I Lived!

Hope when you take that jump, you don't fear the fall

Hope when the water rises, you built a wall

Hope when the crowd screams out, they're screaming your name

Hope if everybody runs, you choose to stay

Hope that you fall in love, and it hurts so bad

The only way you can know is give it all you have

And I hope that you don't suffer but take the pain

Hope when the moment comes, you'll say...

I, I did it all

I, I did it all

I owned every second that this world could give

I saw so many places, the things that I did

With every broken bone, I swear I lived

Hope that you spend your days, but they all add up

And when that sun goes down, hope you raise your cup

Oh, I wish that I could witness all your joy and all your pain

But until my moment comes, I'll say...

I, I did it all

I, I did it all

I owned every second that this world could give

I saw so many places, the things that I did

With every broken bone, I swear I lived

Oh [4x]

With every broken bone, I swear I lived.

With every broken bone, I swear I...

I, I did it all

I, I did it all

I owned every second that this world could give

I saw so many places, the things that I did

With every broken bone, I swear I lived.

Oh [4x]

I swear I lived. Ohhh [2x]

BRAVE

Oh yeahhhh I really love this video, you should have it! :)

Ich will einfach nur schreien und die Kontrolle verlieren. #verrückt (crazy, mad, insane, nuts, demented, lunatic)

SEI TAPFER!

You can be amazing

You can turn a phrase into a weapon or a drug

You can be the outcast

Or be the backlash of somebody’s lack of love

Or you can start speaking up

Nothing’s gonna hurt you the way that words do

When they settle ‘neath your skin

Kept on the inside and no sunlight

Sometimes a shadow wins

But I wonder what would happen if you

Say what you wanna say

And let the words fall out

Honestly I wanna see you be brave

With what you want to say

And let the words fall out

Honestly I wanna see you be brave

I just wanna see you

I just wanna see you

I just wanna see you

I wanna see you be brave

I just wanna see you

I just wanna see you

I just wanna see you

I wanna see you be brave

Everybody’s been there,

Everybody’s been stared down by the enemy

Fallen for the fear

And done some disappearing,

Bow down to the mighty

Don’t run, stop holding your tongue

Maybe there’s a way out of the cage where you live

Maybe one of these days you can let the light in

Show me how big your brave is

Say what you wanna say

And let the words fall out

Honestly I wanna see you be brave

With what you want to say

And let the words fall out

Honestly I wanna see you be brave

And since your history of silence

Won’t do you any good,

Did you think it would?

Let your words be anything but empty

Why don’t you tell them the truth?

Say what you wanna say

And let the words fall out

Honestly I wanna see you be brave

With what you want to say

And let the words fall out

Honestly I wanna see you be brave

I just wanna see you

I just wanna see you

I just wanna see you

I wanna see you be brave

I just wanna see you

I just wanna see you

I just wanna see you

See you be brave

I just wanna see you

I just wanna see you

I just wanna see you

I just wanna see you

I just wanna see you

I just wanna see you

The Boy in the Stripped Pajamas

"Lines may divide us, but hope will unite us"

This is one of my favorite movie, based on the novel of the same name by John Boyne, set during World War II/Holocaust and explore the horror of Nazi extermination camp. The story begin with a perfect family life until the SS-Obersturmbannführer, Ralf and his family move from Berlin to the countryside, Poland after Ralf is promoted to commandant of a Nazi concentration camp. Ralf’s son, 8 year old, Bruno, face that he don’t have friend in the new place, starting to sneaking out and trekking through the woods to an isolated and met a boy who’s wear stripped pajamas, Shmuel, a Jewish boy. Bruno and Shmuel finally became a good friend which is forbidden during the holocaust. At the end, they booth die at gas chamber, holding hand each other, it was very touching, you should watch it by yourself.

Holocaust movies and its history always attract me, I always wondering how that thing could happen, a dark history of human life. I've been to one of the concentration camp at Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site in Münich last July 2012 and that’s struck me, trying to imagine what’s happen there during the holocaust, I think I won’t go back there again.

    

     

     

January 30, 2013 denote as eight decades since Hitler was appointed chancellor on January 30, 1933 by the president Paul von Hindenburg. Just days ahead of the 80th anniversary of Adolf Hitler's takeover of power, Angela Merkel, the German chancellor said on Saturday, January 26 :  “We must clearly say, generation after generation, and say it again: with courage, civil courage, each individual can help ensure that racism and anti-Semitism have no chance” YES, WE MUST! No matter what our race, we are God’s handiwork.

RED

"Love Is A Ruthless Game Unless You Play It Good And Right"

There's an old poem by Neruda that I’ve always been captivated by, and one of the lines in it has stuck with me ever since the first time I read it. It says "love is so short, forgetting is so long." It's a line I’ve related to in my saddest moments, when I needed to know someone else had felt that exact same way. And when we're trying to move on, the moments we always go back to aren't the mundane ones. They are the moments you saw sparks that weren't really there, felt stars aligning without having any proof, saw your future before it happened, and then saw it slip away without any warning. These are moments of newfound hope, extreme joy, intense passion, wishful thinking, and in some cases, the unthinkable letdown. And in my mind, every one of these memories looks the same to me. I see all of these moments in bright, burning, red. 

