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04/02/05--22:00: in pacem (chan 1744373)

i know it's too late.. but I just got awake..



RIP - Pope John Paul II



In paradisum deducant te angeli in tuo
adventu suscipiant te martyres,
et perducant te in civitatem sanctam Jerusalem
Chorus angelorum te suscipiat,
et cum Lazaro, quondam paupere aeternam
habeas requiem


07/25/05--23:46: Article 21 (chan 1744373)


CLICK HERE!!!


and thanks!! ^^


09/13/05--22:41: dai disband (chan 1744373)

this can't be true... omg this can't be true....
I loved them so muccchhhh!!! yet that TAO pv is really stating that they're going their own way... oh no....


10/18/05--02:35: wo yau de xing fu (chan 1744373)

My Desired Happiness (Stefanie Sun)

I've given for love, I've been busy with life
What am I exhausting myself for? I'll carefully keep record

Using my two eyes, I search for the path of my dreams
When it's time to ask for directions, I won't pretend to be "cool"

I'm still not clear of the speed
To keep up with the footsteps of this changing world
Life is like clay waiting to be sculpted
Happiness, my desired happiness, gradually becomes clear

The dream, the ideal, the fantasy, the sin, the impossible
I just want to stay on this path, the path I must follow
Even if I'm occasionally disheartened along the way
Life is the clothing I've chosen for myself
Happiness, my desired happiness, without restrictions
Happiness, my desired happiness, no longer far away

Translation taken from here.


12/19/05--03:55: Article 18 (chan 1744373)

Want to say an early Happy Christmas to everyone, and Happy Holidays!!!!


12/31/05--05:15: Happy New Year!!!! (chan 1744373)


Wishing you all the good things in life in 2006!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!






04/24/06--04:06: Article 16 (chan 1744373)

I was browsing and got this quote: Friends are not the one who laugh when you laugh and cry when you cry. They are the ones who make you laugh and stop you from crying.


It's inspiring. I guess we always think friends will behave as the first explanation. Friends is the one who will be on our side either in good times or bad times. They laugh and cry with us. But the second explanation is better.


Sometimes when we cry over a stupid worthless man whose breaking up with us the zillionth time, a real friend will stop us from crying. Real friends are not afraid to tell you the reality about life and you only to make you happy and make you living in lies. They show you the truth and stay there to hold you when you can't stand your ground to face it. They'll tell you nonetheless, even if they know you'll hate them for telling the truth. They want the best for you eventhough the consequence is losing your friendship. They teach you that reality bites, and they walk with you through it. And when you think you've lost them, they will always be around. They may not be with the sweetest talking, and they may not be the one who praise you the most. But they will be the ones that stay with you until the end.


05/01/06--23:19: Article 15 (chan 1744373)

Lookie here:


Get Firefox!!


05/11/06--18:55: Article 14 (chan 1744373)

Hey, I really like the idea of the policemen and policewomen dancing while giving direction on the street. It's fun to see them following the beat of the music especially on the traffic jam and busy hours. I think it's the only decision of government I ever like nowadays ^^

Yesterday it was the policewomen, today it was the policemen. I like the policemen better, they are not ashamed so they move better than the policewomen.


06/09/06--07:53: Article 13 (chan 1744373)

got this while browsing in Friendster:

some people sit, some people try
we all have a choice
whatever we chose, how we handle life's game
the choice are ours, no one else to blame


08/02/06--04:38: what life taught me (chan 1744373)

Along the way I've learned,
that we cannot always have what we want,
but we surely do always get what we need;

Though the mistakes and problems I had,
I've learned that they can make you stronger
if you don't give up on them;
I've also learned that nothing can make you down
if you don't let them;

I've learned that being happy is a choice,
the way you let yourself see life,
the glasses you wear;
It can be black or white, coloured, or it can be gray,
it can be half full or half empty;
When you stop complaining about things
to see how blissfull you are with thousand other things.

I've learned that you cannot make everyone happy,
and sometimes -even if it's hard- you have to hurt someone.

I've learned to cherish this very moment,
not living in the past or confuse in future,
because we are living right now,
not in the shadow of the past,
or the unseen future that may not come;
Who says you'll be live tomorrow to indulge with all the troubles that might come.

I've learned that there's a season for everything,
and there're times to stop when you know you must;
I've learned that life changes, everything changes,
and I change with it.

