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gak bisa tidur lagi. cannot blame those Bali Coffee this time.

rasanya gak mau pulang tapi kangen rumah juga. anak2 palembang pada baru dateng. tadi siang gak jadi ke Volcom, gara2 dibajak ke Sukowati ama my cuz. mungkin besok baru kesana, i have to grab those hats and jackets!.

malem ini ujan lagi di Bali, ugh! padahal tadi siang udah enak banget cuacanya. bner2 Bali deh dengan mataharinya yang tercinta itu.

tadi pagi balik dari pantai ngobrol2 ama Dario, tetangga kamar dari Italy. cerita punya cerita, ternyata dia punya bisnis resto back in the home, resto yang cuma buka selama summer sehingga dia punya the rest 8 months dalam setahun untuk jalan2, what a life. bikin sirik aja.

tapi itu gak dicapai dengan mudah katanya, he have to spend 8-10 years of his life working 10 hours a day in a company in London to save the money for the resto.

pernah gak berfikir… mungkin sukses itu bukan mencapai jabatan yang lebih tinggi dan menjadi lebih sibuk, jam kerja bertambah seiring dengan menebalnya uang di rekening.

mungkin sukses adalah mencapai kebebasan finansial dan punya seluruh waktu untuk dihabiskan dengan bersantai. ngelakuin apapun yang lo mau. kerja keras ampe nyaris gila cukup dalam waktu kurang dari 10 tahun aja trus lo masih punya waktu dan badan yang sehat untuk menikmati hasilnya….

mungkin ya?

hah…. being 25 is hard, karena pikiran2 aneh kerap berseliweran dalam benak gw, dan kalo gw gak nulis kayak gini, gw bisa gila!

p.s. tetangga bule kita yang cakep itu (nama dirahasiakan demi menjaga diri g sendiri heheheheh) menghilang secara misterius.

sementara ini, udah dulu nulisnya.

good night, sleep tight, don’t let the bed bugs bite you!

hari ke….errr… enam di Bali. semakin lama malah semakin betah hehehhe. yang bikin kangen Jakarta cuma tickle dan pumpkin tuh.

last nite met my cuz at Rosso Vivo, the weather wasn’t very friendly tho. i’m a bit bored yesterday, on the last three consecutive days it was rain all the time. sedikit reda sih g tetep jalan-jalan dengan resiko basah2an. tapi smuanya juga gitu. it’s quite funny tho, pake raincoat diatas tanktop dan celana pendek, atau make dress mini ala Bali tapi payungan hihihihih.

anyway, semalem baru tidur jam 4an dan kbangun jam 7 waktu Jakarta, so still a bit drowsy now. thanks to the machiato at rosso vivo last nite, my eyes were wide opened most of the nite.

well, i was thinking to go online and blogging last nite. it was in the middle of the nite, surprisingly there’s noone in the street when i went to circle K.biasanya rameee trus. mungkin karena ujan dan angin kencang itu ya, g aja yang gila, badai2 gitu malah janjiannya di Kuta. but it was worth, the margarita was beyond!

hari ini mo ke Kuta Food Junction, lagi ada big sale Volcom, kemaren sempet mampir tapi dah kburu mo tutup, bayangin, barang2nya started at idr 15,000 and it’s 100% original! forget about the backpackers guide for shopping, it’s absolutely an investment for style.

last nite, i heard one interesting poem on Oz. didn’t really remember the lines but sounds most likely like…

i remember the blue color in the red skies

i remember the smell of rain bla bla bla

i remember love…

duh gitu deh, lupa euy. semalem poem itu yang jadi bikin sakau ngeblog.

pernah gak ngerasa:

- kangen, tapi gak tau sama siapa.

- pengen meluk, tapi entah siapa.

