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2 of my best buys from iTunes

2009-03-15T16:35:00.000-07:00

Evol Intent - Era of Diversion

This one here is an intense album. Evol Intent has been known in the dnb scene for their ultra-tight edits. Distorted synth leads and screaming guitars, derived from their hardcore past blended with stuttering beats and the occasional boundary-crossing walk into the realm of hip-hop and IDM. The title track jumps right away, the ever-shocking "Smoke & Mirrors" with its hardcore vocal, there's too many to mention, the bubbles in my brain had burst into an untreatable state...help....

Prodigy - Invaders Must Die

They are back! After their latest (and dismal) "Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned" (Spitfire being the only track that I like), they are back with a brain-twisting album. Full of high-speed tracks, menacing synths and tight beats, this is the Prodigy that had drowned me into electronic music years ago. The infectous "Omen" haunts me night and day, the reggae-influenced "Thunder" kept me humming the vocal samples for weeks. I forgive you for AONO guys!

a tribute to one of the coolest local pimp daddy

2009-03-06T22:28:00.000-08:00

"I'm rollin' with my crew, in my red BMW!"

cuplikan e-mail dari mailing list

2009-02-26T18:08:00.000-08:00

seorang teman memberikan topik tentang perkembangan teknologi dan pengaruhnya bagi aspek-aspek kehidupan di dalam masyarakat

menggelitik otak juga, jadi gw send reply :

selain menyiapkan teknologi, budaya dari pemakaian teknologi itu sendiri juga harus dipersiapkan tentunya. melihat ke dalam negeri sendiri? waduh bingung mau ketawa apa nangis hehehe...

teknologi lama yang sampe sekarang etika pemakaiannya masih acak adut : tangga jalan. masih bingung ngeliat orang yang naik tangga jalan tapi diri di tengah... etika pemakaian tangga jalan kalo emang mau santai ya diri di sebelah kiri, sisakan ruang lowong di sebelah kanan untuk orang yang sedang buru-buru naik. hal sederhana seperti ini aja sebenarnya, tapi masih belom kepikiran

satu lagi : lift. lagi naik lift mau keluar, di luar udah banyak orang ngegerombol di depan pintu maksa masuk... makin sedih hehehe... etikanya ya minggir dulu, biar yang di dalem keluar dulu semua, baru yang di luar masuk. lift bukan metromini yang bakal ninggalin penumpangnya kok hehehehe

atau yang terbaru, blackberry. logikanya adalah alat ini memungkinkan penggunanya untuk bisa dihubungi lewat e-mail 24 jam penuh. tapi ya masih ada aja yang make cuma buat pesbukan heheheh... gw sendiri merasa belom jadi international- quality executive sampe harus mampu bales e-mail kerjaan 24 jam penuh. kalopun udah perlu, gw bakal minta perusahaan yang bayarin blackberry gw hehehe

An Ode To My Ex-Bosses

2009-02-19T19:57:00.000-08:00

It's been more than 6 months since my Elephant days. I do miss them a lot. They are a generous employer. They have known to be the highest-paying business around the block. Great working atmosphere, you get to experience working with people coming from all around the world. Now I know how it feels to be a "citizen of the world". The best thing for me was the bosses. Unlike the typical boss figure that has been stereotyped here, they are truly a different kind of beast.

The owner, Robert Trench, he's your typical witty and sarcastic Scottish. He's old and he's been around I can tell, but that didn't make him arrogant. A really good bloke he is. No matter how busy he is, when he walks past any of his employees, he always greet them cheerfully. He knows how to make his employees feel comfortable working there. He knows how to make us laugh when we were tired while having our staffies.

The manager, Ian Todd, a real Aussie bloke. He must had wished that his parents would name him Jack Daniels instead of Ian Todd. Sounds like a common Aussie to you eh? He had this straightforward in-your-face attitude that makes him likable. He doesn't really like to make jokes, but his Aussie root makes him a witty person, and that's why everyone love Ian. He is very protective of his employees. I always remember one of his "wise words" regarding some of the employees that were being abused verbally by the customers, "YOU DON'T GET PAID HERE TO BE ABUSED BY THE CUSTOMERS, YOU ARE GETTING PAID TO BE ABUSED BY US!" Basically he wants us to report any abuse done by the customers to him and let him deal with it. He loves to handle rough punters and he's an eternal Manchester United fan (I can tell by his tatts), he's forever good in my book.

My first commercial print ad

2009-02-05T18:09:00.000-08:00

Client : JIADreams Communication

Concept & Copy : Teddy Satrio Wibowo

Design Execution : Image Nation

people who live in danger

2009-02-05T17:26:00.000-08:00

Some people like it being in a dangerous situation, not because they're a descendant of Steve Irwin, hell I don't even know their reasons.

I consider myself as one. Not the death-defying one, but more of a person who can't stand of routines. To woke up in the morning, leave the house before 6, dwell in the traffic maze, arrive at the office, having a coffee, and so on....

Sticks and stones, oh broken bones

2009-01-29T13:39:00.000-08:00

Been four months back in this hellhole (that I loved so much).

Been hitting brick walls, driving into tight corners, consuming never-ending dreams. Some sort of his big plan I suppose, all remains a mystery. Still, I'm a human. Being late is probably better than being a no-show. It's a comforting notion, I know, but surely the story goes on still.

The first steps are always the hardest. Nothing can be done.

akhirnya aku pul;ang

2008-09-30T03:24:00.000-07:00

lulus

wisuda

aku pulang

jakarta here i come...

10 FAQs (hasil tag si Bewokz)

2008-09-18T15:46:00.000-07:00

1. Gw benci mati-matian sama anjing. Waktu kecil gue pernah kaget digonggong anjing waktu naik sepeda, alhasil gw jatoh dengan sukses dan menghasilkan beberapa lecet di kaki.

2. Menurut emak tersayang, waktu kecil kalo gue lagi nangis-nangis gak juntrung, cuma ada dua hal yang bisa bikin gue diem. Pertama adalah nonton azan maghrib di TVRI. Selain azan maghrib gw juga bisa bengong terdiam kalo dengerin pegawainya almarhum buyut gw lagi baca Al-Qur'an (almarhum buyut gw punya toko material di Jl. Baturaja di daerah Kebon Kacang situ, dulu ada satu pegawainya, Mang Toha, yg kerja dan tinggal disitu pas weekdays dan pulang ke rumahnya di Parung pas weekend, dia setiap abis maghrib pasti ngaji). Kedua adalah nonton kaset video Top Pop punya bokap (kaset video Top Pop adalah kumpulan video klip dari lagu-lagu yang lagi ngetop waktu jaman 80an, seri kompilasi Top Pop ini ada banyak, bokap punya sampe 25an seri)

3. Pertama kali nonton konser live waktu SMP. Ini tahun 93 apa 94 ya... Konser Supergroove di M Club yg berlokasi di Blok M Plaza menjadi konser pertama yang pernah gue kunjungin. Waktu itu nonton bareng temen gw yg namanya Rully. Dari sekian banyak murid di SMP 177 waktu itu, cuma gw sama Rully yang paling update dengan musik-musik yang beredar. Selera musik kita berdua udah cukup luas, sementara anak-anak yang lain masih berkutat di seputar satu genre musik aja.

4. Pertama kali mengenal materi pornografi waktu SMP. Kejadiannya waktu pulang dari ambil nilai atletik di Senayan. Temen gw Lutfi nunjukin stensilan Enny Arrow. Itu stensilan dalam keadaan halamannya terlepas-lepas, tapi gue dengan sabarnya menyusun kembali halaman demi halaman supaya enak dibaca lagi hehehe.

5. Gue merasa bersalah mengenalkan pornografi kepada sahabat gue waktu kuliah dulu. Sepertinya gara-gara gue, dia sekarang jadi berotak cabul dan suka motret-motret yang telanjang-telanjang gitu. Karena didera oleh rasa bersalah yang berkepanjangan ini, akhirnya gue memutuskan untuk berintrospeksi ke Australia.

6. Negara yang paling pengen gue kunjungin adalah Jepang dan Inggris. Gue sangat terkesima dengan Jepang. Filosofi hidupnya yang mampu bangkit dari keterpurukan menjadi masa keemasan seperti sekarang sebisa mungkin gue jadikan contoh. Sejauh ini gue baru belajar budaya Jepang lewat film-filmnya (dan bukan, gue bukan koleksi dorama Jepang kok..).

7. Gue seneng ngemil, titik.

8. Gue ga suka batik, don't ask why.

9. Musik elektronik udah mendarah daging buat gue. Mungkin ini hasil dari bokap yg seneng nyetel lagu 80's waktu gue kecil, favorit gue waktu itu Depeche Mode. Mungkin gue satu-satunya anak umur 7 tahun yg seneng Depeche Mode.

10. Karena seneng musik elektronik, maka gue ngumpulin beberapa instrumen untuk genre ini. Hasil dari keringat darah dan air mata (literally) sampe saat ini adalah : Roland MC-909, Roland MC-505, Akai MPC 1000, Yamaha RM1X, Korg EM-1, Korg EMX-1, Korg Kaossilator, Korg Kaoss Pad 3, Korg miniKP, Mixer Tapco Mix120, Mixer Behringer Xenyx 802, Efek Behringer FEX800, Midi Controller Novation Nocturne.

Akhirnya, working holiday visa buat Indonesians mulai dipertimbangkan

2008-08-08T20:22:00.000-07:00

Yeaaaah... ayo ayo yang mau mendulang dolar sementara!

sumber resmi : http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=2&ContentID=89587

Aust, Indon agree to start working holiday visa scheme

6th August 2008, 19:15 WST

Australia and Indonesia have agreed to start a working holiday visa scheme.

Australian Immigration Minister Chris Evans said the two countries had finalised an agreement to establish a working holiday visa scheme, similar to one already in place between Australia and numerous other countries.

“This will facilitate the capacity of young people from each country to work and holiday in each other’s countries,” he said.

“I’m a very firm believer that schemes like this broaden the understanding of each other’s cultures.”

Indonesia’s Law and Human Rights Minister Andi Mattalatta said the draft arrangements had been agreed and would be formally signed off later this year.

Under the agreement, Indonesians on holiday in Australia would be entitled to work for several months across all sectors, he said.

However, Australians would only be entitled to work in tourism, as English teachers or in hospitals in Bali or Java while on holiday in Indonesia, he said.

“Usually when people are taking a holiday to Australia, they are only given a tourist visa and cannot work,” he told reporters.

“With this agreement, our children who are taking a holiday in Australia are able to work in all lines of working fields, according to the needs there.”

Senator Evans said Australia had not held talks with Indonesia about a guest worker scheme, currently under consideration.

“There has been no decision by the Australian government to have a guest worker scheme with anyone as yet,” he said.

“While you know there is consideration before cabinet about such matters, the focus is very much on the South Pacific as a trial.

