I Won't Dance

The video above is one of my fave scenes taken from Step Up 3D. Really really beyond lovely =), I just want to share it with you guys. The song is "I Won't Dance" (Official Step Up 3D Remix) by Fred Astaire. "I Won't Dance" is a song composed by Jerome Kern, with lyrics written by Oscar Hammerstein II and Otto Harbach, for the 1934 musical Three Sisters. But now it is Dorothy Fields and Jimmy McHugh lyrics which are best known, keeping Hammerstein original title only in this song. Fitzgerald, Sinatra, Jane Monheit and Michael Bublé have recorded this song in their own version.

Here's the lyrics (from Sinatra recording) taken from here:

I won't dance, don't ask me
I won't dance, don't ask me
I won't dance, Madame, with you
My heart won't let my feet do things that they should do

You know what? you're lovely
You know what? you're so lovely
And, oh, what you do to me
I'm like an ocean wave that's bumped on the shore
I feel so absolutely stumped on the floor

When you dance, you're charming and you're gentle
'specially when you do the Continental
But this feeling isn't purely mental
For, heaven rest us, I am not asbestos
And that's why

I won't dance, why should I?
I won't dance, how could I?
I won't dance, merci beaucoup
I know that music leads the way to romance,
So if I hold you in arms I won't dance

I won't dance, don't ask me,
I won't dance, don't ask me
I won't dance, Madame, with you
My heart won't let me feet do things that they want to do

You know what? you're lovely,
Ring-a-ding-ding, you're lovely
And, oh, what you do to me
I'm like an ocean wave that's bumped on the shore
I feel so absolutely stumped on the floor

When you dance, you're charming and you're gentle
'specially when you do the Continental
But this feeling isn't purely mental
For, heaven rest us, I am not asbestos
and that's why

I won't dance, I won't dance
I won't dance, merci beaucoup
I know that music leads the way to romance
So if I hold you in arms I won't dance!!

Note: the video is taken from here. There are a lot of version of this scene.

Menari Kejut Rame-Rame di Sudirman (Jakarta Flashmob 101010 Bagian II)

Judulnya emang norak, tapi beneran ditulis oleh Kompas loh!

Menari Kejut atau bahasa gaholnya Flashmob itu adalah suatu kegiatan yang dilakukan oleh sekelompok orang banyak secara tiba-tiba dan serentak di suatu tempat umum kemudian setelah itu langsung bubar seperti tidak ada apa-apa. Bisa cek ricek di wikipedia untuk lengkapnya. Menurut info dari Flashmob Indonesia, flashmob sudah diadakan hampir di seluruh kota besar di dunia seperti Boston, Chicago, Dublin, Hamburg, Melbourne, Shanghai, Sydney, Zurich, Singapore dan masih banyak lagi. Tujuannya macam-macam, ada yang kampanye, ada yang promosi, ada yang dalam rangka iklan atau sebagai aksi tertentu saja (yang bukan dalam rangka demo pastinya =p).

Jakarta Flashmob 101010 (Bagian I)

Well, i impulsively have signed up for this event.
Gotta be cool. Hopefully.
And so not me LOL.

Flashmob Indonesia, place is still secret, 10 October 2010. The organizer said that we will use Mika's Love Today for the music. Isn't it so cheerful and lovely??? Go check this out and join the crowd. I actually do not know how many people have signed up for this, but it should have been pretty massive. Well well, on my fb status a while ago i wrote that i am craving for adventure. Then i consider this as quite adventurous: dancing with a big grin and with people you barely know in front of a lot of people in public place. So out of comfortable zone, or so they said =p.

So, i'm still gaining more crowds (a bit pushy) to join this event and some of my colleagues have signed up too. We even had a rehearsal in my room. The moves are not that hard, but not really easy as chicken dance moves anyway. Surely challenging lah. Woohoo so excited for incoming practice(s).

Come come come put your name on this list. The more the merrier. We're going to be a part of art history yahoo!!! =D. You can see the tutorial video below for the moves below and please do contemplate whether you can do the moves or not. I bet you can ! (^^)v...

Write About Love

Totally recommended:

When You Say Goodbye

"Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for a while, leave footprints on our hearts, and we are never, ever the same..."

