TOTAL BRAIN MALFUNCTION

It’s 3 in the afternoon, I’m revising my skripsweet behind the wooden desk. It should be my time to take a nap, anyway. Hhhmm, forget about that.

You know, this activity makes my head and my back get so stiff. Afterwards, my brain starts to blow very soon I guess. Even worse, this is so soul-consuming.

And before I get a total brain malfunction I suppose to escape to my blog to get some new fresh air and to cool down my brain.

By the way, laziness always haunts me when I intended to tidy up my final project: the holy skripsweet. Eyes got harder to open, mind didn’t want to cooperate, hands are getting weak. Oh c’mon, SLOTH (re: the god of laziness), depart from me please! Let me be in serenity with my skripsweet! I tempted to graduate as soon as possible from college.

And one more thing: Hey you, INSPIRATION, SPIRIT, DESIRE, occupy me when I need you most.

A’rite, I think I should get back to revise my skripsweet. See you later.

Nowhere Boy

John Lennon's childhood. Liverpool 1955: a smart and troubled 15-year-old is hungry for experience. In a family full of secrets, two incredible women clash over John: Mimi, the buttoned-up aunt who raised him, and Julia, the prodigal mother. Yearning for a normal family, John escapes into the new and exciting world of rock 'n' roll where his fledgling genius finds a kindred spirit in the teenage Paul McCartney. Just as John begins his new life, tragedy strikes. But, a resilient young man finds his voice -- and an icon explodes into the world.

 

Genre: Drama

Starring:

Kristin Scott Thomas, Aaron Johnson, Thomas Sangster, Anne-Marie Duff, David Threlfall, Ophelia Lovibond, Sam Bell, Jack McElhone, Ellie Jeffreys, Calum O'Toole

Director: Sam Taylor Wood

Running Time:1:37

Release Date: Opened Oct 15, 2010

 

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/movies/nowhere-boy,1162197.html

The Social Network

"The Social Network" is the kind of movie that by all rights shouldn't work. A verbose compendium of scenes of people talking to one another largely in college dorms, a Palo Alto ranch house or a law office conference room, "The Social Network" has another thing not going for it: It's centered on computers, the kiss of death of modern cinema that fatally smothers visual dynamism with dull close-ups of laptop screens and mouse clicks.

But when a talky movie's talk has been written by Aaron Sorkin ("The West Wing"), and those words have been animated by the visual brio of director David Fincher, what looks on paper like a static series of dead-end conversations comes to life as a vital, engaging, even urgent parable for our age. As the dramatized story of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, who invented the site in 2004 while a Harvard sophomore, "The Social Network" can't be taken as the literal record of events -- which ultimately involved Zuckerberg being sued by his partners and competitors. Clearly Sorkin and Fincher had higher aspirations for their film. With surgical precision, exhilarating insight and considerable storytelling flair, they make Zuckerberg both a metaphor and a lens through which to understand contemporary culture.

The rhythms and rhymes of "The Social Network" establish themselves in the film's small masterpiece of an opening scene, when Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) and his girlfriend, Erica (Rooney Mara, the new Lisbeth Salander for all you "Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" fans), trade barbs over beers in a Cambridge pub. Prickly, defensive, always five steps ahead, Zuckerberg is clearly peeved that his date pines for guys who row crew. He's brilliant but clueless, putting Erica down because she goes to Boston University but painfully aware that he can't get into Harvard's elite final clubs. He may be a programming genius, but he's an emotional idiot. When the conversation goes fatally south and the girl breaks up with him, he responds with what has become the mantra of his generation: "Is this real?"

What ensues is a narrative that hews closely to classic American tales of ambition, ingenuity, competition and betrayal; "The Social Network" has understandably been compared to "Citizen Kane" in its depiction of a man who changes society through bending an emergent technology to his will. But with its leitmotif of striving, resentment and cherchez la femme, the story also evokes Fitzgerald at his most longing and elegiac. A modern-day Jay Gatsby, the "refresh" button on his keyboard standing in for Daisy Buchanan's flashing green dock light, Zuckerberg -- or at least Sorkin's version of him -- embodies all those timeless contradictions and of-the-moment tics (the hoodie, those flip-flops) that make for a classic literary anti-hero.

Eisenberg delivers a deceivingly accomplished performance in the tricky role of Zuckerberg, whose recessive, withholding persona is completely at odds with the larger-than-life charisma such characters usually demand. Within an ensemble that includes Andrew Garfield as Zuckerberg's erstwhile partner Eduardo Saverin, Josh Pence and Armie Hammer as the brothers who claim Zuckerberg stole their idea (and who, ahem, row crew) and Justin Timberlake as the Mephistophelian Sean Parker, Eisenberg manages to make his nerdy protagonist the most interesting guy in the room, even at his most awkward and antisocial.

