October 8th, 2009

This is the last time
That I will say these words
I remember the first time
The first of many lies
Sweep it into the corner
Or hide it under the bed
Say these things they go away

But they never do
Something I wasn’t sure of
But I was in the middle of
Something I forget now
But I’ve seen too little of

The last time
You fall on me for anything you like
Your one last line
You fall on me for anything you like
And years make everything alright
You fall on me for anything you like
And I no I don’t mind

This is the last time
That I will show my face
One last tender lie
And then I’m out of this place
So tread it into the carpet
Or hide it under the stairs
Say that some things never die
Well I tried and I tried

Something I wasn’t sure of
But I was in the middle of
Something I forget now
But I’ve seen too little of

The last time
You fall on me for anything you like
Your one last line
You fall on me for anything you like
And years make everything alright
You fall on me for anything you like
And I no I don’t mind

The last time
You fall on me for anything you like
Your one last line
You fall on me for anything you like
And years make everything alright
You fall on me for anything you like
And I know I don’t mind

_[keane]

only in singapore

no, i will not write about the interesting places u can find in singapore (or the lack of them for that matter :p). tapi yang mau dibahas adalah, kejutekan orang2 di singapur. sebenernya gw agak tidak setuju dengan penyamarataan semacam ini, karena teman2 singaporean gw super baik, rendah hati, dan berbudi pekerti luhur. but it’s not just me. dari semua orang yang datang berkunjung kesini, kesan pertama mereka bukan

“wah, singapur bersih ya”

atau

“wah, orang2nya disiplin ya, ga nyebrang sembarangan”

atau

“wah, ada mrt”

tapi, yang keluar adalah

“ih, jutek2 banget sih orang singapur” (atau semacamnya, tapi intinya sama)

tapi memang sih, agak jarang bisa menemukan keramahan asia di sini. kan katanya orang2 asia ramah2 kan, ato indonesia ya itu. anyways, bukannya di indonesia semua ramah juga, ada jg yg jutek, banyak bahkan, kadang jutek banget minta dijitakin kepalanya. tapi disini, sejauh ini kebanyakan semuanya minta dijitakin. haha. no offense yah kalo ada orang singapur yg baca (mungkin orang2 ini bukan singaporean, just some foreign workers like moi).

ada beberapa insiden kejutekan yg pernah gw alami disini, tapi karena kelamaan, jadi uda lupa, cuma inget beberapa, here are some:

hari pertama sampe sini, uda dimarahin sama supir yg jmpt, gara2 keluar paling akhir. haha. ga ada deh pelanggan adalah raja. DIA adalah raja, siapapun dia.

terus pernah lagi pesen taksi dimarahin karena salah nunggu. “biasanya saya kalo jemput orang2nya nunggu sini”. yea rite, kaya gw suka perhatiin lu kalo lagi jmpt orang.

suatu hari, dengan senyum yang ramah sambil nahan pipis, nanya baik2 kamar mandi dimana, daaann, ga dijawab. cuma tunjuk pake tangan, daaann, nunjuknya bukan ke arah kamar mandinya, tapi ke arah papan penunjuk arah kamar mandi. ya okay, maaf deh gw ga liat papannya, namanya juga lagi panik nahan pipis.

terus di lift, kebetulan karena berdiri deket pencetan, pas ada yg masuk gw tanya dong mau ke lantai berapa. sambil senyum ni, uda ky petugas lift. eh buset, dijawabnya jutek bgt “6thx” ga pake senyum. ya, at least pake terima kasih. mungkin lagi sakit gigi, gabisa ramah2. dimaafkan.

itu ga seberapa sih tapi, yg lebih heboh lagi miri kayanya. sampe pernah diancam dilaporin ke kedutaan supaya dideportasi cuma gara2 cancel appoinment, haha. uda gila kali ya.

now now….

Let’s get out of this country
I’ll admit I am bored with me
I drowned my sorrows and slept around
When not in body at least in mind

We’ll find a cathedral city
You can convince me I am pretty
We’ll pick berries and recline
Let’s hit the road dear friend of mine

Wave goodbye to our thankless jobs
We’ll drive for miles maybe never turn off
We’ll find a cathedral city you can be handsome I’ll be pretty
What does this city have to offer me?

Everyone else thinks it’s the bee’s knees
What does this city have to offer me?
I just can’t see
I just can’t see

Let’s get out of this country
I have been so unhappy
Smell the Jasmine my head was turned
I feel like getting confessional
We’ll find a cathedral city you can convince me I am pretty

What does this city have to offer me?
Everyone else thinks it’s the bee’s knees
What does this city have to offer me?
I just can’t see
I just can’t see

_{[camera obscura]}

…

I, I got a low down dirty feeling
That I’ve been cheated on, and lied to
If it’s so then it’s wrong, we’ve hung on for so long
Why don’t we have that magic anymore

I got a strange sneaking suspicion
That it’s been going on for some time now
Something shines in your eyes, something hurts deep inside
I won’t stand in your way anymore

You said that I’m just a little girl
Who’s easily led astray
Well aren’t you the same little guy
Who always gets his way

