Archive for October, 2005

Frida

Tuesday, October 25th, 2005

"Frida" chronicles the life of Frida Kahlo (Salma Hayek), a Mexican female artist. She thought her dream to become a famous painter were shattered when the accident happened. But with a strong willingness and the support from her loving family hel her stand up again. And one day she met this famous controversial painters, Diego Rivera (Alfred Molina) that soon become her mentor then friend - then husband. They live a twisted life with an emotional relationship matters. She also had
a thing for beautiful women and an affair with a communist figure, Leon Trotsky (Geoffrey Rush).

This movie is oustanding, well, for me. Especially with Edward Norton (as Nelson Rockefeller), Ashley Judd (as Tina Modotti), Valeria Golino (as Lupé Marín, Rivera ex wife), Antonio Banderas (as David Alfaro Siqueiros), and lots more. This movie inspired me about love, sacrifice and strong will. And it sure did emphasize the meaning of "There is a will there is a way" and "True love never dies". It was so great I’ll give it 8 out of 10. Watch this movie, and I promise you, You won’t sorry!!

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"Frida"
Directed by: Julie Taymor
Screenplay by: Clancy Sigal
Book by: Hayden Herrera
Starring: Salma hayek, Alfred Molina, Valeria Golino, Ashley Judd, Geoffrey Rush, Antonio Banderas, Edward Norton, Saffron Burrows, Didi Con, etc

La La

Tuesday, October 25th, 2005

You can dress me up in diamonds
You can dress me up in dirt
You can throw me lika a line-man
I like it better when it hurts

Oh I have waited here for you
I have waited

You make me wanna La La
In the kitchen on the floor
I’ll be a French maid
when I meet you at the door
I’m like an alley cat
Drink the milk up, I want more
You make me wanna..
You make me wanna scream

You can meet me on an aeroplane
Or in the back of the bus
You can throw me like a boomerang
I’ll come back and beat you up

Oh I have waited here for you
Don’t keep me waiting

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You make me wanna La La
In the kitchen on the floor
I’ll be a French maid
When I meet you at the door
I’m like an alley cat
Drink the milk up, I want more
You make me wanna
You make me wanna La La
In the kitchen on the floor
I’ll be a French maid
When I meet you at door
I’m like an alley cat
Drink the milk up, I want more
You make me wanna
You make me wanna scream

I feel safe with you
I can be myself tonight
It’s alright , with you
cuz you hold, my secrets tight

You make me wanna La La.. La La La.. La La La..  La La La La La.. La La
You make me wanna La La.. La La La..

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You make me wanna La La.. La La La.. La La La.. La La La La La .. La La La [4X]
La La.. La La La.. La La La La La.. La La La

[Ashlee Simpson - Taken from the album "Autobiography"]
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I’m Not Okay

Tuesday, October 25th, 2005

Well if you wanted honesty, that’s all you had to say
I never want to let you down or have you go, it’s better off this way
For all the dirty looks, the photographs your boyfriend took
Remember when you broke your foot from jumping out the second floor

I’m not okay
I’m not okay
I’m not okay
You wear me out

What will it take to show you that it’s not the life it seems (I’m not okay)
I told you time and time again you sing the words but don’t know what it means (I’m not okay)
To be a joke and look, another line without a hook
I held you close as we both shook for the last time
Take a good hard look!

I’m not okay
I’m not okay
I’m not okay
You wear me out

Forget about the dirty looks
The photographs your boyfriend took
You said you read me like a book, but the pages all are torn and frayed

I’m okay
I’m okay!
I’m okay, now
(I’m okay, now)

But you really need to listen to me
Because I’m telling you the truth
I mean this, I’m okay!
(Trust me)

I’m not okay
I’m not okay
Well, I’m not okay
I’m not o-fucking-kay
I’m not okay
I’m not okay
(Okay)

[My Chemical Romance - Taken from the album "Three Cheers For Revenge"]

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Helena

Tuesday, October 25th, 2005

Long ago
Just like the hearse you die to get in again
We are so far from you

Burning on just like a match you strike to incinerate
The lives on everyone you know
And what’s the worst you take (worst you take)
from every heart you break (heart you break)
And like the blade you stain (blade you stain)
Well I’ve been holding on tonight

Chorus:
What’s the worst that I could say ?
Things are better if I stay
So long and goodnight.. so long and goodnight

Came a time
When every star fall brought you to tears again
We are the very hurt you sold
And what’s the worst you take (worst you take)
From every heart you break  (heart you break)
And like the blade you stain (blade you stain)
Well I’ve been holding on tonight

[Chorus]
And if you carry on this way
Things are better if I stayed
So long and goodnight
So long and goodnight

Can you hear me?
Are you near me?
Can we pretend to leave and then
meet again?
When both our cars collide?

