Can I Still Catch Up?

Juni 2012. Dari agenda sepak bola, bulan ini dijadwalin ada Euro Cup 2012. Ya tau lah ya, ini semacem mini-World-Cup gitu, atau bisa juga dijadiin semacem pemanasan buat acara gede yang taun lusa udah bakal dirayain lagi -sumpah cepet banget ya, ngerasa gak sih?

Jadi hmm gini ceritanya. Gak afdol kan ya kalo nonton acara beginian tapi gapunya jagoan? Nah seperti masalah-masalah sebelumnya, gue selaluuuuuuu kesusahan nyari siapa yang mesti dipegang haha. Apalagi kemaren pas kick off pertama itu, gue lagi ribet packing. Dan gatau kenapa Euro itu gak senyemangatin WC, buat gue.

Tapi teteup, gue punya beberapa jagoan kok. Bekasan WC2010 kemaren sih.

German and Dutch flags are made by me, Spanish one comes from here

Dari awal WC gue udah meneguhkan hati buat megang Spanyol. Nah tapi sepanjang perjalanan, gue meratiin kok Jerman sama Belanda mainnya juga oke ya. Jadilah pada saat-saat tertentu gue selingkuh dari La Furia Roja dan ngebelain dua itu.

What funny was, tiga-tiganya masuk semifinal. Eh jangan salah sangka yee, gue bukannya suporter karbitan yang megang tim-tim yang udah potensi menang. Hati berbicara bos.

Nah sekarang, gue bingung. Pengen megang Spanyol, tapi kayaknya doi udah diatas angin. Kurang greget gimanaa gitu. Apalagi ada si pembelot Torres hhh yaudah bye ajedah.

Belanda, denger-denger udah mau kalah. Supaya bisa lolos di posisi dua klasemen grup B mereka mesti menang lawan Portugal paling nggak 2-0. Plus, Jerman harus menang lawan Denmark. Ribet sekali.

Jadi... Jerman nih?

Haha gatau deh gue bingung. Padahal bukan timnas sendiri, dan gue gak ikut taro-taroan sama siapapun, dan pun, udah telat juga baru mau milih jagoan, tapi tetep aja bingung sendiri.

Yea well at least now I'm here,
with my willingness to start keeping up

with Euro Cup 2012

http://ryandipranata.com/jadwal-euro-2012-lengkap-siaran-langsung-rcti/

So hey people, sorry I'm late.

I'm still invited, aren't I?

New Life: The Beginning

So gone are the final exam!! Gosh I'm so psyched in welcoming the long long holiday. I got this plan for an intern in my dad's office next week, which actually I'm not officially recruited yet. So yes, if I'm accepted, this gon' be a simulation of my future.

Now as the opening of this glorious moment, also as the celebration of the end of that hectic term back then, I started all these with an unforgettable trip. A friend of mine called me by Tuesday last week, telling me that on Saturday there will be a tremendously cheap flight to

S I N G A P O R E

Will I ever reject that? Of course not! The next thing I know, by Wednesday I said yes already and so two friends and I, Dicky and Nana and I, flew to the island of lion for three days and two nights.

And since this was such a spontaneous trip, I committed some new things I've never done before.

New Experience: Dealing With Airports

This is a total brand new thing to do. I've been to Singapore times but all of the things are settled by my dad. Now that I went there by myself... I did the check in, the immigration, the boarding all by myself.

New Places: Spots Untouched by My Fam

Chinatown, never knew it was that oriental. Marina Bay Sands, never knew it was that exclusive. Holland Village, never knew it was that cozy. Arab Street, never knew it was so Pasar Baru. Beach Rd, Suntec City and Bugis Rd, never knew it was... there. Singapore's not just about shopping -tho got to admit, I went there because of the great sale too.

New Dishes: Usual Malay Meals That're Unusual to Me

Seafood laksa, nasi briyani, beef noodle and nasi lemak. I picked the best, I guess. And the beef noodle, I know it's just ordinary. But I don't know, I felt like that's the best beef noodle I've ever tasted. The cook was Chinese so I supposed that umm, maybe I also tasted a liiiiittle bit of pork. Haha just a guess.

New Way to Love Starbucks: Soy Strawberry Frappuccino

http://www.flickr.com/photos/schtumple/5038670366/ 

I am not a big fan of coffee, I said. So when I came to Starbucks, it's always either chocolate or green tea. But this drink, man, I'm into it. The frappuccino can barely be tasted. And enjoyed it while chit-chatting with my half Singaporean friend, made this beverage officially Singaporish. Can't wait for them showing up in Indonesia.

New Me: It Boy

You noticed my G+ headline? Yea besides my regular me, I also have a wild me whom I met him last year in Bali. Now on this trip, I explored a brand new side of me. He's more like an attention seeker. Thirsty of being looked at. And judgmental. Ahh I miss him already.

New... Lies

Lies will no longer be called lies if they're told. So I left 'em back in Singapore ;)

In summary, I love cheap flights... It got me doing things I never thought I would ever done. Ugh I can't wait for my solo trip to KL and Bangkok on January. And after this, I'll be regularly checking all low-fare airlines like, every time.

I'm gonna get back to you, Singapore.

And this trip, is sooo not a closure.

In fact, it's just a start

On Us, They Rely

Dulu mereka tersebar hampir di seluruh negara di Asia Tenggara. Seiring berjalannya waktu, populasi mereka nurun drastis dan sekarang hanya menetap di satu tempat, Taman Nasional Ujung Kulon. Culanya yang bisa mendulang kekayaan jadi buruan orang-orang nggak bertanggung jawab.

