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Sonntag, Mai 30, 2004

THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW - Where Will You Be?

Es ist so weit!!! I used my second ticket from my 25 euros ticket I bought a few weeks ago to watch The Day After Tomorrow. And I must say, it's a helluva film as well. Gak rugi gue beli tiket ini!!!! :) Although I had to wait for 4 solid days until I finally saw this movie - I wanted to catch it on its premiere (on the 27th May) so I can boast around about having watching it sooner than any other people in Vienna... hehe. But now that I've watched it, I'm a calmer gurl right now :P

I don't understand why my friends refuse watching this awesome movie. They say it's "too Hollywood" without even seeing it first. How can they judge a movie when they haven't even seen it yet? The say it's just another Independence Day. What BULLSH*T!!! This is definitely not another Independence Day. This is an action-packed movie with a noble message in it. I mean, come on... if this whole global warming thing keeps going on and no one's gonna do anything about it, we might actually find ourselves in the same natural disasters shown in the movie and probably a second ice age our dear earth will face.

The movie also shows a parent's dedication for their children. If you don't call this sacrifice Jack Hall (Dennis Quaid) shows for his son, Sam Hall (Jake Gyllenhaal), I don't know what is; going against a deadly storm probably our age has ever seen just to make sure his son is alive is one hell of dedication, I tell ya! And this is the only part that touched me the most...


Jack Hall in search of his son in the Metro Library of the New York City



Now, look at that. Watching this movie has made me think about judgement day, made me think about all the sins I've committed and how not ready I am to die and made me realize that death itself may come smiling toward me at any time and I will never know until it engulfs me. A scary thought, indeed... But I guess that's just how it is.

posted by Apink a.k.a. Bubbzy at 10:16:42 PM |

Freitag, Mai 28, 2004

Lupa!!!!!! Forgot!!!! Vergessen!!!

Aduh, gue kok bisa lupa mau posting apa yah... tadi punya bahan bagus banget... *hayah*

How could I forget what I wanted to post??? I had a very good topic to post! *hmmmh*

Wie konnte ich nur vergessen, was ich posten wollte??? Ich hatte doch ein sehr gutes Thema zum Posten! *tzzzzz*

posted by Apink a.k.a. Bubbzy at 12:40:20 PM |

Donnerstag, Mai 27, 2004

Konser Gratis Wiener Philharmoniker - Bahasa Endonesa neeeh... :)

25th May 2004



Viel los in Schönbrunn!!!! Hari Selasa kemaren (barengan sama releasenya Lord of The Rings, The Return of The King DVD) Schönbrunn - istana Kaisar Austria - penuuuuuuuh banget. Ya iya, lah... orang ada konser Wiener Philharmoniker - orchestra paling terkenal di seluruh Austria, possibly Europe - dalam rangka menyambut 10 negara yg baru masuk EU tanggal 1 Mei kemaren. Kenapa penuh banget? G R A T I S seeeh!!!! Kapan lagi bisa ngeliat Wiener Philharmoniker perform dan nggak keluar duit???

Jadi, berangkatlah gue, si mungil ini (jiahahahaha) ke Schönbrunn sama Gonti a.k.a Growie, Oom Damos - a.k.a. Oom Damskie, Tante Butet (istrinya Oom Damskie) a.k.a. Tantot Butskie dan Mima (anaknya Oomskie dan Tantot) a.k.a. Mimskie.

Tapi, ternyata memang penuh banget... padahal udah di back yardnya... Pas kita masuk: Astagaaaa.... lautan manusia!! Udah gitu bule lagi manusianya, jadinya lautan manusia-manusia bau. Dan niat gue untuk foto W.P. in action jadi batal. Gimana nggak mau batal? Bayangin gue (mungil) di tengah-tengah manusia (bule = tinggi = bau)... Get the picture?



Saking keselnya gue nggak bisa ngambil foto W.P. gue foto aja patung-patung yang menghias sekitar back yardnya Schönbrunn



Akhirnya setelah sekitar satu jam, kayanya si Oomskie nggak tahan lagi. Jadi dia ngajakin pulang dan makan di Saigon - restoran Vietnam yg jadi markasnya diplomat-diplomat Indonesia di Wina. Gue, dengan berat hati, nurutin aja deh kata Oomskie-ku yang satu ini. Daripada dia ngamuk... males juga ngeliat Batak ngamuk :P Tapi sebelum berangkat, gue sempet ngambil ini



panggungnya keliatan... keciiiiiiilll banget :) Gak papa lah... daripada nggak sama sekali... :P

posted by Apink a.k.a. Bubbzy at 11:41:40 AM |

Mittwoch, Mai 26, 2004

Coffee Anyone?