-Flavia Weedn-

Dedicated to Òscar Moñino Marquez (February 2, 1984 - July 13,2010)
Have a pleasant journey in your eternal trip.

One night i was about to watch a tv series on my notebook while chatting on bbm group with my friends. And this e-mail forwarded by Dian in a mailing list i joined. A sad news. First thing popped up in my mind reading the subject was maybe somebody's relative passed away. Never thought that i will have another news telling that another FRIEND has passed away =(

It is quite surprising that hearing that news could be THAT sad. Because as a matter of fact we are not that close. I can say that he is an old acquaintance i've known from Indonesia International Week 2007 when i was part of the committee organizing the program. We met and spent like two-three weeks together with other foreign participants and committee members. I was graduated from law school and ready for summer trip but being a committee member 'kinda' ruined my dream about that trip. The program turned our a bit chaotic at first due to some miscommunication but because of the entire committee's bonding it is ended beautifully. Moño was one of the participants from Spain. Easy going, warm, friendly, caring for others, witty and adventurous. Seems like he is so interested with Indonesia. He can fill the gaps between the Asian participants, European participants, and we the committee. He took part in blending us smoothly by his way. We love him this cooperative participant, his hostfam favor him, even the other participants fancy him. Moño is indeed loveable. Quoting from a friend, in brief: it takes a minute to know someone, an hour to like him, a week to be his friend, but a lifetime to forgot him.

Back again, i thought hearing the news that he has gone will be like oo-kay, then? But i was pretty shocked. And start reminiscing, and begin to feel guilty why didn't i e-mail him earlier, and planning to write e-mail or sending facebook message to most of my friends whom i rarely contact with the reason of too busy. The death of Moño alarmed me that these far i might be too concern about my job, about my plans, about my own life. While life is not merely about that things. I am now understand that every news telling that somebody you known has passed away is indeed sad. It is like God has given you chance to be a part of his/her life for certain time, and now the time is over. The effect of sadness will be multiplied due to our closeness with the deceased. I was pretty devastated when my best friend passed away. Yeah i think it takes a lifetime to forget a passed-away friend, especially your close one. Anyway, he/she has filled a part- big or small- in your life, and his/her part has done.

In my life, there are times when i have to say goodbye. And i never know whether a goodbye could be my last goodbye or not. I can meet the same person some other times but maybe not. Maybe when i said bye at the airport i might not meet this friend lives overseas again, but maybe i can visit him/her some day. Maybe i can see my friend tomorrow after i waved bye when a friend dropped me in front of my home, but maybe not. Maybe i can spend more time in the future with an old friend after a farewell party, but maybe not. But make sure that when you said goodbye, make it a best moment for you never know whether it is your last goodbye or not.

Adiós Moño, gracias por nuestra amistad dulce =)

Belle and Sebastian is Coming To Town !!

"Hugging is a wonderful tonic. It makes you feel energised and gives you an emotional boost...especially at this busy time of year when many people are feeling the pressure. In fact, the medical evidence is that a hug even makes your body produce more Oxytocin, which is the 'feel good' hormone. Research in America found that one 20-second hug a day makes a big difference between how happy and relaxed we are. Which is why people in a healthy relationship are happier and feel less stressed. "

(http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=187260)

Especially if Stuart Murdoch hugs you *kyaaa*, on stage, in front of thousands audiences.

How cool is that?

So i was coming to this concert without any high expectation. Belle and Sebastian has been my fave band since my last due dilligence project (thanks to Jamal!). And voila, this indie pop band formed in Glasgow will come to Jakarta in a festival called Beat Fest 2010 along with some indie bands i hardly know. Folks said that this is a very rare moment because since this band is formed around 1996, never heard that they're going to have tour to Asia. So when i read the news about this concert, i booked the tix 3 months previously.

