Sweet Seattle...

The least time you have, the more things you want to do... right?

This is exactly what I have been doing... :)

After making so much promises to go back to Seattle, I finally bought the ticket right after I purchased the ticket to go home. I even told my mom after I made the payment. I also got a pretty good deal with the price, so there I was... on Sep 21st arrived in Seattle at 10AM. I did not sleep since the flight was at 6.35AM. I didn't want to take a risk of overslept, therefore, I pushed myself not to sleep.


Arrived in Seattle, Ninoy - My lovely friend picked me up and I already got to eat 2 of my ultimate favorites...

muchiko chicken - hawaian bbq, U district

Pork Belly and Calamary - Hae Nam Kalbi, aurora ave

And we also found that the next dish is even more delish...

Black Cod with special house sauce - Hae Nam Kalbi, Aurora Ave

In Conclusion, first day... mission accomplished :)

Second day - it's my turn to test my memory. Me and my friend would do things separately in the morning and then met up at noon. I needed to take busses and went around to get things done. 1st, I needed to close down my bank of America account, and then sent out one of my luggage to my uncle in California ( you know I can't take all my stuff alone :P)

I was nearly lost... haha took a wrong bus, but other than that, I could say I was pretty success.. I still remembered most of routes and busses' number...

When we met up, we decided to fulfill my long-waited-crave-of-MoLLY MOONS!!! WOOHOOO

Honey Lavender and Theo Chocolate ice cream - Molly Moons, 45th Street

and Dicks Burger for early dinner

Dicks Hamburger - 45th Street

We needed to get an early dinner because chendani needed to go for music practice!!!! I got another chance to play piano at the mass on that coming Sunday!!! :) Yes with Sundays at 7!!! Unfortunately, NOBODY SHOWED UP EXCEPT 2 OTHER SINGERS!!! So there I was as a solo instrument. What a bummer!!!! I missed playing piano with other instruments. Could you imagine how wonderful if there's flute, saxophone, violin, trombone, or just a guitar and drum came along? I missed to feel the joy of playing in a band. Got to hear the drum's beat, the strumming of guitar, and I just play a compliment to solo instrument like saxophone, flute, violin, or trombone... uuurrrggghhh. However, everything happened for a reason...
Also... it just happened again. The magic. When I started marching toward newman's chapel, my heart beat faster... :)

and yes... I felt in peace... :)

Third day!! - Friday...

It wassstarted  pretty slow, I think we had lunch at Sushi Land. One of my to-eat-list...

It's a good place with two reasonable reasons...

1. the price is reasonable...

2. the taste is reasonable with that price... lol...

I honestly changed my mind a little bit... I didn't see it as a "WOW" anymore... but, it's fulfilled... 

Sushi Land, Alderwood-Lynwood

After lunch, we headed to H Mart - Korean Market which is located just across the area where sushi land was...

We bought some liquor :P I wanted to taste soju, and it's completed... Conclusion - I am not a fan of any liquor, beer is still my preference...

Waaaayyyy before tasting the soju... we killed time at Alderwood mall which conveniently located across the H-Mart and Sushi Land (could you picture them in ur head?).. Of course, we had Starbucks!! I tried the pumpkin spice latte and yes... it was definitely put on my favorite drink list...

Then, we were in a journey to accomplish another mission - TAPEX (Tapioca Express)... When you think about TAPEX - it's all about BOBA and POP CORN CHICKEN!!!

Tapex (Tapioca Express) - Lynwood

I still had a lot of things to do before concluded the night... I went to Mudika Gathering. Mudika is an Indonesian catholic Youth Group, I was a part of it, so I went there to reminisce..And the night was concluded with Soju, mokali, cards, and other things

