the dreams of gandung

valentine

2007-02-16T15:42:00.000+07:00

Two days ago is Valentine’s Day, the day of love. Well most people believe it. And some other people, especially idealis Muslim, believe that it is the western strategy to destroy Islam. It’s a tough world huh? The history itself begins in 3rd century in Rome. At that time, the Rome Empire forbids people to get married. This rule was made because after they get married, they won’t go for war. They didn’t want to leave their wifes or childerns. But this greedy empire needs soldiers to extend its teritory. So the rule are made, and only one person who dare to fight it, he is father Velentino from Rome’s curch.
Secretly and hiding from the government, Valentino marry couples from entire Rome. Unfortunately, one day he gets cought. The the government punish him by cut his head. That bloody day was 14th February. After some decade, the curch give Valentino a saint title, and people celebrate 14th February as Valentine’s Day. Well maybe because the history is closely related with curch, some Muslim won’t celebrate it.
Well I’m a Muslim, but I don’t care with it. To me, Valentine’s Day is just another celebration. Not that special, but I also can’t ignore it, since I have a girlfriend and she’s really excited to have Valentine with me. So yesterday, I made the day so special, just for her. I surprise her with a hand-made crafted love sign from soap. I made it by myself from Nuvo red soap and craft it with knife. Then I took her for lunch at Mamamia, where I propose her, and I repeat my proposal again to her. When we back home, we planted some flowers I front of her house. It wasn’t so hard to plant it but we had to cut some small trees and buses. She called it Valencini Flower, since we don’t know the name of the flower. This morning, she called me and said that the flowers are blooming. She was so excited, and I was delighted to hear her like that. I love you my bunbun…..

(me and fitri)

bjork

2007-02-15T14:33:00.000+07:00

If there’s anyone told you that the most confusing music of all is jazz, believe me, they are wrong. Despite the fact that I love jazz, I also realize that for some people jazz is hard to understand. They maybe familiar with Incognito or Jamie Cullum but they won’t listening to Casiopea, Fourplay, or maybe Michael Frank.

But if you ask me what music that I hard to understand, then the answer is (I believe this time you’ll be agree with me) bjork’s. Personally, I usually love kind of music that people accept it as strange music. For example, I love Enigma and David Bowie, or even The Blue Man Group. But bjork is, for me, beyond that. It’s really hard to understand her music, since she is a really eccentric person. She uses strange sounds. From only clapping hand, laughing sound, until sound that made from electric device. This morning I saw her new video clip that called the triumph of the heart (if I not mistake) and then I realize that I’ve already heard 3-4 bjork’s song from different album and still I just can’t undertand that. It doesn’t match with my ears.

I wonder, if bjork join the audition for American Idol, will Simon Cowell humiliate her?

please to meet you, i'm flash

2007-01-18T20:29:00.001+07:00

just got this quiz from dendy. well, because now you now who i am, please excuse me, i have to save the town..........

Your results:
You are The Flash

The Flash		70%
Robin		68%
Green Lantern		60%
Spider-Man		50%
Supergirl		43%
Iron Man		40%
Superman		35%
Hulk		30%
Catwoman		25%
Batman		25%
Wonder Woman		23%

Fast, athletic and flirtatious.

Click here to take the Superhero Personality Quiz

an addiction problem or more than that?

