Idul Fitri 2015

Hai, semuanya. Berhubung ini postingan pertama setelah Idul Fitri, saya mau sekalian minta maaf nih ya kalau ada kata-kata yang kurang berkenan, candaan yang nggak lucu, atau informasi yang nggak tepat di blog saya ini. Seperti biasa, setiap Lebaran saya ketemuan dengan keluarga orang tua yang masing-masing berasal dari Bogor dan Jakarta. Tahun ini lumayan beda, karena yang pertama kami kunjungi keluarga yang di Bogor lebih dulu.

Hei, everyone. Because this is the first post after Idul Fitri, I’d like to apologize for less pleasant words, not so funny jokes, or misinformations in this blog. As usual, every this time of the year, I’ll meet up with family from both of my parents, each of them from Bogor and Jakarta. This year’s a bit different, we visited the one at Bogor first.

 

Senang banget bisa ketemu keponakan saya. Tahun lalu dia masih bayi banget dan sekarang udah hampir setahun, aktif, dan bikin gemes. Sorenya, akhirnya ketemu sepupu saya. Sejak mulai nonton dan suka Game of Thrones, kami baru ketemu lagi jadi otomatis langsung ngomongin series dan teori-teorinya, sebelum dia harus pulang. Sore itu juga kami udah punya rencana untuk makan siang di hari berikutnya. Bahkan udah langsung mendaulat juru masaknya, yang tak lain adalah bibi saya juga. Denger rencananya saya ikutan semangat.

I’m so happy to finally see my nephew again. Last year he was still a baby and now he’s almost one year old, active, and just adorable. That afternoon I finally meet cousin. Since we both watched and liking Game of Thrones, we haven’t met each other so automatically we just kept talking about the series and the theories, before she had to go. And that afternoon we already have a plan for tomorrow’s lunch. Even already appointed the cook, who was none other than my aunt. Just listening to the plan got me excited.

Besoknya makin banyak anggota keluarga yang datang dan kami pun siap-siap makan siang bersama. Disebutnya Cucurak. Saya beberapa kali liat foto orang makan bersama kayak gini, tapi belum pernah ngalamin langsung. Makanan berupa nasi dan segala lauk pauknya (jangan lupa sambalnya) ditaruh di atas daun pisang, dan kami pun makan bersama-sama. Kebayang dong serunya? Walau udah makan banyak pun, ngeliat yang lain masih makan jadi terus-terusan lanjutin makan. Haha.
The next day even more family members showed up and we were getting ready to have lunch together. It’s called ‘Cucurak’ in Sundanese. I’ve seen some photos of this, but never be a part of one. Meals consist of rice and all the side dishes (don’t forget the hot and spicy sauce / sambal!) put on some sheets of banana leaves, and we enjoyed it all together. Can you imagine how fun that was? Even though I was full, seeing the others still grabbing and eat some more made me do the same. Haha.
   

And moving on to the next town.....

Di libur Lebaran tahun ini belum ketemu banyak sepupu dari keluarga Mama. Berhubung nggak bawa mainan, sorenya saya dan sepupu-sepupu cewek pergi ke mall dan nonton Ant-Man. Kocak banget filmnya, saya terhibur. Terus malamnya saya dicekokin nonton reality show Korea. Besoknya pada pulang ke rumah masing-masing deh... Begitulah.

In this year’s Idul Fitri’s holiday I haven’t met a lot of cousins from my mother’s side. We didn’t have or bring toys or card games to play, so that afternoon me and my girl cousins went to the mall to see Ant-Man. It was a really funny movie, I feel really entertained. Then that night my cousin made me watched this Korean reality show. The next day we’re already off to our own home... That was it.

 

Beberapa waktu lalu saya ngutak-ngatik blog ini, maksudnya mau nambahin opsi ‘reply’ di komen, tapi gagal. Akhirnya saya pakai widget Disqus supaya bisa pake fitur reply. Berhasil sih nambahin widget ini, tapi komen yang pernah ada di sini jadi hilang... :( Yah emang dikit sih komennya, tapi tetep aja sebel. Jadi, kalau habis baca postingan yang mana aja di blog ini, jangan lupa komen ya. Hehehe. Terus ini lagi Flickr, pilihan untuk share dengan HTML code yang biasa saya pakai hilang begitu aja. Jadi saya harus pakai embed code. Saya nggak suka tapi terpaksa pakai, karena belum nemu solusinya. Kenapa harus ngilangin opsi yang sebenernya baik-baik aja sih?