- tiba-tiba merasa pengen sendiri di tengah keramaian

g sering merasa gtu, and in the middle of hustle bustle rainy days in Bali i realised that i was very lonely most of the time of my life. i’ve been feeling the same things over and over. no matter how many friends i’ve got, how crowded the surrounding was…the feelings penetrated me intensely.

it’s concluded. in the most crowded spot in Poppies Street, Bali.

i’m not sad, in fact i’m very happy but it’s just that i’m not a whole.

not completed.

Hey….

abis jalan2 dan kecapekan, trus pijet refleksi deh…masih sakit sih.

cerita2nya menyusul yah…lengkap dengan foto2 heheheheh.

anyway, g cuma mo cerita dikit. lil bit confuse with Bali now.

dunno why, yang dulunya orang-orangnya super duper cuek kok sekarang rada "genit" sama cewe2 indo ya.

dicatet cuma dengan cewe2 indo. bule dan laennya gak.

dulu mo pake bikini dari pantai langsung ngibrit ke hotel juga bodo amat. sekarang, kok ya ber tanktop dan rok batik yang panjang aja, kanan-kiri pada ribut gitu. aneh…aneh….

agak kehilangan dengan kecuekan itu, tapi yaaaaa ok lah.

oh iya, ternyata, backpacking itu seru juga loh. tapi g blom bisa dibilang backpacking bneran sih.

secara, transportasi g tuh nyaman banget, bis jakarta-bali nonstop. mustinya sih, ngeteng aja, naek kereta ampe banyuwangi, jalan kaki ke ketapang, nyebrang, trus naek bis dari gilimanuk ke denpasar.

next time deh ya, buat yang kali ini aja g udah bangga bisa nyampe Bali heheheh, naek pesawat trus tinggal di hotel dan nyewa mobil kesana-sini siapa aja bisa jalan, tapi dengan cara g…blum cencuuuu smua bisa nyaman dan enjoy.

duh… a bit worry sama tickle dan pumpkin nih. tadi sore telepon mbak ita, ternyata mereka berdua nangkring di luar. stiap mbak ita kasih makan Daru sih mereka bdua ikutan nebeng makan katanya, yah, malu2in sih tapi setidaknya ada yang ngerawat.

dasar tuh anak dua, pasti mereka nunggu2 g pulang di depan rumah kayak biasanya, padahal g kan baru balik seminggu lagi

duh….kaki g…pegel buanget! mo cari makan dulu trus balik ah….

ciao! sampe ketemu lagi, oh iya, g kangen juga ternyata dengan kehidupan normal yang membosankan di jakarta sana, tapi gak akan pernah ngerasa bosen dengan Bali.

gudnait!

… hari terakhir kerja juga! horeeee!!! gak tahan pengen buru2 liburan g. hari ini bawaannya males, suntuk dan gak semangat kerja. kata temen g muka g kyk orang lgi ngambek hehehhehe… kalo yang ini gara2 sakit gigi deh… kemaren g dianiaya lagi ama dokgi gw, ugh! juara banget cnut2nya.

besok …bangun jam berapa ya?

kemaren perjuangan yang lumayan panjang demi "The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros" di Blitz. Ujaannn… untung naek buswaynya gak padet, pas nyebrang dari PI ke Grand Indo juga becek …rada-rada geleh g…

sempet bete dan mati gaya secara nontonnya jam 21.45 gw dah disana dari jam 8. nunggu di Blitznya pas di bagian depan lagi banyak spg credit card hsbc, haduuh…ngabur lah g ke dalem.

tiba-tiba….

pas lagi jalan di depan lounge, seorang ibu-ibu nyamperin g.

dia: hi, excuse me, are u gonna watch some movie tonite?

me: yea, actually i come for Jiffest.

dia: haa…nice. are you expecting some movies for the coming year? like Indiana Jones?

me: mm…i’m not so into the kind of movie, but i’m expecting "The Nanny Diaries" and "Sex & The City"..

dia: Great! (g rada lompat nih, sambil masih bertanya-tanay nih ibu minta referensi film apa ya?")