2007-01-18T20:29:00.000+07:00

Today I realize that until now I haven’t able to control myself in term of using time. I still love to hold my works until the dateline arrive. Well, not only arrive, but also beyond arrive. Do you now what I mean. For example: this blog. I already have a plan to write for this blog. Because writing blog in internet café will be expensive, so I was planed to do it in my house first, then I upload it in internet with a flashdisk. But do you now, I’ve already plan this since November? And I just realize it right now. So, what things influence me to hold my work like this? First, I thought it was my addict to a computer game. You see, I really like playing computer game, especially football manager, until late of night (ooohhh…the game is just so fantastic). Just when I start to run my computer, and have my left hand above the keyboard and my right hand on the mouse, that football manager start “calling” me. And that happen, instead of my right hand clicking my data (to work), it click the football manager application. Then I speak to myself “ok, I only play this for 1 hour, not more!” But then 1 hour become 2 hours, and 2 hours become 3 hours. And when I realize, I’ve already too sleepy too work. And it will be the same again tomorrow, the next day, or the next week. But then I realize, it’s not about my addiction to the game, it’s about I don’t have determination to do my work. I don’t have a will to walk extra miles to finish it. If I have it, right now that game already vanished from my computer. But why I don’t have determination? Now, it’s all clear. It is not about addiction to a game, it is not about my laziness. But this is about I don’t have anything to pursue in my life. I don’t have anything that I want to achieve. And if I have, it is not clear enough to make me want to achieve it. For GOD sake!! It is bigger than an addiction problem. If I have something to achieve in my life (and it’s clear enough-I’m wondering do I need to make OGSM for my life?), I will have determination to make it happen. And if I have determination (and also discipline), I will make my work on time. Sometimes I think I’m a “past” person. I always wonder: “oh, where is my passion now, I have had it 2 years ago”, or “GOD, why I don’t have any passion like I did 2 years ago”. I should stop thinking of that and start thinking of the future. I’m already 24,5. I will be 25 in June. And it is bad if you already 25 and still wondering where will you go from here. I should know it 2 years ago. Well I hope this is a good beginning for me. People always say that the first step to end your problem is to admit that you HAVE a problem. Well, we’ll see.

(i need this)

the economic theories

2006-11-10T11:58:00.000+07:00

my friend yousuf is a guy who have a sense a humor. he send me some e-mail about joke (oh yes he knows lots of jokes). this is one of his e-mail. this is some economic theories from different countries. enjoy!

TRADITIONAL ECONOMICS: You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull. Your herd multiplies and the economy grows. You retire on the income.
INDIAN ECONOMICS: You have two cows. You worship them.
PAKISTAN ECONOMICS: You don't have any cows. You claim that the Indian cows belong to you. You ask the US for financial aid, China for military aid, Britain for warplanes, Italy for machines, Germany for technology, France for submarines, Switzerland for loans, Russia for drugs and Japan for equipment. You buy the cows with all this and claim exploitation by the world
AMERICAN ECONOMICS: You have two cows. You sell one and force the other to produce the milk of four cows. You profess surprise when the cow drops dead. You put the blame on some nation with cows & naturally that nation will be a danger to mankind. You wage a war to save the world and grab the cows.
FRENCH ECONOMICS: You have two cows. You go on strike because you want three cows.
GERMAN ECONOMICS: You have two cows. You re-engineer them so that they live for 100 years, eat once a month and milk themselves.
BRITISH ECONOMICS: You have two cows. They are both mad.
ITALIAN ECONOMICS: You have two cows. You don't know where they are. You break for lunch.
SWISS ECONOMICS: You have 5000 cows, none of which belong to you. You charge others for storing them.
JAPANESE ECONOMICS: You have two cows. You re-design them so that they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk. You then create cute cartoon cow images called Cowkimon and market them worldwide.
CHINESE ECONOMICS: You have two cows. You have 300 people milking them. You claim full employment, high bovine productivity and arrest anyone reporting the actual numbers. RUSSIAN ECONOMICS: You have two cows. You count them and learn you have five cows. You count them again and learn you have 42 cows. You count them again and learn you have 17 cows. You give up counting and open another bottle of Vodka

movies that almost makes me cry

2006-11-07T19:49:00.000+07:00

why the title is the movies that almost makes me cry? not the movies that makes me cry? because i'm still a male. hahaha...
but yes, some movies will touch your heart and make us cry. why are we crying for that movies? because we are human, that's why. and human have a feeling. today i watched 9 naga, an indonesian movie by rudy soedjarwo. it's about a killer who killed his best friend by mistake, and than realize that he need a forgiveness. it's really touchy movie. you have to watch it. by the way, this is the list of movies that almost makes me cry:
1. 9 naga
2. pay it forward
3. taegukgi
4. saving private ryan

