Geeky and Edgy

Young and restless man in the making.
Random is my middle name.
Obsessed with music, movies, writing, literature, photographs, culinary, and traveling
Kamen Rider wannabe

Posts are mostly mine, except where as noted and quoted

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7:39 PM
June 2nd, 2012

To Fall in Love Is Difficult

Having a crush is a child’s play, falling in love is on a whole different level

A crush may come and go, love stays

Probably a reason why I’m still alone by now

The last time I had a crush was months ago and now the girl is going to get married

Thus, the heart is absent from any feelings related for months….. until recently

Came along this girl

Met her once, last month, while we’re patiently waiting and getting excited over our idols

The feeling did not come instantly when I first saw her

It all started few days or around a week ago

Began with a little joke and a little flirting (which in my case, it was pretty normal)

Then friends all over the internet began to tease

I’d be lying if I said that I’m not attracted to her

She’s pretty (got really attracted from her twitter avatar, I can be that shallow), smart, and we both share some things in common (e.g. drooling over the same band)

If my friends did not tease me, probably I wouldn’t realize that I’m attracted to her

I would not say that this is love

I could say that “I like her”, “I’m attracted to her”, or maybe “Having a crush on her”

Love is a rather complicated word to use at a situation like this

Friends have started to encourage me to get closer to her

I’d definitely give it a shot when I got back in Jakarta

Though being skeptical and pessimistic on how it would work, I’d try

See ya in a few weeks, FK

8:09 PM
May 3rd, 2012

L’Arc~en~Ciel live in Jakarta; Sebuah momen surealis nan nyata

Ada masanya di mana menonton sebuah konser bukan hanya demi kesenangan semata, tapi demi kebutuhan spiritual; memuaskan jiwa-jiwa yang ingin menonton band pujaan setelah menunggu dalam waktu cukup lama.

Momen konser demi kebutuhan spiritual adalah momen yang langka. Tapi bagi saya dan ribuan orang lainnya, momen ini akhirnya terealisasikan di hari Rabu, tanggal 2 Mei 2012, malam kemarin. Ya, L’Arc~en~Ciel akhirnya, untuk pertama kalinya, menghentak Jakarta setelah sekian tahun melewatkan Jakarta dari agenda tur dunia mereka.

Saya pribadi sudah menggemari band ini sejak tahun 2004. Kalau tidak ada band ini, entah bagaimana jadinya hidup saya sekarang ini (terkesan berlebihan namun serius). Dibandingkan saya, yang lain jelas sudah menunggu lebih lama, ada yang sudah menanti 10-12 tahun lamamnya. Tapi entah itu fans baru atau fans lama, semua Cielers (sebutan fans L’Arc) adalah sama. Tidak peduli ngefans berapa lama atau perbedaan kelas menontonnya, perasaan kami semua ke band ini adalah sama.

Dalam sejarah pengalaman saya pergi ke berbagai konser, bisa dibilang ini adalah konser paling ‘gila’. Karena saya bela-belain terbang selama 6 jam dari Melbourne ke Jakarta demi konser ini, bahkan saya sempat menyambangi hotel di mana mereka menginap dan mengadakan konferensi pers sehari sebelum konser. Sebuah momen surealis pertama adalah ketika melihat mereka dalam jarak sekitar 2 meter di hotel setelah mereka mengadakan konferensi pers. Saya dan @chroniclea3 yang memang sudah menunggu mereka benar-benar speechless ketika mereka lewat di depan mata.

Di saat hari H konser, semua euphoria menumpuk jadi satu. Saya bahkan sudah berangkat dari sebelum jam 12 siang, walaupun tidak langsung menuju venue. Ketika sampai di venue di sekitar jam 3 sore, lautan manusia sudah memenuhi area depan gerbang padahal gerbang pertama baru dibuka jam 4 sore. Setelah melewati gerbang pertama, masih ada antrian lagi untuk menembus gerbang kedua yang dibuka jam 6.30 malam. Memasuki area konser, saya bagaikan anak kecil yang baru pertama kali masuk taman bermain, senangnya bukan main, apalagi karena posisi saya termasuk pas di depan panggung. Masuk area bukan berarti konser langsung mulai. Setelah masuk, kami masih harus menunggu selama satu setengah jam lagi sebelum konser benar-benar dimulai.

Tapi apalah arti semua mengantri berjam-jam itu ketika hyde, tetsuya, ken, dan yukihiro memasuki panggung. Ketika mereka muncul di panggung rasanya tidak bisa digambarkan dengan kata-kata, bahkan @inestjokro dan @frauassenava sudah mengeluarkan air mata di lagu pertama, ‘Ibara no Namida.’

Total ada 19 lagu yang mereka bawakan (full setlist di sini: http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/larcenciel/2012/lapangan-d-senayan-jakarta-indonesia-4bde4312.html )

Saya sendiri mengalami guncangan emosi yang parah di lagu ‘Hitomi no Jyuunin’ dan pastinya ‘Anata’ di mana momennya sangat pas, ditemani rintikan hujan. Teman yang lain, @arisrmd , menangis di lagu ‘Driver’s High’, sedangkan @inestjokro dan @frauassenava sudah menangis lebih banyak.