What’s the worst that I could say?
Things are better if I stay
So long and goodnight
So long and goodnight
And if you carry on this way
Things are better if I stay
So long and goodnight
So long and goodnight

[My Chemical Romance - Taken from "Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge"]

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A Junkie

Monday, October 24th, 2005

mamma says she knows
what i’m gonna grow up to be..

["A Junkie" by Jewel Kilcher - A Night Without Armor]

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Note:
and they say "Mother knows best", eh? hehehehe.. kidding

Crash Mode Mood

Monday, October 24th, 2005

Nggak tau kenapa hari ini mood gue kayanknya lagi ‘Crash Mode’ deh..
In some parts, I’m calm and feel okay.. in another parts i’m so ‘down’ and feeling this huge huge iceberg of anger and desperation. And I don’t know why.

You do know what will happen kan if your PC had too much file or proggrams in it? it’ll crash!
Dan akibtnya loe kesel dan harus re-start PC loe and like it or not you just have to start things over. It sucks! That’s what I feel right this moment.

Semua orang emang tau kalo mood gue gampaaang banget berubah. Tapi hari ini kok jangankan orang lain, gue aja terganggu sendiri. dan kayaknya gue nggak bisa santai sendirian hari ini, malah mungkin gue bakalan nggak bisa santai in my own goddamn on room!!S***!

I Fell In Love with A Star

Monday, October 24th, 2005

I fell in love with a star
The brightest star ever
The kind of star that always shines as bright as it can be
Even when the sky were gray.. Even on a rainy day

I see my beloved star in your sparkling eyes
And that made me fell for you
And i’m still now
Because I still can see that sparkling little star in you

Sweet The Sting [Tori Amos]

Monday, October 24th, 2005

With a strut into the room
with hat cocked sure defiantly
He said "I, I have heard..That you can play the way I like it to be played"
I said, "I can play, anyway that you want
but first I want, I want to know

Chorus:
Baby is it sweet sweet
Sweet the sting
Is it real this infusion
Can it heal where others before have failed
If so then somebody
Shake shake shake me sane
’cause I am inching ever closer to this scorpion’s tail"

He said "I laid my weapons down with my pistol
Fully loaded, a hunted man
To my root, will it end
Or begin in your cinnabar juice?"

[Chorus]

Love let me breathe
Breathe you in
Melt the confusion
Until there is
There is you - union

[Chorus]

I love Indonesia.. Don’t you?

Monday, October 24th, 2005

Waktu dalam perjalanan ke Senen naik Trans Jakarta, gue melihat sesuatu di depan Hotel Indonesia. Dari balik kaca bis yang adem dan sangat menyenangkan, gue liat papan besar dan panjang. Judulnya , kalo nggak salah, "Setahun Kabinet Indonesia Bersatu Mengabdi Pada Bangsa" or sumthin’ like that. Disitu ada foto yang menggambarkan betapa besarnya pengabdian kabinet itu (yang banyak ditampilkan sih pemimpin dan wakilnya) dari pertama kali terpilih dan terbentuk sampe tahun 2005. And I couldn’t help smiling, not a happy smile tapi senyuman miris. No offense to anybody, tapi kok kayaknya timpang ya??

Sayang aja gue nggak sempet liat jelas dan ngitung ada berapa foto "bukti pengabdian".  Dan pertanyaan-pertanyaan ini langsung mucul di kepala gue:

kenapa nggak ada foto saat mahasiswa-mahasiswa yang lagi demo kebijakan mereka yang kadang kok malah nyekek ya?

Kenapa nggak ada foto-foto anggota dewan pemakan gaji buta yang lagi tidur pas lagi rapat membahas hal-hal krusial yang menyangkut masyarakat luas?

Kenapa nggak ada foto-foto masyarakat kecil dengan muka muram akibat naiknya BBM yang disusul naiknya semua harga, mulai dari harga sembako sampe tarif angkutan umum?

Kenapa nggak ada foto keluarga korban-korban pengeboman yang nungguin kapan pelaku-pelaku yang sudah tertangkap dieksekusi?

Kenapa nggak ada foto-foto keluarga kasus-kasus penembakan mahasiswa dan orang hilang yang sampe sekarang gak jelas kasusnya?

Kenapa nggak ada foto koruptor yang lagi ketawa ngakak sambil ngangkangin uang yang dijarah dari negara?

Kenapa nggak ada foto orang-orang lagi ngantri uang kompensasi BBM termasuk orang-orang tua yang tidak seharusnya berdiri berjam-jam hanya untuk uang 100ribu rupiah?

