meski ke ujung dunia

tiba2 masuk pesan singkat di layar komputer..
seorang teman thai berkata "give me 3 minutes. I don't know this song name".
selanjutnya dia mengirimkan sebuah lagu..

dan yang saya berikan kepadanya adalah lebih dari tiga menit saya..

diawali dari rasa penasaran, saya coba cari tau ini lagu apa..
kata dia ini lagu Malaysia, tapi kok liriknya kayak bahasa Indonesia.
emang sih tipikal lagu jadul, yang mungkin ditelinga dia berasa lagu malay kali yah..
dan ternyata lagunya adalah lagu indonesia!!
cih gak rela dianggep ini lagu malaysia ;p
tapi saya belum berhasil nemuin ini lagu taun berapa..
kata temen saya itu dia ndenger lagu ini pertama kali waktu dia umur 6 taun (umurnya gak jauh beda sama kita2 ini)..
ya ampuuun.. kok bisa!
padahal kan dia orang Thai..
saya aja gak tau lagu ini!
hebat!

eeeeh.. keterusan dan malah nemu klipnya segala..
ya ampuun itu kostum si mbak ria.. jadul beneeer...
trus yang bikin makin gak nahan itu si jojon dkk dan gaya mereka itu...
saya hanya bisa tertawa ngeliat klipnya..

setelah berkali-kali dengerin, jadi kepikiran kata2 ini lagu..
do i love you that much that i want to follow you even to.. dot dot dot..

well.. selamat bernostalgila..

. . .

Kalau kau benar sayang padaku
Dan kalau kau benar cinta
Ucapkanlah janji setiamu

Kalau kau benar sungguh mau
Semua milikku untukmu
Jiwa dan ragaku
Semuanya milikmu

Bukanlah emas permata (intan berlian)
Juga bukan gemerlap dunia (bintang-bintang)
Bulan madu aku pun tak minta

Asalkan kita dapat berdua
Aku pun bahagia
Kemana pun kamu pergi aku ikut kamu
Walau ke ujung dunia

Jangankan gunung Fujiyama,
Puncak Himalaya kuikut kamu
Jangankan ke Kamboja,
Ke Etiopia kuikut kamu
Kalau kamu memang cinta aku,
Ke kutub utara aku ikut kamu

Jangan.. jangan.. janganlah kau ragu-ragu sayang
Jangan.. jangan.. jangan ragukan cintaku
Jangan.. jangan.. janganlah bimbang dan ragu sayang
Sungguh mati aku cinta kepadamu

Jangankan gunung Fujiyama,
Puncak Himalaya kuikut kamu
Jangankan ke Kamboja,
Ke Etopia kuikut kamu
Kalau kamu memang cinta aku,
Ke kutub utara aku ikut kamu

Jangan.. jangan.. janganlah kau ragu-ragu sayang
Jangan.. jangan.. jangan ragukan cintaku
Jangan.. jangan.. jangan kau tinggalkan daku sayang
Jangan.. jangan.. jangan kau lupa janjimu

Oh Jangan.. jangan.. janganlah kau ragu-ragu sayang
Jangan.. jangan.. jangan ragukan cintaku
Jangan.. jangan.. jangan kau tinggalkan daku sayang...

Ria Resty Fauzy - Cintaku Sampai ke Etiophia

colongan

calling you.. even though only in minutes..

listening to your voice,
listening to your laugh,
listening to you..

you've made my night..

missing you badly!

me, counting days without you

salak

pasti tau dong yang namanya salak...
saya suka berteriak-teriak kegirangan kalo mamah pulang kantor bawa salak pondoh..
rasanya bisa abis sekilo sendirian..
apalagi kalo ada yang baru pulang kampung terus ngirimin salak kerumah..
wuih.. rasanya hati berbunga2 sekali..
saya memang sangat menyukai buah ini, meski konsumsi berlebihan akan menyebabkan sembelit (walopun udah makan kulit arinya sekalian)

salak atau yang bahasa inggrisnya snake fruit alias buah ular (masi sodaraan sama dragon fuit kali yah) memang buah aseli indonesia (menurut mas wiki).
tapi salak bangkok itu beda sama salak pondoh, ataupun sama salak bali...
salak bangkok itu gak seperti buah2an versi bangkok lainnya yang biasanya lebih gede ukurannya dari versi indonesianya..
salak bangkok itu lebih runcing2 dan kurus2..
yah mungkin menyesuaikan sama karakteristik orang sini yang juga kurus2 itu kali yah
udah lama saya ingin sekali mencicip salak versi thailand ini..
dari baunya aja udah manis, bikin ngences...
tapi gak pernah ada kesempatan dan keteguhan iman untuk mencobanya..

