series version in Hallmark, but not entirely cause I had to go somewhere....
For things like this I really wish I have my own credit card. So I can buy Scarlett in dvd via ebay.
Hmmmm.....

Anyway, the gowns!! Don't you just love it when people back in the 18th century wore their big massive gowns, with bows, drappery, ruffles, and all?
Beauty, such beauty!
Some af the pictures actually come from the "Gone with The Wind" movie.
But still, stunning, isn't it?

My Heels and I

2009-03-16T23:29:00.005+07:00

Mom bought me a 9cms t-bar heels, chosen by t'Endang. Love it!

Went to Jakarta last week, torn between several tights, studed stuff and a bag, I decided to invest in this one platform wedges. And I think it paid off... *bigbigbracysmile*

Breaking Dawn

2009-02-16T21:59:00.003+07:00

I've read and I have to admit.
Damn, it was good! Romance-book-wise I think. Not at all a good fantasy book, I cant imagine Christopher Paolini would made a large group of aggressive vampires conclude their quarrel through negotiation. War would happen eventually.

Nevertheless, I like it.

Used to compare Breaking Dawn with Momogi. It tastes good, but wouldn't make you full.
Now I've read the last book... I'll say it's a.... Lumpia. Yes.

=)

Walking In A Breezy Day

2009-02-16T15:51:00.001+07:00

Find me on Polyvore

Senza Fine

2009-02-15T00:19:00.001+07:00

The most romanctic, melancholic song...
Sung best by Neri Per Caso - for me at least.

SENZA FINE
(Gino Paoli) - (English Lyrics: Alec Wilder)
 
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
 
Senza fine
Let it always be senza fine
There's no end to our love
Our hopes, our dreams, our sighs
No end at all, no sad goodbyes
No fears, no tears, no love that dies
It's senza fine
Senza fine
Let it always be senza fine
Never-ending
 
The sunlit days, the moonlit nights
The sea, the sand, the starry heights
Are yours and mine forever more
All we are and all we know
Is love and love alone, so
We'll go floating far above
In never-ending timeless love
 
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
(Let it always be senza fine)
Never-ending
The sunlit days, the moonlit nights
The sea, the sand, the starry heights
Are yours and mine forever more
Let it always be senza fine
Never-ending it's senza fine
La-da-dea-da-da-de.............FADE
 
 
(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - February 2004)


*****


SENZA FINE
As recorded by Connie Francis
for the film "Flight Of The Phoenix" (1965)


Senza fine
Let it always be senza fine
There's no end to our love,
Our hopes, our dreams, our sighs
No end at all, no sad goodbyes

No fears, no tears
No love that dies
It's senza fine
Let it always be senza fine

Never ending,
The sunlit days, the moonlit nights
The sea, the sand, the stary heights
Are yours and mine
Forever

Non m'importa della lun'
Non m'importa delle stelle
Tu per me sei luna e stelle
Tu per me sei sole e cielo
Tu per me sei tutto quanto
Tutto quanto io voglio avere

Senza fine passionato
Senza fine
Non hai ieri, non hai domani
Tutto è ormai nelle tue mani, mani grandi, 
Mani senza fine

Never Say Never

2009-02-14T00:33:00.005+07:00

I always want to be different.
When EVERYone wears wore neon/clashing color jeans, I didn't.
When EVERYone wears Levi's watch, I didn't.
I even tried to resist skinny jeans, but it's too practical so I do wear them.

What I tried hardest NOT to wear is leggings.
But until recent events (well not so recent, actually) that forced me to buy a pair....
And I have to say I really like it!
Teheee...

So I Finally Do

2009-02-04T00:48:00.003+07:00

friensdter ordered multistrap flats finally arrived.

big tent-ish dress found at terong! lovelove.

thank you for the very early valentine gift Yana!!
se cinta ko.
serius ka.

Craving for Fantasy Novels

2009-02-04T00:42:00.001+07:00

So i've finished reading Brisingr and final book of Black Magician trilogy, "The High Lord".
And it is awesome!!!!!!!

Brisingr is so rich with details.....
Exciting, magic-scientific-ish details!!!
The chapter where Eragon made himself a blade which he named "Brisingr". Paolini describe this part so well, I actually applause after reading it.
This is the kind of reading sensation I'm longing for!

Thoughts on "The High Lord".
I couldn't predict what's gonna happen next, I got surprise each chapter. The unpredictable story line made me can't stop reading and finish it 12 hours after bought it.