Intinya, dibandingkan dengan foto-foto itu, gue yakin foto-foto ‘dosa’ dan PR mereka yang belum dikerjain sampe sekarang pasti lebih banyak!! 

Gue bukannya mau sok pinter lantas jadi banyak ngomong.. Tapi menurut gue, belum perlu lah papan itu dipasang, Belum waktunya. Nanti kalo sudah lebih banyak prestasi kerja dibanding PR yang belum selesai plus ‘dosa’ yang dilakukan, nah dipasang setinggi Monas pun gue setuju.

Jangan biasakan berpuas diri hanya karena satu-dua tugas selesai dan secubit (belum segenggam) prestasi tercapai sementara masih banyak yang seharusnya diselesaikan lebih dulu. Tuh yang korupsi masih cengar-cengir, masih pesta-pesta, masih peluk-pelukan, masih tebar pesona!Sementara yang sengsara tetep aja jadi kambing hitam.. Nyolong ayam seekor, digebukin! Nyolong motor karena lapar, dibakar!Gimanapun yang namanya nyolong emang gak boleh, tapi yang pake kemeja kerah putih dan jas plus dasi juga jangan didiemin walaupun udah terang-terang keliatan kalo mobil, rumah dan uang di tabungannya hasil nyolong!

Ah Indonesia-ku.. Kasian! Kapan ya kamu bisa jadi bangsa yang bener-bener seperti yang disebutkan di buku PPKn anak sekolahan?? Adil, makmur, berbeda tapi tetap satu. Masa iya, masih mau bo’ongin anak sekolahan terus?? Malu ah! Negara lain udah kemana-mana.. kita stuck di keterpurukan dan sibuk meratapi nasib tapi nggak mau bangun dan terus jalan.

I love my country.. Don’t you??   
By the way, I noticed..finally.. Monas keren banget kalo dah malem. Lampunya berubah-ubah warna. That’s cool.

My Trip To The Flea Market

Monday, October 24th, 2005

Sabtu kemarin gue sama temen-temen gue ke Flea Market di pasar Senen (deket Atrium) kalo nggak salah orang bilangnya sih itu (pasar) "Poncol". Well, hari itu udah kedua kalinya gue kesana. They sold nice second-hand (or third hands.. only God knows) things there with very cheap price. Asal kita pinter nawar (nih dia yang gue gak jago sama sekali..hihihi) dan pinter milih barang supaya kita nggak dapet barang yang udah cacat parah. Well, I guess luck plays some part in that. Pertama kali kesana, gue dapet jaket parasut merah dalemnya seperti wool atau bulu thingy in a very good condition, gue cuma harus ganti zipper-nya aja. Gue dapet barang itu hanya dengan harga 20ribu rupiah saja sodara-sodara!! Asik kan?? Tapi kalo kemarin sih gue gak dapet apa-apa.. tadinya naksir jaket army dengan hood yang berbulu (i think I’m a fur fettish..hahaha)..sumpah keren banget!!..tp gak jadi beli gara-gara si penjualnya gak mau ngasih dengan harga yang gue minta. Dia tetep ngotot dengan hara 60ribu perak! Damn! How could he??? Gue sampe mimpiin jaket itu malemnya.. hiks.

Pertama kali, gue sempet dibilangin sama temen kampus gue kalo daerah situ tuh serem banget! Banyak tukan copet dan tukang palak!! Gue sempet syerem.. tapi ternyata, hey, it wasn’t that scary. Biasa aja sih.. yah, namanya pasar pinggir jalan gimana sih? Hati-hati sih perlu.. kalo nggak keilangan dompet, dicolek orang atau malah dicolek bis kota. Tapi yang namanya panas dan debu..wuah, nggak ketulungan deh. But still, it’s fun! Selain baju, mereka juga jual kaos kaki, jaket, tas, vcd, sepatu, iket pinggang trus kalo agak jalan sedikit, loe bisa beli buku-buku dan majalah, second atau baru, dengan harga yang relatif lebih murah daripada di toko buku. Dan cukup lengkap juga looh..

So, people.. I think you should try spare some time to go there. Gue sih nggak tau loe bakal nyesel apa enggak, but it’s worth to try. Lebih asik kalo naik Trans Jakarta dari Blok M.. that’s what we did that Saturday. Kita parkir mobil di Pasaraya Grande. Tapi kalo mau naik mobil juga gak papa. Bisa parkir di dalem pasarnya atau di Atrium Senen, tinggal jalan dikit kok.

I guess going to that flea market is my new hobby now.. hehehehehe
tapi jangan lupa! Baju yang dibeli direndem pake air panas semaleman, terus besoknya dicuci pake detergent seperti biasa, and after that it’s ready to wear.