Sederhana itu . . . . HIDUP !

Forget the blacberry’s and apples...leave them as fruits

Lets talk mouth to mouth with full facial expressions

Throw away the breezin coolness of Mall’s and shopping center’s

A little drop of sweat from the body will do no harm to us

Ground the 2 and 4 wheels on the garage

take a sip of walk down the neighbourhood

Why pay to have fun or know new things

Make out the best of nature and the surroundings near you

Life is to be enjoyed . . . be it for the poor or have’s

Exciteness is already on the palm of our hands and the sight of our eyes

However, often we gaze far upon something we can’t afford or unknowing

Leaving a streak of awkwardness on doings and mentality

Pressure on ME !!

Just some random babling back then. Really...I have no clue when did I write this...maybe during my times in Perth....maybe already back in Jekardah....anyway....here's the babble

Next round . . . another step of hard hitting self reversing and up side downs to start of what’s gonna be a new step in life. Painful as it goes, there’s a saying that you’ll be able to conquesr the world once you’ve known who you are . . . well…lets just hope this is the start of me conquering the world :P

Ok…ok….enough intermezzo . . . well…pressure ehh… again . . . please do not ask how I knew I was suffering from this . . . damn . . . I curse myself for forgetting why I had these in the beginning . . . the process of recalling and reminiscing is just too long . . . not to mention painful in some occasions. But . . it’s gotta be done little by little . . .

Fiuuhh . . . I just kinda think that I often freak out whenever things go out of my reach or what I intended. It often happened way back in my days when I once came back to Indo after years of living abroad. The sheer life of typical Indonesians that was full of pressure, unorder and quick pace really fuzzed out my brain. End result . . . it then caused me to forget the necessary things that I had to remember when time called upon it. As I grew, I trained myself not only to deal with it, but also to put some countermeasure towards it. Though till this very moment, I’m still struggling to overcome this horrible habit, some measures have succeeding in at least lessening the negative impact. It just needs continuous practice and self adapting in order to have any good effects.

What have I done? Hmmm . . . . as far as I remember, I tried to be somewhat ignorant. I know it sounds kinda bad or something, but this really I fact has aided me in un-worrying about the unnecessary aspects of my life. But then, in any further writings later on, this too has brought upon me several side effects that also contribute to my major bad habit. Next . . . in conjunction to this step, writing down a plan has also helped me in putting all into proper order. Hence, I wouldn’t have to worry too much on any future uncertainties. Last . . . is to forecast any potential and possible outcomes of what I might end up doing or experiencing. Hey . . . I realize that my steps above might seem somewhat too uptight and strict. By doing so, I do admit that all those above still needs some polishing, but in the mean while . . . all is good mate .

Aside any personal side effects above mentioned, I guess the only challenge for me is to learn not to freak out on any future unwanted conditions that I might face. Usually, it all happened due to my lack of life experiences that I ought to have. Hence, I should by now learn all the important things on life. Such kinda things can’t be learnt thru colleges and schools, but often must be experienced first hand.

By enriching ourselves, we can then learn to overcome the sensation of being under pressure and live a more carefree life. I just ought to remember, pressures, whatever and how it would be, will always exist in life. But how we deal and cope with it, determines the quality on how we live our life. It’s about juggling the ups and downs in life that we are able to enjoy things as they are . . . 

Andai Pemilihan Menteri Didasarkan Game ....

Menteri Pertahanan....jago maen Counter Strike :D

Menteri Kepemudaan dan Olahraga....jago maen Nintendo Wii Sports

Menteri Pekerjaan Umum....jago maen SIM CITY

Menteri Sosial....jago main The SIMS :D

Menteri Perhubungan...Railway dan Airport Tycoon...not to mention Need for Speed

Menteri Komunikasi dan Informasi....raja facebook...twitter...friendster...dan segala social website :D


Extra:

Ketua Umum PSSI...mutlak jago Footbal Manager dan Winning Eleven/Pro Evolution Soccer

Panglima TNI....selain jago CS...harus jago maen gim real time strategy ama first person shooter

One Month (Jakarta Edition)

If you had a month off from work....what would you do....?

1. Hmm...Njajal semua koridor busway yang belum pernah dicoba
2. Njajal semua jalur KRL Jabodetabek...dan jalan2 dalam radius 1 km dari stasiun akhir
3. Jalan kaki kliling lingkungan perumahan (both delman dan kalibata) dengan radius 3 km
4. Tanya2in pengurusan e-KTP
5. Nge-print buku tabungan
6. Coba main ke toko-nya ANTAM di pulogadung
7. Jalan2 naik mobil ke daerah Cinere...Serpong...Alam Sutera
8. Olahraga tiap hari....masing2 selama sejam
9. Nonton pilem tiap hari....sehari 1 ajah :D
10. Nyoba CFD tiap ahad...sampe sikil gempor :p
11. Dolan ning museum2....akeh dadakno ning DKI iki
12. Ndekor apaato kalibata
13. Dolan ning dulur2 di Bogor dan sekitarnya
14. Nyoba cafe2 di Jakarta yang lom pernah didatangi

Psychedelic Jakarta

2 tahun jalan . . . 7 tahun jalan kalau ditotal jumlah lamanya tahun aku tinggal di ibukota ini. Sungguh tiap2 masa merupakan tantangan tersendiri tinggal di kota ini. Masih teringat jelas betapa tersiksa dan menantangnya harus mengarungi hari2 akhir SD, masa SMP dan tahun pertama SMA ku disini. Ya perkara sosialisasi, gaya hidup dan terutama . . .  transportasi.