“A decision will be taken and announced shortly about that, but the focus has always been on both the South Pacific and a trial as part of our attempts to stabilise the South Pacific economies.

“There has not been any formal engagement with Indonesia on those issues,” Senator Evans said.

Mr Mattalatta said he could not comment because the matter had not been formally raised in talks.

JAKARTA
AAP

R.I.P Shaun Murphy

2008-07-31T05:20:00.000-07:00

Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi rojiuun

Just got the news from Gerry, that Shaun had passed away last Friday due to a heart attack. Rest in peace Shaun, I wanted to thank you for your kind supervision but I haven't got the chance :(

THANK GOD FOR TAX REFUND!!!

2008-07-22T22:46:00.000-07:00

YIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Ga sia-sia setahun penuh mengorbankan weekend ;)

i've made it...

2008-06-25T14:20:00.000-07:00

tertanda,
Teddy Satrio Wibowo, MPC.

Gotta love those funny Australians

2008-06-18T20:31:00.000-07:00

These were posted on an Australian Tourism Website and the answers are the actual responses by the website officials, who obviously have a sense of humour.

Q(Question). Does it ever get windy in Australia? I have never seen it rain on TV, how do the plants grow? (UK)
A(Answer). We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around watching them die.

Q. Will I be able to see kangaroos in the street? (USA)
A. Depends how much you’ve been drinking.

Q. I want to walk from Perth to Sydney – can I follow the railroad tracks? (Sweden)
A. Sure, it’s only three thousand miles, take lots of water.

Q. Are there any ATMs (cash machines) in Australia? Can you send me a list of them in Brisbane, Cairns, Townsville and Hervey Bay? (UK)
A. What did your last slave die for?

Q. Can you give me some information about hippo racing in Australia? (USA)
A. A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe.
Aus-tra-lia is that big island in the middle of the Pacific which does not….
Oh forget it. Sure, the hippo racing is every Tuesday night in Kings Cross. COME NAKED!!

Q. Which direction is North in Australia? (USA)
A. Face south and then turn 180 degrees. Contact us when you get here and we’ll send the rest of the directions.

Q. Can I bring cutlery into Australia? (UK)
A. Why? Just use your fingers like we do.

Q. Can you send me the Vienna Boy’s Choir Schedule? (USA)
A. Sure, the Vienna Boys Choir plays every Tuesday night in Kings Crsos, straight after the hippo races. COME NAKED!!

Q. Can I wear high heels in Australia? (UK)
A. You are a British politician, right?

Q. Are there supermarkets in Sydney and is milk available all year round? (germany)
A. No, we are a peaceful civilization of vegan hunter gatherers. MILK is ILLEGAL.

Q. Please send a list of all doctors in Australia who can Dispense rattlesnake serum! (USA)
A. Rattlesnakes live in America which is where YOU come from. All Australian snakes are perfectly harmless, can be safely handled and make good pets.

Q. I have a question about a famous animal in Australia, but I forget its name. It’s kind of a bear and lives in trees. (USA)
A. It’s called a Drop Bear. They are so called because they drop out of Gum trees and eat the brains of anyone walking underneath them. You can scare them off by spraying yourself with human urine before you go out walking.

Q. I have developed a new product that is the fountain of youth. Can you tell me where I can sell it in Australia? (USA)
A. Anywhere significant numbers of Americans gather.

Q. Can you tell me the regions in Tasmania where the female population is smaller than the male population? (Italy)
A. Yes, GAY NIGHT CLUBS.

Q. Do you celebrate Christmas in Australia? (France)
A. Only at Christmas

A. Will I be able to speak English most places I go? (USA)
Q. Yes, but you’ll have to learn it first!

diktator lantai disko will be back...with a bang!

2008-06-13T22:06:00.000-07:00

The noisemakers

The controllers

The Men Behind The Sun

We will return...

Movies that I recently watched

2008-05-30T11:14:00.000-07:00

During the past 3 months, these movies had been the staple food for my eyesight. For those of you anti-hollywood elitist, here is a list of some movies that you have to see:

1. Warm Waters Under a Red Bridge
2. The Ballad of Narayama
3. Kanzo Sensei
4. Unagi
5. The Pornographers
6. Vengeance is Mine
7. The Insect Woman

(all of the above were directed by Shohei Imamura)

8. Shortbus (an interesting view into human sexuality)
9. Appleseed (post-apocalyptic story, nice)
10. Appleseed ex Machina (better graphics that its predecessor)
11. Avalon (a film by a Japanese director, shot entirely in Polish, language-wise and location-wise)
12. Female Trouble (a black comedy about fame)
13. I Married a Strange Person (and I watched a strange film...)
14. Ninja Scroll (Animated gore at its best)
15. Paranoia Agent (all 13 episodes, this one has to be the smartest anime I have ever seen)
16. Strange Circus (twisted plot, ALMOST in the same boat as Old Boy)
17. Survive Style 5 (heavily recommended... there's one character who suspiciously looks like Marshanda...)
18. Talking Head (brilliantly made, unconciously I was bombarded with facts on the history of movies, I really recommend this one for film students)
19. The Cook, The Thief, His Wife And Her Lover (surreal, but surprisingly refreshing)
20. Visitor Q (sick and violent)
21. Gozu (surreal, especially the ending...)

Alkohol dan Tubuh Kita

2008-05-06T21:58:00.000-07:00

Blood Alcohol Level (BAC)

BAC adalah ukuran dari jumlah alkohol di dalam aliran darah dan diukur dengan jumlah gram alkohol per 100ml darah

Setelah seseorang mulai minum alkohol, BAC mereka mulai naik. BAC memerlukan waktu sekitar 30-60 menit setelah mereka berhenti minum untuk mencapai konsentrasi tertingginya. Ini berarti meskipun seseorang sudah tidak minum selama lebih dari setengah jam semenjak konsumsi terakhirnya, BAC mereka masih dapat naik

BAC dapat dipengaruhi oleh:
- jumlah alkohol yg dikonsumsi dan rentang waktu konsumsinya
- waktu terakhir kali mereka mengkonsumsi alkohol dan apakah mereka peminum reguler
- berat badan, kondisi kesehatan dan mood secara umum

Hubungan Standard Drinks dengan BAC

Satu standard drinks (semua jenis minuman yang mengandung sekitar 10 gram alkohol) akan menambah sekitar 0.02 pada BAC pada rata-rata laki-laki dalam waktu satu jam

Pada perempuan, satu standard drinks akan menambah sekitar 0.03 pada BAC dalam waktu satu jam

Efek alkohol pada perempuan memang lebih kuat, sorry girls :D

Satu lagi fakta menarik : pada perempuan, alkohol akan menaikkan libido sedangkan pada pria akan menurunkannya

Rekomendasi Standard Drink yang aman

Bagi Perempuan :
- kurang dari 1 standard drinks per hari = low risk
- 1 sampai 2 standard drinks per hari = hazardous
- 3 sampai 4 standard drinks per hari = harmful

Bagi Laki-Laki :
- kurang dari 2 standard drinks per hari = low risk
- 3 sampai 4 standard drinks per hari = hazardous
- lebih dari 4 standard drinks per hari = harmful

Panduan Standard Drinks

Bagaimana Alkohol dikeluarkan dari aliran darah

Alkohol dikeluarkan dari aliran darah lewat liver. Liver yang sehat dapat mengeluarkan 1 standard drink per jam

Karena itu, jika anda sudah mengkonsumsi 5 standard drink, maka liver anda memerlukan waktu 5 jam untuk memproses dan membuang seluruh alkohol tersebut dari tubuh anda

Beberapa mitos tentang hal-hal yang bikin sober

Udara segar, menggerakkan badan atau mandi air dingin
Hal-hal tersebut tidak membuang alkohol dari tubuh anda. Hal-hal tersebut mungkin dapat membuat kita sedikit lebih segar, tapi sebenarnya tidak akan mengurangi tingkat mabuknya kita

Kopi
Kopi adalah stimulan, yang akan membuat orang merasa lebih waspada. Tapi kopi tidak mengurangi mabuk, kopi hanya akan membuat orang mabuk menjadi waspada dan tetap mabuk

Muntah (alias jekpot)
Muntah tidak akan mengurangi konsentrasi alkohol di dalam darah. Muntah hanya akan mengeluarkan alkohol di dalam perut yang belum sempat diserap oleh liver. Jadi misalnya kalo kita udah minum 5 standard drinks, dengan muntah atau jekpot, kita hanya mengeluarkan 1 standard drinks yang kita minum terakhir saja.

Nine Inch Nails - The Slip

2008-05-05T04:49:00.000-07:00

http://theslip.nin.com

download it for free

pidato bapak mentri

2008-04-16T04:44:00.000-07:00

fleizenkruz: kita harus inisiatif
*****: hahahahah
*****: iya deehhhh
*****: inisiatif dan aktiv
*****: disegala bidang
*****: hahahahaha
fleizenkruz: halah, kaya pidato mentri
*****: eeehhh
*****: kalo mentri gak gitu
fleizenkruz: abis gimana?
*****: kita sebagai warga negara indonesia harus selalu berpartisisapi didalam globalisasi..
*****: kita harus jadi warga negara yang aktip dan initiaif
fleizenkruz: :))
*****: khusunya dalam menanggapi derasnya arus informasi
*****: sehingga kita harus membentengi diri dr website2 asusila a.k.a pornography
*****: caranyaaa
*****: kalo mau liat bokep pastikan ditempat yang tertutup dan gak keliatan dengan orang lain
*****: kemudian selalu pake anonymus proxy untuk membukanya
*****: kalo bisa pake google
*****: keyword yang aman untuk search bokep adalah adult
*****: jangan tity, xxx, or butt
*****: wakakakak...aku jadi ketawa sendiri..
*****: kalo mentir beneran ngomong gini gimana ya?/hahahahhaa
*****: disambit kaliii

ck ck ck

Geertz Wilder membuktikan bahwa Bill Bernbach benar

2008-04-07T17:04:00.000-07:00

it's not just what you say that stirs people, it's the way you say it - Bill Bernbach

jelas-jelas judul filmnya "Fitna", masih aja dipercaya hehehe...

yang gue takut, kalo ini adalah semacam penelitian behavioral dynamics lagi seperti tahun 1998 dimana Indonesia morat-marit gara-gara sebuah penelitian semata

Pendulum - In Silico Tour, Saturday 19th April @ Robinson Pavillion, Claremont Showgrounds, Perth

2008-03-28T19:14:00.000-07:00

Sold out already.. damn! Well, I have to work on that day anyway... Still this is my one and only chance to catch 'em here in Perth....

Future Music Festival 2008

2008-01-18T19:23:00.000-08:00

yihaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! brengkutttssssssssssssssssssssss!