My experiences in love have taught me difficult lessons, especially my experiences with crazy love. The red relationships. The ones that went from zero to a hundred miles per hour and then hit a wall and exploded. And it was awful. And ridiculous. And desperate. And thrilling. And when the dust settled, it was something I’d never take back. because there is something to be said for being young and needing someone so badly, you jump in head first without looking. And there's something to be learned from waiting all day for a train that's never coming. And there's something to be proud of about moving on and realizing that real love shines golden like starlight, and doesn't fade or spontaneously combust. Maybe I’ll write a whole album about that kind of love if I ever find it. but this album is about the other kinds of love that I’ve recently fallen in and out of. Love that was treacherous, sad, beautiful, and tragic. but most of all, this record is about love that was red.

Above is prologue by Taylor Swift, my favorite singer. She just released an album called RED and I’m crazy in love with the album. As usually I've always became infatuated with the sound and the storytelling she wrote. RED like a birthday gift for me since it released on October. I love Red! I love October!

A Thousand Years

Saya merinding dengan liriknya A Thousand Years dari Christina Perri, an original soundtrack of Breaking Dawn, of course musicnya juga :)

"A Thousand Years"

Heart beats fast

Colors and promises

How to be brave

How can I love when I'm afraid to fall

But watching you stand alone

All of my doubt suddenly goes away somehow

One step closer

[Chorus:]

I have died everyday waiting for you

Darling don't be afraid I have loved you

For a thousand years

I'll love you for a thousand more

Time stands still

Beauty in all she is

I will be brave

I will not let anything take away

What's standing in front of me

Every breath

Every hour has come to this

One step closer

[Chorus:]

I have died everyday waiting for you

Darling don't be afraid I have loved you

For a thousand years

I'll love you for a thousand more

And all along I believed I would find you

Time has brought your heart to me

I have loved you for a thousand years

I'll love you for a thousand more

One step closer

One step closer

[Chorus:]

I have died everyday waiting for you

Darling don't be afraid I have loved you

For a thousand years

I'll love you for a thousand more

And all along I believed I would find you

Time has brought your heart to me

I have loved you for a thousand years

I'll love you for a thousand more

Ini dia salah satu versi terbaik menurut saya, covered by ThePianoGuys :  Jon Schmidt and Steven Sharp Nelson, they are my favorite, love you Jon and Steven :*

The King’s Speech

Now I know why this movie got many awards and nominations, its pretty good movie, I just watch it last week. The King’s Speech depicts the surprising rise to power of Prince Albert, who became King George VI of England when his brother Edward abdicated the throne to marry an American divorcée as King George VI. Albert didn’t want to be king, in part because his severe stuttering often embarrassed him when he spoke to groups. This would prove important for Albert had the misfortune of being king during Hitler’s bombing of London. If ever England needed strong leadership, it was then. Eventually Albert overcame his speech impediment and rallied his people to withstand Germany. Although Albert was ultimately successful, his tenuous reign illustrates the burden of leadership. Whoever’s in charge is responsible. Salute to Colin Firth for his role as King George VI. Even though I do not agree with divorce or people who’s marry to divorcé/divorcée,  I was astonished with Edward’s speech : “…I have found it impossible to carry the heavy burden of responsibility and to discharge my duties as King as I would wish to do without the help and support of the woman I love…”. I can imagine if a man say that words to the women whose he really love the most instead of doing what other people think he should do. That would be a great love ^^

Hereby I am gonna tell you why I do not agree with divorce. It is because I believe that God want us to be faithful with our spouse no matter what as written in Matthew 19 :

MT 19:3 Some Pharisees came to him to test him. They asked, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason?"

MT 19:4 "Haven't you read," he replied, "that at the beginning the Creator `made them male and female,' 5 and said, `For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh' ? 6 So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate."

MT 19:7 "Why then," they asked, "did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?"

MT 19:8 Jesus replied, "Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning. 9 I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, and marries another woman commits adultery."

See? To all the couple who is trying to fight for divorce now, please think twice or even more, for the sake of the Lord, the bible, your love, your family, your child, etc. Don’t you remember your swore in front of God and church? Safe your family!

The Other Side of Heaven

I just watched this movie last Sunday and I think it is one of the best movie ever. I highly recommended to young missionaries to watch this movie. This movie shows me that God is great in every circumstances and how faith can lead us to be the best Christian. It’s taught me how true love supposed to be, how loyal should be the part of our life, etc. I hope I find the true man someday ^^ ...