pernah sekali nyoba versi manisannya waktu makan2 dibayarin di restoran seafood kemaren (sama calon bos nya bije.. makasiy om, tante )
tapi ya itu versi manisan yang dibekuin didalem gelas2 plastik terus waktu disajiin ditumplekin gitu kedalam mangkuk cantik..
waktu itu sih rasanya enak, apalagi pake embel2 gratisan.. tentu mangkin nikmat rasanya..

akhirnya keinginan saya mencoba buah salak bangkok ini kesampean juga kemaren..
iseng waktu di talad nat beli sekilo, secara harga per kilonya cuman 30 baht atau sekitar 9ribu rupiah.

tapi ternyata setelah mencoba saya kuciwa...
rasanya tak seenak salak pondoh kesukaan saya..
ngeliat penampakan dalemnya aja saya langsung ilfil..
alhasil itu satu piring salak bangkok masih tercogok dimeja makan kami..

memang benar kata bu mega..
tak usah lah orang indonesia studi banding ke thailand..
buat apa, toh salak pondoh masi lebih enak daripada salak bangkok
hihihihi

sejauh mana

gak kerasa, udah hampir sebulan yang lalu ya mas.
saya aman..

. . .

I'm waking up at the start of the end of the world,
but its feeling just like every other morning before,
Now I wonder what my life is going to mean if it's gone,

The cars are moving like a half a mile an hour and I,
started staring at the passengers waving goodbye
can you tell me what was ever really special about me all this time?

But I believe the world is burning to the ground
oh well I guess we're gonna find out
let's see how far we've come
let's see how far we've come

Well I, believe, it all, is coming to an end
oh well, I guess, we're gonna pretend,
let's see how far we've come
let's see how far we've come

I think it turned ten o'clock but I don't really know
then I can't remember caring for an hour or so
started crying and I couldn't stop myself
I started running but there's no where to run to

I sat down on the street, took a look at myself
said where you going man you know the world is headed for hell
say your goodbyes if you've got someone you can say goodbye to

I believe the world is burning to the ground
oh well I guess we're gonna find out
let's see how far we've come, right now
let's see how far we've come

Well I, believe, it all, is coming to an end
oh well, I guess, we're gonna pretend,
let's see how far we've come
let's see how far we've come

Its gone gone baby its all gone
there is no one on the corner and there's no one at home
well it was cool cool, it was just all cool
now it's over for me and it's over for you

well its gone gone baby its all gone
there's no one on the corner and there's no one at home
well it was cool cool, it was just all cool
now it's over for me and it's over for you

I believe the world is burning to the ground
oh well I guess we're gonna find out
let's see how far we've come
let's see how far we've come

Well I, believe, it all, is coming to an end
oh well, i guess, we're gonna pretend,
let's see how far we've come, again
let's see how far we go

let's see how far we've come
let's see how far we go

let's see how far we've come
let's see how far we go

let's see how far we've come
let's see how far we go

let's see how far we've come

Matchbox Twenty - How Far We've Come

blood type

is your blood type determine what kind of person are you,
or is it you that determine your blood type..

Berdasarkan sebuah penelitian di Jepang katanya karakter seseorang itu lebih ditentukan oleh golongan darah daripada zodiak atau shio.
Kenapa? Katanya, golongan darah itu ditentukan oleh protein-protein tertentu yang membangun semua sel di tubuh kita dan karena itu juga menentukan psikologi kita.
Benar gak?