What Teddy Satrio Wibowo Means

2008-01-10T22:34:00.000-08:00

***What Teddy Satrio Wibowo Means***

You are a seeker. You often find yourself restless - and you have a lot of questions about life.
You tend to travel often, to fairly random locations. You're most comfortable when you're far away from home.
You are quite passionate and easily tempted. Your impulses sometimes get you into trouble.

You are friendly, charming, and warm. You get along with almost everyone.
You work hard not to rock the boat. Your easy going attitude brings people together.
At times, you can be a little flaky and irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull it together.

You are balanced, orderly, and organized. You like your ducks in a row.
You are powerful and competent, especially in the workplace.
People can see you as stubborn and headstrong. You definitely have a dominant personality.

You are a free spirit, and you resent anyone who tries to fence you in.
You are unpredictable, adventurous, and always a little surprising.
You may miss out by not settling down, but you're too busy having fun to care.

You are the total package - suave, sexy, smart, and strong.
You have the whole world under your spell, and you can influence almost everyone you know.
You don't always resist your urges to crush the weak. Just remember, they don't have as much going for them as you do.

You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection.
You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive.
You have the classic "Type A" personality.

You are wild, crazy, and a huge rebel. You're always up to something.
You have a ton of energy, and most people can't handle you. You're very intense.
You definitely are a handful, and you're likely to get in trouble. But your kind of trouble is a lot of fun.

You tend to be pretty tightly wound. It's easy to get you excited... which can be a good or bad thing.
You have a lot of enthusiasm, but it fades rather quickly. You don't stick with any one thing for very long.
You have the drive to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time. Your biggest problem is making sure you finish the projects you start.

You are well rounded, with a complete perspective on life.
You are solid and dependable. You are loyal, and people can count on you.
At times, you can be a bit too serious. You tend to put too much pressure on yourself.

You are very charming... dangerously so. You have the potential to break a lot of hearts.
You know how what you want, how to get it, and that you will get it.
You have the power to rule the world. Let's hope you're a benevolent dictator!

You are full of energy. You are spirited and boisterous.
You are bold and daring. You are willing to do some pretty outrageous things.
Your high energy sometimes gets you in trouble. You can have a pretty bad temper at times.

What's Your Name's Hidden Meaning?
http://www.blogthings.com/whatsyournameshiddenmeaningquiz/

SIAPA YANG MALAM TAHUN BARU HARUS KERJA?

2007-12-31T08:54:00.000-08:00

SAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!

happy for you guys!

2007-12-25T17:00:00.000-08:00

two of my best friends were married this month...

Rizky Ika Syafitri, finally you made it real, sister! Have a good life with Tetra, hope you guys will have a great family together.

Putra Raditia Utama, congratulations bro! Finally you found what you have always wanted all this time. Keep the dance floor rockin, with Yudit okay bro!

12/12/07

2007-12-24T00:12:00.000-08:00

finally i found you, now i'm complete

home

2007-12-01T08:38:00.000-08:00

about 11 hours until my flight... i'm coming home...

high school mates

2007-11-29T22:24:00.000-08:00

you might want to try googling your high school mates names... you might come up with interesting results, like i had just now...

DAAAAMMMNNNN!

Can't wait to go home..... but I have to miss a good opportunity then :(

2007-11-23T18:15:00.000-08:00

As you all know it, i'm going home on the 2nd of December until the 20th. Really can't wait to get home :)

but on the other hand...

Elephant & Wheelbarrow is going to give its bar staff a free RSA (Responsible Serving of Alcohol) training and certificate. It is a compulsory license for bartenders in Australia. Unluckily, the course will commence on the 3rd of December. Nat told me that she will arrange another course for me when I get back.

no chance to catch my breath

2007-11-13T04:44:00.000-08:00

Done with my last exam today, but 3 hours later I got this e-mail from my supervisor :

Dear Teddy,

Your project proposal could not be passed in its present form. It has
been given H for Hold. The areas that need to be attended to are
detailed on the feedback form.

Your proposal, together with the feedback form, can be picked up in the
shelf to right of my room. It is in the box labelled CMM 4137 - Project
Preparation in the top left hand corner of the shelf.

Please make the changes as soon as possible, and then resubmit your
proposal.

Regards,
 
Beate

Dr. Beate Josephi
Postgraduate Coursework Coordinator
School of Communications and Contemporary Arts Edith Cowan University
Mount Lawley   
Western Australia  6050

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compiled weekend (drunk-fights, drunk disabled people, Northbridge Festival)

2007-11-11T20:58:00.000-08:00

As usual, your weekend days are my weekdays. Friday was quiet, not many people showed up. There were four of us on the floor (me, Chris, James and Bruno). Since it was quiet, James was assigned behind the bar by Dave immediately coz someone didn't showed up (I forgot who it was).

Saturday was a total chaos.

There was a festival in Northbridge area, quite fun actually with the live shows, stalls and things. Too bad I had to work. Once again there were four of us on the floor (me, Chris, Chris MC and Bruno). It was calm before 12, but as soon as the clock hit midnight, the desctruction began... Since the festival ended at 12, many people quickly turned to bars and pubs, most of them were half-drunk. It is quite difficult to go through the crowd with heavy tray on you hand.

The last thing we need are drunk-fights, and it did happen... one guy hit me in the head while I was carrying my tray, there were some half-full glasses on my tray and it poured the guy who happened to stand next to me. I apologized immediately, luckily he didn't mind ("that's okay mate, it's not your fault", that's the beauty of working here, everyone respect you no matter how "unimportant" your job seems to be, as long as it's an honest one). Three of the bouncers quickly dispatched the idiots and took them outside. One of them kicked Ian (one of the managers) on the head so hard he almost fainted. Luckily some policemen showed up immediately and took the culprits away. We were worried about Ian, since he was bleeding so bad, we wanted to take him to the hospital but he refused.

Another drunk idiot smashed one of the window with his crutch... yes with his CRUTCH! And there was one guy in wheelchair, who were drunk and thought he was in some kind of race or something, pulling his wheelchair on the dancefloor hitting other patrons... damn you, I have nothing against disabled people but please dong ahhhhhh

On the funny side, some of my friends showed up (thx to Vodi, Ludo & Romain), but they didn't stay for long since Ludo was half-drunk anyway... they met up with Dagi, Ochel & Poltak at Mustang Bar afterwards. They were planning to go to The Deen but they got refused at the door since they were wearing sneakers (yes, clubs DO enforce dress code here), so they ended up at Geisha. Another incident happened there. Poltak was missing. Dagi & Vodi tried to look for him everywhere but with no result. They were worried because Geisha is also known as a "gay-friendly bar" (it's not an official gay club, but it is well-known among the gay communities). So they headed home without Poltak. Later on, they found out that Poltak was drunk and slept on the toilet in Geisha. How he got home is still a mystery to us all...

update menjelang deadline

2007-10-29T03:55:00.000-07:00

akhirnya saya kembali online

Jadi gini ceritanya, selama ini semua account di rumah ini atas nama bang ucok (listrik, air, gas, telepon, internet, foxtel), nah berhubung bang ucok udah pindah ke Inglewood, dibawa semua lah account tersebut. Sebenernya dia udah ngingetin sih, cuma waktu itu bener-bener sedang didera assignments yang bertumpuk, jadinya akika lupa geto luch... akhirnya untuk telepon dan internet diputuskanlah untuk didaftar atas nama gue. Gw baru ngeh betapa cepatnya pelayanan kantor telepon. Gw telepon hari Selasa minggu lalu jam 3 sore, jam 4.30 udah langsung aktif nomer barunya....ck ck ck.... internetnya butuh waktu 10 hari, resminya sih besok, tapi hari senen ini ternyata udah nyala... HOREEE

sakit pilek emang ga enak, mana lagi bokek pula baru gajian rabu besok... semua gara2 keujanan pas kerja, tapi demi mengingat untuk biaya di jakarta nanti, ya tabahlah... btw, daylight saving time sudah dimulai, jadi sekarang bedanya 2 jam sama di jakarta, ingat!

Sexpo 2007

2007-10-21T02:19:00.000-07:00

Akhirnya, mengalahkan rasa cape yang mendalam setelah 2 hari berturut-turut menjalankan tugas stocking, plus dimarahin bos gara2 ketauan nerima sms pas lagi jam sibuk-sibuknya (hehehe sorry dave, promise u that won't happen again), akhirnya kesampean juga dateng ke Sexpo 2007.

Berangkat berempat sama Dagi, Vodi dan Poltak, kita nyampe sekitar jam 2an. Formatnya sih sama kaya pameran di Indonesia, banyak yg jualan gituh. Semua sex shop dan penjual barang yg berbau seks tumpah ruah disitu. Sebel juga karena duit gajian pertama udah abis buat bayar internet sama foxtel, alhasil cuma beli kaos doang sebiji. Show pertama, male stripper (HAYAH), this is not what I came for, ya udah gak ditonton lah. Show selanjutnya, Pricasso, orang yg ngelukis dengan "anu" nya sebagai kuas... kinda freaky eh... Show selanjutnya, lingerie parade... lumayan lah sebagai pemanasan.

Show keempat, ini dia yang ditunggu-tunggu, strip show oleh Arianna Star, pemenang Miss Nude Australia 2004. Ternyata emang stripper itu adalah sebuah profesi yang serius, nggak cuma ngandelin tampang cakep bodi oke doang. She's a true gymnast. Walopun bodinye semok, tapi pas dia nari gelantungan di gelang raksasa trus dikerek ke atas, keliatan jelas ototnya kenceng abis.

Show kelima, strip show lagi, tapi ini stripper lokal dari Perth, gak kalah cakep sama Arianna Star. One lucky bastard got the chance to get a lapdance from her on stage. Awawawaw...

Foto-foto menyusul, karena yang megang kamera baru sadar bahwa ada assignment yg harus dikumpulin jam 9 malem ini...

hati senang

2007-10-18T14:20:00.000-07:00

bangun pagi, kok senang ya....

Beruntunglah kalian yang bisa merayakan lebaran dengan normal

2007-10-12T10:50:00.000-07:00

pagi ini, 13 oktober 2007 tepat pukul 5.44 pagi, gw baru aja nyampe rumah selesai kerja, sempet nelpon papahmamah+adik di jakarta, lagi pada siap-siap mau sholat ied. gw kayanya pass deh, kaki udah cape banget, walopun bar tadi nggak begitu rame, tapi kebagian tugas stocking drinks sampe tutup. mana pake acara nginjek pecahan gelas pula, untung ga sampe masuk tuh kaca, tapi tetep aja sakitnya ampwuuoooon! sekarang musti istirahat karena malam nanti berdinas lagi, mudah2an nggak dapet stocking drinks lagi, tapi yah terserah bos lah...

well, minal aidin wal faidzin buat semua, nikmatilah ketupat, opor ayam, semur daging, sambal goreng ati, kacang mede, nastar, putri salju dan segala pernak pernik lebaran lainnya, pagi ini gw berlebaran cukup dengan nasi + kornet, alhamdulillah masih bisa makan :)

mixed feeling

2007-10-06T10:52:00.000-07:00

cape, kerja 2 hari berturut-turut

pusing, assignment 2 biji harus selesai senen besok, presentasi + report buat Advertising Management

senang, karena sedang berbulan madu dengan M-Audio Oxygen49

nggak sabar, menanti hari gajian lagi

nggak sabar, pengen dateng ke Sexpo, pameran industri pornografi tahunan Australia

nggak sabar, pengen balik ke jakarta jadi om-om senang... HWAHAHAHHAHAHA

nah yang goblog siapa dung?