My Stupid Boss 4

Buku ini saya beli saat kami sekeluarga baru saja melakukan trip ke kampung halaman mama, saat berada di Jakarta, sehari sebelum kembali ke Sumba. Awalnya tidak ada rencana mau beli buku tapi begitu lihat buku ini, mana tahannnnnnnn :D akhirnya beli deh, lumayan buat teman cekikikan di bandara atau pesawat hahaha. Seperti biasa Mbak Kerani emang top markotop deh nulis ceritanya dan bikin saya terus senam wajah dan perut. Cerita yang paling bikin saya mati ketawa adalah “Bukan Saya” cerita tentang bossman yang kentut tapi nuduh orang lain dalam lift tapi si orang yang dituduh tahu dan marah balik ke bossman wkwkwkwkw ammppyyuuunnn dahhhhh. Tapi sayang, kalau dilihat gelagat – gelagatnya nich sepertinya buku ini merupakan akhir dari petualangan the seriesnya Mbak Kerani dan Bossman :( , semoga nggak yach. Semoga walaupun Mbak Kerani pengen nulis petualangan dia yang lain, kisah kasihnya dengan Bossman tidak dihentikan hahaha demi pembaca mu Mbak Kerani :)

OH MY GOODNESS! Buku Pintar Seorang Creative Junkies

Devil’s Advocate adalah “someone who takes a position he or she does not necessarily agree with for the sake of argument.” 

Saya benar – benar kagum dengan sosok seorang Yoris Sebastian, mungkin bagi dunia industry kreatif, ingat YORIS berarti ingat KREATIF. Awalnya saya tidak tahu siapa Yoris, kemudian dia di interview dalam satu program televisi kalau tidak salah ingat nama program tersebut Friends and The City yang ditayangkan di O Channel TV. Sejak saat itu saya mulai lihat sepak terjangnya di dunia industry kreatif, ternyata ide kreatif dia yang paling fenomenal menurut saya adalah I Love Monday di Hard Rock Cafe, sungguh sebuah terobosan yang luar biasa. Kemudian saya juga mulai ikut baca – baca web, follow twitternya dan wowww, he is an amazing creative person. Buku OH MY GOODNESS! Buku Pintar Seorang Creative Junkies, saya pikir cukup benar – benar merepresentasikan seorang Yoris yang luar biasa kreatif, I love the book.

Maju terus dunia kreatif!!!

Felicity

Wow, I’ve finally finish to watch FELICITY, 4 seasons, thanks to Anton Sugondo for gave me this series, cool! Follow or chase someone who you really love/want the most, from California to New York, from Stanford Univ. to Univ. of New York, from Premed student to Art student, from Dad’s tuition to loan, it’s a big deal, isn’t? She changes a lot and she finally gets what she wants, First Love/Crush never dies? :) Salute to Ben for growing up from bad boy to be a good guy :D, great series but the last five episodes, it’s kind a ‘weird’, isn’t? How come Elena show up on Noel’ wedding? She supposed to pass away because of accident, but never mind, I still love the series. I hope I have enough courageous like Felicity to chase someone who I really love the most ^^

The show ran for four seasons from 1998 to 2002, with each season corresponding to the traditional freshman, sophomore, junior and senior years students attend at universities. The story of the series begins at Felicity's high school graduation where she asks Ben Covington, a classmate whom she has a crush on, to sign her yearbook. Moved by his comment that he wished he had gotten to know her, she changes her education plans completely, deciding to follow Ben to New York rather than attend Stanford University for pre-med. Felicity's overbearing parents, concerned about Felicity's seemingly rash decision, come to New York to try to convince her to return home and 'get back on track'. Felicity has second thoughts about her decision, but soon realizes that she came, not only to follow Ben, but to find herself. While Felicity works to sort out her emotions, she continues the basic motions of student life and moves into her dorm. There, she meets the resident advisor, Noel Crane. Eventually, romance ensues, and the relationships between Felicity, Ben and Noel form the basic dramatic conflicts in the show throughout the series.

Since that day after watch the series, I always playing I Will Remember You by Sarah McLachlan :) good song! It's remind me of my high school moment ^^

I will remember you, will you remember me? 

Don't let your life pass you by, Weep not for the memories 

Remember the good times that we had? 

I let them slip away from us when things got bad. 

How clearly I first saw you smilin' in the sun 

Want to feel your warmth upon me 

I want to be the one 

[Chorus]

I will remember you, will you remember me? 