I am satisfied.
I have read these two rich magnificent fantasy book, so my thirst is full-filled.
AHHHHH.... Kenyang!

Breaking Dawn
is available in stores already, but I'm not a big fan. So I'll wait.
I don't enjoy Twilight series much. Probably it's more of a romance book rather than fantasy. I'm not saying I don't like romance books but now I'm just into fantasy ones VERY MUCH.
But I do have to admit neither Eragon nor Harry nor Cedric nor Artemis managed to charmed me as Edward did.... Made me feel like an insecure teenager all over again! HAHA!

Please BOOK FOUR of INHERITANCE CYCLE.
DONT MAKE ME WAIT TO LONG!!!!!

I'm not just a reader, I'm a Collector.

2009-01-11T21:45:00.004+07:00

I'm not just a reader, I'm a collector.
And that's the sentence i keep repeating to myself for have bought Tales of Beedle the Bard for Rp 130.000. Quite an expensive one, considering it's a little thin book. AHHHH. I'm not just a reader. I'm a collector! This book will be a precious collection of mine in the future. =)
Anyhow, the stories are pretty. Meaning it reminds me the beauty of being a child with wild imagination.

Oh I'm miss reading Harry Potter. The excitement as reading it is irreplacable.

Now I'm reading The Novice - The Black Magician series by Trudi Calavan, and also Brising - Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini. But none of them can compared to Harry Potter's charm to unlimited wild imagination for me.

Still, with the LabuangBaji Pants

2008-12-23T23:33:00.006+07:00

my jewelry and I. and mum's blazer. which means it's older than me. ('3')

same pants as previous post, which I bought in cakar labuangbaji. I just love it. Deeply. Ahhh....

*jingling*
parapappap pap pap PPAAAAPPPPPPPP....!!!
with big yellow earing,
a pretty ruffle blouse,
I am ready to put on a show!
dubidubidub dubs sahh....

wearing this, kaka Mita told me I look like oma for the 100th time.
so i've understood at least.
my personal is: granny-ish.
grannish.

*is that even a word?*
hohohoho

magician robe-like cardigan

2008-12-14T22:56:00.002+07:00

i really like this cardigan. hunt down the pants with Bina, in a sweaty silly 'niat' adventure. at least it was for me, the sweaty part i mean. hahaha! +D
loveloveloveeeeeit.

2008-12-14T19:06:00.004+07:00

I put quite an effort decorating this yesterday but it looks exactly like last year deco. *sigh*
But still it bring the Christmas atmosphere into my house! Tomorrow my relatives are coming to town, so joy joy joy!!!

Christmas Tunes

2008-12-13T01:31:00.003+07:00

I browsed for some new holiday songs just now and I found these:

http://www.4shared.com/file/70363906/a6ec3d36/I_Want_A_Hippopotamus_For_Christmas.html

I Want A Hippo for Christmas

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
Only a hippopotamus will do
Don't want a doll, no dinky Tinker Toy
I want a hippopotamus to play with and enjoy

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
I don't think Santa Claus will mind, do you?
He won't have to use our dirty chimney flue
Just bring him through the front door,
that's the easy thing to do

I can see me now on Christmas morning,
creeping down the stairs
Oh what joy and what surprise
when I open up my eyes
to see a hippo hero standing there

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
Only a hippopotamus will do
No crocodiles, no rhinoceroses
I only like hippopotamuses
And hippopotamuses like me too

Mom says the hippo would eat me up, but then
Teacher says a hippo is a vegeterian

There's lots of room for him in our two-car garage
I'd feed him there and wash him there and give him his massage

I can see me now on Christmas morning,
creeping down the stairs
Oh what joy and what surprise
when I open up my eyes
to see a hippo hero standing there

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
Only a hippopotamus will do
No crocodiles or rhinoceroseses
I only like hippopotamuseses
And hippopotamuses like me too!

http://www.4shared.com/file/32442146/3fb2e4/McGuire_Sisters_-_Christmas_Alphabet.html?s=1

Christmas Alphabet

C is for the candy trimmed around the christmas tree,
H is for the happiness with all the family,
R is for the reindeer prancing by the window pane,
I is for the icing on the cake as sweet as sugar cane,
S is for the stocking hanging on the chimney wall,
T is for the toys beneath the tree so tall,
M is for the misletoe where everyone is kissed,
A is for the angels who make up the christmas list,
S is for the santa who makes every kid his pet,
Be good and hell bring you everything in your christmas alphabet!

