Showing posts with label rants. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rants. Show all posts

September 19, 2012

sepotong pemikiran

Besok pilkada.

Semua orang ingin perubahan.
Semua orang ingin pemimpin yang bisa melakukan perubahan.
Semua ingin Jakarta berubah. Jadi lebih baik.

Pertanyaannya, kita sebagai warga apakah siap ikut berubah?
Perbaiki mental, perbaiki sikap, perbaiki pola pikir.

Karena menurut saya, sehebat-hebatnya seorang pemimpin,
dia tidak bisa bekerja seorang diri mewujudkan perubahan :)

Dan jangan bilang, kalau mau berubah, harus mencontoh pemimpinnya dulu. Tolong jangan. Karena itu hanya akan membuat kita kembali terjebak dalam putaran lingkaran setan :)



August 24, 2012

(ceritanya) word of wisdom hari inih.

Your unspoken words, that's piling up inside your mind,
will eventually rot and will be poisonous to yourself.
Be careful.

August 02, 2012

sampah kepala tengah malam

Keheningan ini menjerit-jerit

Memekakkan telinga

Aku ingin bersuara

Menyuruhnya diam

.

August 03, 2011

Quote of the day.

Even after all this time, the sun never says to the earth " You owe me."
Look what happens with a love like that. It lights the whole sky.

-Hafiz-

July 13, 2011

just a thought...

There's no such thing as blind faith.
Faith, is always blind.
That's why it is called faith.

Oh well this is a personal opinion, though :)

June 19, 2011

no pic=hoax


doodling-dooling gak penting curcol emang paling asik :p

March 18, 2011

.........

"Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don't need." (Chuck Palahniuk - Fight Club)


.........ouch.

March 13, 2011

ping!


curcol :p

February 25, 2011

Forgive.

Because it is always better to have scars than to have a slowly rotting wound inside :)

-cecillia hidayat-

January 16, 2011

shit happens and life goes on.

Okay *inhaling deeply*

First of all, i'm really sorry to break my own promise to post a new artwork. This one would be another rant. But i'll make it short. It's just that i have to spit it out to feel better :)

So, 2 days ago, an epic shit happened. We're supposed to have a 3-days big event, after months of hardwork, but the event got canceled. On the D-day. Yes on the D-day. When everyone were ready. When the spirits were high. When everything were set. And just half an hour before the opening, the venue's owner canceled it all. zap. all. No negotiation. We just stood numb and could do nothing about it.

People were mad and dissapointed. There were more than 70 tenants and bands have to pack their things back. But all the protests and anger couldn't change the fact that our event has been cancelled. I, myself, funnily did not feel anything. It was just like somebody has drained all the energy out of me, but i didn't feel any emotion at all. I was concerned more about my friend who was in charge of the event and had worked a thousand time harder than i was preparing this event. I couldn't imagine how he felt at that time.

And now all we have is this mess to be taken care of. Luckily many people keep supporting us, thanks guys you know who you are :) And yesterday, a quote keep playing over and over in my head, it was once said by my friend, Uci :

"Terpeleset itu sakit. Namun bodoh kalau kita tidak mau bangkit. Masa mau jalan ngesot?" :)

I can't translate it properly but i think it goes like this more or less:
"It hurts to fall down on the floor. But it's stupid if you don't want to stand up again. What are you going to do? crawling?" *um, don't think "crawl" is the exact translation but couldn't find a better one than that* :p

Okay so let's stand up and get on with your life. Shit happens, yet life goes on :)
Have a nice day everyone! gambatte! :)

January 06, 2011

Mau jadi apa 5 tahun mendatang?

“...Trus gw ditanya, ‘Dalam 5 tahun mendatang, kamu mau jadi apa?’, gw bingung jawabnya, cil...ini pertanyaan yang gak pernah bisa gw jawab dari dulu.”

Sepenggal kalimat seorang teman di telepon tiba-tiba ikutan membuat saya galau kemarin. Hehehe. 5 taun mendatang mau jadi apa? Apa ya? Saya juga gak bisa jawab. Siapa yang tau apa yang bakal terjadi 5 taun mendatang? Apakah saya masih hidup atau enggak aja, gak ada kepastian.

Anyway, this question was glued on my mind since yesterday. What will i be in the next 5 years?

Ini sama ketika pas jaman smp-kuliah ditanya cita-citanya apa. Bingung. Mau jadi apa? Padahal dulu pas masih piyik, ini pertanyaan paling gampang yang bisa saya jawab. Saya mau jadi dokter (jawaban paling standar tapi paling keren di kalangan anak-anak TK dulu :p). Mau jadi astronot. Detektif. Pelukis. Pemain sirkus. hehehe :p

Tapi mulai SMP-SMA, tiba-tiba pertanyaan ini jadi sulit. Cita-citanya apa?