Saturday adventure was started with a reunion of 3 Psych Majored Girls!! :)
WE all had different stories of how we met 4 years ago. Me and Nina met at the Mudika Retreat in 2007. Me and Elvina met in Summer 2008. Elvina and Nina met in Fall 2008. We were connected with psychology and Seattle, though, we ended up in different school. Nina in University of Washington, Elvina in Northwest University, and me... in University of Minnesota. Among us, Nina was the first who came to the U.S., and  she will be done with school this Fall. Then, it was me who came next, and I just graduated last May. Elvina came in Summer 2008 and will graduate next year.  Despite the year and places differences, we were all agree that studying psych in the U.S. was not as what we expected before. It was actually a bit off of what we had in mind to start with... Nonetheless... because of the decision we made... we now adapted to the way U.S. conditioned us... What we have learned as psych majors were observing behavior. So keep the questions of "Who am I..." if you meet one of us... We do not have answers or a long list of who you are, but we can explain why you do what you do...
Once, Nina's professor had said... "Psychology is an explanation of why we do what we do..." it's quoted by my psych 101 professor as well..

Anyway... talking about food... we had dimsum and we just paid 6.50 for each person...

The real culinary feast was yet to be happened...
Frozen yogurt was our first dessert, but it didn't stop right there. We headed to Pike Place Market, the famous trademark in Seattle...

We decided without saying a word that each of us would buy dishes and it meant to be shared. Oh first, I need to tell you that Elvina had to leave for a group meeting, but Mr. Antonius Rusli came and join... :)
Nina went to her favorite place in the corner of the market... Fried Gizzard... I was going to go for a piroshky, but then my eyes caught a catchy sign - KIMCHEE WRAP

BimBimBap - Pork Bulgogi - Wrapped in Warm Tortilla...

Happiness ;)
Anton decided to go with me and got calamari...
Eating and watching merchants shouted and threw some Salmons were a feast of eye and stomach hahahaha... We just contented

When we were heading anywhere ( we hadn't decided yet), our eyes caught some sign again...

Anton was just excited and ordered Matsuri Dog - which was GOOOD!!!

Ahhh full full full...
happy happy happy...

Pike Place Market was incomplete without posing in front of the GUM WALL

And yet.. we asked for more... in the end, we ended up in a cool cafe with a frozen yogurt for Nina, a house coffee for Anton, and a large bubble tea for myself... oooo Seattle....

Sunday...
We had lunch altogether with Mudikans at Chiang's Gourment - a Sechuanese food... hmmm a bit dissappointing, it didn't taste as good as I used to remember... However, we acted like a model in Gas Work Park!

The night was just added by a sequence of meeting-old-friends-unexpectedly!!! I totally could not think that they would come to mass. haha. All I cared was watching Lan's code to start off the song and how she counted off the beat. But then, I met Ivana and Richie - my friends in mudika. First few people that I encountered when I first arrived in Seattle... They just got married last summer :)
Then... more people showed up!!! Either from Mudika and Sundays at 7!!!
In the end I met with Wina and Henry - FIRST people who helped me a lot when I arrived in Seattle...
I met ko Mars and Ci Yusi with the kids - they are just like my older brother and sister :), I met them trough Sundays at 7, I still remember what first line he said to me - "your name is Chendani, so you must be Indonesian khan?" hahahahahhaa
I met Tony and Bea who also got married last Summer... and ANDY - may I add - the sexy saxist :P !!! WOOOHOOO HAHAHAH Of course I met Irene too before the 5PM mass.. aaaahhhh even though I didn't get a chance to meet other people whom I really really wanted to meeeeet... but met these people really gave a warmth in my heart... again... unexpected is excessively good... :)

Dinner - Hot meat sauce over rice - Ocean City China town - mission accomplished...

Monday! Last day to go...
We went back to downtown Seattle - for Pike Place Market second round feast...
Crepes and Piroshky! Accomplished :)
Then, we finally went to experience the real SECHUANESE CUISINIE :)
Beef Sechuan and Hot Pepper Fried Chicken, and what made it even special was the ride. A red hot truck with 4 passengers... hahahaha... Anton on the driver seat, Nina in between the driver and passenger seat, her one leg was in the driver's and one is in passenger's (you sure could picture it in your head), me with Fani on my lap!!! hahahahahahaha...
We were just giggled around until a police's car passed by... Anton was saying calmly but with a little bit worry... "Diem... ada polisi lewat..." (translate: be quiet, there's a police)... We literally shut down and held breath, even Fani tried to "cover" me up!!!
oh my ... it's just hillarious... we couldn't help but burst into laughter after the 'situation' was declared safe...

what a night...

and we were still on for dessert... and karaoke...