Don't let your life pass you by 

Weep not for the memories 

I'm so tired but I can't sleep 

Standin' on the edge of something much to deep 

It's funny how we feel so much but we cannot say a word 

We are screaming inside, but we can't be heard 

[Chorus]

I'm so afraid to love you 

But more afraid to lose 

Clinging to a past that doesn't let me choose 

Once there was a darkness 

Deep and endless night 

You gave me everything you had, oh you gave me life 

[Chorus: x2]

Waitabula, February 7, 2012

Breaking Dawn Part I & Machine Gun Preacher

Gilaaaa mo nonton nich film aja, g harus bela-belain nekad ke Jakarta abis Prajabatan secara di Sumba ga ada bioskop :( dan g pengen banget nonton di bioskop, ceritanya g lagi sakau film bioskop :) apalagi sudah ikutin ceritanya sejak Twilight, New Moon dan Eclipse, masa Breaking Dawn di lewatin? Buku-bukunya aja sudah g baca semua yang versi Inggris lagi waktu masih di The British Institute (TBI) hehehe ceritanya minjam di librarynya ^^. Sebenarnya sich ceritanya simple aja apalagi banyak scene di buku yang ga dimunculkan, yaaaa don’t judge a book by its movie, isn't? :). Adegan yang paling g suka adalah saat Edward married to Bella, it’s really romantic and one of example my dream wedding ^^ beautiful wedding decorate, only close relatives and friends who attending the wedding, I love it. Can’t wait for the Breaking Dawn Part II, haruskah ke Bali or Jakarta lagi hanya untuk nonton part II nya? Hahaha we’ll see dude. 

Synopsis: Edward Cullen and Bella Swan's adventures continue in the first part of the Breaking Dawn movie. Bella and Edward make their love official when they choose to get married after they graduate from high school. On Edward and Bella's honeymoon, Bella becomes rapidly pregnant with a half vampire, half human baby. The new married couple rushes home to help Bella in her delicate situation. There is a great feud over Bella's baby between the vampires and the Quilute wolf pack. Bella's baby causes great controversy between the two communities, but Jacob Black stands by Bella after much fighting. While Bella Swan is giving birth to her miracle baby, Edward must bite her and change her into a vampire. This transformation is the only thing that will keep Bella "alive" forever.

G ga rencanain bakal nonton nich film sebelumnya tapi secara sambil nunggu Breaking Dawn Part I tuch masih lama (g nonton yang jam 19) akhirnya memutuskan untuk nonton nich film yang di putar jam 15 dan g ga nyesal nonton nich film, cool! Ternyata eh ternyata nich film kisah nyata dan orang yang diperankan dalam film ini masih ada sampai sekarang dan masih melayani di Afrika. Ceritanya tentang pertobatan seorang berdosa sampai akhirnya menjadi Preacher di gereja dan memutuskan melayani di Afrika dengan nyawa sebagai taruhannya, salute!!!

Synopsis: Machine Gun Preacher is the inspirational true story of Sam Childers, a former drug-dealing criminal who undergoes an astonishing transformation and finds an unexpected calling as the savior of hundreds of kidnapped and orphaned children. 

When ex-biker-gang member Sam Childers makes the life-changing decision to go to East Africa to help repair homes destroyed by civil war, he is outraged by the unspeakable horrors faced by the region’s vulnerable populace, especially the children. Ignoring the warnings of more experienced aide workers, Sam breaks ground for an orphanage where it’s most needed in the middle of territory controlled by the brutal Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a renegade militia that forces youngsters to become soldiers before they even reach their teens.

But for Sam, it is not enough to shelter the LRA’s intended victims. Determined to save as many as possible, he leads armed missions deep into enemy territory to retrieve kidnapped children, restoring peace to their lives - and eventually his own. The explosive, real-life tale of a man who has rescued over a thousand orphans from starvation, disease and enslavement.

My Stupid Boss 3 & Catatan Parno PNS Gila

Tadinya ga ada rencana mau beli buku tapi karena bosan banget sama yang namanya Prajabatan, pas akhir pekan g ma sepupu g jalan – jalan ke Gramedia, salah satu tempat favorite g, banyak buku soalnya :) nah untungnya ada Gramedia di Kupang dan dekat dengan tempat g tinggal selama prajabatan a.k.a DinSos. Ga tahunya malah dapat buku ini “My Stupid Boss 3” by Chaos@Work dan “Catatan Parno PNS Gila” by Uyung Haflan.

Kalau My Stupid Boss g udah ikutan dari seri 1, 2, bahkan Fans Stories g punya dan ga ada matinya, nich buku kocak abiieessss, thanks to Mbak Kerani yang bersedia menderita demi kebahagian pembacanya, hahaha kapan buka samaran??? sedangkan Catatan Parno PNS Gila g baru lihat bukunya dan langsung dibeli juga, penasaran ma isinya, soalnya kan g PNS juga hihihi nich buku lucu banget, kok pas yach dengan nasib g yang sedang ‘terlunta – lunta’ gara – gara prajabatan :D . Apa yang diceritakan Uyung di bukunya kurang lebih samalah dengan nasib PNS yang g alami/lihat sekarang. Birokrasi ancur makanya g sering bilang ‘BiroTerasi’ karena bau terasi busuk, gossip sana sini ga jelas yang bikin eneg dengarnya, judulnya banyak sarjana – sarjana berpendidikan tapi tahunya kayaknya cuma lulusan kampung sawah kalau kata teman g a.k.a ga ngerti bidang ilmu dan job desk masing – masing, ngenes bangettt yach?!, pengen teknologi tingkat tinggi tapi ga tahu cara makenya buntut – buntutnya g yakin cuma ngerusakin doang, yaaiikkksss dan masih banyak lagi kejadian – kejadian super duper bin ajaib di dunia PNS, tapi yang pasti g selalu bersyukur dengan apa yang g jalanin sekarang and I believe one day somehow keburukan – keburukan ini akan hilang tergantung gimana caranya kita menjadi advocate of changes because I believe in being part of the solution, not the problem, ciiiieeeeeeeee.