me: uh-huh?

dia: My name Nini from Channel V, and you are?

me: Kiky

Nini: do you mind to have a short interview with Nicholas? he’s here interviewing some audiences. just a brief questions…and you got good answers. okay ah?

me: oh…okaaayyy…(girang! kak nico gitu loh)

she takes me to the lounge next to studio 8 where the crews are waiting and Nicholas, the surprisingly tall and nice man is interviewing a man.

then Nini introduce me to him, and ask the crew to find the best spot. it’s very fast, the lights on, camera on, Nicholas whispered to me "in english, okay?" i whispered back "sure" hihihihih

then…this is what we talked about…

Nico: Hai, what’s your name?

me: Kiky, hi Nico (nada g genit banget - najong)

Nico: hahaha… do you come for Jiffest?

me: yea, i’m a big fans of Jiffest, this is my fourth times .

Nico: means you also come every years since last four years?

me: yes!

Nico: wow… how many movies have u watched this year…

me: mmm..let’s count, i’ve watched Elizabeth The GOlden Age, The Year My Parents went on vacation, saimir, and tonite, The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros, my favorite so far is Accross the Universe, about the Beatles

Nico: oh yeah! do you like The Beatles?

me: always like them, but i like them more after the movie.

nico: wow…so how do you find Jiffest this year?

me: good as always, but i like the way the classified the movie this year. we got Youth selection, Human Rights selection, Feminist selection and others…easier to choose based on your interest.

Nico: do you like the feminist selection?

me: sure, i love Elizabeth the Golden Age.

Nico: how do you choose the movie other that from it classification?

me: from the synopsis and who’s in it…

Nico: uh-huh…the cute actors, like em?

Me: for sure! (and i was looking at him!)

Nico: hahahahahhaha. what do you think of Indonesian Movie, this year Indonesian Movie is the closing movie.

Me: yea! i’m so eager to got the ticket, poor me, it’s finished!

Nico: …i got one….

Me: course u do!

Nico: you better be nice to me, i might give you one…(in those flirtitious way, man, this guy is dangerously interesting hihihihihi)

Me: oh, don’t worry about that, hahhahaha

Nico: hahahaha… okay, Kiky, enjoy your movie! bye!

Me: bye! (still giggling-memalukan)

then he goes to another spot to interview a bunch of teenagers with unique outfit. Nini back to me then we have a chat. she introduce me to another people from Channel V. she said that it so fun to have friend in such unexpected circumstances, well, she’s right, you never know… teman bisa ada dimana aja.

then we exchange business card, i read that she’s the VP Marketing for South East Asia, wow.

we chat here and there about movies, Jakarta and channel V. o yea, she said that my brief chat with Nico will be aired on 2nd week of January 2008.

We said goodbye cos i have to queing for my movie.

seneeeenng banget, norak ya? gak papa deh. yang bikin seneng adalah diantara beberapa hal menyebalkan yang terjadi kemaren malam ternyata ujungnya menyenangkan, blessing in disguise sekali lagi terbukti. dan filmnya luar biasa bagus!

i’m so lucky ah? i am!

2007 hampir habis, sebuah target gagal gw raih tahun ini, it’s okay, masih banyak waktu, 2-3 tahun lagi masih ada kesempatan untuk coba.

tahun ini g mo tutup dengan sebuah "akhir besar" heheheh gaya banget…

so… g akan backpacking ke Bali, a day after hari raya sampai 28 dec. sayang cuti g tinggal segitu2nya kalo gak pengen g lempengin ampe tahun baru tuh.

udah susun itinerary, well, gak mungkin jauh-jauh dari kuta-legian-seminyak-nusa dua sih… tergantung nanti kita bisa dapet temen buat share transport buat pergi yg jauh2 ato gak. hehehhehe…kan lagi backpacking, kalo jalan2 nyaman dengan nyewa mobil gak afdol dong… apalagi Bali gak masuk dalam budget g, karena lagi saving buat trip ke KL-Sin-Bangkok Maret nanti.