I recommended you to go to Dilettante cafe... a nirvana for desserts lover...

Fruit Crisp with Salted Caramel ice cream... and Mocha silk were enough to make Nina in silence for a moment, tried to precisely taste the warm drizzling of blueberry melted in her mouth and freeze from the salted caramel ice cream.. or the bitterness yet silky mocha and chocolate flavor...

In the end... Seattle is Sweet... In spite of the bitterness that I've had in the past, seattle left me a sweet memory... The Sweetest thing... I re-connect with Nina... my first ever bestie in Seattle... What a good surprise that after a year and a half we were apart... we did grow a deeper understanding and felt like we clicked the right button...

It's always hard to say good bye... but if we meant to be friends we lasted forever...
it's all about faith ...

:)

Thank you Seattle... You treated me well...

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Complete the Sentence... "Before I leave the U.S. I would like to..."

1. try Macroons!!

Indeed, they are delish :)
2. try Cupcake at Cupcake!
Not a favorite...
3. try Desserts in Seattle

SERIOUSLY GOOD!! Try Dilettante...
4. play piano with Sundays at 7 AGAIN!! :)
Though not with the full band, in fact it was only me!!!, I enjoyed it again... I enjoyed the feeling of nervousness and the piano playing itself :) I just realized I needed to catch up with the musics...
5. meet my Psychology Buddies: Ninoy and EL!!
And finally talking vulgarly about PSYCHOLOGy!!!
6. meet a lot of friends :)

7. have dinner with my two roomies... - FAILED TO DO :( since both of them are super busy
8. Jamm!!!
Accomplished with Kawan-kawan Malaysia... :)

9. take pictures any time - in progress. STILL IN PROGRESS
10. wear boots and shorts
11. play board games
12. try Soju
13. attend 3 masses in one day :P
14. have a great breakfast - ice cream can be included??
15. try many things in pike place market
16. enjoy the Autumn...
17. say "I love you" to people whom I loveeee - 
18. say sorry - in progress
19. eat Wraps, but I did eat sandwiches and stuff in ziplock :)!!!
20. enjoy times with my friends - in progress. I honestly still want a longeeeeerrrr timeeeeeeeee :(
21. eat Molly Moons Ice Cream!!!!!
22. give thanks: say thank you to everyoneeeee
23. see snow? hahahaha Minnesotans will kill me if I ask for snow LOL - Fortunately not happened... but the weather was nice when I was flying... :)
24. Eat Korean food as much as I can... and as vary as I can - In Progress 
BTW: Korean KFC tastes exactly the same with the one in Indonesia. I think because both countries are chilli eaters
25. have a date or two... haha - basically not a date with a guy, but I have spent some quality times with some friends and tante Jepang :)

Till we meet again America... I still have places that I want to go... and who knows that in the future, I end up again in somewhere in the U.S.
Westcoast done, midwest done... east coast???


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4 tahun

hari ini 4 tahun yang lalu saya sedang berada di dalam Eva Air untuk dihantar ke Amerika, negeri jauh.

tahun 1, hidup saya sekonyong-konyong diisi oleh hura-hura, dan banyak hal yang saya sesalkan...
tahun 2, it was my lowest point. homesick, frustrated
tahun 3, I gained my strength and then finally moved from Seattle to Minneapolis, a decision that made me grateful
tahun 4, it's completed....
I earned my degree, I have made a good long list of very good friends, I got my first job, I fell in love, I have been left, I have learned...

dan sekarang saya bingung bagaimana caranya membawa pulang barang saya yang beranak-pinak...