2 hal pertama diatas, masih aja sama. Hidup disini sungguh harus pinter2 ngatur akal dan diri, agar tidak terjebak dalam arus hedonisme, konsumerisme dan isme2 lainnya yang menjadi bagian dari kecarut marutan kota ini. Tambahin deh, keimanan dan ketabahan yang luar biasa agar bisa terjaga agar bisa mempertahankan prinsip hidup dalam hal ini. Rasanya emang hal ini akan menjadi suatu perjuangan sendiri di setiap kota besar, ngga’ Cuma milik jakarta aja.

Tapi transportasi . . .  d’oh !! Beneran deh, yang ini mau iman setinggi langit, rasanya ngga’ da habisnya masalah ini. Sejak jaman gw SD, masalah ini sudah jadi momok tersendiri. Rasanya hidup bukan lagi terfokus untuk hal yang jadi tugas utama kita, ex: kerja, belajar dll. Tapi sudah gimana caranya menikmati proses perjalanan dengan aman, nyaman dan syukur2...cepat!

Gw pikir balik ke malang selama 7 tahun dah cukup tuk membuat gw kembali ke jakarta dan menikmati kemajuan transportasinya...ternyata....NOOTT!! Emang berkembang....tapi kemacetannya juga ngga’ kalah GILAA @.@

Rasanya ngga’ cukup tuk melukiskan bagaimana kemacetan di jakarta bisa menggoncangkan kewarasan seseorang. Kalao boleh kutambahin....butuh suatu keteguhan hati yang mantap dalam mengarungi kemacetan jalan2 dsini. Keteguhan akan apa yang menjadi niat dan tujuan utama, sehingga kita bisa tetap waras ditengah kegilaan jalan2 dsini.

Pernah kuhitung2....kalau kupertahankan pola pergi pulangku yang sekarang sampai umur penisun (55 tahun), aku sudah menhabiskan hampir 1 tahun hanya di jalan saja ! Bayangkan mereka2 yang menghabiskan berjam2 di jalan demi memenuhi ongkos hidup mereka disini.

Sungguh mahal suatu karir....sungguh mahal suatu kerja....sunggu mahal kesehatan yang terbakar asap2 CO . . . . Sungguh mahal waktu yang ilang di jalan . . . Sungguh keterlaluan . . . T.T

Oleh karena itu  . . . sungguh doaku suatu saat kelak....saya bisa hengkang ke suatu tempat yang agak tenang. Tempat dimana saya bisa mewaraskan diri saya dari kegilaan dan carut marutnya kota ini. 

Lebih baik . . . . dari pada hidup ngga’ tenang .....

Music Memories (Part 4)

1. Be with You
Ngga’ bisa lupa adanya lagu ini terkait hari2 pertamaku di Perth. I remember it on the first Monday of my time there, just rite after I was left by my parents to start on a new journey in my life. After take bus routes here and there for the whole day, I thought of concluding it with a trip to the inet cafe just rite besides my hotel. And to my surprise, BoA just released her latest single. Download it I did, and . . . being a soothing slow ballad, it marked my first of the lonesome days in downunder...

2. Sunadokei
Okay . . . it was around november to December when I first heard this song. What was I doing? Well . . . just nothing daily asides taking my nihongo courses, watching dramas and fooling around, waiting for my time in ozzy would come. The good song prompted me to buy its physical album when I went to Jakarta on December 2007, which I also met Donny & Syarif at Solaria Thamrin.

3. Ignite
If there was one time in my bachelor days where I did achieve and enjoy a high score, it was on the 5th semester. After foolinh around for the first 2 years, I finally got to notion that I’m a real college student. On the other thing, I attended two classes of a middle ages guy. Turned out to be thrilling as not only the class approach was friendly, I managed to end up the semester with the highest GP of all my entire study period . . . 3.33 . . . first and last :p

4. Gracious Days
Mantep dach . . . . sik tas tuku albume BoA sing MIT, langsung kena gejala tipes slama 2 minggu. Akhire rong minggu pikiran ra kuat dinggo garep skripsi. Pas wes mari lorone, langsung tancep gas mendem ning kamar rong minggu non stop ngetik ditemani lagu2 tekan album MIT. Dibilang kesel yo kesel, tapi jangan tanya rasa puasnya . . . . bener2 mantep iso marekno kabeh bab 4 hanya dalam 2 minggu setelah kena masalah di metpen, ngebut nggolek responden dan kena sakit pula.

5. Pelukis Malam
Sik tas mari lulus SMP, kepikiran arep dolan ning omah dulurku ning sby. Pertama kali ngine mrono, uonkep dan akeh nyamuke sing langsung entuk. Selain itu, rasanya lumayan bisa tau sisi kehidupan lain dari Indonesia, karena ketika itu yang kuketahui hanya ja tkarta thok. As for the song, pertama denger pas lagi bantu2 mas dedy di rumahnya. Asik dan gimana gitu. Little did i realize it was gonna be a start of a whole lot of things in my life, well . . . at least for the next decade . . .