udah dapet losmen yang enak, emang tempatnya backpacker pada stay, walking distance dari ground zero. should be ok, thanks to milis backpacker si gudang info.

i’m so excited about it, moga2 dapet tiket bisnya ya, perjalanannya adalah salah satu hal yang sangat menarik bagi g, ktnya kita bakal dapet view pantai dan gunung at once along the way. the travel time is 24 hours…udah biasa kok ke luar kota lewat darat, mestinya okay ya… mo sekalian hunting foto ah, heheheh sebenernya g yang foto2 menyalurkan kenarsisan…

trus semoga berhasil dapet additional 3 hari cuti hihihiiih (today mo ngerayu bos lagi)

lepas dari comfort zone dan loncat ke dunia bebas dengan modal keberanian dan kemandirian, g anggap sebagai penutup besar untuk tahun ini, memang udah biasa hidup sendiri tapi di tempat yang jauh dari rumah dan tidak ada orang yang g kenal? that’s another thing, apalagi berdasarkan wejangan temen g, menjalin pertemanan dengan sesama backpacker dan hidup sesederhana mungkin (in order to get and see more!) adalah intinya.

i’m a newbie, Bali will be the first of my backpacking experience. I chose Bali karena sedikit banyak dah tau "suasana" tempat ini, i know how it would be, tinggal switch kebiasaan…jauh2 dari hotel, fine dining, dan belanja2 deh. kali ini it’s all about adventure.

doain yah, biar:

- dapet izin tambah 3 hari cuti

- dapet tiket bis

- gak ada halangan apa2

oooh! makin gak sabar…. minggu depan cepatlah kau datang! ican’t wait to pack my bag and hit the road!

Accross the Universe

Julie Taymor

Columbia Pictures

Cast: Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess, Joe Anderson, Dana Fuchs, Bono.

www.accrosstheuniverse.com

Jumat malam kemarin, g memulai minggu Jiffest 2007 dengan film musikal "Accross the Universe" separuh ide cerita menurut saya benar-benar diilhami dari lagu-lagunya The Beatles.

mulai dari nama-nama karakternya, Lucy, Prudence, Jude…so on.

I have a great expectation on this movie the moment i got the ticket i was like jumping around and can’t hardly wait to get into the theatre. and i must say that, i’m totally overwhelmed by it’s psychedelic and beyond expectation. the movie was very enjoyable and brutally beautiful. the musics, the scenes, the casts, God, i don’t mind to see it again!

Karakter utamanya adalah Lucy dan Jude, both have their own romance history, but they don’t mind. all that they need is love, to comfort during the cold and nasty world.

Jude leave his girlfriend back in England to accross the sea to the USA to find his father who never know that Jude is exist.

He left her with, "…close your eyes and i’ll kiss you tomorrow i’ll miss you, remember i’ll always be true…" He lost his promise the moment he bumped into a bright blue eyes girl named Lucy (…Lucy in the sky with diamonds…. i believed it is conciously abbreviated as LSD heheheh)

Lucy lost his fiancee in WWII, she let it be and try to heals her broken heart with Jude’s love,eventho….

Well…. lot of shit happens…

p.s nulis blog ini dari jam 8 pagi ampe sekarang…gak kelar2 juga dan keburu gak mood…sorry…will write the better one a.s.a.p

Yesterday was a bit gloomy. Rain, windy afternoon, and fake smile over coffee.

i was chatting with Nita, Rianie and Nini yesterday morning, not at once lah.

one of them giving me advise on how to get close… (u know), another one wanna know what i do next week and the week after (it’s Jiffest time, sorry!) another one comes with a news, news i’ve known for so long, but still … when i heard about it again theres a cold and alienated feeling penetrating my heart.

the last one makes me wanna run and hide, so i turn my YM off and go to Mbak Cyn. she’s moving to another cubicle, so i help her a lil bit, we talk here and there then i can’t hold it for any longer.

"It’s 20."

"Ha?"

"The day"

"ha….oh. dear, sorry."

she hold my hand, as cold as ice and a bit tremble.

"hei?"

"I know, four years and he still got this effect on me."

then i laughed, and laughed, she understand, so we talked about other things.

I laughed.

not because i’m happy, but because i can’t find another way …

that afternoon, i walked thru a very annoying sidewalk. becek, basah dan kotor…huh…

i feel gloomy the moment i stepped out of the building, rain, wonder why it always make me blue.

when i arrived at home, i told my sister about the promotion at Starbucks that my office mate told me earlier today. she was very interested, not about the promotion i supposed, but for another reason to go to Oakwood.

well, maybe it’s a good idea i thought. surrounded by people, sitting on a table for two starring at the pouring rain…sounds good.

we went there just to find out that the promotion is not exist, huh! i take a slice of choco cheese brownie and a tall green tea latte.

we chat, laughed and giggled about almost everything. i don’t wanna showed her my real feeling. it’s not a good thing to have a weak hearted sister. it’s my prolem not hers so i hold it in.

yesterday, was fun and cheering but also gloomy inside. it must be the rain… i think….

Parking Spots

…all the good ones are taken, the rest are handicapped.

- My Dad, for sure.

- Emma, my best friend in Junior High, she’s very kind and soft-spoken. She’s my refugee from the hustle bustle life. we adore each other so much hehehhe. thanks God i met her again two years ago when i’m in Palembang. Kapan ya bisa jalan2 kayak jama smp dulu? balik sekolah pasti ngacir ke Gramed, JM, Mie French heheheh

- Shei Fam / Yang Lik Fen / Deasy Natalia, gak tau nama yang mana yang dia pake sekarang. one of my closest friends in Junior High too, tapi beda dengan Emma, cewe yang ini lebih "bgaul" kegiatan favorit kita dulu, bernarsis2 ria. foto2 muluuuuu.

- Nungki Agusti / Popoy, aduhh kangen banget, cewe aceh yang cantik banget. temen deket g di komplek waktu SD di Bengkulu. kemana ya sekarang… dulu jamannya masih culun2 gitu kita dua kali suka ama cowo yang sama hihihihi puppy love. tapi dasar anak kecil ya, lebih penting "besok main apa?" daripada "aku suka ama co itu tuh" jadinya gak pernah musuhan, tambah lengket iya.

- Erny + Rika, temen deket di SDN 38 Bengkulu. ampun, udah lama banget gak pernah ketemu… terakhir ya waktu lulus2an SD itu, tapi g masih inget jelas muka2 mereka. miss you gals, pengen ngabur ke Pantai Panjang bareng lagi, diboncengin Erny ke tempat les naek sepeda, makan tekwan ama Rika. huhuhuhuh

- Hidayat Syarifudin, temen SMP, ih ini anak lucuuuu banget. hihihi g penasaran aja kayak apa ya sekarang.

- Dewi Hana, Mima, Safitri, Yorica, temen-temen ber-abg ria, meski dah ktemu di FS tapi tetep aja belum ktemu langsung. hiks, semuanya udah pada married, dan gak ada yang bisa g datengin pas mereka married hiks hiks… time and distance…indifferent. susah.

- me, in my younger days. entah ya, i feel that i was happier, lighter, and more likeable than i am now. meski sekarang banyak yang menilai g lebih bubbly dan looks younger (heheheh) mungkin karena banyak beban sudah trangkat. tapi, tetep old days was so fun.

one example, tidak pernah ada satu hari dimana g gak punya BF (this is superficial example but the easiest one!) sekarang…. in a click of a finger, things changed! maybe, i become more picky, maybe i judge people more…i dunno… sumtimes it’s good, but sumtimes…i miss those fling.

old days…where have you gone?