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Cerita Tentang Keputusan

Kadang saya ingin tertawa kepada diri saya. Hati dan otak saya terlalu menyusahkan kadang-kadang. Mereka itu seperti pasangan yang sudah lama, saling membutuhkan namun memiliki pribadi yang berbeda, jadinya sering punya masalah. Contohnya, kadang otak saya memperlihatkan opsi-opsi yang memang rasional dan sangat mungkin dilakukan, tapi di lain pihak, hati saya baik secara diam-diam maupun blak-blakkan sering menyuarakan sesuatu yang impossible. Sampai kadang-kadang saya sering bertanya sendiri.... "Maunya apa sih..."

Sampai sekarang saya belum menemukan rumus yang tepat untuk membuat sebuah keputusan. Sepertinya ini akan menjadi bahan riset saya seumur hidup. Hipotesis saya selalu dibingungkan oleh variabel-variable (emosi, logika, intuisi) yang sering overlapped. Apakah saya memutuskan sesuatu itu berdasarkan emosi, pikiran, atau intuisi?
Untuk pertanyaan ini, saya cukup yakin kalau lebih condong memutuskan sesuatu berdasarkan intuisi. Jeleknya, logika dan emosi saya tentunya tidak absen, dan maka dari itu riset saya menghasilkan sesuatu yang disebut confoud dalam bahasa statistics. Saya kadang bingung sebab intuisi itu tidak pernah mempunyai formula jelas. Seperti sebuah magic. Tiba-tiba muncul. Kadang nggak punya alasan kuat yang mendasar tapi ajaibnya, ujung-ujungnya hasil dari keputusan itu tidak mengecewakan. Payahnya, saya sendiri belum jeli benar untuk mendeteksi mana yang intuisi mana yang emosi. Kadang dua hal ini benar-benar membingungkan.

Ahhh ini benar-benar sulit...

hahahaha... kadang saya ingin tertawa melihat ketika saya dipermainkan oleh otak, hati, dan yang disebut-sebut intuisi itu.

Oke, mungkin saya harus menjelaskan apa yang mencetus perbincangan mengenai pengambilan keputusan. Setelah mencoba meyakinkan diri sendiri, setelah membiarkan otak saya mengeluarkan banyak ide-ide rasionalnya, akhirnya... hati saya yang memegang kendali. Walaupu rasanya sudah mantap untuk mencari pekerjaan di sini, hati saya masih gelisah. Pada akhirnya, saya memutuskan untuk pulang kampung. Yes baby, I am going home... home home - Makassar, Indonesia...


Padahal dari awal, saya sudah mewanti-wanti diri untuk mencari pekerjaan di sini. Ide itu keluar gara-gara melihat bahwa sangat logis untuk mencari uang dan pengalaman dulu di sini - Amerika, lalu setelah itu lanjut S2. Sungguh sangat mediocre and at the same time, it did sound... right....
Nonetheless, my heart didn't feel at ease either....


Then, suddenly my mom called me and mentioned about going home, she gave a green light for me to go home. It meant that she didn't mind if I go home...
Mendengar itu, hati saya benar-benar rasanya lega....
Sangat lega...

Lalu, prosesnya belum selesai sampai di situ. Hari-hari setelah percakapan dengan mama, saya membuat persentase keinginan untuk pulang, mulai dengan 50:50.... lalu 55:45.... lalu 65:35, lalu turun lagi 55:45

Alasan naik turunnya persentase itu karena di satu sisi... saya merasa menyia-nyiakan kesempatan untuk tinggal di Amerika, menggali pengalaman, dan hidup independen, namun... di sisi lain... ya saya merasa hati saya tidak di sini... hati saya lebih memanggil untuk pulang. Lalu karena itu, otak saya mulai memberikan ide...bahwa jika saya pulang saya bisa merawat mama yang sudah 4 tahun saya tinggalkan, belajar mobil, belajar di kantor, dan berbagai hal lain. Namun, yang paling menguatkan itu adalah mama. Rasa-rasanya kami berdua memang saling membutuhkan. Dan, kali ini... sudah cukup saya membiarkan dia dirawat oleh orang lain. Itu sebabnya membuat saya akhirnya membeli tiket dan memutuskan untuk pulang. For Good....

YEs...
For Good...

