Monday, March 29, 2010 // 12:32 AM
The things I did to see two Norwegian boys sing and strum their guitar and did their magic:
1. Browse through kaskus, which was filled with freak terminologies, i didn't get a single word anyone's saying on the site.
2. Texted 5 strangers for any extra tickets, tweeted some random person on twitter also for tickets. Only to get 3 replies saying their tickets are sold out, and the rest never replied. But finally got the tix thanks to my dear friend, Rasti.
3. Photoshopped a fake ID in less than an hour and got it printed.
4. Spend 40thousand on a taxi ride to laminate the said fake ID which only costs 1thou. no kidding.
5. ...only to find out they don't even check for ID at the venue. pricks.
6. waited approx. 3 hours for KOC to come out. had to go through Hollywood Nobody, which was surprisingly good. and Whiteshoes which was reaaaally great. and Jens Lekman, which was surprisingly kinda boring, though i like his songs. i just don't think he can bring it acoustically, his songs are much too lively to be played with only an acoustic guitar and a percussion.
But after all that crazy madness. It was worth it.
Because it was the. best. show. ever. hands. freakin'. down.
Erlend was soooo funny and he did that goofy dance of his. Eirik was just awesomeeeee. Their voices are still echoing in my head.
And I think I'd like to go to bed with their voices echoing through my mind.
Good night, everyone :)
P.S: Soundshine is officially the most paranoid promotor EVER. Period.
Labels: Gigs :), The Times We Spent on Weekends...
Friday, March 19, 2010 // 9:35 PM
so i haven't blogged in ages. but oh well, i am now.
right, it's march already. just finished mocks, thank god! dunno if it went well though. some of it was well. but i thought i'd do better, coz it's kinda the one last shot to prove myself i could handle may. then again i was wrong. and i've got exactly 45 days to get myself fully prepared. how am i gonna get myself to do that, i have no idea, but i'll find a way.
meanwhile, as may is approaching, i try not to focus on the gruesome fact that IB kids' doomsday is soon approaching, i'm just gonna try to focus on what epic shit i'm gonna do after may! well you know what we IBfucked say: the party don't start till may 25th.
and when may 25th gets here we gonna make the roof crumble down.
so here's my list of what i wanna do after may:
1. star wars marathon
the idea: watch the episodes in NUMERICAL ORDER, not the order of when it came out. would be pretty interesting, since usually when you watch movies with sequels, the newer the sequel the better the visual fx. it'll be pretty interesting to see it the other way around, no?
2. crash a wedding
the idea: errr, get free food, wish the bride and groom a long, happy marriage. and leave a note that'll hopefully warm the heart of the couple.
3. movie marathon
the idea: watch ALL the movies showing in the cinema on that day. regardless of the genre or the degree of crappiness. just watch. and eat popcorn. and try not to analyse the literary devices used in the movie.
4. re-read harry potter from sorcerer's stone to deathly hallows
the idea: cherish the one thing that makes me happy ever since i was in fourth grade.
5. cook a three course meal
the idea: hmm, just cook. an appetizer, a main course and a dessert. preferably for dinner. i think it's a good way to refine my cooking skills. hey, i'm gonna need it once i'm outta here. better start now, right?
right, so that's my plan. i so can't wait to do all of it haha. oh meanwhile, got special plans for the summer too!
first, i'm going to egypt. yes, as in land of the pharaoh. and what better way to spend my time there other than be in a CISV camp! woot yeaaah! i'm going there for seminar camp :)
i'm very stoked about it. since one of the things in my life-list is to set foot on the soil of at least one country in every continent in the world. the only one continent left is africa, and i've always dreamed of going there. i just can't believe i'd be able to accomplish that one thing on my life-list at this age.
second, another bali adventure for meeee!! yes a bunch of cisv mates are planning for a backpacking-spirited-but-we'll-be-carrying-suitcases trip around bali. which'll be FUN :)
i so can't wait for all of that.
but gotta get my foot back on the ground now.
two more artworks still waiting to be finished.
*sigh*
Labels: CISV, The Times We Spent on Weekends...
