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Semalem gw ama anak2 abis makan mampir ke indomart. Tau2.. tak sengaja gw ngeliat buku judulnya philo phobia..sumprit gw jadi keinget temenku tukinem, tiap maen kekosan slalu tereak 'gw lg gak mau bahas cowo ah, gw kan lagi pilopobi' gak lama stlh itu dia ngomong..'iya tuh bos gw si pak asep cakep lho'..ataw pas ktemu mang jajang, eh dia kok malah salting (Daku sengaja pake nama alias, ngeri dijitaks ama elu jeng..maklum aja gw baru menyadari bahwa kepala itu adalah aset, setelah elu ngejulukin gw dg rapens lemot, huhuhu)

Sebenernya ini nih yg pengen gw bahas. Gw baru tau dr buku ini, klo kita bisa nonton pelem dg audio berbahasa cina, spanyol, jepang, dll. Emang bisa yak? Gimana caranya? Butuh peralatan kusus kah? Aduuh maklum d gw kan kuper, gak gaul, gaptek, you name it.. gw rela kok. Sungguh, gw jadi penasaran pengen nyoba nonton horror pake audio bhs spanyol ataw bokep pake bahasa...hus!

Fun fun fun sooo muuuch fun

I've made it! It was my 2006 new year's resolution that i won't missed 2006 javajazz festival like i did last year. Last friday, i flew all the way to jakarta just to attend this fest, though i missed day 1st specially Tower of Power performance.

This was my first exp to attend such fest that i made mistake at first. I was so excited seeing so many stages and gigs that i wanted to wacth 'em all. And it made me confuse that i couldn't keep my ass at one performance more than 5 minutes. And the worst thing was i got nothing but tired of walking from one room to another, ireng, parkdrive, maliq, peter white, jeff lorber, lington, some gipsy :D Luckyly i realized my stupidity before lee ritenour show. The 2nd day was all about lee ritenour. Played together with gerald albright on sax, melvin on bass, lawrence on drum and keyboardist i didn't know the name, they blew the audiences away. "Lil Bumping" i sat with my back against the wall and stretched my leg. The next song "boss city" i was hipnothyzed, got up and moved forward. And when they played "night rhythms" i was at the front row totally drunk specially by the bass section,that was the greatest. Continued with "etude" it's a cooling down song, like a lullaby, so sweet. And when "ello" came out to stage, people woooooed him as if tried to tell him that he's not a hotshot he tought he was, not even a rookie. but he's cool with it *deepdown he sank, maybe* and sang one from bob marley "waiting in vain", not bad, even good and i still enjoyed it though :D but if i had an option, i'd rather watched em without him, haha.
And they closed they performance with 'Rio Funk', i felt like dancing and at that time how much i hate a 'thank you' phrase. Noooo, pls come back here and play more, pleeease.
And the next thing, people scream 'we want more' over and over again. Corny, but its okay :D They got back to stage and played another bob marley's hit "Get up, stand up" with, again, ello, and no woo as a reward :D
After watched lee ritenour, i half enjoyed tetsuo sakurai at back row seated. i could stand on my two feet no more. It was disturbing, watching a gig with people walking in and out in front of you.

After watching tetsuo sakurai, we walked around and stoppped by to bougth jjf magazine which i should have before :( then went home and fell asleep from exhaustion.

The next day, before i went to jhcc, i read that mag and learned the profile of performers, then made a list of gigs i wanted to see, thoose were bob james, discuss, tortured soul, hiromi, indra lesmana, gerald albright, omar, kool n d gang (tentative). I matched 'em to their schedule and found out that i'd missed discuss n tortured soul because they only performed at day 1st and 2nd, dammit!

I reached jhcc at 4 and watched massada(ambonese from holland) for 2 songs. I found their music similiar to santana. Then i catched up with the gang. After we'd all gahtered and did a lil chit chat, we headed to exhibition hall for the high notes albright screamed. This time he played more like himself. Too bad we only heard his two last songs.

Then we decided to have a quick dinner but alex asked us to join him in merak to watched raphael trio(piano, contra bass and drum). Thanks to alex. They're worth our dinner time even our bedtime! Although there were noises coming from another performance upastair. I didnt know what i should call their music, bebop or swing perhaps. That was one song sounded like betty lafea theme song. And when he played 'summertime', he transformed it from blues to bebop/swing(still confusing),
from sadness to happiness. At first he sang it slow and low, then it went more and more quickly, so were his finger. And when it came to 'thank you', guess what? kathy screamed 'Take me to italy' while others screaming 'moooore' Whether it raphael or italy was she mad about, or could be both :D

Hiromi. If i had to pick a word to describe her performance, it woudl be 'Explosive'. It's her youth, talent, and passion in music make her different from any other performers. Especially when she played piano bass(is that rite? all i knew is she pressed sumthin like piano keyboard but the sounds i heard were the sounds of bass). She did not just play piano, she had sex with it! Hohoho...u should see expression from her face, did she moan? Enough! Back to the tunes she produced, well, i guessed it kind of free jazz or avant garde, whaddaya call it? I could feel my heart pumped the tunes trough the brains letting my mind take me somewhere else far and hidden. What a mindtrip. Then, came theese two morons, sat in front of us and screamed like a bitch. How fucking depressing.