Leaving the U.S for limitless time...


Awalnya, saya baik-baik saja.... Excited... kepala saya udah mulai dipenuh-penuhi oleh ide bahwa saya akan mendekor ulang kamar, membuang barang yang sudah tidak dipakai, melakukan hal yang sama di kamar mama, mengurus rumah, masak, dan pada intinya merawat orang tua. Sebagai anak satu-satunya, saya wajib menjaga dan merawat orang tua saya yang sudah tidak muda lagi umurnya, apalagi kondisi mama yang sudah tidak bisa mandiri.

:)

Tapi, ujung-ujungnya... saya takut...

:)

haha...

ya saya takut...

Takut stuck...

takut banyak hal...

lucunya... semakin saya takut... semakin saya mantap untuk pulang...

aneh kan?

Di kondisi seperti inilah saya biasanya hanya tertawa-tawa sendiri geleng-geleng kepala, menertawakan hati dan otak saya....

Ada sesuatu yang unik di situ... Mereka menyuarakan 2 hal yang bertolak belakang... namun di saat yang bersamaan, mereka saling melengkapi...

Belum cukup sampai di situ.... mendekati hari H untuk pulang, everything looks sooooo goooooood.... everything is working out well....


My roomies, newcomers, closed friends, Minneapolis... many things....


^_________________^

Di posisi seperti ini, hati saya sempat bimbang.... jadi nggak kepengen pulang...
Giliran otak saya berkata bahwa...

Belum tentu.... gambaran yang bagus ini menjadi sebuah gambaran bagus untukmu... Perubahan akan terus terjadi... Tidak ada yang benar-benar bisa diprediksi.... 

Dan itu benar...
Belum tentu... apa yang saya pikir bagus akan menjadi bagus...
Belum tentu... apa yang saya takuti akan kejadian...
Belum tentu... keputusan saya untuk pulang itu adalah bentuk penyesalan...

Lagi-lagi semuanya belum tentu...
Tentunya, konsekuensi saya pulang juga pasti ada...

Saya hanya ingat kembali... ketika mama mengiyakan saya pulang... hati saya terenyuh, dan juga.. merasa lega. sangat lega...

Sama seperti ketika Harry Potter menyentuh tongkat sihir Phoenixnya...Dia merasakan panas di sekujur tubuhnya... dan serasa tongkat itu melekat nyaman di tangannya...

Apakah keputusan itu sama seperti tongkat sihir yang memilih pemiliknya??

Mungkin...

:)

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Expectoooo Patronuuuuummmmmm

Sigh....

After taking one particular decision, now I am haunted with thousands of things...


Yes...
I am scared....

Feels like Dementors are around me....

Sigh....
I am Potterish again... :)

Oh well, My POLAR BEAR WILL SHOO YOU AWAY STINKY DEMENTORs!!!!!!!!!!!!

EXPECTO PATROOOOONUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUMMMMM

think about happiest time

...

...

...

...

Hearing my mom snores...

Being Hugged by my papo

Playing piano whenever I want

Eating KFC Indonesia.... :P

Watching movies with Retty

Eating Street FOOD

Will be always with my papo and mamboooo

Bweeeeeeee STINKY DEMENTOR!!!

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Circle of Life (Woman's cycle - Episode 3)

EXT - road
(Guitar strumming)
Shot 1: A woman cycling under the sun
Narrator:
Sun Shining...
gentle breeze woozhing as she going trough. The world is spinning, what was down yesterday, it is going up today... Everything has its own time.
Shot 2: woman's face
(tacet)
Woman: Psst... (whispering) of course he's talking about Woman cycle...
Narrator: Yes of course
(music continue)
Shot 3: back to woman cycling
Cut to Flower shop
Shot 4: woman stops at a flower shop
Shot 5a: A Florist(a man) is out, they greet each other...
Shot 5b: The florist
The florist:

