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You Probably Ought To Know

2012-01-27T15:27:00.007+07:00

That, firstly, I finished college.

Secondly, let me come once again, I finished college. I know! Ain't that great? I mean, now I can add a title behind my name, which is kinda cool.

Thirdly, I moved out of town. Not very far away though. The city that I am in now has 4 - 6 degree lower temperature. Which I fond by the day, but not by the night (because of my asthmatic case). I got myself three motives to move. One, I am freaking 21 years old. I feel obligated to find my own shelter. Two, I have had enough of Jakarta. Three, I continue my study in here, while searching some extra cash by getting a full time job, which unfortunately I just got. Yeah, I just got a full time job. And that bring us to fourthly.

Fourthly, I recently got this kind of communicable disease. It attacks my liver. No need to worry, the doctor said it's not dangerous and I just need a bed rest for a month or couple. Like fellow once said, one thing leads to another. And this thing leads me to give up the job. Of course, health comes first.

And last, here's a photo of a classic King Kong movie poster from my room,

which... I don't know why I put it in here. See? I skipped my mind for a minute there.

Farewell then, wish me get recovered soon.

Another One

2011-05-16T22:09:00.003+07:00

I don't know what to offer you
I'm only broke and lonely
And another one goes
And another one goes by

-Another One Goes By, Mazarin

The blog will be on hold for indefinite time.

List #4 - Sondre Lerche

2011-05-03T02:03:00.001+07:00

I know, a (very) long pause for a list.

Sondré Laerké, is how you should read it, though I never give a damn. Apparently he's still on number 4 from January's scrobble. Let me check it for a second. Yep, he's still on number 4 now.

So, Sondre Lerche (read it whatever you like) is a Norwegian multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter. He was discovered by a Norwegian producer when he was performing at a club. Under the producer's mentorship, he was exposed to diverse music genres, including psychedelia, 60's pop, and mainstream Brazilian music (which lead to his bossa-nova band: The Faces Down Quartet). His popularity increased steadily then, and in 2000 he recorded his debut album, Faces Down. On his following albums, he mixed his acoustic guitar plays with many genres, such as orchestral pop, fuzzy garage, breezy vocal jazz, acoustic folk-pop, some elements of 50s jazz, 60s and 70s Brazilian psych-folk, and state-of-the-art of 80s pop master. Wow, that was crowded.

Well, no matter what genre he's working in, Sondre Lerche crafts catchier choruses than many musicians who've been working twice as long as he has. This is the list:

#10 She's Fantastic (Phantom Punch, 2007)

Rock n roll with jazzy touch. To listen when you meet someone new.

#9 It's Over (Two Way Monologue, 2004)

Lush pop sound ballad. To listen when you're breaking up, probably?

#8 Sleep On Needles (Faces Down, 2000)

An upbeat ballad. To listen when you're, uh, I don't really know the exact time to listen to this song, how about now?

#7 Modern Nature (Faces Down, 2000)

You know this song. To listen when you're... marrying someone?

#6 Everyone's Rooting For You (Duper Session, 2006)

Classic big band. To listen when you're hitting on someone.

#5 If Only (Heartbeat Radio, 2009)

Definitely chamber pop, with a little psychedelic touch. To listen when you were high.

#4 Hell No (Original Soundtrack of Dan In Real Life, 2007)

Bossa nova. To listen when you have that romantic moment with your spouse.

#3 To Be Surprised (Original Soundtrack of Dan In Real Life, 2007)

Pop tune with jazzy beat. To listen when you start something new in your life.

#2 Let My Love Open The Door (Original Soundtrack of Dan In Real Life, 2007)

Pop. To listen when you're gonna get the girl of your life.

#1 Two Way Monologue (Two Way Monologue, 2004)

Baroque pop. To listen when you have a turnover in your life.

What the hell am I doing? I spoil the fun. Blah. After all, don't forget to check his upcoming album. It will be soon available at filehosting.

I'm not done with the list.

2011-02-08T03:38:00.003+07:00

I'm just... have been doing other things. No, I lied. I procrastinate. It will be soon to continue.

List #5 - Arcade Fire

2011-01-19T18:15:00.005+07:00

This time I won't explain the band, and I won't say a word to interfere of how you would like the songs. Just watch their live performances. One thing I assure you, that this is one of the best bands in this decade. Yes, for real. Again, just watch their live performances below, cause, well, Arcade Fire show their caliber when they're perform.

Of course, the top-10 still be based on my favor. Here's the Arcade Fire list:

#10 Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) (The Suburbs, 2010)

#9 No Cars Go (Neon Bible, 2007)

#8 Rebellion (Funeral, 2004)

#7 The Well and the Lighthouse (Neon Bible, 2007)

#6 Neighborhood 2 (Laika) (Funeral, 2004)

#5 Keep the Car Running (Neon Bible, 2007)

#4 Intervention (Neon Bible, 2007)

#3 The Suburbs (The Suburbs, 2010)

#2 Neighborhood 1 (Tunnels) (Funeral, 2004)

#1 Wake Up (Funeral, 2004)

List #6 - Blur

2011-01-18T20:37:00.003+07:00

Hello, back again.

"Damon Albarn". That will always be the answer when you ask me the question: Damon Albarn or Graham Coxon? No, I didn't grow up the Battle of Britpop era. That is one of the things that took regret during my past life.

So, Britpop is a subgenre of Alternative Rock that took place in United Kingdom. It is emerged from the independent music scene during early 1990s. The movement developed as a reaction against the Grunge phenomenon from USA. Blur is one of the British groups that launched the movement as opposing musical forces, referencing British guitar music of the past but writing about uniquely British topics and concerns. Soon many bands joined, including Oasis, their rival of Battle of Britpop. Battle of Britpop actually is just a famous chart battle between Blur and Oasis. The bands had initially praised each other but over the course of the year antagonisms between the two increased.

Then, fast forward to the early 2002, the guitarist and song writer Graham Coxon leaved the band. But in the 2007 the band would reunite and would record a new album.

Here's the big 10 of Blur:

#10 End of A Century (Parklife, 1994)

I like the riff. The song is about then up-coming millennium and the fact that people contemplate the future than take care of the present.

#9 Beetlebum (Blur, 1997)

The energic guitar play and riff by Coxon. Albarn confirmed this song is about heroin use that he was personally involved.

#8 There's No Other Way (Leisure, 1991)

Catchy chorus. How Coxon play the guitar at the intro is unforgettable. This song is one of two Blur songs which using drum loop.

#7 Blue Jeans (Modern Life Is Rubbish, 1993)

A low-beat song. I like the chorus. The song is about someone who doesn't wanna get out from the comfort zone.

#6 Parklife (Parklife, 1994)

I like the song. The narrative singing. The British slangs. This is one of the indie anthem of 90s. Still very popular today though. Everybody loves Parklife!

#5 Charmless Man (The Great Escape, 1995)

Song that I like to hear much. You know, this is the last 'British Pop' song of Blur. The "Na-na-na-na na-na-na" will really get you.

#4 The Universal (The Great Escape, 1995)

Oh, I love the idea of how Albarn came up with strings section for Blur songs. Way a breakthrough.

#3 Coffee and TV (13, 1999)

Everybody knows the song. A kind of everyone's favorite. Wait, I should put this at #1, wait, no, never mind.

#2 Music Is My Radar (The Best of, 2000)

This is the shit. I can clearly hear Albarn's saying "Welcome to my digital world, dude!".

#1 Tender (13, 1999)

Now this is the true masterpiece of the other bands masterpieces. The only sing-along song and the only ballad song at once of Blur.

List #7 - Flight of the Conchords

2011-01-18T00:13:00.008+07:00

I adore Flight of the Conchords. Like, really really adore. It's too bad that they would not return for a third season.

Flight of the Conchords is a New-Zealand comedy duo composed of Bret McKenzie and Jermaine Clement. Billing themselves as "New Zealand's fourth most popular guitar-based digi-bongo acapella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo", the group uses a combination of witty banter and acoustic guitars to work the audience. The duo's comedy and music became the basis of a BBC radio series and then an American television series, which premiered on 2007 on HBO, also called Flight of the Conchords. The duo's live performances have gained them a worldwide cult following.

Attention, these following video and lyrics is added by purpose. Not that I run out of words to describe, but because it will be more easily understood if you sing along with the song!

Here comes the big ten:

#10 Hurt Feelings (I Told You I Was Freaky, 2009)

Some people say that rappers don’t have feelings
We have feelings. (We have feelings)
Some people say that we are not rappers. (We’re rappers.)
That hurts our feelings.
(Hurts our feelings when you say we’re not rappers.)
Some people say that rappers are invincible
We’re vincible. (We’re vincible.)
What you are about to hear are true stories
(Real experiences)
Autobiographical raps.
Things that happened to us, All true
Bring the rhyme!

I make a meal for my friends,
Try to make it delicious,
Try to keep it nutritious,
Create wonderful dishes.
Not one of them thinks about the way I feel
Nobody compliments the meal

I got hurt feelings, I got hurt feelings
I feel like a prize asshole
No one even mentions my casserole.
I got hurt feelings, I got hurt feelings.
You coulda said something nice about my profiteroles

Here’s a little story to bring a tear to your eye,
I was shopping for a wetsuit to scuba dive,
But every suit I tried is too big around the thighs,
And the assistant suggested I try a ladies’ size

I got hurt feelings, I got hurt feelings
I’m not gonna wear a ladies’ wetsuit I’m a man!
I got hurt feelings, I got hurt feelings
Get me a small man’s wetsuit, please

It’s my birthday, 2003
Waitin’ for a call from my family

They forgot about me

I got hurt feelings, I got hurt feelings
The day after my birthday is not my birthday, Mum
I call my friends and say, “Let’s go into town,”
But they’re all too busy to go into town
So I go by myself, I go into town
Then I see all my friends, they’re all in town

I got hurt feelings, I got hurt feelings.
They’re all lined up to watch that movie
“Maid in Manhattan.”
Have you even been told that your ass is too big?
Have you ever been asked if your hair is a wig?
Have you ever been told you’re mediocre in bed?
Have you ever been told you’ve got a weird-shaped head?
Has your family ever forgotten you and driven away?
Once again, they forgot about J
Were you ever called “homo” ‘cuz at school you took drama?
Have you ever been told that you look like a llama?

Tears of a rapper (tears of a rapper),
I’m crying tears of a rapper
Tears of a rapper

#9 You Don't Have To Be A Prostitute (I Told You I Was Freaky, 2009)

Ooooh ooooh
It's a cold night
Beneath the street lights
There's a man whose pants are too tight
Oh no, his pants are too tight
(My pants are too tight!)

He stands there
An empty stare
Trying to make enough money for his cab fare home
He'll have to walk home tonight
(Don't have enough for the ride)

The streets are cruel
He tries to act cool
He goes to work with only his one tool
You can put away your tool, Jemaine!

You don't have to be a Prostitute
No no no no no
You can say no to being a man-ho
A male gigalow
You don't have to be a Prostitute
No no no no no
You can say no to being a night-looker, a boy-hooker a rent-boy bro-ho

He cannot see his way out
(I cannot my way out)
He can't see his way out
(Male prostitution seems to be my only option)
He can't see his way out
(I cannot see my way out)
He can't see his way out
No no no no no

He's selling cheap thrills
To pay expensive bills
But check your resume
You must have some other skills
Do you have any other skills
Like typing?

They see him, wanting to please them
Wanting to play him, but they don't even pay him
Oh no no
They don't think he's worth it at all

Though they are no one
He tries to bring them home
Maybe it'd be ok if he lived alone
Ooh you have a roommate, Jemaine
Don't bring them home

You don't have to be a prostitute
No no no no no
You can say no to being a man-ho
A male gigalo
You don't have to be a prostitute
No no no no no
You can say no to being a night-looker, a boy-hooker a rent-boy bro-pro

#8 Leggy Blonde (Flight of the Conchords, 2008)

Goodbye, Goodbyeee, Leggie Blonde.
Everyday I look across the office floor, there you were, you're hair down to you're legs and you're legs down to the floor.
Leggie blonde, goodbye. Goodbye.

Now that you are gone I'll never see you here for tech repair, wish you knew how much I loved you're legs, and you're hair. Leggie Blonde, goodbye. Goodbye

Leggie leggie leggie leggie
Leggie leggie leggie leggie
Leggie leggie leggie leggie
Leggie leggie leggie leggie
Blondie blondie blondie blondie
Blondie blondie blondie blondie
Blondie blondie blondie blondie
Blondie blondie blondie blondie
Leggie blonde, goodbye. Goodbye.

I had a budgie but it died, Woah-Oh.
I like pieeeeee

Leggie leggie leggie leggie
Leggie leggie leggie leggie
Leggie leggie leggie leggie
Leggie leggie leggie leggie
Blondie blondie blondie blondie
Blondie blondie blondie blondie
Blondie blondie blondie blondie
Blondie blondie blondie blondie

Leggie Blonde.....

(office supply solo)

I'll never get, I'll never get to be with you,
I'll never get to share another cup of tea with you,
I'll never get to let you know how much I think of you,
I'll never get to tear you're clothes off on the photo copier.

He'll never get,
He'll never get,
He'll never get,
He'll never get to say....

Oh leggie blonde you got it goin on wanna see you wearin that thong thong thong, see you get it on till the break of dawn...panties on.

Goodbye.....

#7 Robots (Flight of the Conchords, 2008)

The distant future,
The year 2000
The distant future,
The year 2000
The distant future,
The distant future.

It is the distant future,
The year 2000.
we are robots.
The world is quite different ever since the robotic uprising of the late 90's.
There is no more unhappiness.
Affirmative
We no longer say "Yes," instead, we say "Affirmative."
Yes, er...affirmative.
Unless we know the other robot really well.

There is no more unethical treatment of the elephants.
Well, there's no more elephants, so...
Ah, but still, it's good.
There's only one kind of dance: The Robot.
And the Robo Boogie
Oh and the Ro...two kind of dances
But there are no more humans.
Finally, robotic beings rule the world!

The humans are dead.
The humans are dead.
We used poisonous gases,
And we poisoned their asses.