Where I had my wonderful Capuccino in Salzburg...



Capuccino is good, Hot Chocolate is good, Brownie is rich!!!!!!! Just how a Brownie should taste... Yummm..

posted by Apink a.k.a. Bubbzy at 6:43:14 PM |

Montag, Mai 24, 2004

Salzburg

Hwadoooooohhhh.... at last I get to go to Salzburg again after soooo many years... The rain that was pouring down the whole day didnt stop us (Gonti, Ibun, Rama, Rama's mom, Rama's mom's sister and me)

We lunched in Gmunden (tapi nggak jauh2, di restoran chinese juga... hayah) and took pictures by the lake (and in the rain) i got to feed the birds - somehow the birds didn't trust me... damn birds!!! - and then we went to Salzburg... where we saw:

the smallest house in Salzburg (and probably in Austria)



called


which means: The Salzburgean Angel

and


the house where Mozart himself was born

Well, yea... Basically we didn't get to see much cuz of the rain... so poor Rama's mom and Rama's mom's sister... they didn't see all of Salzburg. Maybe next time...

I just LUUURRRRRVEEEE Salzburg!!!!!

posted by Apink a.k.a. Bubbzy at 12:27:32 PM |

Freitag, Mai 21, 2004

Look Behind You

Nyah... yesterday I called someone from my past in Indonesia. His name is Danniel. He is one of DNA's (my band when I was still in Indo) vocalists and also a past love (oooh, this is gonna be interesting!! Revie never talks about her love life! tee hee). We talked and talked and talked, we talked for almost one and a half hours! - i love my chit chat calling card... hehe

Talking to him has brought so many memories back, the good ones and unfortunately also the bad ones. But the good thing about it, we can laugh about them now. We had a good laugh yesterday talking about all the stupid things we've done together, about the stupid reasons for our stupid arguments. And even though now we've gone our different ways, there's still a part of me that stays with him. And he'll always be a friend whom I can rely on, though I know things will never be the same again with him.

Isn't good to know, especially at times like this, that u can simply pick up the phone and u'll hear a nice and welcoming voice? doesnt that warm u up?

-rv-

posted by Apink a.k.a. Bubbzy at 4:33:34 PM |

Donnerstag, Mai 20, 2004

My Famous Friend(s)

Fulfiling Bowo's request: ni, gue pasang foto loe bow!!! :P
U didnt know I had such a famous friend, did u???


Bowo = Saddam, buy Gillete NOW!!!!



The lovely Bowo Spears - I must admit, she looks more delicious like this... :P

-rv-

posted by Apink a.k.a. Bubbzy at 8:08:23 PM |

YOU SH*THEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is DF's Friendster page ....

And here's a testimonial I wrote about him on the 20th April 2004:

my 1st conversation wit de2, de2:eh, blh nanya ga? me:gak. dat was it. i mustve made a terrible impression judging frm his half offended, half skeptical look on his face. de2 is too quiet 2 b true, but every1's special in their own ways, so i guess this applies 2 de2 as well. he's charming and dun 4get the good looks, tp kdg2 suka sok cakep loe,de =) he has this mysterious aura abt him, u never noe wats goin on in his mind. this is a wild guess, de: lesbians! LoL. de2 picks up foreign languages fast, well more the accent actually =) during his (too) brief visit in vienna he has managed 2 pronounce german words like: ja wohl, zahlen and bitte nicht perfectly (gak kaya ardi: brot. hehe) alas, i dunno this guy long enuff 2 say more nice (or bad) things abt him, but one thing 4 sure: im really glad i met u, de! =) XOX

And here's what I say about him NOW:

Now I know him good enough to say all the bad things about him. He's the biggest arse I've ever known! Too coward to be true... Not man enough to tell me to my face... I take back all the crap I've said about him, and I mean everything!! Well, what are u gonna do now, brother? Now that I've publicized my hatred towards u... This is to show u not to mess with me!

i've said enough! -rv-

posted by Apink a.k.a. Bubbzy at 7:51:37 PM |

Mittwoch, Mai 19, 2004

Thank You Cineplexxx

Wow!!! This is really cool...