2007-10-01T18:46:00.000-07:00

temen gue suatu hari laporan ke gue bahwa TV plasma 50 inchnya ilang digondol maling, dia sibuk mengumpat, pokoknya semua kebon binatang keluar dari mulutnya, pas gue tanya lagi, ternyata dia nggak ngunci pintunya waktu pergi... nah yang goblog siapa dung??

emang gampang menyalahkan orang lain, oh bodohnya temanku....

just got back from my first day at work...

2007-09-29T10:38:00.000-07:00

CAPEEEE

Jadi nih teman-teman, saya bertugas untuk keliling area bar, mungutin gelas-gelas dan botol-botol kosong... mungkin terdengar sepele... tapi berhubung orang sini minum alkohol kayak minum aer putih, jadinya gue harus terus berpatroli sepanjang malam. Tangan sih rada pegel, tapi gpp lah, itung-itung gedein bisep+trisep, tapi yg ga nahan kelingking kaki yg bengkak karena selama berdinas harus bersepatu pantopel, lecet dah tuh dua kelingking kaki yg malang...

Saya mendapat jadwal dinas tiap Jumat dan Sabtu malam, dua-duanya mulai jam 9 malam sampai jam 4 pagi, dengan break setengah jam pada pukul 11.30. Karena dapet roster weekend, maka bayarannya juga rate weekend, which is AU$21 per jam, dipotong pajak dan superannuation (ini semacam tabungan pensiun), jadinya sekitar AU$15 deh perjam.

tapi, kamu tau apa yang menyenangkan? ruang ganti karyawannya digabung alias unisex... pas selesai kerja tadi, kaget juga masuk ruang ganti tu cewe2 bartender pada cuma bercelana dalam dan berbeha doang, tapi mereka udah biasa sih, malah sambil becanda, udah ga malu lagih, yah akang mah seneng-seneng ajah... lumayan abis cape-cape dapet penyegaran imron hehehe...

Okeh, saya mau bobo dulu, sepertinya akan berhibernasi sampe besok sore/siang nih, salam jumpa yukdadabaybaaaaayyyyyyyy

my current life

2007-09-25T20:01:00.000-07:00

1. sabtu besok mulai training di http://northbridge.elephantandwheelbarrow.com.au/

2. tiket ke jakarta udah sip

3. malam ini harus selesai literature review

ngimpiii dan puasa

2007-09-25T09:36:00.000-07:00

pengen banget bisa kerja di sini
http://www.gatecrasher.com.au

AMEN!

puasa sekarang bener-bener berasa puasa. nggak ada yg sok nutup tempat makan, nggak ada yg sok make pakaian tertutup, nggak ada yg sok nggak enak makan deket orang puasa. hey, ujian tanpa soal bukanlah ujian bukan?

Diktator Lantai Disko @ Multicultural Week Carnaval

2007-09-20T05:14:00.000-07:00

Diktator Lantai Disko @ Multicultural Week Carnaval
October 4th 2007, 11am-5pm
ECU Mt.Lawley, Gazebo Area

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"BLIND GIRL"

2007-09-15T18:38:00.000-07:00

"BLIND GIRL"

There was a blind girl who hated herself because of
her blindness. Not only did she hate herself but she
hated everyone else, except her loving boyfriend. He
was always there for her. She said that if she could
only see the world, she would marry her boyfriend.

One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her and
then she could see everything, including her
boyfriend.

Her boyfriend asked her, "now that you can see the
world, will you marry me?" The girl was shocked when
she saw that her boyfriend was blind too, and refused
to marry him.

Her boyfriend walked away in tears, and later wrote a
letter to her that simply said.
"Just take care of my eyes, Dear."

This is how the human brain changes when our status
changes. Only a few remember what life was like
before, and even fewer remember who to thank for
always being there even when times were painfully
unbearable.

LIFE IS A GIFT

Before you think of pointing the finger or condemning
another - Remember that not one of us are without sin
and we all answer to one maker.

Today before you think of saying an unkind word -
Think of someone who can't speak.

Before you complain about the taste of your ood -
Think of someone who has nothing to eat.

Before you complain about your husband or wife Think
of someone who's crying out to God for a companion.

Today before you complain about life - Think of
someone who went too early to heaven.

Before you complain about your children - Think of
someone who desires children, but they're barren.

Before you argue about your dirty house, someone
didn't clean or sweep - Think of the people who have
lost their homes.

Before whining about the distance you drive - Think of
someone who walks the same distance with their feet.

And when you are tired and complain about your job -
Think of the unemployed, the disabled and those who
wished they had your job.

And when depressing thoughts seem to get you down -
Put a smile on your Face and thank God you're alive
and still around.

puasa hari pertama

2007-09-12T10:02:00.000-07:00

di tempat yang jauh... hmmmhhh... rasanya memang biasa, tapi lagipula apa yang luar biasa?

abis ini tidur, bangun ntar bikin tugas lagi, lumayan ada yang bisa dikerjain nunggu buka...

buka ntar pake apa ya... buka di kampus... sore-sore udah ga ada yg jual makanan.. Cluster tutup, Aroma tutup... buka pake Toblerone dari vending machine lah... malemnya baru buka beneran, itu juga kalo pada nurut jadwal wisata kuliner...

dingin... tanpa gangguan... tanpa kepalsuan, tanpa memberi contekan pada hamba-hamba yang diuji, tanpa curang dibalik tirai toleransi... ini baru puasa namanya...

Matematika Realita Kehidupan

2007-09-11T22:23:00.000-07:00

From a strictly mathematical viewpoint, it goes like this:

What Makes 100%? What does it mean to give MORE than 100%? Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%? We have all been to those meetings where someone wants you to give over 100%. How about achieving 103% or 127%?

What makes up 100% in life?

Here's a little mathematical formula that might help you answer these questions:

If:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

is represented as:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.

Then:
H-A-R-D-W-O-R-K
8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%

and
K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E
11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5! = 96%

But,
A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E
1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100%

And, B-U-L-L-S-H-I-T
2+21+12+12+19+8+9+20 = 103%

AND, look how far ass-kissing will take you!
A-S-S-K-I-S-S-I-N-G
1+19+19+11+9+19+19+9+14+7 = 127%

So, one can conclude with mathematical certainty that while Hard Work and Knowledge will get you close, and Attitude will get you there, it's the Bullshit and Ass-kissing that will put you over the top!

merasa down? merasa bodoh

2007-09-08T20:29:00.000-07:00

How Do These People Survive

ONE: Recently, when I went to McDonald's I saw on the menu that you could have an order of 6, 9 or 12 Chicken McNuggets. I asked for a half dozen nuggets. "We don't have half dozen nuggets," said the teenager at the counter. "You don't?" I replied. "We only have six, nine, or twelve," was the reply. "So I can't order a half dozen nuggets, but I can order six?" "That's right." So I shook my head and ordered six McNuggets .

TWO: I was checking out at the local Wal-Mart with just a few items and the lady behind me put her things on the belt close to mine. I picked up one of those "dividers" that they keep by the cash register and placed it between our things so they wouldn't get mixed. After the girl had scanned all of my items, she picked up the "divider", looking it all over for the bar code so she could scan it. Not finding the bar code she said to me, "Do you know how much this is?" I said to her "I've changed my mind, I don't think I'll buy that today." She said "OK," and I paid her for the things and left. She had no clue to what had just happened.

THREE: A lady at work was seen putting a credit card into her floppy drive and pulling it out very quickly. When I inquired as to what she was doing, she said she was shopping on the Internet and they kept asking for a credit card number, so she was using the ATM "thingy."

FOUR: I recently saw a distraught young lady weeping beside her car. "Do you need some help?" I asked. She replied, "I knew I should have replaced the battery to this remote door unlocker. Now I can't get into my car. Do you think they (pointing to a distant convenience store) would have a battery to fit this?" "Hmmm, I dunno. Do you have an alarm, too?" I asked. "No, just this remote thingy," she answered, handing it and the car keys to me. I took the key and manually unlocked the door, I replied, "Why don't you drive over there and check about the batteries. It's a long walk."

FIVE: Several years ago, we had an Intern who was none too swift. One day she was typing and turned to a secretary and said, "I'm almost out of typing paper. What do I do?" "Just use copier machine paper," the secretary told her. With that, the intern took her last remaining blank piece of paper, put it on the photocopier and proceeded to make five "blank" copies.

SIX: I was in a car dealership a while ago, when a large motor home was towed into the garage. The front of the vehicle was in dire need of repair and the whole thing generally looked like an extra in "Twister." I asked the manager what had happened. He told me that the driver had set the "cruise control" and then went in the back to make a sandwich.

SEVEN: My neighbor works in the operations department in the central office of a large bank. Employees in the field call him when they have problems with their computers. One night he got a call from a woman in one of the branch banks who had this question: "I've got smoke coming from the back of my terminal. Do you guys have a fire downtown?"

EIGHT: Police in Radnor, Pa., interrogated a suspect by placing a metal colander on his head and connecting it with wires to a photocopy machine. The message "He's lying" was placed in the copier, and police pressed the copy button each time they thought the suspect wasn't telling the truth. Believing the "lie detector" was working, the suspect confessed.

NINE: A mother calls 911 very worried asking the dispatcher if she needs to take her kid to the emergency room, the kid was eating ants. The dispatcher tells her to give the kid some Benadryl and should be fine, the mother says, I just gave him some ant killer..... Dispatcher: Rush him in to emergency

Five Riddles

2007-09-07T06:10:00.000-07:00

Five Riddles

08/29/2007

1. A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between three rooms. The first is full of raging fires, the second is full of assassins with
loaded guns, and the third is full of lions that haven't eaten in 3 years. Which room is safest for him?

2. A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him under water for over 5 minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But 5 minutes later they both go out together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?

3. What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you throw it away?

4. Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Wednesday, Friday, or Sunday?

5. This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious as to just how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it. It looks so ordinary and plain that you would think nothing is wrong with it. In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is highly unusual though. Study it and think about it, but you still may not find anything odd. But if you work at it a bit, you might find out. Try to do so without any coaching!

