inFLUence style

Two days ago, I went to Bandung and I found this funny mask and bought it for only Rp 22.000,00 (about $2). Love it!

♥♥ The Voca People!

Who the heck are these people?

In their own words: "The Voca people are 8 friendly aliens from the planet Voca, a musical planet that has no verbal communication but use vocal expressions only. They have heard the music from earth for decades now and with their imitation abilities they have decided to pay a one evening tribute to humanity and to perform the songs they love as musical- gratitude."

Frankly, I think they're stretching it a bit about the planet Voca (who's heard of that place?), but their performances do pay wonderful homage to great music that everyone recognizes here on planet Earth.

Actually based in Israel, The Voca People group consists of five men and three women with amazing voices. They use those voices in a phenomanal a cappella method, creating not just music but vocals that imitate the sounds of drums and other musical instruments, creating an awesome blended sound in a humorous and entertaining way. In other words, they put on a great show for their very appreciative audiences.
(source: http://www.squidoo.com/vocapeople)

The first time I saw their video performance I was like WOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWW!! They are super cool and badly talented. You URGENTLY MUST see it! I mean, trust me if you don't see their video performance, you're gonna regret it for the rest of your life!

A Week to Remember

"The song is ended, but the melody lingers on."
-Anonymous

Whoaaa it has been a while I didn't update my blog because of one and other things. There were many shits and craziness happened to me, but the most exciting was joined Citra Pariwara as AdVolunteer (AdVo). For you who never heard about it, Citra Pariwara is Indonesia Annual Advertising Festival and AdVo are person in charge (mostly college students) for helping in exhibition and as Liaison Officer for judges and speakers. The event held in Senayan City from November 29th untill December 4th with theme "People Movement". It was super fun and I was so thankful I could be part of it. I met not only the professionals in advertising industry, but also a new family -AdVo 2010. There were 30 of us stayed in same hotel divided into 4 rooms. It can't be described in any words for sure. Being AdVo is all package, we got the show, the madness of fun, priceless knowledge and experiences, and the most of all, we got each other.

my 627's room-mates
salim.acel.me.amul.andrey.fahmi.phocil.puput (from left)

Read and Learn!

"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,
but by the moments that take our breath away"
-Anonymous

If you think you are the most suffering person and never happy about life, think again. Just read and learn!

The girl in the picture is Katie Kirkpatrick, she is 21. Next to her, her fiancé, Nick, 23. The picture was taken shortly before their wedding ceremony, held on January 11, 2005 in the US.

Katie has terminal cancer and spend hours a day receiving medication. The pain in her back was so intense it broke through the morphine that was supposed to act as a shield.

Even breathing was difficult now, she had to use oxygen.

In the picture, Nick is waiting for her on one of the many sessions of quimo to end. Her organs were shutting down but it would not stop her from marrying Nick, who was in love with Katie since 11th grade.

In spite of all the pain, organ failures, and morphine shots, Katie is going along with her wedding and took care of every details. The dress had to be adjusted a few times due to her constant weight loss.

1.KKatie and Nick were married at Church Hazel Park on Saturday, January 15th, 2005.

An unusual accessory at the party was the oxygen tube that Katie used throughout the ceremony and reception as well.The other couple in the picture are Nick's parents. Excited to see her son marrying his high school sweetheart.


At the reception, Katie had to take a few rests.The pain do not let her to be standing up for long periods.

Katie died five days after her wedding day. Watching a women so ill and weak getting married and with a smile on her face makes us think.

Happiness is reachable, no matter how long it last. We should stop making our lives complicated.


source: http://archive.kaskus.us/thread/1563954

Flash Mood by Flashmob

Flashmob is a large group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual act for a brief time, then disperse.

I'm so in love with flashmob! Today on the magic 10, a flashmob was conducted in Jakarta. So regretful that I couldn't took part :'(
I promise myself, someday I WILL TAKE PART IN FLASHMOB.

Break the Perspective

Awesome pictures by Photographer Steph Goralnick on the April Fools. I really do wanna try to take some pictures like that. So fun and coooool!

PSA on Fire

Back in college, my team-mates and I were assigned by our lecturer, Mrs. Jeanny Hardono, to make a Public Service Announcement (PSA). After a stormy brainstorming, we came up with the final idea to make a PSA about short-circuiting issue that lately caused fire (fyi, in January to July 2009, 400 cases of fire in Indonesia caused by short-circuiting). So the advertising objective was creating public awareness to unplugged unused electronic equipment wires from the socket.

Well guys, unplugged now before it's too late!

Mr. Lennon

Happy 70th Birthday Mr. Lennon!
Thanks for being such a great music influencer..

Check out this zuper cool video by Google!

