a very long break

I cannot remember exactly the last time I submit any post for this blog. I guess I was distracted for quite a while. A lot of things had happened in the last 4 months. I was down with illness, busy at work due to management changes and having major crisis in my personal life department.

The other I just watched Super 8, which was truly one of the best movie this year. There's this alien (when it comes to JJ, is it still shocking?) that was captured and tortured by humans. In short, the alien decided to see men as his enemy instead of friends due to what he's been put through. In one scene, a boy told the alien that bad things happened, but he can still live, which is a blessing.

That particular scene made me think of my life for the past 4 months. I have done some many terrible things, making so many wrong decisions and in the end, paying for all of them. I wouldn't compare this year with other years, because I'm truly ashamed, mostly of myself. However, that tiny omen from that awesome fiction movie reminds me that terrible things do happen (and will), but I can choose to face them and be alive.

It's a pretty Sunday, so let me wish you all a Happy Sunday! Seriously I cannot wait to pour my thoughts again soon! 

O yes, I started taking photos again. This one is my latest. It was part of a collection which I named [dʒəˈkɑrtə]. There are only a few of them, but go to my Facebook page to have a peek. :D

blog at work

I have a pleasure of reading my own blog last night. Not that I think that I'm a good blogger, but I found joy in remembering the old days. I miss all the travelling I've done, I miss having the perfect Sunday, I miss watching movies, good ones.

I can proudly admit that I almost never blog at work, but today is an exception. It could be the weather, it could be the medicine I'm currently taking, but seriously I'm in a terrible mood to work. It's almost 2pm and I haven't done anything productive. 

In short, I'm super-lazy today.

To make it more interesting, I have a mid-term examination tonight and I haven't studied at all. If I need proofs how well I absorb lessons in the classroom, maybe tonight is the time. HUHUHU.

Anyway, back to the thing about my blog, no matter what I do, where I am, whom I'm with, I always remember the feelings I was having when those special moments occurred. I was happy as a sponge when I was in Bali with Tasha and Lisa two years ago, I has always been guaranteed to have good times when I hang around Miko and Yuska or how ecstatic I was during the French Cinema Festival.

And now, I'm so confused and scared, not with how the tonight's exam might turn out to be, but I feel something grandeur, which unfortunately I'm not able to write, but only feel. 

Is it too much to ask for good luck a couple of hours before I face the big exam tonight? I hope not. 

diawali dengan sakit .. lalu resolusi?

Percaya atau tidak, tepat satu tahun yang lalu, gue sakit seperti sekarang ini gue juga sakit. Yah, penyakitnya sih gak sama yah, tapi ini adalah kebetulan-kebetulan yang mengerikan. Bagaimana gue harus memulai sebuah tahun dengan sakit.

Jika tahun lalu, gue didiagnosa mengidap mump (sejenis gondokan), kali ini gue terkena batuk mengganggu. Batuk bagaimana bentuk dan bunyinya, menurut gue selalu mengganggu. Bayangkan kalau anda harus berada di sebuah ruangan sempit penuh dengan orang dan anda batuk. Sangat mengganggu bukan dan bahkan yang gak batuk sudah pasti akan terganggu.

Gue merasakan ketidak-nyamanan ini setiap saat gue berada di mobil jemputan, kelas bahasa dan karena alasan ini juga, gue terpaksa harus bolos ibadah dan kelas pembinaan. gue gak bisa membayangkan batukan gue mengganggu kekhusyukan ibadah orang lain dan kalau gue diperbolehkan tidak bekerja karena batuk, sudah dengan senang hati tidak masuk kantor (pastinya). HEHEHE.

Untuk tahun ini, gue sedikit segan untuk membuat resolusi. Malu dengan resolusi-resolusi yang gue buat, tulis dan kemudian paparkan di sini, yang mana tidak tercapai satupun. HAHAHAHA. Yah bagaimanapun juga gue percaya tidak seharusnya seorang melewati satu durasi waktu tanpa merencanakan apa-apa.

Walau tampaknya tahun 2011 akan jadi tahun yang tidak mudah (sok bernubuat), tapi kemudian apa serunya kalau tahun ini menjadi tahun yang mudah? Gue cuma berharap gue bisa sampai bulan Desember dengan penuh kehormatan. 

the globe 2011

It has become an annual thing for me to write about the Golden Globes. This year is not an exception, but I must say I have lost thrills when the nominations announced back in December. To have Jolie, Depp, The Tourist, Burlesque nominated over many other good comedies or musical is just absurd. Then again, rating rules.

Anyway, to check the complete nomination, you can visit the HFPA official site. Here is my prediction of who might cry/laugh/stand on that Golden Globe stage saying thank you to their agents:

Best movie (drama):
Might win: The Social Network
I choose: The Black Swan
The Black Swan is dark, it's twisted and someone gets to die at the of the movie, should I say more? Black Swan should win the Oscar for best picture, if you ask me. 

Best actor (drama):
Might win and I choose: Colin Firth
It's about time. Although it's a tight competition between Firth, Franco and Eisenberg. 

Best actress (drama):
Might win and I choose: Natalie Portman
It's a safe bet. It was mention that this category is the toughest, since there are so many great performances this year. 

Best movie (comedy/musical):
Might win: The Kids Are All Right
I choose: Anything but the Tourist and Burlesque
Nothing personal. :D

Best actor (comedy/musical):
Might win: Johnny Depp
I choose: Anyone but Johnny Depp
Again, nothing personal. 

Best actress (comedy/musical):
Might win: Annette Benning
I choose: Emma Stone
Annette Benning is excellent in The Kids are All Right, but I don't see it as a comedy, although yes, the movie elicit a few laughters, however, she is set to win this one. Although I would love Emma Stone to take home this award, she's great! 

Best supporting actress:
Might win: Melissa Leo
I choose: Amy Adams
I love Amy Adams, she should win.

Best supporting actor:
Might win and I choose: Christian Bale
Everyone loves a physical change an actor did for a role. Bale did a shocking change and that's why he will win.

Best animated:
Might win and I choose: Toy Story 3
Seriously Pixar is way ahead of everyone else. Although there's a slight chance, the Illusionist might steal this.