Friday, December 25, 2009 // 11:32 PM
ok so i don't celebrate christmas. but what i know is during this kind of festive holidays you don't want to wound up alone. and i'm so glad that i didn't this year.
i had a real fine christmas night with my cisv lovelies: ray eko inez ariel ardy. not much of them but at least i got to see them after quite a while. especially ardy, who finally flew back home :)
it really feels so glad to be taken into the warm arms of someone dear to you who you haven't seen in a reaaal long time :) it's like finally all the longing you've kept during their absence are finally released from deep inside your gut. it feels great. really great.
we just got together for the classic combination of hanging out activities consisting of having dinner and watching a movie. we watched planet 51, which was slightly hilarious. not that much funny, but it's a feel good movie, as my friend ray puts it. haha very true.
i feel really good today.
nothing like spending time with friends.
hope you all have a blasting christmas with your loved ones. even if you're not doing anything at all christmas-y haha.
cheers everyone!
Labels: CISV, The Times We Spent on Weekends..., Totally Random
Friday, August 28, 2009 // 9:55 PM
i haven't posted in what feels like
ages. haha.
senior year's been super busy. IB won't get it's hands off of me. it's been taking giving me sleepless nights and constant headaches. my brain's been screaming it wants overtime. it's starting to prepare to get on a strike since it's been overworked this past weeks. -.-"
so anywaaays.
my weekdays has preety much been work work work. constant work. it's crazy coz i'm a student but i have the hours of a workaholic. it's even taken over my saturday! last saturday i had to come to school to do my group 4 presentation. and it was the crappiest saturday anyone could ever have. the tweets explain everything haha.
but i'd always seek for a bit of fun even when disaster strikes. coz afterwards was rena's sweet sixteen. yeaaayy my girl's sixteen :) it's so late for me to write this now haha, her party was last week.
but i've been having quite some friday nights though. now i cherish the saying Thank God it's Freakin' Friday! like last friday night, after juggling crazy stuffs and bullshiting i.e making our group 4 presentation, i decided to screw everything and get out of school. i mean, hello, it's friday i'm supposed to get out by noon, why am i still there at 4?!!
so gino and kaher and i decided to go out to ps and eat. those two boys are scarilly hungry. literally. so we ate and just hung out at starbucks. indulged on guilty pleasures and rant about what shitty, crappy, awful week we've had and we're bound to have -.-"
then this friday night was, thankfully, a day off. there was parent teacher conference at school but i didn't came. since no teacher called me and my parents are away in singapore haha. so i basically started the day real late. woke up at 10.30am. then lazed around watching tv before meeting ariani, diga and rama at PIM to catch a movie.
then we watched the proposal which was so freakin' awesome!!
ichel was right, ryan reynolds IS the perfect chick flick guy :)
he was so super sweet in the proposal! aahhh finally i get to watch an awesome romantic comedy!
aaaaaaaand with the super amazing ryan reynolds!
he is officially my chick flick guy. i'd watch any chick flick with him in it :p
sooooo after movies i went buka puasa at fish and co. ferina, nabila, filza, diga and her boyfriend came along too. it was awesome dinner. laughed out loud and enjoyed seriously yummy fish and chips :p
after that we quickly grabbed some heavenly blush and head on down to karaoke in happy song hahahaha. been a while since i karaoke'd so it was real fun. oh and cavin came along as well :D
sooooo that's been my friday night. it's been awesomeeee :)) i didn't think a bit about any school shit's i'm supposed to do. i think i'll be somewhat dedicating my saturday and sunday for that. i'mma do my EE and arts before mike's farewell tmrw.
yes, another good friend leaving the country to get higher education. i'll miss him. :(
but for now i think i'm gonna go and rest :)
ciao, everyone :D
Labels: High School Remedies, The Times We Spent on Weekends...
Sunday, June 07, 2009 // 10:08 PM
too tired to fill in details. will just put up funny quotes and lists of why it was so much fun (and tiring):
1. naek kereta ke bogor. hayooo, ga pernah kaaan? iya gw jg, baru kemaren pertama kali ehehe.
2. men-charter angkot dari stasiun bogor ke tapos. hayoooo, ga pernah juga kaaan? iya sama gw jg ga pernah yg namanya nge-charter angkot. baru tau kemaren klo itu kendaraan bisa di charter. canggih jg haha.