_{[Stray Cats]}

membangun bangsa

[perhatian: posting ini ngga seserius judulnya]

cape deh, kenapa sih semua orang yang ngga secara fisik berada di indonesia dianggap ngga membangun bangsa. emang membangun bangsa itu apa sih? seriously, gw sampe bingung sama definisinya. kalo membangun bangsa adalah bantu2 bangun jembatan dan ngaspal jalan, maka gw sangat setuju kalo dibilang utk bangun bangsa harus ada di indonesia, gimana caranya kita ngaspal kalo kita bahkan ngga ada disitu.

i find this stereotype quite funny actually. jadi kalo mau digeneralisasi, berarti kalo gw di indonesia, pasti gw lebih membangun bangsa. apalagi kalo jadi pegawai negri kan berarti? kerja untuk negara gitu loh. kalo kita korupsi? ga masalah. selama masih di Indonesia, masih membangun bangsa judulnya. paling uang rakyat abis. tapi kan demi membangun bangsa, jadi knapa ngga?

dari sudut pandang gw, dengan berada di luar indonesia, singapura tepatnya, gw justru lebih membantu bangsa daripada kalo misalnya saat ini gw di indonesia. berikut contohnya (remember, ini GW, bukan generalisasi semua org):

1. Lg suntuk, pengen makan makanan enak.
sekarang: beli indomiieeee, makan ayam penyet, makan ayam ojolali
di indo: beli makanan import, ke restoran2 cabang restoran luar, ato franchise luar, ato at least yg punyanya orang luar.

2. Janjian, ketemuan sm orang luar negri.
sekarang: tepat waktu, gaenak nanti kesannya orang indo suka telat (walaupun iya)
di indo: telat, plg cepet pas deh. “hehehe, aduuu, maaf ya, uda lama nunggu? maklum aja, kalo di indo emg biasanya kalo janji jm 2 berarti jam 3..hehe..get use to it..”

3. Promosi visit indonesia.
sekarang: promosi saat ngobrol2 santai tentang indonesia, encourage orang2 dateng ke indonesia
di indo: jalan-jalan ke singapur yu, lagi great sale loh.

4. Belanja.
sekarang: ya belanja juga sih, maaf, tidak bisa menolak godaannya. tapi ngga banyak. tetep nabung buat beli baju2,sepatu2,tas2 dan semua2 yg di indo pastinya lebih murah. ambil uang dari sini bawa balik ke indo, buat nci2 mangga dua ato mba2 di pasarbaru.
di indo: ya belanja juga sih. tapi nabung, abis itu: jalan-jalan ke singapur yu, lagi great sale loh.

5. Denger indo dijelek2in.
sekarang: memikirkan dengan sungguh2 bagaimana cara membalas secara halus tapi mematikan
di indo: haha iya, emg gt

6. Di acara talent show.
sekarang: kita saman yu
di indo: apaan sih

7. Promosi kuliner
sekarang: pulang ke indonesia, bawa balik bronis amanda sama batagor + sambal abc, ketagihan deh semua sekarang
di indo: promosi ke siapa?

Lagipula, gw kan jg menyediakan satu tempat kosong buat pengangguran di indonesia, daaan, mungkin satu orang itu kamu.

Kalo dibilang dgn disini gw membangun bangsa lain, yg jadi masalah kan mengenai gw membangun Indonesia apa ngga, bukan apakah gw membangun bangsa lain ato ngga. Kalaupun gw gamau, bangsa ini akan tetep nemu org lain kok, karena ternyata ya, percaya ato ngga, org2 negara lain itu banyak yg pinter loh. waaaaaa sulit dipercaya ya.. hehehe

Sementara, kalian sendiri (yg-di-indonesia-dan-ngeributin-kalo-org-keluar) sudah melakukan apa? kan kata pepatah jg: ask not what your country can do for you – ask what YOU can do for your country, bukan ask what your friend can do for your country. daripada abis tenaga nyumpah2in kita, mending bantuin bangun jembatan dan ngaspal jalan. ntar jg kita balik sendiri kok, mungkin membawa jarahan dari negara lain untuk bangun jembatan dan ngaspal jalan.

with love,
muah

i need some fine wine. and you, you need to be nicer.

Sit, good dog, stay, bad dog, down, roll over
Well here’s a good man and a pretty young girl
Trying to play together somehow,
I’m wasting my life, you’re changing the world,
I get drunk and watch your head grow

It’s the good times that we share
and the bad times that we’ll have
It’s the good times
and the bad times that we had

Well it’s been a long slow collision,
I’m a pitbull, you’re a dog,
Baby you’re foul in clear conditions
But you’re handsome in the fog

So I need some fine wine, and you, you need to be nicer
For the good times and the bad times
That we’ll have

Sometimes we talk over dinner like old friends
Till I go and kill the bottle,
I go off over any old thing,
Break your heart
and raise a glass or ten

To the good times that we shared and the bad times that we’ll have
To the good times
and the bad time that we’ve had

Well it’s been a long slow collision,
I’m a pitbull, you’re a dog,
Baby you’re foul in clear conditions
But you’re handsome in the fog

So I need some fine wine and you, you need to be nicer
For the good times
and the bad times we know will come
Yeah
I need some fine wine
and you, you need to be nicer
you need to be nicer
you need

For the good times
and the bad time that we had
Sit

Good times, bad times
Sweet wine, bad wine
Good cop, bad cop,
Lapdog, bad dog
Sit.

[The Cardigans]