......Apa ya?
Kalo jawab pelukis, pasti ditanya “Hah? Mau makan apa ntar? Dapet duit darimana?”
Kalo jawab astronot, gak mungkin. Secara pelajaran IPA dan geografi dulu nilainya doremi, bisa diketawain orang-orang.
Apalagi jawab jadi detektif atau pemain sirkus. Bisa ditebak, orang yang nanya pasti akan memandangi saya dengan tatapan ini-anak-waras-gak-sih.

Awal kuliah, saya punya template jawaban standar untuk pertanyaan ini.
“Jadi desainer grafis”
Ya iyalah secara kuliahnya desain grafis, kurang jelas apalagi coba. Padahal waktu itu, apa yang dilakukan desainer grafis, enggak ngerti juga :p Tadinya saya pikir jawaban ini cukup untuk membungkam orang-orang yang nanya. Tapi ternyata...it led to other questions : “Desainer grafis itu ngapain?” “Yang kerjanya gambar rumah ya?” “Duitnya emang gede?” dan sejuta pertanyaan lainnya. doh!
People.just.can.never.be.satisfied.

Pas masuk kerja sebagai junior art director, ditanya sama HRD, dalam 5 tahun mendatang mau jadi apa. Lama-lama saya merasa pertanyaan ini kayak hantu, selalu ngikutin kemana-mana. Terpaksa deh boong-boong dikit.
“Ya moga-moga bisa jadi creative grouphead atau seenggaknya senior art director yang disenangi klien dan menang banyak award...bla bla bla bla”
Padahal dalam hati sih nyaut dengan nyolot “Kok lo pede banget gw mau kerja disini sampai 5 tahun kedepan?” hehehehehehe :p

Bener kan, kurang dari 5 tahun, saya udah memutuskan jadi freelancer. Anehnya, sekarang saya bingung lagi kalau ditanya 5 tahun mendatang mau jadi apa. Biasanya sih jawaban klise : “pengen hepi terus aja”.

Seorang teman sekantor dulu pernah bilang kalau saya harus bikin blueprint buat diri sendiri. Punya target. Otherwise my life would be wasted.
Saya balik nanya, emang dia tau dia bakalan jadi apa dalam 5 tahun mendatang.
“Tau”, katanya. “Jadi musisi”.
Gak puas, saya tanya lagi “Kalo lo mau jadi musisi, kenapa lo ngabisin bertaun-taun di advertising agency kemaren?”
Dan dia bilang, dalam idup lo, harus ada trial and error. Dulu dia yakin cita-citanya di advertising. Tapi setelah dijalanin, ternyata bukan. “It’s okay to have this trial and error in your life until you find what are you really looking for”, katanya.

Kemarin, pertanyaan itu datang menghantui saya lagi. Dan sampai hari ini, saya tetap gak bisa jawab. Tapi setelah mikir-mikir, saya rasa, jawabannya ada di trial and error yang disebut-sebut tadi. Our life, is simply about trial and error. Seandainya pun ada orang yang berhasil menggapai mimpinya, saya yakin suatu saat dia akan sampai pada titik jenuh, and he would have to invent another dream to go for, and feel alive again. Don’t be afraid to die trying to pursue your dreams, because that’s what a dream costs. That expensive. Bener gak?

My friend Chatrin wrote on her journal, that her 2011 resolution is “to want something badly enough”. I think that’s the best resolution i’ve ever read so far :)
To want something badly enough. Because that is what keeps you alive. That keeps you go on running and fighting and keeps the blood in your veins flowing. Whether that’s the right destination or not, the best thing for you or not, you can only know if you had walk the path :)

Saya punya jawaban pribadi yang saya pikirkan selama semalaman kemarin. Hehehe.
I want to be the best this life could offer me to be. And who knows what life can offer? :)

Sorry to begin this year with tons of rants :p (Maklum, labil, jadi suka nyampah di blog hehehe) Next post will be a new work. Promise :)

Jadi? Kamu mau jadi apa dalam 5 tahun mendatang? :D
(Kalau menghadapi pertanyaan ini dalam interview kerja dengan HRD, jawaban terbaik saya contek dari mbak Dina Riyanti : “I want to be YOUR BOSS” hahahah)

Have a nice day all! :)

January 01, 2011

0.1.0.1.2.0.1.1

So...
It’s 2011 :)
Just another ordinary day, actually :) It’s just that we humans have a need to review our lives every year, and list down hopes and resolutions, and January 1st had been chosen to mark this moment :)

Spent the New year’s eve with some close friends, going to movies, eating out, and having fun at Bundaran HI, joining hundreds of Jakarta people in a firework euphoria, which dissolved instantly with the last firework vanishing in the sky. Poof! and suddenly it’s a normal day again :)

I’m proud to say that i survived 2010 :)
There were ups and downs, achievements and disappointments, all the unpredictable moments, and here i am, still living and breathing normally and blogging on the first day of 2011 :D And i’m really thankful for that.

