MERRY....oh well u know. CHRISTMAS :D

It's 25th December, baby

It's the 18th Christmas already

and....well I don't have it: the Christmas spirit :(

Ga lah ga separah itu galau gw. It's just that....I used to sing in choirs every Christmas, and now I don't. It has been like this since last year. That's why I feel so lost :"(

Believe it or not, those photos were taken when I was still in primary 6

I look so f*cking old -___- 

I miss my long hair :'|

Why is it? Why has choirs been an important thing in my life?

It's one of the only things I'm good at.

Singing and trying to blend your voices into a harmony...it enchants me.

And because I lost the Christmas spirit, what I don't do anymore is sending greetings through sms/fb/twitter

Males juga balesin satu-satu hahaha *mager*

Anyways, I remembered I drew something in the past, when I still have got loads of Christmas spirit & imaginations

ohh yeah I do like Naruto :D

Merry Christmas 2012 :)

bener-bener deh ini post cuma curcol *kabur*

comeback

HELLOOO !!!

~ GOOD MORNING / AFTERNOON / EVENING / NIGHT ~

thanks for whoever/wherever/whenever u r that has stumbled upon my blog!  :D

gw baru balik nih ke blog gw sendiri, tumpengannya manaa??

*krik*

anyway, yes, it's been a long time since I updated this blog.

It's been abandoned for so many reasons; BTA lah, belajar snmptn+simak lah, ngebusway lah, nonton naruto shippuuden lah, baca komik online lah, main skyrim lah, jalan-jalan lah...  <-- (and u call all that a reason?)

anyway, those are the 'holiday excuses'

well what happens then after holiday?

hmm....gw keterima snmptn. Masuk UI.

Sejak saat itu, lembar baru kehidupan gw yg ajaib dimulai.

Dan salah satu hal yang gw rasakan dalam lembar baru kehidupan ini, yg akan menjadi alasan kenapa gw jarang nyentuh blog, adalah......kost life.

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kost kost kost kostKOST kost kost kostKOSTkost kost kost kost kost kost kost kost kostkost kost kost kost kost kost kost kost kost kost kost kost KOST kost kost kost kost kost kost kost kost kost kost kost kost kost kost kost KOST  KOST kost kost kost kost kost

Kost life: the beginning stage of your life where you start living independently. Yang bagi banyak orang, kost hanyalah tempat untuk tidur dan mandi.

In my case, kost gw ini menyebalkan dalam berbagai hal kecuali keamanannya

(kata orang kost gw paling aman, yeay)

Salah satu hal yang membuat gw menghela napas panjanggg adalah.....

kost gw miskin sinyal.

BANGET.

Mulai dari sinyal hp, tv, radio, dan internet.

Setelah gw telaah, mungkin hal itu disebabkan oleh konstruksi bangunannya yang terdiri dari dua gedung yang saling berhadap-hadapan. Yang gedung kiri buat cewe, gedung kanan buat cowo. Karena kedua gedung kos gw berhimpitan itulah mungkin sinyalnya susah berhembus kemari. Angin aja ga ada woyy puanass  Щ(ºдºщ)

Kos gw ga nyediain internet pula, jadi gw pake modem. (fyi: smartfren)

Di kos gw, modem gw ini baru bisa jalan jam 1-4 dini hari. Atau jam 8-10 pagi.

Great, how am I going to do my assignments. Not to mention blogging and other fun stuffs. Like 9gag.

So yeah, that's the reason. So then, I got fed up paying for the internet for nothing. So, I stopped using modem. And so begin my isolated life in the boarding house. Ampe diketawain temen sekampus coba -___-

Jadi sekarang gw pengennya tiap holiday panjang update blog. Like now.

this is just the prologue.

Keep following... More to come

btw gw baru sadar, gambar-gambar gw  di post lain banyak yang ilang T.T

strange dream chronicles #7

tidak masuk akal, tidak mengenal dimensi, tidak mengenal asal-usul, tidak diketahui latar belakangnya. Mimpi itu selalu aneh, bukan?

But...mimpi kali ini ada latar belakangnya: SNMPTN

SNMPTN tahun ini diadakan pada tanggal 12-13 Juni 2012. Nah 2 malam sblom tanggal 12 itu (brarti minggu malam) nyokap gw tumben-tumbenan ngajak nonton dvd. Biasanya kita nungguin bokap yang baliknya dari malaysia cuma 1x 2minggu.