Oh ya kalau lagi boring – boringnya dengan dunia PNS pasti g selalu ingat motivasi g kenapa mau jadi PNS (ga usah lah g ceritain sekarang, entar aja kalau cita – citanya sudah kesampaian baru g cerita yach), g pasti selalu ingat tulisan ini :

*TEMUKAN CINTA ANDA : Bila anda tak mencintai pekerjaan anda, maka cintailah orang – orang yang bekerja di sana. Rasakan kegembiraan dari pertemanan itu. Dan, pekerjaan pun jadi menggembirakan. Bila anda tak bisa mencintai rekan – rekan kerja anda, maka cintailah suasana dan gedung kantor anda. Ini mendorong anda untuk bergairah berangkat kerja dan melakukan tugas – tugas dengan lebih baik lagi. Bila toh anda juga tidak bisa melakukannya, cintai setiap pengalaman pulang pergi dari dan ke tempat kerja anda. Perjalanan yang menyenangkan menjadikan tujuan tampak menyenangkan juga. Namun, bila anda tak menemukan kesenangan di sana, maka cintai apa pun yang bisa anda cintai dari kerja anda : tanaman penghias meja, cicak di atas dinding, atau gumpalan awan di balik jendela. Apa saja. Bila anda tak menemukan yang bisa anda cintai dari pekerjaan anda, maka mengapa anda ada di situ? Tak ada alasan bagi anda untuk tetap bertahan. Cepat pergi dan carilah apa yang anda cintai, lalu bekerjalah di sana. Hidup hanya sekali. Tak ada yang lebih indah selain melakukan dengan rasa cinta yang tulus.

*Taken from MOTIVASI NET by Ir. Andi Muzaki, SH, MT.

OURS

Hello World!!! December is here :)

It is my first posting on December yooo since I've been busy lately, enjoy it! OURS from Taylor Swift :*

Ours from Taylor Swift on Vimeo.


Elevator buttons and morning air
Strangers' silence makes me want to take the stairs
If you were here we'd laugh about their vacant stares
But right now my time is theirs

Seems like there's always someone who disapproves
They'll judge it like they know about me and you
And the verdict comes from those with nothing else to do
The jury's out, my choice is you

So don't you worry your pretty little mind
People throw rocks at things that shine
And life makes love look hard
The stakes are high, the water's rough
But this love is ours

You never know what people have up their sleeves
Ghosts from your past gonna jump out at me
Lurking in the shadows with their lip gloss smiles
But I don't care 'cause right now you're mine

And you'll say
Don't you worry your pretty little mind
People throw rocks at things that shine
And life makes love look hard
The stakes are high, the water's rough
But this love is ours

And it's not theirs to speculate
If it's wrong and
Your hands are tough
But they are where mine belong and
I'll fight their doubt and give you faith
With this song for you

'Cause I love the gap between your teeth
And I love the riddles that you speak
And any snide remarks from my father about your tattoos will be ignored
'Cause my heart is yours

So don't you worry your pretty little mind
People throw rocks at things that shine
And life makes love look hard
Don't you worry your pretty little mind
People throw rocks at things that shine
But they can't take what's ours
They can't take what's ours

The stakes are high, the water's rough
But this love is ours

The Naked Traveler 3 - SUMBA

Akhirnya selesai juga baca buku ini, yang bikin lebih seru adalah karena ga gampang dapat buku ini, harus didatangkan dari Jakarta booooo, secara di Sumba ga ada toko buku seperti Gramedia :( hehehe. Thanks a lot my dear sister karena sudah kirimin buku ini. Seperti biasa ga pernah bosan baca ceritanya Trinity, walau sebagian besar cerita sudah saya baca di blognya dan selalu sukses membuat saya ngakak terpingkal-pingkal, mungkin seharusnya Trinity harus join dengan Opera Van Java (OVJ) di Trans7 hahaha *kabur*

Dalam buku ini ada beberapa cerita mengenai Sumba, Yayyyyy senang deh Sumba bisa diceritakan, semoga makin banyak turis mempertimbangkan kunjungannya ke Sumba sebagai salah satu destinasi wisata, apalagi cuma 45 menit terbang dari Bali. You’ll be surprises with Sumba culture ^^, oh dear I love Indonesia!

