wohoho I guess I was rude..

Before hearing more protests, because I kindda feel this article entitled 'Jazz made easy or complicated - your choice' this Sunday makes me look bad and stupid, I'd like to clear out things I initially said and straighten out the mess (es)

1. the caption, "..share insights about improvisation," is a lame joke, everybody whose there knew, nothing about improvisation was ever mentioned, it sounded cool but not factual.

2. the opening paragraph, "and jazz is a word to define music which reaches for just that." well, for those not understanding what the copy editor was trying to say, me neither. Mine was simply "and jazz is a word that cannot easily be described."

3. the entire second paragraph, what I have in mind was, if you ask someone 'do you like jazz?', would be similar in idea as asking someone 'do you like poultry?'. Because poultry range from all types of ducks to chicken, asking 'do you like chicken?' would be different, get it? the ending is stupid; in both cases? wow..

4. and because he/she completely messed up the the start, the continuity turned out to have no sense; 'explained the similarities?' do you actually think these jazzers talked about chicken?

5. the paragraph about Beben is completely messed up! both in grammatical and sense; I wonder how much the paper is paying for this guy/gal..

6. No link between the second sentence of the beatles paragraph with the beatles, so what the heck is wrong with your head? if Benny said there's a link between the beatles music with the fusion scene at the seventies, let him say it; it's his statement anyways!

7. ',while other who did not appreciated the arrangements and solos,' nice wording heh?

8. and the final paragraph.. that AH even change my closing! i can't believe it. If I have to write corrections every time the sunday paper comes out...

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Those reading the Jakarta Post, here's the link to go to the original article.

picture taken from the paper
there are couple of things altered by the copy editor, though i understand completely their job is to make sure that the language fit the Style Book; I still find it annoying and think that things could have been better left alone

"I couldn't help but"

I notice two sentences using this opening, bad.

"Cars passed on the dark streets of Sam Ratulangi, their drivers having no idea of what was going on."

sometimes in Jakarta drivers are just drivers, and not necessary those interested in or obliged to know anything about concerts. It could have been corrected into "People passed the dark streets of Sam Ratulangi in their cars, having no idea of what was going on"

"we would be entering at 8:30."

It doesn't sound that right for me...

"And lo, do I see any decorations on the stage?"

this was originally a statement, not a question. I have no idea as why they would change this into a question... originally from "lo do I see no decoration on the stage."

"Sound man Dave Lumenta"

Dave Lumenta wasn't the soundman, he was responsible for the ambience of the entire concert. Soundman's job was to make sure that every sound released by every member of the band is in sync, and that's not what his responsibility was.

"evidenced by the lack of unity amongst the players."

The wording got better, but that's not the meaning I intended to convey. Because unity had always been there since the very beginning, but the band failed to nail this piece at the start because some of the member were not quite ready to make the unison. Some were still carried away by the conversation, the crowd, and thus not making the start on time; not necessarily a lack of unity.

"covered by the overly loud kendang and percussionists"

The initial sentence was "Eaten by the overly loud kendang and percussions" I'd say eaten because it was. second, percussionists were persons, the overly loud sounds were coming from the played instruments, not persons.

"The amazing improvisation was interrupted by a slow repeat of a single note from the Rhodes"

I can't remember writing the word 'interrupted,' in the sentence, because what i heard wasn't quite like interruption, but a nice sudden-phasing of theme, marked by proportioned endings and starters.

"And though often Dave's soundscapes seemed a bit off and disturbing, it was in this tune that he exhibited his value, building a blue atmosphere throughout to enhance a message."

yes, this is a criticism, even so, he did well in the tune. what I do mind about this sentence is 'a message.' What's the message??

Not that far, seeing from how the composition grew, was actually a paradigm. the melodies, the solo, the ending, all enhanced the long distance of a trip, the message he managed to convey with his soundscapes was actually 'it is far! but let's just indulge ourselves by saying the contrary'

the end, nevertheless, is perfect. I just hate to not sounding the way i wanted to sound in the first place, so those reading the review online, you get my points.

Muhammad Nuh itu goblok.. gue heran, pemerintahan negara ini kok isinya setelah sekian lama kok kelihatan pada goblok goblok semua, kemaren gue lihat Megawati ma Wiranto nyalonin jadi calon pres n wakil pres buat periode mendatang!!!

ya ampuuun... kalo ada yang milih, bener2 ni negara emang musti hancur..

ga perlu argumen tambahan kalo megawati, si ibu2 doyan ngemeng ini, udah dapet jatah memimpin, dan dia gagal total. Wiranto juga udah dari jaman jebot keliatan kalo dia itu ga becus cuman ngemeng doang, kita semua memanjatkan syukur pada tuhan saat orang orang ini keluar dari pucuk kepemimpinan, dan sekarang mau masuk lagi?!

btw Muhammad Nuh itu goblok, pas kuliah pasti tukang nyontek, dan suka sok pinter makanya di jauhin temen2 temennya (halah)

post ini jaga-jaga aja kalo blogspot di tutup, setidaknya posting terakhir gue menghina penutupnya hehe

Muhammad Nuh itu goblok, dan Tuhan mungkin menganggap penciptaannya sebagai sebuah lelucon konyol pas dia lagi bosen hihi

ah udah ah

you

are so freakin complicated

inconsiderate

and selfish.

and i can't believe i'm in love with you.

