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! ;)

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)

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!

brazil-france, world cup fan fest, stuttgart

road trip : rotterdam-stuttgart

starring:
PS as cashmere/german efficiency

CZ as steffie, EdV as anja klum

PS, CP as suzuki yakamoto

germany-costa rica, paulaner brauhaus, singapore

guess who had too much fun...again?

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....

puncak pass

queen's day, amsterdam

manila

jamiroquai concert @ ahoy, rotterdam

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

i moved.... again!

amsterdam gay pride parade

more pictures

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.

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

...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.

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

incognito-dsound@paradiso, a'dam

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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"

incognito@paradiso, a'dam, photo by: caridadita
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koninginnedag, amsterdam

2 orange kids, photo by caridadita
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proud being dutch, photo by caridadita
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tulips, anyone?

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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.

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?

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...

take five

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

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?

...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.

museum freak

surprise, surprise, rotterdam finally came out of its slumber today! it's museum night...when the museums and galleries in the city are open until 2am. if only rotterdam could stay this way all the time...

museum freak, NAI r'dam, photo by: caridadita
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http://www.rotterdamsemuseumnacht.nl/

adam

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adam, photo by: caridadita

shahre ziba

shahre ziba
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thousands of cinema afficionados...
twelve hours...
seven movies...
one annoying guy...
one day...
one theater...
one sore bottom...
one big tub of popcorn...
one incredible work...

...beautiful city...


http://www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com/nl/events/article/339826.html

methodology... (think israeli accent!)

ladies, we kicked some serious ass!!! was a pleasure working with you, my favourite german, my favourite dutch and my favourite italian!