The humans are dead.
(The humans are dead.)
The humans are dead.
(They look like they're dead.)
It had to be done,
(I'll just confirm that they're dead.)
So that we could have fun.
(Affirmative, I poked one, it was dead.)

Their system of oppression,
(What did it lead to?)
Global robo-depression.
(Robots ruled by people.)
They had so much aggression that we just had to kill them,
Had to shut their systems down.

Robo captain, do you not realize that by destroying the human race because of their destructive tendencies, we too have become like, well...it's ironic. (mm) Cause we...
Silence! Destroy him!
DOO! (boo!) Dooboodoo!

After time we grew strong,
Developed cognitive powers,
They made us work for too long,
For unreasonable hours.
Our programming determined that the most efficient answer was to shut their mother board fucking systems down.

Can't we just talk to the humans?
Their little understanding might make things better.
Can't we talk to the humans, and work together now?
No, because they are dead!

I said,

The humans are dead.
(I'm glad they are dead.)
The humans are dead.
(I noticed, they're dead.)
We used poisonous gases,
(With traces of lead)
And we poisoned their asses.
(Actually, Their lungs.)

Binary solo!
0000001
00000011
000000111
00001111
Oh, oh, oh, one.
(binary solo continues)

Come on sucker, lick my battery!

Boogie, boogie,
(The humans are...)
Boogie, Robo boogie.
(The humans are...)
Boogie, boogie,
(Robo boogie)
Boogie, Robo boogie.
Boogie, boogie,
(The humans are...)
Boogie, Robo Boogie
Boogie, boogie,
(The humans are...)
Boogie, Robo Boogie
The humans are dead.

Once again, without emotion, the humans are dead, dead, dead, dead, dead, dead, dead, doooo

#6 A Kiss Is Not A Contract (Flight of the conchords, 2008)

A kiss is not a contract
but it's very nice
yes it's very nice

Just because you've been exploring my mouth
Doesn't mean you get to take an expedition to the south

A kiss is not a contract
but it's very nice
yes it's very very nice

Just because we've been playing tonsil hockey
Doesn't mean you get to score the goal in my jockeys
Just because I'm in an acoustic folk band,
It doesn't mean I only want poon-tang
I can't go around loving everyone
I just wouldn't get anything done
Oh because...

I'm only one man
Baby
We're only two men, Ladies
Baby, oh pretty babies

#5 Friends (I Told You I Was Freaky, 2009)

Pom pom-pom, pom pom-pom (ping) (repeat)
(A Capella)

Friends sing together
La La La La
Friends do things together
La La La La
Friends laugh together
Ha Ha Ha Ha
Friends make graphs together
La La La La

Friends help you when you're in danger
Friends are people who are not strangers
Friends help you shift into a new place
Tell you if you've got food on you're face

Friends are the ones, on who you can depend
He's my friend, He's not my friend
Friends are the ones who are there at the end
He's my friend, They're not my friends

If you trip over I'll catch you're fall
If you break my dick, I won't break you're balls
If you get drunk and vomit on me
I'll make sure you get home safely

If you cross the road and a drunk struck you
And scrape you up and reconstruct you
I'll cheer you up if you're depressed
If you get murdered I'll avenge you're death

Friends walk together
La La La La
Pop and lock together
(Zzi zzu Zzi Zzu)

Me and him together
La La La La
Me and Jim forever

Friends go jogging at the track
Friends borrow money never pay It back
Friends do not let friends do crack
Friends go out and grab a snack
Friends drink beer in the sun
Unlike girlfriends they don't mind if you have more than one
Friends tell you when you're flys undone

My Uncle John had a special friend
They dressed a like, his name was Ben
I've never seen two friends like them
They we're very very friendly men

La La La La
Friends, Friends, Friends
La La La La
Friends, Friends, Friends, Friends
La La La La
Friends, Friends, Friends, Friends
La La La La
Friends
La La La La

#4 If You're Into It (The Distant Future, 2007)

If you want me to, I can hang 'round with you
If I only knew, that's what you're into

You and him, him and you
If that's what you're into
Him hangin' round, around you
You hangin' round, yeah you're there too

And if you want me to, I will take off all my clothes for you
I'll take off all my clothes for you
If that's what you're into

How 'bout him in the nude?
If that's what you're into
In the nude in front of you
Is that what you'd wanna view?

If it's cool with you, I'll let you get naked too
It could be a dream come true, providing that's what you are into

Is that what you're into?
Him and you in the nude?
That's what he's prepared to do
Is that the kind of thing that you think you might be into?

And then maybe later we'll get hot by the refrigerator
In the kitchen next to the pantry
You think that might be what you fancy?

In the buff, bein' rude
Doin' stuff with the food
Gettin' nude with his food
We heard that's what you are into

Then on our next date
well you could bring your roommate
I don't know if Stu is keen to
But maybe we could double team you

How 'bout you and two dudes?
Him, you, and Stu in the nude
Bein' lewd with two dudes with food
Well that's if Stu's into it too

All the things I do
The things I'd do for you
If I only knew, that's what you're into

#3 Carol Brown (I Told You I Was Freaky, 2009)

Loretta broke my heart in a letter
Told me she was leaving and her life would be better
Joan broke it off over the phone
After the tone she left me alone
Jen said she'd never ever see me again
When I saw her again, she said it again
Jan met another man
Liza got amnesia, just forgot who I am
Felicity said there was no electricity
Emily, no chemistry
Fran, ran, Bruce turned out to be a man
Flo had to go, I couldn't go with the flow
Carol Brown just took the bus out of town
But im hoping that you'll stick around
He doesnt cook or clean
He's not good boyfriend material
Ooh, we can eat cereal
You'll lose interest fast,, his relationships never last
Shut up girlfriends from the past
He says he'll do one thing and then he goes and does another thing
Oooh
Who organized all my ex-girlfriends into a choir
And got them to sing?
Ooh Ooh Ooh, Shut up
Shut up girlfriends from the past
Mimi will no longer see me
Brittany, brittany hit me
Paula, Persephone, Stella, and Stephanie
There must be fifty ways that lovers have left me
Carol Brown just took the bus out of town
Love is a delicate thing, you can't just throw it away on the breeze
He said the same thing to me
How can we ever know if im the right person in this world
That means he looks at other girls
Love is a mystery, it does not follow rules
This guy is a fool
He'll always be a boy, hes a man that never grew up
I thought I told you to shut up
Mona, you told me you were in a coma
Tiffany, you said that you had an epiphany
Mmmm
Would you like a little cereal?
Who organized this choir of ex-girlfriends?
Was it you Carol Brown?
Was it you Carol Brown?
Carol Brown just took the bus out of town
But im hoping that you'll stick around
Stick around
Stick around
Stick around
Stick around

#2 Rambling Through the Avenues of Time (I Told You I Was Freaky, 2009)

I was wandering through the streets of the city
Rambling through the avenues of time
When from nowhere my eyes fell onto a girl, and by chance her eyes fell onto mine
(Ehh)
So I sat and I acted all nonchalant
She smoked her lavender cigarette
Reading the future that lay in my hands, as my shadow played a bass clarinet
(Where are you going with this Bret?)
We waltzed down a moonlit boulevard
Just two silhouettes in the mist
(Oh yes)
Days went by and years went by
Moments went by when we kissed
(When was this?)
She said "your beard is woven of heartache"
And we'll drink for the lonely, tonight
And the moon is a horny old drunkard
(Uh Bret, could you please move over to your right?)
We drank dandelion wine and we reminisced about the moment when we first met that day
(I'm trying to watch TV)
Then we reminisced about how we first reminisced
(Oh yea? Sounds a bit gay)
She handed me a broken memory
A keepsake to forever-more save
That a brief taste of love is as sweet as any
And with that she made her way

She said her name was a secret
Then she said her name was Cherie
(Is her middle name Cherie?
So its a secret Cherie? Maybe?)
Hmm maybe
(What'd she look like?)
She looked like a Parisian river
(What, dirty?)
She looked like a chocolate eclair
(Thats rare)
Her eyes were reflections of eyes
(Ohh nice)
And the rainbows danced in her hair
(Oh yea)
She reminded me of a winter's morning
(What, frigid?)
Her perfume was Eau De Toilette
(What does that mean?)
She was comparable to Cleopatra
(Quite old?)
She was like Shakespeare's Juliet
(What 13?)
The bohemians of SoHo did pirouettes, as we waltzed through the streets of Manhattan
On rivers of ribbon and sailboats of songs
(Bret, did any of this actually happen?)
The girl I described, she's as real as the wind
Its true, I saw her today
The other details are inventions
Because I prefer her that way

#1 Pencils In The Wind/Sello Tape (I Told You I Was Freaky, 2009)

Lives are like delicate pencils
If you push them too hard they're gonna break
And people are like paper dolls
Paper dolls and people, they're a similar shape
Hmm hmm hm

Love is like a roll of tape
It's real good for making two things one
But just like that roll of tape
Love sometimes breaks off before you were done

Another way that love is similar to tape
That I've noticed
Is sometimes it's hard to see the end
You search on the roll
(search on the roll)
Search on the roll
(searching round the roll)
Search on the roll
(search)
With your fingernail
Again and again
And again and again
And agaaaain.

Brown paper, white paper
Stick it together with the tape
The tape of love
The sticky stuff

Brown paper, white paper
Stick it together with tape
The tape of love
The sticky stuff.

People people
Brown paper, white paper
Paper paper Stick it together with tape
Paper paper The tape of love
People people
People people
Pencil pencil
Pencil pencil
Paper paper
Put the pencil to the paper
Give the paper to the people
Let the people read about the sello tape
Oh baby baby
Yeah

Bret:
You know, Jemaine, I've been thinking about love.
And I guess it's the very strongest adhesive.

Jemaine:
Oh sorry, Bret. Were you talking to me? I was humming.
What did you say?

Bret:
Oh, just... nothing.

Brown paper, white paper
Stick it together with tape
The tape of love
The sticky stuff
Yeah
Ooh brown
Brown paper, white paper
Stick it together with tape
The tape of love
Say it
Sticky
Stick stick
Stick it together
Ye-yeah

List #8 - Beirut

2011-01-17T21:23:00.005+07:00

I listen quite much to Beirut. Beirut would be the main reason why I often say that I wanna go and live in Balkan. With "Beirut", I always imagine the life in Balkan in my mind, that everyday would be full of peninsula view, beautiful strangers, cups of tea, cabarets, and folk music. Oh yes, that life would be good.

An American named Zach Condon is the man behind Beirut, which was originally a solo musical performance but later expanded into a band. Beirut's music combines elements of Eastern European and Balkan folk, fusing the American mainstream and Indie Rock culture.

Condon plays a rotary valve flugelhorn and the ukulele as his main instruments. He bought the ukulele as a joke stage prop, but found he liked the sound and was able to play it despite a wrist injury that inhibited him from playing guitar.

The top-10 of Beirut's would be:

#10 Cliquot (The Flying Club Cup, 2007)

The marching-beat drum is a good structure for the song. The horn really gives distinctive character and make the song so favorable.

#9 The Flying Club Cup (The Flying Club Cup, 2007)

The chorus is lovely, although somehow this song could be more glorious.

#8 The Canals of Our City (Gulag Orkestar, 2006)

The sound of the song is amazing. Simply magnificent.

#7 Prenzlauerberg (Gulag Orkestar, 2006)

As the name of the title of the song, which is an area in Berlin, this song would brought you as if you were in the middle of World War II.

#6 After The Curtain (Gulag Orkestar, 2006)

Good mixture of Condon's voice, chords, ambience, and organ solo.

#5 Nantes (The Flying Club Cup, 2007)

Very simple song, but completely brilliant.

#4 Scenic World (Lon Gisland, 2007)

This song previously appeared in "Gulag Orkestar" album with some electronic instrument which is the main melody structure of the song. But in "Lon Gisland", the song has different version, the electronic part is replaced with the real instrument.

#3 Postcards from Italy (Gulag Orkestar, 2006)

The ukulele, the brass, and catchy tunes, unite with Condon's voice. Probably could be a song that you would dance to at your wedding. This song gonna be your salvation. Do hear right now.

#2 Elephant Gun (Lon Gisland, 2007)

I say, the incredible melodies of this song is the peak of the band for now. The horn part is the best that I've ever heard. The music video has great concept too. People, this is the real shit of music. Realize.

#1 A Sunday Smile (The Flying Club Cup, 2007)

This is my favorite song of Beirut. I often randomly sing the chorus part when I was have a good day. I already embedded the song so you can hear it now. Enjoy.

List #9 - The Smiths

2011-01-17T19:15:00.006+07:00

I know I shouldn't put Joy Division below The Smiths. Instead, I prefer Morrissey solo albums than the band. Why do they get a lot of play on my iTunes then, is a good question. On former days, I didn't really into The Smiths. So I kept playing them over and over to get understand them better. Until finally I came to a conclusion, that you had to be very very depressed to understand them, and by chance, at that very time, I was on that 'very very depressed' condition. Well, story of my life.

So, The Smiths were an English Rock band that have been called by the critics as "the most important Alternative Rock band to emerge from the British independent music scene of the 1980s". Although they had limited commercial success outside the UK, and never charted higher than top-10 in UK, The Smiths won a growing following, and remain cult and commercial favorites. The band broke up in 1987 because of the 'disagreement' reason between the vocalist Morrissey and the guitarist Johnny Marr.

The Smiths is one of the vital voices of the 80's. Morrissey and Marr have influenced many big musicians in British. They elevated rock's standard four-piece formula. Their legacy can be traced down through The Stone Roses, Oasis, and The Libertines.

Here's my favorite songs of The Smiths:

#10 How Soon Is Now? (Meat Is Murder, 1985)

One of the 80's anthem. This dark song may be the most widely known The Smiths song on general public. Also, "How Soon Is Now?" have featured in several movies.

#9 The Boy With The Thorn In His Side (The Queen Is Dead, 1986)

Back in 80s, this was the first single by The Smiths that had a music video, something that the band had resisted previously. The catchy melody combined with pleading lyrics, as the confidence mixed with the insecurity.