There were some troubles with sound system, that delayed bob james from performing. If i had just been on the line queuing, i might missed many other performance. Thank God i hadn't. Watching bob james play 'angela', finally i found my balance again. All above ground again.

Incognito, Omar, and karleen performance. Seemed like it lost its hot, though karleen sang with all of her heart. It was due to the time limit(caused by bob james' delay, u know, one lead to another),that they didn't feel free to explore for improvisation. And omar, he only sang 3 songs, far less than i expected, no 'outside', no 'something real'
D'ya know babe, that 21 jumpstreet outfit u're wearing, that's fine with me. And that stupid haircut, that's fine with me too. But 3 only songs u've just sung, it's not forgiven (Hey ria, who the hell do u think u are? wake up!).

Then, came its time to celebrate, dance dance dance and dance. Yes, it was the last performance of a day, kool n the gang. We watched 'em for free, yipppiee. We just simply threw our bags to the floor and moved our hips to that 80's disco tunes...oh yeeahhhh..seemed like someone really really had her time. She, miranda gultom, did saturday-night-fever-dance rite in front of us, lol.

Suatu kejadian dibulan ramadhan yang lalu menginspirasikanku untuk membuat tulisan ini.
Untuk almarhumah nenek tercinta, Hj Dahniar

Malam itu hujan menyisakan gerimis
Aku melihat dia
Rambutnya sudah memutih
Punggungnya pun sudah bungkuk
Perban membalut salah satu kakinya
membuat jalannya terseok seok
menuju masjid dan bertarawih
Seluruh penglihatan itu
membuatku merasa kecil dihadapannya,
dan sangat kecil dihadapan Nya

Kings of Convenience Mo Konser Di Jakarta

Damn!!
Bukan sulap bukan sihir, duo folk ini bener2 mo dtg kejakarta tgl 18 maret n gw baru dpt kabar kamis kmaren. Dan ternyata ticketbox yang baru dibuka mulai 1 feb udah sold out cuma dlm waktu seminggu. Bukan apa2, diriku kaget saja ternyata byk yg menggilai band indie ini. Moga2 stlh sukses dgn koc, aksara mau dgn berbaik hati mendatangkan mereka kembali :) dan band2 indie lainnya.
Wahaiii para calooo keluarlah dirimu dari sekarang...

Maret bener2 surga buat pecinta musik, sebut saja JJF, ada Omar..aduh maaakk...suaranya..bikin klepek2 blom lagi Tower of Power, biar band gaek tp sanggup bikin lo jingkrak2, dijamin! de el el de el el..
Dan gosipnya, Pat Metheny Trio bakal tour ke asia n mampir ke jkt. Gw gak terlalu suka sih format trionya PM, eke lbh suka format groupnya lbh rame.

Ur boss asked u for ur daily log, and here it is

sun, 15

U had ur time as though there was no tomorrow. Tomorrow u should back to bali. U hate it, not that u hate bali. It's ur job that u hate. It 's so all consuming, drained u.


mon, 16

u were sore. U'd missed everyone already.
U were gettin back to the real world.
And then..there u were, surrounded by phonies again.
Welcome to Boredom Republic. HA bloody HA

Then u read a book, laskar pelangi by andrea hirata.
And u listen to billie holiday's cd he gave u.
The book was inspiring, heart-warming, the music was relaxing, and the rain was soft. It sort of kept u balance.

tue, 17

U had training to conduct this morning.
Yes, u're still free from phone calls. And it lasted till noon
There were phone calls, complaining
It was like u're a murderer who had been runaway.
U took days off at the wrong time. Yes, u admit it.
U're sorry about it. But u had ur time though. Sorry was useless.
U started to sort the mess out..SID

wed, 18

Just focus to ur work, u said to ur self. U picked some tunes, play 'em
and u sang along as if u're the only person in the room and
u typed codes and worked ur brain out at the same time.
yes, u're a madman sometimes.
U read that book again, the catcher in the rye.
U'd promissed u'd done rereading it.
But u couldn't help it. U read it slowly, word by word, phrase by phrase.
U like every single of 'em. U laughed, not laughed out loud like hyenas, just laugh a little

thu, 19

u were on track, thight schedule. u prepared everything for tomorrow. UAT
u weren't bored, but were boring.
u checked ur mailbox. Someone gave u a buzz.
Someone who know u from certain website.
U forgot that u'd signed up to some website.
u replied, u thank him for the compliment and u'd also like to know about him.


fri, 20

The UAT was set after lunch. You make sure everything was set.
And it went good, not well, just good. All member were cooperative.
It's their culture, baliness, to always think positive.

sat, 21

u dreamed of ur mother. A quirqy dream.
She and ur sister planed to move to states.
U laugh..no way, for u know ur mom doesn't speak english, she's no good at it.
But it wasn't a joke. She wanted you to go with her, just for coupla days.
U told her u'd already taken a week off. She asked u to take another. She pleaded. At last minute, u met ur friend at work.
He told u, that ur permission wasn't approved. U looked for ur mom, to tell her the news.
There she was, upstair, ready to board. U called her, she turned her head, and smiled at you.
She looks different, so beautiful. Then u told her that u couldn't make it.
She smiled again. U knew u were breaking her heart, all over again.
u woke up. U tried to interpret it. Maybe it's a sign, that u should quit ur job.
When someone's on a train, he/she should know where to stop and when to get off.