If i had this turning-back-the-time supernatural ability, i would play the happy moments over and over and rewind some moments to be fixed here and there, and maybe even pause some moments i would love to live in forever. I would’ve done this, I would’ve done that, I should’ve be here, I should’ve be there, I shouldn’t say this, I shouldn’t say that, and the list goes on and on.
But sadly i don’t have such power :) Life goes on and all i can do is trying to keep my pace steady so i wouldn’t stumble to the ground.

I give up making resolutions this year, because basically, my resolution every year is a cliche, to be a better person, which, i do hope, i have accomplished this year :p A friend once quoting Woody Allen to me, “If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans” :)

What will be 2011 like? I don’t know. Whether it’s gonna be a good year or a bad one, let us live to the fullest, have regrets and satisfactions, feel bitter and sweet, happy and sad, be simple and complicated, because all of these make us human. Let’s hope we can survive one more year, together :)

Happy new year everyone! :)


Dalam diriku mengalir
sungai panjang
darah namanya

Dalam diriku menggenang
telaga darah
sukma namanya

Dalam diriku meriak
gelombang sukma
hidup namanya

Dan karena hidup itu indah
Aku menangis
sepuas-puasnya.

(Sapardi Djoko Damono)

August 07, 2010

overlapping memories feat Shugo Tokumaru









How i wish to visit Japan again :( Bits by bits of the memories last year is suddenly come rushing into my mind, while i'm high on Tokumaru's song. The images were taken last year during my trip. And while you're staring at them, try checking Shugo Tokumaru's newest work, Port Entropy, tottemo sugoiiii :D

Anyway, sorry for the rants again :p will be posting new works soon :D

諦めてハシゴで降りたら元の場所さ
大きな風になびくようだ all day holiday
all day holiday 帰り道は遠くて

If you give up on climbing the ladder,
You'll get blown away by a big wind.
All Day Holiday
All Day Holiday
The path home is far away

-Parachute by Shugo Tokumaru-

July 01, 2010

Rant of the day :p

Critiques may hurt, but it is flattery that can kill you.
-Cecillia Hidayat-

May 25, 2010

oi.


Okay, this is the alter ego speaking. What? you’re calling me the imaginary friend? How dare you! Let me get this straight. It.is.I.WHO.DO.THE.THINKING. My ID is a useless mass, just an identifier to let other people identify me as me. But I must admit she is an okay girl. She let me out sometimes, and most of the times when we’re alone, she let me take control. She’s one scatterbrained girl, but kind to animals. And we’re both have katsaridaphobia. Oooh loook! UFO! Okay. Thank you. bye.

January 12, 2010

i will follow you :D

raaaaaannnttssss again :p

January 10, 2010

ágætis byrjun (a pretty good beginning)

Helloooo! :D

This is my first post on 2010! It’s very late i know, i’ve been swamped with work i even worked on Christmas Eve and New Year’s eve...boo hooo :( give me back my holidays *sniff* But oh well, i think i should be grateful i have works to do! :D

As i’ve said in my previous post, this year (okay, last year) :D i decided to do handwritten Christmas cards and sent it to my friends, which turned out to be a quite-hard-job-to-do-after-a-long-time-not-doing-it-anymore :p hehehe, but at last there were 10 cards sent! :D

And guess what, the nice people decided to sent me something back *faints*. That’s very sweet of them! You couldn’t imagine how their mails had made my day :D Araki san even kindly sent me one of her adorable petit pouch! *sniffs* She was very generous indeed, i received a beautiful pouch, two petit paper cranes and her handmade-stamped new year card! ^^ Doumo arigatou Araki San!!! :D

My blogger friend Sara Hawley sent me a cute penguin card and an original drawing of two goldfishes! :D i like the drawing so much! ^^ Receiving something handmade really made you feel special! :D

And to make my january even more perfect, my dearest friend, Glenn, bought me Mononoke Hime books by my favourite artist, Hayao Miyazaki :D i read and re-read it and couldn’t stop staring at the beautifully illustrated pages. Thank you Glenn! a super big hug for you :D

And last but not least, my friend Yuliana Kusumaningtyas sent me the wool totoro hat i ordered several months ago :D it is veryyyy cute and now i hope i’m living somewhere snowing so i can wear the hat everyday! hahahahah! I want to wear it everyday here, but in Jakarta, well, it’ not a really good idea since the days are ridiculously hottt :( gah.

Anyway, i’ve been having a delicious January so far, and i hope you fellows are all doing well too :D best of luck for all of us in 2010!

PS : couldn't stop listening to ágætis byrjun by Sigur Ros :) Check it out, people, it gives me goosebumps listening to the beautiful song and staring at the breathtaking video. I hope someday i could watch Sigur Ros live in Iceland. Please please pretty please. >.<

The package that made my day on January, 2nd, 2010 :D

beautiful pouch and card by Mai Araki :D

kawaii usagiiii ^^

little crane please grant my wishes :)

Sara's two goldfishes and a cute penguin :D


Mononoke Hime from Glenn :D

Totoroooooooooo!!!! XD

November 05, 2009

...

Sometimes, a twist is made in order to straighten.
And sometimes, lies can bring you closer to the truth.