Jam 22 ampe tengah malem, kita nonton Woman in Black yang tokoh utamanya diperanin Daniel Radcliffe yang kece tapi endingnya sangat watdefak banget. Agak memalukan, tapi gw jadi parno abis sehabis nonton. Kebetulan adek gw ngotot pengen lanjut nonton film lain lagi yaitu Sherlock Holmes II. Nyokap ga setuju awalnya tapi kemudian kasih dah karena gw mengiyakan (biar lupa sama scene Woman in Black hahahahaax) :>

Akhirnya gw baru tidur jam 2an.

Oh sblom gw cerita mimpinya, ketahuilah bahwa jauh-jauh hari sblom SNMPTN, bokap wanti-wanti gw untuk mesen taksi buat ke lokasi ujian gw di SMAN 44 JakTim (soalnya pada waktu yang bersangkutan, bokap gw bakal lagi di Malay lagi jadi ga bisa nganterin gw). Bokap agak parno blue bird pada fully-reserved kalo gw nelponnya agak malem (pernah kena dia) makanya gw disuruh nelpon jam 7. Lebay sih, tapi apa salahnya juga gw ngikutin petuah bokap buat jaga-jaga *anak baik* 0:)

Mimpi dimulai:

1. Gw mimpi bahwa SNMPTNnya itu tanggal 11, bukan 12. *Jrengjengjengjenggg!! Ngik ngik ngik*
2. Gw mimpi kbangun pas subuh jam 3, dan baru nyadar gw lupa pesen taksi. Maigaddd subuh-subuh gitu bisa pesen taksi kah??
3. Gw baru nyadar gw kmaren bukannya belajar buat snmptn malah nonton! 2 film pula!!
4. Berkas yang diminta bawa sama panitia snmptnnya kayak ijazah, SKHUN, dll di gw ga lengkap. Fak.
5. Akhirnya, karena segala ketidaksiapan dan kecerobohan gw itu, paginya gw nelpon bokap gw yang di Malaysia. Gw bilang, "Pa, aku ga ikut SNMPTN ya, ikut SIMAK aja.."

The end. Gw bangun dengan bingung walafiat dan jantung sedih.

Boleh nglanjutin ga dikit lagi..? :) Sedikit seputar pengalaman SNMPTNnya loh nih

Esok malemnya, gw cerita perihal mimpi tsb kepada ayahanda tersayang via skype. Trus dia ketawa-ketiwi dan bilang kalo itu peringatan dari Tuhan YME biar gw ga lupa pesen taksi dan tidak meremehkan SNMPTN. Okeh deh pah, makasih Tuhan atas mimpi yang mengacaukan batin gw itu T-T

Dan sesuai petuah bokap, gw tidak lupa mesen taksi jam 7 malam. Bahkan ampe gw setel di alarm hp biar ga kelupaan lol. Besok paginya gw berangkat jam setengah 6 (nah itu thanks to nyokap paranoid, bukan parno) dan yeaa kejebak macet mendekati lokasi ujian gw di daerah Perum Klender. Pas gw nengok meteran taksi MASYAOWLOH 75 RIBU! And it kept on rising til destination: 93rb.
...Papa, ntar pulangnya aku naik busway dah, besoknya juga.

Oke kita bahas tentang soal SNMPTN. Hari pertama itu ujiannya TPA (tes potensi akademik, macemnya psikotes) sama kemampuan dasar (mat-BI-ing). Tipe soal TPAnya 50% berbeda dari yang diajarkan BTA selama ini. Well, ga ada yg bisa nebak juga sih tipe soalnya kayak apa aja. Trus tes kemampuan dasarnya: matnya ada yg gampang, bisa gw kerjain 10 out of 15. Nah BInya nih. Betmen. Paragraf semua isinya dan susah. Dan gw ketiduran. Yes, ketiduran. Disaster. Akhirnya gw ga kelar ngerjain inggris padahal soal inggrisnya gampang

*terjun dari lantai 4 SMA 44*

dan ternyata oh ternyata, Theo, teman yg gw tebengin terus buat pulang-pergi BTA, lokasi ujiannya ga jauh dari lokasi gw. Tau begitu gw nebeng dia aja tadi pagi -m- Pulangnya gw nebeng dia, dan besoknya pun begitu.