Ceritanya tentang Sumba ada dalam tulisannya "RW dan B1, Serunya Pertempuran Pasola, Pantai Ideal, Behind the Scene : Archipelago Metro TV". Trinity bilang saking sepinya pantai di Sumba jadi ga ada yang jualan makanan dan lain-lain, ya iyalah pantainya masih untouchable, tapi saya suka karena jadi berasa pantai pribadi alias lonely planet eh lonely beach hehehe jadi tips kalau ke pantai di Sumba harus bawa makan sendiri :p semoga nanti ke depannya pariwisata Sumba bisa dikembangin sehingga bisa tersedia fasilitas-fasilitas umum di sekitar pantai asal jangan sampai merusak pantainya atau objek wisata lainya! Trinity juga syok karena di Sumba orang makan daging anjing (RW) dengan santainya, jangankan dia saya aja ga berani lihat pembunuhan anjing untuk di makan, belum pernah dan semoga ga pernah lihat, gimana coba lihat pembunuhan anjing kalau dengar aja anjing kaing kaing karena kesakitan udah stress, mungkin seharusnya pemakan RW nonton film "Hachiko : A Dog's Story" (meskipun sepertinya ga ngaruh juga, ya iyalah secara menurut mereka, RW adalah daging paling enak, mana rela ga makan RW? iiihhh). Walaupun saya orang Sumba tetapi saya belum pernah makan daging anjing, iiiiihhh ga tega, hari-hari sama kita terus tiba-tiba ada di meja makan? Oh my goodness! Sumba memang termasuk suku pemakan daging, jarang ada sayur, apalagi kalau pesta-pesta, saya aja stress kalau ga ada sayur, mungkin karena kami dibesarkan with a different way karena memang mama saya bukan orang Sumba, apalagi orang tua saya dan saya sendiri pernah tinggal di tanah Pasundan dimana banyak terdapat sayur-sayuran pada menu-menunya. Selain RW, daging babi juga sangat disukai orang Sumba, nah kalau yang satu ini saya ga nolak hehehe. Babi banyak dipelihara oleh orang Sumba karena sudah menjadi tradisi dan sangat diperlukan dalam acara-acara adatnya orang Sumba, bahkan di rumah-rumah warga desa banyak yang berkeliaran dengan bebasnya tidak dikandangin, saya jadi ingat filmnya Brittany Murphy dan Dakota Fanning yang "Uptown Girls" dimana dia memelihara babi dengan bebasnya dalam rumah. Selain anjing dan babi, tentu saja di Sumba banyak kuda dan kerbau, karena hewan-hewan ini dipakai sehari-hari untuk membantu pekerjaan warga dan merupakan ‘mahar’ yang harus dibayarkan jika ingin melamar perempuan Sumba, jaman dulu kalau mau melamar perempuan, apalagi kalau keturunan bangsawan Sumba, bisa sampai ratusan hewan, sekarang ini paling tinggi biasanya sekitar 30-40an kuda/kerbau, belum lain-lainnya, baru-baru ini seorang teman kerja saya melamar seorang perempuan dan dia harus membawa sekitar 80an hewan, hah??!! gelooo, hari gini masih ada aja yang minta segitunya ck ck ck mahalnya perempuan Sumba. Tapi menurut laki-laki Sumba karena saking mahalnya itu makanya susah untuk dilepas, beda dengan lainnya saking gampangnya dapat sehingga mudah pisah/cerai, aya aya wae nyakkk. Sumba juga dikenal dengan padang rumput savananya, karena padang savana inilah makanya kuda berkeliaran bebas di padang, I love horse! Saya ingat dulu ada film "Angin Rumput Savana" yang disutradai oleh Garin Nugroho, kapan lagi yach ada film tentang Sumba? Pengen deh ada film yang menceritakan tentang Pasola, yang paling saya suka pada saat Pasola adalah bisa melihat kuda-kuda cakap siap untuk bertempur, oh ya Pasola adalah pertempuran berkuda dalam merayakan musim tanam padi, biasanya di bulan Februari dan Maret. Dua kubu saling melemparkan tombak kayu sambil menunggang kuda, keren kan? cuma ada di Sumba Barat dan Sumba Barat Daya, oh dear I love Sumba ^^ 

Tidak ada tanggal pasti kapan Pasola digelar karena sangat tergantung dengan ritual adat yang dilakukan oleh Rato Marapu (tetua adat), Marapu merupakan kepercayaan animisme sebagian besar masyarakat Sumba yang masih dijaga turun temurun.

Masih banyak hal tentang Sumba yang perlu di explore…tertarik ke Sumba? Yukkkk mareeeeeeee, jangan ragu-ragu hehehe.