6. Thanks for the memories
Sungguh ngga bisa ngga inget lagu ini begitu pas mau brangkat ke Perth. Hanya rasa trima kasih yang bisa diucapkan atas segala masa2 indah terutama 8 bulan menjelang keberangkatan. Ketika itu, sungguh aku ngga’ tau kapan aku bisa ngunjungin Indo, so I kinda though that it might be quite some while before my next visit.

The A-Z of modern Life (Part 1)

Android (A)

Naaah. . . this ain’t a robot. Well . . . its sorta, but just on the picture, one little green robot that is able to rock the world of mobile communication. Being the an open source mobile OS launched in 2009, it now is one of the fastest growing OS in the world, rivaling the iOS used in iPhones.

What makes this OS special is its openness. Being an open source, it makes people to easily tweak and do anything to it even to then codings of the software, not something you can do to a proprietary OS like Symbian or iOS. And the growing number of apps on the market speaks of it self as how many and many people are flocking to use this thing.

If you may think its gonna blow a hole on yer wallet, think again. As an open source (again), phone developers have the ability to customize it to the phone specs. By doing so, even small spec mobiles are able to use this green dude. The only difference comes in speed of processing due to spec limitation. So, you don’t need to worry about blowing your savings to get one of these.

Blogger (B)

One of those famous blogging sites out there, makes life easier when you have to tell out your thoughts and ideas on the net in words. Though i’ld personally think the tweaking for our blogs are kinds hard and with limited choices, it still free though :p. And most of all, it’s owned by google, so your pretty much integrated with all other google services which makes things easier if your gonna matchem up with other services like youtube and mail maybe.

Detik (D)

A long time news portal from Indonesia. Delivering updated news second by second as the name implies. Not juts ordinary news, but all kind of news, from politics, economy, social, celebrities, tech, sports and health, just name it lah. Really useful if your pretty lazy on browsing other news sources as it compiles most of the news available from very much point of views.

Facebook (F)

Ok . . . who hasn’t has a facebook? The biggest social network site in the world has put its claws in Indonesia around 2009-2010 perhaps. Surpassing myspace and the now morfed friendster, it sure has become one helluva giant. But thumbs up really goes to Mark Zuckerberg who always brings out something new for facebook. Not only as a social network, but we are able to chat, do e-mails game online. In Indonesia, it also has become some kind of a marketing tool to sell goods here & there.

However, it really goes back to its basic function, connecting people. Finding long lost friends from the past are way simpler nowadays, as long as they aren’t completely of the grid. Also communicating with people as human get more mobile nowadays is also made fun with the comment function on the wall. Privacy? I guess this is where facebook wins as we are able to set the privacy perimeters, one things its predecessors lacked.

Google (G)

The ultimate search engine that everyone would refer too. News has it that even some people already consider it as a god due to its massive abilities, from just a search engine, to maps, translator and so on. It now even has created the open source android OS for mobile phones. For me personally, its one of those few things nowadays that really has made a huge impact on how we do things daily. You can almost find any thing on google. As they say . . . just google it :D.

iPod (I)

Pot e pot . . . . the revolusionary gadget that changed the music, computer and mobile industry. Its sleek design and breakthrough features have followed on to its other siblings such as the iPhone and iPad. But for the iPod itself, listening to music has changed lately. Not only making it more compact, but also how you get it over the web. Still awaiting other related “i” things from apple ;)

Kaskus (K)

As the tagline says . . . the biggest forum in Indonesia. It surely does live of to its name. Hosting hundreds of dozen of threads from everything all across Indonesia and areas that have Indonesians, kaskus now is even transforming itself to a e-commerce hub with its FJB. Sorta of a localized version of ebay, its more of an online meeting point. Despite still sounding manual compared to ebay and other counterpart, its still one of the most used and famous places to buy and sell online in Indonesia.

Mozilla (M)

The fox that’s chewing IE slowly. Well, it still has other competitors like Opera and the new Chrome. But for me, mozilla’s still number 1 ;). Its getting more sleek in terms of design and also quicker. Moreover, the menu for me is quite similar to IE, hence I don’t have to bother adapting myself to the other words in the menu’s of other browsers :p.

Ngemal sampe Gempor!! (Part 2)

1.Grand Indonesia

Mal yangs super duper nyempil ditengah kesumpekan Jakarta. But then, ini mal emang salag satu yang berkelas, dalam artian lokasi, isi dan namanya. Dibagi west and east mal, ni mall bener2 bisa bikin betah siapa aja yang da didalamnya secara ada semua yang elo cari. Cuma sayangnya ya ni mall memang ngarahnya sih ke kalangan kelas atas. Satu lagi, lokasinya itu lhoh . . . bener2 bikin harus berjuang kalo mo kesana. Kalo ngga’ kena macet duluan karena harus ngantri-tri melewati jalan kesana yang kecil2 :(.