I and some colleagues who love this band consider that this is kind of band which songs are difficult to sing-along. I mostly only humming on the melodies during my time-consumed project. Since most of the personnels (or i can say all) are multi-instrumentalists, i am enjoying their music so much. A very rich music. Cheerful, sweet, not really easy listening actually, with good lyrics as if they are story telling and playing music in the same time. So my expectation was like standing nicely, nodding my head a bit, clapping a bit, well just be a decent audience la. Plus the fact that i don't really memorize all the lyrics of the entire album =p

Mr. Murdoch & Sarah Martin

Long story short, i did not understand the three opening bands before Belle and Sebastian. Well i'm not a big fan of indie music, just know some because a friend of mine working on that kind of music industry. So, with all fans shouting happily, i was try to enjoy the moment and asking to my friend for the band info. Not too bad anyway. Around 9.30 pm the stage is cleared, the crews are walking around organizing things checking this and that. I miss those checking things myself *teehee*. And about 10 pm the band came in. Everybody is shouting. I did not expect this, really. How come a band consists of 'oldie men and a woman' could attract the audience to scream as if the personnels are goodlooking boyband members? I'm not saying that they are really old and ugly though. And errr i screamed as well. Bobby Kildea was in front of me, and Stuart Murdoch can't be that gayishly gorgeous (yesh i was standing on the front row, really really front just behind the separator gate).

I recalled that they played super nicely. Very neat, very clean (so far this lame ears heard), well just as if you listen to the recordings. Good interaction with the audience also. The concert was warm and humble but satisfied my eyes and ear perfectly. Then it came the moment when Stuart asked is there any audience want to go on stage. So the audiences (mostly teenagers!) raised their hands, i stupidly raised my hand and jumping like energizer bunny hoping Stuart will see me. And then i found out that Stuart has chosen some girls from left section of the stage, so i was like: "OK lah no prob then." All of the sudden, Stuart came to the right section on the stage, just a few metres before me and the separating gate. This little missy who loves to compete yelled and jumped again thinking that this is a once in a lifetime moment, go give it a try. And then Mr. Murdoch picked a girl just beside me leaving me with a feeling of being defeated. But a second after that i still can't believe that melodious sound of him saying: "Yes, you too, both of you!" to meeeeeee =D. WOW! WOW! WOW! I know that most of those teenagers will envy me up 'til now but i don't care, he chose me. So me and the girl besides me (whom later we befriend on twitter) leaded by the crew to backstage and were briefed shortly. I just knew that time that a fan can't touch or kiss or do any physical contact to the artist on stage, or so that the crew explained. Well, i'm not alay anyway, won't do those forbidden acts.

Minutes afterward i realized that i would stand on stage in front of thousand people, including my seniors at office. And after i asked what they are going to play when we were on stage, i realized that i wasn't familiar with that song (remember the humming not memorize thing?). So a panic attack strucked me and i was holding hand with Ai, the other lucky but nervous fan, and woohoo we walked, showered by lights and screams and dang! we were on stage with our fave band. Ai rushed in and joined the other girls dancing with Stuart while i came to the left side of stage to Bobby *teehee*. Being warned not to touch him, i carefully move my feet right and left only, danced like 80's geek with stupid cheshire grin on my cheek. It's so nice of Bobby Kildea that he moved closer to me while my friend wanted to take pic of us, oh laf yu so Bobby!!!



Blurred-happy-Bobby and me =)



After a couple of minutes i moved to the middle side and joined the other fans, dancing and clapping while i only know a bit about the song (sorry other fans!). I tried to look at the music scores as well. I looked around and enjoyed being on stage, felt so freakin' lucky, err and waved a bit to my friends. That was one of the best moment in my life, ever. So when the last note played, Stuart called us and gave us a big hug and kissed us in cheek. If i'm not mistaken i think he said something like: I thought you guys were better singers LOL! Uhhh i won't forget that hug =p. Stu's hug energized me and gave me emotional boost at busy time of year when many people are feeling the pressure. Thank you Stuart Murdoch!

Good no..Superb performance from Belle and Sebastian. I hope there will be more good Indonesian bands which are as good as them, in recording or live.

What a precious moment *still grinning while writing this*

Oh, did i mention that i am on youtube? *wink*



Trust His Heart

All things work for our good
though sometimes we
can’t see how they could
struggles that break our hearts in two
sometimes blinds us to the truth
Our Father knows what’s best for us
His ways are not our own
So when your pathway grows dim
and you just can’t see Him
Remember you’re never alone

God is too wise to be mistaken
God is too good to be unkind
So when you don’t understand
When you don’t see His plan
When you can’t trace His hand
Trust His heart

He sees the master plan
And He holds our future in His hands
So don’t live as those who have no hope
All our hope is found in Him
We see the present clearly
But He sees the first and the last
And like a tapestry
He’s weaving you and me to someday be just like Him


-Eddie Carswell and Babbie Mason-

Officium Nobile

"Advokat harus senantiasa menjunjung tinggi profesi Advokat sebagai profesi terhormat (officium nobile)".... (dikutip dari kode etik Advokat Indonesia).