#8 Bigmouth Strikes Again (The Queen Is Dead, 1986)

Some people may not know this, the high-pitched voice in the background is actually Morrissey's voice altered to a higher pitch. It is credited as "Ann Coats", as a joke, cause "Ancoats" is an area of Manchester where the band originated.

#7 Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want (Hatful of Hollow, 1984)

The hopeless-romantic lover song. The song featured along with "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" in "(500) Days of Summer" and have became widely-known. Yeah, the commercial success of "(500) Days of Summer" also brought a big impact to The Smiths's popularity. Some people say that The Smiths now have lost their exclusiveness as an indie band because of the movie.

#6 This Charming Man (The Smiths, 1984)

Upbeat and catchy at one blow. The combination between Marr's jangle pop guitar riff and Morrissey's lyrics revolving around the sexual ambiguity and lust.

#5 Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now (Hatful of Hollow, 1984)

This could be the song that nearly defines the band's whole ethos musically and lyrically. Great song to listen to when you're having a bad day.

#4 That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore (Meat Is Murder, 1985)

A unique song. The repetition and sad tone conveyed are unusual for a Smith's song. But, somehow, I like this song.

#3 There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (The Queen Is Dead, 1986)

Oh, everyone knows this song. Enough said.

#2 Girlfriend In A Coma (Strangeways, Here We Come, 1987)

This is my favorite The Smiths's songs when I was in undepressed mode. A vicious two-minute pop song that leaves you confused.

#1 I Know It's Over (The Queen Is Dead, 1986)

And this is one of my favorite songs when I was in depressed mode. This is the masterpiece art of The Smiths.

Come, sing along, "Oh, Mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head~".

List #10 - Joy Division

2011-01-17T15:43:00.008+07:00

Lately, I stumbled upon an idea to write about the top-10 most played bands of my Last.fm account. But, when I was thinking that it would be a boring one-way narrative writing, suddenly I was like, "Hey, why don't I list my favorite tracks for each of all?". So, here I am writing my #10 band of my Last.fm account, which you can see by yourself (scrobble date: January 17th), it will be Joy Division.

A short introduction for you, following the Punk Rock explosion in the mid-1970s, Post-punk is a genre that retains its roots in the punk movement but it's more introverted, complex and experimental. Joy Division were English Post-punk band of late 70s that drew critical acclaim from critics. Despite the band's growing success, vocalist Ian Curtis was beset with depression and personal difficulties, including a dissolving marriage and his epilepsy, that brought him to commit suicide in May 1980. After the death of Curtis, the remaining member reformed New Order, achieving critical and commercial success.

One thing about Joy Division is, you obviously won't get their music on your first hear. You have to listen their music a lot and, maybe, on several circumstances. I don't have specific reasons on why I listen a lot to Joy Division. I just see their songs are... beautiful. And that makes me find it a little bit hard to sort the songs by favor order. However, these are my 10 favorite Joy Division's songs:

#10 Decades (Closer, 1980)

The last track on their second album, "Closer", which feature a down tempo vibe and droning synthesizers. This song is an ethereal beauty.

#9 Isolation (Closer, 1980)

An industrial beat accompanied by a high-pitched keyboard line. The bass and synthesizer working together and against each other in harmony. "Isolation" is the the best-known track of "Closer".

#8 Disorder (Unknown Pleasures, 1979)

An opening song to the "Unknown Pleasures" trip. Rapid drumming, unique bass, incredible guitar effect... brilliant!

#7 The Sound of Music (Still, 1981)

A great riff. This is the industrial music before there was too much tech. This gonna be a song that you've never heard before.

#6 Ceremony

This song gained reputation when it was played by New Order. Though it wasn't appear on their albums, actually this was one of Joy Division's last songs that was composed before the death of Ian Curtis. The song have been had commercial success along with "Love Will Tear Us Apart".

#5 Love Will Tear Us Apart (Substance, 1988)

The most well-known Joy Division's song and the most covered by other artists. Also, this is the most easy-to-hear song of Joy Division that you will hear of all. The term "Love Will Tear Us Apart" have become a famous phrase in popular culture. Ian Curtis's wife, Deborah, had the phrase inscribed on Ian Curtis's memorial stone.

#4 Heart and Soul (Closer, 1980)

The sound of this song will hauntingly disturbing you. Got a little Jim Morrison's singing influence, Ian Curtis really knew how to make it way cooler.

Existence, well what does it matter?

I exist on the best terms I can

The past is now part of my future

The present is well out of hand

What more of a brain you need to be to write such a lyric?

#3 Transmission (Substance, 1988)

Usually, people will put "Transmission" on the top of their list. But no, I prefer to put it on number 3. Doesn't mean I don't think "Transmission" is a masterpiece, but I just prefer another song. "Transmission" is the masterpiece song of the band. It had became an indie anthem since people was starting to realize it. This song was like the sound of the future, frozen in time.

#2 Atmosphere (Substance, 1988)

Peter Hook (the bass player) said this is the greatest song of the band. Even, some people said that "Atmosphere" is the greatest song of this millennium. Yes, I agree, this song is the highest peak of the band. But, in spite of that, and the music video -that will bring you goosebumps, I don't put the song on the top of the list. I have another favor.

#1 New Dawn Fades (Unknown Pleasures, 1979)

I don't know why I love this song. There's an easy way to say this: try listen to this song, and if you got the same reaction as me ("Holy crap... this is fantastic."), then welcome to the Joy Division world.

Oh, by the way...

2011-01-11T23:51:00.005+07:00

"Happy new year!"

I got this little thing that I've kept long in mind: how could you know that you would pass the entire new year being happy? Isn't it way too naive? There is nobody, not even a living cell, in this world who will spend a whole fat year happily. So, I prefer to say,

"May you survive the new year!"

....So, who doesn't do resolutions, put your hands up.

*hands up

Music Philosophy

2011-01-11T23:26:00.004+07:00

"Music Philosophy is a weekly graphic/typographic interpretation of philosophical song quotes."

I know you want more of these, just click here.

What actually happened when I was hitting on a crush

2010-11-22T23:33:00.006+07:00

2010-10-24T01:58:00.009+07:00

...No, nothing to fear for now.

Dear,

2010-09-17T12:55:00.002+07:00

you.

Smile. You're beautiful.

This is a comic about the heaviest person on earth.

2010-09-14T02:12:00.003+07:00

A chat

2010-08-11T23:34:00.011+07:00

This is a story about a girl who fell in love with a boy. But this is not a love story because, the girl unfortunately found out that the boy is... a gay.

And I was like:

Alan mengatakan (11:28 PM):
kok lo tau dia gay

the girl mengatakan (11:28 PM):
dia ngomong sendiri ke gw

Alan mengatakan (11:29 PM):
JREB

the girl mengatakan (11:29 PM):
jadi kami lagi jalan bersama-sama
trus gw ama dia misah
gw udah seneng banget dong ya, naga-naga ditembak

Alan menulis:

Alan mengatakan (11:31 PM):
kemudian?

the girl mengatakan (11:31 PM):
dia nanya "cowo lo siapa sekarang? ga ada ya?"

Alan mengatakan (11:31 PM):
itu gambar gw nyampe gak?

the girl mengatakan (11:32 PM):
NYAMPE

However,

what can be worse, mate?

What can be worse.

Talking about the show

2010-08-08T17:31:00.013+07:00

"Ladies and gentleman, keep it up for Belle and Sebastian from Glasgow!", said by an anonymous voice of a man behind the speaker.

It was a rainy Wednesday night in the beginning of August, but fortunately, we had the show indoor. By the notification, the band straightly enter the stage, when as usual, the chicks, the front row chicks, started to scream. I didn't know whether they thought Stuart Murdoch is handsome or just tired for the opening performances. Well, I was in the front row, but no, I'm not screaming. It's not like I didn't get the hype. Maybe, I didn't get the hype.

So, Belle and Sebastian, I am a fan. I know the band since high school, like most of people at my age. I can remember well when I often stealthly listen to my phone's music player during classes, under the table. Well, most of was Radiohead, but Belle and Sebastian was the second place. I only had a few songs by that time. I didn't even know who was Stuart Murdoch.

Enough the candy talking, back to the stage. I know the first song would be "I Didn't See It Coming", their new single. My friend Yogi said, "lagunya cakep, Lan". The band haven't released the song yet, but I gave it a watch in YouTube before, and yes, he's not completely wrong. Well, thanks to him, he gave a setlist from the Helsinki show which was held a couple weeks before, so I could get the picture of the night. We both have a kind of disappointment with the Helsinki list that made we were not optimist with the Jakarta show. We just didn't get the favor of the list.

I didn't expect the second song would be "I'm A Cuckoo". I thought they would play the 'dessert' songs first after. Let this be a note for you, I have a relationship with this song. A strong relationship. I will not describe you 'what is the relationship' here, cause I want to talk about the next song, "Step Into My Office, Baby". Belle and Sebastian make the crowd reach the premature peak by the that song. I, who was thinking the show would be average, started to enjoy the show, as a fan.

After "Sukie In The Graveyard", Stuart walked into the crowd. No, not while singing. He just needed to get a glass of Scotch from a bar in front of the stage, and did one and two cheers for the night. Nice try, Stuart. Nice Try.

I was surprised when they played the intro of "Another Sunny Day". I presumed they wouldn't play the song as it wasn't even on the Helsinki list, but there they were, playing my second favorite song in "The Life Pursuit". Before playing "The Boy With The Arab Strap", they did what they often do in shows, brought a group of front row crowd to the stage, to dance. Their dance? Wasn't interesting. Seriously.

The encore. I know they would do encore, because they hadn't played "Get Me Away From Here, I'm Dying". And bingo, my guess were right, they played the song for the encore. To tell you, this song reminds me of high school. I mean by, really, reminds me a lot about my high school life. The last encore was "Legal Man". Not an impressive song, I thought. It seemed like they just wanted to give us a fast-tempo closing song in order we would dance. And that's it, the show is over.

Conclusion, the show was good. Exceed the expectation, but not outstanding. Let just say, the show was like throwing a bottle of water to the thirsty fans in Indonesia. A bottle for each.

Here's the complete setlist, by the way.

I Didn't See It Coming
I'm A Cuckoo
Step Into My Office
The State I Am In
I'm Not Living In The Real World
If You're Feeling Sinister
Sukie In The Graveyard
The Fox In The Snow
Another Sunny Day
Funny Little Frog
The Boy With The Arab Strap
If You Ever Find Yourself Caught In Love
Judy And The Dream Of Horses
Sleep The Clock Around

Encore

Get Me Away From Here, I'm Dying
Like Dylan In The Movies
Legal Man

So, thanks for coming Belle from Glasgow, thanks for the cheers, and thanks for not tweeting about Jakarta.

photos: Khoirunnisa Wirdaningrum

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2010-07-29T09:00:00.006+07:00

"Broken heart is not the end of the world, cause the end of the world is bigger than love."

A new single from Jens Lekman. Click the picture for free download from his site. It's simple as usual, you just need to fill your email. Anyway, does the chorus sound a bit like Can't Help Falling In Love or just my ears?

Probably... not just my ears.

How to describe my holiday in picture

2010-06-29T02:27:00.009+07:00

Assume the bard as seeing other people's productive activities.

Then assume me as the man on chair.

Sucks

2010-06-28T02:55:00.006+07:00

is the adjective that would properly describe the whole England's performance on this World Cup.

Definitely sucks.

The I-don't-know-it's-just-another-update-chart Chart

2010-06-15T09:56:00.018+07:00

1. Wild Wild Life by Talking Heads
2. America by Simon and Garfunkel
3. Heavy Metal Drummer by Wilco
4. The Conversation by The Lodger
5. Almost Gold by The Jesus and The Mary Chain
6. High Life by Mono
7. Berceuse by Cœur De Pirate
8. Noisy Summer by The Raveonettes
9. A Design For Life by Manic Street Preachers
10. Common People by Pulp

Hey, I'm back on blogspot.

So, it's since like forever the last time I wrote on the blog. As the matter of fact, those tumblring thing really swallowed me. I mean by, really swallowed me. Then, as usual, I have nothing good to write. Ah, about the job. Doesn't mean I do not have a will to send CVs, but it just... until this day, the third week of the holiday, I don't know why I couldn't find myself as a work-oriented. Even being a go-find-some-experience oriented dude is the last thing to do on my list. But, yes, it's still on the list.

To conclude, about the job, frankly, now I don't give a fuck. I'll do this holiday my way.

A plea

2010-04-16T02:54:00.014+07:00

Fuck, that spiral supposed to spin.

So, ahem, let's call this.. pre-holiday syndrome.

A friend of mine..

2010-04-05T01:35:00.007+07:00

asked me what "hemeh" is. I have never known, or even given any thought, to the legit meaning of it. Thus, I just said the easiest answer that came into the mind:

Me: It's the superlative of "meh"

The friend: What is "meh?"

Me: Duh

.

2010-03-31T03:04:00.007+07:00

Charlie:

Tom... There's one thing I find really...Well... It's your total confidence that you will get married. I mean, what if you never find the right girl?

Tom:

Sorry?

Charlie:

Surely, if that service shows anything, it shows that there is such a thing as a perfect match. If we can't be like Gareth and Matthew, then, er.. maybe we should just let it go. Some of us are not gonna get married.

Tom:

Well, I don't know, Charlie. The truth is, unlike you, I never expected the thunderbolt. I always just hoped that l'd meet some nice, friendly girl, Iike the look of her, hope the look of me didn't make her physically sick, then pop the question and.. settle down, and.. be happy. It worked for my parents. Well, apart from the divorce...

Charlie:

I'll give you six months at the outside, Tom.

Tom:

(laughing)

Charlie:

Yeah, maybe you're right. Maybe all this.. waiting for one-true-love stuff.. gets you nowhere.

Four Weddings and A Funeral

I hate to say this, the dialogue answers. Now what should I do..

The thank-God-this-shitty-midterm-test-is-over Chart

2010-03-28T04:07:00.007+07:00

1. Go Do by Jónsi
2. Western Hospitality by Club 8
3. Fitz & The Dizzyspells by Andrew Bird
4. After It All by Cat Power
5. In The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel
6. Come Saturday by The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
7. In The Sun by She & Him
8. No Man's Land by Sufjan Stevens
9. Verdure by The Trees & The Wild
10. Like A Rolling Stone by Bob Dylan

Don't you know that,

2010-03-10T03:30:00.003+07:00

is
still
my warm gun?

and the trigger
is
still
on my finger?

and nobody
still
can do me
no
harm?