I bought a ticket for 25 euros, for the movies. You think it's expensive right??? W R O N G !!!

For 25 euros, I get to watch 10 different films for FREE this summer. Well, not exactly for free, but if u're good at maths, u'll know that I only pay half (not even half!!!) of the normal price for each movie. Here in Austria the price of the movie tickets varies depending on what day u go to the cinema, like for example Mondays to Wednesdays u pay around 5 - 6 euros, I'm not sure about Thursdays; never been to the cinema on Thursday. During the weekends u pay around 8 euros. So, like I said... if u're good at maths, this 25 euro ticket is worth it!!!!

I get to watch: Troy (which I have already done twice!!!); The Day After Tomorrow; Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban; Shrek 2; Spider-Man 2; I, Robot; Catwoman; Around The World In 80 days; Periode 1 (is it?? I'm not sure) and a movie of my choice...

Hehe... I think u guys should come to Vienna this summer :)

-rv-

posted by Apink a.k.a. Bubbzy at 11:24:43 AM |

Dienstag, Mai 18, 2004

T R O Y

Believe it or not I've seen this movie 2 times!!! And it has only been released last Friday. Well, this fact should be proof enough that this movie is one helluva movie! (or maybe just because I couldn't get enough of Brad and Orlando?? LoL)



I really seriously think there is no one on this goddamn earth who suits Achilles' role like Brad does. Achilles is supposed to be a half-god and Brad, being as beautiful as he is (hehehe), is just the man for the role. His acting in the film, his movements, his fighting techniques... he somehow brought all these together and really became the greatest warrior of all time. Check out the last scene... that really touched me... how he smelt Briseis' (Rose Bryne) hair and had the decency to actually cry!!!! *sob sob*



Let's face it, after The Lord of The Rings and Pirates of The Carribean, his role in Troy as Paris comes in quite as a shock. I mean, we all know that he can easily fit into a womanizer role... but as a coward and traitor????? puh-leeeze. However, Orlando deserves two thumbs-up since I really felt Orlando is as stupid as Paris is (hehe). Bravo, Orlando!

posted by Apink a.k.a. Bubbzy at 5:32:25 PM |

This Is Just A Test

ok, here we go... *nahan napas*

posted by Apink a.k.a. Bubbzy at 12:29:05 PM |

Yaaaaaaayyy!!!!!!!!

thanks to J...
thanks to J...
he put my haloscan thing..
tee hee...

posted by Apink a.k.a. Bubbzy at 11:29:22 AM |

Sonntag, Mai 16, 2004

There's A Saying That Goes....

they say: when u love someone, u gotta learn to let them go
if it is so, i dun ever wanna love again
to lose someone u love is unbearable
sure, u can carry on and walk on like nothing ever happened
and u will...
but u will never be the same again
when u love someone, u change
intentionally or unintentionally
like it or not, u do change
and when u lose ur love
u cannot go back to ur old self
because u are used to ur new changed self
but u hate every single fibre in ur new self
because it reminds u of ur broken love
and now u will never be the same again

if u gotta learn to let go the ones u love
why do u love them at the first place?
why do u waste ur energy loving someone
but at the same time learning how to let them go?
isnt it much better to spare ourselves the trouble
and not fall in love at all?

no, i will not let go the one i love
nor will i learn how to
i will cling on to the things that are dear to me
because my love isnt something to be let go so easily
my love is something sacred

cukup... -rv-

posted by Apink a.k.a. Bubbzy at 2:07:48 AM |

Jude

hmmm... enjoyed the day today
quiet and lazy, nice... for a change
looked at friendster for hours and hours
something i dont usually do
found old friends... saw old friends on my friendster list
and im missing one particular friend
wonder how he is right now?
last time i saw him was 4 years ago
and he wrote me a letter to tell me how jealous he was
inside the green envelope he enclosed
a little green doll to show how jealous he was
to this day, i still smile when i think about it
just for the record dear friend
if u ever read this (Lord knows when)
i would like to publicize that
u are one of the most important people in my life
and u will remain so, though u dun know it
i hope chance will allow us a little time to see each other again
even if it's only a glimpse...