I've learned that real friends
are not the ones who laughs and cry with you,
but the ones who make you laugh and stop you cry;
They are not the ones who agrees with everything you say,
but they tell you the truth, they tell you that reality bites,
even if you can't accept them;
They are the ones who still stand with you
when you finally realize that reality does bite,
and they are the ones who walk you through it;
I've learned that being one is not easy and when you got them,
they are simply the ones whom you should treasure.

I've learned that being somebody else
is not always good as we thought;
Everyone has their own problems,
and when you're in their shoes,
then you could see that you're luckier than them.

I've learned that fear is something you gotta face,
not something you run away from;
I've also learned that heartbreak
is a part you have to go through in learning to love;
And I've learned to believe that
no matter how much mine is broken to pieces,
in the end someone will help me gather its true form again,
I believe it's worth the pain.

I've learned that I still have much more to learn;
I've learned that even in your lowest day,
you can still have things to learn.

And as I keep learning, I keep changing.


08/03/06--00:42: all I can say (chan 1744373)

If I got scared I don't know
It just didn't feel right anymore
Something's changed from before, I wish I knew
I did not want to hurt you, I don't want to still
But I'll be around, you know I will
I just have to face the day
Now all I can say

All I can say is, I need more
All I can say is, I'm so sorry for
The promises I made to you
What I said I would do

I could make it all good
I could say that I'd try
But that would be a lie, you don't deserve
I got lost in the moment,
I was lost in you

I tried to ignore it, but then I had to
Had to face the day
Now all I can say

All I can say is, I need more
All I can say is, I'm so sorry for
The promises I made to you
What I said I would do

And I'm hoping that you can forgive me,
And I'm praying that you don't think less of me
And I'm Hoping that you, will see it too
See that it is for the better

All I can say is, I need more
All I can say is, I'm so sorry for
The promises I made to you
What I said I would do

[Lene Marlin - All I Can Say]


08/11/06--11:59: just a thought (chan 1744373)

Sometimes I wonder kalau ngeliat bulletin board di Friendster atau email yg mendeskripsikan bahwa yang namanya lelaki itu seperti ini, yang wanita seperti ini. Bedanya pria dan cowo, atau bedanya wanita dan cewe, bedanya suka dan cinta. You name it lah. Di sana didekripsikan, bahwa (for example) kalau pria itu akan berbuat A pada situasi A, dan berbuat B pada situasi B, sedangkan cowo akan berbuat Z pada situasi A dan Y pada situasi B. In the end there's a question, which one are you?

Maksud sebenarnya memang baik ya, mencoba menggugah pembacanya menjadi berpikir 'apa iya gua kaya gitu' and trying to be a better person lah. Tapi kalau dipikir lagi, apa iya standar-standar yang diterapkan disitu sudah tepat? Siapa yang menerapkan standar tersebut? Apa iya standar tersebut bisa berlaku sama rata pada semua orang pada situasi yg sama? Bukannya itu merupakan opini dari si pembuat, dengan maksud untuk mengajak pembacanya berefleksi dan introspeksi diri? Jika itu opini, maka kembali ke definisinya, opini atau pendapat tidak ada yang salah dan tidak ada yang benar. Simply because tidak ada standar penilaian bakunya. Berarti tidak semua yg dianjurkan secara halus oleh isi buletin atau email itu harus diikuti.

Contoh, di bulletin seorang teman yang berisi perbedaan antara wanita dan cewe (dewasa & kenak-kanakan) ada bagian ini:
Wanita: Belajar bikin kue jenis baru 2 kali seminggu
Cewe: Ke Salon 2 kali seminggu

Lalu kalau saya memang tidak suka masak atau bikin kue atau tidak belajar bikin kue 2x seminggu lantas saya dicap bukan wanita? Why the judge? Tidak harus identik dengan dapur untuk menjadi seorang wanita. Lagipula jabatan koki2 di restoran bintang lima hampir semua dipegang lelaki. Hanya karena pembuat buletin itu menyukai perempuan yang suka memasak, bukan berarti hal itu lantas dijadikan standard cara untuk semua perempuan bersikap dong.

Menurut saya, introspeksi sambil membaca bulletin itu baik dilakukan. Tapi orang yang betul2 serius mempercayai bahkan menjadikannya standard penilaian untuk dirinya sendiri dan orang lain, adalah orang bodoh. Apalagi yang secara khusus memajangnya di bulletin atau mengirimnya dalam bentuk email untuk secara halus menyindir seseorang untuk berubah mengikuti standard tersebut. No offense, itu hanya pendapat pribadi saya. Seperti yg sudah saya sampaikan di awal, pendapat atau opini itu tidak ada yg benar dan tidak ada yang salah. Sama seperti isi-isi bulletin board atau email tersebut, mereka merupakan buah pendapat dan opini si pembuat.


