Thursday, October 04, 2007

in my bag... today



playing along with lola to display the things in our bags. so... these are the things i carried around today in one of my two bags (the other one being my laptop bag):

cellphone, hand lotion, ipod, wallet, coin pouch, make-up bag, TIME magazine - style &design edition(something i can read in a cab), notebook (to jot down things i don't want to forget), access card (to get into my hotel room), panadol (for midday migrane), business card case, antibacterial moist tissues, more access cards (to get into the building and the office).

ok... i think i carry too many things around....

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

musicovery



david introduced me to musicovery it's the coolest webradio i've seen so far as you can slide the cursor over to pick the genre, the mood and the time period. visually enchanting, too! give it a try, see if you like it as much as i do.

Tuesday, May 01, 2007

meulaboh, aceh, indonesia

picture: "after it's all gone" by chare

more pictures
i went on assignment to meulaboh.

Meulaboh (or Moulabouh) is the capital of West Aceh Regency, Indonesia and located about 245 km southeast of Banda Aceh, the capital of Aceh province.
Meulaboh is among the hardest hit areas by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. Being just 150 km from the epicenter of the earthquake, Meulaboh was hit by tsunami, leaving the estimated deaths of 40,000 people out of 120,000.


source: wikipedia

Monday, April 30, 2007

tureloto beach, nias island, indonesia


another trip i went on for an assignment (i'm the one in pink). more pictures

after we finished our fieldwork in lahewa, we made the time to check out the local beach called tureloto. the locals said that it was nice and they were right.
because of the tsunamis in 2004 and 2005, the coastline of nias shifted and left some of the land (including trails of coral reefs) exposed out of the ocean. in the picture, we were standing on top of the reefs that used to be completely submerged.

here's a bit about nias island

Nias is the largest of the islands off Sumatra that are part of North Sumatra province. This area consists of 131 islands and Nias Island is the biggest. The population in this area is about 639,675 people (including Ono Niha - the native inhabitant of the Island, Malay, Batak, and Chinese).

Nias is an internationally famous surfing destination. The best known surfing area is Sorake Bay, close to the town of Teluk Dalam, on the southern tip. Enclosed by the beaches of Lagundri and Sorake, the bay has both left and right-hand breaks. As they wait for waves, surfers can often see sea turtles swimming below. There are also two consistent, world-class waves in the nearby Hinako Islands, Asu and Bawa. Many lesser-known, high-quality surf spots with low crowds await adventurous travelers.

Nias was part of the famous Hippie trail of the 1960s, particularly traveled by surfers, which lead to Bali. Some claim that the waves at the southern beach of Sorake are better than the ones in Maui. It has been the site of several international surfing competitions in the past, particularly before the 1998 Indonesian Reformation Movement.

On December 26, 2004 the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake struck a few kilometers north of the island, creating tsunamis as high as 10 meters. 122 people were killed and hundreds more rendered homeless.

On March 28, 2005, the island was again hit by the 2005 Sumatran earthquake, initially presumed to be an aftershock following the 2004 quake, but now regarded as the second-most powerful earthquake in the world since 1965 and twelfth-most powerful ever recorded. At least 800 people are reported dead, with the possibility of more than 2,000 casualties. Hundreds of buildings have toppled, and many thousands have been made homeless. In 2007, almost two years after the earthquake, there are still tens of thousands of internally displaced persons living in camps throughout Nias.

source: wikipedia

Sunday, September 24, 2006

den haag is illuminated

i spent saturday night in den haag to see todaysart 2006



Thursday, August 24, 2006

india.arie @ paradiso, amsterdam



i greatly admire india arie's previous works, acoustic soul and voyage to india. i think her lyrics are so honest and genuine. in my opinion, her latest album testimony: vol. 1 love and relationship is her best work yet. i have been listening to it for almost a couple of months and i haven't gotten tired of it! i thought it would be nice to see her perform live (and acoustic!) sometime.

and... she came to amsterdam!

she began with a few numbers from her newest album and she was amazed that the audience could sing along to the songs that had just been released a couple of months ago. many times she just stopped singing and jumped joyfully, saying "i can't believe it...y'all know my songs already!"

she is a great storyteller through her music and it made her live performance so intimate. it is so nice to see an artist who really does not need to rely on anything else than her talent to sing and write music. wearing a dress that her mother made and minimal make up, she was still able to have a spectacular production!