by: -rv-

posted by Apink a.k.a. Bubbzy at 1:16:34 AM |

Freitag, Mai 14, 2004

Kua Etnika in Europe - Photos

Click here to view the photos of Kua Etnika in Europe

posted by Apink a.k.a. Bubbzy at 11:37:31 AM |

Mittwoch, Mai 12, 2004

A Late Article in Sinar Harapan, March 2003 - gak papa deeeh... hehe

”The Dream of Indonesia” Pukau Masyarakat Wina



WINA – Persatuan Pelajar Indonesia (PPI) di Austria, sukses menggelar malam kebudayaan bertajuk ”The Dream of Indonesia” di Wina pada minggu terakhir bulan Maret lalu. Itu terlihat dari antusiasme para hadirin, yang sebagian besar adalah kalangan diplomatik dan orang asing di Wina, dalam memuji dan mengagumi kekayaan budaya Indonesia.
Lebih 500 hadirin menyaksikan acara yang diselenggarakan PPI Austria dan disponsori oleh KBRI Wina, VA TECH, sebuah perusahaan yang bergerak di bidang teknologi yang banyak memiliki proyek-proyek besar di Indonesia, dan Wien Kultur (Badan Kebudayaan Wina). Selama kurang lebih tiga jam para hadirin dibawa ke alam Indonesia dengan menampilkan gamelan Bali, Sunda dan Jawa, kolintang, pencak silat, dan tarian-tarian tradisional berbagai daerah di Indonesia.

Termasuk mengisi acara adalah para penari dari sanggar tari Gema Puspa Nusantara (GPN) Wina. Kelompok ini diasuh oleh Mira Soerjanatamihardja dan Mamat Rachmat. Para pemuda-pemudi Indonesia di Austria menyajikan kombinasi tarian dan gamelan nan harmonis.
Namun, para pemain gamelan dan penari-penarinya tidak hanya berasal dari Indonesia. PPI Austria mendatangkan tiga mahasiswa dari Innsbruck yang memang sedang mendalami gamelan. Seluruh pendekar group pencak silat yang dipimpin oleh Alexander Stegbauer pada malam itu pun berasal dari Austria. Graciela López, penari asal Mexico yang pernah tinggal di Bali selama dua tahun untuk mempelajari tarian Indonesia juga memeriahkan acara. Bahkan tiga pelajar dari sekolah ”Billroth Gymnasium”, Wina juga tampil mebawakan Tari Piring.

Bahkan, para pengunjung pada malam itu juga boleh mencicipi hidangan Indonesia, walau tidak gratis. ”Makanannya terjual habis,” ujar Mutiara Suwandi, anggota panitia yang mengurus konsumsi.

Puncak acara adalah Tari Saman, dan untuk kesekian kalinya para penonton terkagum-kagum oleh keserempakan dan kedinamisan tarian asal Aceh ini. Penonton seakan tidak ingin berhenti bertepuk tangan diakhir tarian ini.

Para penonton akhirnya meninggalkan ruangan acara dengan diiringi lambaian tangan para peformers dan lagu ”Gelang Sipatu Gelang” dimainkan oleh pemain kolintang. Beberapa pengunjung yang ditanya mengaku bahwa mereka belum pernah menyaksikan sesuatu yang begitu memukau dan seindah seperti pada malam itu.

Bila tujuan malam budaya itu untuk memperkenalkan kekayaan budaya Indonesia, maka sasaran itu tercapai. PPI Austria berharap kegiatan ini dapat membantu memperbaiki nama Indonesia yang selama ini ”melorot” oleh pengaruh berbagai macam krisis di Indonesia.
”Kami ingin orang lain tahu, bahwa bangsa Indonesia juga memiliki kultur dan budaya yang indah yang bisa dibanggakan, tidak hanya rusuhnya saja,” tutur Havleoni Revinda, salah seorang panitia. ”Saat ini Indonesia harus banyak mempromosikan diri agar nama baik kita kembali seperti semula. Satu-satunya cara yang kami, pemuda-pemudi di sini, tahu adalah melalui budaya Indonesia,” lanjutnya.