08/14/06--21:28: meme (chan 1744373)

taken from hemisofia


1. Elaborate on your default icon.
no default icon :D

2. What's your current relationship status?
single and fabulous ;p

3. Ever have a near-death experience?
If you consider riding a jet coaster is a near-death experience, then yes.

4. Name an obvious quality you have.
meticulous. is it a quality?

5. What's the name of the song that's stuck in your head right now?
Let Me Be With You - Round Table feat. Nino (playing on my headphones)

6. Any celebrity you would marry?
Jang Dong Gun

7. Who will cut and paste this first?
no one, unless i put it on FS bulbo

8. Has anyone ever said you look like a celebrity?
yeah. once someone told me i reminded him to Ruby Lin.

9. Do you wear a watch? What kind?
very rarely

10. Do you have anything pierced?
my ears

11. Do you have any tattoos?
nope.

12. Do you like pain?
not at all. and while we're on this, do any of you know a pain killer (or some sort of that) for irritable bowel syndrome? aside from a warm bottle to put on the stomache and sleeping, coz obviously i can't do that now.

13. Do you like to shop?
huhu... very much..

14. What was the last thing you paid for with cash?
except the bus fare? umm.. sunday's dinner

15. What was the last thing you paid for with your credit/debit card?
dufan tickets. 2 for the price of one with BNI card ;p

16. Who was the last person you spoke to on the phone?
unknown somebody who was looking for my collagues

17. What is on your desktop background?
made it up myself

18. What is the background on your cell phone?
virgo constellations

19. Do you like redheads?
yeah

20. Do you know any twins?
my cousins, my friends

21. Do you have any weird relatives?
yeah

22. What was the last movie you watched?
on cinema: superman (damn, i miss the pirates >.<)
on dvd: cake

23. What was the last book you read?
every boy's got one, the well of lost plot



08/28/06--05:32: Article 8 (chan 1744373)


Ku bertanya, adakah aku yang ada dihatimu?
Tak mengapa jikalau aku tak pasti dibenakmu
Aku tak tahu mengapa dirimu yang datang saat aku meresah
Meskipun aku tak mungkin miliki, namun kuakui kau ubah hariku

Ada getar saat ku menatapmu ada disana
Ku yakini mata hatiku tak akan pernah salah
Aku tak tahu mengapa dirimu yang datang saat aku meresah
Meskipun aku tak mungkin miliki, namun kuakui kau ubah hariku

Aku bertanya dan tanya kepada diri
Salahkah hatiku yang mengharapkan cintamu

Aku tak tahu mengapa dirimu yang datang saat aku meresah
Meskipun aku tak mungkin miliki, namun kuakui kau ubah hariku

Namun kuakui kau ubah hariku


Kahitna - Kau Ubah Hariku


09/06/06--21:59: Article 7 (chan 1744373)

No matter what people says about Paris and her songs, it's catchy on my ears. I listened to Stars Are Blind last night and I like it!! Ya we all have different taste in music lah ya ;p

Btw, anyone can share the MP3? I've been searching all over this morning, but all the links I've found has expired :(


09/09/06--22:22: twenty something (chan 1744373)

After years of expensive education
A car full of books and anticipation
I'm an expert on Shakespeare and that's a hell of a lot
But the world don't need scholars as much as I thought

Maybe I'll go travelling for a year
Finding myself, or start a career
Could work the poor, though I'm hungry for fame
We all seem so different but we're just the same

Maybe I'll go to the gym, so I don't get fat
Aren't things more easy, with a tight six pack
Who knows the answers, who do you trust
I can't even seperate love from lust

Maybe I'll move back home and pay off my loans
Working nine to five, answering phones
But don't make me live for Friday nights
Drinking eight pints and getting in fights

Maybe I'll just fall in love
That could solve it all
Philosophers say that that's enough
There surely must be more
Love ain't the answer, nor is work
The truth elludes me so much it hurts

But I'm still having fun and I guess that's the key
I'm a twentysomething and I'll keep being me!

