Libur Tlah Tiba

libur tlah tiba...
libur tlah tiba...
hore... hore... hore...

Tasya - Libur Tlah Tiba


[Dah libur...katanya sih. Tapi libur apaan kalau masih harus masuk lab tiap hari? SIALLLLLL!!!]

[Photo] Solitary

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[Photo] Purple Evening Part 1

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Rain

It's rain,
but I hate it...














...since it reminds me to you.

A Day of Romance

Today is Pepero Day, a day of romance in Korea, while in most countries of the world, November 11th is a day of remembrance (since it signaled the end of World War I).

Pepero day is a unofficial holiday in South Korea similar to Valentine's Day or Sweetest Day. It is named after the Korean snack Pepero and held on November 11, since the date "11/11" resembles four sticks of Pepero.

According to the story, Pepero Day was started in 1994 by students at a girls' middle school in Pusan, where they exchanged Pepero sticks as gifts to wish one another to grow "as tall and slender as a Pepero" (Pepero means "thin like a stick"). However, it is more likely it was initiated by Lotte, the company which produces Pepero.

Nowadays, this holiday is observed mostly by young people and couples, who exchange Pepero sticks, other candies, and romantic gifts.

Source: wikipedia.org

PS.
Happy Pepero Day, dear...
Sorry.. 'ga sempat ngirim, peperonya ganti ma traktiran yang lain aja ya.. ^^;

Hurt

I've fallen in love.
It hurts so much...














...but I want to keep on hurting.
Il Postino [1994] | Lover's Concerto [2002]

Beauty is...

me: did you see that?
me: the beauty is fake...
me: ...coz of photoshop (plus pro hair stylists and make-up artists)
me: *laughing*
raw: *big grin*
raw: beauty is fuck
me: beauty is fuck, huh?
me: tapi tetep aja elo nyari yang kinclong... *laughing*

Love their work. I saw this ads campaign in one news section of korean TV last week... and saw it again today. Just wondering how many of you girls who dare to go out without make up...

SYAWAL 1427 H

SELAMAT HARI RAYA IDUL FITRI 1427 H
MOHON MAAF LAHIR DAN BATHIN
MINAL 'AIDIN WAL FAIZIN
TAQOBBALALLAHU MINNA WA MINKUM
KULLU 'AMM WA ANTUM BI KHOIR

3 am

alone in the lab...
...and still could not sleep.

No idea... is it because of 4 cups of Nescafe I drank... or someone who said "thank you... for missing me"...

The End

akhirnya semua akan tiba pada suatu hari yang biasa
pada suatu ketika yg telah lama kita ketahui ...

[Sorry if everything should be ended here...]

Dua Dunia

Nine writers and 32 essays in a book entitled Dua Dunia, Kumpulan Essay. Pengalaman Antar Budaya dari Perspektif Mahasiswa Indonesia di Korea Selatan.

[Finally, the book is published and English version will be coming soon. Unfortunately, it's not for sale...]

Coffee-Addictee

[One of friend brought me two bags of Nescafe from Indonesia. The thing I could not live without. Yes, I'm coffee addicted...]

The Star

ЗВЕЗДА (The Star) | Vitali Vladasovichi Grazhef a.k.a Vitas

Tentang Kita

Malam mulai turun. Angin musim gugur bertiup membawa dingin menusuk tulang. Kusandarkan badan sambil menekuk kaki mencoba tetap hangat. Hanya sunyi diselingi tarikan nafas di antara kami.
"Kamu pernah marah sama Tuhan?" tanyanya tiba-tiba.
Aku terdiam. Kuhisap dalam-dalam rokok yang tersisa setengah di sela jariku.
"......" Ia menunggu.
"Dulu... sekali."
"Kenapa?"
"Karena Dia tidak pernah adil... karena hanya penderitaan yang selalu diberikan. Beberapa tahun aku menjauh... melupakan-Nya."
Kesunyian kembali hadir.
"Kamu percaya takdir?"
"Entahlah..."
"Kamu percaya kalau kita bertemu karena takdir-Nya?"
Kutatap matanya yang bersinar di kegelapan dan merengkuhnya dalam pelukku.
"Aku hanya percaya, kamu... bahagia yang selama ini kunanti..."


PS: (Depression is more than) Just feeling blue...

[Just another 100word-story...]

The Past

...I wish there was some way for us to go back and undo the past.
But there wasn't...
--Neil - Mysterious Skin (2004)--


[I'm fading away. I'm sick of this life. This FUCKING life!!!]

A Blessed Ramadhan

A time of reflection...
A time of prayer...
A time of devotion...
A time of remembrance...
Wishing you a blessed Ramadhan.

