20070216

valentine

Two days ago is Valentine’s Day, the day of love. Well most people believe it. And some other people, especially idealis Muslim, believe that it is the western strategy to destroy Islam. It’s a tough world huh? The history itself begins in 3rd century in Rome. At that time, the Rome Empire forbids people to get married. This rule was made because after they get married, they won’t go for war. They didn’t want to leave their wifes or childerns. But this greedy empire needs soldiers to extend its teritory. So the rule are made, and only one person who dare to fight it, he is father Velentino from Rome’s curch.
Secretly and hiding from the government, Valentino marry couples from entire Rome. Unfortunately, one day he gets cought. The the government punish him by cut his head. That bloody day was 14th February. After some decade, the curch give Valentino a saint title, and people celebrate 14th February as Valentine’s Day. Well maybe because the history is closely related with curch, some Muslim won’t celebrate it.
Well I’m a Muslim, but I don’t care with it. To me, Valentine’s Day is just another celebration. Not that special, but I also can’t ignore it, since I have a girlfriend and she’s really excited to have Valentine with me. So yesterday, I made the day so special, just for her. I surprise her with a hand-made crafted love sign from soap. I made it by myself from Nuvo red soap and craft it with knife. Then I took her for lunch at Mamamia, where I propose her, and I repeat my proposal again to her. When we back home, we planted some flowers I front of her house. It wasn’t so hard to plant it but we had to cut some small trees and buses. She called it Valencini Flower, since we don’t know the name of the flower. This morning, she called me and said that the flowers are blooming. She was so excited, and I was delighted to hear her like that. I love you my bunbun…..


(me and fitri)

posted by bimananta @ 15:42:00 4 comments

20070215

bjork

If there’s anyone told you that the most confusing music of all is jazz, believe me, they are wrong. Despite the fact that I love jazz, I also realize that for some people jazz is hard to understand. They maybe familiar with Incognito or Jamie Cullum but they won’t listening to Casiopea, Fourplay, or maybe Michael Frank.

But if you ask me what music that I hard to understand, then the answer is (I believe this time you’ll be agree with me) bjork’s. Personally, I usually love kind of music that people accept it as strange music. For example, I love Enigma and David Bowie, or even The Blue Man Group. But bjork is, for me, beyond that. It’s really hard to understand her music, since she is a really eccentric person. She uses strange sounds. From only clapping hand, laughing sound, until sound that made from electric device. This morning I saw her new video clip that called the triumph of the heart (if I not mistake) and then I realize that I’ve already heard 3-4 bjork’s song from different album and still I just can’t undertand that. It doesn’t match with my ears.

I wonder, if bjork join the audition for American Idol, will Simon Cowell humiliate her?

posted by bimananta @ 14:33:00

20070118

please to meet you, i'm flash

just got this quiz from dendy. well, because now you now who i am, please excuse me, i have to save the town..........

Your results:
You are The Flash
























The Flash
 70%
Robin
 68%
Green Lantern
 60%
Spider-Man
 50%
Supergirl
 43%
Iron Man
 40%
Superman
 35%
Hulk
 30%
Catwoman
 25%
Batman
 25%
Wonder Woman
 23%
Fast, athletic and flirtatious.


Click here to take the Superhero Personality Quiz

posted by bimananta @ 20:29:00 2 comments

an addiction problem or more than that?