And that, finally, is the most powerful paradox that propels "The Social Network," whose title is clearly intended for maximum irony. As Sorkin and Fincher masterfully bring viewers along on an infectiously giddy journey of discovery and invention, they also manage to infuse Zuckerberg's story with meaning beyond his own achievements, struggles and flaws.

Mark Zuckerberg may not be larger than life, but thanks to this swift, smart, beautifully crafted film, his on-screen avatar gets to impart truths that always will be.

Source: washingtonpost.com

Top 7 Most Beautiful Cities in the World

Check this out and release some stress.

1.Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong is number one on my list for many reasons: Hong Kong has whopping 39 buildings over 200 meters tall. It also boasts four of the 15 tallest buildings in the world... that's all in one city! Hong Kong's skyline shows a large selection of distinct sky-reaching towers, with beautiful night lighting and reflection. This city exemplifies the post-modern skyscraper and skyline. Finally, the mountain backdrop makes this skyline (as you can clearly see) the greatest on the planet!


2. Chicago, USA

Chicago is the birthplace of the modern skyscraper. When Chicago built its first steel high-rise in 1885, it was not the tallest structure in the world but the first example of a new form of engineering that would change nearly every city on earth. Chicago has 17 buildings over 200 meters tall (three of which are among the top 20 tallest buildings in the world, including the tallest in North America). Chicago has some of the finest mid-century architecture and examples of modern skyscrapers.


3. Shanghai, China

Not to be mistaken for a space station, Shanghai is a real city! China's biggest and most advanced city, Shanghai was said to be the most cosmopolitan city in the beginning of the 20th century, but lost its glory during the "Mao era". It is now quickly regaining its position as one of the biggest economic powerhouses in the world as well as a showcase of modern architecture. In Shanghai you'll find 18 structures that are over 200 meters tall, one of which is the insanely tall, the 468m downtown Oriental Pearl TV Tower.



4. New York City, USA


New York City has one of the densest and most diverse skylines, with a huge collection of buildings and building styles. Thanks to Hollywood's obsession with the city, it is also the most easily recognizable skyline in the world. New York City has an amazing 44 buildings over 200 meters - the most in the world! Home of the famous, now destroyed World Trade Center Towers, the Empire State building, the Statue of Liberty and the United Nations, New York City is the financial capital of the western world. Upon the completion of the new "Freedom Tower" (built on the old site of the World Trade Centers), it may rank higher in this list (depending on how good it looks of course).



5. Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo is the world's most populated city. Its skyline has a number of unique characteristics that set it apart from other big city skylines, among them 15 structures at over 200 meters tall (including the Tokyo Tower which changes colors every night). But because of the density and vast size of the city, every corner appears to have its own skyline. With the height restrictions and the required red lights that flash atop all mid to tall-sized buildings make the city look spectacular at night. Tokyo is filled with neon lighting and unique, contemporary architecture, and like New York City is also often portrayed in movies for its aesthetic and eye-catching cityscapes. Interesting fact: Tokyo houses the world's largest fleet of helicopters to get around town if traffic gets too crazy.



6. Singapore

One of the best (urban) planned and cleanliest metropolitan cities in the world, Singapore looks like an architectural model city come to life. The buildings cannot be higher than 280 meters due to air traffic control restrictions, but that has added a tall (but not too tall) and consistent building height and space pattern that makes this skyline unique: Three buildings are exactly 280 meters tall and 5 others (8 total) stand at just over 200 metres. The buildings are mostly light-coloured and there is a large expanse of greenery dotted around the city core. This South-Eastern city is definitely in a league of its own.



7. Toronto, Canada

Toronto is a meeting place, a crossroads of many cultures and ethnicities. Toronto is downtown Canada, the biggest city in the country with a skyline to match. Toronto has 7 structures in its skyline that stand at over 200 metres, including the astonishingly tall 553 metres, CN Tower, which is often referred to as the tallest freestanding structure in the world. While mostly untrue (because there are taller TV masts in the world), the CN Tower possesses the world's highest observation deck, making this city's skyline one of the most immediately identifiable.

Source: attractivereviews.com

Eat, Pray, Love

Anyone bringing Elizabeth Gilbert's blockbuster memoir of self-discovery, "Eat Pray Love," to the screen has a huge challenge before him: How to overcome the book's episodic, anecdotal structure and penchant for aphorism, to create a dynamic narrative? Even more daunting, how does one dramatize what is essentially an interior journey?

The answer, at least according to director Ryan Murphy ("Glee"), is to photograph Julia Roberts looking by turns beatific, pained and just slightly self-pitying against as many fabulous backdrops as possible. That strategy pays off with uneven success in "Eat Pray Love," in which Roberts portrays the author as she recovers from a disastrous divorce, painful rebound relationship and general spiritual ennui on a year-long trip through Italy, India and Bali.