Capital c is for the candy trimmed around the christmas tree,
H is for the happiness with all the family,
R is for the reindeer prancing by the window pane,
I is for the icing on the cake as sweet as sugar cane,
S is for the stocking hanging on the chimney wall,
T is for the toys beneath the tree so tall,
M is for the misletoe where everyone is kissed,
A is for the angels who make up the christmas list,
S is for the santa who makes every kid his pet,
Be good and hell bring you everything in your christmas alphabet!

******************
Refreshing! =D

wore boots to universitas hasanuddin

2008-12-13T00:15:00.008+07:00

girls don't wear boots much in Makassar. that's why I was anxious this morning when I put them on.

mother bought me this like three years ago. never wear them, not once.
after i finally did........
not sure whether I wore it right??
heads turned, yes. but good-turned or otherwise??
perhaps i worry to much,
nevertheless, it felt quite nice to wear something different once in a while.

Crita ya, crita?

2006-11-30T20:05:00.000+07:00

baca2 blogku yg kmarin.

MARKET 06 sukses yoo!! hurahura!

Operet juga sukses, Puji Tuhan!

Sudah bina akrab di bantaeng yg alamnya menantang mana mistis pula. but evrthing ended ok lah. penuh haru biru danilelanya di sana. sialan. malu jg, ketahuan klo sy cengeng! damn.

sudahlah.

trus, usulanku buat nama angkatan diterima! haha...:

ALCHEMIST '06
Aliansi Cheluarga Manajemen - '06
(baca alchemistnya harus "alkemiissssttt". ada sejarahnya tu! berhubungan dengan kemistisan bantaeng. yuk.)

lalu lalu....
Yana mo datang.
haha.
oh sudah sy tulis di post sblmx? bodo. tulis lg ah.
YANA MAU DATANG.

senangnya...!

pampamparapampam...

oia, cerita konyol:

tadi sore, pulang kuliah.
matahari bersinar cerlang.
angin sepoi-sepoi.
segala urusan di kampus untuk hari ini telah selesai.
perut berteriak.
ISI! ISI!
dengan langkah pasti danilela bergegas menuju 121SO yang ACnya kadang nyala kdg gk itu.
lg nyalain mobil...
"Groootookgrotok gggrrrrrkkkk... drookk... drrokkk..."
Buset.
Seperti inikah rasanya kelaparan sekaligus pengen b***r???

Mamamia.

Sore tadi adalah perjalan kampus-rumah ku yang paling berbahaya, paling cepat, dan paling menyiksa selama 13 minggu kuliah ini.

mobil-mobil lain kulambung.
pete-pete tak lagi kutolerir.
kecuali motor, soalnya males kan, perut lagi super mules trus harus bermasalah dengan pengendara motor yang marah2! padahal moto2 itu yg slalu berkendara seenaknya! HUH!
males bgt klo ditabrak sama motor pengangkut ayam lagi (kejadian nyataku, disruduk motor berkeranjang gede. trus tu keranjang isinya ayam2, berkotek dengan riang padahal majikannya baru saja dengan sukses mencacati bumper belakangku. 2 minggu lalu. damn. lagian, lg bawa2 ayam ko ngebut2 sii???? AKU GK HABIS MIKHIIRRR).

tapi pas lagi nyetir sempat terlintas pertanyaan bodoh sih.
"kira2, klo ada orang lagi mules. mules banget. udah di ujung p***** pkoknya. trus dy kecelakaan ato ditikam. kira2 dy langsung b**** di tempat gk yah? ato saraf2nya langsung mati gk ingat klo td dy lg mules?"
eh saya serius loh nanya ini.

jadi, klo lagi mules trus anda tiba2 ditikam, kira2 anda akan:
a. B**** di tempat
b. saking kesakitannya lgs lupa klo tadi lg mules
c. ............. (isi sendiri)

hahaha!

udah ah. eh tapi tadi saya sukses pulang dengan sehat walafiat, lgs melepas rindu dengan t***e* tercinta. dan duniapun tersenyum kembali.
yuuuhhhuuuuu.....>>>

Dam DI DAM DI DAAAAAMMM.....!!!>>>

2006-11-30T19:54:00.000+07:00

syalalalalalala.