Sifat secara umum:
A :  terorganisir, konsisten, jiwa kerja-sama tinggi, tapi selalu cemas (karena perfeksionis) yang kadang bikin orang lain mudah sebel
B : nyantai, easy going, bebas, dan paling menikmati hidup
O : berjiwa besar, supel, gak mau ngalah, alergi pada yg detil
AB: unik, nyleneh, banyak akal, berkepribadian ganda

Berdasarkan Urutan:
Yang paling gampang ngaret soal waktu :
1 B (krn nyantai terus)
2 O (krn flamboyan)
3 AB (krn gampang ganti program)
4 A (krn gagal dalam disiplin)

Yang paling susah mentolerir kesalahan orang:
1 A (krn perfeksionis dan narsismenya terlalu besar)
2 B (krn easy going tapi juga easy judging)
3 AB (krn asal beda)
4 O (easy judging tapi juga easy pardoning)

Yang paling bisa dipercaya:
1 A (krn konsisten dan taat hukum)
2 O (demi menjaga balance)
3 B (demi menjaga kenikmatan hidup)
4 AB (mudah ganti frame of reference)

Yang paling disukai untuk jadi teman (berdasarkan survey):
1 O (orangnya sportif)
2 A (selalu on time dan persis)
3 AB (kreatif)
4 B (tergantung mood)

Yang paling tidak disukai untuk jadi teman (berdasarkan survey):
1 B (egois, easy come easy go, maunya sendiri)
2 AB (double standard)
3 A (terlalu taat dan scrupulous)
4 O (sulit mengalah)

Menyangkut otak dan kemampuan:

Yang paling banyak meraih medali di olimpiade olah raga:
1 O (jago olah raga)
2 A (persis dan matematis)
3 B (tak terpengaruh pressure dari sekitar. Hampir seluruh atlet judo, renang dan gulat jepang bergolongan darah B)
4 AB (alergi pada setiap jenis olah raga)

Yang paling banyak jadi direktur dan pemimpin:
1 O (krn berjiwa leadership dan problem-solver)
2 A (krn berpribadi "minute" dan teliti)
3 B (krn sensitif dan mudah ambil keputusan)
4 AB (krn kreatif dan suka ambil resiko)

Yang paling gampang nabung dan alasannya:
1 A (suka menghitung bunga bank)
2 O (suka melihat prospek)
3 AB (menabung krn punya proyek)
4 B (baru menabung kalau punya uang banyak)

Yg paling panjang umur, dan alasannya :
1 O (gak gampang stress, antibody nya paling joss!)
2 A (hidup teratur)
3 B (mudah cari kompensasi stress)
4 AB (amburadul)

Yang paling gampang ndut:
1 O (nafsu makan besar, makannya cepet lagi)
2 B (makannya lama, nambah terus, dan lagi suka makanan enak)
3 A (hanya makan apa yg ada di piring, terpengaruh program diet)
4 AB (Makan tergantung mood, mudah kena anoressia)

Yang paling gampang sakit ringan (flu, demam, batuk, pilek)
1 A (lemah terhadap virus dan pernyakit menular)
2 AB (lemah terhadap hygiene)
3 O (makan apa saja enak atau nggak enak)
4 B (makan, tidur nggak teratur)

Yang kalau tidur paling susah dibangunin:
1 B (tetap mendengkur meski ada Tsunami)
2 AB (jika lagi mood, sleeping is everything)
3 A (tidur harus 8 jam sehari, sesuai hukum)
4 O (baru tidur kalau benar2 capek dan membutuhkan)

Yang paling cepet tidur (pelor alias nempel molor):
1 B (paling mudah ngantuk, bahkan sambil berdiripun bisa tertidur)
2 O (Kalau lagi capek dan gak ada kerjaan mudah kena ngantuk)
3 AB (tergantung kehendak)
4 A (tergantung aturan dan orario)

Yg paling mudah kesasar:
1 B
2 A
3 O
4 AB

Yang paling kuat ingatannya:
1 O
2 AB
3 A
4 B

Yang paling sering kecelakaan lalu lintas (berdasarkan data kepolisian)
1 A
2 B
3 O
4 AB

Jenis makanan yang diambil kalau ke pesta:
O (banyak ngambil protein hewani, pokoknya daging2an)
A (ngambil yg berimbang. 4 sehat 5 sempurna)
B (suka ambil makanan yg banyak kandungan airnya spt soup, soto, bakso, dsb)
AB (hobby mencicipi semua masakan, "aji mumpung")