a little, useless note: the day before the concert i was lucky enough to get a ticket to india.arie's sold out concert. when people were willing to bid (on marktplaats) 100 euros for a ticket, i got it for 22! yay! ;)

Friday, August 04, 2006

shelby chan

i was just going through some old pictures on my album when i found this one of me while snorkling in benoa, bali, taken by shelby chan...

shelby is a new york based photographer whom i met in jakarta at the wedding of my friend, yuli. check out his professional work as well as pictures he took on our trip to bali (2001)

Wednesday, August 02, 2006

paulinho moska


it's another sleepless night while i'm trying to fall asleep listening to some music. my iTunes is playing my collection of brazilian numbers and i just listen to a voice that i really adore. it belongs to paulinho moska.

i really don't know much about his works, other than the fact that i enjoy listening to his voice on a few songs from the soundtrack of women on top (sabor da paixao). to me it's one of my top 5 favorite movie soundtracks (note: soundtracks, not movies). i haven't gotten tired of the entire album even after 6 years! tune to falsa baiana, nos bracos de isabel, sonho meu and cinzas, and tell me if you think his voice is incredibly soothing and sexy. i don't understand what the songs actually say (they may as well be sad and depressing), but for all i know his voice on these numbers just makes me think of a relaxed, happy, and carefree day. perhaps portuguese also adds to its allure...;) considering how much i love brazilian music and how extremely i romanticize brazil, i wonder why i have not attempted to learn portuguese!

so tonight... or actually... this morning.. i google paulinho moska. i try to find out more about his other works, but then i run into his collection of photos he had taken. i must say that that they are quite original. an artist with a beautiful voice and an edge for photography.

have a moska day!

Friday, June 30, 2006

road trip : rotterdam-stuttgart

starring:
PS as cashmere/german efficiency

CZ as steffie, EdV as anja klum

PS, CP as suzuki yakamoto

Friday, June 09, 2006

germany-costa rica, paulaner brauhaus, singapore

guess who had too much fun...again?

Monday, June 05, 2006

dj gregory @ the dragonfly, jakarta

filda invited us to a party at the dragonfly to conclude this year's french cultural month in jakarta. dj gregory spun the perfect music for the evening and we had a blast dancing the night through. he's coming back to indonesia for a gig at the junction in bali, check it out!!! wish i could be there....

Saturday, June 03, 2006

Sunday, January 22, 2006

Friday, October 07, 2005

jamiroquai concert @ ahoy, rotterdam


....never ceases to amaze me....

Saturday, October 01, 2005

Saturday, August 06, 2005

Friday, July 08, 2005

live 8, palais de versailles, paris


i had been looking forward to go to paris. first of all, because the last time i visited was when i was 11 [yep.... that was a looooooooooong while ago], second of all, i get to visit my friends brava, as well as lusti and her husband edwin. it just so happened that i could get a pretty cheap thalys ticket on the weekend that the live 8 concert was held. a summer weekend just can't be better than that.

Wednesday, June 08, 2005

pat metheny group concert, utrecht

i went with biscuit to pat metheny group concert. this concert is part of north sea jazz 2005. needless to say... it was simply amazing!

antonio sanchez is an incredible drummer

pictures from this concert are coming soon

Friday, June 03, 2005

...i miss indonesia...

1. first and for most, my family
2. the spas... nothing recharges you (for the next week) more than a sunday afternoon in a spa for all body massage and javanese traditional scrub)
3. dvds for Rp.5000 or less
4. shopping at mangga 2 and the likes (dozens of ITCs)
5. tokio joe sushi (when i have money)
6. sushi tei(when i am broke, but still craving for sushi)
7. haagen dazs green tea ice cream (yeah, this is not really indonesian, but this flavor is only for the asian market, i think)
8. adventurer store in rawamangun for travel gears
9. ubud, bali
10. shopping for accessories in bali
11. parasailing in (guess what???) bali
12. infotainment in the afternoon (gak mutu banget, tapi lucu)
13. dunia lain on tv (hahahahahaha, gw penakut tapi suka penasaran)
14. transvestites on taman lawang and dharmawangsa
15. a dj on I-radio who says “kalo gw sih, flow with the go aja….” (aduuuuuuh, salah maaaaas, go with the flow kali….)
16. being in my bed while it rains in the afternoon. Sedaaaaaaaaaap
17. (relatively) cheap taxi ride, very convenient when under the “influence”
18. biro jasa (kalo di luar negeri ngurus surat-surat musti sendiri, males…)
19. punya pembokat (self explanatory…)
20. tempat fotocopy (pagi anter, sore ambil, sudah dijilid pula!)
21. roti bakar gembul deket kampus parahyangan (roti bakar eddy gak ada apa-apanya dibanding ini)
22. sayur asem buatan nyokap
23. sore-sore makan pisang goreng sambil minum teh panas di teras belakang rumah pas lagi ujan
24. pisang molen di kampus trisakti
25. kue cubit
26. frestea, teh botol juga deeeeeeeee
27. duren!
28. ikan bakar babe lili