[Jamie Cullum]

Happy Birthday to myself fufufufufu.... ^o^


11/07/06--00:32: musical meme (chan 1744373)

1. What are you listening to right now? 
T.M Revolution - Invoke 

2. What song makes you sad? 
to name few: I'll Be - Edwin McCain, Yubae - Le Couple 

3. What is the most annoying song in the world? 
too-much-noise-house-music 

4. Your all time favorite band? 
DAI (though no longer a band *sigh*) & Jamaica Cafe 

5. Your newly discovered artist is? 
Marian Dacal & Snow Patrol 

6. Best female voice? 
hmm.. hard to pick one.. Lyrico & Lena Park maybe? 

7. Best male voice? 
harder to choose -_- i'll pass? 

8. Music type you find yourself listening to most? 
easy listening, jazz, jpop/kpop/jrock/cpop, classic, ballad, almost everything 

9. What do you listen to hype you up? 
PCD, Save Ferris, add Laruku, some Ayu or Tommy (Heavenly/February -whichever's fine) 

10. What do you listen to when you want to calm down? 
Enya, Clazziquai, Susan Wong, Jamie Cullum, Canon in D 

11. Last gig/concert you went to? 
ergh.. Exultate Justi in Domino concert 

12. Next gig/concert you are going to? 
none in the plan 

13. Band you find yourself listening to the most right now? 
lately i've been listening for solist 

14. Most hated band? 
hmm.. none that i can think of 

15. Song that makes you think? 
mm.. ditto 

16. Band that you think the world should love as much as you do? 
DAI? haha.. ermm.. The Indigo? Mr. Children? Loveholic? As One? 

17. Coolest music video? 
newest Rain - BMW Meets Truth :)) 

18. What do you play/would you play in the bedroom to spice things up? 
Save Ferris - Come on Eileen, OLIVIA inspi'REIRA - let go, ANNA inspi'NANA - Ah Ah, SNoW - I'm No




11/26/06--06:58: holiday wishes (chan 1744373)

Step One

- Make a post (public, friendslocked, filtered...whatever you're comfortable with) to your LJ. The post should contain your list of 10 holiday wishes. The wishes can be anything at all, from simple and fun ("I'd love a Snape/Hermione icon that's just for me") to medium ("I wish for _____ on DVD") to really big ("All I want for Christmas is a new car/computer/house/TV.") The important thing is, make sure these wishes are things you really, truly want.

- If you wish for real possible things, make sure you include some sort of contact info in your post, whether it's your address or just your email address where Santa (or one of his elves) could get in touch with you.

- Also, make sure you post some version of these guidelines in your LJ, or link to this post (it'll be public) so that the holiday joy will spread.

Step Two

- Surf around your friendslist (or friendsfriends, or just random journals) to see who has posted their list. And now here's the important part:

- If you see a wish you can grant, and it's in your heart to do so, make someone's wish come true. Sometimes someone's trash is another's treasure, and if you have a leather jacket you don't want or a gift certificate you won't use--or even know where you could get someone's dream purebred Basset Hound for free--do it.

- You needn't spend money on these wishes unless you want to. The point isn't to put people out, it's to provide everyone a chance to be someone else's holiday elf--to spread the joy. Gifts can be made anonymously or not--it's your call.

- There are no rules with this project, no guarantees, and no strings attached.

 Just...wish, and it might come true. Give, and you might receive. And you'll have the joy of knowing you made someone's holiday special.

 


My Christmas wishlist:

1. Accomodation and ticket to The Phantom of Opera Musical at Esplanade
2. Any John Rutter/Robert Shaw/any other composer or Hayley Westenra/Ayumi Hamasaki - Secret CD
3. An iPod (shuffle, nano, video, any kind and any size are welcomed)
4. Vouchers of either Kinokuniya, Gramedia, or Sogo
5. Any book you like to give (no horror please!)
6. Olive Express Eye Treatment from L'Occitane
7. Sony Memory Stick Pro Duo (1 or 2 GB)
8. PS 3 hohoho =P
9. Finding my soulmate
10. A friendship that was lost
    

Eventualy I'm gonna buy myself Ayumi's Secret and #6. But if you do want to grant any of the above, just contact me ^-^ Oh, don't forget to put the link to your lists too (or make one at holiday_wishes

holiday_wishes[Unknown LJ tag]


11/26/06--18:30: prayer (chan 1744373)

Dalam keadaan seperti apapun aku hari ini,
Aku tahu bahwa Engkau Bapa yang selalu mendengar saat aku berteriak
Bapa yang selalu memberi saat aku meminta
Bapa yang selalu membukakan pintu saat aku mengetuk
Bapa yang punya rancangan yang terbaik bagi hidupku

Kasih yang sempurna telah ku t'rima dari-Mu
Bukan kar'na kebaikanku
Hanya oleh kasih karunia-Mu kau pulihkan aku
Layakkanku tuk dapat memanggil-Mu, Bapa
Kau b'ri yang ku pinta
Saat ku mencari ku mendapatkan
Ku ketuk pintu-Mu dan Kau bukakan
S'bab Kau Bapaku, Bapa yang kekal
Tak kan kau biarkan aku melangkah hanya sendirian
Kau selalu bagiku, s'bab Kau Bapaku, Bapa yang kekal


05/28/08--23:12: Take Time (chan 1744373)

Take time to work,
It is the price of success.