(9 naga-almost makes me cry)

sms...the fabolous dangdut song

2006-10-01T20:14:00.000+07:00

"sms" is a famous dangdut song in Indonesia right now. the song is really booming and my friend mia have recently post a funny thing about this song. she translate the song into english and japanese. check this out:

Bang, tell me who send this short message Bang
bang, dare kara no sms bang
Bang, this message with those words of "honey"
bang, "honey" to kaite aru sms yo
Bang, it must come from your girlfriend Abang
bang, kanojo kara nano deshou
Bang, it has caused me feel so uneasy
bang, kimochi iya ni nacchau yo
Bang, please give me your answer now Abang
bang, onegai kotae wo dashinasai
Bang, I will throw you mobile phone away
denakereba keitai wo sutecchau yo
Bang, please tell me the truth right now Abang
bang, ima shojikini oshiete kurenai
Bang, if you love me anyway
hontouni suki nara...
When you talk in argument
Kimi to hanashiattara
You are so good with reasons
Iiwake nante umai yo ne
Obviously you've wrong statement
Uso made itte shimatte
Still going with your reasons
Zutto zutto uso bakari
You tell me wrong number lah
Bango ga machigai lah
You tell me someone's joke lah
Dareka no joudan lah
You tell me wrong number lah
Bango ga machigai lah
You tell me someone's joke lah
Dareka no joudan lah
Starting this very moment, your mobile phone will be mine
Kore kara, kimi no keitai wa atashi no mono da

indonesian idol

2006-08-20T15:28:00.000+07:00

last night when i was watching tv, i turn the tv into this channel by accident. and there it is, the final show of indonesian idol. it was the announcement of the winner. the MC start to announcing the winner. all the fans in balai sarbini were in silence. hoping and praying that their favorite is the winner. some people were screaming the finalists name. then the MC announce the winner with that magic words: "dan indonesia memilih..... ihsan!". and all ihsan's (ihsan and dirly are the finalist) fans screaming. but wait a minute, the screams sounds so near. and guess what. the screaming that i just heard was not from the television, but from my neighbour! and those girls were screaming like the way guys scream when they're watching a goal from a football game! for GOD sake! what the heaven happened with those girls? (i wonder if tisa were screaming like those girls also). and what happen with all indonesian idol fans?
i mean, you girls watch the show like alcoholic drink their beer, you are addicted! and then you girls are sending sms to the show to pick up your winner. you try to sms everyday, you wish they win the show, you spend money to sms. but when they are win, do they come to you personally and say thank you? do they even mention your name in their newest album? do they buy you some food and drink to celebrate their winning? the answer for all question is: NO! what happen to you girls?
well, congratulation for ihsan, may you have a good future after these, and doesn't have debt to pay like other participants from this kind of show (i read it in kompas that some participant's parent have to pay some debt because they try to support their kid through sms and persuade people to send sms also-it cost a lot of money you know)

house or home?

2006-08-20T14:15:00.000+07:00

i was making a plan presentation for Nuansa Asri Cipadu (real estate) when i ask yousuf a question: what is a house? he answered: house is different with home. house is more related to physical condition (built structure), but home is a matter of heart or feeling.
well i guess he's right. house is only a place where you live in. it is the structure. but home, is a place that you related with. it's a place of all memories, feeling, experience, all that kind of stuff. a man can find a house easily (oh yeah like it is cheap!), but there's only one home, and it can't be replaced.
iwan fals, the famous rebellion singer of indonesia (he's already make peace with his own, that's why his songs lately is all about love, not people's struggler anymore), has a good song about home. it called "ujung aspal pondok gede". the song is about a home, a place when you were kid and playing with your friends, the field, the green, the freshness of a home, but one by one your friends leave you to find a better life in the city, and government want to bring down your village to build a factory. oh yes i think it is a sad song about home.

(a home or a house? - this pic was taken from getty images)

because home is all about heart, maybe that's why people of jatirejo village in sidoarjo does'nt want to be relocated because of the hot mud (hey lapindo brantas inc. ! be responsible for what you did!). they were grown up in that village, married, and have kids in the village also. it's not that easy to tell a guy about his home: hey, move from this village, we will drown it down.
and also that's why lebanon people are supporting hezbollah fighter againts israel, and they are proud with hezbollah. come on, do you agree with a country who bombing your home?
and maybe that's also why i want to comeback to semarang (beside to company my mom). because for me, jakarta will never be a home.

little house on the praire

2006-08-11T20:09:00.000+07:00

i was handling an account named Nuansa Asri Cipadu. it is a real estate in cipadu area, near bintaro. it's about 45 minutes away from my office (via freeway of course). just few days a go we had a meeting discussing a possibility to pitch for an exhibition in JHCC. so for gathering an insight about the real estate, me and lino, exigo's creative director, went there last week.
the place is nice, it's like a green place in the barren area. we were looking around and get some picture. suddenly i really want to have my own house. the house for my future family. i want a house that simple, not too big. just enough for me, my wife, and two kids. but i want to have a big yard. i want it big so i can play around with my kids, and enjoy the peaceful time surrounding by green tree. with bird singing and fish dancing on my pool. what a place.

(me dreaming to have a house)

but to have that kind of place, i guess i have to work harder. nowadays, it's so hard to buy a house. the smaller house in NAC, it's around 54/90 m2, cost around 200 million rupiah. imagine! 200 million rupiah! and if you want to buy it through bank loan, you must have at least 6 million rupiah of salary each month. imagine! it's a salary of middle manager level.
it's not that i can't reach that level (oh yes i will reach it for sure), but the right of each man to have their own house is so expensive. we have to fight for it. now i'm thinking about the people who work as a labor. where do they live? in what kind of house? do they rent a house? until when?
i hope indonesian economics is getiing better and better so people can buy an affordable house. a few days a go Bank Indonesia has decreased the interest rate until 50 point. i hope that it's a good sign for all of us. at least it' s getting easier to have a loan to buy a little house on the praire.
by the way, little house on the praire was a name for a tv programme back in the 70's. the actor in the programme was michael london who also play in bonanza and highway to heaven.

lesson of the day: fasten your seatbelt, let's work!

2006-08-02T21:40:00.000+07:00

today, i got a lesson. actually it was not a new lesson, but it just get into my head of understanding today.

lesson #1
the world of work is pacing so fast. that's why as a proffesional we have to have a fast pace of work also. because if you slow down, you won't be able to chase any opportunity.

lesson #2
know what things are there in your plate. control and organize them, in fast and efficient way (this is not about food, it's about controlling your work).

lesson #3
working in small agency can give you opportunity to learn better than you working in big agency. tough it's harder, but it's better. it's a place to "make mistake".

lesson #4
ok, this part is very tactical. because today i learn about making budget for photoshoot session.

lesson #5
always confirm anything to your clients. make approval signed. and (again) make it fast and efficient. don't delay anything.

(make mistake, learn from it - this pic is taken from getty images)

peter pan's song

2006-08-01T20:08:00.000+07:00

my office has a television and there's MTV india channel there. there are two person who like to watch the channel, yousuf, our brand director from calcutta (india), and dewi, our general affair from indonesia (she claimed that there's an india soul trapped in her body).
today, they were watching the channel when i entered the room. suddenly i hear a melody that really familiar with me. it was a peter pan's song called "ada apa denganmu". bu wait! it was not peter pan! it was even not indonesian singer either! it was an indian song but the music melody was similiar with peter pan's. it was not even similiar, it was peter pan's!
yousuf said that yes it was peter pan's. he also mention that india is the biggest copycat country in the world (i tough it is china). you can find everything copied in india.
this is the conversation between me and yousuf.
G: what the heaven was that? it's indonesian song!
Y: yes i know that's indonesian song. but we copied it. india is the biggest copycat country in the world you know.
G: i thought it's china
Y: no. india. you can find everything copied and we sell it in sides of the road
G: oh yeah?
Y: yes. in fact there is a copycat person in india. he's famous with copying someone else's song. he usually copy pakistani song coz pakistani's song are so beautiful. one day he was interviewed by a journalist. the journalist accused him with copying songs illegally. you know what he said? he said that it was not his fault. he was "inspired" by the song. he claimed that every song is "inspired" by other song, there was no original song. but he was so dull. one day he sewed someone who copy he's song. and he lost the court. you know what the judges said? the judges said to him that it was not the person's (the one he sewed) fault, because the person was inspired by his song.
G&Y: lol

so peter pan, if you read this blog. please sew them. i forget the title and the singer, but if you want to know, just go to MTV india channel.

hitomi no jyuunin

2006-07-30T20:50:00.000+07:00

hitomi no jyuunin is one of my favorite song from l'arc~en~ciel. you can see the clip and hear the song in best songs in the world section. here is the lyric and the translation in english (the translation come first). i dedicate this song to my unreachable love since it is her favorite song too (i wish i could live in your eyes...).

Artist: L'arc en Ciel
Title: Hitomi no Jyuunin (In your Eyes)
Words: Hyde
Music: Tetsu

I don't know how long... but it's been some time,
how much do I really know about you?
following the map with my fingertips isn't getting us anywhere,
I see how it distresses you in your face,
so much you try to conceal it.

It's strange... how even as I run in circles
as if resisting my advance to a busy future
my heart still draws you.

When I looked up, the radiance had filled the sky
without losing any of its lustre.
If only we could be like that sun always shining.
I want to be embraced in your scent... if just a little longer
the outside air pulls my collar, but I turned my back to it.

my sighs blurring white in the air,
inform me of the season.
going through it again, a thought occurred to me,
What am I doing here?

I want to stay here watching you smile forever
I want to live each changing moment in your eyes,
in that one scene forever colored in gentle huesto bring us close together,
I want to stop time forever.

I want to stay here watching you smile forever
I want to live each changing moment in your eyes,
If one day I could bring you to a serene season
to the flowers blooming in the sky like snowflakes. ...to the flowers

kazoekirenai... demo sukoshi no saigetsu ha nagare
ittai kimi no koto wo dore kurai wakatteru no ka na?
yubisaki de chizu tadoru you ni ha umaku ikanai ne
kizuiteiru yo fuan sou na kao kakushiteru kurai

isogiashi no ashita he to teikou suru you ni
kakemawatteite mo fushigi na kurai...
kono mune ha kimi wo egaku yo

miagereba kagayaki ha iroasezu afureteita
donna toki mo terashiteru ano taiyou no you ni nareta nara

mou sukoshi dake kimi no nioi ni... dakareteitai na
soto no kuuki ni kubiwa wo hikare boku ha se wo muketa

shiroku nijinda tameiki ni shirasareru toki wo
kuriokaeshinagara futo omou no sa...
naze boku ha koko ni irun darou?

soba ni ite zutto kimi no egao wo mitsumeteitai
utsuriyuku shunkan wo sono hitomi ni sundeitai
dokomademo odayaka na shikisai ni irodorareta
hitotsu no fuukeiga no naka yorisou you ni
toki wo tomete hoshii eien ni soba ni

ite zutto kimi no egao wo mitsumeteitai
utsuriyuku shunkan wo sono hitomi ni sundeitai
itsunohika azayaka na kisetsu he to tsuredasetara
yuki no you ni sora ni saku hana no moto he ... hana no moto he...

(come on gandung...move on...move on....)

football fever!

2006-07-30T18:18:00.000+07:00

oh yes i know that the world cup is already over with italy came out as the winner. but it was not the reason for me to write this article. this afternoon, when i was walking accross the casablanca street (dendie have a great humor about the name) to find my favorite internet cafe, i saw some kids playing football. they were not in the football field nor any field, they were playing it in the ex-building area between KH.Royani st. and Gado-gado Boplo.
Suddenly i remember when i was a kid, back in semarang. we had a field that we ussually use for fotball in the afternoon. but i was the worst kid in terms of football (actually i still do, that's why i always be a defender when i play football, because it doesn't need lots of skills. hahaha). i have no skill of football. al i know is hit the ball hardly and tackle your enemy (if needed, tackle their foot).

(kids of casablanca playing football)

but we had a (not very) nice field at semarang. but these kids, they don't have any filed to play. they play everywhere. since there's not much public area in jakarta. everywhere is buildings. and if you notice, they are kids from SES C/D family. kids from family with SES A/B will play football in (guess what???) playstation 2!! (just to remind you, playstaton 3 are coming).
those kids (i mean from SES C/D) are amazing. they can play with any tools but still they can enjoy it. they are not palying with plastic guns, they are playing with banana leaf-gun, but still they can make it fun. it's amazing how they use their imagination.
back to the football, the governor of DKI jakarta just brought down menteng stadium (home base of persija-jakarta football club in indonesian football league). he said that he will build city garden in ex menteng stadium. but the minister of sport is angry with that decision and he said that he will sew the governor to the court. what a mess in indonesia football!!!
how many football field in jakarta? it's around 36. but they can only use 16 field. i wonder, where will thoe kids play when we don't have any football field anymore. they can't play in the top of building right?

the street of casablanca

2006-07-28T21:11:00.000+07:00

this story happened in the middle of 2004. from my side, this is a love story. a sacrifice of a man for his love (ok, don't take this too high). this memory keep staying in my mind after 2 years. whatever i try to make it gone, it doesn't work. it was all begun when i was in love with this girl. after one year full of strategy, i still can't get her. i really really fall in love with this girl. until i feel that i can do anything for her (it's proven actually). then, i was accepted to be an intern in DDB Indonesia. that mean i have to leave semarang and live in jakarta for 3 months. and i have to leave her. before i went to jakarta, she said that she'll be in jakarta, but she was keeping the reason secret. after i interviewed her best friend, i knew that she was going to jakarta for a scholarship interview. after she confessed it, i helped her with the administration from our university.

(street of casablanca)

after some weeks in jakarta, i get noticed that she'll come to jakarta for the interview. she came there by train with her friends, and have interview in WTC Building in Sudirman st. the company who interview her was metrodata. at noon, i contact her and asked her about the interview. she said that she's still waiting for the line. i had a training in Slipi area that time. after i finish the training, i called her again, and asked her where she stay. she said that she stay in KH. Royani st. in casablanca area just behind the WTC building. i didn't know where the heaven is that building, but i push myself to go there, whatever it takes. so after some confusing discussion about the way to go there, i decided that i'll get an ojek to drive me there.
just when i get jumped to ojek, the rain started to drop. i said to the ojek driver to hurry. but it was the heaviest rain i ever felt. even the ojek driver won't continue the ride. and he asked me to get another ojek driver. for my love, i would do anything, so i get another ojek driver to take me there, and guess what: the ojek driver didn't know where the heaven is KH Royani st! so he circled me around casabalnca until finally he found it. when i arrived, i just like i swimmed with my clothes on. entirely fully coldy wet! but it was OK compared with my feeling of seeing her.
we had a great conversation that night. the greatest conversation i ever been. she told me about the interview, and i gave her courage and motivation. then that night, i company her to gambir train station. we were jumped into this green-orange cab called koperasi taxi, and continue our great
conversation on the cab. i still remember that i company her to find a public telephoe to called her uncle, and back again (after get into peron) just to bought mineral water. then when her train started to run, i just standing like statue and watched it disappear. suddenly an sms came in. it was from her. she said " thx for company me. don't forget to eat. becarefull". my heart really floating that time.
even it's only for a couple hours, i feel that it was the best moment in my life. it was the best moment between me and her. unfortunatelly, she was not accepted my love. she was't love me. but to me she's stiil everything in this life. i still can remember every detail of the moment when we were together. i still remember the casabalnca street, i still remember making project concept until late at night, i still remember company her to get some data, i still remember everything.
it's been 3 years now since i start falling in love with her, but i still can't move on with my life, forget her, and start a new page of my life. everytime i try to do it, the memories of her pull me back again. i'm wondering why. even i still dreaming about her. even i'm planning to back home when she has her final exam next week.
GOD, if she's really for me, please make this long and winding road clear. but if she's not for me please make me move on with my life. to you GOD, i give my live...