Today I realize that until now I haven’t able to control myself in term of using time. I still love to hold my works until the dateline arrive. Well, not only arrive, but also beyond arrive. Do you now what I mean. For example: this blog. I already have a plan to write for this blog. Because writing blog in internet café will be expensive, so I was planed to do it in my house first, then I upload it in internet with a flashdisk. But do you now, I’ve already plan this since November? And I just realize it right now. So, what things influence me to hold my work like this? First, I thought it was my addict to a computer game. You see, I really like playing computer game, especially football manager, until late of night (ooohhh…the game is just so fantastic). Just when I start to run my computer, and have my left hand above the keyboard and my right hand on the mouse, that football manager start “calling” me. And that happen, instead of my right hand clicking my data (to work), it click the football manager application. Then I speak to myself “ok, I only play this for 1 hour, not more!” But then 1 hour become 2 hours, and 2 hours become 3 hours. And when I realize, I’ve already too sleepy too work. And it will be the same again tomorrow, the next day, or the next week. But then I realize, it’s not about my addiction to the game, it’s about I don’t have determination to do my work. I don’t have a will to walk extra miles to finish it. If I have it, right now that game already vanished from my computer. But why I don’t have determination? Now, it’s all clear. It is not about addiction to a game, it is not about my laziness. But this is about I don’t have anything to pursue in my life. I don’t have anything that I want to achieve. And if I have, it is not clear enough to make me want to achieve it. For GOD sake!! It is bigger than an addiction problem. If I have something to achieve in my life (and it’s clear enough-I’m wondering do I need to make OGSM for my life?), I will have determination to make it happen. And if I have determination (and also discipline), I will make my work on time. Sometimes I think I’m a “past” person. I always wonder: “oh, where is my passion now, I have had it 2 years ago”, or “GOD, why I don’t have any passion like I did 2 years ago”. I should stop thinking of that and start thinking of the future. I’m already 24,5. I will be 25 in June. And it is bad if you already 25 and still wondering where will you go from here. I should know it 2 years ago. Well I hope this is a good beginning for me. People always say that the first step to end your problem is to admit that you HAVE a problem. Well, we’ll see.

(i need this)

posted by bimananta @ 20:29:00 4 comments

20061110

the economic theories

my friend yousuf is a guy who have a sense a humor. he send me some e-mail about joke (oh yes he knows lots of jokes). this is one of his e-mail. this is some economic theories from different countries. enjoy!

TRADITIONAL ECONOMICS: You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull. Your herd multiplies and the economy grows. You retire on the income.
INDIAN ECONOMICS: You have two cows. You worship them.
PAKISTAN ECONOMICS: You don't have any cows. You claim that the Indian cows belong to you. You ask the US for financial aid, China for military aid, Britain for warplanes, Italy for machines, Germany for technology, France for submarines, Switzerland for loans, Russia for drugs and Japan for equipment. You buy the cows with all this and claim exploitation by the world
AMERICAN ECONOMICS: You have two cows. You sell one and force the other to produce the milk of four cows. You profess surprise when the cow drops dead. You put the blame on some nation with cows & naturally that nation will be a danger to mankind. You wage a war to save the world and grab the cows.
FRENCH ECONOMICS: You have two cows. You go on strike because you want three cows.
GERMAN ECONOMICS: You have two cows. You re-engineer them so that they live for 100 years, eat once a month and milk themselves.
BRITISH ECONOMICS: You have two cows. They are both mad.
ITALIAN ECONOMICS: You have two cows. You don't know where they are. You break for lunch.
SWISS ECONOMICS: You have 5000 cows, none of which belong to you. You charge others for storing them.
JAPANESE ECONOMICS: You have two cows. You re-design them so that they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk. You then create cute cartoon cow images called Cowkimon and market them worldwide.
CHINESE ECONOMICS: You have two cows. You have 300 people milking them. You claim full employment, high bovine productivity and arrest anyone reporting the actual numbers. RUSSIAN ECONOMICS: You have two cows. You count them and learn you have five cows. You count them again and learn you have 42 cows. You count them again and learn you have 17 cows. You give up counting and open another bottle of Vodka

posted by bimananta @ 11:58:00 2 comments

20061107

movies that almost makes me cry

why the title is the movies that almost makes me cry? not the movies that makes me cry? because i'm still a male. hahaha...
but yes, some movies will touch your heart and make us cry. why are we crying for that movies? because we are human, that's why. and human have a feeling. today i watched 9 naga, an indonesian movie by rudy soedjarwo. it's about a killer who killed his best friend by mistake, and than realize that he need a forgiveness. it's really touchy movie. you have to watch it. by the way, this is the list of movies that almost makes me cry:
1. 9 naga
2. pay it forward
3. taegukgi
4. saving private ryan

(9 naga-almost makes me cry)

posted by bimananta @ 19:49:00 4 comments

20061001

sms...the fabolous dangdut song

"sms" is a famous dangdut song in Indonesia right now. the song is really booming and my friend mia have recently post a funny thing about this song. she translate the song into english and japanese. check this out:

Bang, tell me who send this short message Bang
bang, dare kara no sms bang
Bang, this message with those words of "honey"
bang, "honey" to kaite aru sms yo
Bang, it must come from your girlfriend Abang
bang, kanojo kara nano deshou
Bang, it has caused me feel so uneasy
bang, kimochi iya ni nacchau yo
Bang, please give me your answer now Abang
bang, onegai kotae wo dashinasai
Bang, I will throw you mobile phone away
denakereba keitai wo sutecchau yo
Bang, please tell me the truth right now Abang
bang, ima shojikini oshiete kurenai
Bang, if you love me anyway
hontouni suki nara...
When you talk in argument
Kimi to hanashiattara
You are so good with reasons
Iiwake nante umai yo ne
Obviously you've wrong statement
Uso made itte shimatte
Still going with your reasons
Zutto zutto uso bakari
You tell me wrong number lah
Bango ga machigai lah
You tell me someone's joke lah
Dareka no joudan lah
You tell me wrong number lah
Bango ga machigai lah
You tell me someone's joke lah
Dareka no joudan lah
Starting this very moment, your mobile phone will be mine
Kore kara, kimi no keitai wa atashi no mono da

posted by bimananta @ 20:14:00 0 comments

20060820

indonesian idol

last night when i was watching tv, i turn the tv into this channel by accident. and there it is, the final show of indonesian idol. it was the announcement of the winner. the MC start to announcing the winner. all the fans in balai sarbini were in silence. hoping and praying that their favorite is the winner. some people were screaming the finalists name. then the MC announce the winner with that magic words: "dan indonesia memilih..... ihsan!". and all ihsan's (ihsan and dirly are the finalist) fans screaming. but wait a minute, the screams sounds so near. and guess what. the screaming that i just heard was not from the television, but from my neighbour! and those girls were screaming like the way guys scream when they're watching a goal from a football game! for GOD sake! what the heaven happened with those girls? (i wonder if tisa were screaming like those girls also). and what happen with all indonesian idol fans?
i mean, you girls watch the show like alcoholic drink their beer, you are addicted! and then you girls are sending sms to the show to pick up your winner. you try to sms everyday, you wish they win the show, you spend money to sms. but when they are win, do they come to you personally and say thank you? do they even mention your name in their newest album? do they buy you some food and drink to celebrate their winning? the answer for all question is: NO! what happen to you girls?
well, congratulation for ihsan, may you have a good future after these, and doesn't have debt to pay like other participants from this kind of show (i read it in kompas that some participant's parent have to pay some debt because they try to support their kid through sms and persuade people to send sms also-it cost a lot of money you know)

posted by bimananta @ 15:28:00 7 comments

house or home?

i was making a plan presentation for Nuansa Asri Cipadu (real estate) when i ask yousuf a question: what is a house? he answered: house is different with home. house is more related to physical condition (built structure), but home is a matter of heart or feeling.
well i guess he's right. house is only a place where you live in. it is the structure. but home, is a place that you related with. it's a place of all memories, feeling, experience, all that kind of stuff. a man can find a house easily (oh yeah like it is cheap!), but there's only one home, and it can't be replaced.
iwan fals, the famous rebellion singer of indonesia (he's already make peace with his own, that's why his songs lately is all about love, not people's struggler anymore), has a good song about home. it called "ujung aspal pondok gede". the song is about a home, a place when you were kid and playing with your friends, the field, the green, the freshness of a home, but one by one your friends leave you to find a better life in the city, and government want to bring down your village to build a factory. oh yes i think it is a sad song about home.


(a home or a house? - this pic was taken from getty images)


because home is all about heart, maybe that's why people of jatirejo village in sidoarjo does'nt want to be relocated because of the hot mud (hey lapindo brantas inc. ! be responsible for what you did!). they were grown up in that village, married, and have kids in the village also. it's not that easy to tell a guy about his home: hey, move from this village, we will drown it down.
and also that's why lebanon people are supporting hezbollah fighter againts israel, and they are proud with hezbollah. come on, do you agree with a country who bombing your home?
and maybe that's also why i want to comeback to semarang (beside to company my mom). because for me, jakarta will never be a home.

posted by bimananta @ 14:15:00 4 comments