The Soccer War - With An Afterword by Bill Buford

"There is nothing worse than finding yourself alone in somebody else's country during somebody else's war"

The Soccer War or from original title Wojna futbolowa, first time when I saw the book title, I guess it is about soccer at least about soccer competition but I was wrong, it’s not only about soccer, it’s about the writer’s journey during his reportage in Third World, ‘the end of the world’, Africa and Latin America. Well, thank you Mr. Michael for allow me to borrow the book, I enjoy it because it adding my knowledge about the Third World and somehow I think it is almost the same thing in Sumba, like my Dutch friend said "Sumba, the end of the world" hehehe

This book written by Ryszard Kapuściński, he was appointed by the Polish Press Agency on 1964 as its only foreign correspondent, he had witnessed twenty-seven revolution and coups, his eye-witness account of the emergence of the Third World. The Soccer War is a series of snippets from conflicts around the world, sometimes focused heavily upon the war itself, and other times bemusedly observing the activities of confused peasants, scared militia, bewildered fellow-reporters, and minor officials. It is also intensely personal, though curiously without revealing much of his life back home in Poland. One suspects the reason for this is that Kapuściński didn't have much of life back home - he reported, he traveled, he brushed up against death so many times that I'd think it would become routine, though it never did. Wherever Kapuściński was, he wrote and wrote about the conflict, burrowing as deeply into the front lines as possible, sticking his head in where it did not belong.

I love what he said to Bill Buford in the end of his interview in order to answer Buford’s question:

How is this different from New Journalism – the work of Hunter S. Thomson, Joan Didion or Tom Wolfe – who also put a premium on the first person reporter? 

That’s an important question. And while I know nothing about New Journalism when I was in Africa, I can see now that New Journalism was the beginning for liquidating the border between fact and fiction. But New Journalism was ultimately just journalism, describing the strangeness of America. I think we have gone beyond all that. It is not a New Journalism, but a New Literature.

Why I am a writer? Why have risked my life so many times, come so close to dying? Is it to report the weirdness? To earn my salary? Mine is not a vocation, it’s a mission. I wouldn’t subject myself to these dangers if I didn’t feel that there was something overwhelmingly important – about history, about ourselves – that I felt compelled to get across. This is more than journalism.

He is really know about his passion, isn’t he? That’s what life about! Follow your passion!!!

Happy Birthday Mom

I decided to go back home on Wednesday afternoon since there’s no activity lately in office, some colleagues are going to opening ceremonial of El Tari Memorial Cup, I didn't really like crowded anyway and I want to be at home when my mom birthday on October 6. There’s no special program, we only have dinner together but it means a lot.

This song called “The Perfect Fan” by Backstreet Boys, just for my mom

It takes a lot to know what is love 

It's not the big thing but the little things 

That can mean enough 

A lot of players to get me through 

There is never a day that passes by 

I don't think of you 

You were always there for me 

Pushing me and guiding me 

Always to succeed 

You showed me 

When i was young just how to grow 

You showed me everything that i should know 

You showed me just how to walk without your hands 

'Cause mom you always were the perfect fan 

God has been so good 

With blessing me with the family 

Who did all they could 

And I've had many years of Grace 

And it flatters me when i see a smile on your face 

I wanna thank you for what you've done 

In hopes I can give back to you 

And be the perfect son 

You showed me 

When i was young just how to grow 

You showed me everything that i should know 

You showed me just how to walk without your hands 

'Cause mom you always were the perfect fan 

You showed me how to love 

You showed me how to care 

And showed me that you would always be there 

I wanna thank you for the time 

And i'm proud to say you're mine 

You showed me 

When i was young just how to grow 

You showed me everything that i should know 

You showed me just how to walk without your hands 

'Cause mom you always were the perfect fan 

'Cause Mom you always were, Mom you always were 

Mom you always were...the perfect fan 

I Love You Mom

I love you mom, I am proud to be you daughter, thank you Lord!

*Waikabubak, October 6, 2011

October

It’s October again, Yayyyyy…. I don’t know why, every time October comes this song always come out from my mind, sang by Bethany Joy Lenz as Haley James Scott in One Tree Hill, one of my favorite TV series.

- Let Me Fall -

It's October again

Leaves are coming down

One more year's come and gone

And nothing's changed at all

Wasn't I supposed to be someone

Who can face the things that I've been running from...

Let me feel, I don't care if I breakdown

Let me fall, even if I hit the ground

And if I...Cry a little…Die a little

At least I know I lived, just a little...

I've become much too good at being invincible

I'm an expert at play it safe, and keep it cool

But I swear this isn't who I'm meant to be

I refuse to let my life roll all over me...

Let me feel, I don't care if I breakdown

Let me fall, even if I hit the ground

And if I...Cry a little…Die a little

At least I know I lived, just a little...

I wanna be somebody

I, I wanna be somebody

I wanna be somebody

I, I wanna be somebody

Who can face the things that I've been running from

Let me feel, I don't care if I breakdown

Let me fall, even if I hit the ground

And if I…Cry a little…Die a little

At least I know I lived...