Take time to think,
It is the source of power.

Take time to play,
It is the secret of perpetual youth.

Take time to read,
It is the foundation of wisdom.

Take time to be friendly,
It is the road to happiness.

Take time to love and be loved,
It is the privilege of the gods.

Take time to share,
Life is too short to be selfish.

Take time to laugh,
It is the music of the soul.

Take time to be grateful,
It is the key to joy.

Take time to meditate,
It is the path to peace.

Take time to pray,
It is the greatest power on earth.




08/30/09--00:09: to the perfectionist DoS (chan 1744373)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY
MATSUMOTO JUN!!

it's only a quick post but i wish you a happy happy birthday.
keep up the DoS, the smile, and the current hair-style please! LOL though i will continue to love you no matter how gorilla-look-a-like your hair is.
wishing you health and more success, more drama, more movie..
congratulations for 10th year anniv with arashi, 1mill sales is not just a dream ^^
hoping you all the best for the tour concert, esp. tonight. ganbatte!!! (wishing i could be there)

my prayers always be with you. try not to lose to sho ne, he almost beat you as my ichiban LOL ♥♥♥♥♥

lotsa love!!!!


06/01/11--22:39: Thank You (chan 1744373)

Everything I know about love I learned from you, from you
And everything I know about pain I learned from you, from you
You were my only, you were my first
You showed me lonely, and you took me in when I was hurt
But the most important thing you ever gave me
You was the one that hurt the most

So thank you for the broken heart
And thank you for the permanent scar
Cause if it wasn’t for you
I might forget, how it feels to let go
And how it feels to get a brand new start
So thank you for the broken heart

I still remember when you called
and said that he didn’t mean anything
How could you expect me to look at you the same way
You were my only but not my last
You showed me lonely, and you made me put you in the past
The most important thing you ever gave me was the one that hurt the most

So thank you for the broken heart
And thank you for the permanent scar
Cause if it wasn’t for you
I might forget, how it feels to let go
And how it feels to get a brand new start
So thank you for the broken heart

And every time I find myself alone in pieces
I find myself I’ll just remember when you hurt me and I made it

So thank you for the broken heart
And thank you for the permanent scar
Cause if it wasn’t for you
I wouldn’t be here, with the love of my life all my pain disappear
I’ve come so far
So thank you for the broken heart
I thank you, I thank you
For the broken heart

--J. Rice


01/03/12--16:51: a new year (chan 1744373)

Akemashite Omedettou minna-san!!!

Here's to a new beginning, a new chapter, a brand new story :)

2011 was a blessing. Work was a struggle (ain't they always!), a few great vacations, some new friends, some people who came and left mark in the heart, a wish that came true on my birthday, a new experience, a different kind of Christmas, and a way to end the year.

I don't have many resolution for 2012. Losing weight has always been on the top priority but it never really been accomplished :p Just hoping my solo Japan travel will be okay, see ARASHI in person, and a happily-ever-after never hurt ;)

May the force be with us all *peace*


01/13/12--01:24: Quiet down and forget your plans (chan 1744373)

I am currently in love with Adhitia Sofyan's songs. I've liked his song "Adelaide Sky" for couple of years but I haven't got my hands on any other songs by him until recently. Someone mentioned "After The Rain" on twitter and I downloaded it. Again, I am fascinated by his music. So I did a quick google search and downloaded more of his. It's the kinda songs you'd put when it's raining outside, while reading books and have your cup of tea. Lately I hear them on my morning, and before I go to sleep. It's soothing and calm to the soul.

Go and check out his songs. You can download the songs straight from his website. Try to download his mini album "I'm Not Getting Any Slimmer, So Here We Go" to taste few of his works before you downloaded his two albums. My fave so far is "Adelaide Sky", "After The Rain", and "Don't Look Back". The last two is in his latest album "Forget Your Plans".

"I’ll be hearing my own foot steps under Adelaide sky
Would you be kind enough to remember me"