Sebut mereka, Badak Jawa.

http://www.komhukum.com/new.komhukum/media/k2/items/cache/080b4dffeeea98952b99d2915da0b69c_XL.jpg 

Bapak Presiden kita tersayang, tanggal 5 Juni 2012 kemarin bilang, kalo tahun ini merupakan Tahun Badak Internasional. Kepunahan Badak Jawa harus banget dicegah supaya Indonesia nggak keilangan reputasi bangsa.

Reputasi bangsa?

Cuma itu?

Emang, keberadaan Badak Jawa nggak bawa dampak yang sebegitu krusialnya bagi rakyat Indonesia. Mereka hidup, nggak ada untungnya buat kita masyarakat awam. Mereka mati, nggak ngerugiin juga. Jadi?

Ini udah menyangkut masalah emosional. Karena secara rasional, emang nggak ada manfaat langsung dari ngurusin badak doang. Jadi percuma capek-capek ngajak orang buat ikut dukung pelestarian Badak Jawa kalo emang dari dalem mereka nggak peduli.

Karena itu, saya kira, kita butuh pendekatan lain.

Saya tahu, kalian yang baca postingan ini pastinya bukanlah pemburu badak. Orang-orang itu mah pasti lagi ada diluar sana, nyari-nyari celah supaya bisa dapet cula. Jadi saya nggak bakal minta kalian untuk dukung pelestarian Badak Jawa dengan cara nggak memburu mereka.

Yang bisa saya lakukan adalah, mengajak kalian untuk mencoba menjadi badak. Mencoba merasakan gimana sedihnya mereka yang sekarang cuma tersisa 50 individu. Mencoba merasakan gimana takutnya mereka yang setiap saat harus siap siaga menjaga diri dari letupan senapan. Mencoba merasakan gimana susahnya nyari makan di habitat yang semakin lama semakin sempit. Mencoba bertahan hidup.

Tahun 2010 kemarin, badak Jawa terakhir di Vietnam ditembak mati oleh pemburu. Semenjak saat itu Taman Nasional Cat Tien menyatakan Badak Jawa di negeri itu punah. Kini hanya tinggal Indonesia, rumah satu-satunya bagi keluarga besar mereka.

Nggak ada pilihan lain. Sudah saatnya kita dukung pelestarian Badak Jawa. Bantu pertahankan habitat mereka, dengan menghemat penggunaan air serta kayu dan kertas. Bantu kelangsungan hidup mereka, dengan mengadopsi dan memberikan donasi secukupnya. Bantu buat mereka merasa aman, dengan ikut serta mengajak orang lain merasakan bagaimana sulitnya hidup menjadi seekor Badak Jawa.

Lakukan sesuatu. Sekarang.

Because the whole world is depending on Indonesia

Because these rhinos are counting on us

P.S. : I got the references from here and here.

Pee I Tee Why

So umm, for Media Planning and Buying final exam, the lecturer asked us to make a campaign for a retail-clothing line named Tuileries -it's a fake name actually- that's going to be opened in Jakarta. That's kinda cool, eh?

But uh, my friend and I, the Chitose agency, happened to just start focusing on the campaign right ONE DAY before the pitching day because we had too many things to deal with before this. So by the D-day, we didn't win it. Worse to come, the other group from my class didn't make it either. So both winning places were taken by our "rival" class. Sucks.

Okay enough talking about that, now I just want to post what I did.

these items belong to this Galeries Lafayette

Yea yea, "ngibur diri" as you might think.

But who cares. Who knows that there will be a fashion hunter looking for somebody to handle their fashion booklets or spreads, and they happened to peek my work, and they're interested, and they hire me, and then I stop imagining such wild and silly dream haha.

Yea well, anyway, I love that agency I was in. Seriously.

We were actually strong, brilliant and fresh people.

Just one thing: preparation affects presentation.

But overall, I enjoy the task

P.S. : I just made the layouts and combined the components. Image one, two and three ARE NOT mine and yet I forgot the web where I obtained 'em ;)

Catch Ye Later, Monster!

Lady Gaga. Siapa yang gak kenal dia sekarang? Mbak-mbak, orang-orang daerah, sampe kakek gue yang religius parah sekalipun itu sekarang jadi tau si nyentrik Gaga karena konsernya yang batal di Indonesia.

http://www.fanpop.com/spots/lady-gaga/images/10274161/title/lady-gaga-wallpaper

Gara-gara FPI? Gara-gara santriwan santriwati -yang bahkan gue yakin mereka nggak tau Lady Gaga sebelum dia mau konser disini- pada demo? Gara-gara bertentangan sama kebudayaan lokal?

Ya mungkin, dan gue benci mereka semua.

Tapi kayaknya gue tau siapa dalang sebenernya.

But umm, no, I ain't gonna spill it here. Kalo gue asal jeblak ntar bisa dikira ngejelekin nama baik orang ya gak sih? Ah okay, okay, I'll give you a liiiiittle clue.

Lady Gaga. June 3 2012. Big Daddy. Brand new promoter.

NKOTBSB. June 1 2012. Berlian Entertainment. Belongs to--

Oops, okay I've told you too much.

Pokoknya tega banget itu orang. Denger berita di radio sama TV kalo si promotor bakal ngembaliin uang sampe harus berkloter-kloter... ya Allah gak kebayang gimana sakit hatinya jadi orang-orang Big Daddy. Dan jadi orang-orang yang udah beli tiket. Dan jadi orang-orang yang beli tiketnya di orang lain -sumpah ini gue gangerti gimana cara dia dapetin lagi uangnya.

Yaaa gue gatau sih beneran gara-gara dia atau bukan, gue juga cuma denger dari temen gue. Tapi kalo dipikir-pikir, alesan sama motifnya sih masuk akal. Banget.

Hello, men of politics.

I knew what you did there.

Just so you know, I've lost respect

So stop your poker face