Rasanya baru saja saya menyelesaikan kelas PKPA alias Pendidikan Khusus Profesi Advokat supaya bisa mendapatkan sehelai sertifikat yang menjadi kunci agar saya bisa mengikuti Ujian Profesi Advokat bulan Desember 2008. Tujuh kali akhir pekan saya habiskan di kelas yang hanya karena kewajiban Undang-Undang saja mau tak mau harus dihadiri. Dengan kata lain, nyaris saya muak dari senin sampai minggu bertemu dengan lulusan-lulusan sekolah hukum, baik yang sudah advokat, dan yang baru mau jadi advokat.

Selesai PKPA, Ujian Profesi Advokat pun menanti. Seperti anak kuliahan, bahan-bahan semester tiga dan empat diulang lagi untuk ujian dalam satu hari. Perdata, Pidana, Kode Etik, Hubungan Industrial, Peradilan Agama, Peradilan Tata Usaha Negara. Plus surat kuasa dan surat gugatan untuk essay. Bisa soal arbitrase, tapi rasanya demi mengejar waktu semua orang pasti memilih si surat gugatan. Kalau di luar negeri atau di novel-novel hukum, biasanya ujian ini namanya Bar Exam. Niatan mulia (semua orang) awalnya mencicil semua bahan itu jauh-jauuuuuuuuuh hari, tapi toh faktanya baru kira-kira seminggu sebelumnya bahan ujian dilahap. Ujian Profesi Advokat ini lebih bikin capek dibandingkan maraton ujian kontrak dagang dan ujian pasar modal waktu kuliah dulu. Biasa mengetik dipaksa menulis tangan. Untungnya pemeriksa sukses membaca jawaban essay saya (terbukti akhirnya diluluskan setelah kira-kira 2 bulan kurang menunggu hasil =p). Sekali lagi, selembar sertifikat menjadi bukti kelulusan dari ujian massal ini yang mana ia adalah salah satu persyaratan untuk sakses dilantik sebagai advokat.

Salah satu Organisasi Advokat di Indonesia ini mensyaratkan setidaknya 2 (dua) tahun masa magang di kantor hukum sebagai persyaratan untuk dapat dilantik sebagai advokat, tentunya dengan kelengkapan-kelengkapan dokumen macam-macam (dan ribet). Jadi setelah PKPA selesai, lulus ujian, selesai masa 2 tahun, dan si dokumen macam-macam ini komplit dan benar, plus kehendak Tuhan/hoki (tergantung kepercayaan hehehe), barulah si SH-SH seluruh Indonesia ini bisa diangkat sebagai Advokat. Oh, jangan lupa ada persyaratan umur minimal 25 tahun, maksimum entahlah. Untungnya untuk tahun ini umur semuanya dikatrol jadi saya yang belum 25 pun bisa ikut diangkat menjadi Advokat. Dan terakhir kegigihan menelpon kantor si salah satu organisasi advokat ini untuk cek apakah semua dokumen yang telah mereka terima masih ada atau sudah didaur ulang. Untuk sekedar tahu, telpon mereka jarang diangkat. Jadi perlu juga kegigihan ekstra untuk datang ke kantor (yang wujudnya bak gedung belum jadi) dan sedikit ngotot dengan petugas demi memastikan nama kita dan dokumen lengkap yang sudah dimasukkan tetap ada sampai seluruh daftar nama yang siap diangkat muncul di situs sang organisasi. Percayalah, sistem mereka sungguh buruk!!!

