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

20060811

little house on the praire

i was handling an account named Nuansa Asri Cipadu. it is a real estate in cipadu area, near bintaro. it's about 45 minutes away from my office (via freeway of course). just few days a go we had a meeting discussing a possibility to pitch for an exhibition in JHCC. so for gathering an insight about the real estate, me and lino, exigo's creative director, went there last week.
the place is nice, it's like a green place in the barren area. we were looking around and get some picture. suddenly i really want to have my own house. the house for my future family. i want a house that simple, not too big. just enough for me, my wife, and two kids. but i want to have a big yard. i want it big so i can play around with my kids, and enjoy the peaceful time surrounding by green tree. with bird singing and fish dancing on my pool. what a place.


(me dreaming to have a house)
but to have that kind of place, i guess i have to work harder. nowadays, it's so hard to buy a house. the smaller house in NAC, it's around 54/90 m2, cost around 200 million rupiah. imagine! 200 million rupiah! and if you want to buy it through bank loan, you must have at least 6 million rupiah of salary each month. imagine! it's a salary of middle manager level.
it's not that i can't reach that level (oh yes i will reach it for sure), but the right of each man to have their own house is so expensive. we have to fight for it. now i'm thinking about the people who work as a labor. where do they live? in what kind of house? do they rent a house? until when?
i hope indonesian economics is getiing better and better so people can buy an affordable house. a few days a go Bank Indonesia has decreased the interest rate until 50 point. i hope that it's a good sign for all of us. at least it' s getting easier to have a loan to buy a little house on the praire.
by the way, little house on the praire was a name for a tv programme back in the 70's. the actor in the programme was michael london who also play in bonanza and highway to heaven.

posted by bimananta @ 20:09:00 3 comments

20060802

lesson of the day: fasten your seatbelt, let's work!

today, i got a lesson. actually it was not a new lesson, but it just get into my head of understanding today.

lesson #1
the world of work is pacing so fast. that's why as a proffesional we have to have a fast pace of work also. because if you slow down, you won't be able to chase any opportunity.

lesson #2
know what things are there in your plate. control and organize them, in fast and efficient way (this is not about food, it's about controlling your work).

lesson #3
working in small agency can give you opportunity to learn better than you working in big agency. tough it's harder, but it's better. it's a place to "make mistake".

lesson #4
ok, this part is very tactical. because today i learn about making budget for photoshoot session.

lesson #5
always confirm anything to your clients. make approval signed. and (again) make it fast and efficient. don't delay anything.

(make mistake, learn from it - this pic is taken from getty images)

posted by bimananta @ 21:40:00 0 comments

20060801

peter pan's song

my office has a television and there's MTV india channel there. there are two person who like to watch the channel, yousuf, our brand director from calcutta (india), and dewi, our general affair from indonesia (she claimed that there's an india soul trapped in her body).
today, they were watching the channel when i entered the room. suddenly i hear a melody that really familiar with me. it was a peter pan's song called "ada apa denganmu". bu wait! it was not peter pan! it was even not indonesian singer either! it was an indian song but the music melody was similiar with peter pan's. it was not even similiar, it was peter pan's!
yousuf said that yes it was peter pan's. he also mention that india is the biggest copycat country in the world (i tough it is china). you can find everything copied in india.
this is the conversation between me and yousuf.
G: what the heaven was that? it's indonesian song!
Y: yes i know that's indonesian song. but we copied it. india is the biggest copycat country in the world you know.
G: i thought it's china
Y: no. india. you can find everything copied and we sell it in sides of the road
G: oh yeah?
Y: yes. in fact there is a copycat person in india. he's famous with copying someone else's song. he usually copy pakistani song coz pakistani's song are so beautiful. one day he was interviewed by a journalist. the journalist accused him with copying songs illegally. you know what he said? he said that it was not his fault. he was "inspired" by the song. he claimed that every song is "inspired" by other song, there was no original song. but he was so dull. one day he sewed someone who copy he's song. and he lost the court. you know what the judges said? the judges said to him that it was not the person's (the one he sewed) fault, because the person was inspired by his song.
G&Y: lol

so peter pan, if you read this blog. please sew them. i forget the title and the singer, but if you want to know, just go to MTV india channel.

posted by bimananta @ 20:08:00 0 comments