A while back I messed around on this blog, trying to add the ‘reply’ feature in the comment section, but failed. So I use Disqus widget so I can use that feature. I successfully added the widget, but I lost all the old comments... :( Well there’s not much but it’s still such a bummer. So, after you read any post from this blog, please leave a comen. Hehehe. And now Flickr eliminates the HTML code sharing option that I usually use. So I have to use the embed code. I really don’t like this but I use it anyway, cause I haven’t found the solution. Why they should eliminates this option which was clearly fine?

Ada yang tahu gimana supaya saya bisa pakai HTML code Flickr lagi? Dan, ada yang lihat blue moon di akhir bulan Juli? Indah banget ya bulannya. Sampai postingan berikutnya!

Anyone knows how to use the Flickr HTML code sharing? Also, did anyone see the blue moon at the end of July? It was super beautiful. Until the next post!

To Wait and Watch

[A bilingual post]

Kelihatannya mungkin saya emang sengaja nyuekin blog ini, saya nyadar kok. Tapi soal itu bisa diomongin nanti, mungkin di postingan berbeda. Saya mau nunjukin dulu beberapa klip ini. / It may seem like I’ve been neglecting this blog for some reason, I’m aware of that. But let’s talk about it later, maybe on another post. First, I want to show these clips.

Coldplay + Game of Thrones for Red Nose Day

Coba klik aja dan lihat sendiri, kalau belum! Saya lihat foto waktu mereka rekaman di akun Google+ Coldplay. Saya pikir, oke, menarik. Nggak nyangka bakalan semenarik dan selucu itu. Saya merasa bersalah karena ketawa waktu mereka nyanyi tentang Red Wedding… Tapi Kit Snow bikin saya merasa lebih baik. ;)
Click and check it out, if you haven’t already! I saw a photo from their recording day on Coldplay’s Google+ account. I thought okay, interesting. I didn't know it’d be this interesting and funny. I mean, I feel bad laughing on the part where they sing about the Red Wedding... But Kit Snow makes me feel better. ;)

Seperti yang mungkin udah diketahui (dari postingan sebelumnya atau dari Twitter saya), belakangan ini saya terobsesi sama GoT. Saya seneng banget bisa nebak beberapa bagian dari episode 9. Tapi nggak, saya belum dan nggak berencana untuk baca bukunya. Maksudnya, saya tahu bukunya adalah karya literatur yang bagus, tapi saya pengen nikmatin aja serial TV-nya tanpa berharap terlalu banyak. Terutama karena sekarang serialnya udah overlapped (mendahului?) bukunya. Dan OMG finalenya minggu depan. Berdasarkan teori dan, ahem, spoiler dari bukunya, saya punya beberapa spekulasi mengenai apa yang akan terjadi. Dan spoilernya ada di mana-mana udah kayak lapangan penuh ranjau setiap kali lagi Googling apa aja tentang Game of Thrones. Walaupun saya masih berharap yang terburuk nggak akan terjadi. Plis lah, jangan bikin ceritanya ngegantung. Kalau ngerti maksud saya. *evil grin* 
As you may have learned (from my previous post or from my tweets), lately I’m really obsessed with GoT. I love that I was able to guess some part from episode 9. But no, I haven’t and not planning to read the books. I mean, I know it’s a great piece of literature and all, but I prefer to just enjoy the TV show without expecting too much, you know? Especially now that the show has overlapped the books. And OMG the finale is next week. Based from the theories and ahem, some book spoilers that I read, I now have some speculations about what's gonna happen. And the spoilers are everywhere it’s like a field of booby trap of spoilers whenever I Googling something Game of Thrones. Although I’m still hoping that the worst won't happen. Like, please, don’t leave us hanging on the story cliff. If you know what I mean. *evil grin*
Jurrasic World 
Udah main di seluruh dunia dan saya nggak sabar untuk nonton akhir pekan ini. Saya nggak mau berharap banyak, tapi final trailer-nya keliatan bagus dan menjanjikan. Jadi, lihat aja nanti. / It’s playing worldwide now and I can’t wait to see it this weekend. I don’t want to expect too much, but the final trailer looks good and promising. So we’ll see.
Terminator: Genisys 
Jujur saya belum pernah nonton ‘Terminator Salvation’. Tapi saya suka tiga film sebelumnya. Lagipula Arnold bilang filmnya payah, jadi kayaknya bisa saya skip aja? Haha. Tapi yang satu ini... Para pemainnya tentunya jadi hal pertama yang menarik perhatian saya. Ada Khaleesi, eh maksudnya, Emilia Clarke sebagai Sarah Connor. Terus ada Jason Clarke. Dan Jai Courtney! Pria tampan dan tangguh itu. Semuanya jadi tambah menarik karena trailernya memberi kesan kalau ada alternative timeline dari cerita ini. Tapi yah, saya mah tau apa? Film sebelumnya aja belum nonton. Mungkin saya harus tonton sebelum ‘Genisys’ rilis awal July nanti. 
To be honest still haven’t watch ‘Terminator Salvation’. But I love the previous three films. And Arnold say it was suck anyway, so I think I can skip it? Haha. But this one... hmmm. The cast was obviously the first thing that attract me. Khaleesi, I mean, Emilia Clarke is Sarah Connor. And Jason Clarke. And Jai Courtney! That tough and good looking lad. It’s getting more interesting that the trailer suggests there’s an alternative timeline to the story we all know. But what do I know? I skip the previous film. I might have too see it before ‘Genisys’ released on the first of July.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Oke, Amerika versus Soviet. Spy. Klasik. Dan mungkin juga klise. Tapi HENRY CAVILL, meeeen! Saya harus nonton. / Okay, America versus Soviet. Spy. Clasic. And maybe a bit cliche. But HENRY CAVILL, maaan! I just have to see this one.
The Martian
Trailernya keluar beberapa hari yang lalu dan saya spontan langsung ngebandinginnya dengan Interstellar. Udah gitu ada Jessica Chastain dan Matt Damon pula di film ini. Film lain yang saya pikirkan setelah lihat trailer ini adalah ‘Cast Away’. Saya yakin kita bakal melihat penampilan yang keren banget dari Matt Damon yang kali ini terdampar di Mars. Menarik. Kalau masih butuh alasan untuk nungguin film ini, ada Ridley Scott di bangku sutradara. Tapi baru bakal rilis bulan November. Ngincar Oscar nih kayaknya. 
The trailer came out a few days ago and I can’t help but compare it to Interstellar. Especially that Jessica Chastain and Matt Damon are also starring on this movie. Another movie I think about after I saw the trailer was ‘Cast Away’. I’m sure we’re going to see a superb performance from Matt Damon who is stranded on Mars. Interesting. Also, if you need more reason to look forward for this movie, Ridley Scott directed this movie. It will be released on November. Maybe they’re eyeing for some Oscars. 

