Proud to be Indonesian - Harmony Orchestra

Harmoni Orchestra featuring Gamaliel & Audrey Tapiheru

Good bye August, Welcoming September

September Ceria - Cheerfull September..
There's this one very old song sang by an old diva from my country, Indonesia..
Her name is Vina Panduwinata, but she is a truly diva that she still got her way on almost every major musical event back there..

anywawy, i randomly remember that this is almost the end of August already,
and soon September will come..
geez.. its been a rough month,
and by rough, i mean full of random feelings..
i got a lot of excitement from my tutoring,
a lot of crazy hectic days from my thesis and paper submission thing,
both hard laugh and sadness with friends..
been through a lot of anniversaries, bdays, due dates, and any other important dates you can think of..

bottom line is?
i want my September soon..
"September Ceria"

pictures speak thousand words..
click to enlarge,
if ur interested =D

Eat Pray Love - favourite parts

I finished reading my "Eat Pray Love" book around last week,
but just got the chance to blog freely again tonight.
Its been a busy "slacking around" week for me..

Anyway, i would give the book a 7 out of 10,
and i would recommend the book, but not to everyone..
I personally think that this book is a bit too details in terms of description,
which i think can be really boring for some people..
but i do still want to go and watch the movie..

Oh yes, i managed to note some of my fave parts in the book,
since a friend of mine borrow my book atm, i can not cross check if its the right page im referring to,
but i do know the roughly part or chapter...

1. what i love about the story is: the 3 countries she visited..
Italy, India and Indonesia.. it concludes a "triple I's"

2. chapter 15 about description of why Italian is the most beautiful language in the world

3. the theory about every city (in the world) has a word that can fully represent the its life (Rome's is "sex")

4. Richard-from-Texas's explanation about why we should be careful when praying (he asked to God repetitively about "opening his heart", before he finally got an accident and get his, literally, heart being opened =D)

well, there might be a lot more, but i just cant remember..
anyway, go and read it if you like,
its a worth to read book when u have much spare time,
but not if u r a super duper busy kind of girl, i think.. =D

Don't ask me why?

Don't ask me why i have not blog lately?
Me, myself, has not been aware of what's going on in my mind..
life seems pretty OK, but apparently nothing in this world is perfect..

i kind of lost my part-time Indonesian home tutoring last week,
and this is no one's fault..
apparently Sophie, my student, has forgotten to tell me that she is leaving overseas for 3weeks after our last lesson..
her mom, does not do any good either..
so, i was standing there, in a cold weather,
with a strong wind,
in a station, 40mins away from home,
and i've been trying to reach Sophie on phone for maybe 20times on her phone..
anyway, she managed to get back to me later that night,
when im home already, and she was sorry..
but i dont think i will do our lessons anymore..
its just too far,
and maybe this is a sign to actually stop..?

another thing,
i've been feeling unwell this late days..
everytime i go outside for dinner or lunch,
i always feel weird in my tummy,
i dont want to vomit,
i just feel like my tummy keep on struggling inside..
well,
i dont know if thats a good or a bad thing,
knowing my detox on last two week ago..

bright side?
my housemate is back,
the house is not so silent anymore,
i got my money for buying the furnitures back already,
and my BF is awesome hahaha..

oh, one last thing,
i had a great time with friends last Sunday in a road trip to Daylesford..

*point to note about Daylesford:
i want to go back on summer for the water pedicab in the lake =)

pic from here

Anggun - 'La Javanaise' Live

Anggun performing Serge Gainsbourg's 'La Javanaise' at an accoustic session with French television TV5 Monde.

Anggun is an Indonesian singer,
definitely is a diva back there,
and moved abroad once she married to a French guy.

Anyway, enjoy!!!

J'avoue j'en ai bave pas vous mon amour
Avant d'avoir eu vent de vous mon amour
Ne vous deplaise
En dansant la Javanaise
Nous nous aimions
Le temps d'une chanson

A votre avis qu'avons-nous vu de l'amour
De vous a moi vous m'avez eu mon amour
Ne vous deplaise
En dansant la Javanaise
Nous nous aimions
Le temps d'une chanson

Helas avril en vain me voue a l'amour
J'avais envie de voir en vous cet amour
Ne vous deplaise
En dansant la Javanaise
Nous nous aimions
Le temps d'une chanson

La vie ne vaut d'etre vecue sans amour
Mais c'est vous qui l'avez voulu mon amour
Ne vous deplaise
En dansant la Javanaise
Nous nous aimions
Le temps d'une chanson