Jangan pikir pengangkatan Advokat berlangsung syahdu bak wisudawan diiringi lagu Gaudeamus Igitur setelah semua 'perjuangan' itu. Saya yang semangat dan siap diangkat merasa cukup kecewa dengan acara pengangkatan ini. Memang tempatnya mewah, di salah satu hotel bintang lima top di Jakarta. Kostumnya lumayan keren walau tak berbentuk, jubah hitam dengan dasi putih. Acaranya? Ngaret, basi, tidak menarik SAMA SEKALI. Pertama, registrasi ulang dengan antrian bak' ngantri sembako dan pelayanan yang lama. Dijadwalkan pukul delapan pagi baru mulai jam sepuluh lewat. Tempat duduk diberi nomor urut seperti anak SD duduk. AC kayanya sih kurang mempan untuk kira-kira 600 orang advokat baru itu. Kemudian Pengurus organisasi membacakan satu per satu nama calon advokat yang akan diangkat hari itu, ada yang pakai gelar SH, SH MH, tapi lama-lama pembaca yang lainnya menyerah dan tinggal sebut nama saja =p. Jadi yang kami lakukan adalah duduk diam karena tidak kenal sebelah-sebelahnya, mesem-mesem bila ada nama yang lucu, dan menunggu kapan selesai dan makan siang. Sebelum dan setelah pembacaan, namanya orang Indonesia pasti tidak afdol kalo tidak ada yang namanya pidato atau sambutan toh? Ada juga perwakilan beberapa advokat yang maju ke depan dan tentu saja dengan pidatonya juga. Setelah itu - saya tidak begitu ingat detailnya saking tidak menariknya acara ini sih- ya selesai. Sepertinya foto-foto lalu makan siang.

Katanya, advokat tuh officium nobile alias profesi yang mulia. Tapi pada saat pengangkatan itu saja saya sudah menemukan setidaknya tiga macam advokat-advokat yang tidak mulia. Pertama, saat mengantri untuk registrasi ulang banyak yang dari antrian paling belakang tiba-tiba sudah nyelonong di depan. Masih untung bila temannya atau kenalannya ada yang memang antri lebih dulu, kalau kondisinya seperti itu kan setidaknya temannya sudah ada usaha. Anggap saja lagi antri di bioskop ketemu temen yang sudah di depan. Yang bikin kesel adalah yang tanpa tedeng aling-aling menyerobot, baik versi pelan-pelan maupun versi slonong boy. Kedua, advokat-advokat yang berlaku seperti anak kampung nonton pertandingan bola yang teriak-teriak saat rekannya terlalu lama memberikan kata sambutan sebagai perwakilan advokat yang baru dilantik (yaaa memang ngebosenin tapi ga' usah begitu-begitu amat sihh). Nah yang Ketiga kelihatan saat makan siang. Betapa tercengangnya saya ketika keluar auditorium dan melihat pemandangan para advokat ini berebutan makanan. Saya tidak mendramatisir. Berebutan makanan! Iya sih udah bayar tapi sekali lagi ga' usah begitu-begitu amat sihhh....Saya yang tadinya tidak mau rugi karena sudah bayar malah mengurungkan niat untuk makan siang di sana. Terlalu brutal.

Pelengkap penderita adalah kami-kami yang baru diangkat ini tidak disumpah karena organisasi-organisasi advokat di Indonesia kebetulan masih pada 'berantem'. Jadinya Mahkamah Agung 'ngambek' dan mengeluarkan semacam titah yang isinya kurang lebih tidak memperbolehkan Pengadilan Tinggi menyumpah advokat-advokat baru sebelum pertikaian ini selesai. Jadi dari sekian banyak cerita diatas, saya dan advokat-advokat yang kemarin April ini dilantik cuma dapat "Tanda Pengenal Sementara Advokat" yang bentuknya sehelai surat yang dicetak di kertas bagus dengan kop surat si organisasi, diteken, dicap. Isinya menerangkan bahwa saya telah mengikuti Proses Sertifikasi Advokat sebagaimana diatur dalam Undang-Undang Advokat dan oleh karenanya diangkat sebagai Advokat. Tapi, Kartu Tanda Pengenal Advokat yang konon kabarnya lebih sakti dari KTP ataupun SIM masih dalam tahap pencetakan. Akhirnya si surat ini akan berfungsi sebagai pengganti dari si Kartu Sakti itu sampai tanggal 30 Juli 2010 (lama juga yaa nyetaknyaaa). Jadi si surat ini ditambah janji manis organisasi bisa dipakai para advokat baru supaya layak beracara di sidang pengadilan walaupun belum disumpah.