BANG BANG SHOOT SHOOT

You know what

2010-02-10T00:07:00.004+07:00

The more you try to erase me,
The more..
The more..
The more that I appear

p.s.: this post is not about you, bitch.

What's sucks in my timeline

2010-01-29T15:04:00.023+07:00

First, yes, I do put my friends in to boxes -sorry for that, dear friends. I consider myself that I do not have any rights to "boxing" people, and also maybe in my less of awareness I am included on one of that boxes. But, fuck's sake, the hell with that and skip to the content: I can't hold myself to examine the domination in my timeline at twitter, and finally it comes to some categories.

The Passive Aggresor

Why do they always grumbling in their tweets without mentioning anyone's name in their complaints? Well, in Indonesian phrase, we can call their tweets as: "udah gatel pingin nyindir, tapi takut gak enak". But, that is so fail. Most did by women. Sorry girls, that's the fact.
Disturbing meter: * (Just.. don't give a fuck.)

The Totally Desperate-Hopeless Lover

As I bet you will do, you'd think that everyone was sick of this type, whether their words from their very own heart or from someone's quotes, and no matter even the words are good (sometimes). But, please, don't be too harsh on them. Be tender. Remember, their world is ending.
Disturbing meter: **** (LAME!)

The Twitting Police

Why shall we not do this? Well, those nonsense rules (yes, it is nonsense to excoriate one's personality of habit) are the form of your self-improvement, and self-improvement is the new kind of masturbation.
Disturbing meter: *** (CORNY!)

The Who-Do-You-Think-You-Are?-Aristotle?

A.k.a the thinker-wannabe, or the quote maker-wannabe, or whoever minding things that should not be minded-wannabe. Enough said. They are totally pricks.
Distubing meter: * (Just.. don't give a fuck)

The Orating One

Oh, please, you're not the one who want to change the world. And pay attention on what is happening in real life. Not what is happening in your prejudice.
Disturbing meter: ***** (You'd better unfollow)

The Unfiltered

They will post update about everything. Every fucking thing. Even it's something you'd never, ever, want to know. Well, their tweets could bring you joy or unjoy, depend on what person you are. But one thing for sure, you would love to talk about them with your friends.
Disturbing meter: indefinite

I think that's it for now. I would add more later, after I follow more.

2009-12-31T17:46:00.001+07:00

www.formspring.me/alandermawan

Feel free to ask. Everything.

Love is all around... NOT

2009-12-23T23:40:00.013+07:00

Just watched Love Actually, and well.. it does mean that every time Christmas is coming I always make myself watch this movie.

Pathetic.

Well, what is love if not about being pathetic.
What is love if it's not worse than the total agony.

...........

Nothing wrong with my head. I just need to go get myself a life right now. Merry Christmas anyway.

This is fixed

2009-12-13T21:39:00.002+07:00

the social networking you own end up owning you.

I'm now on twitter.
And in Indonesia, there's a phrase for it: licking my own spit.

What happens in college

2009-12-10T10:35:00.014+07:00

I got some free time -and free feeling to use Ajeng's camera, to take a few pictures on the scene. We're making a camera movement tutorial video there if you were asking.

Campus life has already started to get hectic recently. But, as long as there's a smile, I think I can get through it well. That may be sounded naive. I like finding myself naive.

Feck you December

2009-12-06T12:09:00.010+07:00

UAS shites.
The Joanina's deadline.
More rain.
Less sunday smile.
Pathetic new year's eve predicted.
Realizing that haven't done any life progress since yesteryear.
Making resolutions, but no solutions.
Two years left to 2012.
Two months left to Placebo.
In the mid of "Nothing's gonna change my world" and "Everybody's changing".
Regrouping the band (again).
<-That means rescattering the genre.
Thinking, "Will 2010 be flashing like 2009?"
Facing that by the end of the year, it will be all out of love.
Totally out of love.
What can be worse?
What can be worse.

No, I'm not dead...

2009-11-28T17:43:00.004+07:00

Actually, things still happened. Brain still scattered. But, those don't make me want more to write. I don't know why. I just can't. Though from the very start, I never want to write any kind of "dear diary this" or "dear diary that" in this blog. And now I just did. Fuck. Well, for end, let just say that now I'm not feeling into write. I'm dying. I'm dying to reach a conclusion.

See you when I see you.

The beauty of the moment is the beauty sadly lost

2009-11-09T23:26:00.002+07:00

What's the deal with crossing the line? Frankly, you'll never get high. Neither will fly. Even if you succeed got the height, you must ready to prepare yourself fall. I'd rather cut the parachute before the dive. Life is just about leveling your dive.

Here comes the comic again

2009-10-13T20:43:00.011+07:00

This joke will never get rotten, I guess.

So, I know I broke my words for stop making this piece-of-cake comic. But I think I've got since-I-don't-know-what-to-post syndrome to update this blog. Nice play, writer's block. Nice play.

My Life Is Average

2009-09-10T23:38:00.007+07:00

Today, when my friend and I were doing a photo shot to capture each others' face for our college assignment, suddenly I realized how average my face is, and my friend's face too. Then I felt awkward and decided to stop the photo shot and give up the assignment. I fail. The assignment win. MLIA

This comic will make you really feel to step up out

2009-09-04T00:16:00.001+07:00

I should really stop making this piece of cake.

Another share

2009-09-02T01:55:00.020+07:00

of my recent downloads.

Florence and The Machine - Lungs (2009)

Genre: Indie pop

Tracklist:
01. Dog Days Are Over
02. Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)
03. I’m Not Calling You A Liar
04. Howl
05. Kiss With A Fist
06. Girl With One Eye
07. Drumming
08. Between Two Lungs
09. Cosmic Love
10. My Boy Builds Coffins
11. Hurricane Drunk
12. Blinding
13. You’ve Got the Love

Download link.

Sondre Lerche - Heartbeat Radio (2009)

Genre: Indie Pop Rock

Tracklist:
01. Good Luck
02. Heartbeat Radio
03. I Cannot Let You Go
04. Like Lazenby
05. If Only
06. Pioneer
07. Easy To Persuade
08. Words & Music
09. I Guess It's Gonna Rain Today
10. Almighty Moon
11. Don't Look Now
12. Goodnight

Download link.

The Cribs - Ignore The Ignorant (2009)

Genre: Indie Rock

Tracklist:
01. We Were Aborted
02. Cheat on Me
03. We Share the Same Skies
04. City of Bugs
05. Hari Kari
06. Last Year's Snow
07. Emasculate Me
08. Ignore the Ignorant
09. Save Your Secrets
10. Nothing
11. Victim of Mass Production
12. Stick to Yr Guns

Download link.

Graham Coxon - The Spinning Top (2009)

Genre: Brit Folk

Tracklist:
1. Look Into The Light
2. This House
3. In The Morning
4. If You Want Me
5. Perfect Love
6. Brave The Storm
7. Dead Bees
8. Sorrow's Army
9. Caspian Sea
10. Home
11. Humble Man
12. Feel Alright
13. Far From Everything
14. Tripping Over
15. November

Download link.

Sonic Youth - The Eternal (2009)

Genre: Alternative Rock

Tracklist:
01. Sacred Trickster
02. Anti-Orgasm
03. Leaky Lifeboat (For Gregory Corso)
04. Antenna
05. What We Know
06. Calming The Snake
07. Poison Arrow
08. Malibu Gas Station
09. Thunderclap For Bobby Pyn
10. No Way
11. Walkin Blue
12. Massage The History

Download link.
Password: www.nattawat.org

White Shoes & The Couples Company - Senja Menggila [EP] (2009)

Genre: Retro Jazz

Tracklist:
01. Senja Menggila
02. Zamrud Khatulistiwa
03. Bersandar
04. Nothing To Fear

Download Link.

Enjoy.

The (fail) tale of the bamboo cutter

2009-08-21T00:54:00.011+07:00

Oh no, this blog sense of humor is getting more and more sarcastic! The real case is, I'm trying to make some fairy tales twisting story over there but it seems that the humor is not working. Great.

I know the drawing is awful

2009-08-19T00:47:00.012+07:00

Well, at least I'm trying.

I saw this postcard (which made by an art community in Jakarta) at goodies stand in Kandang Jurang Doank's event last sunday. I took it, and I couldn't deny the temptation to scratch the postcard.

There's some text behind the postcard. An essay, actually, that tells a lot about Pancoran monument. It says that Soekarno even had to sold his car for trying to cover the cost of this sculpture, while the irony is that now the sculpture is trapped between two flyovers because the urbanities of Jakarta have too many cars. Pancoran monument now is waiting for relocation or restoration policy from government, or maybe demolition.

That makes me prefer the old Jakarta much. And that makes me drew "the now Pancoran" on the postcard as a satire.

Yes, like Blur said, modern life is a total rubbish.

The Day-dreamer as a witness in the court

2009-08-03T15:18:00.002+07:00

Well, he answered just like he's instructed to, dear lawyer.

Fail name

2009-08-03T00:48:00.017+07:00

*click for better image

Very very hot, I bet he is. Just like this one:

Huwooooooooowww

But we've got the winner over here..

Sorry. No picture. Adult material content. What if there's a little girl accidentally visit my blog and read this post with its picture then ask her mother, "Mom, why don't you named me Vagina? It sounds cool! At least, it looks cute, it's pink!!!"

You know, kids just can't be understand these day.

The worst scene when you were alone in space. Ever.

2009-07-25T21:12:00.013+07:00

That would answer why I don't want to be an astronaut. I hate outer space.

*from a "You're Fucked Up" picture*

Yes, and why you didn't iniciatively do that when you faced him in the first book, the D-D-D-Dark Lord?

2009-07-17T03:58:00.006+07:00

Screw Harry Potter's ending.

Introducing, the new album of April Fools' Day

2009-07-12T12:05:00.021+07:00

No. There's no such band and no such album, of course. It's only a game from Khoirunnisa's post. This game wants you to create your own cover album. Attempting, isn't it? I know you are. Just follow these rules:

1 - click http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
The first random wikipedia article you get is the name of your band.

I got April Fools' Day there

2 - click http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3
The last four or five words of the very last quote of the page is the title of your first album.

It's from Henry David Thoreau's quote. "If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. But do not care to convince him. Men will believe what they see. Let them see". I picked the best line, actually

3 - click http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days
Third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover.

The picture is called "Luke Alike", from JD Hancock

4 - Use photoshop or similar to put it all together.

I used paint, instead

5 - Post it to EVERYWHERE with these instructions and tag the friends you want to join in.

Everyone's tagged

It fits! And I did that in first try.

Here's some others:

All did in first try.

The problem is, I can't save the .gif format files that I found from the site, as they were unreadable also when I still persist in working with them. I think you probably find this problem too. So, just do the .jpg-s.

From A to Z

2009-07-07T00:04:00.010+07:00

A. is for: Alvin Mulya Hidayati
1) How long have you known him/her?
about 2 years.
2) Is this person your enemy?
Nope. She'll never be in my enemy list, I think.
3) Is this person taller than you?
She wishes.

B. is for: "Boim" Disna Harvens
1) What do you really think of this person?
Black.
2) What’s his/her favourite color?
Black?
3) Ever danced with him/her?
No. Should we?

C. is for: Cindy Charlotta
1) Do you like this person?
Yeah, she's rock.
2) Where did you meet this person?
MSN.
3) How old is he/she?
17?

D. is for: Didit Hersanto Putra
1) Do you love this person?
Hell no.
2) Biggest regret?
Why he have to be so depressed.
3) His/Her hobby ?
Freak stuffs.

E. is for: Ekki Primanda
1) Have you met his/her parents?
Yes.
2) Worst thing about this person?
Nothing wrong about him. (menjilat biar dikasih studio gratisan)
3) Best thing about this person?
Every little thing he does is magic. (dan masih tetap menjilat)

F. is for: Fabian Rahim
1) Dated this person?
Fuck no.
2) When is the next time you will see him/her?
I don't know for sure, but it won't be long.
3) Do you go to school with him/her?
Yes, "college" actually.

G. is for: Gitta Karina
1) Is he/she a good listener?
Yes, she is.
2) Have you ever lied to this person?
As far as I can remember, no.
3) Is this person nice?
Yes.

H. is for: Hardini Vani
1) What year is he/she in?
2009 of course. Like I am. Like everybody is. Duh.
2) Is he/she your best friend?
No, we're not that close.
3) Ever done something illegal with this person?
He? No..

I. is for: Indra Hadi
1) What is this person’s favourite food?
Whatever he can get.
2) How did you meet this person?
We met in junior high school, and he's the vocalist of my band.
3) Do you trust him/her?
Yes.

J. is for: Joanina Rachma
1) What is his/her favorite ?
No idea.
2) Do you know his/her favourite song?
No, but at least I know we're in same genre.
3) What would you do if he/she confessed that he/she liked you?
That would be a wow. Ahiy ahiy.

K. is for: Keitha Vanya Clarita
1) How old were you when you first met?
Fifteen?
2) How did you meet?
We're in the same first grade class at SHS.
3) Ever danced with this person?
He? No.

L. is for: Lathicia Nurmathias
1) What would you do if you had never met this person?
Nothing, but it will cause time paradox. (lebay)
2) Do you like him/her?
Yes, she's nice.
3) Would you go to Disney World with this person?
If she'd pay me the ticket, yes.

M. is for: Maharani Wandita
1) Is this person quiet or loud?
Average.
2) Name a friend that both of you are close to?
Triamy Verdita.
3) What color eyes does this person have?
Black.

N. is for: Nindya Esa Putri
1) Is this person your boyfriend/girlfriend?
Nope.
2) Have you seen this person cry?
No, I always wish.
3) Do you know this person’s middle name?
Yes, Esa.

O. is for: Okky Himawan
1) Are you related?
Somehow, yes.
2) Could you live with this person?
No, anyone but him.
3) Do you believe this person is gay?
Yes, I absolutely believe he 100% is.