2.Plaza Indonesia+EX Plaza

Tetangga tua-nya GI dan kakaknya EX Plaza, ni mall menurut gw bener mal butik. Secara isinya butik2 dengan barang2 yang harganya dah bikin sakit hati duluan. Dah gitu ngga’ ada food court . . . ualamaaakkk. Untung ada sodaranya mudanya yang dihubungkan dengan jembata kecil dibelakang kedutaan jepang. Cuman ya itu, berhub sasaran tetep middle to high end, toko2nya pun ya nayamul larang regone . . . Cuma at least di EX elo masih bisa main bowling n makan fast food yang masih terjangkau lah :D

3.FX Plaza
Mal yang anti nongkrong kalo kata temen2 gw. Secara klo elo mo nongkrong, kata mereka sich harus ada food court jadi bisa berlama2. Sayangnya, tempat ini ngga ada 1 pun tempat itu. Gantinya . . . malah banyak resto2 dengan harga yang dah bikin perut mules duluan bayangin harganya. Emang sich, konsep ni mal bagus n funky banget secara katanya dibangun dengan konsep fashion. Tapi ya itu dia . . . gw rasa bagus ngga’ nya urusan fashion emang berbanding lurus dengan harga2 yang tercantum padanya . . .

4.Pacific Place
Namanya bener2 unik . . . secara menurut gw bener2 bernuansa bule banget. Lokasi bener2 downtown deket ama perkantoran, cocok bagi bisnis man n women yang ingin shoppin n hangout habis kerja. Palagi emang tetangganya IDX, udah deh. Puas2 mainin saham, foya2 deh disni. Sama kaya FX, nih tempat kagak ada food court.Jadi siap2 aja merogoh kocek lebih dalem kalo emang mo nongkrong disni.

5. Taman Anggrek
Salah satu mal tua. Dah gw kunjungin sejak masih SMP. Tempat sih bener strategis. Saking strategisnya ampe2 bikin macet disekitarnya :)). Besarnya itu merupakan salah satu mal superblock di Jakarta seinget gw. Not much to say bout ths place. Mirip ama Sency. Sayangnya lokasinya yg bikin macet dah bikin ilfil mo kesana duluan. Berhub yang bisa dicari disana bisa didapatkan dengan lebih deket dengan tempat gw, jadinya dah ngga’ sesering dulu kesana.

Ngemal sampe Gempor!! (Part 1)

1. Sency
Singkatan dari Senayan City, mall terdekat dari rumah gw :D. Melihat ukurannya, emang pantes banget dibilang city, secara selain mal, juga ada apartemen dan perkantoran. Terdapat banyak toko2 kelas dunia from A to Z, just mention it. Dilengkapi foodcourt n bioskop XXI, dijamin bisa betah deh :p. Paling yang kurang yakni ngga’ adanya underpass ke mal depannya yakni PS juga ukuran toko buku yang kurang besar dibandingkan ukuran mal-nya sendiri.

2. Plaza Senayan
Ibarat kaca, mungkin PS ini merupakan cermin langsung dari Sency karena letaknya yang hadap2an. Mal yang cukup lama berdiri, sejak 1997-1998 kalo ngga’ salah. Dulu berasa banget bosennya di mal ini berhubung yang ada cuma butik2 kelas dunia yang liat harganya aja dah biki sakit hati. Sekarang dah lumayan lah. Gw pribadi ke sini paling kalo da perlu ke Metro n ke Kinokuniya. Andai ngga’ ada 2 toko ini, kayanya bisa jarang banget gw kesini.

3. Pondok Indah Mall
I’ld reckon this one to be one of the oldest mall’s in Jakarta. And until now, its still one of the largest in the southern parts of Jakarta. Dulu adanya cuma 1 gedung PIM doang, sekarang dah ada pengembangan di depannya dengan nama PIM2. Dengan letak yang strategis n dilewati jalur busway, mal ini bener2 bisa dikatakan one of the best malls to me. All you can find here lah ;-).

4. ITC Permata Hijau
Levelnya n tampilan sih kelas matos, tapi gw ngga’ akan meremehkan yang ini. Selain deket, tempat ini juga jadi tujuan belanja sehari2 secara ada Carrefour yang harganya lebih bersahabat dibandingkan foodhall yang ada di mal2 diatas. Paling yang kurang di tempat ini cuma ngga’ ada toko buku (ada sih tapi macem tak niat tampilannya @.@) n bioskop. Other tan that, menurut gw tempat ini cukup decent lah :).

5. Gandaria City
The new kid on the block!! Another superblock mall yang hadir deket rumah gw. Besarnya mungkin bisa dikatakan setara ama Sency kayanya. Begitu pula dengan fasilitas2 n hiburan yang ada didalam, really what you would expect from a modern day supermal. However, tempat ini masih kurang dalam beberapa aspek. Jalurnya yang berada pada jalur macet (ruas jalan arteri pondok indah) kadang bikin agak males kesana. Trus tuk urusan foodcourt, cara bayarnya lumayan ribet gara2 pake kartu prabayar :-S

Music Memories (Part 3)

1. Kala Cinta Menggoda

Such a song, quite an oldies for me as it was released in the 1998’s. Sometime around my junior high years. Having such an ethnic feel, it makes me reminisce back to those old and ruffian days. Where being with friends was all it meant, where gettin a girl sound cool, where knowing the guitar and drugs where an awesome thing back them for some. Well luckily, I wasn’t that quick on doing either of the mentioned above :D.