to non-indonesian speakers, my apology for writing partly in indonesian, some meaning may be lost in translation if i write it in english.

when i look at my list again…it’s almost all about food, heheheheh. first of all, i LOVE to eat and Indonesia IS a food paradise. well, that’s all i can think of right now, bored in my office on a friday afternoon. if you have more ideas please click on comment and add to the list.

Saturday, May 07, 2005

people are people

I am the one who believes in all that you say
I am the one who never wants to define herself
I am the one who’s paralel, upfront, behind
I am the one paddling like crazy through the night

Refine, old time, colourblind
Big sign, do time, doesn’t rhyme
A lot, too much, standing tall
And I’m crying in the valley:
“I shall never, ever fall!”

People are people and I feel so strong
People are people and I’m going on

I am the one who stirs it up everytime
I am the one who never knows how close she is
I am the one who’d rather be dead than confess
I am the one trying to be good, wanting to be bad and so on

Excess, temptress, big mess
Phoney, lonely, it’s a test
Be still my heart, don’t you fail
And I’m crying on the stagefloor:
“I will always prevail!”

I’m going on…

~dsound

Sunday, May 01, 2005

incognito-dsound@paradiso, a'dam

Posted by: caridadita
simone of dsound, photo by: caridadita
saturday 9:13 am (cellphone ringing)

"huh...? heee...llooo ?" picking up the phone at this hour after queen's night party till 5 am is quite a challenge.
"you're coming to a concert with me"
"huh???" still incoherent
"concert, tomorrow, 8:30, amsterdam"
"which concert?"
"incognito"
"how much?" i am suddenly awake
"i took care of the ticket. so, what's the word?"
"i'm there"
"leidseplein 7:30"

Sunday, April 24, 2005

tulips, anyone?

Posted by: caridadita
keukenhof, photo by: biscuit
biscuit and i decided to check out the tulips, after all, we are in holland and it was a good day to soak up the sun. thought we'd be bored looking at flowers for hours. absolutely not the case.

Sunday, March 27, 2005

pasqua

i (the indonesian) together with my favorite german, italian, irish and lithuanian went to easter mass in the hague (read: the egg). it was an english mass which lasted a bit longer than usual because there were people being baptized, given their first communion, you name it. almost all sacraments were there, as the irish said... all we need now is a wedding in this mass...

then we went to a chinese lunch at Kee Lun Palace in Den Haag's chinatown...

how's that for an eclectic easter?

Monday, March 14, 2005

walking on air...

got an internship! phew......

i have been anxious since friday, the day the company said they would get back to me with their decision. and finally today, while dreading going to my spanish class for lack of things to talk about (in spanish), i opened my email...and there it was, i got it!

dead tired today... but even while walking in the cold i could joyfully hum a song all the way home from campus...

Monday, March 07, 2005

take five

dave brubeck's take five to cure my monday blues from my favorite lithuanian...

Friday, March 04, 2005

paris?

yes, i know, along with millions of other people, i too jumped on the bandwagon and read dan brown's the da vinci code. i am not a big fan of mystery, but i must admit that reading this book makes me want to see (or revisit) all the art works mentioned in it. just curious, i want to pay a closer attention this time. so...today i woke up with the thought... weekend in paris?

Thursday, March 03, 2005

...white...

rotterdam is so beautiful today. it is covered in white. i think it is the most beautiful rotterdam has ever been since the day i arrived 6 months ago.
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