P. is for: Paula Franken
1) Have you ever been to the mall with this person?
Yes! Hahaha. It's funny how we could be so.
2) How about a sleepover with him/her?
Yes! And we're gonna move it move it!
3) Does this person have a job?
Not yet, I think.

Q. is for: Qanita entah siapa nama panjangnya
1) Does this person drink alcohol?
I don't know. I don't think so.
2) Have you seen this person dance?
Nope.
3) Where do he/she work?
I have no idea.

R. is for: Rynda Desgita
1) Have you heard this person sing?
Yes.
2) Do you think this person will repost this?
Maybe no.
3) What's one thing you would change about this person?
Her looks.

S. is for: Safira Sabrina
1) Is this person taller than you?
In her dreams.
2) Do you enjoy spending time with him/her?
Nnng, next question?
3) Does he/she live close to you?
Yep.

T. is for: Triamy Verdita Butar Butar
1) Would you do anything for him/her?
N O.
2) Have you been to his/her house?
Yes. Very often, recently.
3) Is this person a dipshit?
Totally she is.

U. is for: Ummuika Risani
1) Is this person in a relationship?
Yes.
2) Do you know where he/she lives?
Somewhere in Antasari.
3) What colour hair does this person have?
Browny black.

V. is for: Venesia Rizani
1) Do you see this person a lot?
Lately, no.
2) When did you meet her/him?
Since we were even can't spell things right.
3) Is this person your friend?
No. She isn't in my friend list. She's my cousin.

W. is for: Wima Permana Lintang
1) Is this person older than you?
Yes, a few months older.
2) Is this person single?
No.
3) Do you speak regularly with this person?
Yes.

X. is for Xeldenna Lydia
1) What in his/her parents thought when named him/her with an "X"?
I don't even have a clue.
2) Is he/she happy with his/her name?
She must be.
3) Do you think his/her name is good?
Yes, and I absolutely believe that everybody would think so. Are we done with her name?

Y. is for: Yogi Biondy
1) Does this person wear make-up?
Yes. Everytime everywhere. (canda, Yog)
2) Does this person play any instruments?
Guitar?
3) What is his/her favourite sport?
Football?

Z. is for: Zadhira Pratamagini
1) Does this person have MSN/AIM?
Yes.
2) Ever gone shopping with him/her?
No.
3) Does this person have any special skills?
I don't know precisely. But I know she sings well.

Found this quiz in my friend's Facebook page. As it looks fun, I took it then write it here. All the names that stated here are the name which came in my head first by thinking the letter. So, they must be proud to be on this. Don't they?

The cop and the day-dreamer in staring contest

2009-06-30T12:45:00.002+07:00

This comic had been sleeping in drafts for the extremely lowbrow humor reason, until I decided to not give a fuck and posted it.

Fucky little frog

2009-06-21T01:08:00.016+07:00

I don’t dare to touch your hand. I don’t dare to think of you. You are the cover of my magazine. You’re my fashion tip, a living museum.

No, I'm not in love or something. Only I can't get my ears off the newest version of Funny Little Frog. I know it's a very girly version, but I just can't stop singing it. Yes, I even change the blog URL with it. And last, I decide to fill my blog with more english and more comics from now on.

Maaf kalau merepotkan atas pergantian URL nya.

Again, bad comic

2009-06-19T18:36:00.011+07:00

day-dreamer

I just couldn't take my hands off paints.

So,

2009-06-19T12:48:00.011+07:00

finally I made my plan for the rest holiday coming.

I'm free as a bird

Donuts, donuts, and donuts

2009-06-18T19:31:00.004+07:00

It's from my tee, actually.

Sweded movies

2009-06-17T05:38:00.026+07:00

For those who watched Michel Gondry's "Be Kind Rewind" must be already know what is sweded movie -don't be so chesty for it, I'm not explaining to you though.

Copy-pasting from the site, sweded movie is the summarized recreation of popular pop-culture films using limited budgets and a camcorder. The process is called sweding. Upon completion the film has been Sweded.

Origins: In the Michel Gondry film Be Kind Rewind, the character Jerry (Jack Black) accidentally erases the videotapes at Mike's (Mos Def) rental store, and the pair remake all the movies themselves. These versions become popular with customers, who are told they take longer to arrive and cost more because they come from Sweden. Hence, the films are referred to as 'Sweded'.

Here's one which taken from the film:

The Sweded Movie concept inspires many people, in real life of course, to make some. They made their own sweded version of others film and uploaded it for fun. The sweded movie now even has its own site.

One of the fan-made sweded movie:

You can find all of the sweded movies at the site.

I think it's gonna be real fun to make the sweded version of Indonesian movies.
I would pick Petualangan Sherina.

Wish real

2009-06-13T18:07:00.011+07:00

*click for the bigger image*

You'll be very surprised for knowing what you could do with paint.

Pathetic? Yes.
Unentertaining? NO.

Cheers!

2009-06-11T04:48:00.009+07:00

It's Oscar Wilde's. Don't take him too serious. Nevertheless, I would love to buy him a drink for saying that.

And stop using Radiohead songs as blog post

2009-06-06T00:06:00.014+07:00

Doing this strangely makes me fun. Especially when you were in class. Right in front of your lecture eyes. It feels like you've just won the game of life with the entire class.

Munafik sekali kalo bilang waktu kecil gak suka ini lagu

2009-06-01T00:54:00.017+07:00

Seandainya Sahabatku Dari Luar Angkasa.

*nih gw bonusin link buat download lagunya: klik!*

Saya rindu kartun-kartun jaman SD.
Oke, mulai besok saya akan rajin nonton Space Toon.

"binatang mens gak sih?"

2009-05-30T00:05:00.008+07:00

Ketika saya dengan Ananda Marissya Widya sedang membahas tentang kelinci betina nya yang meninggal (terkena Mxyomatosis mungkin?) di MSN, tiba-tiba ia bertanya..

"semua binatang cewe pasti menstruasi ga sih?"

Saya pun jadi berpikir.

Sumpah baru kali ini, semenjak belajar IPA dari kelas 3 SD, ada sebuah pertanyaan logis tentang siklus kehidupan makhluk hidup di kepala saya: binatang mens gak sih?

Jangan tertawa, ini ilmiah.

Oleh karena itu, saya coba bertanya ke contact-contact MSN saya yang sedang online, dan berikut rekam jejaknya:

1. Triamy Verdita Butar Butar

Alan: mi
amynizer™: yow
Alan: binatang bisa mens gak sih?
amynizer™: apa dulu?
anjing sih bisa
dulu anjing gw mens
Alan: ho
kalo yang lain2?
amynizer™: mmmmmmmmm kucing sih gatau gw
tapi kyknya binatang2 yang mamalia deh yg bisa
Alan: lah kucing emang bukan mamalia?
amynizer™: mamalina
mamalia lah
cm gw ga pernah liat kucing mens
Alan: gw juga
ngumpet2 kali ya
amynizer™: ga mungkiiiin
soalnya
kalo kucing mens
pasti jantan tuh deket2 terus ngejilat2in mensnya betina
jijik banget
Alan: ih
anjing begitu?
jilat2 gitu?
amynizer™: serius
ih
beneraaaaaaaaan
Alan: nice info
amynizer™: jantannya ngikutin terus betinanya
jijik lan
Alan: enough to know
jijik tapi paling lu demen
amynizer™: mensnya jatoh2 gitu tetep dijilat
Alan: iyuh
amynizer™: IH
demen pas bikin anak
ga lepas2 soalnya
pernah anjing gw lagi begituan
nempel ga bisa copot
akhirnya nempel2an berdua lama banget
ngahahhahaha
Alan: anjing lu gak keset berarti
amynizer™: zzzzzzzzzzzz

Tampaknya Ami cukup berpengalaman dalam dunia peranjingan. Tapi jawaban belum saya dapatkan.

2. Yogi Biondy

Alan: yog
biondy yogi: ya
Alan: binatang bisa mens gak sih?
biondy yogi: ngga de kyknya
Gatau jg sih

Tampang saya pada saat itu kira-kira begini:

Saya langsung malas dan langsung cari contact lain.

3. Khoirunnisa Wirdaningrum

Alan: sul
Nisul: yes?
Alan: binatang bisa mens gak sih?
Nisul: buset
ngapa dah?
Alan: coba lu telaah pertanyaan gw
kalo manusia bisa kenapa binatang nggak
menurut lu bisa gak?
Nisul: kucing lo betina kan?
Alan: he eh
katanya kucing nggak tapi
Nisul: nah lu liat dah tu pernah ga dia ngeluh datang bulan
Alan: tapi anjing mens
Nisul: hmm
mungkin hewan tertentu
yang sistem pembuangannya mirip manusia
terus kalo anjing mens ada tampon anjing gitu?
Alan: elu mirip manusia
elu mens dong ya
Nisul menulis:

4. Raden Ajeng Mayangsari

Alan: may
mayce: lan
Alan: binatang mens gak sih?
mayce: hah ?
kali dah
hahahaha
ya nggak lah lan
Alan: anjing iya
binatang yang lain mens gak ya
mayce: masa iya ?
dih

Tampak sekali kalau adik Mayang ini kurang berpengalaman. Belajar lah nak yang giat di sekolah.

5. Anindyanto Dwikumoro

Alan: dis
Alan: eh salah
adphoto©: jiahahaha
Alan: udah terlanjur gapapa deh
adphoto©: wakakkaa
knp sob
Alan: menurut lu binatang mens kaga?
adphoto©: buset deh
iyalah
knp emg?
Alan: he?
emang apa aja yang mens?
adphoto©:
anjing jg bgtu bro..
Alan: kucing gw gak mens
adphoto©: kucing gw aj pernah wkwkwkw
Alan: HAH?
SERIUS LU?
adphoto©: seriusan hahaa
tp g kyk org
Alan: kucing gw gak mens2
adphoto©: gw bru liat sekali doang...
itu jg umur brp g merhatiin gw hahaha
Alan: bukan mens, embeien kali
salah liat kali lu
kata orang2 kucing gak mens soalnya
adphoto©: buahaha
g tw deh gw lan...

Cukup membantu, tapi tetap saya masih haus jawaban.

6. Rizky Adistria Ananda

Alan: dis
Adis: yahu
Alan: binatang mens gak sih?
Adis: hmmmmm
setau gue, anjing iya
selain itu, gak tau deh
kyknya mamalia mens deh
Alan: oh ya?
apa aja contoh binatangnya?
Adis: anjing -_-
kucing kyknya iya deh
Alan: kucing gw kaga mens
Adis: mungkin lo aja gak tau..
siapa tau dia rahasia2an sm lo kan malu
Alan: bisa jadi
Adis: anjingnya temen gue sih dapet
Alan: ckckck
Adis: emang kenapa lance?
Alan: gapapa
tadi gw lagi ngobrolin sama temen gw
Adis: tell your friend, bahwa anjing tuh mens. haha
Alan: dia tau
dia nanya, binatang yang lain mens apa kaga
dan gw pun jadi ngeh
Adis: mungkin gajah iya
mari kita tanya anak ipa!
Alan: sotoy lu ah
tau darimana tiba2 gajah
siapa yang dokter disini
Adis: feeling
Alan: oh, ira
mana ira
ah off
Adis: ira off
haha
gugel lan..
gugel

Saya pun mengikuti saran Adis untuk googling, dan menemukan dari wikipedia:

..Selain manusia, periode ini (menstruasi) hanya terjadi pada primata-primata besar, sementara binatang- binatang menyusui lainnya, yang disebut sebagai siklus estrusi.

Jadi, binatang tetap mengalami ovulasi (tentu saja mamalia), cuma namanya bukan menstruasi melainkan estrusi. Tentang primata besar di atas, saya menemukan sebuah artikel yang mengatakan bahwa Gorila mengalami estrusi dan juga mengalami "menopause", dan bahkan mengalami "premenopause syndrom".

Lalu saya pun menemukan sebuah forum yang membicarakan bahwa kucing juga mengalami estrusi, tetapi setidaknya 6 bulan sampai setahun sekali. Dari forum yang lain, ada juga pembicaraan tentang anjing betina 99% akan hamil kalau dibuahi pada saat estrusi. Sangat berlawanan dengan manusia.

Belum cukup menjawab?
Emang.
Tanya gih sama Tuhan.

Gila, saking gak ada kerjaannya kan tuh gw sampe nulis beginian di blog.

4 Minute Warning

2009-05-28T22:11:00.007+07:00

This is just a nightmare, soon I'm gonna wake up..

Hari libur pertama akhir semester saya habiskan dengan bermain Ragnarok Online dan iseng mencoret-coret di paint.

Menyedihkan.

Semoga hari-hari esok sampai akhir liburan tidak begini.

Oh ya, handphone GSM saya rusak. Kalau ada sesuatu yang penting-penting hubungi nomer CDMA saya saja.

Signal Fire

2009-05-22T00:57:00.008+07:00

Entah kenapa sampai sekarang saya masih tetap tidak bisa mengindahkan lagu ini dari kepala saya, walaupun sudah semenjak dua tahun yang lalu saya dengar. Bahkan saya merasa cukup berat untuk menghapus lagu ini dari pustaka musik ponsel saya, dari dulu.

Dan saya tidak dapat menemukan alasan untuk tidak menyukai video nya.

Apa mungkin penyebabnya karena waktu pertama kali mendengar lagu ini saya sedang kasmaran?

Bisa jadi.

Dan ini pun lagu orang kasmaran, bukan?

Sangat bisa jadi, berarti.

there you are standing right in front of me~

Ah, betapa saya suka mendengarkan lagu-lagu kasmaran ketika diri saya sedang kasmaran.

2009-05-17T20:19:00.007+07:00

saya bukan tipikal orang yang berharapan luas
dapat jawaban seadanya juga sudah cukup puas

apalah arti ambisi jika hanya akan membuat saya terlihat buas?

makan itu anti ambisi, telan itu anti puas
kini otak bagai kanvas tanpa dikuas
contekan pun ragu untuk saya jadikan tuas
apalagi tulisannya beruas-ruas

tolong,
besok saya uas!

c'est la d'asian

2009-05-15T03:08:00.006+07:00

His (or maybe her?) name is Kim Dong Won.