oh what such fuzz of no importance..

mari mengevaluasi hidup gue halah

hmmm

ternyata setahun udah hampir lewat dan meski ada sedikit perubahan dan peningkatan, ga ada yang bener2 drastis, gue masi menunggu sesuatu yang besar dan fundamental terjadi, dan tentu saja tetap berusaha.. i push myself to keep trying

gue naik gaji. dikit. tapi masi lumayan, dari pada ngga naik2 juga, dan perlu diketahui, tujuan akhir gue adalah keluar dari lubang tai ini dan dapet kerjaan lain yang lebih baik, lebih jelas jenjang karirnya, dan bisa dinikmati.. dan gue akan tetap berusaha, karena kalo ga berusaha gue bisa stres sendiri juga

gue udah pindah kos ke tempat yang deket ama kerjaan, and it's a great place, ada tempat untuk merenungnya di lantai paling atas, gede bersih dan murah, ga begitu panas juga, tapi dengan tetangga gila yang might ruin everything.. istrinya hamil, jadi dengan takdir tuhan, gue harap dia pindah ke tempat yang lebih rendah, ga setinggi tiga lantai misalnya.. hihi dan gue pun bisa menggila nyetel musik sekeras neraka dan tereak2 dengan suara separau mungkin tanpa takut ngebikin anak orang keguguran.

gue ga tau hubungan gue dengan oppie gimana sekarang ini, i guess everything's fine with her (benarkah) hanya terkadang gue merasa gagal untuk ngebuat dia bahagia, mmmppff..

dan entah gimana ni hubungan jadi tambah susah, nyokap yang ga begitu suka ma gue, rada kecewa kali anaknya yang super imut cuman dapet cowo pendek gundul buncit suka ngupil, i don't blame her. tapi yang ngebikin susah mungkin gue sendiri. kadang gue emang bener2 cape banget dan ga begitu peduli juga dengan hal2 lain, buku dan karya2 on display in museums have always been enough, I guess i really should look for new places now to survive her love.. and i'm going to survive, i intend to, no matter how hard, cewe kaya gitulah yang seharusnya jadi cewe gue hehe

dan indah pun balik februari ini, it's her life, and I guess i still have to be there as a good friend, bakal krasa ga enak banget tapi, hei, this happens to everybody so.. i guess i'm everybody.

and God is my strength, the guide in the darkest night, the only one ... the only one who can show what to do and what not, eventually.. with his smiles i roam

gue bingung..

akhirnya, setelah duapuluh tahun gue menjalani hidup gue yang absurd dan ga jelas ini, akhirnya, gue menemukan..

uhmmm ga, ga akan memulai post kali ini dengan romantisme dan intro melow ga jelas,

tapi tempting abis ga si?!

gue udah menemukannya, seseorang itu, yang bisa ngasi lo udara saat lo susah bernafas, yang menyambung kalimat lo saat mendadak gagu, yang datang dengan cara yang aneh, pergi dengan cara yang aneh tapi tetap ada dengan cara yang anggun

seseorang yang dapat memberikan kehangatan, saat lo kepanasan, kedinginan, bahkan saat dia kedinginan juga.

rasanya menyenangkan..

kalo lo bisa menghentikan waktu lo akan menghentikan tiap-tiap waktu bersamanya dan hidup di waktu yang berhenti itu selama yang lo bisa, dan berharap lo bisa melakukannya lagi in slow motion..

rasanya bener2 hebat, gue jadi suka diri gue gitu, karena percaya bahwa mungkin, gue udah ngedapetin cangkir itu, the holy grail. susah banget ngejelasinnya, tapi gue jadi suka diri gue, bukan berarti bahwa sebelumnya gue ga suka ama diri gue, gue sangat mencintai diri gue huahahaha -pengakluan seorang narcist-

tapi rasa suka ini lebih ke rasa hormat, penghargaan, kaya hati kecil yang bilang "lumayan audy, lumayan, kali ini lo melakukan sesuatu yang bagus.. lumayaaan"

lumayan?!!! hehe yaa begitulah, itu limit yang paling atas hehe..

tapi kenapa tertuju ke gue?


udah deh, apaan si ni, malah jadi sikolojikel triler gitu..






tapi trus kenapa gue bingung?


gue bingung.. akan ada saat dimana gue kudu merobek, dan menjahit, dan gue bener2 ga suka merobek, meski gue tau bahwa menjahit ga akan bisa dilakukan sebelum beberapa kainnya dirobek.. gue mungkin akan memasuki sebuah kondisi yang selalu gue bilang konyol, dan ga mungkin gue lewati, karena daya kontrol gue terhadap hidup gue sangat tinggi, tapi mungkin, dengan kondisi2 beginian ngebuktiin kalo yang terjasi adalah kebalikannya.. dan gue pun bingung.. kini..

pada waktu2 yang akan datang gue mungkin akan lebih ke 'oh tidaaak' dan ga bingung doang..

tau ah

pokoknya mari hentikan waktu dan hidup di moment ini selama mungkin!



welcome you beautiful you

well..

say the object of your affection walks by..

first, your heart falls into your stomach and splashes your innards.

all the moisture makes you sweat profusely.

this condensation shorts the circuits to your brain. and you get all woozy.

when your brain burns out altogether, your mouth disengages and you babble like cretin until she leaves .

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quoting after you know who from you know what