U spent the day goin nowhere, just watching films.
No telly. Telly kills u.

Sun, 22

What a lazy day.
U want to sleep all day, but u've got appoinment with ur client after lunch.
And it took longer than u tought. U decided to finish it the next day.
U slept with the light's still on, though u like it off.
The incubus stuff sort of freaks u out sometimes.

Strange And Beautiful
Aqualung

I've been watching your world from afar,
i've been trying to be where you are,
and i've been secretly falling apart,
unseen.
to me, you're strange and you're beautiful,
you'd be so perfect with me but you just can't see,
you turn every head but you don't see me.
I'll put a spell on you,
you'll fall asleep and i'll put a spell on you.
and when i wake you,
i'll be the first thing you see,
and you'll realise that you love me.
Yeah...
yeah...
Sometimes, the last thing you want comes in first,
sometimes, the frist thing you want never comes,
and i know, the waiting is all you can do,
sometimes...
I'll put a spell on you,
you'll fall asleep,
i'll put a spell on you,
and when i wake you,
i'll be the first thing you see,
and you'll realise that you love me.
I'll put a spell on you,
you'll fall asleep 'cos i'll put a spell on you,
and when i wake you,
i'll be the first thing you see,
and you'll realise that you love me, yeah...
Yeah...
yeah...
yeah...
yeah...

Akhir2 ini gw getol banget muter lagu ini. Endang bambang...apalagi klo didengerin tengah malem pake hedpon volume pol (krn klo pake speaker bisa dihajar ama tetangga) bisa bikin melayang2. Sebenernya udah lama sih punya cd kompilasi chillout keluaran UK ini, tapi yang namanya cinte emang butuh momen yang tepat biar klik *lho kok*

Beberapa hari yang lalu gak sengaja kebangun tengah malam, trus drpd bengong gw cobalah dengerin cd ini. Pas lagu ini diputer tepatnya di trek ketiga eke udah mulai tipsy apalagi di trek ke 4 lagunya i monster 'dayreamin in blue'...daydream, i fell asleep amid a flower, for a couple of hours, on a beautiful day/daydream, i dreamed of you amid a flower, for a couple of hours, such a beatiful day...
phiuuuh...who need pills when u've got fine music to hear

Mika Namanya

Kmaren, ngedadak gw disuruh balik kejkt, eke sih seneng2 aja *banget kaleee*
Untuk pertama kali setelah kejadian mandala itu gw naek pesawat lagi, deg2an juga Pesawat yg gw tumpangin lumayan kosong n cuma keisi separo, sehingga setengah deretan bangku hanya untuk diriku seorang...dengan santainya gw bisa menyandarkan punggung, meluruskan kaki sambil mendengarkan jaykay bersenandung 'Talullah'...hmmm...nikmeh nya

Tiba2...gw melihat sesosok laki2 tinggi gede meni kaseeeeep pisaaaan, dan diriku tak kuasa untuk menghentikan bola mataku ini untuk berhenti menatapnya. Ternyata dia duduk dibelakangku bersama nyokapnya. Dan tentu saja gw tidak akan melewatkan kesempatan utk tidak berkenalan dg mereka. "Haiiii....., habis liburan ya?" Kemudian sambil tersenyum nyokapnya membalas "Mika, itu ditanyain tante?" *hehehhehe* "Halo tante....." *alamak...senyumnya...meluluh lantakkan hatiku* Ni anak tau gak mirip siapa? Mirip ama anak kecil yg di kereta dorong diiklan XL itu lho..

Ditengah perjalanan, gw ngerasa sepi karena dibelakangku udah gak ada suara gaduh lagi. Pas gw ngeliat kebelakang, gw kirain mika terlelap pulas, ternyata pas gw lihat..dia sedang dipangkuan ibunya, merem dan salah satu tangannya menutup kencang matanya...pas gw tanya "ngantuk ya?" dia cuma jawab "tante, tatuuuttt, tattuuuuutttt..." oalah...ternyata dia sedang ketakutan ama gerombolan awan diluar yg baginya seperti gerombolan penampakan..hahahhahhahaha..gw ajak ngobrol aja dia buat ngalihin ingatannya akan awan itu, mulai dari ngubrulin pantai sampe monkey forrest