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This is the time when a woman is most productive. They cook, they clean, and they smile all the time. It's the Spring time for them. This is the time when the magic happens. Whatever they touch is turning to be an artwork. House smells like a flower, no more dirty clothes, no more dirty dishes, fresh foods are provided. They are the super women, heroes. People may think that they are just ridiculous creature...with all the mood swings...
Maybe a bit...
But...
They are one of the magics that the universe has. A beauty. A complete treasure. Sweet, Sour, a bit bitter, you can't just get enough.
Feel lucky to be a woman...
Shot 6: They are about to make a transaction..
Shot 7: The florist gives an extra flower
Shot 8: The woman accepts it and smile shyly.
Shot 9: The woman gives out a note to the man...and then bike away...excitedly
Shot 10a: The man looks at the woman going away and look at the note
Shot 10b: the note - telephone number
Shot 11: The Florist
The Florist: I told you... this is when the magic happens
(Cheerful Piano sound, saxophone, and strings - jazzy)

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THE END

Epilogue

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Death Eater VS Auror

"I want to date a death-eater* because bad guy is sexy, but I want to marry an Auror* because brave man is even sexier..." 

Who doesn't fall for sexiness. For certain degree, sexiness is not always about tight butt or six packs. Sexiness is also a personality. Aura. And bad guy is having this kind of sexiness..
Mysterious...
Idealist...
Doing what he wants....
Rebellious...
Try to stay away from mediocre...
A little bit tattoo here and there...
Women  (even for me!!), young women especially, can't help falling in love with those lists.
Badass is sexy...

Draco Malfoy

Hahahaha
Writing this makes me giggle.
You call those stupid don't you, but I think without having this passage, we (women) will never know that badass or bad guy oooor death eater who seems fearless is actually are the most insecure people. After knowing them, you just realize that you are actually stronger and braver than them and in the end... you just know that it's not gonna work.
For women, security is everything. Wether you look tough as rock or walk like a man (read: tomboyish), you still want to be with somebody who is stronger and braver than you...
so...
Flip the page, leave the death eater, and start hunting for Auror*
Brave man is of course sexier...
Contextually, brave man is those who doesn't hesitate to be idealist but do it responsibly. To sum up, brave man is somebody who is responsible of his actions.
So (again...) who doesn't want to get marry with someone who has principle and doing it right? Still, not a mediocre, and live his life following his heart?

Sirius Black

I want one...
hahahahhaa

Notes: Death-eater, taken from Harry Potter-people who follows the dark lord.
Auror, taken from Harry Potter - people who hunt the death-eater
Second Note: hm... I think I am so Potterish right now LOL...
Third note: you know that I personally admit that Tom Felton (draco malfoy) is hot with the tight outfit... but, ... I am dying because of Garry Oldman's (Sirius Black) stare

Gary Oldman

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Surat kepada Matahariku

Matahariku, aku tahu kau di situ... namun mana sinarmu?

Beberapa hari ini wajahmu muram... apa yang kau pikirkan?

Hangatmu masih kurasakan, namun aku ingin sinarmu... di manakah engkau?

Aku ingin memelukmu... sekali inii saja, kau tak keberatan kan?
Kembalilah bersinar...
Aku akan selalu di sini...
Seperti dirimu, yang tidak akan ke mana-mana

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Circle of Life (Woman's cycle - Episode 2)

INT- Bedroom

Shot 1: Sunshine coming from window, a woman is typing on a laptop...
Shot 2: Laptop
(soothing music is coming + typing sound)

This is the time to relax. Feels like the eruption of emotion is passed... 

This is the time when everything is back to normal. The sun is shining so is my heart... 

Narrator:
Woman...
is like a ticking bomb. It can be sweet like a rose, but then at the same time... her thorn will cause you pain. It's like a "Bertie Botts, every flavor beans*" where you can get a sweet caramel or ear wax flavor. She can be very moody, and then she can be very relaxed. Yes... when the life has a cycle... so does the woman. After switching on and off, her mood is finally settling down. The "Mother nature" has finally come and brought a "monthly gift"

Shot 3: the same woman is smiling and zipping her tea...

