Kangen blogging

Hey hoy guys!

Huwaaaaa, udah beberapa hari ini ga buka blog.
Kangen blogging, kangen tumblring jugaa.... *ah, random*

Baru sempet posting sekarang nih.
Yeaahhh... ulala ulala...
Uyee uyeeeaaayy...

Party Like a Hoot Owl!!!

am i so awkward and weird (like him)? -_-

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Max and the guys

What a cute dog >.<

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10 Words That Don’t Exist, but Should… (Part 2)

ACCORDIONATED – adj. Being able to drive and refold a road map at the same time.

AEROPALMICS – n. The study of wind resistance conducted by holding a cupped hand out the car window.

MUMMABOLIC CHORUS – n. When three or more people are singing along to a tune and suddenly discover they are all faking their way through the unintelligible lyrics.

NARCOLEPULACY – n. The contagious action of yawning, causing everyone in sight to also yawn.

OREOSIS – n. The practice of eating the cream center of an Oreo before eating the cookie outsides.

PAJANGLE – n. Condition of waking up with your pajamas turned 180 degrees.

PRESTOFRIGERATION – n. The peculiar habit, when searching for a snack, of constantly returning to the refrigerator in hopes that something new will have materialized.

RIGNITION – n. The embarrassing action of trying to start one’s car with the engine already running.

SARK – n. The marks left on one’s ankle after wearing tube socks all day.

TURFIGEE and PEDIGEE – n. The two extreme target points of a rotary lawn sprinkler, TURFIGEE being the safest point at which to walk past, PEDIGEE being the most dangerous.

TANUMBUM – n. The sorry side of the Christmas tree that gets placed toward the wall.

WONDRACIDE – v. The act of mangling a piece of soft white bread with a pat of cold butter.


See you on the road!
<3 Adam

Reblogged from Owl City Blog

*This is just too awesome. Someone should really put that words in the dictionary. ASDFGHJKL*

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10 Words That Don’t Exist, but Should…

01. AQUADEXTROUS – adj. Possessing the ability to turn the bathroom faucet on and off with your toes.

02. CARPERPETUATION – n. The act, when vacuuming, of running over a string or a piece of lint at least a dozen times, reaching over and picking it up, examining it, then putting it back down to give the vacuum one more chance.

03. DISCONFECT – v. To sterilize a piece of candy you dropped on the floor by blowing on it, assuming this will somehow “remove” all the germs.

04. ELBONICS – n. The actions of two people maneuvering for one armrest in a movie theater (airplane).

05. FRUST – n. The small line of debris that refuses to be swept onto the dust pan and keep backing a person across the room until he finally decides to give up and sweep it under the rug.

06. LACTOMANGULATION – n. Manhandling the “open here” spout on a milk container so badly that one has to resort to the “illegal” side.

07. PEPPIER – n. The waiter at a fancy restaurant whose sole purpose seems to be walking around asking diners if they want ground pepper.

08. PHONESIA – n. The affliction of dialing a phone number and forgetting whom you were calling just as they answer.

09. PUPKUS – n. The moist residue left on a window after a dog presses its nose to it.

10. TELECRASTINATION – n. The act of always letting the phone ring at least twice before you pick it up, even when you’re only six inches away.

:)

Adam

Reblogged from Owl City Blog

*I think this should be on my blog, so i just reblogged it. never mind, okay??* 

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Hidup Kita Adalah Film Terbaik

Aku, kamu dan mereka adalah peran utama, bukan sekedar figuran 

Sandiwara ini nyata, hingga pada saatnya mati

Adegan demi adegan, setiap detik ‘kan terekam

Takkan dapat 'tuk di rewind, mari terus kita jalankan, hingga pada saatnya mati

Berlari terjatuh, berjalan merangkak, bahagia, terluka, menangis dan tertawa, menjadi bagian yang terindah

Saat nafas pertama hidup kita dimulai, kamera telah berputar untuk mengambil gambar

Maka berbahagialah, karena kita semua menjadi yang terpilih dan mendapatkan peran nikmatnya

Planet bumi adalah panggung kita termegah, maka lakukan pertunjukan yang terbaik

Hidup kita adalah film terbaik. 

One of my favorite song from Rocket Rockers.

Bermakna banget liriknya. 

Jadi inget temen gw yang merekomendasikan lagu ini.

*uhuk. yeaah it's just classic* #randomsyndromeatmidnight

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I Prefer Listening Over Speaking

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Pendapatan dan Biaya Hidup di Jepang

Beberapa hari yang lalu gw baca artikel ini di group facebook yang kayanya adminnya temen gw juga, haha. Ijin repost ya min :).