THE ANSWERS
TO ALL FIVE THE RIDDLES ARE BELOW:

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Answers:

1. The third room. Lions that haven't eaten in three years are dead. That one was easy, right?

2. The woman was a photographer. She shot a picture of her husband, developed it, and hung it up to dry (shot; held under water; and hung).

3. Charcoal, as it is used in barbecuing.

4. Sure you can name three consecutive days, yesterday, today, and tomorrow!

5. The letter e, which is the most common letter used in the English language, does not appear even once in the paragraph.

Sontrek film tentang hidupmu nak...

2007-09-06T20:59:00.000-07:00

Here's how it works:
1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp,
Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song
that's playing
5. When you go to a new question, press
the next button
6. Don't lie and try to pretend your
cool...just type it in man!

Opening Credits:
System Of A Down - Toxicity
asek neh, baru mulai langsung semangaadh!

Waking Up:
The Distillers - City of Angels
menghadapi hari dengan semangat yg
membara, cihuy!

First Day At School:
Space - Female of The Species
aw aw ketauan deh masuk sekolah niatnya
mo liat cewe2 hehehehe

Falling In Love:
Bob Marley - Three Little Birds
wuihh... giting bareng cewe demenan aye
emang manteb dah...

The Relationship:
Diktator Lantai Disko - Menuju Malam
cihuy, lagu gue sendiri hehehe... emang
enak sama pacar menyusuri kota di malam
hari..huaaaa

Fight Song:
Asian Dub Foundation - Fortress Europe
buseet, seru nih berantemnya kayak di
pelem-pelem kungpu!

Breaking Up:
Atari Teenage Riot & Slayer - No Remorse
with no remorse i want you diiiiieeeeeee!!!!

Prom:
Audio Bullys ft Nancy Sinatra - Shot You
Down
aw aw semacam nembak cewe waktu prom
night ceritanya?

Life:
Beastie Boys - Body Movin'
seberapapun beratnya hidup, bodi harus
tetep goyang, tarik maaaaaang

Mental Breakdown:
Koil - Karat
"aku berkarat seperti besi, setengah
mati..."
semuanya karatan kalo udah gini... ARRGGGHHH

Driving:
Anthrax - Panic
waduh, yg ada mah kecelakaan kalo nyetir
ditemenin lagu beginian... METAL YEAH

Flashback:
Civ - Can't Wait One Minute
ahay, buat apa flashback, waktu terus
berjalan bung!

Getting Back Together:
Cher - Strong Enough
wahahhahaa... tanpamu, i'm strong enough!

Wedding:
Dustin Whitenoize - Drums of Victory
waduh, kawinannya bertemakan nightlife
kalo lagunya ini hwahahahaha... ampyun
dijeeeh

Birth of Child:
Cranberries - Salvation
emang punya anak tuh butuh banyak
pengorbanan...

Final Battle:
Basement Jaxx - Where's Your Head At
wuih seru nih brantemnya

Death Scene:
Gregorian - Tears in Heaven
sungguh kematian yang indah...

Funeral Song:
Drowning Pool - Bodies
let the bodies hit the floor... lagu
penguburan yang sesuai wahahahaha

End credits:
Dillinger Escape Plan - Baby's First Coffin
lagu penutup yg membingungkan,
menyeramkan dan mengganggu sekali
wahahahahah

www.speedtest.net

2007-09-02T17:03:00.000-07:00

how fast are you?www.speedtest.net

Hmmm.... who's next?

2007-08-31T04:58:00.000-07:00

LIBRA - Si Pincang

Menyenangkan tiap orang yang mereka
temui. Cinta mereka adalah kebaikan.
Konyol, iseng dan manis. Mempunyai
daya tarik yang unik. Orang yang paling
perhatian yang pernah Anda temui,
tetapi bukan orang yang baik yang Anda
ingin untuk menghentikan tangis.

ARIES - Si Pembohong

Ramah, menimbulkan rasa sayang,
spontan, rapih. Lucu, pencium yang
baik, sangat2 memikat, mencintai hubungan,
pencandu, nyaring.

LEO - Si Singa

Pembicara yang hebat. Menarik dan
bergairah. Penyandar. Tau bagaimana
bersenang2. Baik dalah semua hal.
Pencium yang hebat. Tak terduga. Ramah.
Sederhana. Pecandu. Nyaring. Suka
dalam hubungan jangka panjang. Cerewet.
Rapih. Jarang ditemui. Baik bila
ditemukan.

Hmmm.... who's next?

Balada Amir dan Rita (part 2)

2007-08-29T18:00:00.000-07:00

true story, hanya nama yang disamarkan, waktu dan nama tempat adalah nyata

Cast :
Temen gue :
Amir (bukan nama sebenarnya), mahasiswa post-graduate jurusan International Business di salah satu universitas di Perth

Psycho stalker :
Rita (bukan nama sebenarnya, tapipun nama sebenarnya sampe sekarang belum diketahui), mahasiswi post-graduate jurusan Matematika di salah satu universitas di Sydney (ini juga ngakunya, ga tau deh bener apa nggak)

Location :
Perth, Western Australia

The story :
Dalam kecurigaan kita, gue inget kalo ada seorang temen gue yang lagi dapet beasiswa di Royal Academy of Music di London. Gue cari alamat e-mailnya, dapet, gw coba add di YM, sampe sekarang masih pending. Gue bilang sama Amir supaya bilang ke Rita bahwa ada temen gue yang sekolah di London dan minta ketemuan. Setelah Amir ngirim SMS ke Rita tentang temen gue itu, jawaban si Rita agak-agak menunjukkan "kepanikan", lalu mencoba menghindar untuk bisa ketemuan dengan menuduh Amir nggak percaya sama dia. Hmmm... reaksi yang cukup aneh, mengingat dia sedang dalam keadaan berduka.

Saat Amir menyebutkan tentang durasi penerbangan, jawaban Rita cukup lucu "iya, gue naek private jet dari perusahaan bokap gue". Okay, keadaan makin aneh sampe sini. Tapi Amir memutuskan untuk menyudahi malam itu. Kitapun pulang dengan penuh tanda tanya.

Beberapa fakta yang mecurigakan :
1. Rita menggunakan nomor 0815 dan 0813, which is jelas-jelas nomer Indonesia.
2. Bahkan ketika dia di London, dan sekarang di Sydney, dia masih tetap menggunakan nomer tersebut.

Amir pun punya analisa sendiri. Amir adalah mantan penyiar sebuah radio swasta di Jakarta. Waktu dia masih siaran, dia selalu menyebutkan tentang keadaan dirinya (suka ma cewe indo, dia punya ade cewe 2 orang, nggak suka matematika, bokapnya udah ga ada).

Rita, adalah cewe indo, punya ade cowo 2, mahasiswi jurusan matematika, dan sekarang bokapnya udah ga ada

Kalian merasakan ada pola yang aneh disini? Sepertinya Rita memposisikan dirinya memang sebagai cewe idaman Amir. Sampai urusan bokap yang udah ga ada pun sama.

Gue pun bukan satu-satunya yang membantu Amir mengungkap fakta-fakta aneh ini. Ada seorang teman Amir di Sydney yang juga ikut membantu. Amir minta bantuan dia untuk melacak alamat Rita di Sydney. Jawaban temannya Amir cukup mengejutkan. Alamat yang diberikan Rita di Sydney merupakan kawasan super elit yang bahkan orang-orang Sydney sekalipun tidak terlalu familiar dengannya. Hmmm... jika ini benar, memang masuk akal kalo si Rita bisa naek private jet ke London. Tapi fakta inipun masih diragukan, karena sampe sekarang Rita tetap menggunakan nomor henpon 0815 untuk ngirim SMS ke Amir. Fakta inipun bikin gue makin meragukan keasliannya, karena mental image yang ada di kepala gue sangat tidak cocok dengan cara Rita berkomunikasi.

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Balada Amir dan Rita

2007-08-29T16:21:00.000-07:00

true story, cuma nama doang disamarkan, fakta lain seperti waktu dan nama tempat adalah benar apa adanya

Cast :
Temen gue :
Amir (bukan nama sebenarnya), mahasiswa post-graduate jurusan International Business di salah satu universitas di Perth

Psycho stalker :
Rita (bukan nama sebenarnya, tapipun nama sebenarnya sampe sekarang belum diketahui), mahasiswi post-graduate jurusan Matematika di salah satu universitas di Sydney (ini juga ngakunya, ga tau deh bener apa nggak)

Location :
Perth, Western Australia

The story :
Amir kenalan sama Rita lewat friendster (seperti layaknya anak muda gaul metropolitan jakarta lainnya). Everything goes well, karena Rita sepertinya bener-bener perwujudan dari cewe idaman Amir, which is mix indobule (Inggris vs Indonesia), pinter, cakep pula. Rita adalah seorang mahasiswi di Sydney, tapi sedang berada di Jakarta untuk refreshing (gitu katanya sih)

Sama Amir, gue dikasih liat profil friendsternya Rita. Jadi ya gue liat lah itu penampakan. Hmmm, insting profiler gue mulai jalan... ada yang salah dengan profil ini. Somehow, secara psikologis, APA yang dia gambarkan dalam profilnya itu tidak cocok dengan CARA penggambarannya. Tapi kecurigaan itu cuma bisa gue simpen dalam hati aja, karena emang tidak ada bukti konkrit.

Selama 1 minggu, Amir dan Rita rajin berkirim SMS. Amir pun dengan senangnya menunjukkan beberapa SMS dari Rita. Hmmm, insting profiler gue jalan lagi, there's definitely something wrong here, karena gaya penulisan SMSnya lagi-lagi tidak cocok dengan pencitraan kepribadian yang tertulis di profile friendsternya. Tapi lagi-lagi semuanya gue simpen sendiri karena gue ga mau ganggu kebahagiaan temen gue yang sepertinya sedang berada di langit ke tujuh.

Suatu siang, gue sama Amir dengan beberapa teman sedang makan siang di Batavia Corner di Victoria Park. Tepat pukul 2 siang, Amir mendapat berita lewat SMS bahwa keluarga Rita yang sedang berlibur di London mendapat kecelakaan. Rita bilang bahwa dia sedang on the way ke London. Malam harinya gw Amir dan teman-teman yang sama makan malam di rumah salah satu dari mereka. Pukul 11 malam, Rita SMS lagi mengabarkan bahwa ayahnya meninggal dan dia sedang mengikuti pemakamannya. WAIT THE MINUTE! ada yang bener-bener salah disini. Penerbangan dari Jakarta ke London ditempuh dalam waktu kurang dari 9 jam? Mungkinkah itu? Menurut seorang teman gue di Jakarta "mungkin aja ted, kalo dia temennya Paris Hilton, ke London naik jet". DUNGDENG! Pada titik ini Amir pun mulai curiga.

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empat musim dari setiap manusia

2007-08-29T01:37:00.000-07:00

There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away.

