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12.3.13

[PUISI] Kenangan Senja



Kira-kira, tiap kenangan datang tak diundang, ada citra bergelayut kabut jingga
Kemudian kita yang lesehan, yang duduk, yang berpelukan, bertatapan, berpagut
Bercerita sajak kanak-kanak, hingga lupa detik-detik buta
Hujan ikut bernyanyi dan merangkum melodi
Melodi-melodi haru aku rindu
Lalu kedua rona bibir akan seiring dengan imaji
dan hati akan penuh dengan tawa atau dera

Kira-kira, tiap kenangan datang tak diundang, serupa kereta kencana tua
tertutup dedaunan dan seserpihan
Kemudian aku datang, mengorek daun-daun, mengorek debu-debu
Burung-burung ikut menari dan merangkum harmoni
Harmoni-harmoni biru aku candu
Lalu kudengarkan lagu
Melodi harmoni rindu berpadu dan menyisakan tanda tanya satu
Adakah aku di semak kencanamu?


Jurangmangu, 12 Maret 2013


9.3.13

This is Your Life

I found this when I randomly surfed the internet tonight. Very cool & true.

This is your life.
Do what you love, and do it often.
If you don't like something, change it.
If you don't like your job, quit.
If you don't have enough time, stop watching TV.
If you are looking for the love of your life, stop; they will be waiting for you when you start doing things you love.
Stop over analyzing, all emotions are beautiful when you eat, appreciate every last bite.
Life is simple.
Open your mind, arms, and heart to new things and people, we are united in our differences.
Ask the next person you see what their passion is, and share your inspiring dream with them.
Travel often, getting lost will help you find yourself.
Some opportunities only come once, seize them.
Life is about the people you meet, and the things you create with them.
So go out and start creating.
Life is short.
Live your dream and share your passion.


See the original quotes from Holstee Manifesto Decal here.

3.3.13

Busy Weekends Part #1

Last 2 weeks are my busy weekends. I've been interested in photography since I graduated from high-school, and finally I got a DSLR camera from my friend, Sandy! He lent me that expensive thing for 2 days & I was really happy about it. I wanted to gamble my luck by participating in photography competitions to get my own DSLR camera. I wanted to win the contest although I just knew how to use DSLR camera a day before I hunted these photos below haha.

Here are some ordinary photos from me, no edit, taken in my 2 days journey around Jakarta. I stubbornly didn't use "auto mode" although I am a noob. I have to learn photography more. Maybe in the next chance, when I am lent a digital camera (again), I also want to learn from the "auto mode" to make myself familiar with the camera.

Testing the camera. Water from a shower in my bathroom.
My first destination was Kampung Batik. I knew this place from my class-mate, Andita, who had visited this place before. I wanted to shoot how they make their own house as a canvas & draw batik on there.


Those guys were talking in front of their house. This photo was taken at Kampung Batik, Jakarta, a place where many batik artists live & they express their art on the wall.
Then, I went to the north. I went to old-town in Jakarta or also known as Kota Tua. I randomly went to this place, thought that maybe there would be many interesting objects to shoot.


Ondel-ondel at Kota Tua (Old-Town), Jakarta.

A kid blows a fire from his mouth to attract the visitors.


One of old buildings at Kota Tua, Jakarta.


Museum Fatahillah, Kota Tua.

A "Stone Man" entertains a visitor.

After I felt enough to take photographs from Kota Tua, I went to the norther side of Jakarta. I wanted to take a photo of sunset, & the nearest beach from there was Muara Angke. But, before I went there, I took this photo at Pluit Village haha.

A lake in front of Pluit Village Mall.
Muara Angke is not a place for holiday. It's tarnish & has fishy smell. But, I succeed to take these photos & grabbed a beautiful side from this harbor.

Sunset in Muara Angke.

Still Muara Angke

(to be continued.)

A Time Capsule

Well, it's been a while since I wrote my last post. Many things happened during those days, and currently, I've been busy to participate in many competitions to get money, haha. Since I'm not in the mood to write such things right now, I want to share an email from me in the past, a time capsule!


Dear Me (in the future),
Don't forget to do many good things to reach your dreams. Remember, one of things you can't take back is time. So, use it wisely. Cheer up!