Data pribadi yang paling tidak ingin diketahui oleh orang lain bagi pria adalah penghasilan, sedangkan wanita adalah alamat.”, demikian hasil survey yang diumumkan oleh Nihon RSA pada tahun 1998. Tetapi, besarnya gaji di Jepang mungkin adalah salah satu hal yang menarik untuk diketahui, terutama bagi mereka yang ingin bekerja di Jepang. Nah, saya mau ngasih informasi tentang berapa gaji macam-macam pekerjaan di Jepang.

Gaji di Jepang:

1. Perdana Menteri (41.65) = Rp 4,165 miliar/tahun

2. Menteri (30.41) = Rp 3,041 miliar /tahun

3. Anggota Parlemen (22.28) = Rp 2,228 miliar/tahun

4. Pengacara/”bengoushi” (21.01) = Rp 2,101 miliar/tahun

5. Pilot (17.13) = Rp 1,713 miliar/tahun

6. Dokter (12.27) = Rp 1,227 miliar/tahun

7. Professor (11.53) = Rp 1,153 miliar/tahun

8. Associate Professor (9.17) = Rp 917 juta / tahun

9. Polisi (8.40)= Rp 840 juta / tahun

10. Wartawan (7.82)= Rp 782 juta / tahun

11. Guru SMA (7.41) = Rp741 juta/ tahun

12. Pegawai Pemda (7.28) = Rp 728 juta/ tahun

13. Guru Sekolah Kejuruan (5.38) = Rp 538 juta / tahun

14. Perawat (4.64) = Rp 464 juta/ tahun

15. Salaryman (4.39)= Rp 439 juta/tahun

16. Programmer (4.12)= Rp 412 juta/tahun

17. Guru TK (3.28)= Rp 328 juta/tahun

18. Supir Taxi (3.06)= Rp 306 juta /tahun

Keterangan: 

1. Gaji di Jepang umumnya dihitung berdasarkan pendapatan kotor per tahun (“nenshu”, 年収), sebelum dikurangi dengan pension (“nenkin”,年金), asuransi (“hoken”,保険) dsb.

2. Pendapatan pertahun (年収) terdiri dari dua komponen : gaji (“kyuuyo”,給与) + bonus (“shouyo”, 賞与). Besarnya bonus tidak seragam. Ada yang besarnya tiga kali pendapatan per bulan, dua kali, atau tidak sama sekali.

3. Besarnya gaji dipengaruhi oleh beberapa faktor, antara lain lama kerja dan usia.

4. Ada beberapa sumber mengenai gaji berbagai profesi di Jepang. Data di atas berasal dari majalah President bulan Desember 2005 yang dikutip di situs Ini . Angka yang tercantum di dalam kurung adalah rata-rata pendapatan per tahun (bukan per bulan), dalam satuan juta yen. Hanya sebagian data saja yang ditampilkan. Sayang saya belum membaca artikel aslinya, sehingga tidak tahu secara detail bagaimana survey itu dilakukan.

Ini baru gaji bersih gan belom di tambah gaji kotor, kalo udah ditambah bakalan 3x lipat kali gan

Kurs yang ane pake Rp 100 = 1 Y

padahal data diatas nilainya bisa lebih tinggi soalnya.

5. Data dari NTA (National Tax Agency) menyebutkan bahwa pada tahun 2005, banyaknya orang yang memiliki penghasilan di Jepang dan bekerja selama 1 tahun adalah 44.94 juta orang. Rata-rata pendapatan mereka sebesar 4.37 juta yen (dalam satu tahun). Pekerja pria 27.74 juta orang dan rata-rata penghasilannya 5.38 juta yen. Sedangkan wanita, 17.20 juta orang dan rata-rata penghasilannya 2.73 juta yen.

6. Rata-rata penghasilan part time job (arubaito) : 966 yen (Juni 2006).

7. Sekedar referensi saja, beasiswa Monbukagakusho per bulan untuk tahun finansial 2007/2008 sekitar 134 ribu yen (S1) dan 172 ribu yen (S2 dan S3), berarti per tahun 1.7 juta (S1) dan 2.1 juta (S2). Beasiswa ini adalah jumlah bersih yang diberikan kepada siswa untuk hidup sehari-hari (membayar sewa apartemen, makan, minum, dsb.), di luar uang kuliah. Hanya saja beasiswa ini tidak dianggap sebagai penghasilan, dan pelajar dianggap zero income, sehingga tidak dikenakan pajak penghasilan.

8. Angka di atas kalau dikonversikan ke rupiah akan terkesan sangat besar. Tetapi hal ini tidak lantas berarti menggambarkan taraf kemakmuran seseorang dari sudut pandang Indonesia, demikian pula sebaliknya. Untuk memberikan gambaran yang tepat dan fair, perlu ditambahkan informasi living cost di negara tersebut. Hal ini karena terdapat perbedaan signifikan pada living cost antara keduanya. Saya pernah ditanya oleh teman Jepang mengenai besarnya gaji di Indonesia. Jawaban sederhana adalah dengan mengkonversikan angka tersebut ke yen. Orang Jepang yang mendengarnya akan terkejut, karena gaji sebesar itu tidak akan cukup dipakai hidup di Jepang. Tetapi saat saya jelaskan bahwa biaya hidup di Indonesia sangat jauh berbeda dengan di Jepang, baru teman saya tersebut memahaminya.