(nari).

counting down days...
14 hari lagi...
kekasihku pulang padaku...

yihaaa...!

What is tommorow?

What is next day?

What is next week?

What is time to come?

What is patience?

What is faith?

Well,

one thing i know

I long for you,

my dearest

dearest

soulmate!

nothing in particular

2006-11-03T21:37:00.000+07:00

entah mengapa baik yahoo maupun frenster lelet pada malam hari ini. huuu...
jadi... nulis2 bentar aaahhh...

besok pengkaderan MARKET 06!!!

yang artinya tidak ada lagi sgala tetek bengek yang lama2 trasa ngepotin untuk bisa jadi KELUARGA Fekon UH! pyhuhhh. tapi tetap saja. sgala pengalaman pengawalan sama LO senat dengan segala materi itu sangat membuka wawasan! materi globalisasi, potensi diri, ekonomi2an... banyak hayk! bagus2... trus buat upacara pembukaan besok kita bikin barisan2, bentuk formasi2 pake lagux drumline!!! seru!! hidup ian kacezar!!! ples paskib dan mini marchingband. sederhana bangeeeeddd si, tapi keren mnurut. palagi cuma persiapan 2-3 hari. orang gila. salut, senior!!! mudah2an lancar. walo se kalut sangat dengan operet yg buat penetupan, dimana saya dengan talekangnya bersedia2 sj jadi penanggung jawab maba untuk operet... yang menurutku lucu ji gank... lucu saja, gk banget. hikshiks.... TAPI SAYA SUDAH BERUSAHA SEKUAT TENAGA!! saya sudah bikin semua yang bisa saya bikin. usahakan semua yang bisa saya usahakan. klo belum jadi operet yang layak... aih, apa saya masih kurang baik memimpin operet ini? *sigh*

klo dah nelangsa gini jadi nyanyi lagu2 afi cilik.

"Akuh bisaaaaa... AKU PASTI BISA!
Ku akan terus berusaha.
bila ku GAGAL itu TAK MENGAPAAAAaaa...
setidaknya KUTLAH MENCOBAAA....>>>!!!
aku biiisaaaaaaaaaa aku pati bisaaa!!
ku akan TERUS BERUSAHAAA!!!!
ku kan TERUS COBA
SAMPAI KU BISA
AKU
PASTI
BISA....!!!!!

Amin!

Sip!

Optimis!!!

WWWWUUUAAAHHH! jadi seger lagi loh! ayok, jangan putus asa sebelum perang! the song worked once, buat Retro Couture at DHville (worked for my kondisi kejiwaan hihi). JAdiiii.... hope the best for tomorrow lah!!
ora! et! La Bora!!!

smangat smangat SEMANGATTT!!!!!!!!!!!

Rabu, 11 Oktober 2006: Danilela's first car crash

2006-10-12T21:56:00.000+07:00

which leads to renungan mendalam diatas pete2.
wakukuk....!>>

jadi bgini. pagi naas itu kuawali dengan bangun telat, segra mandi, berpakaian, sambar roti dan mngluarkan mobil dr garasi.
lalu.
belok kiri menuju racing centre.
aman.
turunan, belok kanan dpn lpgn tenis.
masih aman.
belok kanan racing centre. dari kanan ada mobil, kasi sy jalan, dr kiri jg ada mobil tipis dkt lg srempet mobil yg di kanan.
>>senteran kurang mantap.
kurang aman.
masih agak shocked, memasuki tikungan maut.
disinilah tkpnya.
telat rem, mobilku keluar dari jalan.
kaget di depanku sudah ada pohon gt.
pohonnya kecil sih, bkn pohon besar.
tapi tetap saja pohon.
kaget+panik, bukannya banting stir ke kanan biar balik lagi kejalan,
malah banting stir ke kiri.
masuk got.
stengah badan mobil gt.
ban depan sm belakang.

bujug deh shock skali neeee...

kalo kukenang lagi peristiwa itu.
semuanya terjadi kurang dari 5 menit.
prosesi masuk gotnya kurang dari 2 menit, mungkin.

ohhh...

puji Tuhan Yesus, sy gak luka.
in perfect health!

klo dipikir2 kejadian itu hasil kebodohan semata.
aaaaahhhhhhhhhhh..................