PPI Austria, yang beranggota 35 mahasiswa, diketuai oleh Feraldi Zahir, mahasiswa jurusan ilmu komputer, didirikan dengan tujuan untuk mempersatukan pelajar dan mahasiswa Indonesia yang berada di Austria, dalam satu wadah kegiatan di luar sekolah/kampus. Walau kelompok ini kecil, mereka berhasil merealisasikan ”The Dream of Indonesia”. (pr/xha)




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posted by Apink a.k.a. Bubbzy at 11:06:13 AM |

My Article Published in Sinar Harapan :)

Kua Etnika Tampilkan Bali Harmonis di Eropa


Jakarta, Sinar Harapan

Kelompok Musik Kontemporer Kua Etnika pimpinan Djaduk Ferianto dalam lawatannya ke Eropa telah membantu perwakilan RI di luar negeri untuk menampilkan wajah harmonis dan humoris Indonesia di depan publik Eropa. Hal ini ditegaskan oleh Duta Besar RI Wina, Samodra Sriwidjaja, seusai pagelaran Indonesian Day di Graz, Austria, Jumat 23 April 2004. Dalam acara Indonesian Day tersebut, Tim Kua Etnika tampil memukau dengan gaya dan aliran musik kontemporer yang menggabungkan alat-alat musik dari seluruh Indonesia.
”Kolaborasi instrumen musik tradisional dari berbagai daerah Indonesia dapat menghasilkan orkestra yang mengagumkan dan ini mencerminkan wajah Indonesia yang sebenarnya, yang dapat hidup dengan harmonis,” demikian celoteh Djaduk dalam mengawali perkenalannya di depan publik Graz.

Emosi penonton Austria yang sangat mengenal Bali ini tergugah saat Djaduk mengantarkan satu nomor alunan musik yang menggambarkan Bali sedang bersedih karena bayangan kabut terorisme. Namun, kemudian Dajduk meyakinkan penonton bahwa Bali saat ini sangat aman dan masih tetap harmonis seperti yang digambarkan alat-alat instrumen yang dimainkan.
”Penampilan mereka tidak hanya sekadar entertainment kelas tinggi yang memukau tetapi juga menyuarakan pesan-pesan yang menggambarkan citra dan wajah Indonesia asli kepada publik di luar negeri. Ini merupakan bagian dari diplomasi publik atau second track diplomacy yang selama ini digiatkan perwakilan RI di luar negeri termasuk KBRI Wina. Itulah sebab kami mendukung sepenuhnya debut mereka di Austria,” kata Dubers Samodra menanggapi celotehan Djaduk.

Pertunjukan Kua Etnika di Graz, kota yang akan menjadi jantung Eropa setelah perluasan Uni Eropa, merupakan acara puncak Indonesia Day yang digelar oleh KBRI Wina bekerja sama dengan Kamar Dagang Austria di ibu kota Styria, provinsi kelahiran Gubernur California Arnold Schwarzenegger itu.

Selain pameran produk, acara ini juga diisi dengan diskusi tentang peluang bisnis di Indonesia yang dihadiri oleh pengusaha Austria dengan mendatangkan pembicara Agus Tjahajana Wirakusuma, Kabalitbang Indag, Deperindag.

Tim Kua Etnika memulai tur Eropanya sejak 15 April dan melakukan pertunjukan di berbagai di Eropa yaitu Budapest (Hongaria), Krakaow (Polandia), Graz dan Wina (Austria), Amsterdam (Belanda) dan Praha (Ceko) yang dalam pergelaran didukung oleh Sanggar Tari KBRI Wina, Gema Puspa Nusantara, pimpinan Mira Soerjanatamihardja.
Selain pertunjukan musik kontemporer, seniman Butet Kertaradjasa yang menjadi ketua rombongan para musisi Yogyakarta ini juga menggelar acara ”monolog politik yang memukau ratusan masyarakat Indonesia di Aula KBRI Wina. Seniman monolog yang dapat menirukan suara para pejabat ini mengulas dan sekaligus mengkritik pejabat yang haus akan pengakuan untuk dihargai sebagai pahlawan. Dalam awal monolognya Butet berceloteh bahwa ke-14 musisi Yogya yang diboyongnya ini merasa seperti di Yogya karena dapat selalu bersentuhan dengan hidangan ala Yogya selama di Wina.

”Kami punya konco Dubes asli dari Yogya,” ujarnya menunjukkan Duber Samodra yang menampung seluruh rombongan di Wisma Duta Besar yang sering dijuluki sebagai Ambassador Hotel. (pr)


Copyright © Sinar Harapan 2003

posted by Apink a.k.a. Bubbzy at 10:33:07 AM |

HERE WE GOOOOOO!!!!!

hihi... kata J suruh di pelihara ni blogger...

ok deh, mentor!!!! :)

posted by Apink a.k.a. Bubbzy at 9:43:45 AM |

Dienstag, Mai 11, 2004

testing the new 'face'

ok... testing the new 'face' hihi

posted by Apink a.k.a. Bubbzy at 10:42:24 PM |