John Lennon Google Doodle

You see the similarity? Well yeah, on the right side (John Lennon) has already success, and on the other side (me) is going to be success. HAHAHAHAHA :DD
Amen.

Agree?

Technology makes human cozy, easy, and lazy.

Dependancy on Technology ~by coolasapenguin1

Note For Self

"Advertising people who ignore research are as dangerous as generals who ignore decodes of enemy signals."

-David Ogilvy

Me - the oldest

1 brother, 2 sisters, 9 cousins, and still waiting for a new cousin this October :P

20.09.2010

Hello Insomnia!

I was so glad that I felt so sleepy although the time still pointed at 7.30 pm. I really did. Because as I told on my previous post, I always slept after 5 am and that was killing me. So I decided anyway to go to sleep. I was so excited because finally I slept early. (yeay!) But guess what, here I am. Awake. Right at 12 am. Great! Am I cursed or something? Eeeerrrgh I'm so can't believe it!

Well, then I decided to turn my TV on and watched a film on TV titled "Death Becomes Her", starring Bruce Willis, Meryl Streep, and Goldie Hawn. It's a dark comedy fantasy film and I think the storyline is unique and interesting for an 1992 film (I googling and yes it was an old movie and yes it also won Academy Award for Best Visual Effects). I think it's a good movie and quite entertaining. Well yeah, at least I've something interesting to watch instead of blank and do nothing.

Days of Insomnia II by ~PomadMan

PS: I ended up sleeping at 7 am and slept for only 2 hours. Purefect!

Think Nothing.

"I like to have fun and be funny, but I'm much more of a thinker."

-Keenen Ivory Wayans

The Thinker by ~amgine emirp

I'm a thinker. Yes, really... I am. But craply I'm a bad thinker. I frequently using more than a half of my brain energy to think unimportant things. And it's getting more frequent than it used to be. It really wasted my time, and oo-rah it's my sleeping time that perfectly being wasted. Sh8t!

I mean it has been almost 3 weeks I slept over 5 am everyday. Yes, E-V-E-R-Y-D-A-Y! But I did nothing. But I thought almost everything. But everything I thought was nothing. But... okay enough for the 'but', but that was really happened to me for the past 3 weeks. Errgh why do I keep saying 'but'?!

I just make excuses for everything I guess. That's why (I think) I frequently think nothing. Hahaha okay I'm confused.

Happy Ied Mubarak

I am no white as the shown above, but maybe I will if you forgive me :P
Happy Lebaran everyone!

Front of the Class

"I am neither an optimist nor pessimist, but a possibilist."

- Max Lerner

I'm going to recommend one of my favorite TV movies, filmed by Hallmark Hall of Fame (2008), titled "Front of the Class". Based on the book "Front of the Class: How Tourette Syndrome Made Me the Teacher I Never Had" by Brad Cohen with Lisa Wysocky. The movie presenting the true story of Brad Cohen, who grew up with Tourette Syndrome (a neurological disorder characterized by repetitive, stereotyped, involuntary movements and vocalizations called tics. Source: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) and overcame its frustrating effects to establish himself as a popular teacher. It stared by Jimmy Wolk as Brad Cohen and directed by Peter Werner.

I tell you, this movie was really emotional and so giving you much inspirational. I learned that everything could be possible if you had strong eager and volition.

PS: I'm (still) looking for neither the DVD nor the book, I can't find them anywhere :(


Update 13.09.10

I got the book! YEAY! (I'm still looking for the DVD anyway)

Want You to Know

"Want you to know you make me happy... Want you to know you make me sad... Want you to know you make me happy... You are the best thing I've ever had..."

"Want You To Know" by Freelance Hellraiser

One day, a girl that I really like sent me this interesting video. This video was not supposed intended to me. It was actually something that I should gave her. Something that represented how I felt. She was all the lyrics and she was all the rhythms. But now, there is not 'you & me', it's 'you & him' and I'm not able to show or even tell you that I was fall for you.

She & Him

She told me that she loved him. Pssssstt... don't tell me!

Automutilation by ~Siniwini

Post Graduated

I started to walk when I was about 8 months old and I ran when I was 9 months. I fell down and I cried. And every time I fell, I learned something. It hurt when you fell down and it was okay to cry.

Twenty years later here I am. Standing on my academic regalia (or in bahasa it called “toga”) and there was Gaudeamus Igitur sung in the hall. All the ceremonial things being prepared well and all the seats has been arranged, but guess what, I don't need all of them. I need more than just things. I need someone. I need my parents seeing me using my toga. Seeing me sung Gaudeamus Igitur. Saw me and just smiled proudly. But indeed, I learned something. Being mature was an option and I choose to be and act like one.

It's the end of a new beginning. I am not a 9-months-old-spoiled-lil'-boy anymore. I am a 20-years-old-post-graduated-man. Thus, I have a new journal to write on.