Btw, you'll get an email from me near your graduation day. Make sure you are doing good when you receive it. :3 
See ya. ♥

You (in the past)

Right, that's my promise to myself. It's time to introspecting my own self. And remember, the furthest distance between two things is time. If I waste my time to do any unimportant things, I'll be left behind far away.

31.12.12

The Adventures of Huck Finn, the Adventures from My Childhood

So last night, I re-watched The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993), an adaptation of Mark Twain's novel, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", on my laptop, which brought my memories of my childhood back. I intended to watch it because I want to drown myself into nostalgic moment indeed. I watched this great film for the first time on my TV, on RCTI, when I was an elementary student, when I got a long year-end holidays. This film is one of my favorites & I still can feel something very special in it. The soundtrack was really brilliant & I can remember it perfectly in my mind (and always let my imaginations to take flight whenever I hear it), hence I think it could be one of the best film soundtracks I've ever heard.

Starred Elijah Wood as Huck Finn, with his remarkable acting, this film tells about Huck Finn, a kid in the 19's century who has a drunk father & a slave friend named Jim. He runs away from home & meets that runaway slave friend too. They experience adventures along the way of their pursuit of freedom, go to Cairo, a city which is connected with their hometown by the Mississippi River.

Young Elijah Wood as Huckleberry "Huck" Finn ♥



Huck Finn is naughty boy yet smart & has a big-heart.




Huck Finn disguises as Sarah (or) Marry Williams, haha.



 It's always so damn troublesome doing right & so damn easy doing wrong.






Jim: "True blue Huck Finn, my best, and my only friend."

  


Along the journey too, Huck Finn starts to distinguish between right & wrong, and is taught that just because an idea is popular, like slavery or racial issues, it doesn't make it right.

I haven't read the novel & plan to read it after my final exam. Maybe the novel, which is very popular, will give me a new viewpoint & remain a beautiful soul experience just like the film did, which had touch my heart as a little kid. This film will be one of my best collections & I wanna share it to my children someday haha. A good thing will be immortal, they are timeless.

Watch the trailer:



Original Soundtracks - The Adventure of Huck Finn:


Wanna watch the full-movie? Download via torrent HERE.

24.11.12

Sepotong Nostalgi Masa Lalu


Tulisan ini pernah saya muat dalam notes facebook saya. :)


Jurangmangu, 17 November 2010
10:03 PM

Lampu belajar, kipas angin, dan secangkir susu.


RASANYA rindu memang tak dapat diterka datangnya. Lima menit yang lalu saya mencoba membuka buku Pengantar Ilmu Hukum, menyalakan lampu belajar, dan mulai berencana mengerjakan tugas. Tetapi, sepercik nostalgia datang dalam pikiran saya. Lama-lama percik-percik tersebut berkumpul menjadi lautan kerinduan yang saya rasakan sekarang. Bermaksud berbagi, agar saya tidak terlanjur tenggelam di dalamnya, saya tuliskan sedikit ingatan-ingatan nostalgi ini.


1.    Koridor graha—RKB

SEMPAT tadi terlintas gambaran visual koridor kita di kepala saya. Tegel rapat, tiang-tiang penyangga, dan batu-batuan. Siswi berjalan berpasangan, langkah seirama, memakai jaket almamater biru tua dan diterangi remang lampu malam. Di kiri ada lapangan track dan sedikit bintang-bintang. Kemudian percakapan berlangsung di sana, di antara tiang-tiang koridor. Percakapan tentang apa saja: tentang mimpi, tentang cita, tentang angan, bahkan tentang cinta rahasia. Mungkin jika kita berjalan di antara tiang koridor itu lagi, akan kita dengar bisiknya tentang cerita kita di masa lalu.

2.    Graha putri

ENTAH mengapa ingatan saya selalu berawal dari lantai. Tegel, porselen, keramik. Keramik di lantai graha, satu perspektif. Ada kita yang dulu turun dari tangga, sedikit berlari, menuju ruang belajar.
Mengambil cangkir, mengisi air panas dari dispenser, menyeduh kopi.
Duduk di bangku dengan kaki di lipat, membaca buku, mengantuk, tertidur.
Dan ketika dibangunkan teman, ruangan sudah gelap, sudah saatnya apel malam. Di waktu berikutnya, yang membangunkan dari tidur bukanlah teman, tetapi Bu Katherine Her, yang waktu itu menjadi wali graha. Akhirnya dihukum menjadi pemimpin apel.