The film's most crucial constituency -- the book's rabid fans -- are likely to feel well served by Murphy's adaptation, which hews pretty faithfully to Gilbert's story. (He veers off the path most wildly in India, where he was stuck filming Roberts meditating, or trying to meditate, for hours on end, full stop.) And even newcomers, men included, can enjoy being swept up in the film's lavish third chapter, where Gilbert meets a seductive Brazilian named Felipe (Javier Bardem) and embarks on a luscious love affair amid the verdant terraces and soft beaches of Bali.

All that eye candy aside, though, "Eat Pray Love" can't be described as a home run. At least during the movie's first third, Murphy doesn't stop moving his camera, compulsively swooping it around and perching it above the action as if it were a neurotic bird of prey. The perspective is at its most jangled in Italy, where Gilbert is supposed to discover the joys of Italy's language, food and "joy in doing nothing." But Murphy, American that he is, doesn't slow down long enough to convey the country's sensuous pleasures or to flesh out the personalities of the friends Gilbert meets while pursuing them.

Her supporting characters get a little more time in India, where Gilbert meets the expansive "Richard from Texas," played here by Richard Jenkins in a scene-stealing turn as a broken man healing his scars through bravado and spiritual seeking. It's in India, too, that "Eat Pray Love's" most affecting sequence transpires, as Gilbert makes peace with her ex-husband, played by Billy Crudup in a thankless but accomplished performance. (For the record, James Franco plays the post-divorce boyfriend, bringing every ounce of irresistible boyish charisma to the task.)

Roberts, who cannily chose to produce "Eat Pray Love" as the perfect vehicle for her alternately dazzling and relatable talents, manages to tamp down the book's most grating self-congratulatory tone. But in the movie, as in the book, all talk of God, the universe and love and light aside, there's no doubt who the real star is. As a middle-aged Dorothy at large in a New Age Oz, her Liz Gilbert mostly wanders around smiling, sometimes crying, but always somehow looking like a goddess herself, recently arrived to show others the way -- whether she's urging a Swedish student in Rome to eat more pizza or telling a teenage Indian girl reluctantly succumbing to an arranged marriage that she's visualizing a happy life for her. (Uhm, thanks?)

By the time Gilbert arrives in Bali, the extravagant beauty of that island -- made all the more eye-popping by the presence of Bardem -- is likely to inspire filmgoers simply to sigh, sit back and enjoy the view. What, exactly, does Gilbert learn at the feet of the jolly elderly medicine man she feels destined to befriend -- aside from how to smile with her liver? It's never clear, and it doesn't much matter. "Eat Pray Love" finally settles into its own cinematic destiny as an attractive escapist love story, in which the romance is more with the I than with the guy.

Source: washingtonpost.com

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

Michael Douglas makes a triumphant return to form as one of American cinema's great villains in "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps," the 23-years-later sequel to the movie that captured the go-go '80s.

In its own giddy, glib way, "Money Never Sleeps" evinces just as strong a hold on its times, when terms like "subprime" and "credit default swaps" -- which would have been virtually meaningless two decades ago -- are the lingua franca of the financial realm. The crimes that Gekko went to jail for in Oliver Stone's original film now seem like child's play compared with the shady deals his spiritual heirs have been confecting during his years in prison. Now that he has been released, during a very funny scene in which he reclaims a mobile phone the size of a shoebox, Gekko has renounced his past life of avarice and (what else?) published a book. It's called "Is Greed Good?," a clever turnabout on his most famous line from the first "Wall Street."

That's just one of many in-jokes that Stone lands throughout his sequel, which often exceeds its predecessor in sheer verve and visual style. Using an ingeniously layered visual design, split screens and sinuous mobile cameras that move through scenes like the human sharks who inhabit them, Stone here proves that he's still a director of bold muscularity. If some of his references hit too squarely on the nose -- the shot of a child's soap bubble standing in for the metaphoric financial version, for example, or the vaguely fascist corporate insignia of a malign CEO played by Josh Brolin -- Stone has a knack for pacing, detail and atmosphere that manages to feel authentic and fancifully allegorical at the same time.

In large part, much of that entertainment value derives from Douglas, who tucks into Gekko with gleeful relish, his physical gusto made all the more gratifying given the unwelcome recent news that the actor is fighting throat cancer. His famous hair now gray and less slick, his suits dressed down but still bespoke, Gekko presents the perfect antihero, a deliciously amoral bad guy on a quest for redemption (or maybe just a piece of the new action). The ally he has chosen for the journey is a young entrepreneur named Jake Moore (Shia LaBeouf), who just happens to be engaged to Gekko's estranged daughter, Winnie (Carey Mulligan). Disgusted with her father, Winnie writes for an investigative blog, while Jake invests in alternative energy technology and speaks fluent Mandarin.

In other words, Jake and Winnie personify the future that Gekko, who speaks witheringly of those crazy kids with their derivatives, either can't or won't grasp -- or maybe he's just too busy seeing around corners to beat them at their own game. The wily suspense of "Money Never Sleeps" lies in how deep Gekko's reptilian instincts go, a question plumbed in the course of a peripatetic tour through New York's most decadently gilded precincts, with a stop along the way at the Federal Reserve.

"Money Never Sleeps" may belong to Douglas's Gekko, but Mulligan and LaBeouf provide attractive, believable foils to his slippery sleights of hand; veterans Frank Langella and Eli Wallach, in roles reminiscent of Hal Holbrook's in the original, offer words of bygone wisdom echoed by the image of a buffalo seen in one aging character's office.

Set to music by David Byrne, Brian Eno and Craig Armstrong, "Money Never Sleeps" possesses the lift, acceleration and speed of the very bubble it seeks to puncture. Stone has managed to wring unlikely entertainment value from what we now know was the longest recession since World War II. With style, wry humor and a healthy dose of cautionary polemic, he's made some of our most troubling recent history great fun to watch.

Source: washingtonpost.com

UNTITLED

just finished revising my skripsi and trying to post from mobile phone.
let's see whether it works or not.
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see u soon,lovelies!

MOVIE QUOTES OF TODAY

Here are some quotes from movies. I found them a couple of hours ago when googling. Check these out.

“I can live without you. The thought of leaving you kills me.” – The Reader (2008)

“This is a simple story…but not an easy one to tell.” – Life Is Beautiful (1997)

“They say nothing lasts forever; dreams change, trends come and go, but friendships never go out of style.” – Sex and the City (2008)

“Relationship aren’t just about being happy.” – Sex and the City (2008)

“If you don’t want to tell me everything, that’s fine. Just don’t lie to me.” – Jumper (2008)

“Life is full of interruptions and complications.” – Love Actually (2003)

“True love lasts a lifetime.” – Love Actually (2003)

“Doing nothing has consequences too.” – Never Back Down (2008)

“Hear this now: I will always come for you.” – The Princess Bride (1987)

BEATLES FACT AND TRIVIA

Hi, Beatlesmania!

I’d like to share some facts and trivia about the Beatles – a legendary band that’s most commercially successful of all time.

• The Beatles was formed in the late 1950s and disbanded in 1970. 
• They got their name from a line in the movie ‘The Wild Ones’. Lee Marvin’s character said the motorcycle gang wanted Marlon Brando’s character back, even the beetles (he was referring to the women in the gang). They changed the ‘ee’ to ‘ea’ so it was like the musical term ‘beat’. 
• The members were John Lennon (guitar and harmonica), Paul McCartney (guitar and piano), George Harrison (guitar and sitar), Ringo Starr (drums). All were born in Liverpool. 
• The lyrics and music for most of their songs were written by Lennon and McCartney. 
• From 1963 to 1970 the group released 18 record albums. 
• The early recordings, such as Meet The Beatles (1964), are remarkable for their solid rhythms and excitingly rich, tight harmony. 
• Paul McCartney’s song ‘Yesterday’ had music written before the lyrics. Paul used the working words ‘scrambled eggs’ before coming up with ‘yesterday’ while composing this song. 
• McCartney wrote the song Lovely Rita, Meter Maid for the album Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band after getting a parking ticket from a female warden in Abbey road. 
• 'Hey Jude’ was written by Paul in his car. Paul was on his way to visit Julian, John Lennon’s son, who was disturbed by his parents’ divorce. Paul wrote this song to cheer him up. 
• The group acted and sang in four films: A Hard Day’s Night (1964), Help! (1965), Magical Mystery Tour (1968), and Let It Be (1970). 
• In 1980, Lennon was shot to death by a fan, Mark Chapman. 
• McCartney was knighted in 1997.

*adapted from encyclopedia.com*

MALIOBORO AT A GLANCE

It was 7 o'clock at night. I was standing on a renowned street corner in Jogjakarta and trying to believe my eyes. Yeah i was on Malioboro. Been a couple year I didn't retrace my footsteps here.

It was as I've expected. The traffic was heavy. Many traditional sellers burst on the street. I almost couldn't find the path where I'd walk. But that's the unique and artistic thing u could hunt down in Jogja. I was keen to get in the place.

Batik clothes, pants, antique bracelet and necklace coincide in this never-ever-sleep street. And those things are sold in very cheap price. Besides, many art galleries and painting shops abound in here.

Before I went shopping w/ my sister and brother, I dined in lesehan - a restaurant aside the street- where you sit on the floor while you eat. Oh, this is why I love this exotic city totally much.

Then I wandered up to the seller who bought some beautiful accessories. A necklace drew my attention, and I decided to buy one. Meanwhile, my sister and brother bought so many pieces of bags, clothes and pants. Ok, I ran out of money. And yet energy. For we spent our half night to go shopping.

