Festive Sound: L.A. Lights Indiefest

After a long time no see, finally i met Oma again, she's back for summer break from her study in China. So, last Saturday we meet up -with Aplie of course- to watch the Festive Sound at Senayan, there are two stage on that music festival, the Calmosphere stage and the Screamosphere stage but we chose to stay enjoying the music performances at the Calmosphere one, cause i actually wait to see the Boyce Avenue. We passed the Calvin Jeremy, The Trees and The Wild -the awesome one, especially when they bring the Berlin song, ah.. love it!- we missed a half performs by The Banery to have the photo session :p and continuing to watch the Barry Likumahuwa Project and The Groove also, get our body move and groove in there too, enjoying their music so much and the last show from the Boyce Avenue.

This is the second time i watch the L.A. Lights Indiefest, the first time i came to this event was about 2 years ago, i only remember that i had watch the Monkey to Millionaire and Zeke and The Popo. Hmm but.. i don't know, it's even i like some of those performs, i don't really get the great atmosphere that i usually feel when i watch the other music festival such as JavaJazz or JakJazz, i just feel lost the excitement when i came here like i had the same one condition when i watched the Soundrenaline on last 2009, it's not about the genre of these music i thought but something missing on that event, or maybe i lost my soul for a while, no?

The Little King?

On last weekend I'm having a long day outing to accompany Aplie repairing her broken notebook at Mangga Dua, and dropped by to Ratja Ketjil at Rooftop Sky Dining Plaza Semanggi to have our late lunch. I remember that i never post out this place at my blog, so here is a short of my point of view about the place, I love their concept and the ambiance as you can see at the pictures above. It feels so homey to stay there and get the good foods, such a warm house to hang out with. And oh ya, that day we met Marcel and his girlfriend, Ochi. We're having a nice talk, watching Blitz -the movie was really cool I thought- and we take some time to buy these and those at the midnight sale. Yaha!

Jakarta Fair 2011, Mom's Happiness!

I actually don't have much word to write, I just want to upload a picture of mine with my brother anyway. Ha! This picture was captured by my cousin when we've been accompanied our mommy to take a look the Jakarta Fair 2011 on last Monday. Unfortunately I did not take her picture, but i cannot forget how she looks that day, I know she's happy. :)

Pray For Life

"The size of your problem represents the size of your blessing." - @twis_ter

Last week, i felt like i had fall by a gigantic storm, it's pouring, the wind was blowing me down. It seems like i cannot move my body, it's even harder for me to stir my tongue to reach a help. The unexpected moments against my heart and I'm bleeding! -gaaahh.. now it feels like I'm over react, right? Okaaayy.. anyway, the quote above represents my problem now. I've been drunk, intoxicated and over satisfied by the reality, I'm on a high confident to face my life, how is my future supposed to be so I'm neglecting what i have to believe. Simply word, arrogant. Me... means nothing in the name of God, Allah. Remember how God can make you survive in your life, give you some happiness, give you a mercy, give you a love. And easy me, forgetting who am i, what i have to do, yea.. call it praying. So shortly mind of me, i don't want to fall in the same hole like i did yesterday and i only want to say this, you must learn to not easily being proud of what you get today, keep remembering your self to be grateful and thankful to God for what you had and have shared with others, that's how you live, that's all life. Oh, life. :)

PS: but you should know there is always a lesson from every problem toward you. :)

23rd! :)

I feel like the luckiest person in the world because...

Today is my birthday, today is my very first time interview in some retail company as a graphic designer, today i got a new friend, today i have a new experience, today i got tons of attention, today my brother became so nice to me -he did it always, but today was special, today my mom kissed me, today i got a warm hug and also kisses from my daddy, today Apli has being really sweet to me, today I'm full of blessings from my family, friends, and the strangers, today i got a side job from my friend, today my cousin offering me a different job, today my little neighbor sent me some of cute cupcakes made by her, today i got a bunch of happiness and i finally realized that no matter what makes me feel alone.. there's always someone come up to me and raise me up, and the last, today i keep being me and it always be.

You know what, i don't need any celebrating moment of my day when i finally get these things. This is what i called precious, i feel priceless. This is my day, thanks for all, God. :)

Quick Dinner at Dimsum Bamboo

Here is a short post when I'm craving over about dimsum last week, and I'm begging to Apli and Marcel to accompany me to catching up that Chinese food. And they did, so happy! So on last Saturday nite we surfed to Dimsum Bamboo at Boulevard Kelapa Gading and got a very quick dinner. Cause at Dimsum Bamboo we only have an order until 9.00 pm meanwhile we're just arrived at 8.30 before they close the resto at 9.30. Why so quick to the last order? it's because their rule. Dimsum Bamboo has an "all you can eat" program just for 43k and the rule is you can't order the menu, the waiters will served the foods to you and you choose what you like to eat. You cannot take those all foods which the waiter serve you except you really want to eat that cause if you left one of a piece, you have to pay it in a different charge. But i recommend this to you to come earlier so you have a time to eat that much, cause for just an hour -just the three of us- can ate more than 25 plates! Haha, it's worth.