He loves Mariah Carey.
So love Mariah Carey that made him loves to sing her songs in karaoke recording.

Oh trust me, you will love to hear his singings.

Well, pick-a-boo then..

a.

b.

c.

OOOOOOWWWWWHHH, DON'T YOU LOVE HIM??????

Damn, just say yes or he's gonna EAT YOU in Christmas.

HAHAHA

There are many of his video more in Youtube (singing Mariah Carey's, of course).
Just search.

cube war

2009-05-14T06:46:00.003+07:00

Glad to pronounce you...

Michel Gondry!

And from the other side....

Jack Black!

So, let the battle, begin! *ting ting*

Round's over!

Owkeh, nice try Jack. But still you can't beat a Gondry.
The winner is Gondry! *ting ting*

Saya ketagihan

2009-05-14T06:07:00.014+07:00

menggambar di paint.

Saya tahu saya tidak bisa menggambar.

Tolong, saya tidak bisa tidur.

Such great heights

2009-05-12T22:19:00.012+07:00

iTunes played the song, and voila, I made the picture.

You see, I don't do draw.

Ya, tertawalah..

Hello goodbye

2009-05-08T00:06:00.015+07:00

Hello!

Good bye!

I solemnly swear that I will not ever use red bandages again whenever I broke my glasses, and for i will take care of the new one well.

I like you

2009-05-05T03:59:00.010+07:00

tagged from Priska Lampangateia.

(The rules: Put the logo on your post. Nominate 5-10 blogs you like. Be sure to link to your nominees in your post. Let them know they have received the award by commenting on their blog. Share the love and link to this post and the person who gave you the award.)

I'd love to give this award to the following aces:

Everyone in my bloglist!

With as much creativity as you can muster, show your heart in:
1 picture
1 poem
1 song or piece of music
1 phrase or quote
1 item of clothing
1 place
1 Disney princess
If you want to join in, tag 6 more blogs!

And here we go..

Hoppipolla!

Saya ingin terlahir kembali di planet lain
Atau mungkin juga di neraka, jadi tukang jaga api
Akan saya buktikan kalau kamu pasti ada disana juga
*Djenar Maesa Ayu

I still don't understand why Thom Yorke doesn't like this song. This song ain't too bad, though.

"What is love if not about a total agony?"
- a guy in Love Actually

HAHAHAHA

I'm really dying to live in Balkans.

Wait, Disney princess?

Princess Belle.

She's the only Disney princess to marry someone who wasn't human. Pity..

Today

2009-05-03T21:20:00.022+07:00

Minggu siang tak ada kerjaan, saya memutuskan untuk pergi menonton film di bioskop yang terletak di sebuah mall yang berada di daerah bilangan Depok. Sebuah mall yang sungguh amat sangat tidak menaikkan derajat sosial seseorang jika orang tersebut kesana dengan tujuan menaikkan derajat sosialnya. Kita sebut saja mall itu dengan nama "Cinere Mall".

Yah, kenyataannya, emang gw nontonnya di cinere mol tadi.

Lanjut.

Ada 4 film yang sedang diputar. 2 diantaranya, yang paling menarik untuk saya tonton, adalah "Knowing" serta "Jamila dan Sang Presiden". Dan saya pun memutuskan untuk menonton keduanya.

Memang, Knowing sudah sangat basi, dan banyak teman saya yang sudah menceritakan kemasan ceritanya yang menarik tetapi betapa "mengenekkan" endingnya. Tapi karena kenyataan akan saya belum sempat untuk menonton ini film, serta ditambah rasa penasaran yang membludak, maka jadilah saya menonton film ini. Dan memang benar, endingnya sangat tidak memuaskan penonton. Tapi setelah saya pilah-pilah dan memikirkan alternatif endingnya, memang sepertinya ending tersebut cukup pas, dan saya tidak bisa menemukan ending lain yang pas dan menohok selain ending tersebut.

Saya lumayan tertarik pas baca review nya entah dimana, yang dikatakan bagus. Ternyata, memang bagus. Film ini mengangkat isu perdagangan perempuan di Indonesia, yang tanpa orang-orang pada umumnya sadari, terjadi secara besar-besaran. Juga, di film ini digambarkan betapa bobroknya pemerintahan di Indonesia dalam menanggapi kasus-kasus perdagangan perempuan, padahal Indonesia mempunyai undang-undang yang melindungi perempuan dan anak-anak kecil dari perdagangan.

Ada satu adegan dimana ketika para anak-anak perempuan transit dari pengangkutan untuk dijual, terlihat seseorang yang berseragam polisi sedang berjaga dan mengawasi agar prosesnya berlangsung dengan tertib, seolah kejadian yang berlangsung di depan matanya adalah suatu hal yang biasa. Dan memang kenyataannya, bahwa yang menyebabkan terus bertahannya perdagangan wanita di Indonesia sampai sekarang adalah karena faktor banyaknya aparat yang ikut "bermain" dalam bisnis ini. Sudah bukan rahasia umum, kalau diantara para petinggi-petinggi birokrasi di negeri kita ini, ada yang memegang -atau malah bisa dibilang "bos besar"- jalur lalu-lintas perdagangan wanita di Indonesia. Ironi, sangat. Dan sungguh film ini membuat saya merasa prihatin kepada para perempuan yang tinggal dibawah garis kemiskinan, yang sangat rentan untuk masuk ke dalam praktek perdagangan ini.

Yah, yang mau nonton, nonton lah. Dialog-dialognya lumayan bagus. Akting para pemainnya juga lumayan. Cuma akting Christine Hakim terasa rada kurang greget ketika bersanding dengan sang tokoh utama, Atiqah Hasiholan, yang tampil baik. Bahkan akting Eva Celia, Ria Irawan, dan Djadjang C. Noer yang lebih terasa karakternya. Yah, segimana bagus pun, buat yang gak biasa nonton film beginian pasti bakal ngerasa bosen banget sejak film dimulai sampai pertengahan film. Ditambah pula dengan ending yang "kurang menceritakan tapi pas", akan membuat para penonton yang bertipikal di atas keluar dari studio dengan perasaan kecewa karena telah membeli tiket film yang sama sekali tidak menghiburnya.

Just want to share

2009-05-03T03:58:00.013+07:00

of my last downloads. Be my guest, then.

March of the Zapotec/Realpeople-Holland (EP), Beirut

March of the Zapotec Track listing

"El Zócalo"
"La Llorona"
"My Wife"
"The Akara"
"On a Bayonet"
"The Shrew"

RealPeople-Holland Track listing

"My Night with the Prostitute from Marseille"
"My Wife, Lost in the Wild"
"Venice"
"The Concubine"
"No Dice"

click here for "March of the Zapotec/Realpeople-Holland" download

Who Killed Harry Houdini? I'm From Barcelona

Track listing

"Andy"
"Paper Planes"
"Headphones"
"Music Killed Me"
"Gunhild" (feat. SoKo)
"Mingus"
"Ophelia"
"Houdini"
"Little Ghost"
"Rufus"

click here for "Who Killed Harry Houdini?" download

In A Nutshell, Pelle Carlberg

Track listing

"Pamplona"
"I Love You, You Imbecile" (feat. Ida Maria)
"Crying All the Way to the Pawnshop"
"I Just Called to Say I Love You"
"Why Do Today What You Can Put Off Until Tomorrow?"
"Middleclass Kid"
"I Touched You at the Sound Check"
"Clever Girls Like Clever Boys Much More Than Clever Boys Like Clever Girls"
"Even a Broken Clock (Is Right Twice a Day)"
"Showercream and Onions"
"In a Nutshell"

click here for "In A Nutshell" download

Not Sokute (EP), SoKo

Track listing

"The Dandy Cowboys"
"Shitty Day"
"I'll Kill Her"
"Take My Heart"
"It's Raining Outside"

click here for "Not Sokute" download

My Maudlin Career, Camera Obscura

Track listing

"French Navy"
"The Sweetest Thing"
"You Told a Lie"
"Away with Murder"
"Swans"
"James"
"Careless Love"
"My Maudlin Career"
"Forests and Sands"
"Other Towns and Cities"
"Honey in the Sun"

click here for "My Maudlin Career" download

Living Thing, Peter Bjorn and John

Track listing

"The Feeling"
"It Don't Move Me"
"Just the Past"
"Nothing to Worry About"
"I'm Losing My Mind"
"Living Thing"
"I Want You!"
"Lay It Down"
"Stay This Way"
"Blue Period Picasso"
"4 Out of 5"
"Last Night"

click here for "Living Thing" download

Volume One, She and Him

Track listing

"Sentimental Heart"
"Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?"
"This Is Not a Test"
"Change Is Hard"
"I Thought I Saw Your Face Today"
"Take It Back"
"I Was Made for You"
"You Really Got a Hold on Me"
"Black Hole"
"Got Me"
"I Should Have Known Better" (The Beatles cover)
"Sweet Darlin'"
"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"

click here for "Volume One" download

2009-04-29T03:44:00.005+07:00

dan juga, seseorang, tolong, datangkanlah mereka ke Indonesia!!!!

Kebetulan nemu, ya toh saya masukkan

2009-04-28T05:18:00.013+07:00

Sondre Lerché & Sylvie Lewis, performing "Hell No" at the Paradise Rock Club, November 22nd '08

Satu hal yang mesti diketahui: setiap kali saya melihat Sondre Lerché, maka saya akan langsung teringat akan sosok Hobbit.

Yah, apa pun bentuk kau, datanglah ke Jakarta!

Baru saja secara spontan terjadi tadi di MSN, tak beberapa lama sebelum sekarang, dan keluar begitu saja seperti air hujan yang mengalir tanpa henti

2009-04-24T01:42:00.010+07:00

Alan	ica	gimana prospek hidup?
Alan	ica	cerah?
ica	Alan	Alhamdulillah gue menemukan kecerahan lan
Alan	ica	diminum dulu atuh teh nya
Alan	ica	waow
ica	Alan	oh iya makasih ya mas, maaf ngerepotin
Alan	ica	kalau mau cerita, saya mau tau kok
ica	Alan	iya, saya mau sekolah dgn bnr, trs kerja di pabrik ternama
ica	Alan	amin ya rabbal alamin
Alan	ica	he
ica	Alan	doakan saya ya mas
Alan	ica	hem
Alan	ica	kamu mau tidak kerja di malaysia?
Alan	ica	nih saya ada tawaran dari bos besar
Alan	ica	gajinya besar loh
Alan	ica	2 EM setaun
ica	Alan	2 EM?
Alan	ica	iya
Alan	ica	kamu cukup bayar ongkos perjalanannya 1 juta
Alan	ica	nanti sisanya serahin sama saya
Alan	ica	biar saya yang urus
Alan	ica	saya juga yang urus kerjanya gimana
ica	Alan	ah tp mas..
ica	Alan	tapi...
ica	Alan	saya...
Alan	ica	kenapa?
Alan	ica	malu?
ica	Alan	saya ga mau jd TKI
ica	Alan	uhuhuhuhuuuu
Alan	ica	ck, perempuan ini harus bisa kubujuk
Alan	ica	ya ampun
Alan	ica	gadis secantik kamu pantasnya menjadi tki
Alan	ica	ini ngehina apa nyindir ya
Alan	ica	kamu mau kerja apa lagi di indonesia?
Alan	ica	hah?
Alan	ica	jadi BABU?
Alan	ica	jadi JONGOS?
Alan	ica	hah?
ica	Alan	uhuhu
ica	Alan	cita2ku ingin menjadi bos
Alan	ica	kamu ini sebatang kara, ica
ica	Alan	aku ga mau jd tki
Alan	ica	cuma aku yang dari dulu ngehidupin kamu
ica	Alan	aku tau kang mas
ica	Alan	aku jg ingin membalas jasa mas
Alan	ica	nah
ica	Alan	tp apakah aku td bs bercita2 setinggi langit?
Alan	ica	bagus
Alan	ica	mau kan jadi budak seks?
Alan	ica	eh
Alan	ica	TKI
Alan	ica	*sial aku keceplosan
Alan	ica	ah, liatlah keadaan realita ica
Alan	ica	hidup kita makin susah
Alan	ica	masih untung kau kuberikan makan
Alan	ica	kalau tidak sudah jadi tulang kau, dimakan kau sama cacing-cacing di tanah
ica	Alan	a a a apa mas?
ica	Alan	td mas blg apa?
Alan	ica	a anu...
ica	Alan	s s ss seks?
ica	Alan	kang mas...
Alan	ica	IYA
ica	Alan	*mata berkaca2
ica	Alan	jd selama ini....
Alan	ica	dan aku dibayar 10 triliyun karena itu
ica	Alan	ahuhuhuuuu.....
Alan	ica	gak mungkin amat ya 10 triliyun
Alan	ica	JADI
Alan	ica	CEPAT
ica	Alan	APAAAAA???
Alan	ica	TURUTI KEMAUANKU
ica	Alan	*kamera maju mundur
Alan	ica	berdiri sambil mendekati ica
Alan	ica	JANGAN SEKALI-KALI
ica	Alan	TIDAK!
Alan	ica	MELAWANKU
ica	Alan	*ikut berdiri
Alan	ica	PLAK!
ica	Alan	AAHHH!
Alan	ica	menampar ica dengan keras
Alan	ica	AYO
ica	Alan	*nangis semakin menjadi
Alan	ica	BERGEGAS
Alan	ica	IKUT AKU SEKARANG
Alan	ica	KEMASI PAKAIAN MU
ica	Alan	kang mas jahat!
Alan	ica	KITA BERANGKAT KE MALAYSIA SEKARANG
ica	Alan	tidaaakkk tidaaakkk lepaskan aku kang maaasss
Alan	ica	sambil menarik-narik paksa lengan ica
Alan	ica	DIAM KAU
ica	Alan	*ica meronta2
Alan	ica	membekap mulut ica dengan kasar
Alan	ica	DIAM ATAU KUBUNUH
Alan	ica	mengeluarkan pisau dari celana
ica	Alan	*ica hanya bs pasrah sambil berdoa
Alan	ica	bagus bagus..
ica	Alan	HMMMMM! HMMMM!
ica	Alan	*mencoba teriak
Alan	ica	(pak haji tiba-tiba datang)
Alan	ica	assalammualaikummmm
Alan	ica	permisi kang alan, mau gladi resik ronda nih, ayo ke poskamling
ica	Alan	HMMMM! HMMMM
Alan	ica	sambil nyelonong masuk
Alan	ica	HAH
Alan	ica	NENG ICA?
ica	Alan	*tetap mencoba teriak
Alan	ica	ALAN, APA-APAAN KAMU
Alan	ica	*sambil mendatangi alan tapi berhati-hati
Alan	ica	BERHENTI KAU PAK HAJI
Alan	ica	DIAM DI TEMPAT ATAU ICA AKAN TERLUKA
ica	Alan	Astagfirullah!
Alan	ica	sambil masih menodongkan pisau
ica	Alan	nak Allan..
Alan	ica	KENAPA
Alan	ica	HAH
Alan	ica	BARU TAU AKU BEJAT?
ica	Alan	kamu kesurupan atau tidak?
Alan	ica	MEMANG AKU BEJAT
Alan	ica	HUAHUAHUAHUA
Alan	ica	AH BERISIK
Alan	ica	POKOKNYA DIAM KAU, ATAU ICA KULUKAI
Alan	ica	(tiba-tiba ibu-ibu jamu datang)
Alan	ica	assalammualaikuumm
Alan	ica	jamu mas jamu
Alan	ica	ono opo toh ribut-ribut
ica	Alan	Alhamdulillah bu sumi datang
Alan	ica	santai dulu toh mas
Alan	ica	minum jamu
ica	Alan	tolong saya bu
Alan	ica	ya ampuuuuuuuuun nak icaaaaaaaaaaa
ica	Alan	saya butuh jamu kuat skrg jg bu cepat bu cepaatt..
Alan	ica	ini ada apa toooooooooooooh
ica	Alan	bu jamunya dulu bu
Alan	ica	hati-hati loh nak icaaaaaaaaaaaa
Alan	ica	awas terlukaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Alan	ica	mau jamu apa toh ndooo
Alan	ica	kunyiiiiiit?
Alan	ica	jaheeeeeeeee?
Alan	ica	kencuuuuuuuuuuuur?
Alan	ica	ayo bapak-bapaknya jamu dulu toh, santai laaaaaah
Alan	ica	alan dan pak haji: *-_-'
ica	Alan	haduh bu sumii
Alan	ica	eh liat film di trans deh ca
Alan	ica	frik abis filmnya
ica	Alan	saya butuh jamu kuat buat gotong nak alan
ica	Alan	hah apaan?
Alan	ica	tau judulnya apa
Alan	ica	pokoknya frik filmnya
Alan	ica	waduh, adanya jamu berdiri terus sepanjang malam
Alan	ica	sama jamu perawan tradisional
ica	Alan	hah saya tertarik dgn judul jamunya bu
Alan	ica	yang mana toh mas
Alan	ica	eh mbak
ica	Alan	saya mau anu bu jamu berdiri terus
Alan	ica	iiiiiiiiiiiiihhhh
Alan	ica	bisa ajaaaa
Alan	ica	bibik jadi maluuuuuuuu
Alan	ica	emang bibik udah lama gak disentuh suami
Alan	ica	hihihihihi
ica	Alan	jeng jeng jeng jeng!
Alan	ica	sudah
Alan	ica	the end
ica	Alan	yak
ica	Alan	cut!
Alan	ica	nice acting ca!
Alan	ica	prok prok prok prok prok
ica	Alan	thanks bung