eniwei.
makasih buat tukang2 becak, masyarakat sekitar dan keluargaku yang sudah bantu kaa...:
1. keluar dari mobil dgn kemiringan 45' itu. bapak berbaju putih, saya doakan ki' slalu sehat dan panjang umur!
2. angkat tu mobil rame2 kluar dari got. ternyata si 364NBku itu masih bisa beroperasi! keluar dari got kakaku setir pulang.
3. mamaku yg lgs dtg bserta sgenap org rumah... trus nganterin sy ke kampus loh...brhubung gk knapa2 jadi mamaku ttp antar ka k kampus! indikasi mahasiswa burenk. biar habis kecelakaan juga, asal sehat belajar harus tetap jalan!!!>>>deuh.
4. papanya kiki yg sudah bantu jg...
5. kiki yg sempat2nya mengabadikan posisi naas mobilku itu. trus entah gimana, pas saya k ampus org2 pd nanya, "eh ella bagemana mi mobilmu???"
mobil yg ditanya...hiksss...

eh, tapi orang2 yg sy trimakasihkan belum tentu baca ni blog ya?? gk papa lah. yg jelas saya berterimakasih, bersyukur....!!!
wahai orang2 berhatimulia, semoga Tuhan senantiasa melindungi kln smua....

a little sumthin i wrote that day in english class:

one day a girl was driving
she was piled up for a second
suddenly somehow she's jumped her car into a gutter

she was shocked for her negligence
she was foolish and careless

Thank God she hurted no one
Thank God she is in perfect health

I appologize for my sin, my Lord
Thank Thee for Thy warning, I shall never do it again.

Tuhan itu Tuhan yang mengerti, bukan begitu?

Dia menegurku untuk kesalahanku.
Keras, dengan sebuah kecelakaan.
Tidak terlalu keras, kecelakaan itu tidak parah.
Cukup keras, menjadi peringatan keras bagiku.

Camkan kata ayah, "Jangan suka ma'cappa."
Terjemahan bebasnya, ma'cappa= pandang enteng, menganggap remeh. bahasa toraja!!

brigth side-nya, selain jadi teguranNya yg sgt efektif, saya kembali naik pete2 plg dr kampus.
jadi ingat. klo sy tdak boleh terlena segala kemewahan sepanjang waktu. agar tidak berkoar dengan segala idealisme yg ditularkan di kampus, tapi merasakan langsung.
tidak terkurung di duniaku yg serba nyaman.

di pete2 itu yah. sy ktemu diversitas yg sungguh nyata. mule dr perhatikan spatu orang sj, misalnya. kmarin itu ada yg pake converse warna2i tp kucel. ada yg pake spatu noni2. spatu kulit. liat orang dan pakaiannya, jadi ketebak mau kemana dan dari mana. nguping pmbicaraannya jadi nebak kira2 asal daerah mana. saya jadi membayangkan latar belakangnya mereka. menyengkan, menurutku. bisa ktemu mcm2 orang. blm brani knalan sih. tapi bisa liat, mengamati. jadi tersadar kalo kota ini bukan cuma saya dan teman2 saya yg ada. tapi macam2 orang dgn mcm2 latar belakang. mungkin bisa dibilang, sy menemukan kenikmatan di pete2. ketika sekumpulan orang dari brbagai latar belakang bs duduk berdampingan.

semoga sy akan menemukan ketengan duduk berdampingan seperti itu di lingkup yg lebih luas dan kompleks nantinya. amin.

akhir kata.
ajaib yah apa yg bisa Dia ajarkan?
bahkan lewat keadaan yg tdk menyangkan sekalipun!

Mijn Good Readings, this year so far

2006-10-03T20:54:00.000+07:00

Good books, readings, recently (this year so far). Recommended!!

Wanita, Paul Wellman.
Luar biasaaaa! Bagaimana Theodora, dari pelacur hinanistadina yang melacur ke budak-budak demi makanan. Trus perjuangannya naik kelas pelacur yg mlayani pengusaha. Sampe jadi selir kaisar. Terakhir dinikahi sah, jadi maharani yang pintar, disegani. Bagggguuusss. Nih. Hidup adalah perjuangan. Usaha untuk bisa bertahan hidup. Memesona deh tipu muslihatnya!

Ayat-ayat Cinta.
Tentang mahasiswa Indonesia yang belajar di Cairo. Menggambarkan bagaimana cuaca betul-betul bisa mempengaruhi seseorang. Yang paling enak dibaca dari buku ini, tokoh utamanya, Fahri. Orangya tulus. Langka gk tuh. Rendah hati. Berpikiran terbuka. Menghargai diversifikasi. Hmm… individu global yang sangat saleh, pkerja keras, dengan kepridian berkualitas. Wuuuiiihhh…. Jadikan teladan, nak!
Belum slese baca sih. Tp sgt mengesankan dan membekas di hati. Sahsahsaaaahhh....
*omong2, I only know one man in person with such qualities. Jesus. Said in person, because He’s real for me! =D))*

One minute manager
Maklum, anak manajemen! Hyahahaha. Intinya sih, praktis. Skarang ini tralu banyak orang yang kata pengantarnya kepanjangan, bertele-tele. Sudah tidak zaman, mungkin? =)

Gedung-gedung Luar Biasa, edisi Zaman Dulu dan edisi Zaman Modern.
Se mo kasi nama anakku Antony Gaudi. Ato Atoga (disingkat ceritanya). Atau Atigadi. *kasian yah calon anakku, namanya aneh* Soalnya rancangan2x Gaudi itu luar biasa, jendral!!!! Tiang2nya terinispirasi dari pohon. Aduh pokoknya bagus. Casa Mila. Coba deh google image bangunan2x Gaudi. UUhhhh...cucok dehhh...endang bambang... bagus banget loh boo... gile lo neee.....(akibat trend banci kaleng di beberapa tmn kampus!!!)
Gedung2 lain… Phartenon. Tokyo Dome. Empire State. Kapan dakuh ksana yaaahhh….

Rolling Stone, artikel Scot Storch (sapa sih namanya. Yg punya Hit Production House di Miami itu loh. Mantannya Paris Hilton).

Rolling Stone, artikel Led Zeppeline.

Rolling Stone, artikel The Beatles.

Gogirl!, artikel people behind gadgets.

Hampir lupa. Memoirs of Geisha. Awal2 buku, sangat membosankan. Faktor poor English skill? Huhuhu… Tapi sjk si tokoh utama merintis karir, pelatihan and so on jadi geisha, nah baru menarik!! Read it in 3 months and 4 days. 3bulan untuk chapter2 membosankan, 4 hari when it got interesting.

Sedang berusaha memulai/menyelesaikan membaca:

Ayat-ayat Cinta
Matahari.
Belum nangkep esensi bagusnya ini buku. Ptama2 sih menarik, tapi lama2 kok bosan yah. Padahal resensinya sih bagus. Penari eksotis. Keturunan India, besar di Belanda, sempat tinggal di Indonesia waktu masih jadi istri kapten Belanda gitu, trus cere dan berkarir di Paris. Akhirnya dieksekusi karena jadi double agent salam world war satu (ato dua yah? Lupa). Mungkin karena terbatasnya kemampuan berbahasa inggris. Lama2 jadi malash slesekan buku ini!
Metrosexuals in Venus.
Skali lagi, maklum anak manajemen. Metrosexuals itu menurut buku ini adalah target pasar idaman. Loyal dan royal. Pahami karakternya, menangkan hatinya! Jadikan ia pelanggan setia anda!! Hihihihi… Baru mule bc sdikit. Quite amusing.=)

kurang lebih, seperti itu...! Mudah2an bisa segera mnyelesaikan buku2 itu. dan bisa ktemu buku2 yang sama bagusnya! Sebenarnya ada buku yang sy tertarik bli jg, karangan Remi smth. tentang penari indo di zaman perang dunia yang merantau ke Paris, mnari di Moulin Rouge. (dan terbayanglah critnya kek apa). Tertarik sih, tapi keknya sdh tralu banyak buku tentang pelacur kubaca tahun ini...! Hyahahahaha. Hentikan dulu ahh...

oia. ada yang mo rekomendasikan bacaan? =)

satu langkah menuju kemandirian

2006-09-23T11:46:00.000+07:00

*se suka kata2ku*

akyuh sudah bisa nyetiiiir....
>>syalalalalalalala>>
biar tidak pake supiiiir....
>>SYALALALALALALALA>>

gk perlu ngemis2 minta diantar2 lagiiiii!
>>hohohhohoho
kalopun lg gk ada mobil, danilela ni sudah bisa naik pete2 sendiri, sudah tau arah miiiii!
>>HOHOHOHO

tersenyum nista, tertawa penuh jumawa...
aku senang gembiraaaaa...
sudah bisa kelayapaaannnn....
walo ini artinya gak ada alasan lagi untuk bolos persiapaaaaannn....
*persiapan membimbing skola minggu*
tapi tak mengapa, aku tetap bersukacitaaaa...
karena aku sudah bisa bermobilriaaaa....
meski kemarin sempat nabrak trotoaaaaaaaarrr-a......
*maksa biar brsyair "a"*

berlebihan? berlebihan? cukup norak ya saya?
oh tidak apa2...
ini ungkapan, pengekspresian, satu langkah maju yang berarti bagiku menuju kemandirian!

asiikkk....!!!

kawan2, klo pada balik, kuajak city tour naik pet2 mau??

hihihihihi...

btw, eqlopez, syapakah dirimu?? blogmu mau kubuka tapi gk berhasil....("3")

ngotot mo post-in poto!!!!

2006-09-18T22:53:00.000+07:00

DDDDUUUUHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

sekali lagi, pertanyaan dungunankemse *parah*

gimana sih caranya upload image?? klik iconnya to???

kok gagal mulu yaahhh?

padahal mo pamer pose kerenku di tatuga!
>>niat yang tidak mulia tidak diberkahi anugrah.

apa coba?

begini mi ini klo niatnya mo baca samuelson, economics, malah berinet ria. hmph.

last words for today klo gitu:
teman2 yg majornya ekonomi, pake textbook Economics auth.Samuelson juga nda?
penasaran aja.

kehidupan unhaskuuu...

2006-09-18T22:08:00.000+07:00

selain yg sudah ku-post kemarin.

begitulah danilela di kampus tercinta! nunggu mata kuliah berikutnya, kalo renggang waktunya jauh yah poto2 sm anak2! hihihihi...TATUGA. Tangga turun baruga!
tapi bagus ji to! berikan komentar anda!

hari ini...menyenangkan...(snin, 18 sept 2006). jalan2 ke danau, nyanyi2 ceria, latian nyanyi di gereja...! eh akuh ikut pesparawi (smcm lmb nyanyi antar gereja gt!), ikut vg!! senang deh punya kesibukan lagi! hohoho... dan sekarang, announcement neh buat tman2ku, danilela ikutan membimbing sekolah minggu>>> hohohhohhooo. menyenangkan lah!

berita lain berita lain>>

eh, kemarin saya setahun dua bulan sama kekasihku!
ududu...Puji Tuhan...!!
hehehe...

deuh. gagal upload image. tuh kan, teknologi sentimen sama saya...uuuhhhh...

mari kita coba sekali lagi.

teknologi benci akuhh?

2006-09-18T21:53:00.001+07:00

deuhh...ilang satu folder yg isinya pmikiran2ku....s****n. uhuhuhuhuhuhuhhhhh....
inilah kutukan n73 yg kucintai namun tak sengaja kujatuhkan ke aspal...
digcam kakaku masih rusak...ahhh...

*mengapa oh mengapa*

more recent news: singkat aja tapi, drpd nantik lupah

2006-09-17T22:33:00.000+07:00

banyk mnemukan pribadi idealis di kampus!!
HALELUYAH...! senang deee... tapi jadi dilema, all my hard work (past, present, future), for self or society? kapitalis ato idealis? ato more compromises?
*malas sbenernya mikir skarang*

gak nyaman sama konfrontasi2an.

halah pokoknya tulus kerja keras.
demi tujuan nyata yang jelas.
dengan niat tulus secara jujur.
bangun visi dengan tindakan2 nyata yang hasil kelihatannya positif.

teman2 doakan aku!!!!

eh ngomong2.
i miss you all my binal frenss!!
hihihi...
gak ada pelacur dan germo disini.
aih akyuh kehilangan salah satu bahan becandaan paporit....
*miss you guysss....hukhukhuk...*

lalu2...
tinggal seorang lagi yang ngucapin, then it's official.
kalo danilela ni memang mirip donna agensia.
hihihii...
hohohohhehehehehe...yuuuukkkk....

udahahmobobobesokkuliahpagi

sekali lagi.

MISS YOU OL TEMAN2KU!!!!!!!!yg binal.
missyou!missyou!!!!

What Would Life Be Without Companion?

2006-08-25T21:16:00.000+07:00

Di suatu pagi hari, saya nonton BBCnews.
(papaku pegang remote)
Terus ada iklan Standard Chattered Bank.
(benarkah ejaanya seperti itu?)