9. Berkaitan dengan point 8 di atas, salah satu parameter yang sering dipakai untuk mengukur tingkat standard hidup adalah Engel’s coefficient. Engel’s Coefficient didefinisikan sebagai prosentase penghasilan yang dipakai untuk belanja kebutuhan primer pangan (飲食費) terhadap total pengeluaran bulanan. Semakin rendah nilainya, berarti semakin tinggi tingkat standard hidupnya.

Biaya Hidup di Jepang:

Tempat Tinggal (untuk sendirian):

Sewa Apartemen per bulan ¥75.000= Rp 7.500.000

Rekening Air Bulanan ¥3.000= Rp 300.000

Rekening Gas Bulanan ¥2.500= Rp 250.000

Rekening Listrik Bulanan ¥5.000= Rp 500.000

Rekening Telepon Bulanan ¥2.000= Rp 200.000

Makanan & Minuman:

Nasi Kari (1 porsi) ¥743= Rp74.300

Burger di McDonald's ¥100= Rp 10.000

Mie Ramen (1 mangkuk) ¥586= Rp 58.600

Mie Ramen Instan (77g) ¥145= Rp 14.500

Bento - makan siang (1 kotak) ¥545= Rp 54.500

Pizza (1 porsi ukuran medium) ¥2.000= Rp 200.000

Air Minum Mineral (2.000 ml) ¥136= Rp 13.600

Starbucks latte/cappuccino ¥350= Rp 35.000

Coca-Cola (355ml) ¥120 = Rp 12.000

Es Krim (120ml) ¥268= Rp 26.800

Susu (1,000 ml) ¥212= Rp 21.200

Coklat (65g) ¥106= Rp 10.600

Pisang (1kg) ¥235= Rp 23.500

Jeruk (1kg) ¥377= Rp 37.700

Roti Tawar ¥150= Rp 15.000

Lain-Lain:

Langganan Internet ¥4.000= Rp 400.000

1 Tiket Nonton Bioskop ¥1.800= Rp 180.000

Pulsa Ponsel/Hape Bulanan ¥4.500= Rp 450.000

Sewa DVD (1 film baru per hari) ¥500= Rp 50.000

Sewa DVD (1 film lama per minggu) ¥350= Rp 35.000

1 Tiket Subway ¥160 - ¥300= Rp 16.000-30.000

Potong Rambut ¥2.500= Rp 25.000

Detergen (1kg) ¥328= Rp 32.800

Kertas Toilet ¥250= Rp 25.000

Obat Flu ¥1,545= Rp 154,5 (paling murah)

Sikat Gigi ¥100= Rp 10.000

Pasta Gigi ¥250= Rp 25.000

Nah, gimana-gimana? 

Beda banget kan sama di Indonesia..

Semoga info ini bisa memberikan gambaran buat yang pengen tinggal di Jepang :).

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Rolling on the floor

Sometimes we just all need to roll on the floor while singing our hearts out 

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Welcome To The New World, Dude

Hey Hoy Hey Hoy!

HOT NEWS GUISE......

I have a new nephew! 

Yeeeaaayyyy....

Yippppiiiiee.....

Yuhuuuuuuu....

This is my lovely little new nephew:
Name: Daffa Khairi Pratama
Born: Sofia, Bulgaria, 14th Dec 2011 @10.19 AM

Aaaaaww so cuteeee (like auntie like nephew, nyahaha)

Welcome to the new world, Dude :D :D :D

Semoga kalo udah gede gantengnya kaya si om yang satu ini ya boy :p

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Pagi ini

Pagi ini gw dapet kabar dari nyokap kalo kaka gw yang di Bulgaria udah mau ngelahirin.
Udah mulai kontraksi katanya.
Huaaaa..
Semoga semuanya lancar yaa..
Amin Amin Amin Ya Allah..
Cuma bisa doain aja dari sini :')
Can't wait for my lovely new nephew >.<

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The awkward moment when he attack my desktop

When he attack my desktop:

And i'm like:

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When you can't go to a concert

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That's it

Moshi-moshi.. 

Waaahhh.. udah lama ga posting ya..

Maklum, baru balik dari Owatonna nih.

Sibuk sama si Adam, jadi lupa posting deh.. 

*Yeah, maybe i'm just a dreamer  -_-*

Hahhh,, rasanya kangen banget pengen nulis. Pengen posting.

Tapi gw bingung mau nulis apaan.