Yah, katanya sih begitu. Coba nanti kita lihat bagaimana. Walaupun ribet, bersyukur juga saya menjadi bagian dari profesi mulia ini =)

Marah

Pernah marah?


Sering marah-marah?


Mau marah-marah?


Coba tahan dulu...



Banyak orang bilang ketika kamu marah janganlah berkata-kata;

Ada juga yang menyarankan ketika kamu marah, hitunglah sampai 10, 100, 1000 atau berapapun sampai si marah ini mereda;

Saat marah, segala yang buruk-buruk terasa lebih buruk namun yang keliatannya baik malah kabur oleh amarah;

Waktu marah, yang tadinya kawan semua terasa lawan. Jangan tanya bagaimana yang sudah lawan;

Ketika marah orang bisa jadi gelap mata; merasa dibenarkan berbuat sesuatu yang disesali karena alasan 'lagi marah;'

Marah malah bisa membuat orang jadi tidak seperti orang;

Marah-marah bisa juga membuat orang tidak jadi orang lagi;

Pengalaman menceritakan marah bisa ditahan juga dikendalikan;

Benjamin Franklin bertutur bahwa semua yang dimulai dengan rasa marah akan berakhir dengan rasa malu;

Menurut pepatah Arab kuno, kemarahan diawali dengan ketidaksadaran dan diakhiri dengan penyesalan;

Cina juga punya peribahasa yang menyebutkan: jika engkau menahan diri sesaat saja dalam kemarahanmu yang luar biasa, engkau luput seratus hari dari seribu penyesalan;

Mahatma Gandhi turut menyatakan pendapatnya mengenai kemarahan, katanya kemarahan adalah air keras yang akan lebih merusak bejana tempat penyimpanannya daripada benda yang tersiram olehnya;

Namun Aristoteles menyimpulkan dengan manis : "Siapa saja bisa marah. Marah itu mudah. Tetapi, marah kepada orang yang tepat, dengan derajat kemarahan yang tepat, pada saat yang tepat, untuk tujuan yang tepat, dengan cara yang tepat, ini tidak mudah."

Paulus pernah pula menulis kepada jemaat di Efesus demikian: "Apabila kamu menjadi marah, janganlah kamu berbuat dosa, janganlah matahari terbenam sebelum padam amarahmu."

Favorit saya adalah ungkapannya Aristoteles sang filsuf.

Tidak mudah memang.

Marah kepada orang yang tepat;
Marah dengan derajat kemarahan yang tepat;
Marah pada saat yang tepat;
Marah untuk tujuan yang tepat; dan
Marah dengan cara yang tepat.

Ngomong-ngomong, buat saya sih ngalor ngidul begini biasanya memberikan waktu untuk berpikir dan mengurangi amarah =)

Jadi, bisa menghitung, bisa diam, bisa nyanyi, bisa menulis, apapun asal marah jangan bikin sesal yang tidak perlu.

Regards,
MW

White Lie

I rarely like watching TV Series.

So i'm not a type of girl who can sit (or lay) hourly watching tv series -to be specific: (cheesy) drama series- eventhough the whole world say like: "This tv series thing are great!". I might be too ignorant to be curious and watch such series, otherwise i watched and got bored afterward. Not being indistinguishable or what, but simply that i sometimes don't get the storyline if it gets too long =p. I'd prefer reading to watch anyway.

However, i have this fave tv series called "Lie to Me". Created by Samuel Baum, it won the 2009 BMI TV Music Award, Nominated on 2009 for Emmy Award for category Outstanding Main Title Design and lastly nominated on 2010 Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a drama series (Mekhi Phifer).

Anyway, am not gonna talk about the whole Lie to Me series thingies but i have this kind-of-fave-episode among others. On this episode titled "Tractor Man", my fave and lovable character Eli Loker entertained some kids by singing a song and playing guitar. Definitely cute! In this series, he always utters the brutal truth meaning that he practices what he calls radical honesty. So on this episode, Loker has to babysit some local kids who visit Dr. Lightman's office while the others have to clean up the mess made by a frustated farmer with a bomb who drives his tractor to DC and demands to talk to the President. Loker asked each of the brats to mention a sentence so they can compose a song. Fascinating that simple lyric can turned into a head splinter song, not to mention meaningful. Will post the lyric below so you can judge it. Loveable! Too bad that in the end of this episode the teacher kissed Loker, BLAH biatch! =p

My fave line is: "Everybody does it cause it feels alright and it's more polite but a lie's still a lie, even when it's white."