2. W~Boiled~Extreme

Lyrically . . . just an ordinary song here. But listening this, it brings me back to the times of being unemployed. Where you were just helpin out your mom and working out everyday, waiting for a lucky reply from any companies that you sent your CV. Attending interviews and tests here and there, I guess this is a song for the unemployed. Might I oftenly listen to this one if by chance I need to get another job later on :P ?

3. Possibility feat Daichi Miura

Ok . . . I do have to admit that this song is one of BoA’s best duet. But its not bout the lyrics, it concerns one of the moments that went kinda silly for me. My first visit to Jogja almost went disastrous as I got ill struck by the time I got the album I’ve been finding and the subtitled video clip. Guess I gotta concentrate on my girl in Jogja when I’m there . . . not on gundam's nor BoA :P

Riding with a mask

Live life like kuuga . . . always smiling and wanting to help others as u learn new things . . .

The world is somehow like where ryuuki goes . . . full of mirrors and images of ourselves in others . . .

You would want to help those that are being in suffer, even though you have to betray your own kind as what Faiz did . . .

Sometime one has to sacrifice their humanity so that others can gain their’s as Blade swore . . .

Be a good cook . . . act cool and be wise #kabutomode

Keep the memories and savor them as you pass by . . . .

Watch out for your buddies . . . keep an eye and support each other ;-)

Don’t worry for the future, as long as u’ve got some money and underwears, everything’s gonna be fine :D

A waiting of the 1st year :D

Hahahahaha . . . . stessed out in work. Just spending our weekend to mybe Bandng a the farthest. You world suddenly feel dull and colored in black and white. You just then think of the time when the 1st year has passed n May later on. All the possibilities . . . all the dreams . . . all the ecstasy just flows into your bloodflow. As this title is dedicated to, lets see the places where I can go and get myself lost after quite some while . . .

1. Singapore
I know it kinda feels cliche or un nationalistic to go to this island country. But I swear that seeing some order in somewhere not Indonesian would really soothe up my mind. Besides, its only an hour away with just a few hundred thousands if u manage to get a promo ticket.

For me personally, its not bout the shopping (where most people are hyped up) nor the foods (Indonesia has better variety), its just simple talking a stroll done the roads and feel the fresh air once in a while. Not to mention stopping by any bookstore and browse for some titles that u might not see in your home city.

2. Malang
Dear sweat ngalam, never could I forget u. Despite the fact that my times in Malang so on would be li’ll bit dull since friends have scattered all over Indonesia, its always nice to come back. Feel the cool mornings and surroundings . . . it just rejuvenates your soul.

But lying in home wouldn’t be bad as there’s always something for me to do back here. It’s usually the small tiny works that are often left due to work that gets me worked up he. Oh yeah . . . there are also my “kids” waiting anxiously for me, letting me playing with them after months of absence.But most of all, its all bout seeing my family here, having a chit chat about life and all unimportant things :P.

3. Yogyakarta
Here, its obviously bout spending my time with my love. But un like usual visits, I’ld really love to go see some places outside the downtown. Even it takes to rent a vehicle, I’ld reckon it’ll be great seeing places that haven’t been visited for a long time or those that I haven’t visited yet.

4. Perth
Hahaha . . . the ultimate place to visit. Its just that I feel indebted to this city. Having the feeling to come see her every once in a while and say hello. Besides, it is this city that have brought me countless memories and experience in such a short time. Just for old times sake . . .

A week full of SHIT!!

Moanday . . . well, start of a week where things just don’t start of your way. When you have to do things against your will. Times where you just have to grumble upon the stuffs being thrown at you.

X-cuseday . . . the miserables continue . . . this time, make up some things to cover up for the mess that has happened. Be it true or false, but the world demands a scape goat or some sugarcoating for all the stains resulted.

Waitnesday . . . and all of a sudden, you’ve been left stranded longin for something you don’t even know its worth waitin for. Left behind and alone . . . . just holdin on . . . just holding on . . .

Thirstday . . . after tire waitin, your left limping and dead thirsty. Draggin your almost dead body and craving for an almost impossible oasis just for a gulp of water . . . . or maybe its just something more abstract that we are thirstful of?

Friedday . . . after being almost dead, your now hot heated being steamed to death due to the intense heat of the world that cooks you till ready to be served to those who have the heart to eat you alive . . . .

Shatteredday . . . .aaaarrrrgggghhhhhhhhhhhh . . . . . eaten alive, next thing you’ll find is yourself shattered to piece in a “I don’t know who’s stomach is this” condition. Finding your hand, legs, head and body shattered all over the place, kind feels like you were in hell (or have we arrived there yet?)

Shunnedday . . . . Aaaahhhh . . . .last of the tortures . . . left alone in solitude in some sort of a 2mx2mx2m room . . . enough to leave you out cramped while you squeeze yourself in a miserable space

Hahahaha . . . .jangan khawatir . . . in bukan adegan film atau kejadian nyata yang gw alami. Hanya sekedar khayalan gilak bagaimana jika kita memandang tiap2 hari dengan negative thinking. Those things above might sprout in head. But please, life isn’t as miserable as what I’ve depicted :D

(Un)Wanted

Wanted? Or maybe in fact really unwanted for me . . . anyway . . . here are a list of some things, or items to be precise, that’s been bothering my mind for the past moments. As if there’s been a devil incepted to my soul, endlessly prompting me to burn my wallet and get these things . . . here they are . . . . .