Ahaha. Absurd banget bukan saudagar saudagari? (apa pula itu ‘saudagari’?)

Sebenernya banyak yang pengen gw ceritain.

Tapi gw bingung harus mulai darimana.

Nah, karena gw bingung, jadi mendingan ga usah cerita deh.

*ini anak maunya apa sih sebenernya? Ga jelas paraaah*

Iya emang gw ga jelas parah. 

Gw juga bingung mau gw apaan. 

Yang jelas gw cuma mau satu hal.

Gw cuma pengen nulis.

That’s it.

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Ideal for Night Blogging

Things that needed by insomniac blogger *like me, nyahaha :D*  :

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Take Me Somewhere Nice

Take me somewhere nice

To some tired island

In your heart called

Paradise

Though we wander home

We both feel alone

Like escapees with nowhere to go

I can think of a thousand ways

To get good and lost 

Beyond these hopeless days

Where we'll rendezvous

Out of the blue,

And take a deep breath,

Just we two.

And we'll be so far gone,

The oars will roll on

And we will happily

Wave so long.

If we hook a dream,

And it tows us back down

This open stream

We'll say hello.

Oh, oh,

Take us wherever you go.

Take me somewhere deep,

'Cause I'm quite exhausted

And I need to sleep.

Or climb the great divide,

Or wake up beside myself,

Just to know I'm alive.

Every wait around

Pays me a visit and 

Drags my eyelids down

They sting like growing pains

Iced in the veins

Of a guy who's not ready to die.

If I may be so bold,

I'll weather the cold,

'Cause I'm not afraid

To grow old.

If we hook a dream,

And it tows us back down this open stream,

We'll say hello,

Oh, oh,

Take us wherever you go.

-Take me somewhere nice by Sky Sailing-

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Speechless

OH MY GOSH.
WHAT THE ASDFGHJKLASDFGHJKLASDFGHJKLASDFGHJKLASDFGHJKL.
KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
T_T
Speechless.

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Tiba-tiba

Tiba-tiba inget ini.



Dan tiba-tiba juga inget kata-kata ini :

"Music allows me to be something important but it’s not who I am, it’s what I do. I am not famous, or rather, I don’t really want to be famous in the way American media defines a “celebrity” as someone so untouchable that you can’t even “earn” his or her attention—as if that would be moral by anyone’s standards. I just want to make music. I just want to be myself."
-Adam Young-



Tiba-tiba aja inget. 
Iya, tiba-tiba.
Semuanya tiba-tiba.

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Youtopia

I just don't know..
I don't like seeing him in a clip with a girl..

AAAAAAAAAAAAA.....
AADLSFKMNVDSHVIKDLBNMVTR.

BRB *HYPERVENTILATING*
BRB *DYING*

*but by the way, don't you think the lady in the video looks a bit.... OLD? For Adam? Yeah. I'm just saying.*

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Expectation vs reality

Expectation :


Reality :

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Raja Ampat

Happy Holiday!

Kalo lagi libur gini paling enak jalan-jalan kan yaa.
Bingung pengen jalan-jalan ke mana?

Raja Ampat bisa jadi salah satu destination yang recomended banget.

Jadi tadi pagi gw nonton salah satu acara jalan-jalan selebriti di salah satu station tv swasta di Indonesia (ups, kesebut deh tuh nama acaranya). Dan di acara itu ceritanya si Dinda Kanya Dewi sama Ramon Y Tungka lagi jalan-jalan di Raja Ampat.

Dan salah satu scene yang bikin gw ketawa ngakak adalah ketika mereka lagi di Arborek (cmiiw).
Jadi di situ si Dinda sama si Ramon ngeliat mba-mba gitu lagi nelfon di atas pohon.
Dan ternyata alasan si mba-mba itu nelfon di atas pohon adalah supaya dapet sinyal.
Wakakak. Kocak parah.
Alhasil si Dinda dan Ramon pun mencoba cara itu (ikut naek ke atas pohon).

Hmmm, kalo koneksi internet di sana gimana ya kira-kira?
Apa kita harus naek ke atas pohon juga biar koneksinya cepet? LOL.
(lagi-lagi OOT, okay back to topic).

Raja Ampat terletak di povinsi Papua Barat dan terdiri 610 pulau.
Tapi yang berpenghuni hanya 35 pulau, sisanya tidak berpenghuni dan sebagian besar belum memiliki nama. Sebagai daerah kepulauan, ya mau ga mau alat transportasi yang digunakan si sana adalah transportasi laut.

"Kepulauan Raja Ampat merupakan tempat yang sangat berpotensi untuk dijadikan sebagai objek wisata, terutama wisata penyelaman. Perairan Kepulauan Raja Ampat menurut berbagai sumber, merupakan salah satu dari 10 perairan terbaik untuk diving site di seluruh dunia. Bahkan, mungkin juga diakui sebagai nomor satu untuk kelengkapan flora dan fauna bawah air pada saat ini" - Wikipedia.