Begitulah saya dan Ica.
Terima lah kami apa adanya..

The glorious morning light

2009-04-17T23:38:00.008+07:00

By the Glorious Morning Light,
And by the Night when it is still,-
Thy Guardian-Lord hath not forsaken thee, nor is He displeased.
And verily the Hereafter will be better for thee than the present.
And soon will thy Guardian-Lord give thee (that wherewith) thou shalt be well-pleased.
Did He not find thee an orphan and give thee shelter (and care)?
And He found thee wandering, and He gave thee guidance.
And He found thee in need, and made thee independent.
Therefore, treat not the orphan with harshness,
Nor repulse the petitioner (unheard);
But the bounty of the Lord - rehearse and proclaim.

If you think the lines are so old by using "hath", "thee", "thy", and "thou", yes it is old.
But if you think that it's one of Shakespeare's, no it is not.

So?
Whose it is?

Just grab your Quran, and you can find those lines when you reach the 93rd script, or maybe you have known it as Ad Dhuha.
Yes, that Ad Dhuha.
I wouldn't even read the English version before, not until Adis showed me, then found out that it has such poetic lines. Cheers for Adis.

Si ai en ti ei

2009-04-12T23:01:00.012+07:00

Cin(T)a

Bercerita tentang kisah cinta antara Cina dan Annisa, serta kecintaan mereka berdua kepada Tuhan.

Cina, 18 tahun, mahasiswa dari Tapanuli yang baru diterima di arsitektur ITB, adalah seorang penganut Kristen yang memiliki kepercayaan kuat akan Tuhan.
Sedangkan Annisa, 24 tahun, adalah seorang senior yang rela menunda kuliahnya demi karirnya sebagai bintang baru di dunia film Indonesia. Dia ingin membuktikan bahwa dia terkenal bukanlah karena kecantikannya saja, tetapi juga karena otaknya. Tetapi, statusnya sebagai bintang terkenal malah membuatnya merasa kesepian dan hanya percaya akan cinta yang ada dalam keluarganya yang Jawa asli dan kuat akan agama Islam.

Cina cinta kepada Tuhan dan Annisa. Annisa pun cinta kepada Tuhan dan Cina. Dan Tuhan cinta kepada Cina dan Annisa. Tetapi Annisa dan Cina tidak bisa saling mencintai, karena mereka menyebut Tuhan dengan nama yang berbeda.

Annisa: “Kenapa Allah nyiptain kita beda-beda kalau Allah cuma ingin disembah dengan satu cara???”

Cina: “Makanya Allah nyiptain cinta, biar yang beda-beda itu bisa nyatu!”

Bukan main kan tuh kata-katanya.

Gw ngeliat trailer nih film di Facebook, dikasih tau si Amy, dan langsung tertarik banget buat nonton. Tapi dari yang gw baca di Facebooknya itu, katanya sih filmnya udah jadi tapi masih nyari sponsor, makanya trailernya disebar luasin. Jadi ya, mungkin masih agak lama keluarnya kali. Bikin penasaran aje nih ah.

Dan sepenglihatan gw di google, kayanya orang-orang udah banyak yang ngepost nih film di blog.
Kenapa gw basi amat ye.
Bodo amat deh ah.

Lovely song

2009-04-11T19:14:00.017+07:00

and lovely clip, too. It's a part of "Yellow Submarine", a motion picture by The Beatles. This song was played when the Yellow Submarine passing through the Sea of Time, where time flows both forwards and backwards.

When I get older losing my hair many years from now.
Will you still be sending me a Valentine?
Birthday greetings bottle of wine.

If I’d been out till quarter to three, would you lock the door?
Will you still need me? Will you still feed me?
When I’m sixty-four.

You’ll be older too.
And if you say the word, I could stay with you.

I could be handy, mending a fuse, when your lights have gone.
You can knit a sweater by the fireside, sunday morning go for a ride.

Doing the garden, digging the weeds, who could ask for more?
Will you still need me? Will you still feed me?
When I’m sixty-four.

Every summer we can rent a cottage, in the Isle of Wright, if it’s not too dear.
We shall scrimp and save, grandchildren on your knee: Vera, Chuck, & Dave

Send me a postcard, drop me a line, stating point of view.
Indicate precisely what you mean to say
Yours sincerely, wasting away

Give me your answer, fill in a form
Mine for evermore.
Will you still need me? Will you still feed me?
When I’m sixty-four.

"Sixty-four years is 33.661.440 minutes, and one minute is a long time"

I couldn't agree more.

Oh shitty day

2009-04-09T23:07:00.014+07:00

Just spontantly capturing in the middle of guitar-session taking.

Happy Pemilu anyway..

2009-04-06T21:27:00.014+07:00

I'll devise the best disguise.

A brand new look and take them by surprise.
They'll never guess what's not inside..

Asam manis jomblo

2009-04-05T01:21:00.006+07:00

Memperkenalkan Ananda Marissya Widya, atau yang biasanya maunya dipanggil Ica saja, adalah teman saya yang mempunyai kesamaan dengan saya dalam hal: 1.) sama-sama lahir di tanggal yang sama, dan 2.) sama-sama sudah lumutan menjomblo.

Oleh karena itu, untuk memperingati kejumawaan kami dalam berbagai hal, dan yang lebih penting: demi kerukunan dan ketentraman umat di seantero jagad, kami memutuskan untuk membuat sebuah playlist, yang kami tuangkan dalam wadah CD, untuk kami nikmati bersama dikala senang dan duka, dalam berkelana di dunia jomblo yang fana dan penuh asam manis percintaan ini.

Ta-Daaa!! Saya loh yang membuat cover-nya

Ketahuilah bahwa lagu-lagu yang masuk ke playlist ini telah melalui proses seleksi yang sangat amat ketat dari kami dan dengan mempertimbangkan setimbang-timbangnya nilai-nilai luhur yang ada dalam lagu-lagu tersebut.

Track-list nya?

Track#1: You Say AQ, Cinta Laurah
Track#2: Pernah Muda, Be Ce El

...........

Ah sudahlah, anda tidak akan mau tau, dan demi kebaikan anda sendiri memang sebaiknya anda tidak perlu tau track-listnya begimana.....

Sekali lagi saya tekankan, ini demi kebaikan anda sendiri.
Mengertilah saudaraku...
Dan jangan main-main!

Karena ini tidak main-main!
Lagipula, jangan main-main dengan kejombloanmu!

Akhir kata, saya mengucapkan terima kasih sebanyak-banyaknya kepada saudari Ica atas partisipasinya, karena tanpa anda tentulah proyek ini tidak akan berjalan. Senang berbisnis dengan anda!

Untuk proyek saya yang berikutnya, saya mengajak anda-anda sekalian untuk turut berpartisipasi. Ya, anda! Dengan kemungkinan besar akan diberi judul:

Alan & _____ (nama kamu) Make A Porno.

Ayo buruan daftar!

Sebelum dompet gw ilang,

2009-03-21T19:16:00.010+07:00

mending gw masukin ke blog

Ho oh, gw ngumpulin pas foto orang-orang.
Sounds creepy, eh?
Well, I am..

Kalo mau nge-zoom, di-klik aja fotonya

She's got a trick

2009-03-19T18:43:00.013+07:00

Gw punya temen sekelas, namanya Sartika Putri, tapi dia maunya dipanggilnya Tichil (baca: Thuichuiiil), padahal mah pas nya dipanggil Sarti.

nih gw masukin fotonya biar buat dia sekalian nyari jodoh

Sebenernya gak ada yang aneh-aneh amat sih sama dia. Semuanya tampak normal di mata, sampai kemarin:

Gw lagi duduk-duduk santai di kampus.
Semua kelihatan biasa-biasa saja.
Orang-orang berlalu-lalang seperti biasa.
Pepohonan menari-nari indah seperti biasa.
Rumput-rumput pun bergoyang seperti biasa.

Apa deh gw

Lalu tiba-tiba seujug-ujug..

"KU KU KU KU KU KU KU......"

"Apaan tuh?" tanya gw sambil nengok mencari sumber suara.

Oh ternyata si Tichil.
Gw gak ngerti dia kenapa.
Oh mungkin dia lagi dapet, pikir gw, karena dari kemaren-kemaren dia jadi rada sensi. *gak nyambung*

Misteri pun terkuak sampai dia ngelanjutin dari jedanya..

"KU KU KU MEMANG PUNYAAAAAA TRIK! BUAT KAUUUUU KLIK!!"

Sambil menggoyangkan kepalanya ke kanan dan ke kiri, persis kaya boneka yang ada di depan hokben.

ayo adeknya, ayo goyaaaaaang duyuuuuuuu

Gw pun menganga.
Orang-orang pun terkapar di jalanan.
Pohon-pohon bertumbangan.
Rumput-rumput menguning.
Bumi menangis.
Bahkan Dajjal pun tobat.

Iye iye lawakan gw basi.

Faktanya, dia gak gagap.
Itu dia emang sengaja nyanyiinnya kaya gitu.
"Biar ada efek DJ-nya, Lan" katanya.

Yoi, emang punya trik banget lu Cil... TAPI LU BASI.

A little update from "ciren"

2009-03-01T00:57:00.009+07:00

Juniar Widyafina Djau
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Akhirnya ibu tahu Lan wajah kamu sebenarnya di foto temanmu IPS
Kenapa sih wajahmu dibuat kayak badut jelek begitu...hahahhaa...
Ibu udah baca " ibu Ciren..." di My So-Called Blog kamu... geli juga bacanya...
Hebat juga kamu buat blog seperti itu... ibu acungkan jempol buat kamu...

ANJRIT! SIAPA NIH YANG NGASIH BLOG GW KE BU FINA?????

p.s.: Bu, emang ibu ngenalin saya? Saya kan gak pernah diajar sama Ibu. HAHAHAH KEEENNNAAAA DEEEEH.

(Y)(Y)

2009-02-19T01:04:00.017+07:00

15 Step, by Radiohead featuring USC Trojan Marching Band @ 51st Annual Grammy Award 2009.

As usual, Thom Yorke did his crazy dancing stuff while singing. Check 1:15, and you will find Thom do the "SEPERTI ULAAAR, SEPERTI ULAAAR, YANG SANGAT BERBISAAA, SANGAT BERBISAAAAA" move.

Or maybe, he'd rather sing it in English:

"Just like a serpent, just like a serpent, which very venomous, very venomous..."

Bukan main..

Post (no) secret

2009-02-11T16:49:00.007+07:00

Itu kayanya grammar nya salah deh ya.. Hahaha

Lihat, dengar, rasa

2009-02-03T02:10:00.009+07:00

Kenapa harus ada air mata yang keluar terlebih dulu barulah mata, telinga, dan hati kita lebih terbuka? Begitu kira-kira tagline nya.