Finally, I stopped our hunting. To wind down after a long tiring shopping, I reclined on a bench under the shade of banyan tree and a dim light.

I caught the night air of Jogja, enjoyed the cold breeze seeping on my face, and likewise spilled my eyes over every single thing around me that is thoughtfully placed. The street lofty lamp, the bench, the big old tree, the shops, the hotels. That's a perfect blend of tradition and modernity. Very exquisite.

This great ambiance lulled me. I thought it was time to head off to my two star hotel and get some sleep.

What a fascinating journey.

Oh, I've made a pencilled-in appointment to return someday. Farewell, Malioboro! Astalavista!

THE DEW OF THE HEART

Hello, lovelies !

Are you feeling depressed, gloomy or something like that right now? Or have you been living low – joyless, empty and even harassed? Cause when you feel so, you all should read a note that I’d love to share in this post. I’m utterly sure it could make your horrible feeling fade away and your shattered soul rebuilt up in a jiffy.

The note is written by Habib Abu Bakar Alhabsy entitled “Embun Hati” – “The Dew of The Heart”. Here we go the note.

Tidakkah mereka mengetahui bahwa Allah mengetahui segala yang mereka sembunyikan dan segala yang mereka nyatakan? (QS. Al Baqarah : 77)

Jika kau merasa lelah dan tak berdaya dari usaha yang sepertinya sia-sia……
Allah Subhanahu wata'ala tahu betapa keras engkau sudah berusaha.

Ketika kau sudah menangis sekian lama dan hatimu masih terasa pedih…..
Allah Subhanahu wata'ala sudah menghitung air matamu.

Ketika kau pikir bahwa hidupmu sedang menunggu sesuatu dan waktu serasa berjalan begitu saja….
Allah Subhanahu wata'ala sedang menunggu bersamamu.

Ketika kau berfikir bahwa kau sudah mencoba segalanya dan tidak tahu hendak berbuat apa lagi…..
Allah Subhanahu wata'ala sudah punya jawabannya.

Ketika segala sesuatu menjadi tidak masuk akal dan kau merasa tertekan.
Allah Subhanahu wata'ala dapat menenangkanmu.

Ketika kau merasa sendirian dan teman-temanmu terlalu sibuk untuk menelpon.
Allah Subhanahu wata'ala selalu berada disampingmu.

Ketika kau mendambakan sebuah cinta sejati yang tak kunjung datang……...
Allah Subhanahu wata'ala mempunyai Cinta dan Kasih yang lebih besar dari segalanya dan Dia telah menciptakan seseorang yang akan menjadi pasangan hidupmu kelak.

Ketika kau merasa bahwa kau mencintai seseorang, namun kau tahu cintamu tak terbalas.
Allah Subhanahu wata'ala tahu apa yang ada di depanmu dan Dia sedang mempersiapkan segala yang terbaik untukmu.

Ketika kau merasa telah dikhianati dan dikecewakan.
Allah Subhanahu wata'ala dapat menyembuhkan lukamu dan membuatmu tersenyum.

Jika tiba-tiba kau dapat melihat jejak-jejak harapan……
Allah Subhanahu wata'ala sedang berbisik kepadamu.

Ketika segala sesuatu berjalan lancar dan kau merasa ingin mengucap syukur……..
Allah Subhanahu wata'ala telah memberkahimu.

Ketika sesuatu yang indah terjadi dan kau dipenuhi ketakjuban.
Allah Subhanahu wata'ala telah tersenyum padamu.

Ketika kau memiliki tujuan untuk dipenuhi dan mimpi untuk digenapi.
Allah Subhanahu wata'ala sudah membuka matamu dan memanggilmu dengan namamu.

Kapanpun, dimanapun kau hadapkan wajahmu Dia selalu memberi dan merawatmu tanpa pernah kita dapat membalas
Dan kepunyaan Allah-lah timur dan barat, maka kemanapun kamu menghadap di situlah wajah Allah . Sesungguhnya Allah Maha Luas lagi Maha Mengetahui. (QS. Al baqarah : 155)

FACEBOOK UPDATES

• Life happened because I turned the pages. | Alberto Manguel - October 24


• Busy men are lot SEXIER than those who are 'busy' to attract girls. - October 20
 
• Jangan menjelekkan orang yang baik dan jangan membaikkan orang yang jahat. | Diponegoro, 1827 - October 18

• You don't get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies. [The Social Network] - October 16

• Everything in the past, done and gone. The future, uncertain. All we have is NOW. - October 14

• NEVER let supervisor's criticism ruin your mood in tidying up the skripsweet . - October 11

• Wake up everyone. How can you sleep at a time like this. Unless the dreamer is the real you. [Jason Mraz] - October 9