Pokoknya, iklannya itu orang buta, lari dari Kenya sampe Hongkong. Kalau tidak salah sih. Orang buta itu mengikatkan tangannya ke temannya. Jadi mereka lari berdua. Yang jelas mereka pecahkan rekor maraton tahun 1997 (kalau tidak salah lagi). Iklan itu menunjukkan, walaupun dia buta, tapi dia berhasil lari sampe pecahkan rekor dunia pula. Karena ada yang menemani dia, jadi bersama-sama mereka berhasil mencapai tujuan. Begitu pula kami di Standard Chattered.
Video clipnya, dua cowok Afrika itu, salah satunya buta. Ikat tangan mereka berdua pake tali. Lari dari alam liar Kenya, sampe ke satu kota di Asia. Lagu latarnya Amazing Grace. Sungguh mengharukan….

Bersyukurlah apabila hidupmu tak sebatang kara. Punya companion. Partner. Pasangan. Teman!

Mereka yang hidup merantau, jauh dari kelurga… Tapi pastinya punya teman2 yang setia membantu. Bantu masak2… Bantu bersih2… Gantian jaga kalau ada yang sakit… Bukankah seperti itu?
Tolong menolong….

Makanya dalam hidup itu, alangkah baiknya kalau kita semua hidup berdampingan dengan saling mengasihi…Misalnya tetangga ada yang hajatan. Trus kursinya kurang. Yah, kita pinjami kursi2 plastik dari rumah kita. Waktu nenekku meninggal beberapa tahun lalu, kejadiannya begitu. Menyengkan bukan,tinggal di lingkungan yang bantu-membantu di saat2 susah? Waktu kakakku belajar bawa mobil dulu, pernah bannya secara ajaib pernah masuk got. (HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAAA). Tapi ada tukang2 becak yang tolong, angkat.

Hek, jadi sperti pelajan PPKn yah!

Ingat saja, dari kelas 2 SD dulu kita sudah diajar: TOLERANSI.
Terus diulang lagi pas cawu 2, kelas 3, sampe SMP masih juga dipelajari. Karena masyarakat kita beragam. Jadi memang penting ditanamkan sikap toleransi itu buat kita, masyarakat Indo. Biar menghargai kemajemukan… Salahkah pendapatku??

Liburan rusak karena takut gemuk>> dats pathetic!

2006-08-25T21:12:00.000+07:00

Jadi, wanita-wanita.
For goodness sake, klo mo diet, dietlah dengan benar.

Ada ya, seseorang yang cantik nan jelita.
Takut bgt jadi gemuk karena klo liburan itu kan gak banyak kegiatan.
Jadi dia mengurangi makan, dan kadang2 berolahraga.

Lalu datanglah seekor nyamuuk….
DBDlah wanita cantik jelita itu!
Alhasil, diopname… padahal, harusnya dia kan berlibur!!
Menyedihkan dan menggelikan.

Bodoh!
Bodoh!

Hiks hiks…
Takkan kuulangi lagi kesalahan itu: makan sekali sehari, nyaris tanpa karbohidrat. Dalam porsi seiprit pula.

Bersyukurlah sodara-saodari!
Bersyukur punya badan…
Bersyukur bisa makan…

Jaga badanmu dengan baik dan benar!

Rm12:1!!

Gud thing bout being hospitalized: u can see dat u are beloved by lots and lots of people. Family… Friends… Lover…
Hyakhaykhyakk…

Last words:
Walaupun Danilala ini bukan manusia dengan badan bohay, tapi teuteup kok ada kelebihan-kelebihan lainnya…
Setiap orang punya kelebihan kan?
Jadi tidak seharusnya ada yang merasa rendah diri...

Bersyukur!
=D

blog keroyoyokan......

2006-08-25T20:48:00.001+07:00

liburan sudah usai! gyagyagyagayaaaa........
selama liburan cukup banyak nulis.
mo bagi pengalamn boleh donnggg!

yah, inilah beberapa hasil renunganku!
]fuu....>>>

blog keroyoyokan......

2006-08-25T20:48:00.000+07:00

liburan sudah usai! gyagyagyagayaaaa........
selama liburan cukup banyak nulis.
mo bagi pengalamn boleh donnggg!

yah, inilah beberapa hasil renunganku!
]fuu....>>>