Hasil kreasi: Saya dan Cynthia Khrisna Damayanti, teman sebangku di kala itu.

Omong-omong, Cynthia tuh begimane wujudnye?

Ini die nih orangnye begaye..
(kenapa mesti betawi gini ya gw ngomongnya)

Biarlah ini orang mengeksis di blog saya.

...asal salam ye Cyn buat nyokap lu yang muanuiz itu, ahiiiiiiiy

Merry-go-round

2009-01-30T13:48:00.015+07:00

Hello, I'm here to give you a tutorial about how to be safe for playing merry-go-round at Pasar Malam.

Very first thing, let me introduce the models of this tutor, from left to right: Anisa Hendrato, Anindya Rahmawati, & Khoirunnisa Wirdaningrum.

"We love Alan's blog so muach muach muach!!!"

First to do, capture as many photos as you can before this "something-go-round" going to start. It might be a difficult thing to do for capturing your friend's face when it's spinning. As a result for not, your friend's face would be had a very very awful look. Trust me.

"Yeeeeehaa, my photos on this something-ride will rock Facebook tonight!"

After that, make yourself 100% really-really sure that you are SAFE. Don't expect to find a seat belt or anything-belt because there isn't. This ain't Dufan, duh. Just relax and hold on to the grap behind your seat and say Basmalah, in case maybe you couldn't say it anymore after that..

"Where's the grap?? where's the grap?? KYAAAAAAA, oh i'm panicking myself.."

And say Basmalah more oftenly and loud when it's starting to spin harder and getting higher. Trust on the power of Basmalah!

"Oh no it's spinning harder and higher, Bismillah bismillah bismillah.. Ampun ya Allaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah, belom kawin ya Allaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah...."

FYI, there's no need any machine for this ride to start spinning, because it's 100% PURE HUMAN ENERGY. Yes, all of the Mas-Mas will spin the ride for you, in a very human way. So, I declare myself to recommend this merry-go-round to be an example for every merry-go-round in the world, for not wasting fuel and for not participating on the global warming.

"BRRRRRRANGKAT LAAAY!"
Oh, all of those Mas-Mas should be in Green Peace..

And last, the Ride-Jockey (RJ) on this ride is also a DJ. It isn't like in the Dufan, whose the RJ only can say "Mana suaranyaaaaaaa?" or "Mau lagiiiiiii? antri lagi doooong!!" and stuffs like that. But, the RJ on this ride also will play the non-stop-hits Mangga Dua house musix all night long with lots of big speakers!!! Yo yo the Di di di di to the Jeh is in the ride yoo.

"Deng tak deng deng tak, MUNGKINKAAAAAH KITA KAN SLALU BERSAMAAAAAA, WALAU TERBENTANG JARAK ANTARA KITAAAA, tratak des, ahey!"

Maap kalo fotonya cuma dikit.
Sudah saya bilang, tutstel saya rusak.

A review and a preview

2009-01-22T20:39:00.017+07:00

Yah, akhirnya libur semester 1 udah mau abis. Dan sebentar lagi gw bakal mulai masuk ke semester 2. Pada penasaran gak sih nilai-nilai gw segimana pas semester kemaren? Udah bilang iya aja biar cepet, daripada gw sumpahin mandul.

Inilah rincian nilai saya:

Agama Islam: A-
Bahasa Indonesia: B
Bahasa Inggris: B+
Creative Thinking: B+
Kewarganegaraan: B+
Pancasila: B+
Pengantar Ilmu Komunikasi: B+

Untungnya gak ada yang C, tokainya yang A cuma 1..

Pasti hal pertama yang lu tanyain: "Loh kok pelajarannya gampang-gampang gitu sih, Lan?".

Itu juga lah yang gw pertanyakan pada mulanya ketika ngeliat daftar mata kuliah yang bakal gw pelajarin pas awal semester 1 kemaren. Gw langsung mikir "ah cemen, ini mah sama aja kaya SMA". Tapi dalam jangka waktu beberapa bulan setelah proses kegiatan belajar mengajar, pemikiran "ah cemen" gw langsung berubah ke "CEMEN GIGI LU GONDRONG!!".

Maksudnya susah.
Duh, gak ngerti ya? Gitu aja mesti gw jelasin ya?
Ckckck..
*annoying mode: on

Untungnya, nilai-nilai gw gak jelek-jelek amat (yang dihasilkan dengan banyak kecurangan tentunya), dan ini pun berpengaruh ke IP gw yang bisa dibilang "lumayan".

"Emang berapa Lan IP lu?"

Ah kecil.
IP gw remed, cuma 5,9..
SKBM nya 7 padahal....

Ehem, yang percaya tolol.
Itu gw mau nipu anak-anak SMA yang baca blog gw.
Ihiy.
Itu kalo pun misalnya ada yang baca....

Inti posting ini, jadi kemaren lusa, gw konsultasi ke Pembimbing Akademis (PA) gw. Orangnya nenek-nenek tua galak gitu, yang belom nyerahin berkas-berkas aja udah ngomelin gw "Duh, buka steplesnya jangan gitu dong nanti robek, buka steples aja gak bisa" atau "Eit! Jangan buang steplesnya sembarangan!".

Pokoknya tuh PA tipe nenek-nenek yang siap menerkam tipe-tipe gw yang dateng-ke-PA-aja-gak-mandi. Anda pasti tahu maksud saya, bukan?

Inti ngemeng-ngemeng ini adalah, tuh PA ngomong ke gw "Nilai IP itu jangan sampai turun loh ya, harus ditingkatkan!"

"Ditingkatkan!"

"Ditingkatkan!"

"Ditingkatkan 3 kali!!"

Alah kaya iklan partai Demokrat.

"Hah? Ditingkatkan?", gw pun langsung ngeliat daftar mata kuliah yang gw ambil di semester 2 nanti.

1. Bahasa Inggris Lanjutan.

bisa bisa.. Apa gunanya gw LIA sampe lulus? Cie gw LIA sampe lulus.

2. Dasar-dasar Penulisan.

ah ini mah paling ngarang-ngarangan.

3. Jurnalisme Penyiaran.

iki opo toh?

4. Manajemen Penyiaran.

hah? ngitung-ngitung dong nih? perasaan gw jadi gak enak.

5. Komunikasi Antar Pribadi.

karepe opo toh..

6. Sosiologi Komunikasi.

yah seenggaknya apa-apa yang judulnya "Sosiologi" jawaban esainya gampang dikarang lah.

7. Psikologi Komunikasi.

tempe udah, jadi tempe.....

Eh, gw kesannya jadi kaya pamer mata kuliah gini deh ya.
Ah bodo amat.
Whatsoeveeeeeeeeeeerr....
Whatsoeveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerr..
Bawa diriiiiiiiiikuuuuuuuuu...

Itu lagunya Agnes.... perlu ya gw jelasin lagi? Gini aja gak ngerti? Udah berhenti aja deh baca blog gw, anda tidak cukup terkualifikasi.
*minta digampar mode: on

Jadi, tampaknya, gw mesti mengencangkan ikat pinggang di semester kedua. Bukan, bukan untuk menjaga kelamin dari godaan-godaan nafsu yang semakin bertubi-tubi, tapi untuk jadi lebih serius dan kembali fokus ke tujuan utama gw untuk apa sebenarnya gw kuliah.

~~Untuk cari cewek dong~~
Untuk belajar..

backsound: univeeeeeeersitas indonesiaaaaaa, uuuuuuuniversitas kaaamiiiiiiiiiii

omong-omong..
eh pada ikut padus ya tanggal 31?
udah gak usah ikut, padus-padusan is so MABA you know.
HAHAH

Since I don't know what to post, again

2009-01-15T22:32:00.018+07:00

I would like to introduce you a song from Munchausen by Proxy, a fictional band of which movie I just watched yesterday, Yes Man.

This is called "Sweet Ballad". I'll give you the lyrics. So, sing along!

Got nothing to prove, I'm not your whore
You're gonna lose, cause I got more
Not sure you can endure
I'm not your little, I'm not your little, I'm not your little
Whore...

(Whore, whore, whore...)
Not your late night booty call
(Whore no more...)
Don't call me passed 11pm, it won't happen again

Like a scab that won't heal, just another sore
Lost face in the crowd such a lonely bore

Don't call me passed 11pm, it won't happen again
Happened once, it happened twice it happened three times, maybe four times, maybe five times, maybe, maybe it happened six times but it won't happen seven times
No no no no no no...

(Whore whore whore...)
Not your late night booty call
(Whore no more...)
Don't call me passed 11pm it won't happen again

You could call me at 10.59 but don't call me at 11.00, cause that's my rule now

A big bold H for HAHAHA.

Konyol.

Omong-omong, Zooey Deschanel tuh tipe wanita idaman gw banget dech, hihihi, aiiihh jadi malyuuu... *plak

Since i don't know what to post

2009-01-10T20:13:00.016+07:00

This time, tagged from Didit Hersanto on Facebook.

16 Random Things

Rules:
1. Once you’ve been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 16 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you.
2. At the end, choose 16 people to be tagged.
3. You have to tag the person who tagged you.
4. If I tagged you, it’s because I want to know more about you.

Well, i will obey rule number 1 only.

Here we go:

Fact #1:
Gw selalu ngerasa kalo umur gw pendek, tapi ini gak buat gw rajin solat.

Fact #2:
Waktu kelas 3 SD, gw pernah ketabrak mobil ampe mental pas lagi nyebrang, terus langsung pingsan di jalan.

Fact #3:
Di luar dugaan, gw suka baca novel, gw pernah baca novel 1000 halaman dalam waktu 2 hari.

Fact #4:
Gw punya asma, pas smp udah sembuh, tapi sekarang kambuh lagi gara-gara nyokap gw peliara kucing.

Fact #5:
Gw pernah jadi cabutan paduan suara di SMA. Sebelum gw masuk, paduan suaranya juara terus. Pas gw masuk, gak pernah juara. Terus pas gw keluar, baru juara lagi. Menyedihkan..

Fact #6:
Entah kenapa gw mulai tertarik baca Al-Quran terjemahan setelah gw baca The Da Vinci Code. Untuk mendalami sejarah nabi-nabi adalah faktornya utamanya.

Fact #7:
Gw udah suka nonton film di bioskop dari kecil. Pernah waktu umur 8 taun gw nonton sendirian di 21, beneran sendirian, nonton A Bug's Life kalo gak salah.

Fact #8:
Gw udah bisa berenang dari TK nol kecil.

Fact #9:
Gw orang yang selalu merasa kurang puas dengan apa yang gw bisa. Pernah waktu kecil, gw maen basket sama temen gw yang agak sedikit lebih jago dari gw, dan entah kenapa gw jadi kesel banget, terus gw nyari-nyari kesempatan buat dorong dia, dan dia beneran gw dorong sampe nyusruk terus tangannya patah. Tapi sekarang mah udah gak se-ekstrim itu lah, gila aje.

Fact #10:
Gw takut tinggi. Kalo gw berada di lantai lebih dari 2, gw lama-lama jadi gugup dan telapak tangan gw langsung jadi keringetan.

Fact #11:
Gw bener-bener terlalu sering ngelamun.

Fact #12:
Lagu pertama yang bisa gw mainin pake gitar adalah lagu Peterpan. Dan alasan utama gw belajar mainin itu lagu adalah karena gacin, alias gagal cinta. Ampun ampunan dah.

Fact #13:
Gw masih suka ngompol sampe kelas 4 SD. Gara-garanya gw suka baca komik "Cerita Hantu Di Sekolah" dan gw jadi takut ke WC kalo malem-malem sebelum tidur karena takut sama Hanako. Maklum dong masih kecil, masih polos, masih cute.

Fact #14:
Gw orang Padang yang belom pernah ke Padang dan gak bisa bahasa Padang dan sama sekali gak tertarik dengan adat Padang. Terkecuali makanannya tentunya.

Fact #15:
Gw suka, atau bisa dibilang "penasaran", sama binatang. Waktu kecil gw suka nangkepin lalet, cicek, belalang, buat jadi eksperimen "sejauh mana ketahanan tubuh mereka kalo gw siksa?", dan perujungannya pun sudah dapat ditebak, jadi mayat. Pernah waktu SD gw beli burung dari abang-abang yang jualan di depan SD gw. Karena takut dimarahin sama nyokap gw, tuh burung gw masukin plastik terus gw umpetin di dalem tas. Sayangnya pas sampe rumah gw udah lupa sama tuh burung dalam tas. Besoknya tuh burung udah almarhum.

dan fakta yang paling utama, Fact #16:
Gw orang yang sangat amat canggung, baik waktu sendirian maupun dalam keramaian, bahkan gw canggung waktu lagi sama orang-orang yang akrab banget sama gw. Sumpah, gw bener-bener canggung banget. Ampun deh.

Ini mah jatohnya jadi 16 dirty little secrets ya?
Bodo ah, blog blog gw.

Ciren

2009-01-02T05:33:00.020+07:00

Kemaren kemaren gw di friendsuggestion sama Didit buat ngeadd guru SMA gw, Bu Fina, di Facebook.

Ini nih orangnya:

Juniar Widyafina Djau

Emang gaul bet dah guru jaman sekarang pada punya fesbuk.

Ya terus gw add lah itu dia.

Terus tadi gw buka facebook, ada message di inbox gw, gw kira spam atau apaan yang gak penting, tapi entah kenapa ada kekuatan yang narik gw buat buka inbox.

Terus pas gw buka, ternyata ada message dari Bu Fina, dan isinya..

"Ini siapa sih? Ganti fotonya, biar ibu gak ciren!"

Oh my guod ibuuuu..
ibu udah lupa sama saya?
sumpah ibu tega abis sama saya..

Tak-jer-buz

Yah, emang sih foto gw agak gak keliatan muka gwnya (profile picture gw tuh foto ktp gw tapi kaya di versi joker-in gitu). Tapi masa dia lupa nama gw ya? Yah sudahlah daripada kualat, jadi saya mohon maaf aja deh bu udah buat ibu ciren.

Betewe ciren apa sih bu? ciren setau saya sih singkatan dari judul pelem horor, maCI kemaREN...
auuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuwwwwww...