one way mono(b)logue

Tomorrow Never Knows What It Doesn't Know Too Soon

2009-08-22T07:27:00.000-07:00

models: me (with floral headband), suci (with blue headband)
photographs by: me & suci
make up by: me
photo-editing by: suci

Another Sunny Afternoon, Walking to the Sound of My Favorite Tune

2009-08-06T05:13:00.000-07:00

I always love the idea of having theme songs and pictures to tell stories of your life. But since life as i know it isn't a movie, it's nice to go out to places and take peculiar pictures, while envisaging songs that rather illustrate your day in the life.

Meanwhile, can you guess what song title or what song lyrics each picture has?

so here we are

no more keeping my feet on the ground

half-past-done

save some face, you know you've only got one.
change your ways, while you're young

so give me coffee and tv. history...

trade all your heroes in for ghosts

closing time. one last call for alcohol, so finish your whisky or beer

Top 10 Musical Motions of My Time

2009-06-24T09:53:00.000-07:00

Okay. It's 11.47 midnight. Tomorrow i have persus exam, which by far, supposedly be the most challenging subject in law school. The reading materials consist of 79 pages of "pure entertainment". Old flaky paper smelling like gasoline with bacteria-sized letters that i have to grasp in approximately 4 hours tops.

So the question being now, what am i doing jabbling here while i should study. Seems like it's a much more important business to do. But i guess instead of forcing my brain to absorb endless line-memorizing energy-consuming persus-studying, i'd rather take a moment or two to update this much-abandoned blog (me sorry bloggo, bloody miss ya, lad!)

and the interesting topic today, or at least IMHO, is about videos in the past years that catches your every glance. You wouldn't stop staring at the TV until the person singing there is done. And the more importance, i prioritized those who creatively pulled-off a low-budget video with impeccable ideas (well actually, my winning vid is last on the list). Anywaaaayyyyys, enjoy!

10) Mr. Brightside by The Killers

No special effects whatsoever, but this video is helplessly disarming. It has some intriguing charms to it.

9) Original Sin by Elton John - or Sir.. Elton John

Yeah, i gotta admit. This first grabbed my attention because Mandy Moore's in it. I'm not that different than those teen-bopper-worshipper i supposed. Ha.ha.

8) What is Happening? by Alphabeat
You can check out the video in my earlier post.

7) Come Into My World by Kylie Minogue

First, i gotta say Kylie is a sensational artist. I don't care that many people i know don't dig her music, but j'aime l'Fever (sorry French-speaking people, my French is a whack-job). And please note that Michel Gondry directed this. That adds about 90 points from my perspective.

6) 1234 by Feist

Sultry voice that hypnotizes, check. Quirky attitude, check. Whimsical dance routine with colourful do, definitely check.

5) Music is My Radar by Blur

It was a tie between this and Coffee and TV. I don't wanna post two vids by the same artist (not sure why). This beauty eventually won, though.

4) The Scientist by Coldplay

Out of loads of Coldplay vids, i chose this one because it's a classic favorite. It has a far-fetched tune that gives you goosebumps because it's so daaaarn gooood! And mind you, as far as i remembered, this vid is the pioneer for many other backward-motion music videos in later years.

3) Selfish Jean by Travis

These Glasgow lads are never a short of ideas. A regular looking guy(not Brad Pitt, or Zac Efron-esque model). A camera to shot. A couple of props (could be found at home, in the kitchen). Et voila, you got yourself a very entertaining 4 minutes and 14 seconds of your life.

2) Here It Goes Again by Ok Go

Okay. Maybe some of you are already sick since i reckon this video is soaking in limelight, grabbing attentions here and there. You gotta give them props though, who would thought gym could be as fun and say.... artistic?

1) Typical by Mute Math

And so goes the man of the match. These guys proved that doing a backward-motion video doesn't have to be mimicking those done in the past (read: The Scientist plagiarizing). They made backward-motion awesome all over again and that's just an understatement.

There might be other videos that are, if not more, than as good as these. It would be great if you wanna share. Cheers!

PS: Sorry if some videos cannot be found or such poor quality. Blame YouTube, they banned like gazillions of brilliant videos. Haha, just kidding, don't sue me there!

Hide and Seek

2009-04-20T06:02:00.001-07:00

unlock the cage
turning to another page
the fools parade
look at all the friends we made

street lights fade out
befall the night
as the restless
crawl out their nests

Ring out the band again
a strangely twisted promise land
when sweet began
grant yourself a tasteless end

go back to sleep
inside your dreams
and make believe
all possibilities

stroll on along
pebble path i barely see
a harmful song
of warm untainted melody

look now
ain't faith such a funny thing
silver lining
for hollow wings

all the toys and the lemonade in the summertime
have given all the joy and all the heartaches for times to come
Ride on a spinning rollercoaster in the carnival
showing all the worse and all the better in times to fall

(just a little something i wrote in my pastime)

All I Do is Browse Tonight, Even Twice as Sweet but Half as Bright

2009-04-07T10:38:00.000-07:00

Sekedar ingin berbagi link video. Ini "What is Happening?" by Alphabeat, band asal Denmark. Konsep videonya kreatif banget. Nonton video ini memperbaiki mood jadi bagus. I surely know that, secara earlier today mood gw sempet kacau bgt sampe males ngapa2in. Akhirnya gw browsing youtube, dan nemu video ini! Sebenernya ini udah lumayan sering diputer di Nickelodeon. Nggak cuma videonya yang unik, lagunya juga enak, catchy dan nadanya bikin pengen sing-a-long dan dance-a-long...haha. Eniweiiiis, enjoy!

Closing Walls and Ticking Clocks

2009-04-03T07:59:00.000-07:00

Pardon to blabber around. Tapi ada satu hal yang akhir-akhir ini mengganjal pikiran gw dan gw hanya pengen share aja. It's about maturity.

Maturity, jadi dewasa, growing up. Sebenernya what defines maturity in a person sih? Apa tingkah lakunya sehari-hari, apa cara berfikirnya yang lebih long-term, apa wawasannya, apa kepeduliannya sama sekitarnya, atau what else?

How about a person who acts like a child on daily basis. Maksudnya, ya bercandanya nggak di-rem, ketawa ngasal nggak ber-manner dan nggak poised. Tapi misalnya, dia udah bisa make a living sendiri, ato minimal ngurus diri sendiri dan nggak terlalu ngerepotin orangtuanya. Apakah dia tetep dianggap nggak dewasa karena jiwa kanak-kanaknya itu?

Terus gimana dengan orang-orang yang bisa ngejaga sikap sehari-harinya. Poised dan nggak outrageous kelakuannya, tapi ketika dihadapi dengan masalah yang kompleks, they stumble upon it. Mereka lari, nggak mau menghadapi masalahnya, ato nyalahin orang lain?

Menurut kalian, parameter dewasa tuh lebih ke si onkum #1 apa #2?

Iseng aja sih nulis gini. Gw ngerasa gw masih sering caught up dengan hal-hal yang most people consider 'unimportant' dan malah suka agak stuck in my own world gitu. Haha. Meanwhile, gw lihat orang-orang, terutama di kampus gw itu, udah mulai peduli politik, terjun di politik, concern sama masalah2 politik negara dan dunia. Sementara gw kerjaannya cuman baca2in blog orang yang kocak2 dan ketawa2 nggak jelas depan laptop (don't get me wrong, i'm not saying it's a bad thing). Or sometimes jalan2 pointless, nggak untuk ngerjain sesuatu, dan almost everyday aja.

So, what's my purpose in life then? I haven't found out yet. Gw sempet ngerasa ini karena gw salah jurusan jadi pikiran gw nggak sejalan sama anak2 hukum di sini yang notabene 'peduli politik'. Tapi kalo dipikir-pikir lagi, di jurusan apapun gw berada, gw masih susah untuk fokus dan SERIUS. Itu masalahnya. Jadi, gini deh jadinya..Hehe

I think that's all. So maybe, i'm gonna start being mature, starting from scratch. Cheers!

Nacho Libre And All His Friends

2009-03-31T05:06:00.000-07:00

Kemaren pulang-pulang cukup nganggur dan tiba-tiba lapar menghampiri perut gw lalu mengetuk...

Laper: tuk..tuk..tuk...

Anggo: (ga diladenin)

Laper: dok..dok..dok

Anggo: (mulai melihat ke kulkas...nope..nothing to chew on)

Laper: grooook...groook..groook..

Okay....

So, gw pun mulai ber-improvisasi dgn bahan seadanya.

Step 1: wah ada tortilla chips di toples (tinggal dikit seiprit)

Step 2: taro di pyrex

Step 3: ambil keju (imported cheddar, gouda, or emmenthal are better, otherwise just use regular cheddar)

Step 4: parut (pake parutan yg lobangnya gede2 (kayak buat kelapa), taro di atas tortilla chips

Step 5: tomat potong dadu2, taro

Step 6: actually better with a little mashed avocado, to make guacamole

Step 7: some ground oregano and drizzle a touch of extra virgin olive oil

Step 8: taro di microwave for about 2-3 minutes (or until cheese melts and tomato gets tender, takes a while longer with regular cheddar)

Et voila!

well, so sorry ini telat fotonya, udah keburu diserbu sama gw dan *adri yang kelaperan kayak nggak pernah liat makanan setaun

ga usah di rating kali yaa..biar nggak subjektif gituu. secara gw yang buat..ksks

*adri.......eating with advertising attitude

ouw yeah...dan sekedar ingin berbagi aja, i know gw telat banget nget. tadi baru cobain cold stone. well, the chocolate is fantastic. maaf no photo, karna hasil jepretannya bener2 nggak menjual (baca: es krimnya udah mo abis pas difoto). i ordered the cake batter one with almond and sweet cone topping...and

yummo

still a 4.5 out of 5 though
i do still think gelato bar's are better
(PS: sorry fotonya kayak muntah, udah keburu melted gt, haha)

anyway,

the CHOCOLATE one is a 5 out of 5
and my cousin said the dark chocolate one is even better!

only it wasn't available...T_T

Cone Appétit!

2009-03-24T02:31:00.000-07:00

Yak! So this is my first culinary takeover entry. Akhir2 ini gw lagi keranjingan yang namanya cone pizza. Buat yg belum tau, cone pizza itu pizza berbentuk kerucut (portion size) yang diisi dgn berbagai topping pizza, dan tentunya gampang untuk dibawa-bawa.

Pertama tau soal cone pizza dari teman gw si *rigano yang keranjingan cone pizza jg gara2 makan di kawinan syapanyaaa gt. Nah, yg dia reccommend itu Ti Amo cone pizza. Enak bgt, kejunya high quality punya, dan ga abis2. Harganya sekitar 22 ribu (udah sm tax segala)

Well, that's not my hand. And i didn't take that picture. Tapi gw udah cobain kok, hehe. I highly reccomend CAPRICIOSSA atau CROCHETTA yang isinya smoked beef, mushroom, olive, and oozing-ly delicious mozzarella cheese! Totally a 5 out of 5!

Nah, kalo yg gw makan tadi tuh dari gerai kecil2an namanya Piramizza. Ada websitenya bs diliat www.piramizza.com. Kemarin gw udah coba yg pepperoni, hari ini ayam jamur. Oke juga untuk ukuran makanan gerobak. Harganya 11 ribu. Nah yang ini gw foto2 sendiri.

Ayam jamur. Rated: 4/5

Yang ini pesenan *adri. Pepperoni. Rated: 4/5

Well, karna ini setengah harganya Ti Amo jadi yah jgn muluk jg expect yg kayak Ti Amo. Tapi enak kok.

Seven Days in Sunny March

2009-03-24T02:21:00.000-07:00

Atas usul seorang teman, gw akan mulai menulis blog ini dgn daily theme. Maksudnya dalam seminggu ada hari2 tertentu yg didedikasikan untuk satu tema. Jadi, dalam 1 minggu ada 7 tema yg berbeda untuk masing2 hari.