Nah tanggal 13nya itu adalah tes IPS sodara-sodara, dan gw cukup seneng alhamdulilah puji Tuhan karena soal yang dikeluarin cukup mendasar jadi yang gw kosongin cuma dikit :'D

Tapi blom tentu dengan begitu gw lulus SNMPTN
Aduh terserah Tuhan deh mauNya bgimana..

the problem with reak

aduh titlenya pake bahasa campur aduk hahaha
yang pasti pada tau kan yah kalo reak itu dahak alias (maap) lendir yang melekat di tenggorokan

oke jadi....gw tuh ntah dari kapan baru nyadar kalo tiap kali nyanyi pasti keganggu sama reak yang berlebihan. Ya, gw bilang berlebihan karena tiap kali gw uda keluarin/bersihin, dia akan muncul lagi dalam rentang waktu 10 detik. Which makes it "reak/10secs". Very annoying. Ga bo'ong. Apalagi kalo lagi ditunjuk nyanyi solo dengan selingan nada tinggi -__- Makanya gw sebisa mungkin mundur kalo ditunjuk solo. Kenangan terburuk gw itu....pas matrimony nya orang, gw disuruh nyanyi solonya "Berkatilah". Pas lagi di bagian yang tinggi, suara gw serak-serak uwow jelek gitu gara-gara tenggorokan ketutup reak, trus tiba-tiba romonya suruh kita berhenti nyanyi. Oke, malu kan, dan kasian sama clientnya koor gw yang lagi nikah itu. Tapi yang lain bilang sih romonya suruh kita berhenti karena dia uda mimpin 2 matrimony hari itu jadi dia cape, pengen cepet-cepet kelarin misa yang ini. Gw jadi sedikit lega, tapi malunya masih nglekat ampe sekarang. *mojok*

Anyway, koor mudika gw Stanislaus kedatengan beberapa rekrutan baru tahun ini, salah satunya seorang lulusan FK surabaya yang sepertinya berpengalaman dan bisa memberikan saran yang baik, pelatih koor gw yang penyakitnya kompilasi (ato komplikasi?) itu aja ampe minta petuah dia tiap kali kita latian koor. So, gw tanyain dia tuh kmaren masalah reak gw, bisa diatasin ato ga?

Dia tanya, "Di keluarga kamu ada yang ngrokok ato ga?"

Gw bilang, "Ga ada kok"

"Ooo oke, berarti kamu itu...hmm...kayaknya pertahanan tubuh kamu itu kuat banget."

"Heee? Emang ada hubungannya gitu?"

"Iya, kan reak itu fungsinya nyaring debu, kotoran, virus, dsb dsb. Reak banyak tuh artinya tubuh kamu defensif gitu"

Huwoow bener juga sih. Tahun ini gw emang belom kena sakit batuk flu dsb. Pokoknya kalo uda mulai mau gejala sakit bgituan, gw bawa tidur aja paling ga 8jam, eh ga jadi sakit. Horeee bangga deh gw ^.^ tapi...

"...Lah, jadi ni reaknya ga bisa dikurangin dong?"

"Well, bisa sih, tapi ya...#########"
lol gw lupa dia ngomong apa, pokoknya kalo gw tetep kpengen ilangin reaknya, gw harus minum obat-obatan yang menurut dia ga perlu untuk kasus trivial seperti gw.

Jadi intinya gw ga bisa ilangin reaknya. Ga tau harus sedih ato bangga.

I felt like running

I felt like running

you can say I'm running away

whatever, I don't care where

I just need to go somewhere

so the worries don't tag along

I can't run fast

I can't run far

is that why I want to run so badly,

although I can imagine the hard breathing

that will come after

and my legs begging me to stop?

what am I running from, again?

doesn't matter, just run

perhaps I'm - that's right - chasing after something

chasing after someone

who would never see me

no matter how hard I try

my efforts would be a mess

and I question me:

"so you thought you're better then anyone you know?"

"what was that for? Attention?"