ALONE

Life is full of horror; nobody escapes, nobody; save yourself. Whatever pulls on you, whatever needs from you, threatens you. Don't be afraid; people are so afraid; don't be afraid to live in the raw wind, naked, alone... Learn at least this: What you are capable of. Let nothing stand in your way.
--Roy Cohn - Angels in America (2003)--

[Sepotong Senja has been posted here...]

Timeless

Timeless | Zhang Li Yin feat. Xiah

[Zhang Li Yin is 16-year-old Chinese R&B singer. Her debut single 'Timeless' topped the charts presented by an online pop music portal, right after released at the end of the last month. Nice music video, with a heart transplant surgery scene...]

Postcard from Seoul : Cheonggyechon

[It was two days ago. After Daniel's farewell party at KIST, Daniel, Desrika, Asma Nadia and I went to Cheonggyechon, one of historical landmark of Seoul...]

YOU

"...make me say, I'm with you through all the way..."
-- Basil Valdez - You --


[Alone. Lab. After midnight... and this song makes me feel...... arrgghhh!]

About Angels

"Once angels fall in love, they could turn into demons when love hurts. The truth is, love changes everything to the most extreme sides, so if not becoming too angelish-almost-like-god, it turns someone into more evilish-devilish than devils."

[It was sent by Icha answering my YM status today. Anyway, thanks a bunch to Ninit for sending me Heart and Mendadak Dangdut and Alaya for SPICE Magz and Rahasia Bulan through Iman. Senang bangettt...]

Bad Day

Bad Day | Daniel Powter
Warner Bros

[This song... somewhere during the trip to Bandung.]

KAMAR CEWEK

Adalah tentang Safina (yang so single dan ngebet nikah), Lona (yang sering gonta-ganti pasangan), Tiara (yang masih berharap pada mantan pacar yang akan segera menikah) dan Ratu (yang bermasalah dengan 'calon' mertua).

Mereka berempat menjalin persahabatan saat memasuki perguruan tinggi di Bandung. Sekarang mereka semua tinggal dan bekerja di Jakarta. Persahabatan itu masih terus terjaga hingga sekarang. Setiap hari Minggu, mereka masih berkumpul. Apalagi yang bukan khas cewek. Obrolan tentang laki-laki dengan segala sudutnya. Hobi berbelanja dan ngopi.

Cerita ini hanya fiksi. Cerita ini tidak hanya untuk para perempuan. Cerita yang ada layaknya seperti sebuah kamar. Kamar Cewek, cowok boleh ngintip.


[The newest novel from Ninit and Okke...]

oNe hOtday at Kwanak-san

Cat ... cAt ... caT

Bogor Botanical Garden, Bogor
July 3, 2006

Jakarta - Cafe Batavia

[Before entering Museum Fatahillah, my friend and I decided to have lunch in this cafe; nice place, delicious food and... nice price, hahahah...]

Jakarta - Taman Prasasti

[Taman Prasasti, an interesting place. Ended with riding bajaj to nearest bus shelter and, honestly... it's the third time ever.]

The Reds

Switzerland 2 - 0 South Korea


[Foto-foto subuh tadi di lapangan depan Administration Building. Insomnia dan Bola... paduan yang sempurna...]

FIRASAT

Kita mungkin sehati
tapi tidak sejiwa...

Maka,
berhentilah mencintaiku
jika itu menyakitimu...

Adi Sucipto: 2006 02 14 - Valentine Day


[Entahlah... Bahwa kelak kau akan pergi, telah aku sadari sebelumnya... sebelum kita bersatu.]

FRIEND

[Do you know that being a best friend is one of the noblest and most difficult undertaking..?]

Fairy Tale

光良 - 童話

忘了有多久
再沒听到你
對我說你最愛的故事
我想了很久
我開始慌了
是不是我又做錯了什么

你哭着對我說
童話里都是騙人的
我不可能是你的王子
也許你不會動
從你說愛我以后
我的天空星星都亮了

*我愿變成童話里
**我要變成童話里
***我會變成童話里

你愛的那個天使
張開雙手變成翅膀守護
你要相信
相信我們會像童話故事里
幸福和快樂是結局

一起寫我們的結局

[Bed-rest......~]

Pagsanjan and San Miguel

[...ended with bottles of San Miguel and trip to Pagsanjan (pronounced Pag-sang-han) Magdapio Falls, Philippines...]

HEART

After Kok Putusin Gue? and Test Pack, now she gives you her HEART!


[Will be away for a couple of days...~]

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Age ain't nothing but a number...

[But, my younger sister said Yes, dear...age ain't nothing but a number... number with wrinkles and grey hairs!]

Bedtime Story

[It's a Bedtime Story of SPICE! Magazine. What a big surprise...~]

Cherry Blossom

... and I miss you, Mom.


[Mid-term exam is coming...~]

D I A

Salahkah melepasnya jika ia meminta untuk pergi? Atau, haruskah memintanya untuk tetap tinggal meski itu akan membuatnya tersiksa?

Tanya itu masih terus memberati pikiranku sesaat setelah ia pergi. Mestinya aku bisa memintanya untuk tetap tinggal, tapi entah kenapa aku lebih memilih untuk melepasnya. Meski bukan keputusan yang terbaik buatku, kuharap yang terbaik buat dia. Berat memang, terlebih karena aku masih mencintainya...sangat. Kutarik napas dalam, mencoba menyemangati diri, dan melangkah pergi.


[Sis, 'pacaran' sebenarnya bukan membuat dia seperti apa yang kita mau... tapi berusaha mengerti dan menerima dia apa adanya. Bukan begitu? :)]

M A R E T

[Exhausted, semua tugas tiba-tiba numpuk di akhir bulan. Tapi, Maret kali ini rasanya lebih istimewa. Cerpen pertama yang akhirnya selesai juga, beberapa postcard dari sahabat jauh, dan hadiah kejutan dari dia. Domain baru, tepat di tahun kedua blog ini. Thanks, hon...~]

POHON

Kujatuhkan tubuhku perlahan di bangku taman ini, tempat yang selalu kukunjungi melewati hari. Semilir angin mengantar anganku melayang jauh. Tak lagi kuperduli pada sisa hujan awal musim semi yang masih jatuh satu satu. Menatap lurus pokok pohon di depanku, yang tegak kokoh meski tanpa daun. Pohon itu...... pohon itu tetap tegar meski musim telah merenggut dedaunnya. Mungkin karena ia tahu perpisahan itu hanya sementara... hingga saat mereka dipertemukan kembali.

Aku rapuh... sejak rasa itu terenggut dari hatiku dan kau bawa pergi bersamamu. Meski aku yakin nasib takkan mempertemukan kita lagi dan rasa itu takkan pernah kan kembali... aku ingin setegar pohon itu...

= Bagian dari sebuah tulisan panjanG =


[Sebuah foto dan dua paragraf tulisan, oleh-oleh dari perjalanan sehari di akhir pekan lalu...~]

MENUNGGU

Salju masih turun dengan derasnya, seperti serpihan kapas diterbangkan angin. Melayang ringan, luruh dan memutihkan pelataran di hadapanku dalam sekejap. Kurapatkan mantelku sambil memandang kejauhan sesekali. Tiga puluh menit telah berlalu, aku masih di sini. Menunggu... dan menunggu seperti hari kemarin.

Seoul: 2006 03 01


['Menunggu' dan 'Sabar' mungkin dua sahabat yang tidak bisa dipisahkan. Saya tidak suka 'menunggu', pun 'kesabaran' sudah tak saya miliki lagi sejak pindah ke kota ini. Tapi saat ini, sepertinya saya membutuhkan keduanya. Menunggu dengan sabar... sampai hari itu tiba.]

WORDLESS

perlukah cinta dipertanyakan
ketika ia hadir di hadapanmu
masihkah kau berusaha mengingkari
tak bisakah hanya diam dan merasakan
karena bukankah cinta bicara dengan sejuta makna
meski tanpa kata-kata...

Abadilah Cinta - Andrei Aksana



[Bagi beberapa orang, ada beberapa hal yang sulit diungkapkan dengan bahasa verbal, baik kepada orang-orang di sekitarnya maupun kepada orang terdekatnya sekalipun, salah satunya adalah 'perasaan'. Mereka beranggapan, 'perasaan' tidak untuk diucapkan dengan kata-kata, tapi ditunjukkan dengan sikap dan perbuatan.
Saya mungkin termasuk beberapa gelintir orang ini. Menyukai dan mencintai seseorang dalam diam, memberinya perhatian lebih... dan saya merasa nyaman dengan semua itu. Sampai beberapa hari yang lalu, ketika orang terdekat saya tiba-tiba meminta bukti kalau saya benar-benar mencintai dia. Terus terang, saya mati kutu...]

B A C K

Kembali ke kota ini membuatku lemah...
Semua kenangan yang satu persatu coba kulupakan...
Sontak menyerangku dari semua arah...

Orang-orang yang tak ingin kutemui...
Tempat-tempat yang tak ingin kujejak...
Kembali hadir...

......

Entahlah...
Tak kupungkiri...
Ada satu sisi hati yang masih merindukan saat-saat itu...
Meski pahit...

Soekarno-Hatta: 2006 02 04


[Kadang, 'melarikan diri' adalah solusi terbaik dari banyak persoalan yang datang bersamaan. Ternyata salah, mungkin saat itu saya 'bebas', tapi di saat lain saya harus kembali berhadapan dengan persoalan-persoalan yang sama, orang-orang yang sama, dan...dengan kadar yang lebih berat. Sudahlah, mungkin sudah saatnya untuk mencoba 'menahan diri'... ]

Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring

......

...S P R I N G...

...S U M M E R...

...A U T U M N...

...W I N T E R...

...S P R I N G...

......

It was early SPRING when I went home for one night only...
And here comes the SPRING again...

I wish I could stay more...
Not for another one night...

[Will be in Indonesia on 3 - 15 February 2006. Catch me if you can...... ;))]

Today

The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past. You can't go on well in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches...
Abidi

[Suddenly, I feel really tired with everything...even with my life.]

Taurus Man

A quiet-simple man who can do unexpected things to shock you. Taurus man are mostly medium tall, strong with good health, good strong body. When he talks, he likes to turn his head to one side on one direction. His body will be quite straight, facial structure tends to be square shape more than other shape. His eyes sparkle with liveliness.

Even when he is in love, he is still a free wild bird. He is sand in your palm, the more you want to hold it, and it will slip out. If you stand and hold it still, it will stay that way. Don't set the rules and draw a line for him, he will not stay.

When you are with him, he will think only of you. But an hour later he could change his mind. He is very patient with other people, but very impatient with himself. His world always turning and it will not stop just because he loves you. If he up sets, he will show it right away. If something has gone wrong, he will blame his own carelessness instead of blaming other people.

He sincere to his friends even to some friends he does not like. He likes to do odd things and surprise other people. He could be fully dress in a nice suit and jump in the pool. He could slap your back so hard just to make you turn around to see he has flowers in his hand. He never wants to get too close with anyone for he thinks living in reality is living by you.

He does not care what people think when he behaves weird. He could be walking bare feet and laughing at people who laugh at him and think they are so narrow minded. He does not likes to follow conformity, but always want to search for new ventures, new mystery. He will interest in a life of a millionaire as much as a life of an old man selling newspaper on a sidewalk vendor.

He likes to search and analyze people and things. He will analyze his friends or his girl friend, and once the mystery is gone, he will search for new puzzle to solve. He cannot easily understand thing, so he will gradually learning about you till he fills up all his questions.

He knows so many people, but he has a few friends. He looks for quality friends than quantity friends. He will be close with some friends shortly and move on. He always feel lonely even surround by many people. He could create his own little world, and sometimes no one would understand him. He looks only for future and he thinks he lives for the future. He may wonder how many people think like he does, but he does not want to be like the others.

Man with a conflict personality. He is a cool, understanding, able to work well, and very artistic. He is a free spirit who likes venture, but when he wants to be alone, do not touch him but to let him be. He will not disappear from the crowds for too long, he will be back.

He will give you straightforward opinion or comments, but will never advice what he thinks you should do. He does not like people to tell him what he should do too. He thinks each individual dreams and thoughts should be very private. He will use his brain not his body strength, so he will let other guys compete. He has a certain satisfactory in life and hates to force himself in competition. He may seem careless, but actually he is a thinker and a stubborn one.

He sees any things in details and not easily trusted people till he thinks he knows them well. You can just smile and he will think why and what are you smiling about, and if you are pretending. Once he trusts you and accept you as a friend, no one can say other wise to change that for he will not listen to gossip. He will be honest and sincere to his friends.

He hates lies, so he will not tell you lies. If he finds it is necessary to lie, he will find other ways not to tell you or avoid telling you anything. If he really has to lie, you will never be able to tell that he is lying. He can really keep secrets, so you will hardly know that he is a lonely soul.

If you want this kind of guy, you have to be an interesting person. He has to be curious about you. Hell for him is "No Freedom", so if he marries you then you should know it is the biggest decision in his life. Always be interesting, and then you could have him beside you.



[Yes, it will be the biggest decision. I just wonder, is there any person that could always be interesting out there......?]

The End

Image ~ Anonymous



...
Everything has been ended here...
Nothing left behind...... even the thing that we called friendship...

Kiss The Rain

Kiss the rain...
Whenever you need me.
Kiss the rain...
Whenever I'm gone too long.

If your lips...
Feel lonely and thirsty...
Kiss the rain...
And wait for the dawn.

...
Billie Myers ~ Kiss The Rain


[I'm counting down the days...~]