So, here it is, tema hari Selasa, Tuesday Culinary Takeover.

Cheers!

A Rush of Blog to the Web

2009-03-23T03:57:00.000-07:00

Akhir-akhir ini semakin banyak yang nulis blog ya kayaknya?

Awalnya gw g yakin bakal bikin blog.

Kenapa?

Karena:

1) gw g pernah punya yg namanya web page karna males ngurusnya. dari jaman fs, myspace, dan bla bla bla.......sampai masuk kuliah. udah mulai sadar kodrat bakal jarang ketemu temen2 sma apalagi smp, sd, daaaan seterusnya

2) setiap buka internet, gw hanya stuck di youtube ato flickr. well, akhir2 ini stuck di plurk sih.

..............dan.........

yak!

tak lain dan tak bukan, PLURK-lah yang membuat gw berpikir untuk nge-blog

blog gw rencananya akan gw tulis dlm bahasa indonesia, inggris, dan mungkin spanyol dan italy yang akan gw pakai dengan sotoy. yah itung2 biar berkesan intelek walau tak mampu. eniweeeei....enjoy the blog! ta ta for now!

Destination: Beautiful

2009-03-23T02:40:00.001-07:00

There's a saying:

"beauty is only skin deep"

"what's inside that matters"

I think for most part, those are true. But sadly we can't deny that beauty and appearance has been a big concern in our lives. Studies even showed that people's appearance is the first factor that draws people into getting to know a person they've just met better.

Giving effort for appearance is definitely not a crime. On some circumstances though, people sacrifice more important aspects of their lives to achieve sublime beauty.

My mom e-mailed me this article this morning, and i think you SHOULD read it (especially girls). It's about a student from Tarakanita who died from an injection. This injection was supposed to remove acne scars from her face. This is what the e-mail sounded:

"Ternyata temen Shira itu iseng2 tanya dokternya bagaimana untuk menghilangkan bekas jerawat...that's all. BEKAS JRAWAT doaaaang...gila gak?. Umur2 segitu kan lagi centil2nya...

Itu dokternya mesti dilaporin, masukin koran kek...pokoknya harus dilakukan sesuatu...karena mal praktek...

Kemarin Shira melayat, sedih melihat jasad temennya...pake baju lengan panjang stripes, celana jeans, sepatu high heels, bando dan jam tangan kesukaannya. cantik sekali. Dan yang sedih...pake iPod yang musiknya dipasang terus...
Seragam sekolah dan seragam drumband dia juga ada di situ.

Besok dimakamkan di pemakaman "San Diego" Karawang, seluruh siswi sekolah Tarki mengiringi...juga diiringi drumb band Tarakanita...selamat jalan Yurike..."

"Lagi, temen Shira - (anak gue) meninggal ...tadi siang setelah koma 2 hari.
Namanya Yurike kelas 3 SMA Tarakanita.

Yang menyesakkan masalah nya sepele...dia mengantar ibunya ke dokter. Iseng2 dia tanya dokternya, bgmn supaya kulitnya putih. Dokter jawab pake suntik Vit c. Maka dia disuntiklah vit C. Ternyata, langsung bereaksi ...dia kejang2 lalu koma.

Orangtua mana yang terima...anaknya dateng ke dokter dalam keadaan sehat walafiat, pulang2 koma...padahal anak ini orangnya periang dan penuh semangat...sudah diterima di UPH..

Atas permintaan ayahnya pemakaman akan dilakukan dengan iringan drumband karena almh anggota drumband Tarki. Mari kita semua berdoa untuk arwahnya semoga diterima disisiNya dan keluarga yang ditinggalkan diberikan ketabahan untuk menerima cobaan luar biasa berat ini.

Pelajaran buat kita semua, jangan anggap sepele suntik menyuntik."

But then again, i don't know if the source is reliable, since it's only forwarded mouth to mouth and mail to mail. Just want you to be aware, that's all.