 And then there’s Minions and Inside Out. I love animated movie! Are there any other movies you’d like to see?

EDITED:
So while I was writing this post I knew that I forgot one movie but I just can’t remember it but now I do. It’s American Ultra starring my baby Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg! They play a couple again and I can’t help thinking that this could be the sequel to ‘Adventureland’. I love that movie!

Museum Wedding

Not my wedding. My cousin got married on the second Sunday of March. I like weddings, except the part where my mother and (other older people) made things a little complicated by commenting and commanding on other people to do something, even when they meant to help making everything perfect. Oh, also the part where I had to sit on the make-up chair. Usually they put so much make up on your face and I don’t think I’ve ever really liked how it turned out. Like, they put on so much foundation and powder that in a couple of hours, the wrinkles around your mouth and smiling line will show you how thick it was. This time was a bit different. We got there so early in the morning, lining up for the make-up, checking out the place as we wait... But then the make-up team got overwhelmed. Me and my cousins end up putting our own make-up and that made me super grateful. It’s not that great, but it’s a lot simpler, and I did just fine. 

The wedding was held at Museum Tekstil (Textile Museum), Jakarta. The place would be perfect if you’re not inviting a lot of guests. And you can have your meal by this small garden. It got so crowded by the time more guests were coming and it rained for a bit. I got some wet soils on my wedges. But I think it’s rare to have a wedding in Indonesia in which you only invite small group of people. 

My other cousins and uncle bring their own camera and they were as busy as the wedding photographers. Which was funny, because the pro photographers were mainly staying there around the groom and the bride, while my cousins and uncle were all over the place with their camera. It’s been awhile since I’m taking my camera with me again, but I didn’t took as many pictures as usual. Maybe because I assumed I'll just wait and share the photos they took. I forgot that I was usually the one doing the quick sharing.


But I got photos of Bilqis! I haven’t met her before. She got a little confused because the girls wear pink ‘uniforms’, so we all looked pretty much the same. She might be wondering why I looked like her favorite aunt. I snapped away as she looked in confusion at my lens. Hahaha.

So I hope my cousin and his wife will live happily together. Next thing I know I’ll be getting more nephew or niece. Oh my God, that always make me feel a lot older.