one day she'll love me

2006-07-27T23:15:00.000+07:00

sting is my favorite musician. his music and lyric are so brilliant. yesterday i bought a sting mp3 cd and i found this song. the song called one day she'll love me, duet with shawn colvin. this song is reminds me with someone...from the past...(GOD, please heal me from this desease)

I'd never imagined before
That the world could be turned on it's head
I'd never have thought
To be here in this place
I'd never have dreamt that in love
I'd be lost and so easily led
I guess I was caught
By that hint of a smile on her face
I thought I was happy
When my life was as easy as pie
But that was the past
Of an ignorant youth
I'm falling in love with the girl
But I'm forced to be living a lie
And she'd never love mew d
If she knew the truth Is it asking too much
If I pray for a miracle, miracle
That one day she'll love me
One day she'll say I care
Although he's changing day by day
He finds these tender words of love
Impossible to say
He walks in the room
And I'm never quite sure
If he's trying to be somebody else
I'm liking him better that he's
Not his arrogant self
Perhaps
I'm expecting too much
Of a miracle, miracle
One day he'll love mew d
One day he'll say I love you
And I will love him until I die
Distant Star Cast your light
On my life
And one by one
I didn't anticipate feeling the power of love
In this way
And day by dayw d
We've never been closer than this
And I find myself daring to pray
We'll find these tender ways of love
Impossible to disobeyw d
One day she'll love me
One day he'll say I love you
And I will love her
Until the moment
Our hearts stop beating
And we are light

bajaj, only GOD knows why...

2006-07-27T22:43:00.000+07:00

do you know bajaj? everybody know bajaj! it's a common public transportation in jakarta. with its creepy sound and three wheels, they are in every places in this city.
bajaj actually comes from india. and actually the right manner to say it is bajaj not bayjay. bajaj have orange color and it speed maybe only 50 km/hour. but they are the most favorite public transportation in jakarta. event they make air and sound pollution.
the government of jakarta itself has forbid bajaj in this city and want to replace them with kancil, modern three wheels vehicle runned with LPG. but the bajaj owner pretested it, and until now there's no solution for it.
do you know why people said that bajaj is the only one vehicle that loved by GOD? it's because only GOD knows when it gonna turn left or right....

there's something happen on the way to heaven...

2006-07-24T23:09:00.000+07:00

(pasific ring of fire map)

the title above is one of my favorite song by phil collins. no, it does't have any connection with the article i'm going to write. but yes, there's something happen now on earth, or at least in indonesia.
it's all begin when earthquake and tsunami hit aceh at desember 2004. and then merapi was erupted in yogya and in the same time there was an earthquake there. and in this month otself we have 3-4 earthquake in 3 different places in indonesia. what the heaven is goin' on here?
you know that indonesia is in part of pasific ring of fire right? and this pasrt is the most unstable place in the world. it always moving in 5 cm per year. can you imagine? (oh yeah my turtle is faster than that)
but it's getting worse lately. 4 earthquake and 1 tsunami in the last 2 months? that's too much man. i'm telling you, the worse is yet to come. yes let's prepare for the worse.
and remember it's not only hapen in indonesia. united state was hit by katrina last year. than we have big flood also in (if i'm not mistake) in china. flood in the middle of summer?
the earth is changing man. maybe we will have a new climate. or some case that happened with the dinosour will happen again to us. afraid? let's pray...