Congratulations, Daddy!

...for the job placement to Embassy Of The Republic Of Indonesia in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam on the next June. Thank God, finally you got it! :)

February 20th, The Farewell

I never felt so strong like yesterday when i accompanied Oma to the airport and watching her saying goodbye to me. It’s the last warmest hug i feel to her, seeing and hearing her voice and in a real for the last time was the worst part of that day. She will be left to China for a year, but i thought it will be so long cause i still like to keep remembering so many great time i have ever spent with her, and it hurts so much to know that we’ll be separated in a long time and it’s distances. She’s a place i usually came by when i feel sad and i want to reach her just to asked a hug. But that day she left, i don’t want her to see me cry cause all i want is watch Oma has succeeded her study and coming back soon to Indonesia to give her best. But errr.. to be honest, I finally released my tears on my way back home and starting to miss her. I’m gonna miss you much, Oma.. so take care there. :')

The Beach Night Out

A couple days before Oma left to China for her study, we watched Barry Likumahua Project (BPL) on New Friday Jazz Nite at Ancol. The show was awesome! You know what really nice perform of these guys? They covering You Know Me So Well by Sm*sh into jazz! I love it not because i like Sm*sh but their music was really cool, wohoo.. so adorable and i want to see them again next time.

The show was ended at 10 pm, so after that we’re moving to Bandar Djakarta to get a dinner. And then at midnite coming, we’re going to the beach and walking barefoot in the white sands and play a swing near by the beach, having a nice conversation, enjoying the fresh air and laugh out loud like we were still a child. At that night we got plenty stories and humors to tell, and we shared it. You know, i’m gonna miss every single day we’ve been done through this year together, Oma, Apli... I love love love you two. :)

Full Day of Happiness

a sweet taste of Roejak Tjampoer at Sagoo

Went out to Kelapa Gading Mall with Apli to hunt and buy a sweater for Oma, to warm her in the winter before she's going to China on next Sunday. And then having lunch at Sagoo, a Chinese resto that serve Indonesian foods, as you can see a bit by these pictures above that they bringing us back to the 70-90’s memories! They sell some ‘jajanan’ and old stuffs that we really hard to find in this year lately, like at this picture, have you ever heard a drink called, ‘badak’? Haha, i’ve never! This is the second time i came here and i still want it more next time, it’s a nice place to chill.

On the next couple hours we met Oma and watching No Strings Attached. So romantic, here i come to put a quote on that film, “if you come any closer, i’ll never let you go.” That was Ashton Kutcher said to Natalie Portman when he try to convinced her to accept his love. That was sooo romantic! I want him!!! Yeaa, but well then, before we’re going back home, Oma and i decided to come in the Forbidden Dynasty Qin, a kind of Chinese haunted house at La Piazza. No need to ask... we obviously scared of that creepy thingy on that dark jungle setting in there. But i reference it to you who want to practice screaming with your mate. A perfect place to release your scream out loud. Enjoy! ;)

Nice Family Lunch Outing

nice back-light photos of my brother, Ristu :)

Before accompanying my mom to take a therapy to her breast cancer at Kalibata, we’re having a nice lunch at Dapur Sunda, Pancoran. They served a very good foods and drinks. We love it! And the place was cool enough for a sundanese resto, cause when i first came in it feels like I’m in japanese resto with the "lesehan" combine the windows that similar to a shoji door that i usually watch on the Japanese movie, in other way, the tables set on like a tatami room. Hmm.. am i the only one who have this vision? :D

A Short Trip To Bandung

Me, Apli, Oma, and Marcel got a short trip to Bandung on that weekend. We had a lunch at Sambara, a sundanese resto, near by the campus of ITB. And after took some rest there we moved out to Paris Van Java and spent almost an hour to walk around and enjoying the ambiance of the mall and then got a dinner at Black Canyon Coffee -not a really good serve of their meals but it's one of a cozy place to hang out with friends or family. We continued our trip to driving around the beautiful city of Bandung at night and dropped by to some, hmm.. what i supposed to call? Warung Surabi? Yeah, a kind like that. We try to taste some of different flavor of Surabi, and it’s really good. It’s a local food, a traditional one in Bandung, but tasted like some kind of junk food. Haha! Nice.