• Irresistible temptation. Sweet as you are. - October 7
• Be both a book smart and a street smart. Be both a thinker and a doer. Live inside and outside your mind. Enjoy both world ! [Anon] - October 5

• "A woman is like a tea bag. You never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water. [Eleanor Roosevelt]" - October 4 

• “Kilo Alpha Mike Papa Romeo Echo Tango.” – October 3

• “As an APPLE lover, I bought my son an iPod, my daughter an iPhone, and myself an iPad. Felt sorry for the wife, I bought her an iRon. [Tiffany William]” – September 30

• “Enjoy the wonderful traffic jam and the fresh pollution ! Have a nice Monday, people !” – September 27

• “Go (down), Man. City ! I love (to hate) you, Chelsea !!!” – September 25

• “Oh my, how time flees so fast. Yesterday, I was still a freshman student.” – September 22

• “Waktu berjalan satu arah saja. Tapi ia bukan garis lurus. Ia penuh kelokan yg mengejutkan. [Rendra]” – September 20

• “Wish I were on a bleacher at Old Traford tonight and said ‘YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE’ out loud.” – September 19

• “HOLY CRAP ! why can’t my BRAIN work like INTEL CORE 2 DUO and WIKIPEDIA ?” – September 18

• “REJUVENATING MYSELF.” – September 17

• “MALIOBORO, I love this place so much !!!” – September 14

• “Having dinner @ Prince Joyokusumo’s House, Yogyakarta.” – September 13

• “Off to salatiga and yogyakarta. See u later, bandung !” – September 11

• “Happy Ied, facebookers ! Mohon maaf lahir dan batin.” – September 9

• “DROWNING IN REVERIE.” – September 8

• “Seorang terpelajar harus juga berlaku adil sudah sejak dlm pikiran apalagi dlm perbuatan. [Pramoedya Ananta Toer - Bumi Manusia]” – September 7

• “Walopun mulutmu kayak comberan, tapi hatimu g kayak setan. I love you full, my dearest best friends !” – September 4

• “Thanks for your blessing and love, god. Thanks, I’m 22.” – August 26

25 QUESTIONS ON FORMSPRING

#1.       Who's the smartest person you know?

my FATHER. precisely!

#2.       Who's the most overrated athlete?

STEVEN GERRARD. He's ahhhsum!

#3.       What's your biggest phobia?

The goddamn CATERPILLARS !

#4.       Would you rather swim in a pool or the ocean?

I'd rather swim in a pool, coz i'm not a good swimmer and too afraid to drown in the ocean.

#5.       If you could attend any concert, what would it be?

James Blunt concert. I desire for it for long long time ago.

#6.       If you could rid the world of one thing, what would it be?

it'd be POVERTY.

#7.       What do you think is your most attractive feature?

my words.

#8.       What's your favorite type of flower?

white rose. or red tulip? hard to decide.

#.9       What was your favorite movie as a child?

POWER RANGERS.

#10.    If you were given a brand new yacht, what would you name it?

tantri gitu loh. no regrets.

#11.    What's the best place near you to get a drink?

navy blue fridge in my kitchen.

#12.    What was the weirdest gift you ever received?

all gifts i received were always nice.

#13.    If you could go on vacation for the next month with an unlimited budget, where would you go?

i would travel to wherever the wind blows me and wherever my mood takes me.

#14.    What website do you spend the most time on?

facebook of course

#15.    If you could ask Barack Obama one question what would it be?

what's your favourite quote, sir?

#16.    If you could wake up as anyone tomorrow, who would it be?

a fly on his wall. LMAO!

#17.    What was your favorite book as a child?

3 little pigs.

#18.    Have you ever been fired? If so, why?

fortunately, i havent.

#19.    If you could change one thing that happened last year what would it be?

nothin.

#20.    If you were offered the job of U.S. president would you take the job?

yup, and i would mess up the US in 10 minutes or less.

#21.    What would your perfect day look like?

Being online whole day and no one disturbs.

#22.    Do you believe in fate?

yes yes yes.

#23.    What do you think is the best way to defeat terrorism?

telling the terrorist out there that we are one, we live on the same planet, we breathe the same air. why can't you all live in peace together? we supposed to eradicate hunger and corruption. what a blabbing!

#24.    If you were stranded on a desert island, which one person would you bring with you?

i'd take my prince charming. If he doesn't mind. ROTFL!!

#25.    If you could ask God one question what would it be?

who is my lifemate,lord?

SYNDROME 666 IN A RELATIONSHIP

Love is so weird. It makes your heart beat so fast, but as time goes by sometimes the feeling fades away. Many give up and try to find the answer in somebody else that rises up their heart beat again. They think there’s something wrong with their relationship cuz it’s not the same as they used to be.