about gandung

2006-07-17T21:08:00.000+07:00

gandung was born in semarang, a capital city of central java, indonesia, at 17th june 1982. in 1988 he had a near death experience when he got a dengue fever. maybe that's why his parents always overprotecting him (GOD!)
he studied in the best high school in semarang, SMU 3, in 1997. he completed his high school in 2000. in that year also he continue his study in Universitas Diponegoro, semarang. and in that place, he found the best organization that he ever met: AIESEC!
He was active in AIESEC from september 2000 until may 2006. the last position he hold in AIESEC was National Support Team for Branding.
now, he work in advertising agency called Exigo Marketing Communication & Sales Solution.

jakarta....the indonesian city of dream

2006-07-16T21:22:00.000+07:00

it's been 2 and a half months, and i still can't adapt myself in this big big city of jakarta. jakarta for indonesian is a view to the world. everything that related to modern, power, huge development, and especially work, it always be jakarta. if you ask everyone in indonesia "where will you gonna work someday?" the most possible answer is: jakarta! yes, for indonesian, jakarta is also a city of dream. everyone want to get their dreams in here. well it is a realistric answer. since indonesia is a centralized country. for example, if you want to work in big company, you have to go first to jakarta, then they will allocate you to branches in every cities. you can't straight apply to their branches at other city. well, you can, but it will be a very small position. and you can't expect so much for your career.
back to me again, like i said before, i still can't adapt with this city. i don't know why. for me, jakarta is not a home. it is very polluted city (if you meet me, you can see what pollution have done to my face), and the people are not...how do i say this...not sensitive with life maybe? well people in here are always running out of time. they spend their life on the street (the worst traffic jam i ever met!!!), so we don't have time to socialized with other. or maybe it just me...hahaha...

sunday with gandung

2006-07-16T19:22:00.000+07:00

sunday with gandung will be a super duper lazy day. like this day, and many usual sunday, i strat the day with opening my eyes around 5.30 in the morning. and then....i close it again until 8.00 in the morning. after i have my television on, and see no cartoon in it, i close my eyes again, this time until 12.00. hmm....i guess you already feel the lazyness here.
after 12.00 i get up and take a bath, cleaning my room and wash my cloths. it will finish around 3.00 in the afternoon, then...guess what...yup you're right!! another "close my eyes" event!! yippie!!
wake up at 18.00 than take a shower. have a dinner at warung...find an internet cafe and...ta da....here i am dude!
the next thing i want to do to finish my sunday is...watch television until late at night, realize that i'll be late if i'm not going to sleep right away...than...try to get some sleep. but because i've already take a good sleep all day long...i can't sleep anymore...damn! i should change my habit!!

introducing....gandung.nomadlife.org

2006-07-15T00:19:00.000+07:00

introducing....my first article in blogger. why did i join blogger? hmm...let say that i get bored with friendster's blog. and then one of my best friend...tisa a.k.a tisyonk have a beautiful blog account at blogger. so...it was tempting me to move here. and than...you know it by yourself....so what i'm going to write in this blog. well first of all..i will write all my articles in english. not that i don't like to use bahasa (now i wonder why all bule call our language "bahasa". cause bahasa means languange, not bahasa indonesia), i just want to practicing my english. that's all. hehe..so if you find some wrong grammar or vocab, just come and kick me, ok?

second, i'll fill this blog with my everyday life experience, though, poet (i like it), and some other cool stuff. just wait and see.

if you want to add some comment, please do so....

enjoy the blog...

(this person was responsible for my move to blogger)