The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in the fall.

When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen.

The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted. The second son said no it was covered with green buds and full of promise.

The third son disagreed; he said it was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen.

The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life and fulfillment.

The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they had each seen but only one season in the tree's life.

He told them that you cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one season, and that the essence of who they are and the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that life can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are up.

If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, fulfillment of your fall.

Moral:

Don't let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest.
Don’t judge life by one difficult season.
Persevere through the difficult patches and better times are sure to come some time or later.

Kalo gue nanti punya anak, gue bakal kaya gini ga yah?

2007-08-28T17:22:00.000-07:00

moga-moga ga kaya gini...

pengen ngeben lagi...

2007-08-24T00:20:00.000-07:00

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Lifehouse - Everything

2007-08-23T03:38:00.000-07:00

Find Me Here
Speak To Me
I want to feel you
I need to hear you
You are the light
That's leading me
To the place where I find peace again.

You are the strength, that keeps me walking.
You are the hope, that keeps me trusting.
You are the light to my soul.
You are my purpose...you're everything.

How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?

You calm the storms, and you give me rest.
You hold me in your hands, you won't let me fall.
You steal my heart, and you take my breath away.
Would you take me in? Take me deeper now?

How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?
And how can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?

Cause you're all I want, You're all I need
You're everything,everything
You're all I want your all I need
You're everything, everything.
You're all I want you're all I need.
You're everything, everything
You're all I want you're all I need, you're everything, everything.

And How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?
How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?

How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?

Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?

emang sih liriknya indah, tapi kayanya lebih pas buat yg udah punya pasangan deh hehehe... next time please don't brought "the topic" up again okay!

Artikel Erwin Arnada di Playboy USA

2007-08-20T03:11:00.000-07:00

Ha! INYOURFACE you goddamn religious groups!

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Hands-on experience on French home-cooking

2007-08-18T17:29:00.000-07:00

Sabtu malem diundang Ludo dinner di rumahnya. Gw, Dagi, Vodi, Roman, Celine & Fozz ngumpul di rumah Ludo, nyoba berbagai masakan Perancis. Jangan membayangkan masakan kaya yg di resto-resto Perancis mahalan itu. Ludo bilang bahwa masakan dia kemaren adalah masakan rumahan keluarga di Perancis. Dibuka dengan suguhan "ricaid" (mudah2an bener spellingnya), minuman beralkohol dengan bahan dasar aniseed, rasanya persis banget permen Fisherman's Friend. Kata Ludo, minuman ini biasa diminum sebelum mulai acara makan, apalagi kalo pas lagi summer, paling enak diminum dingin. Sebagai entree, disajikanlah "kitsch" (mudah2an ini juga bener spellingnya), semacam martabak telor, tapi bener-bener cuma adonan tepung ditopping sama telor dan susu, jadi rasanya emang agak bland untuk lidah asia, bahkan untuk seorang chef-wannabe seperti gw. Dilanjutkan dengan sajian rice salad... which is lagi-lagi agak aneh untuk lidah asia karena nasi dimakan dingin dengan diaduk sama tuna kalengan dan tomat serta disiram saus mustard, vinnegar dan lemon. Tapi gue jadi semakin belajar untuk menghargai rasa, bahwa rasa bukan hanya "pedes, manis, asin, asem, pait" doang. Main coursenya namanya "grata" (mudah2an bener lagi lagi), sejenis kentang panggang dengan susu dan mentega. Rasanya bener-bener simpel dan nagih, gue sampe nambah 3 kali. Penutupnya berupa apple pie, yang lagi-lagi sederhana, cuma kulit pie, apel, susu dan gula, tapi bener-bener nendang.

Thx Ludo, next time it's my turn to introduce you to the "spicy" world of Indonesian home cooking!

17 agustusan aku pindaaaaah

2007-08-16T12:43:00.000-07:00

merdeka!

merdeka dari kebodohan, kesempitan pikiran, kerakusan, ketiadaan nurani, kemacetan, kepasrahan, dan lainnya

btw, gw udah pindah loh *tuing* moving from Dianella to East Perth. Home of the homies!

Up and coming concerts

2007-08-15T19:04:00.000-07:00

bingung oh binguuuuuung mo nonton yang mana

Bad Religion : Sunday November 11 – Metro City (Perth; 18+)

Gigantour 2007 (Megadeth, Static-X, Devildriver, Lacuna Coil) : Saturday November 10 - Perth, Metro City

Marilyn Manson : Oct. 13 - Perth, Australia @ Challenge Stadium

huaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

tentang thesis

2007-08-12T05:46:00.000-07:00

Demi masa depan, perjuangan menyusun thesis sudah harus dimulai. Project Preparation yang menjadi tangga awal sudah harus dinapaki. Awal perjalanan berupa Literature Review sudah harus diselesaikan. Untungnya Shaun Murphy udah OK untuk jadi supervisor, walopun gw berharap dapetnya the great and holy Peter Ling.

Good news from Beate, she said i can upgrade my Master of Professional Communication to Master of Communication, the two-years course everyone's been talking about. If everything goes well, I just have to stay for one more semester, double my thesis' word-count, apply for PR and GET A JOB! amin ya tuhan!

Gerry dan Mita, selamat berjuang! Mari kita berantas thesis! CIAAAAT!

Happy birthday to you.....

2007-08-11T18:50:00.000-07:00

..... you know who you are

I kill more people than you! - Sebuah elegi untuk God.Inc.

2007-08-03T21:12:00.000-07:00

Hehehe ada kejadian lucu kemarin sore. Jadi ceritanya gw mau plesiran ke Freo (again!). Jadilah menunggu kereta di platform 7 seperti biasa. Kereta dateng, gw pun masuk. Tiba-tiba ada bapak-bapak kucel bin kumel nepok pundak gw, langsung ngomong, "Hey you, I kill more people than you!" Gw dengan tampang bingung bin confused cuma bisa diam speechless. Tu hobo terus aja nyerocos, "That's why they call me Jihad Dave, because I kill people more than you!" Semua orang di kereta udah ngeliatin gw sambil mesem-mesem. Untungnya Kushni menyelamatkan gw dengan cepat-cepat ngajak keluar dari kereta pas sebelum keretanya berangkat. Everyone was laughing out loud as soon as we got out of the train.

Dan penyebab semua itu adalah karena gue make kaos Koil produksi God.Inc yang belakangnya ada tulisan "Killer Bars"

Yeah!

There are no punk in Perth

2007-08-03T17:58:00.000-07:00

Tergelitik dengan komen teman di prenster, dia menanyakan tentang punk scene di Perth. Dia ini seorang anak punk yang dulu nyambi jadi dosen di antrop UI tapi sekarang nyasar di Dentsu. Untuk menjawabnya, THERE ARE NO PUNK IN PERTH. Sejauh yang gue tau, punk lahir dari "depresi". Balada kehidupan macam "Hyena" dari Rancid dan semacamnya adalah potret langsung pahitnya kenyataan hidup. Anak muda yang tertekan dan tertindas sistem. Gaji minimum yang benar-benar minimum menghasilkan kesulitan untuk bertahan hidup. Tidak ada yang namanya makanan mewah, karena makanan itu sendiri adalah sebuah kemewahan.

Di Perth?

Disini ada sebuah sistem kesejahteraan atau jaminan sosial atau apalah itu dalam bentuk institusi Centrelink. Setau gue, setiap warga negara yang berumur di atas 18 tahun berhak untuk mendapatkan jaminan tiap bulannya. Besarnya jaminan tergantung dari status pernikahan dan pekerjaan. Intinya, kerja ga kerja lo bakal tetep hidup disini. Masalah pekerjaan, disini surganya. Lowongan pekerjaan yang tiada akhir, dengan batas gaji minimum yang cukup besar, terbukti dari beberapa komentar teman-teman dari negara adikuasa pimpinan George Semak-semak.

Depresi/tekanan? Hanya untuk orang-orang yang benar-benar bodoh. Mati kelaparan? dumblazystupididiot people yang mati kelaparan.

Punk? cukup sebatas Blink182

Mengurangi jumlah abjad pada bahasa Indonesia

2007-07-29T06:35:00.000-07:00

Mengurangi jumlah abjad pada bahasa Indonesia
(disadur dari sebuah tulisan yang sudah lama hilang - versi Inggris)

Abjad yang digunakan di dalam bahasa Indonesia berjumlah 26.
Ke-26 abjad tersebut rasanya masih terlalu banyak, dan lagipula ada
beberapa abjad yang jarang sekali digunakan.
Oleh karena itu mari kita sederhanakan abjad-abjad tersebut dan
menyesuaikan dengan kata-kata yang kita gunakan.

Pertama-tama, huruf X, kita ganti dengan gabungan huruf K dan S.
Kebetulan hampir tidak ada kata dalam bahasa Indonesia asli yang
menggunakan huruf ini, kebanyakan merupakan kata serapan dari bahasa asing.
Misalnya taxi menjadi taksi, maximal menjadi maksimal, dst.

Selanjutnya, huruf Q kita ganti dengan KW.
Serupa dengan X, kata2 yang mengunakan huruf ini juga sangat sedikit sekali.

Berikutnya, huruf Z. Huruf Z kita ganti menjadi C. Tidak ada alasan kuat
tentang hal ini.

Huruf Y diganti dengan I. Hal ini dilakukan sebab bunii huruf tersebut
mirip dengan I.

Kemudian huruf F dan V keduania diganti menjadi P. Pada lepel ini masih
belum terjadi perubahan iang signipikan.

Hurup W kemudian diganti menjadi hurup U. Berarti sampai saat ini kita
sudah mengeliminasi 7 hurup.

Hurup iang bisa kita eliminasi lagi adalah R, mengingat baniak orang iang
kesulitan meniebutkan hurup tersebut. R kita ganti dengan L.

Selanjutnia, gabungan hulup KH diganti menjadi H.
Iang paling belpengaluh adalah hulup S iang diganti menjadi C.
Hulup G juga diganti menjadi K.
Dan hulup J juga diganti menjadi C. Caia laca cudah cukup untuk
hulup-hulup konconannia.

Cekalank kita kanti hulup pokalnia. Cuma ada lima hulup pokal, A, I , U, E, O.
Kita akan eliminaci dua hulup pokal. Hulup I mencadi dua hulup E iaitu EE.
Cementala hulup U mencadee dua hulup O iaitoo OO.
Cadi, campe cekalank, keeta belhaceel menkoolangee hooloop-hooloop keeta.
Kalaoo keeta tooleeckan lagee, hooloop-hooloop eeang telceeca adalah: A, B,
C, D, E, H, K, L, M, N, O, P, T.
Haneea ada 12 belac hooloop!! Looal beeaca bookan??
Padahal cebeloomneea keeta pooneea 26 hooloop.
Eenee adalah penemooan eeang cankat penteenk dan cikneepeekan! !