1. Be Be . . . BB . . The Blackberry
Nope, it ain’t some sort of fruit or a juice. It’s nowadays one of those handheld gadgets that you see people hold in their palms every second. Basically a phone, or maybe a smart phone if you wanna keep up 2 date, but what makes it uber famous (in Indonesia) is because of its dedicated Blackberry Messenger thru a sole internet link. Why people are so drooling for this is because they say it’ll keep you in contact every mili second. Add it with a good internet line, you’re pretty much in a virtual neighborhood.

And the fact most of my mates have this puny little thingy, they keep roaring the lame fact that it’ll keep you up in the vibes. Yeah . . . like hell I’ll fall for that. But what’s really itching my mind is the undeniable fact that it gives you unlimited access to the internet (if you use a full package that is). Another thing that has really bothering my faith . . . . T_T.

Hence, up to to this very moment, I’m still clinging on to not buying that gadget. Not only do I lack the money needed so, but I also feel that my current activities haven’t called for such need. So to me . . . it’ll still be a fruit for me, just let it be :P

2. Android Smartphone
Compared to a BB, I’ld really love to buy this one. But then . . . . the lack of money forbids me so. Hahaha . . . and to make things worst, I been buying recent tabloids and magazine on cellphone, making me fantasize on having one >.<

What makes it soooo lovable. Okay . . . it features the android OS itself, which as they say, boast the flexibility to do anything to your phone (due to its linux basis). Next is the availability of having tons of software to customize your phone as you wish. What next?eeerrrr . . . . . . . . . i think its again about the techs itself, boasting the latest techs and specs with it.

But then its all a dream. Coupled with the fact that I still do love my current phone makes me thinking twice on do I really need an Android yet???


3. Credit Card
Ahaaa . . . one of those smart yet devilish cards on earth. Yes it saves you in times of empty wallet, yes it does lead you to a convenient lifestyle having many vendors and places offering discounts and cash backs if you posses a certain card, yes it does gives you the thought that you are rich, but then . . . . . . . its all just an illusion.

Its just basically a card that allows you the privilege to borrow money from your bank. But little do people nowadays realize that by possessing one, you’ld better get your cash flows on track and strict as a late payment would hit you hard wit soaring interest rates. Hence, it’ll only serve you best if you can pay your debts on time and in full payments.

In here, the problems add up, particularly coz of credit card fraud. Regardless where you use it, be it the net or in any vendors, you’re always exposed to the risk of getting your card number stolen. If so, just be prepared for some unwanted usage of your card which might prompt you to cancel your card.
End note, if you decide to have one, makes sure you can manage your money first and have a healthy lifestyle as this card could be both you saviour and devil at the same time.

4. Bigger internet access
Huaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh . . . . . . i wonder why the internet connection in Indonesia SUCKS !! Really makes me miss my times back abroad where I had an abundant amount of bandwith at my disposal T_T.

But thinking of having a bigger access would really blow my wallet. Not only that, you still suffer from the possibility that your speed is not as they promoted in the ads. Therefor, I’m again stuck on how to keep myself connected to the world.

Again, if there were one, which can be searched for, my account keeps reminding me of how low I am on my cash flow each month if I force myself >.<. Thus, its all a in the end, just a dream of something that I hope to have. Better start of by being thankfull for the things I have even though its the least rather than not having anything at all . . . . .

I wish . . . . .

I wish…langit jakarta biru cerah tanpa polusi penuh timbal . . . I wish…jalanan jakarta lengang tanpa adanya kemacetan parah yang membuat dir ita di jalan . . . I wish…jakarta tidak sumpek dengan mal yang bikin hidup semakin hedon . . . . I wish…transportasi umum di jakarta punya rute lengkap nan terintegrasi . . . . I wish….jakarta penuh dengan taman tempat keluarga bercengkrama dan bermain secara alami . . . . I wish….jakarta tidak pernah banjir tiap tahunnya palagi 5 tahunan . . . . I wish….I wish….I wish ………

Music Memories (Part 2)

1. Sparkling

One thing that always caughts me when listening to this song is how I first started to gain my own money by working part time as a butcher. In the midst of studying hard, this moment was a breakthrough to me as it challenged myself to do better and more. It also reminded me of the times when I had the spark of attraction to the opposite after quite some while.

2. My Heart Draws A Dream

Masa ketika sedang nganggur2nya setelah usai kuliah S1 . . . yang aku inget pasti bahwa ni lagu kluar pas ketika bulan ramadhan, ketika aku, adhi n nandar mari cangkruk’an ning mc D bengi2 :P. Yang pasti, ni lagu juga semakin membuat niatku kukuh tuk menjalani S2 di ozzy beberapa bulan usai ini 

3. Eien

One klip from BoA yang akhirnya menampilkan dansa yang cukup rumit bagiku. Keluar di awal bulan februari 2009, entah kenapa liriknya ketika itu bener2 mencerminkan kegalauan hatiku atas suatu hal yang tidak bisa kucapai. But now . . . it’s really just about the dances that inspires me and how that memory led on to a whole new eternity for me now ;)

MY 5 BEST GUNDAM MECHA’S

1. WING ZERO CUSTOM (XXXG - 00W0)

This mecha is nothing short of one word . . . BADASS!! And it really does live up to its name. The ability to bust up one space colony makes it pretty much overpowered. But that’s why I like it soooooo much :D. Not to mention its angel like wings make it a perfect gundam who can whip up the enemy frontline with a angelic look but devastating result :)). Too bad, the story of this mecha didn’t live long. But its legacy as one of the strongest gundam’s live on ;).