Narrator:
Talking about her nature, this is the state when a woman just wants to relax, not doing anything
(ENT-Lazy Song by Bruno Mars or instrument, because of the copy right)
This is the state when a woman has thousand of reasons to just relax on her bed, reading magazines, and gossiping with her friends. Additionally, this is the state when the woman usually takes an advantage to win the fight with her boyfriend...
(song fading out)
Cut to




(knocking on the door)
Shot 4: a man entering the room bringing a bucket of roses and a box of cupcakes saying "Sorry" silently
Shot 5: a woman is looking at the man, and immediately turn her head back to the laptop - a Wink and a smile

(Sassy piano jazz)

Shot 6: Laptop

Yes life is wonderful...

To be continue???



Maybe......


Note: Bertie Botts, every flavor beans: Harry Potter's beans. Literally, every flavor....
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Lestarikan Musik Indonesia dengan "Trio Lestari"!!!! - Serial Lelaki episode 2

Mendengar kata lestari, kita lalu tidak sungkan-sungkan untuk menghubungkannya dengan musik tanah air yang makin "aduhai", "kemayu", "mendayu-dayu", seangkatan dengan band-band Indonesia beraliran musik Melayu. Bukan jelek, namun... yah begitulah... hahahhaa
Trio Lestari ini lahir di tahun 2011, bukan untuk menjual popularitas, namun menjual ide jelas salah satu personilnya. Trio Lestari adalah kolaborasi 3 penyanyi yang kata mereka "musiknya, musik untuk menengah ke atas... makanya kita pake nama lestari, biar lebih modest aja...dan bisa mencakup semuanya karena musik itu milik semua orang." Begitulah cikal bakal kelahiran nama Lestari yang diprakarsai oleh Tompi, Sandy Sandhoro, dan Glenn Fredly.

Trio Lestari: image from here

3 Manusia ini Ajaib dengan alasan sebagai berikut:
1. Mereka miliki suara yang unik
2. Mereka berani mengintepretasikan kreativitas mereka dengan tidak sungkan-sungkan
3. Mereka itu K.O.N.Y.O.L...
Kalau melihat pertunjukan mereka itu bak menonton konser musik dan juga lawak. Lagu-lagu yang mereka bawakan luas. Tentunya, masing-masing membawa lagu-lagu jagoan masing-masing. Lalu, mereka mengikutsertakan lagu-lagu lawas, hingga lagu yang masih panas di telinga akhir-akhir ini. Kolaborasi ini dipertunjukan dalam sebuah konser tour ke beberapa kota.

Konsep konser yang mereka tawarkan adalah talkshow, lawak, dan "enjoy aja." Tidak ada koreografi, jika ingin joget, silahkan. Jika ingin ganti baju, biarin teman yang lain yang bakal menyanyi walaupun nggak hafal lirik. Mau nge-joke, monggo. Mau T-scatting, ayooo. Mau ngobrol, mau saling ngeledek, mau apa aja itulah konsep pertunjukkan tiga laki-laki ini. Lagu-lagu yang mereka bawakan tentunya lebih memiliki sentuhan jazz mengingat akar mereka yang lebih condong ke jenis musik ini. Sentuhan jazz ini tercipta dibantu oleh saxist - Nicky Manuputty. Ditambah suara mereka yang memang sudah dari sananya memiliki warna-warna tersendiri, pertunjukan mereka sederhana namun kaya.

Ini salah satu contoh kekompakkan dan kreativitas mereka :)

I heart you (originally by SM*SH)

Menurut aku tentu tidak ada salahnya para boyband atau Band-band Melayu menjadi terkenal dan disukai masyarakat banyak. Karya mereka bukan berarti jelek. Selera masing-masing itu relatif. Tidak ada takaran ataupun ukuran. Seperti kata trio lestari, "musik itu milik semua orang." Ide inilah yang harus dipahami baik pihak yang mencela atau pihak yang mencintai genre musik tertentu. Mari kita lestarikan musik Indonesia dengan Mengapresiasi juga orang-orang dengan seleranya masing-masing. Musik itu bukan zona perang, musik itu hobi. Musik itu individu. Musik itu hidup. Musik itu sahabat...


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