Co, ceelahkan keeleemkan tooleecan anda denkan menkkoonakan dooa belac
hooloop telceboot

RANDOM

2007-07-18T22:25:00.000-07:00

Someone (or some dream) told me many many years ago, that my love life would be random. I didn't know what it meant since I was still a kid back then, not thinking about those kind of things.... up until now, when I take all the vowels out... scary

meanwhile, enjoy your jack daniels cola!

Sorry Mr. Branson!

2007-07-11T06:06:00.000-07:00

I changed my phone provider. I just realized that I have been giving too much money for Mr.Branson. So I am not a Virgin anymore, now I'm with Vodafone. Back then, when I paid $15, that's all I get. Now, I paid $29 and get $130 worth of calls and txt.

Once again, sorry Mr. Branson!

Incoming concerts

2007-07-08T05:31:00.000-07:00

KMFDM : 15 September

Marilyn Manson : 13 Oktober

The Black Crusade (Machine Head, Trivium, Arch Enemy) : 28 Oktober

Kampreeeeet banyak bener.... bangsaaaaat

Nggak bakal nonton Transformers di bioskop.

2007-07-03T22:00:00.000-07:00

Mau tau kenapa? Gue cinta berat sama Transformers, bahkan punya mainannya sampe 4 (kalo ga salah) dulu waktu masih polos. Tapi gue gak bakal nonton filmnya yang sedang menggegerkan teman-teman sekitar.

Mau tau kenapa?

Ini (Optimus Prime) Transformers yang saya cintai
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Ini (Optimus Prime) Transformers yang sekarang
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Terlalu banyak operasi plastik, terlalu "3D" untuk selera saya. Panggil saya kolot atau pakaianlama (a.k.a old-fashioned), tapi saya mau Optimus Prime yang dulu.

Polysics - My Sharona

2007-07-03T21:04:00.000-07:00

Yup, ini Polysics mengcoverversionkan My Sharona dari The Knacks

Polysics rulz

Polysics - My Sharona

2007-07-03T20:58:00.000-07:00

Yup, ini Polysics mengcoverversionkan lagu My Sharona dari The Knack

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Polysics rulz!

tada!

2007-07-02T22:57:00.000-07:00

nggak biasanya gue ngepost 2 entry dalam waktu yang berdekatan, tapi bebas tokh, blog gw sendiri kok... sebenernya udah pengen pulang dari tadi, eh tiba-tiba 3 orang dalam waktu yg bersamaan ngebuzz di meebo, yaudah ngobrol lah sampe sore ini. yg satu cerita tentang bagaimana enaknya menghabiskan waktu bersama "a dumb blonde", yg satu cerita kondisi tempat kerja dan perkembangan situasi terkini disitu, yg satunya cuma minta traktir stolichnaya sepulangnya gue nanti.

udah sore, seharian ini perut baru diisi cinnamon donut, tapi sekarang beneran cuma pengen fries sama coke, that's it.

i reckon that there would be some major changes in my life in the present month, but we'll see about that later.

tune in!

curhat sesama kebo

2007-06-25T03:04:00.000-07:00

Intinya, baru aja temen gue mencurhatkan masalah dia. Nuansa masalahnya sih agak-agak mirip dengan pengalaman pribadi, hanya beda sedikit. I could have been in his shoes, but in a way I thank God for not having to go through that anymore... Dude, I wish I could help you, but all I can say is, hang in there, God didn't gave us problems for no reason. Hope you're going to make the right choice for you and everyone involved. You have your future lies in front of you, hope you can make use of it.

The end of exam

2007-06-20T16:51:00.000-07:00

Yihaaaa... hip hip hureeeeh! selesai sudah derita yang mendera, beban yang kutanggung, kesusahan yang merasuk, karena exam sudah berakhir, libur telah tiba...libur telah tiba...

Southern Comfort

2007-06-16T13:16:00.000-07:00

uenak tenan... menjelang ujian bukannya belajar... okay, so two assignments were done and that leaves me with two more exams on 20th & 21st of June. Big thanks to Letnan, Sersan, Cinta & Dessy for the help! As of right now I am bassless, but worry not because it will be back someday. And no I am not going home this holiday, I prefer to stay and make some cash. Miss u mi familia!

All the small things

2007-06-11T20:20:00.000-07:00

It's been five months, and yet every weekend new things always came up. In fact, there were always some stupid-but-memorable things that happen every week. All from the "fire incident" to the "morning coffee in the airport" incident. All are laughable, all are memorable. Thx guys for making my days colourful!

2007-06-02T22:31:00.000-07:00

kena karma deh, ngejagain 3 orang mabuks memang lucu, huehehehehe, untung batre kameranya keburu ejakulasi dini sebelum beraksi, jadinya tidak ada bukti...

2007-06-01T02:09:00.001-07:00

Memang Seharusnya ..Razia-razia Penyakit Masyarakat harus dilakukan sesering mungkin. Sebut saja namaku Sam, begitu mereka memanggilku..dan aku masih ingat ketika seorang ibu mendandaniku sehingga tampak sangat cantik sekali..

Kisah sedihku ini dimulai ketika seorang dengan wajah seram datang ketempatku dengan mulut bau minuman, dengan suara serak meminta dengan paksa supaya aku ikut dengannya. Kulihat dia menyelipkan uang ke tangan ibu yang menjagaku sambil menyeringai memperlihatkan deretan gigi yang hitam2 menjijikan. Tapi apa dayaku sehingga akupun terpaksa ikut dengannya meski entah apa yang terjadi pada diriku ini.

Aku memang lemah dan tak punya kekuatan untuk menolaknya. Dibawanya aku pergi sehingga tak seberapa lama kudengar dari kejauhan suara cekikikan wanita-wanita. Semakin dekat dengan tempat itu, aku melihat ada 4 orang laki-laki ditemani wanita-wanitanya sambil minum-minum. Ahhh...minuman keras lagi?..

Orang yang membawaku masuk dalam kumpulan orang-orang itu yang ternyata temannya, sambil memandangi diriku dengan penuh nafsu dan kelihatannya aku mau dimakan hidup-hidup. Tiba-tiba tangannya menyentuh diriku. Merabaku sehingga tak ada lagi diseluruh tubuhku yang tidak dijamahnya aku tak bisa berkata apa-apa.

Dan sekali lagi aku memang lemah dan tak punya kekuatan tuk menolak tingkah laku orang ini. Melihat apa yang dilakukannya pada diriku, ke-empat temannya ternyata tidak tinggal diam. Sambil teriak-teriak "bagi donk, bagi donk...!!!" Akupun juga mengalami perlakuan yang paling menyedihkan, akhirnya secara bergiliran merekapun menjamahku dari ujung keujung dengan penuh kepuasan dan bukan itu saja yang mereka lakukan. Tapi tetap saja aku tidak berontak karena aku lemah dan tak punya kekuatan untuk menolaknya.

Aku begitu lemah, sehingga perlakuan keji mendatangiku berkali-kali hanya demi sebuah kepuasaan sesaat, hanya aku biarkan saja. Dan itupun masih terjadi sampai saat ini.

pada saat orang itu memaksaku pergi, dia memanggil nama lengkapku.....

Djie Sam Soe isi 12 batang.

2007-05-25T16:43:00.000-07:00

kagak usah nunggu sampe minggu depan nyeeeet! big mad props to MAX! so I went pub crawling wih the Joondalups, we went to like 4 pubs, can't really remember how many drinks that I had that night... 3 or 4 Tooheys, 1 JackD, 2 Contreau, 3 or 4 Jager Bombs, 1 Tequila, fuck what else... well now I'm left with a very sore feet...

2007-05-24T03:51:00.000-07:00

dateng ga yah... i need a break anyway... tapi dress as apaan yak? gimana kalo "Steve & Stiff"? hehehe...

2007-05-22T01:53:00.001-07:00

waktunya mereview beberapa tempat makan di perth!

Indonesia Indah
resto indo pertama yang gue coba. sejujurnya, rasa indonya nggak terlalu nyess... pertama kali kesitu nyoba sate ayam sama max, daging ayamnya sih oke banget, super duper empughs, tapi rasa bumbu kacangnya beda banget lah sama sate ayam madura biasa di indo. gw sih sering ke situ, tapi bukan buat makan *ting*

Bintang Cafe
baru sekali kesini, makan nasi goreng. porsinya sih lumayan banyak, rasanya enak, tapi aftertastenya rada-rada mag'teh deh... penasaran nyoba ayam kremesnya

Es Teler 77
nasi gorengnya enak! tapi ayam gorengnya kurang oke, kurang rata matengnya.

Manise
baru sekali juga kesini, makan ayam rica-rica. nggak terlalu pedes (nggak pedes malah kayanya yah). ga terlalu rekomen sih makan disini, banyak yg bilang serpisnya lama.

Sparrow
ni resto dinobatkan sebagai resto termurah di perth. murah tapi enak coy, kemaren pertama kali kesitu nyoba ayam bakarnya. mantep tenan! matengnya rata, bumbunya ngeresep, udah gitu ayamnya juga gede. gw rekomendasiin banget!

La Tanza
kesini udah 2 kali. nyoba mi aceh sama ayam goreng. soal rasa sih nggak terlalu spektakuler, tapi sepertinya the mount lawleys pada demen kesini. kata tody sih ikan bakarnya yg enak, cuma cepet abis soalnya banyak yg suka. belom nyoba sih, next time mungkin.

2007-05-14T20:45:00.000-07:00

mbok ya bangga sama bahasa sendiri, pake diterjemahin segala

2007-05-12T02:22:00.000-07:00

DJ Shadow
Saturday, 2nd June @ Gilkisons Dance Studio

Shit dude, the ticket is $60... well, let's just see then...

In the meantime... FIRE INDEHOOOOOY!!

2007-05-08T11:13:00.000-07:00

cease

blacktop pavement cover me
like a chemical reaction or a steam roller
spreading randomly

there's a distant buzz and low frequency
it tickles my ear, rumbles under my feet
and it shakes the leaves off of every tree (violently)
what pretension! Everlasting peace
everything must cease

institution on the Hill
like a beacon in the mind of an ancestor
to ignite a people's will

there's a shadowed stain on the west facade
it has spread like decay to enshroud the fraud
and the descendants find it oh so odd
(oh so odd)
what pretension! Everlasting peace
everything must cease

grave memorial hewn white stone
like the comforting caress of a mother
or a friend you've always known

it evokes such pain and significance
what was once is reduced to rememberance
and the generations pass without recompense
what pretension! Everlasting peace
everything must cease

2007-05-08T04:36:00.000-07:00

nooooooyyyyssssssss! after two packs of gudang garam my portfolio is... still not finished :(

stay tuned and rawk on!

2007-05-07T05:38:00.000-07:00

So I finished my CB portfolio after spending the last 3 days in Forest Avenue. Now I embark on a new mission to finish IMC in Glyde Street. Rawk On!