2. HI NU GUNDAM (RX-93-2)

This cool gundam could count as one of the best out there. It even inspired the making of Strike Freedom for the SEED series. With the best newtype pilot out there, it sure had a name for it self. The only shortback is that this mecha never really made it to the animation line as it was only depicted in the novel. Nevertheless, even thru the writing itself we can know the sheer power and ability of what this gundam can do >:).

3. 00 RAISER GUNDAM (GN-0000+0 RAISER)

I’ld say the series itself was a breakthrough in terms of story and design. Though it ended up not as what the series started in a hype as expected, this series to me rolled out one of the best designs and gundam to date. With all the techs and specs in it, it surely turned out to be one devastating weapon for a lad who turned out to be the first pure innovator. This in the end abled the mecha to unleash its full potential in battle. I’m hoping how it’s successor the 00 Qan[T] would carry on this mecha’s legacy :-?.

4. ZETA GUNDAM (MSZ-006)

Ok . . . . this might not be one of the strongest out there in terms of strength and firepower. But why I chose this was because this mecha is a breakthrough !! The first transformable gundam led to a huge series of transformable lines later on. In other words . . . its sort of a gran pa for the transforming gundams :D.

5. UNICORN GUNDAM (RX-0)

What took my attention of this gundam is its hidden mode underneath its skin. Though I’ve yet to see what this mecha can do more in the upcoming OVA’s, I’m already pretty much impressed by its design and potential strength that it poses due to the NT System it boasts. One last thing . . . it’s finally a UC mecha! The first one after ages . . . really an oldschool one :D.

Music Memories (Part 1)

When i go thru the playlist of my iPod, same as it may be over the times, it always delivers the moments and images of life’s history. Reliving and reminiscing . . . I’ll slowly start a list of what says what ;)

1. Jojoshi . . . one of laruku’s best ballad 4 me ;). What’s special from this ballad is the sheer feeling of serenity and flowing passion of love. It brings me back on my bachelor days, still young and naive and at the very start of listening to larc’s song. I was damn intrigued by the lyrics which I knew was romantic and lyricfull. The sense of everlasting care despite the changing seasons 

2. Nanairo no Ashita~brand new beat . . . One of BoA’s songs that has the best dances. It reminds me of my time of slumber and finding of meaning in the early 2006s. With its cheerful lyrics and dances, it was able to inspire me through the times of lonliness back then.

3. No.1 . . . the one song from BoA that really hooked me up. Started from a mere coincidence of helping my brotha . . . it was me who in fact got mesmerized by the upbeat and flowing color of this song. Addig the PV, it really left itself in my playlist and to always remind me of letting someone to be always my No.1 ;)

4. When You Say Nothing At All . . . a song from my early high school times. The thought of this song back then was how letting the sense of silence with our loved ones enabled the progress of even better understanding each other. You don’t have to talk too much, just let your hearts to listen to each other and feel how serenity can help heal and bond.

5. Drink It Down . . . one of the rockiest songs I’ve heard till now . . . still....courtesy of larc. It gave me the thought of hitting everything in my way back then when I was still putting my foundation on studies in Perth. To drink down every suffer, pain and discontent, that lead me to focus my thoughts on study which Alhamdulillah succeeded.

That’ll be all for now. I’ll be sure to make a continuation of this as there ae plenty more to write down to. Jya ne ;)

Anyway . . . By The Way . . . Busway . . .

Sudah minggu keempatku dsini, mulai pelan2 menghayati pengalaman tinggal di jakarte (kaya P4 jaman dlu aja :P). Dan sebagai awal tk mengenal kota yang dahulu pernah cukup lama kutinggali, harus dimulai dengan mengenal lebih dekat jalur2 transportasi. As u know . . .transportasi merupakan life line bagi kota sebesar Jakarta, so selagi belum punya kendaraan pribadi, it is worth knowing the various routes and transport methods inside this mega city.

Dibandingkan 10 tahun lalu aja, Jakarta alhamdulillah telah tambah macet (lho kok malah disukurin sih >.<). Oleh karena itu, pemda DKI telah timbul suatu ide bagus beberapa tahun terakhir yakni dengan membangun suatu jaringan transportasi yang dinamakan dengan busway. Ide ini diambil dari cara serupa di Negara Bolivia nun jauh di sebarang samudera. Konon katanya disana dengan adanya hal ini, jalan2 kagak macet. Dan diharapkan….mantera penerapan metode ini akan bisa membuat Jakarta bebas macet :P.

Well . . . pertama2 emang sih busway ini keliatan mantap. But as things go on at the first place in this country, things get worst as time passes by. Walo dalam tahun2 berikutnya jalur busway telah ditambah berikut dengan armadanya, sepertinya kemacetan tetap menghantui ibukota negeri tercinta ini. Dengan pengamatan sekilas, selain masalah tidak berkurangnya kemacetan, sepertinya ada beberapa aspek lain yang bisa ditelaah dibalik kegagalan yang ada.

