A light and fun reading.
Finished this in 3 days, kept me from games, hangouts, and stuff.
and one funny yet exceptional circumstance, i borrow this from Omar ( @izzurel )
a friend, whom by now, he'd already been gone from indonesia, and yes, to Netherlands, the land of Oranje. Begone with his European Studies, the same major one of the book's character, Lintang.
I relentlessly kept the book. accidentally, though. for i'm not able to catch him in the airport.
anyway, it is about a tale of 5 guys, group of indonesian master students. about their fun, joyful life in the NL.
How they cope in their studies, their journey around Europe, how to survive in Europe, and surprising plot of romances. Spiced by the jolly of indonesian jokes, this is the shit-must-read, especially for you indonesians :D
Jules!
Hectic month. Where other non-jakarta-n students got back to their hometown.
As for me? not even close. Even though college holiday are officially started on June (and ended up in Sept) , i spent the early 'holy'-day by creeping on Depok & Jakarta.
Not hibernating, no. Actually, i went to Bandung for a short vacation, but lets save it for later.
And lets bury our head into the pensieve of Java Rockin' Land 2011 (click) :D
it was Friday, 22th
(lets just cut the story short)
Went there by car, with Eja & Hariz , off in 'selepas maghrib' around 6pm, and the traffic was DEADLY.
Long dreadful drive and countless mouthful of swears, we got to the Carnaval Beach at around 8pm
first word upon arriving, "FUCKING FUCK!" it literally needs about 1.5km walk between the parking lot (not exactly best to describe the 'space' as a parking lot but, hellish hell ) and the JRL's entrance. And not to mention halfway to the entrance i forgot my cam in the car, so....
got in at 8.30pm
and Keith are already strummed his guitar. Fuck, We Are Scientist are already on the damned stage...
I rushed towards the GG Inter Music Stage
i personally loved this band, but only since the JFP Production listed this band on the line-up on friday artists.
I pity the crowd.
they're rubbish. Only the front row guys are into WAS
THEY DONT EVEN KNOW THE SONGS, retards
anyway, when i got there, they were playing Inaction (click)
Wonderful song, though repeatedly i swore to myself "Shit, shit, shit, how the fuck i could be coming late to this"
I forgot about the actual ordered set of the songs when i get there, but here it goes;
Thank God i still could made it through -- Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt, THE GREAT ESCAPE, RULES DONT STOP, CHICK LIT, This Scene is Dead, It's A Hit, I Don't Bite, and AFTER HOURS for closing.
Now you guys MUST LISTEN to After Hours, EPIC, really
Despite of the wonderful performance of Keith and friends, i'm not having much fun because of the lousy, imbecile, stinky crowd. I'm pretty much sure other WAS fans felt the same
Anyway, after the WAS performance, i get back to meet up with Eja & Hariz.
Halfway, i met Andrio (@andriooo) and Rifky (Highschool friend)
and off to BNI Dome, after checking the schedule of the upcoming awaited ban, MARS!
as you can see the schedule..
and here it goes...NETRAL!
Netral was staggering!
though i only know about 4-5 songs of the show, i enjoyed the show
the crowd are really crazy (why of course, because Netral is an Indonesian band) and energetic
Especially when Garuda di Dadaku are playing, total MADNESS!
too bad i dont record the performance... well,
After the show, Me rifky Eja & Hariz rushed out of the dome, trying to save ourselves some space for Mars show later on 1am...but...
the crowds are already there, already waiting for hours, hungry of the first Mars show in Indonesia.
And so, we waited, for almost 2 CONSECUTIVE HOURS, standing, literally.
and after the long wait....
THIRTY SECONDS TO MARSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!
TOMO ON THE LEASH
extremely sorry for the shakes and blur,
but who can stand firmly on ground when there's MARS on STAGE???
JARED!
THE SHOW WAS TOO GREAT!!!
NEVER ENDING EARTHQUAKE!
my clip on how This is War jolt the bolt out of Jakarta's skies:
Energetic, Stunning, and EPIC!!!
Jared are so talkative at the show, he often asks us of how were doing down there, shouting relentlessly, and stuff
Here's my clip on how Jared Introduces us to the world (in mars website)
Jared: "THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS, JAKARTA, TWO THOUSANDS AND ELEVEN 3X"
THE LIGHTS, THE DRUMS, THE GUITARS
The Performance was utterly ASTONISHING!
Hurricane :
From Yesterday :
Mars ended the show (or so we thought) with the long awaited Closer to the Edge,
plus, Jared dragged lucky boy from the crowds on to the stage, crowds gone crazy
here is the video from afar, because i think you guys are bored to watch the front row videos :D
Mars was rushing off the backstage.
but we all know that they want to hear the thirst of ENCORE, so they win us...
"WE WANT MORE, WE WANT MORE, WE WANT MORE"
"KINGS AND QUEENS, KINGS AND QUEENS, KINGS AND QUEENS"
and they rushed out back!
and the show finally ended with the beautiful choir of KINGS and QUEENS
See? after watching all the videos, i hope you know how Mars got the love of the indonesians.
The show was simply unforgettable. Even now, the choirs of Vox Populli and Kings & Queens still rhymed in my head..
well, i think, going to college, is a big step, no.. huge.
As you may know, i moved here frm Jogja, majoring IS in UI. i lived here alone.
I know it seems weird to bring this up again, because i'm not that freshmen anymore, 2nd semester already, but..
Sometimes, when i woke up at my house in Depok, every single day, the air tasted different
It's like some burden, or duty, or whatever this thing weighed on me, it's creeping me every single day.
I started to question myself..
Washed my hands and face, brushed teeth.
"Apa bener ini semua yang lo pengen?"
Grabbed my towel and took a shower
"Lo ngapain kuliah disini?"
Dressed up, Made cereal
"Apa beda kuliah disini ama Jogja, Semarang, or Bandung?"
Packed up bag, put on shoes
"Udah nyiapin tujuan?"
Shuffled my shuffle
"Nyobain hidup mandiri?"
Shut the door
"Mau jadi apa lo nantinya?"
it always hit me.
and me myself, are struggling hard to figured it out.
I know, majoring in UI are tough stuff. but then, I DO really want this am i?
I know by standing in this, i stand my ground. UI and the capital of the country are land of opportunities.
I dont do much in high school, well maybe a little, but i realize i had fun.
but now, this is the real deal, growing up.
living in this place, INSISTED you to be fully grown, LEVELED UP
this is the point where i should learn,
i should struggle,
i should challenge,
i should survive.
People had dreams, right?
and so am i,
but those questions instill me vulnerability,
questioning my capabilities.
and then i realize, i am still craving for 'high-school' fun.
i play warcraft over productive times, leaning and avoiding some issues,
i procrastinated so much i lost my scholarship and exchange opportunities
i've been lazy and suck at some subjects.
i didnt give my best at all events and org i joined.
i need intervention, from me, and for me.
i know it takes time to fit in,
i need some hard slapping, wake up call.
and i realize, i waited, and i kept pausing stuff. questioning, whilst opportunities and chances passed by
bright seniors got what they want, praised, and they LEVELED UP
they relentlessly motivated me, indirectly
i need to be as close as much, what they achieve,
whilst the internet kept trolling things about the rapture thing,
i guess i found my starting point.
lets just hope the shadows not that itchy anymore