Terlepas dari sisi emosionalnya, konser ini adalah konser terbaik yang pernah saya datangi. Lighting dan visualnya benar-benar kelas dunia. Untuk sound, walaupun agak tidak memuaskan di lagu-lagu awal, tapi setelah memasuki pertengahan set sound sangatlah menyenangkan dan tidak terlalu menyakiti telinga. Katanya soundman yang bertugas memang sengaja tidak memaksakan sound sehingga tidak menyiksa telinga dan membuat sound yang senyaman mungkin. Baguslah kalau begitu. Dari segi performance sudah tidak bisa dijelaskan dengan kata-kata. Sungguh sangat terhibur terutama ketika hyde, ken, dan tetsuya berbicara dengan bahasa Indonesia. Benar-benar momen yang surealis.

All in all, konser ini adalah konser terbaik bagi saya pribadi dan juga bagi para Cielers lainnya. Dan sampai sekarang saya masih tenggelam dala euphoria setelah konser ini selesai, dan entah sampai kapan akan bertahan.

BONUS: Photoset L’Arc~en~Ciel live in Jakarta, courtesy of @irockumentary http://irockumentary.com/concert/larc-en-ciel-live-in-jakarta/

10:12 AM
May 1st, 2012
Why do people measure life by the years instead of how good those years were?
Gabriel Iglesias
11:54 AM
April 20th, 2012

lipstickandligature:

princess-of-whales:

dawnofthedusk:

sallyjessyrofl:

doktorwer:

sherlockholmeswasreal:

jammyleg:

spains-a-total-uke:

homewreckingwhore:

anglophileproblems:

nevertrustaprussian:

http://alphadesigner.com/mapping-stereotypes/

Anyone have a map of Europe or the UK according to their country? Tell us about it!

i like how most people see us as “those rich assholes”

DIRTY PORN

SARKOLAND OMG DYING

RASCALS OMG

I can’t.

MUMMY

ALCOHOLICS

Napoleon’s Dream!!!!

It’s funny because it’s true.

5:58 PM
April 17th, 2012
That’s no reason to cry. One cries because one is sad. For example, I cry because others are stupid, and that makes me sad.
Sheldon Cooper
2:16 PM
April 15th, 2012
nipponhero:

“The heavens call… The earth cries out… The crowds roar… All calling on me to strike back against evil! Now listen up, villains! I am the warrior of justice, The Kamen Rider Stronger!” -Shigeru Jō(Kamen Rider Stronger)   Today I would like to honor Shigeru Araki, the brilliant actor who portrayed Shigeru Jō, aka Kamen Rider Stronger. Shigeru Araki died of pneumonia at the age of 63 yesterday, on April 14th 2012 at 5:02pm. In my eyes, and many others, he was a hero of justice, someone to look up to. Shortly before his passing on the 13th his heart stopped, and his family was recalling happy memories of the past. His wife said, “My dear, you were so cool as a Kamen Rider.” Suddenly, Shigeru miraculously started breathing again, and fought for his life until his passing the next day.  Shigeru fought until the vert end, finding the strength within himself. As an ally of justice, he refused to die, and fought a valiant battle.   Thank you for becoming a hero, an ally of justice, and fighting for us both in fiction and reality. Thank you for inspiring us to stand up for what is right. Thank you for being brave. I promise I will become stronger for you and everyone else around me. Just like you did for us. R.I.P. Shigeru Araki April 14th 2012


nipponhero:

“The heavens call… The earth cries out… The crowds roar… All calling on me to strike back against evil! Now listen up, villains! I am the warrior of justice, The Kamen Rider Stronger!” -Shigeru Jō
(Kamen Rider Stronger)

   Today I would like to honor
Shigeru Araki, the brilliant actor who portrayed Shigeru Jō, aka Kamen Rider Stronger. Shigeru Araki died of pneumonia at the age of 63 yesterday, on April 14th 2012 at 5:02pm. In my eyes, and many others, he was a hero of justice, someone to look up to. Shortly before his passing on the 13th his heart stopped, and his family was recalling happy memories of the past. His wife said, My dear, you were so cool as a Kamen Rider.” Suddenly, Shigeru miraculously started breathing again, and fought for his life until his passing the next day.  Shigeru fought until the vert end, finding the strength within himself. As an ally of justice, he refused to die, and fought a valiant battle.

   Thank you for becoming a hero, an ally of justice, and fighting for us both in fiction and reality. Thank you for inspiring us to stand up for what is right. Thank you for being brave. I promise I will become stronger for you and everyone else around me.

Just like you did for us.



R.I.P.
Shigeru Araki April 14th 2012

8:58 AM
April 15th, 2012
pissing your pants is like falling in love. everybody else notices it, but only you feel the warmth from it.
@ferrypwardoyo
8:07 PM
March 4th, 2012
I’m not anti-social, I just don’t hang out with people whom I deemed as stupid people
le me, on being asked why not going to night clubs
9:46 PM
March 1st, 2012

Arctic Monkeys - R U Mine?

Brand new video for the brand new song from Arctic Monkeys.

Seems legit, isn’t it?

10:10 PM
February 24th, 2012