Dari yang bisa kulihat, ide melepas harga tiket dengan nilai awal Rp 3.500 terkesan . . . wow…murang banget ciiiinnggggg xD, dan itu tetap berlaku sekalipun pindah koridor2 lain di Jakarta. In other words, hanya berbekal 3500 kita bisa bebas keliling Jakarta hanya dengan busway sodara2. Dan Pemda DKI akan memberikan diskon sehingga harga jadi Rp2000 apabila kita mau berangkata antara jam 5 sampe 7 pagi x).

Namun demikian, disinilah juga mulai salah satu masalahnya. Dengan harga flat segitu, bisa dikatakan pemda DKI nombok membiayai tiket2 itu. Apalagi banyak penumpang yang ternyata suka pindah2 koridor. So . . . jadilah mereka berpikir tuk menaikkan harga ato mengubah skema harganya (demikianlah rumor2 terbaru yang didengar) untuk menaikkan pendapatan mereka yang tergerus oleh semakin banyaknya free rider yang suka pindah koridor.

Next, ternyata emang seiring waktu, mutu layanan dari busway ini sendiri mengalami degradasi yang cukup mengganggu. Sekalipun seiring bergantinya tahun, koridor2 baru dibuka, sayangnya hal ini tidak diimbangi pula dengan peningkatan layanan bus itu sendiri dengan segala tetek bengeknya. Contoh yang bisa kita ambil adalah bahwa jalur2 busway masih sering diserobot oleh kendaraan2 yang tidak semestinya. Hal ini membuat lama tempuh busway menjadi semakin lama dan tidak nyaman karena tetap terjebak kemacetan kota ini.

Berikutnya, fasilitas dari busway itu sendiri seperti bus dan haltenya, bisa dikatakan jauh dari rasa nyaman yang membuat segenap penduduk kota ini mau berpindah ke fasilitas busway. Hawa panas dan masih seringnya fasilitas busway diserobot para PKL, pengemis, pengamen menjadi salah satu dari sekian banyak ketidaknyamanan yang kerap kita rasakan dalam penggunaan busway.

On an other perspective outside of what the busway’s have to offer, the lack of private transportation limitation is also a crucial cause of why people still can use their own cars freely. IMO, there should be some sort of levy or tax for any car ownage. The money earned can be put to develop better and comfortable public transportation. This would also discourage people on wanting to have more and more private cars. If the numbers of private cars ownings are not limited, any sort of new ideas regarding public transportation would be doomed as a failure because people still have the option to own their own cars at an affordable price.

So, it all goes back in the end to the political will from the government to take a holistic approach in tackling traffic congestion. Not only providing new methods, but also taking another step to limit private transport ownings. With this only can Jakarta be freed from their never ending curse of traffic congestion and heavy pollution.

Siri . . Siri . . . Siri . . . .

Hmmm…as for this post, you can think of it as a continuation to the previous post. For those who don’t understand what the title means, well . . . it refers to the practice of secret marriage. The act of secret marriage has long been done in Indonesia for all sorts of reasons. And the current news is that it’ll be considered a criminal act for the perpetrator’s and the facilitators. Hmm . . . quite the debate this is (Yoda Mode: ON).

But before we step on how we should think about this matter, allow me to explain the different facts in regard to this type of marriage. The first type, is where you conduct a marriage as according to what is asked in the Islamic Law. The only difference is that you do not register your marriage to the civilian register. The second type is where you marry someone, but with the absent of the bride’s guardian.

With what’s going on, the worst part is the government is banning this practice by generalizing the above facts into one. Even though they did not, it is clear that banning this kind of practice not only contradicts Islamic law, but it also won’t even settle the problems they say happened due to this cause.

Despite the facts above, the proponents seem to be generalizing stuffs without taking a deeper look on why such phenomenon has happened. The cause itself is due to a wide range of reasoning, from poverty, intention to hide a certain marriage, working reasons, and all other possible cause. For poverty, well, it is known that the cost to register a marriage isn’t cheap in this country, so rather than banning sirri marriage, I was thinking why can’t the state make marriage registering cheaper or even free? Then at least people won’t have to hide their marriage.

Speaking of hiding marriages, some even do it due to working contract constraints or work conditions. It is well known that some work require for us to be single for a certain period of the work. In regards to this, I would rather hide my marriage. But it would be better for any kind of work to be not decided on our marital status. I mean. Marriage itself is a personal and sacred thing, why make it harder for married couple to get a job. Wouldn’t this just promote further acts of pre-marital sex? And when you already love someone and are determined to live the life of matrimony, wouldn’t it be just cruel just to hide your marriage for the sake of your work? It would be in my thoughts . . .

In short, the thought of banning this kind of marriage should really be reconsidered. I wouldn’t say it’ll even make things better, but it’ll just make things worse. To make things better, I’ld rather recommend to change and reform the practice of the marriage registration, make it cheap, make marriage simple, now wonder people now are used to having pre-marital sex cause they already think that marriage itself is a tedious yet expensive precesiion to begin with . . .