I don't know, my dear self

I just want someone to be there for me

like I do for them

oh yes, I just remembered

that I want to be respected

just like I respect them

I cannot see why things don't work out the way I want them

am I too uncarefree?

the tears, I can't always hold them back

it's ugly, I don't want people to see them

it's not a show

even the one who wiped them away once

and promised to remain here

has gone away, like a missing person

is this how you punish me, God, for my sins?

it feels very excruciating

though not as agonizing as those unluckier than me

I know perfectly I am just exaggerating

goodness gracious, where is redemption?

I'm trapped within this vicious mind,

this overly negative mindset

and I know that if you ever read this,

you will wince in disgust

and even leave me

I don't plead for attention

I just wish you let me walk with you, side by side

is that asking for sympathy? Think again

display :)

shout

HOW ARE YOU TODAY, IGNORANT, INSENSITIVE BOY???

that's what I would like to shout to your heart. If only it had ears... 

I figured that I am uncared for, so I tried to care for you instead.

But there never was a clear answer.

You'd rather share it with the other girl.

And when I finally get mad, you'd defend yourself

"What did I do wrong?" maybe you'd say

and then my anger would shrink

coz you're too damn stupid - no, that's too harsh.

Your heart is deaf.

maap, lagi kena virus galau nih -___-

besok ujian kartul dan gw takut...

dan Frau Yustin blom bangun² dari koma

God pls show us Your way and bestow upon us strength to endure the hardships

just another school assignment

here's a review of Ikimono Gakari I made for english assignment

forgive me for the crappy style, I don't know how to make a good review :S

Ikimono Gakari is a Japanese pop rock band consisting of three members; Kyoe Yoshioka (vocalist), Yoshiki Mizuno (guitarist), and Hotaka Yamashita (guitarist and harmonicist). Though not very well known outside Japan, Ikimono Gakari has quite a number of fans spread around the world whom firstly knew the band from animes that use their songs as OSTs. During seven years of career, the band has produced 22 singles along with 4 studio albums under Sony Music Entertainment Japan’s Epic Records label. Some of their latest singles include Warattetainda/New World Music and Aruite Ikou, which were both released on the year 2011.

The 20th single, Waratteitanda/New World Music, was realeased on July 20, 2011 with a simple but interesting cover. Three children representing each of the band members stand on a grass field with backs towards us, while facing the clear blue sky with both hands up and costumes similar to Superman’s. The cover is trying to show that the songs released in this single is child-spirited – cheerful and hopeful. Listed as the first track is Waratteitanda, which means “I want to smile”. With a light rock and not-so-fast tempo, the lyrics delivers a positive message saying that we should smile and continue our struggles for the future is limitless, and thank the presence of people closest to us. The second track, New World Music, is about the euphoria of liking someone, causing us to view the world as more beautiful and more fun than usual. Though with a tempo not different from the previous track, it uses a bit of trumpet and sung with catchy tunes, especially the chorus, making it memorable to whoever listens to it.

Four months later, the band came up with two new songs in their 21st single, Aruite Ikou (November 23). Aruite Ikou is the title of the first song, meaning “I’ll Walk”. The cover shows a picture of a rabbit and a tortoise, reminding us of the tale of the race between the rabbit and the tortoise. After listening to both songs, we’ll understand that we can actually be like both the animals in life. The song Aruite Ikou somehow tells the same message as Warattetainda. The difference is that it is composed into a slow, mellow song. The second song, My Rain, is a total opposite of it. Fans of Ikimono Gakari finally get to listen again to the harmonica play by Hotaka in this quick paced song.

From time to time, Ikimono Gakari has composed their own songs and explored with various musical instruments and themes. This time, in their 2011 singles, they brought up about the meaning of life and future. Normally, it is not that easy to compose lyrics about life as we tend to see that life is harsh. We often fall, and we become reluctant to move on as we carry burdens of the past. Nevertheless, Ikimono Gakari successfully turn that fact around into songs filled with excitement and hope. Kiyoe does not own a voice like Adele’s, Mariah Carey's, etc, but she sang whole-heartedly, carving emotions to the heart and mind. On the other hand, Yoshiki and Mizuno impress us with yet another unique musical arrangements. We really need to listen to more songs like these instead of heart-breaking love songs.

Needless to say, Ikimono Gakari’s 2011 singles are as good as their previous singles. They have never failed to enchant me and have me look forward to their next single or album.


yeay ikimono gakari :3