"Raja Ampat sangat dikenal bahkan dinilai terbaik di dunia untuk kualitas terumbu karangnya. Banyak fotografer bawah laut internasional mengabadikan pesona laut Raja Ampat. Bahkan ada yang datang berulang kali dan membuat buku khusus tentang keindahan terumbu karang dan biota laut kawasan ini. Pertengahan 2006 lalu, tim khusus dari majalah petualangan ilmiah terkemuka dunia, National Geographic, membuat liputan di Raja Ampat yang akan menjadi laporan utama pada 2007" - pasirpantai.com

Pengen liat kaya apa keindahan Raja Ampat? Here it is:

Waah, keren kan.
Kita harusnya mesti bangga karena punya kekayaan yang belum tentu negara lain punya.
I'm proud to be Indonesian deh pokoknya.
Tapi inget, musti kita jaga ya guys..

Ok sip kalo gitu Raja Ampat resmi masuk ke dalam list tujuan wisata gw kelak :)


Eh eh by the way, di sepanjang acara jalan-jalan selebriti tadi gw seneng loh, soalnya lagunya Owl City sering dipake buat backsound acara ini. Senangnyaaa..
FYI, Station tv ini emang sering banget pake lagunya Owl City buat backsound di acara-acara mereka.  #infogapenting #gausahditanggepin #bubarbubar .


Source:
source 1
source 2
source 3
source 4 

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I hope you think of me

Eaaaa, dari judulnya aja udah ketauan banget kalo lagu ini paling pas didengerin ketika galau gundah gulana datang menyerang menerjang kaya di dini hari ini.

Mari kita dengarkan dengan khidmat, dengan seksama dan dalam tempo sesingkat-singkatnya.



Nah kan, ketauan juga nih kalo si Adam masih galau sama si Taylor Swift.
Hadeuu, makanya mendingan ke Indonesia (lagi) dam, di sini ada evi swift :hammer.

Pengen cepet denger versi recordingan aslinya si Adam.
Semoga cepet keluar deh ya..

Yoweislah.
Sekian dan terima kasih.
Salam galau.
Waaa ee wa e oo, wa ee wa e o.. (???)

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Cangcorang

Hey teman-teman, lihatlah apa yang gw temukan tadi pagi di halaman rumah gw.

Kalian tau itu hewan apa?  

Iyaak betul.. 

Itu adalah Cangcorang atau belalang sembah.

Ternyata cangcorang itu ga sendirian, ada anak-anaknya juga yang masih unyil-unyil alias masih baby.

Ini dia :  

 

Hahaha.

Emang dasar the explorer banget deh gw. (Dora the explorer kali ah).

Explore mulai dari yang penting sampe yang ga penting kaya gini. (tapi kayanya kebanyakan yang ga penting, lol).

Ternyata si Cangcorang ini ada lagunya juga loh.

Hebat banget ya si Cangcorang sampe dibikinin lagu.

Ini dia lagunya : 

Cangcorang - Nona Nanda

Cangcorang-cangcorang
rumahmu dimana
apakah kamu punya ayah ibu.

Aku punya ayah aku punya ibu
tapi tak tahu ada dimana.

Cangcorang-cangcorang
kenapa main sendiri
apakah kamu tidak punya teman.

Aku punya teman
teman yang setia
tapi rumahnya
jauh di hutan.

Cangcorang e e eh cangcorang
kamu seperti yatim piatu.

Cangcorang e e eh cangcorang e e eh
maukah kamu jadi sahabatku.

Wua ha ha makanku banyak
wua ha ha minumku banyak
wua ha ha senang sekali
sekarang aku ada yang traktir.

Cangcorang-cangcorang
rumahmu dimana
apakah kamu punya ayah ibu.

Aku punya ayah aku punya ibu
tapi tak tahu ada dimana.

Cangcorang-cangcorang
kenapa main sendiri
apakah kamu tidak punya teman.

Aku punya teman
teman yang setia
tapi rumahnya
jauh di hutan.

Cangcorang e e eh cangcorang
kamu seperti yatim piatu.

Cangcorang e e eh cangcorang e e eh
maukah kamu jadi sahabatku.

Wua ha ha makanku daun
wua ha ha minumku madu
wua ha ha perutku gendut
sekarang aku mau tidur.

Cangcorang-cangcorang
rumahmu dimana
apakah kamu punya ayah ibu.

Aku punya ayah aku punya ibu
tapi tak tahu ada dimana.

Cangcorang-cangcorang
kenapa main sendiri
apakah kamu tidak punya teman.

Aku punya teman
teman yang setia
tapi rumahnya
jauh di hutan.

Gyahaha..

Gimana gimana, pada tau lagu itu ga?

Katanya sih lagu itu populer di tahun 1998.

Tapi ko gw ga tau ya? :hammer.

Itu pas jamannya gw masih SD padahal.

Keseringan dengerin Owl City mulu sih 

*lah? emang Owl City udah ada pas jamannya gw SD? si Adamnya juga masih junior high school kali ah*

#abaikan #anggapsajaanginlalu

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Tourism and Nostalgia

It’s been six and a half months since I set out on a journey that carried me across four continents, 29 countries and literally around the entire globe. 96 shows later, the All Things Bright and Beautiful tour, the most recent chapter in the Owl City story, has come to a close.

And now here I sit alone in my living room, exactly the way I left it, like a veteran home from the war. The bus is gone, the gear is in storage, I don’t have to ask my tour manager where the green room is or what time soundcheck is or whether I’m going to get a shower tonight or not. I don’t have to search the corners of the room for outlets, I don’t have to live out of a suitcase anymore.

For the moment, I’m not sure what to do with myself. There’s always a transitional handful of days that inevitably follow the end of a long journey, and when it clocks in at over half a year, it’s a big change of gears. It’s like a tall glass of jet lag with a slice of bittersweet lemon.

It’s the end of an era.

But soon I find myself sitting around a table in a noisy restaurant with friends and family who ask me how the tour went, what I did, what I saw, how I felt, and what the whole thing was like. I watch the anticipation/expectation spread across their faces and it’s then that I feel a little disappointing because the life of a tourist is rarely as glamorous as it seems, which means life on tour doesn’t really make for five-star storytelling. So I usually just sigh and smile and order another lemonade and say, “Oh, it was a lot of time driving and waiting in airports.”

Life on tour is not the kind of thing one can really talk about because you really have to be there. It’s a difficult thing to describe and few people understand it themselves, let alone possess the patience or resolve to be understanding of it. I’ve learned this the hard way.

The thing I think I miss the most when I return home after a long journey is the soothing lull and rumble of bus tires on asphalt directly underneath me. I miss the muffled hum of the generator and the way the engine sometimes coughs as it caries me hundreds upon hundreds of miles through the night. I’ll have to figure out how to sleep in a bedroom again.

I miss the frivolous banter and the familiar voices in the green room or on the other end of my in-ears. I miss the way the backstage rooms shudder and shake and things rattle and move while Jackson is EQing bass tracks in the house. I miss not knowing where we are or where we’re going or where the next show is, but loving the ride because in so many ways, life is about the journey and not the destination. I miss the new faces and the energy in the audience and the spirit in the room so thick you could cut it with a knife. I miss the sparkle and shimmer and the dull roar of the opening band playing downstairs and the thunderous applause after each song. I miss the butterflies, the dull ache of nervousness before the intro. I miss the camaraderie and the companionship and the mutual support, the jokes, the chatter and the lightheartedness. I miss knowing there’s a job to be done and taking it seriously, viewing the appointed task as something you get to do rather than something you have to do.

Life on the road is a whirlwind, a wild roller coaster with all kinds of unexpected twists and turns and tunnels and sudden drops, but it’s such a magical, extraordinary thing to experience that, given the chance, I wouldn’t choose anything else.

Endless love and thanks to my incredible band and crew for the past six months of memories I will cherish forever. I’d be nowhere without them.

And infinite acknowledgment and appreciation to each individual person who bought a ticket, came to a show, fought traffic to find the venue, listened to me sing for 95 minutes, applauded before the encore, bought a record, handed me a letter, brought cookies for the crew, waited outside the bus, asked for photos, and a million other gracious acts that made my heart melt over the past six months around the globe.

Silent gratitude is no use to anyone so I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Two years ago, if you told me, “Adam, you can quit your lackluster job, you can stop going to school for nothing and focus 100% of your time and energy on your true passion in life, you can drop everything and start writing songs, recording albums, playing shows, making friends, and ultimately devote yourself to the ONE thing in this world you’ve ever been good at…”

I would’ve never believed you, but here I am, and I don’t deserve an ounce of the grace I’ve been given.

And so for giving an undeserving shy boy from nowhere a shot at reaching out and taking hold of the dream he never thought was reachable, I thank you. Thank you with every fiber of my being.

Glory to God.

It feels good to be home.

This entry was posted on Monday, November 21st, 2011 at 4:36

Reblogged from Owl City Official Blog

Huaaaa.. love his post.

Really really love.

Love every word in this post.

That was so incredible to hear his thanks not only to his friends, family and crew. But also to his fans! (ya iyalah pastinya).

Kurang humble apa coba ini orang.

Shy boy from nowhere....

And he still shy until now. Kyaaaaaa....

Taun depan mesti nonton pokonya.

Harus! harus! harus!

It's a must!

See you next year in Indonesia, Adam! :)

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Miris :'(

Tadi gw baru nonton berita di salah satu station tv swasta di Indonesia.
Di antara banyaknya berita yang membahas tentang pertandingan Sea Games (khususnya sepak bola yang bakal tanding di final nanti malam - Indonesia vs Malaysia), ada satu berita yang bikin gw ngerasa miris banget.

Ada satu sekolah di daerah Mojokerto yang hampir tergerus longsor.
(SDN Dilem Mojokerto kalo ga salah namanya).
Hal ini karena emang posisi sekolah yang lebih tinggi dari pemukiman penduduk.
Selain itu bangunan sekolah juga memang udah mulai rapuh.
Keadaan makin parah karena sekarang udah masuk musim hujan.

Kejadian longsor ini bukan ga memakan korban.
Ga sedikit siswa yang terpeleset, dan bahkan sampe ada yang pingsan karena jatuh ke tempat longsor.

Pihak sekolah cuma bisa menanggulanginya dengan memasang pagar pembatas di sekitar tempat yang longsor dan berharap supaya pemerintah setempat bisa lebih tanggap sama masalah ini.

Hmmm. See guys?
Miris banget bukan?

Gw memang belom bisa ngelakuin apa-apa saat ini.
Yang gw bisa ya cuma nulis dan nulis.
Nulis apa yang gw liat tadi di berita.
Nulis apa yang ada dipikiran gw.
That's it.

Semoga pemerintah bisa lebih concern sama masalah ini ya.
Ga cuma pemerintah aja sih, pihak-pihak yang punya 'kemampuan finansial lebih' juga semoga bisa ikut ngebantu.
Biar adik-adik kita di SD itu bisa lebih semangat belajarnya.
OK?

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Ohayou!

Ohayou! *udah menjelang siang ini padahal*.
Mengawali pagi yang cerah, paling ajib dengerin yang satu ini.
Yuhu~

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10 Myths About Introverts

I recently stumbled across a blog written by Carl King about the phenomenon known as the introverted human being and it struck a major chord with me. After each bullet, I felt like standing up and shouting “YESSSSSSSSS!” at the top of my lungs because these points (made by author Marti Laney, Psy.D) are total home runs. As an extreme introvert, this is like sweet manna from heaven.

I was lucky enough to discover a book called, The Introvert Advantage (How To Thrive in an Extrovert World), by Marti Laney, Psy.D. I feel like someone has written an encyclopedia entry on a rare race of people to which I belong. Not only has it explained many of my eccentricities, it helps me to redefine my entire life in a new and positive context.

Sure, anyone who knows me would say, “Duh! Why did it take you so long to realize you’re an Introvert?” It’s not that simple. The problem is that labeling someone as an Introvert is a very shallow assessment, full of common misconceptions. It’s more complex than that. (Since Carl King is talking about it, it has to be.)

A section of Laney’s book maps out the human brain and explains how neuro-transmitters follow different dominant paths in the nervous systems of Introverts and Extroverts. If the science behind the book is correct, it turns out that Introverts are people who are over-sensitive to Dopamine, so too much external stimulation overdoses and exhausts them. Conversely, Extroverts can’t get enough Dopamine, and they require Adrenaline for their brains to create it. Extroverts also have a shorter pathway and less blood-flow to the brain. The messages of an Extrovert’s nervous system mostly bypass the Broca’s area in the frontal lobe, which is where a large portion of contemplation takes place.

Unfortunately, according to the book, only about 25% of people are Introverts. There are even fewer that are as extreme as I am. This leads to a lot of misunderstandings, since society doesn’t have very much experience with my people. (I love being able to say that.)

So here are a few common misconceptions about Introverts (I put this list together myself, some of them are things I actually believed):

Myth #1 – Introverts don’t like to talk.

This is not true. Introverts just don’t talk unless they have something to say. They hate small talk. Get an introvert talking about something they are interested in, and they won’t shut up for days.

Myth #2 – Introverts are shy.

Shyness has nothing to do with being an Introvert. Introverts are not necessarily afraid of people. What they need is a reason to interact. They don’t interact for the sake of interacting. If you want to talk to an Introvert, just start talking. Don’t worry about being polite.

Myth #3 – Introverts are rude.

Introverts often don’t see a reason for beating around the bush with social pleasantries. They want everyone to just be real and honest. Unfortunately, this is not acceptable in most settings, so Introverts can feel a lot of pressure to fit in, which they find exhausting.

Myth #4 – Introverts don’t like people.

On the contrary, Introverts intensely value the few friends they have. They can count their close friends on one hand. If you are lucky enough for an introvert to consider you a friend, you probably have a loyal ally for life. Once you have earned their respect as being a person of substance, you’re in.

Myth #5 – Introverts don’t like to go out in public.

Nonsense. Introverts just don’t like to go out in public FOR AS LONG. They also like to avoid the complications that are involved in public activities. They take in data and experiences very quickly, and as a result, don’t need to be there for long to “get it.” They’re ready to go home, recharge, and process it all. In fact, recharging is absolutely crucial for Introverts.

Myth #6 – Introverts always want to be alone.

Introverts are perfectly comfortable with their own thoughts. They think a lot. They daydream. They like to have problems to work on, puzzles to solve. But they can also get incredibly lonely if they don’t have anyone to share their discoveries with. They crave an authentic and sincere connection with ONE PERSON at a time.

Myth #7 – Introverts are weird.

Introverts are often individualists. They don’t follow the crowd. They’d prefer to be valued for their novel ways of living. They think for themselves and because of that, they often challenge the norm. They don’t make most decisions based on what is popular or trendy.

Myth #8 – Introverts are aloof nerds.

Introverts are people who primarily look inward, paying close attention to their thoughts and emotions. It’s not that they are incapable of paying attention to what is going on around them, it’s just that their inner world is much more stimulating and rewarding to them.

Myth #9 – Introverts don’t know how to relax and have fun.

Introverts typically relax at home or in nature, not in busy public places. Introverts are not thrill seekers and adrenaline junkies. If there is too much talking and noise going on, they shut down. Their brains are too sensitive to the neurotransmitter called Dopamine. Introverts and Extroverts have different dominant neuro-pathways. Just look it up.

Myth #10 – Introverts can fix themselves and become Extroverts.

A world without Introverts would be a world with few scientists, musicians, artists, poets, filmmakers, doctors, mathematicians, writers, and philosophers. That being said, there are still plenty of techniques an Extrovert can learn in order to interact with Introverts. (Yes, I reversed these two terms on purpose to show you how biased our society is.) Introverts cannot “fix themselves” and deserve respect for their natural temperament and contributions to the human race. In fact, one study (Silverman, 1986) showed that the percentage of Introverts increases with IQ.

It can be terribly destructive for an Introvert to deny themselves in order to get along in an Extrovert-Dominant World. Like other minorities, Introverts can end up hating themselves and others because of the differences. If you think you are an Introvert, I recommend you research the topic and seek out other Introverts to compare notes. The burden is not entirely on Introverts to try and become “normal.” Extroverts need to recognize and respect us, and we also need to respect ourselves.

-Carl

Reblogged from Owl City Official Blog

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I wanna go to Minnesota tomorrow!

Entah kenapa kalo lagi insomnia gini pasti khayalan gw tinggi sekali.
Setinggi puncak gunung *naik naik ke puncak gunung, tinggi tinggi sekali..*
Setinggi menara Burj Khalifa di Dubai.
Setinggi langit di angkasa (mulai out of topic).

Kaya di dini hari ini contohnya.
Tiba-tiba ada satu tempat di dunia ini yang sangat ingin gw kunjungi.
Tempat itu adalah...
Jeng jeng jeng..
Eng ing eng...
OWATONNA, MINNESOTA.

Owatonna merupakan sebuah kota di Minnesota, Amerika Serikat dan berpenduduk sekitar 25.599 jiwa (sensus th 2010).

Terus, apa alasannya gw pengen ke sana?
And the big reason i wanna go there is :

Ahahaa. LOL. 

Absurd banget bukan sodara sodari?

Norak benerr ye gw.. Wakakak..

Gembel gembel.. 

Lagian,, Why he's so hilarious and so adorable for me, huh?

Bikin gw ngayal di dini hari gini kan.

*terus sekarang jadi nyalahin si Adam Young nya, gitu?*

Tapi setelah gw googling, ternyata Owatonna-Minnesota itu oke juga loh.

*jadi tambah pengen ke sana*

Menurut artikel yang gw baca, tempat-tempat yang wajib dikunjungi kalo lagi di Minnesota adalah :
1. Southpark Lanes and Lounge
2. 3-Corners Liquor
3. Owatonna Roller Rink
4. Havana Hills Golf Course
5. Hair Studio One
6. Village of Yesteryear
7. Kaplan Woods Parkway
8. Hidden Creek Golf Club
9. Martin's Cycling and Fitness
10. Marry Sue Creations

dan tempat ke sebelas yang wajib dikunjungi *selain rumah si Adam of course* (versi gw) adalah :

CANAL PARK IN DULUTH, MINNESOTA

dan kalian tau alasannya kenapa?

lagi-lagi alasannya adalah karena ini :

Adam and his Camera in Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge 

I think there's gonna be my favorite place too >.<

*Hahh... beginilah kalo seorang bocah udah 'addict' sama sesuatu.
Jadi mohon dimaklumi aja yak.*

Terus, kapan nih kita ke Minnesota nya?

I wanna go to Minnesota Tomorrow!


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