3. nawar biaya charter-an angkot ditengah kekalutan stasiun bogor. ga pernah jg kaaan? hahaha.
4. naek angkot diisi dengan manusia2 berjumlah 13 yg kalo ngomong volumenya ga bisa dikecilin dikit dengan topik obrolan yang ga mutu pula. i.e. gempar gempor kasus manohara, paris hilton and the likes.
5. selama hampir dua jam menahan kentut di angkot, ternyata kita salah jalan dan ujung2nya masih berada di tengah2 kota bogor.
6. Di dalam angkot yg sumpek ga karuan, dengan perut lapar dan nyasar 'dikit' selama berjam-jam
rene: (baca papan nama toko) toko jam jakarta... ngarang banget sih lo.
all: *roflmao*
7. Masih di dalam angkot. Membicarakan kasus manohara.
stevi: iya bla bla bla ... datuk kadar syah
tidak lama kemudian
nandra: OMAIGAT YA AMPUN GW KIRA LO BILANG TADI DATUK KARDASHIAN!
rena: AHAHHA IYA GW JG!!
nandra: PANTES GW BINGUNG SEJAK KAPAN KARDASHIAN TERLIBAT KASUS MANOHARA
all: *lmao*
8. selama di dalam angkot nan aduhai itu, dengan perut yg keroncongan dan di kocok2 (akibat turbulance dalam angkot) ke-13 manusia di dalamnya sampai2 nyium bau knalpot bus pun dikira bau ayam KFC.
9. diteriakin "BERISIK!!!" dari pengendara sekitar. sumpah yang ini gw ga pernah ngalamin. hahaha. ini berarti keberisikan kita udh ngalahin klakson2 mobil dan angkutan lain yg jg terjebak kemacetan. haha gara2 kita jadi tambah senewen kali ye??
10. merasa betapa indahnya udara segar dan bulan di langit setelah berjam-jam perjalanan dengan angkot tercinta tsb.
11. the blessings in disguise dari perjalanan yang teragak laknat ini seperti:
11.1. ternyata mobil livina, yg udah bagus masih aja sering gw komplain gara2 sempit, itu jauh lebih baik dari angkot. lantas mengapa gw sering komplaaain?
11.2. walaupun kita terjebak ditengah2 kemacetan di kendaraan ajaib pula, apparently, gw lebih mengenal teman2 staff proto gw dengan lebih baik. (walaupun mungkin tentang hal2 yg tidak terlalu baik haha)
11.3. ternyata disaat-saat penderitaan, gw dan teman2 yg lain masih bisa ketawa jg.
12. ternyata banyak hal-hal yg gw anggap gampang dan sepele, menjadi hal yang teramat sangat susah dan gak berhasil gw lakukan.
13. mau nyalain api unggun pake lilin dua biji aja susah banget haha.
14. 'gaya anjing' dalam berenang itu kalau dipraktekin seperti anjing beneran adalah hal yang sangat SALAH. hahhahaha.
15. shampo and conditioner herbal essences perih banget di mata walopun wangi ehehe. thank you rena for letting us use finish your shampoo!
16. kata gabah yang disalahgunakan oleh seorang ardy winoto haha. contoh:
"gabah itu lhooo klo gw nanya, 'jalan yuk!' trus lo jawab, 'gabah!" (maksudnya GA AH!)
"gabah itu kalo misalnya si rena jatoh, 'gabah'!" (maksudnya gawat -.-")
note: itu baru dua dari sekian banyak penyalahgunaan kata gabah. kalo semakin gw terusin semakin ga jelas, ntar orang bakal bilang gabah beneran kalo si rena jatoh haha.
to conclude,
prototype camp 2009 would be as much fun if we put our whole heart and spirit into it. :)
i so can't wait!
Labels: CISV, Memories too beautiful too erase..., The Times We Spent on Weekends...