Relationship or marriage life is like the tide. It’s coming in and going out sometimes. You are just asked to enjoy the wave, surf on the high wave or lie down on the coast relishing the blast of the wind.

I’d like to share an anecdote about Syndrome 666 in a relationship. You guys probably have ever read this one. Check this out. It’s written in Bahasa by the way.

Syndrome 666

Sebelum Bobo

6 minggu : Selamat bobo sayang, mimpi indah ya, muach.

6 bulan : Tolong matiin lampunya, silau nih.

6 tahun : Ke sana-an dong kamu tidur dempet-dempetan kayak mikrolet gini sih?!

Pakai Toilet

6 minggu : Ngga apa-apa, kamu duluan deh, aku ngga buru-buru kok.

6 bulan : Masih lama ngga nih?

6 tahun : Brug! Brug! Brug! (suara pintu digedor), kalo mau bertapa di gunung kawi sonoh!

Balesin SMS

6 minggu : Iya sayang, bentar lagi nyampe rumah kok, aku beli martabak kesukaanmu dulu ya.

6 bulan : Mct bgt di jln nih.

6 tahun : Ok. Cerewet.

Bercumbu

6 minggu : I love U, I love U, I love U.

6 bulan : Of course I love U.

6 tahun : Ya iyalah!! Kalau aku tidak cinta kamu, ngapain nikah sama kamu??

Pulang Kerja

6 minggu : Honey, aku pulang.

6 bulan : I’m back.

6 tahun : Si mbok masak apa hari ini??

Hadiah (Ulang Tahun)

6 minggu : Sayangku, kuharap kau menyukai cincin yang kubeli.

6 bulan : Aku membeli lukisan, nampaknya cocok dengan suasana ruang tengah.

6 tahun : Nih duitnya, loe beli sendiri deh yang loe mau.

Masakan

6 minggu : Wah, tak kusangka rasa makanan ini begitu lezaaatt..!!

6 bulan : Kita makan apa malam ini??

6 tahun : HAH? MAKANAN INI LAGI?!

Memaafkan

6 minggu : Udah ngga apa-apa sayang, nanti kita beli lagi ya.

6 bulan : Hati-hati! Nanti jatuh tuh.

6 tahun : KAMU NGGA NGERTI-NGERTI YA DAH BERIBU-RIBU KALI AKU BILANGIN.

Baju Baru

6 minggu : Duhai kasihku, kamu seperti bidadari dengan pakaian itu.

6 bulan : Lho, kamu beli baju baru lagi?

6 tahun : BELI BAJU ITU HABIS BERAPA??

Rencana Liburan

6 minggu : Gimana kalau kita jalan-jalan ke tempat yang kamu mau honey?

6 bulan : Ke Surabaya naik bis aja ya ngga usah pakai pesawat.

6 tahun : JALAN-JALAN? DI RUMAH AJA KENAPA SEH? NGABISIN UANG AJA.

Di Jalan

6 minggu : Aduh jatuh ya, yang? Hati2, yang.

6 bulan : Hati-hati, nanti luka.

6 tahun : DI MANA SIH MATA LO!

Di Cafe

6 minggu : Suapin dong, yang.

6 bulan : Bagi sesuap dong.

6 tahun : NGGA PUNYA TANGAN APA MINTA DISUAPIN MULU.

So, do you have this Syndrome 666 in your relationship? I don’t hope so.

*adapted from sillystupidlife.com*

THE MORNING PROLOGUE

Hello, sunshine!

Sorry for waking up late. (Actually I always do)

Hey, you're getting hotter, well of course it's already 10.

Sunshine, are u gonna be covered (again) by gray clouds?

Is the stormy wind gonna accompany you?

Wishing a dull day blows away to Neverland.

By the way, wanna hear my blabbing?

What day is it?

Lemme thinkin..

Ah this is Tuesday.

So, SHIT - Smile Honey It's Tuesday.

What am I gunna do today?

Tidy up my living room, clean up my dirty little kitchen and many more.

Crap! It's gunna be an exhausting day I guess.

Well..

Actually I wanna spend my oh-so-many-lazy afternoon for reclining on the sofa.

But suddenly I remember there's a job to do. Yeah, it's revising my pre thesis writing and printing my thesis proposal. For tomorrow in early morning I have to submit it to my supervisor.

Ok, I'll do it later.

Oh, gosh! Likely I was awakened at a half to one in the morning.

It happens many times.

And after all those times, I've become a half-dead creature trying to breathe the morning air.

Ok, I'm rambling..

Have a delightful Tuesday with ur works, girl!

THE NIGHT EPILOGUE

I enter my bedroom. Ready to hit the pillow, tuck into my tweety blanket and walk in lalaland. But my eyelids don’t want to close anyways. A'rite..I sail away to my blog then - an alternate place to get some comfy feeling.