Whaddaya think?

"White Lie" Song Featuring Felicia Day

I say I'm 10 when I'm 9 and half.
My Uncle Tells a joke and I try to laugh
In gym I fake a headache, but I want to quit
I say I love the sweater that my Grandma knit.

But that was...

Chorus 1:

A white lie
(Sing as echo in "Lie To Me" epsisode the children sing this part) White Lie
That's a white lie
(Sing as echo) white lie
That's the kind you want to tell
(Children sing too) A white lie
So your mom won't have to yell
A white lie
(sing echo) White Lie
Everybody does it cause it feels alright and it's more polite
But a lies still a lie, even when it's white

I pretend I'm asleep when my dad walk's in
I said I ate my chicken, but I just ate the skin
You speak and say your lie and when your mouth says not
Your pants are on fire, but their not too hot

When it's a...

Chorus 2

White Lie
(sing echo) White Lie
It's the kind you want to tell
A white lie
So your dad won't have to yell
A white lie
(sing echo) white lie
Everybody does it, cause it feels alright and it's more polite
but a lie's still a lie, even when it's white

While it might be hard, to say what's true,
would you want a white lie told to you?

http://sepinwall.blogspot.com/2009/12/lie-to-me-tractor-man-white-lies.html

Awal dari Awal

Menulis blog sebenarnya bukan resolusi tahun baru saya.

Tapi di awal saya pernah berkata untuk secara teratur menambahkan tulisan baru di blog ini, yang nyatanya terbengkalai nyaris satu tahun. Baiknya idealisme menulis blog seciamik blog-blog sastra harus sedikit diabaikan dulu. Walaupun akhirnya blog ini tidak direncanakan berisi curhatan melulu, tapi mohon maaf bila akhirnya demikian. Bagaimanapun, menurut Institute of Psychiatry London otak seorang wanita dapat menghasilkan 6.000-8.000 kata dan 1000-2000 bunyi vokal yang dapat diucapkan setiap hari. Jadi saya anggap hasil riset wong London ini jadi pembenaran sementara. Bagaimanapun, ini blog pribadi =p.

Saya akan berusaha konsisten untuk menulis dengan hanya satu bahasa pada setiap posting-an. Bahasa Indonesia ya bahasa Indonesia sampai habis, tidak bahasa gado-gado macam bicaranya artis abege yang konon blasteran itu. Bukannya saya turut mendukung UU No. 24/1999 yang sok nasionalis itu, tapi ini adalah salah satu upaya saya untuk belajar menggunakan bahasa nasional (yang kadang tidak baik pun tidak benar). Bila pernah mengalami, akan ada saat dimana kita kangen betul bicara bahasa Indonesia. Dan bila suka membaca, bahasa Indonesia punya padanan kata yang luar biasa kaya dan beragam. Sayangnya, literatur pop sukses membatasi penggunaan kata-kata dan menciptakan imej bahwa penggunaan bahasa Indonesia adalah kaku, kolot dan membosankan.

Ternyata sulit juga loh berpikir dan menulis dalam bahasa Indonesia seluruhnya. Walaupun sudah menjadi bahasa ibu, pengaruh media dan pergaulan bertahun-tahun membuat saya berbahasa nanggung. Saya tidak bermaksud sok kebule-bulean supaya kelihatan gaul. tapi kadang-kadang tidak 'ketemu' padanan kata yang dimaksud sampai harus menggunakan bahasa Inggris. Akarnya sih, karena saya malas mikir saja ternyata. Belum lagi pekerjaan saya sehari-hari yang mengharuskan saya menulis dalam bahasa Inggris kadang membuat saya jadi seenaknya bila harus menggunakan bahasa Indonesia.

Semoga blog ini tidak menjadi terlalu serius untuk dinikmati, dan terlalu tidak serius sampai tidak berarti. Dan semoga blog ini mampu merekam pemikiran-pemikiran yang kadang abstrak namun niscaya mampu menginspirasi. Yang paling penting adalah, semoga blog ini secara teratur segera diisi posting-an.