Jenis penyakit yang paling gampang menyerang:
A (stress, majenun/linglung)
B (lemah terhadap virus influenza, paru-paru)
O (gangguan pencernaan dan mudah kena sakit perut)
AB (kanker dan serangan jantung, mudah kaget)

Yang dianjurin supaya tetap sehat:
A (Karena terlalu perfeksionis maka nyantailah sekali-kali, gak usah terlalu tegang dan serius)
B (Karena terlalu susah berkonsentrasi, sekali-kali perlu serius sedikit, meditasi, main catur)
O (Karena daya konsentrasi tinggi, maka perlu juga mengobrol santai, jalan-jalan)
AB (Karena gampang capek, maka perlu cari kegiatan yang menyenangkan dan  bikin lega)

nah buat meng cross checknya saya gabungin sama postingannya Muy di milis lss
ada beberapa yang gak sejalan sih, but i like the comic version better*.





















* click to enlarge these pictures

second part - Chantaburi Trip

now we are in the third day..
June 28, 2008.

All the work has finish, maybe i will put some pictures of our masterpiece later.
but now, it's time to enjoy our selves.

Today the agenda is to visit Welu Wetland, a mangrove forest area located not far from the school.
After one year always talking about mangrove forest now i have the opportunity to actually being in one.
and i was really excited, really..
see...
all you can see is mangrove, mangrove and mangrove everywhere!!!
There we plant mangroves. Some of us plant them at the deep water, but not me, just  at the seashore.. 

We also release crabs as a donation to the environment..
Say yes to increase the biodiversity!!
After wearing the life-vest we ride the boat, just circling the wetland area..
but instead of paying attention to the natural resources, all we do is taking picture, taking picture, and taking picture.
we had dinner there, and crabs was also in our menu

Being sick of watching the sexy dancer performance (yes, another sexy dancer which not sexy at all! i don;t understand what is it with thai's and sexy dancers!), kangmas took me to see the fireflies trail..
too bad the others didn't witness this amazing thing because they just to excited with the dancers, the almost striptease show and got drunk.
too bad...
I'm sorry, no pictures available.
You must see it by your self.
If you ask me to describe how was it, hmm..
maybe like you're in a forest of christmas tree.. with the lamp that on and off in a few different rhytm..
It feels like i'm in the land of magic and fairytales..
and no, i'm not exaggerating..

The fourth day is the good bye day..
I have to say good bye to my new genk-gong
These children also have to be separated from their "parents"
Take a last group picture..

and say good bye to an adorable girl.
Let me introduce you to Pancake.
She is actually not a student yet, she is the sister of a student that joining our activity.
She is so cute and irresistible, and everyone just want to take picture with her.. and finally make her cry..

However, our journey didn't end there...
let's go to our next destination.. Namtokphlio National Park..
there are many things there, including:
a wat named Along Khvon Chedi that was built in 1878

a pyramid named Pra Nang Ruar Lom Stupa that was built by King Rama 5th in 1881 in commemoration of Sunnata Kumarirat Princess Pra Borm Rajadhevi (her skeleton is burried there, said the brochure)
and Phlio Waterfall, a 20 meters tall waterfall with many fish live in it pool and stream.
there, we feed the fish..
what fish? see it one more time..

we swim..

and of course we took pictures

After changing our wet clothes we go to our last destination, a beach, a one hour far from the national park beach.
No, it's not pattaya beach.
It was a small beach with a small entrance road, so small that even i can;t remember the name (is there any connection between beach size and my memory?)

In that beach, some of us go for another swim..
Some of us ride the banana boat..
even though someone getting so sick and need to be return back to the beach (poor old man.. ck ck ck)
Me?
I'm just enjoying the beach..
take a "romantic" walk..

dip my feet in the sand..

playing with crab (yes, we learn how to make a crab not move when we releasing crabs the day before)

enjoying the view..

looking envy at the children..
eating indigenous food

and make my self trapped in the stack of tires..

from this beach i end this story..
see you all in other "jalan-jalan" stories..