Malam di graha tak dapat dilupakan. Suara keciplak-kecipluk sandal jepit, berpadu dengan lagu pop dari laptop. Deru air dari binatu, bersatu dengan melodi keyboard dari jemari Reny.
Atau Sela.
Atau Laura.
Atau Nunu.
Atau... ah, keyboard umum untuk siapa saja.

Pendar putih lampu di plafon kena wajahmu juga saat kamu sedang bercanda, bercerita, berdendang. Pergi ke lobi, satu sofa sedang ditiduri. Di sebelahnya, ada tumpukan selimut, sprei, dan handuk sisa yang belum diambil setelah dilaundri.Setelah itu berputar kembali. Suara keciplak-kecipluk sandal jepit berpadu dengan lagu pop dari laptop. Deru air dari binatu bersatu dengan melodi harmonis keyboard. Kemudian berbelok ke tangga, naik, meninggalkan suara-suara tadi. Malam di graha memang tak dapat dilupakan.

3.    RKB

“PERHATIAN kepada seluruh rekan siswa, diharap mengisi tempat yang masih kosong.”

“Mur... mur... mur...”

“Perhatian ulangan....”

“Makan malam mulai, seluruh siswa, duduk siaaaaaaaaap grak!”

“Itadakimaaasu!”

“Maaf, kak, izin bertanya....”

– nasi putih – nasi goreng – nasi kuning – rolade – telur mata sapi – rawon – sayur jamur – tempe bacem – ikan lele – gudeg – capcay – ayam goreng tepung – sosis – kerupuk – pisang – blackforest – susu bendera coklat & stroberi –

“At ease....”

“Terima kasiiiiih....”


4.    Ruang kelas

PAK Pius. Bu Katherine. Bu Susi. Bu Wiwid. Pak Edi. Pak Henang. Bu Rina. Bu Era. Bu Ida. Bu Mumpuni. Bu Tuti. Pak Yo. Pak Arif. Pak Amin. Pak Parwinando. Muridnya Pak Parwinando.

-    Maaf bagi Bapak/ Ibu yang namanya belum saya tulis –

Kegiatan belajar-mengajar di TN. Siswa-siswi, bertas punggung putih dengan inisial nama dan nomor siswa. Papan tulis hitam dan putih, kapur dan spidol. Kemudian ada rumus relativitas atau pun probabilitas yang dicatatkan di sana, di buku tulis saya juga. Jika bosan, saya gambar dan saya corat-coret buku tulis. Tetapi, tahukah kamu, kadang saya menulis sebuah inisial nama di antara gambar-gambar abstrak itu, mencocok-cocokkan dengan inisial nama saya, dan saya gambar hati di antaranya?


Potongan ingatan yang lain: Balairung, komplek rumah pamong, boulevard.

Kawan, aku rindu kalian semuaaaaa >.<



9.11.12

Back to Childhood

Finally I started to learn digital coloring yesterday. Before this, I've always colored the drawings with one layer, no effects, no tricks. Most of them are just because I was "kepepet" to color the drawing. I was impressed by my friend's drawing & planed to learn it after midterm exam (I bought a sketchbook after the last exam finished XD). After learn some tutorials (it really helps me a lot!), here we go, these are my drawings.

I've made 2 drawings, used SAI Paint Tool. The first one pic was taken from my old archive on deviantart. I tried to paint it with mouse & it was difficult to get steady line in the first try.

Smiley Girl - original pic was taken from my old archive

Today, I also made one. After the first try last night, I got an idea how mouse user like me can get the tidier drawing. I tried to soften the shade too. Yeah, still not as tidy as the expert, but it's getting better. :)

Full Moon Miki - I tried to draw & paint her XD
Drawing & coloring like this make me feel like I am back to my childhood, haha. Btw I still have several tasks to do before the deadline (both school & WK). Seems I wanna get those tasks after I post this.
Semangat! (҂'̀⌣'́)9