Saturday, May 16, 2009 // 11:06 PM
yeah. so from now on i'm gonna appreciate movie editors more that i've ever been. so today after piano class i went to ps with sevira and adhyt, to work on our VNR for english oral presentation, due monday. so i've spent the entire afternoon and evening editing our video. i've had the laptop on my lap since 2pm. sat for like, 2 hours at starbucks then another 2 at haagen dasz (we needed a change of scenery, mind you haha).
so yeah, we spent four hours in PS doing just that. wow. i've never done that before. if ever i spent 4 hours in ps it's because we fooled around, watched movies or played pool or something. i usually only sat in starbucks to have a drink, while i waited to be picked up. hmm. but i'm so glad i was really productive. i thought it was rather impossible to do works in the mall haha.
oh a lot of things struck me today.
one of the things was how people who hung out in starbucks uses the to-go cups instead of the for-here glasses. i mean if you intend to sit around for quite a while, i think it's better for the environtment to use the for-here glass. i saw a lot of people, who i knew was going to stay long there, since they had their laptops on and seemed to be having a meeting, and they used the to-go cups. it kinda bothered sevira and i. i mean, it's really good that starbucks had actually put up a sign, reminding the caffeine addicts to go green and use the for-here glass instead. though not much seemed to have take note of it.
hmmm. so there's something to enlighten all yous about one of the measures you can take to save mother earth. and maybe a little advice for starbucks, maybe if the signs are not good enough, why not offer it to buyers when taking their orders? a little more reminders for them probly be a better way. at least they're reminded, as we're not quite used to have the for-here glasses. so anyways, think about it. i think it's better to have for-here glasses in any coffee shops or cafes or restaurants rather then the plastic to-go ones. so there you have it, another day, another way to save the planet :)
oh and another thing struck me today. sevira mentioned that this coming summer holidays would be the last one where we'd come back to high school. i never quite thought about that. i just couldn't wait for it to come, i didn't think about what'd happen when this summer comes to an end. then i feld the insides of my stomach stirred up and sunk a bit. i really hate having to think about the fact that high school's almost over. i really do.
i love high school to the core of the core. despite the fact that this whole IB shitz is slowly deteriorating every part of me. but fact is, we're all fighting together. again although i sometimes feel like giving up, the one thing that would always make me change my mind is the fact that i would miss a lot from high school.
i dont know how i'll get through IB, but i know i can somehow. i'd probably be catatonic inside by the time i finish the final exams. but i'd get through it because it's high school. because it's the best part of my youth life and i don't want to throw it away only because of IAs, TOK essays and EE.
well anyways, so much enlightenment for such a seemingly short day. yeah the whole in front of the laptop thing made the day seem shorter. hargh.
oh haven't wrote about my friday night. haha had awesome time eating sushi. yeah, sushi-eating day out after the end of an exhausting weekday is a very nice remedy indeed. after that we watched angels and demons. which was superbly awesome! everyone must watch it! or better yeat read it! but i'm soooooooooo amazed by the visual effect of when the antimatter blew up. it's soooooooo cool!! hahaha.
but aside from that the story was magnificent as well. hmm feel like reading it again haha. but anyways, i love the underlying message of the movie. and this movie's not as controversial as the davinci code, too. i mean what this movie is trying to project is that even religion are flawed. here's the syllogistic reasoning to that point:
people are flawed
religions are made by people
therefore, religions are flawed
i think that what the movie and book is trying to portray is that people sometimes don't realize that. the thought that religion surpasses everything then might lead to people being irrational and therefore expresses their flaws.
oh shit, why can't i go TOK when i was suppose to do the essay? haaargh. hmmm. but guess what, i may just have a topic for a TOK presentation. i'm claiming it mine hahahah. :D
anyways enough with the TOK bullshits. just go watch the movie. it's extremely marvelous! haha.
so after the movie most people left (ferina, agnes and ariani) soooo that leaves only me, cavin, gino and kaher. so we decided to go play pool. i was extremely lousy at pool. but it was fun, though :D chugged a corona and lime, while i'm at it hahaha.
hmmm. well, so sunday tomorrow. feel like having a lazy one, indeed.
hope you had a nice saturday, guys.
one that DOESN'T involve movie editing.
say hello the the bella luna!
ciao!
Labels: The Times We Spent on Weekends..., Thoughtful Thoughts