Some noises are still echoing out there. Motorcycle and car engines are growling through this silent night. Their horns are screaming out, pushing away anything from the cold street. And frogs. Yes,frogs. They are singing an after-raining-song and having a lil party I guess. So, this little city is never sleeping.

I'm spoiling my eyes over the room. Sweet moonbeam and sparkling stars are up there in the sky, outta my stained window, a thousand miles away from my bed. A pile of books and clothes are in the corner of the room. And my gaze stops at a body sleeping right beside me. She is my sister. She's drowning in her dreams. Let her play with her sweet dreams.

Ouch my belly is telling me that I need some food! Aah, my feet, my body, my hands, and my mind are too lazy to get to the kitchen. Ok, hold ur hunger till the sun rises up. Speaking about laziness, I've been such a lazy-ass lately. *sigh*

You know what? I can get melancholy at night sometimes. I draw myself to the lowest part of my life. Then I let my mind trap in that place. It got me thinking, “Why do I have to feel this pain? Why do I suffer too much? Why can’t I have what I want?”

Those questions push and push me down. I feel like the only one who is most suffering. But hey, look around, look down. There are still a lot of people more suffering than me now.

Be grateful for what God has given to you. Be thankful for what you have been doing up to this time. Forget ur bad-ass past tense. Let 'em burn. Let the world float it away. Move on. There's something bigger out there waiting for you. That's precisely true. Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift, that's why we call it present.

Back then..
Learn from the past, prepare for the future and live the present! You're a tough girl. If the world shows you a hundred reasons to cry, show the world that you have a thousand reasons to smile, even a million! And dont forget, a lot people would get u up when u're really down.

00.21 am

Hoaaam..
Yawning and needing some sleep now. One last thing I'd like to share: sleeping is a way of saying I have my life altogether.

Well, nite universe, sleep tight.

INDONESIA

You probably have ever heard a song titled Indonesia recently sung by August Burn Red. I wonder why this song is titled so. Then I endeavor to find the reason. After googling for a while, I found that this song is dedicated for David Craig Clapper (48), a missionary pilot in Papua. He comes from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. He died in a plane crash owned by Associated Mission Aviation (AMA). The plane bumped a tree and fell down on Mount Teibu, Tolikara, Papua, on August 9 2008.

And here is the lyric of “Indonesia”:

This plane is going down in flames and this time there,s no black box to capture your last words

A situation we can,t make any sense of

Sacrifice costs all of us everything

This is the time to turn down our heads

And turn up our hearts

There’s no scale to balance this out

Some say may those who curse days, curse this day

There’s no scale to balance this out

How does a man wrap his mind around eternity when he can’t even explain his own composition?

Don’t you see it’s bigger than you?

He sleeps in the mountains of Indonesia, and the white on his flag brings colors to shame

The earth will swallow the water

The clouds refill the oceans

The earth will swallow the water and spit out

The clouds will refill the oceans, refill the oceans

The earth will swallow (Old mountains will crumble…?)

The water and spit out, and stronger ones will rise

The clouds will refill

This is the portrait of the humble and broken.

This plane crashed down in flames with a man who lived, who died, to better this world.

David, rest in peace.

Source: http://www.afgasforum.blogspot.com

BFF

Eka Septi Nurhayati.

She's my another best friend. My best of best friend ever.

We get along since we were in senior high school.

We shared a lot of stories. Life, boy friend, family, joke.

We used to go to school together. When we were in class one, we sat in the same desk. We loved passing notes when the lesson got really boring. Then we went to UPI to register as the freshman student. I took English Education and she took psychology.

Heavenyeah, time flees so fast.

Till now, fortunately we still hang out together. Many times we spent our times for photoshot. Mall, City Park, and even railway station have been our place to be narcistic.

Well I hope our friendship will last forever.

ON CAMPUS STUDENT

I guessed I could finish my study in 4 years, no more.

Ok that was my imagination a couple of years ago.

Just now, I've to take 1 semester more to write my SKRIPSWEET. Or SKRIPSHIT? Whatever.

I realized I wasted my time doing something in vain in my 8th semester, the semester that supposed to be my last semester in college. I should've divided my time doing my skripsweet and my teaching training program (PLP) at that time. Just regret remaining now.

Well, I'm still waiting for who my supervisors is. Hope they are not a killer lecturer I've known. Hmm, it doesn’t matter anyway. But one more thing I hope, my supervisors are someone who won’t be my other problem, my skipsweet already is.

Well, I hope this semester is my last semester as an on campus student, working and finishing the holy skripsweet. Then I’ll grab my degree.

MOM AND DAD

Look the wrinkles they get.
Look the silver hair they have.
Look the sweat falling down on their face.
I can hardly imagine how much sacrifice they made for me and my family.

I remember how many sins I did to break up their heart.
I don't ever know if their hearts heal or not.
Grant them health and wonderful life, God. And Protect them.