Merry Chrismas!
Selamat Hari Natal!
Vrolijke Kerstdagen!
Frohe Weinachten!
メリークリスマス！
Feliz Navidad!
Buon Natale!
Békés Karácsonyt!
Bonan Kristnaskon!
Joyeux Noël!
Natale Hilare!
Wednesday, 24 December 2008
Merry Christmas!
Merry Chrismas!
Selamat Hari Natal!
Vrolijke Kerstdagen!
Frohe Weinachten!
メリークリスマス！
Feliz Navidad!
Buon Natale!
Békés Karácsonyt!
Bonan Kristnaskon!
Joyeux Noël!
Natale Hilare!
Friday, 12 December 2008
My blog isn't worth jack...
...and I don't care. I'm not in it for the money anyway. If I were, I'd put some ads here. :p
My blog is worth $0.00.
How much is your blog worth?
Tuesday, 9 December 2008
It is forbidden to have accidents.
On a recent trip to Surabaya with my friend, we noticed two peculiar banners. One says "Anda memasuki jalur dilarang kecelakaan", and the other "Dilarang mati karena kecelakaan".
I already can hear you (who speak Indonesian) laughing.
For you who don't know Indonesian, the translations would be: "You are entering an 'accidents forbidden' zone", and "It is forbidden to die because of an accident".
And to make things worse, those are official banners put out by the police (the latter was put right outside the police guard post). Well, it gave us quite a chuckle on our 7+ hours trip.
And judging by this picture, it seems those aren't the only ones... :)
I already can hear you (who speak Indonesian) laughing.
For you who don't know Indonesian, the translations would be: "You are entering an 'accidents forbidden' zone", and "It is forbidden to die because of an accident".
And to make things worse, those are official banners put out by the police (the latter was put right outside the police guard post). Well, it gave us quite a chuckle on our 7+ hours trip.
And judging by this picture, it seems those aren't the only ones... :)
Wednesday, 3 December 2008
Thursday, 6 November 2008
Back home in cozy Yogyakarta.
It's been a year since I last went to Jakarta, and boy, does that city remind me why I love Yogyakarta so much. It just happened that there was a meeting that I had to attend in Jakarta a few weeks ago. And because I've been to the place of meeting so many times before, I'm confident enough that I know my way around there. Riiiiiiiiight... Well, guess what? In Jakarta, you can never be sure... At least, not in my case.
So there I was, in Jakarta. Borrowed my cousin's car, got on my way at 8 o'clock, stopped by at my uncle's office, and left the office to the place of meeting (which took place at 10 o'clock) at 8:45. And surely, at 9:30 I was already near the place of meeting. Sort of... Got the right exit from the highway, turned the car around in the right direction, and remembering the road to go (after exiting the highway, turn around, go straight at the first intersection, take the turn in front of the mall, and I'm there).
And then came the first intersection where I should go straight. Only, I can't go straight. I can only go up, or left. WTF? Going up would, I presume, get me back on the highway. I don't want to do that, I'm almost there. So I turned left, and then made a U turn, and then... WTF? Where am I? OK, stay calm. I know where North is, I know where I need to go (NE), so since I can't go North, I should go East first, and then find a road that goes North. All's well, right? Riiiiight... Welcome to Jakarta. Since my best bet is to go back to the place where I started, I turned back South, and turned left at the first intersection. WTF? Taking the leftmost lane didn't get me eastwards, it got me on a flyover ramp that turns back south. @#$%^&!!!
Needless to say, I spent the next 40 minutes cruising the roads less than 3 kilometres away from my destination, without actually getting to it. I finally called my aunt who lives nearby to ask for directions.
It's good to be back in Yogyakarta, where you can't get lost (as long as you know where North is). There's no place like home...
So there I was, in Jakarta. Borrowed my cousin's car, got on my way at 8 o'clock, stopped by at my uncle's office, and left the office to the place of meeting (which took place at 10 o'clock) at 8:45. And surely, at 9:30 I was already near the place of meeting. Sort of... Got the right exit from the highway, turned the car around in the right direction, and remembering the road to go (after exiting the highway, turn around, go straight at the first intersection, take the turn in front of the mall, and I'm there).
And then came the first intersection where I should go straight. Only, I can't go straight. I can only go up, or left. WTF? Going up would, I presume, get me back on the highway. I don't want to do that, I'm almost there. So I turned left, and then made a U turn, and then... WTF? Where am I? OK, stay calm. I know where North is, I know where I need to go (NE), so since I can't go North, I should go East first, and then find a road that goes North. All's well, right? Riiiiight... Welcome to Jakarta. Since my best bet is to go back to the place where I started, I turned back South, and turned left at the first intersection. WTF? Taking the leftmost lane didn't get me eastwards, it got me on a flyover ramp that turns back south. @#$%^&!!!
Needless to say, I spent the next 40 minutes cruising the roads less than 3 kilometres away from my destination, without actually getting to it. I finally called my aunt who lives nearby to ask for directions.
It's good to be back in Yogyakarta, where you can't get lost (as long as you know where North is). There's no place like home...
Monday, 13 October 2008
Heisei Fuuzoku Daiginjo: Fantasia in Japanese style.
Shiina Ringo - Heisei Fuuzoku Daiginjo.
A collection of animation videos for Shiina Ringo's songs. Highly recommended. This is high quality dope. :)
A few clips from the DVD:
I won't post any links to illegal stuff here, but in case anyone is interested to download it, it's available on the web. Just google for it. [Hint: Shiina Ringo - Heisei Fuzoku Daiginjo (First Press Limited Edition)].
A collection of animation videos for Shiina Ringo's songs. Highly recommended. This is high quality dope. :)
A few clips from the DVD:
I won't post any links to illegal stuff here, but in case anyone is interested to download it, it's available on the web. Just google for it. [Hint: Shiina Ringo - Heisei Fuzoku Daiginjo (First Press Limited Edition)].
Monday, 8 September 2008
Students 'Hijack' KLM Airbus.
Last night, a KLM Airbus A320-200 was 'hijacked' by students. The airplane was 'hijacked' from the miniature Schiphol in Madurodam. The students apparently broke in the night before, 'hijacked' the plane, and landed it in the Q-Music radio station studio in Hilversum. Somehow, they also succeeded in 'destroying' the plane to some degree during landing (the wings were taken off, the rudder was broken, etc.).
Needless to say, a lot of people were upset about this stunt. Personally, I was surprised at those students. They brought the 'hijacked' plane to the studio, talked on the radio about how they did the stunt, and were proud of it. WTF? Proud of stealing something? Are they on pot or crack or something? What's even more surprising is that the Madurodam Security didn't knew anything was wrong until the radio station confirmed the 'hijack' to Madurodam.
You can read the original news (in Dutch) here and here.
Needless to say, a lot of people were upset about this stunt. Personally, I was surprised at those students. They brought the 'hijacked' plane to the studio, talked on the radio about how they did the stunt, and were proud of it. WTF? Proud of stealing something? Are they on pot or crack or something? What's even more surprising is that the Madurodam Security didn't knew anything was wrong until the radio station confirmed the 'hijack' to Madurodam.
You can read the original news (in Dutch) here and here.
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