2007-05-05T19:31:00.000-07:00

just a quick recap of all the things I have to do :

Assignments :
Portfolio (CB & IMC)
Packaging Design (Design Identity)
Finishing the research (Communication Research)
Exams! (IMC June 21)

Jobs :
The working visa
Doing "internship" for the SG

Future :
Determine whether I want the TR or not (still looking for some infos)

It's great to be alive!

2007-04-30T06:39:00.000-07:00

berjalan menembus dingin
menyusuri Wellington Street
bertanya tentang mengapa
berencana tentang depan

di tengah gemuruh batin
hampir nihil kepastian
apakah terbakar dan terluka
atau melumat ke dalam bumi

kerumunan orang di 886, 887 atau 889
berkehendak menuju peraduan
aku menjadi salah satunya
tersirap ke dalam keadaan

tenangkanlah aku
atau hiraukanlah aku
saat ayah dan ibu berharap
dan doa yang terucap

amin

2007-04-30T06:30:00.000-07:00

Bakal maen di Perth tgl 15 September 2007. Tempat dan harga tiket masih TBA, tapi harga tiket di Sydney sekitar $60 jadi musti nabung dari sekarang nih...

2007-04-25T21:17:00.000-07:00

suhu makin turuuun... suhu rata-rata 8 drajad... bikin males ngerjain tugas deeeh... padahal menjelang akhir semester banyak banget tugas yang deadline neeeeh.... masa ngetik di kamar pake jaket clana panjang kaos kaki sambil krungkupan selimut... buseeeeet toloooooooong

btw, Guns'N'Roses konser disini tanggal 10 mei as a part of their Chinese Democracy World Tour. Tapi tiketnya mahal sepertinya booo....

2007-04-21T11:32:00.000-07:00

Winter is coming... weeeeeeee........... suhu malam mencapai 7 derajat, siang hari hanya cukup sampai 20 saja, rata-rata per hari 16 drajad... waktunya makan indomi pake sambel yang buanyaaaaagh

2007-04-09T23:02:00.000-07:00

It's fuckin' freakin cold! Kalo malem bertahan antara 14-15 derajad selsius..huh! lagi libur nih, boy's night out wiken kmaren. berkeliling kota, nyobain pizza yg uenagh tenan, namanya Broadway Pizza. foto-foto di King's Park...jam 3 pagi! makan lagi di resto singapur di Northbridge, Sizzling Tofu yang uenagh, Beef Schezuan manteb, Crispy Chicken yang kriuk beneran...doh, kalo udara dingin emang enaknya makan... untung timbangan ga naek, kalopun naek, tinggal ikutan The Biggest Loser! huahahaha.... pade-pade udah denger Enter Shikari bloms? dengerin dah, young poms playing the so called "rave-metal"

Enter Shikari - You're Not A Winner

Enter Shikari - Anything Can Happen In The Next Half Hour

2007-04-05T11:39:00.000-07:00

semester break coming up, done most of my assignments, got a D for my presentation, no it's not a bad mark because they use a different marking system here, it goes like this :

A = HD (High Distinction) - 80%
B = D (Distinction) - 70%
C = CR (Credit)- 60%
D = C (Pass) - 50%

So a D is not that bad, considering that I'm an NEB (Non-English Background) student. Still missing you, my babilucuku (as always...sigh..).

2007-03-27T01:28:00.000-07:00

"people said not to judge a book by its cover, but it is our job to make the book judgable by its cover"

-Stuart Medley, lecturer in my Design Practices: Identity unit-

So, hari ini Perth sudah memasuki masa autumn, nanti malam suhu bakal ngedrop sampe 8 derajat... kayanya musti nyetok om Jack nih...

2007-03-15T06:37:00.000-07:00

Menghabiskan malam di MegaLab. Jadi inilah salah satu fasilitas ECU yang cukup menggembirakan untuk para mahasiswanya, 24-hour computer lab yang nyaman dan gratisss. Berhubung gw belom juga bisa mendaftarkan diri untuk dapet koneksi internet di rumah, jadinya bakal sering nginep nih di MegaLab.

So, jadinya assignment sudah mulai kicks in, walopun semuanya tidak ada artinya dibandingkan tugas-tugas review TeKrim (krimers, u know this!!!). In the meantime, mengutip kata-kata Vodi, "gw jadi full-time tourist dan part-time student untuk semester ini"...

2007-03-02T09:07:00.000-08:00

Btw, beberapa pokok pikiran yang tersisa :

01. Mau tau adiksi baru gue? Coke... yes, somehow they taste different here, some friends said that they put more caffeine in it, and that is why for me "COKE IS THE NEW COFFEE". Seriously, dulu tiap pagi dateng kantor langsung bikin kopi Kapal Api supaya seger, sekarang tiap pagi musti nenggak Coke dingin dulu baru terang ni mata.

02. Adiksi lainnya? Shameless... ini sebuah serial TV buatan Manchester, Inggris. Pada dasarnya ini adalah sit-com, tapi jangan keburu mikir sitcom ala Amerikah dulu... Trust me, this one is different. Ceritanya lebih real, continuity shotnya real, karakter masing-masing tokohnya kuat banget. Inti ceritanya kalo menurut opini pribadi gue ngambil ide cerita The Osbourne, dimana prinsipnya "sebagaimana parahnya/disfungsionalnya keluarga kita, mereka adalah orang-orang yang akan berada di belakang kita saat kita sedang mengalami mental breakdown", tapi dengan setting yang berbeda. Shameless mengambil setting di Chatsworth Estate, sebuah daerah kalangan kelas menengah ke bawah di daerah Manchester. Serial ini kayanya gak bakalan bisa lolos tayang di kampung halaman, berhubung ide-ide ceritanya yang memang cukup radikal kalau dilihat dari kacamata Indonesia (homosexual, racism, free sex, dll...), tapi ide-ide radikal tersebut mampu dikemas dalam sebuah cerita yang "family-oriented".

2007-03-01T20:18:00.000-08:00

hoy hoy hoy.... duh cape deh make bahasa linggis mlulu... kangen ma bahasa sendiri euy!

wokeh jadinya ceritanya kuliah gw udah mulai nih. Semester pertama gue ada 4 unit : Design Practice : Identity, Consumer Behaviour, Integrated Marketing Communication, sama Communication Research, which is nothing but an upgraded version of MPS hehehe... sialnya gue lupa bawa dokumen kelulusan, tau gitu bisa minta advanced standing supaya ga usah ngambil Comm Research lagi...

Mungkin beberapa dari kalian para pembaca akan berkomentar, "wah enak banget lu Ted cuma 4 mata kuliah..." well guys, satu mata kuliahnya bernilai 15 credit (baca : SKS), jadinya nggak gampang juga... Contohnya untuk kuliah Design Identity, ni kuliah nggak ada exam (baca : UTS & UAS) tapi sepanjang semester gue harus mendesain sebuah brand lengkap mulai dari logo, grafik, typeface, stationery kit and so on, dan hasilnya akan dinilai sebagai nilai exam. Btw, kuliah gue cuma hari Selasa, Rebo Kemis doang, jadinya selalu dapet long weekend! YAY!

Tempat tinggal gue sekarang lumayan enak, buat yg mo berbaik hati ngirimin Dji Sam Soe, bisa dialamatkan ke 22 Malton Court, Dianella, WA 6059.

Wokeh, sementara mantel bulu sambal terasih, sekian dulu dan terima kasih!

2007-02-08T18:48:00.000-08:00

Howdy mates!! Greetings from Australia :)

So, basically I've done all the necessary academic stuffs (units enrollment, student card, etc.), but I'm still struggling to find a permanent accomodation. The off campus housing officer was very helpful, when I got there for the first time, he said that it is his job to make me feel comfortable... talkin' 'bout being a professional eh mate.. They gave a good service, they even allocate a car with a driver to take me to three of my choices for one day, all for free.

Well I found the first one to be quite nice, but the landlady asks for a huge amount of bond. Oh yeah, before I continue, I better explain how different it is if you want to find an off-campus accomodation here compared to Jakarta. Here, everything is done through papers, so they are official matters. If you want to rent an accomodation (rooms, apartments, share houses, etc.) you have to pay a bond fee. A bond fee usually 4 times the weekly rent, they are not allowed to ask more than that. The bond money will be put into a separate account, and it will be returned to you at the end of your tenancy contract IF you manage to keep everything intact.

Ok, so the first place that I went to is quite nice, but the landlady asks for $1500 for the bond. The reason was because she's gonna buy me a microwave, a washing machine (she wouldn't let me use hers), and some kitchen utensils (while at the same time, she wouldn't let me to cook... how strange is that..). I consulted it with Kosta (the off-campus housing officer), and he told me to forget it.

Well, I found the second place is better. It is owned by an Australian, but he's working with a well-known international electronics company, and he has to go back and forth to Indonesia all the time. What makes me happy was he is quite familiar with Indonesian culture because all the trip that he had done, plus he had a fiancee in Jakarta. The house was very nice, it's clean and he let me use the washing machine, the kitchen was superb and he allowed me to cook. Plus it's a quiet suburb area and he asks for the normal amount of bond. The rent is quite cheap and reasonable. The thing is, he has to go to Jakarta for two weeks, and that leaves me homeless for the time being. I haven't found another temporary accomodation, I have to check out from the Perth YHA (my current temporary accomodation) on Monday. I already speak with the volunteers about that and they said they'll do something about it. Well I hope they will do something about it, or else I might have to roam the streets at night... that or I can go to a hotel and pay extra money for it. Well, I got 3 days left to worry about that, in the meantime I'll just going to enjoy Perth.

Okay mates, I'll see you later!

2007-01-17T06:50:00.000-08:00

Everything's ready, wish me luck everyone, see you mid 2008!

2006-12-13T03:34:00.000-08:00

Far away
The ship is taking me far away
Far away from the memories
Of the people who care if I live or die

Starlight
I will be chasing a starlight
Until the end of my life
I don't know if it's worth it anymore

2006-12-05T09:33:00.000-08:00

Life's like an equalizer, you cut some, you boost some. Imagine if I set my 20-band graphic equalizer to a flat state while I'm listening, that would be dull... Louis Johnson said that the key is in the dynamics, there has to be strong points and some mellow ones. Despite the recent changes, the compressor still kicks in, cutting unwanted frequencies while boosting the required ones. That's why I like compressors better than limiters...

You know, it's just plain funny that everyone see their lives through their own eyes.... well...on a second thought...isn't that how it's supposed to be? Nevermind, the alcohol still up there in my brain... Not that I'm an alcoholic, I'd prefer sex than alcohol though.

So, the stakes are higher now so I can't afford to lose. Fear not of the alien landscapes, for the brave ones shall be recognized. How is it going to be? Nobody knows. Just...