It's October again

Leaves are coming down

One more year's come and gone

And nothing's changed at all

I am not running from, I am not trying to be invisible, I don’t want be someone else, just be myself, it’s October again, means I’ll getting older :) but once again it doesn't matter because for me Life isn’t about being old or having more problem, it’s about growing to see this life from a better view because Jesus bless you more, so enjoy my (your) life.

Welcome October! Be Happy! 

*Waikabubak, October 1, 2011

Gorgeous ADELE

Gara -  gara baca tulisan Yoris tentang Adele, akhirnya saya browsing tentang Adele kemudian saya download video youtubenya serta album - albumnya and I like it very much, Adele is an amazing artist, GORGEOUS!

Enjoy it!

The Lost Boy

I finally finish read a book "The Lost Boy" by Dave Pelzer. He was writing about his story based on life from ages 12 to 18. "The Lost Boy" is the harrowing but ultimately uplifting true story of a boy's journey through the foster-care system in search of a family to love. This is Dave Pelzer's long-awaited sequel to "A Child Called 'It'". I never read before the first book "A Child Called 'It'” because I don’t have it but I think I can imagine how the story was. From the beginning when I read this book, I’ve always asking myself, what kind of Mom who treats her child like that?  In common, base on some true story, the disability of poor parenting is more likely to cause disruption in a child’s intellectual and social growth than a physical disability. A child who has supportive parents and a reading disability may be delayed in reading, but they has a better chance of general life success than an abused child without a disability. And two thumbs up for David who survives from child abuse. It is interesting to read his story, he is really amazing. I would love to read the first one “A Child Called 'It'” and the last one “A Man Called Dave” as part of his trilogy, if I got it both. I hope!

This is about the author which is written in the book : 

A retired Air Force air crew member, Dave played a major role in Operations Just Cause, Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Dave was selected for the unique task of midair refueling of the then highly secretive SR-17 Blackbird and F-117 Stealth Fighter. While serving in the Air Force, Dave worked in juvenile hall and other programs involving “youth at risk” throughout California. Dave’s exceptional accomplishments include personal commendations from former Presidents Ronald Reagan and George Bush. While maintaining a rigorous, activeduty flight schedule, Dave was the recipient of the 1990 J.C. Penney Golden Rule Award, making him the California Volunteer of the Year. In 1993 Dave was honored as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Americans (TOYA), joining a distinguished group of alumni that includes Chuck Yeager, Christopher Reeve, Anne Bancroft, John F. Kennedy, Orson Welles and Walt Disney. In 1994 Dave was the only American to be selected as one of The Outstanding Young Persons of the World (TOYP), for his efforts involving child abuse awareness and prevention, as well as for instilling resilience in others. During the Centennial Olympic Games, Dave was a torchbearer, carrying the coveted flame. Dave is currently working on a book based on overcoming obstacles and achieving one’s innermost best, as well as on the third part of his trilogy, entitled A Man Named Dave. When not on the road or with his son, Stephen, Dave lives a quiet life at the Russian River, in Guerneville, California, with his box turtle named Chuck.

West-South Sumba, August 28, 2011

Sparks Fly

Just released the new video of Taylor Swift on August 11, as usual She is beautiful, sparkling, incredible. Love it!

The way you move is like a full on rainstorm

And I'm a house of cards

You're the kind of reckless

That should send me runnin'

But I kinda know that I won't get far

And you stood there in front of me

Just close enough to touch

Close enough to hope you couldn't see

What I was thinking of

Drop everything now

Meet me in the pouring rain

Kiss me on the sidewalk

Take away the pain

'cause I see sparks fly whenever you smile

Get me with those green eyes, baby, as the lights go down

Give me something that'll haunt me when you're not around

'cause I see sparks fly whenever you smile

My mind forgets to remind me

You're a bad idea

You touch me once and it's really something,

You find I'm even better than you imagined I would be.

I'm on my guard for the rest of the world

But with you I know it's no good

And I could wait patiently but I really wish you would...

Drop everything now

Meet me in the pouring rain

Kiss me on the sidewalk

Take away the pain

'cause I see sparks fly whenever you smile

Get me with those green eyes, baby, as the lights go down

Give me something that'll haunt me when you're not around

'cause I see sparks fly whenever you smile

I run my fingers through your hair and watch the lights go wild.

Just keep on keeping your eyes on me, it's just wrong enough to make it feel right.

Lead me up the staircase

Won't you whisper soft and slow?

I'm captivated by you, baby, like a firework show.

Drop everything now,

Meet me in the pouring rain,

Kiss me on the sidewalk,

Take away the pain

'cause I see sparks fly whenever you smile.

Get me with those green eyes, baby, as the lights go down

Give me something that'll haunt me when you're not around

'cause I see sparks fly whenever you smile

The sparks fly...

Oh, baby, smile...

The sparks fly...