see differently, think differently

 THE SMASHING PUMPKINS co-headline V Festival 2008. Having last toured Australia a decade ago and freshly reformed, THE SMASHING PUMPKINS remain the kings of elegiac, accomplished, ambitious alt-rock, with their best-selling albums “Siamese Dream” and “Mellon Collie and The Infinite Sadness” remaining the soundtracks for a generation. After some years pursuing other musical paths, founder members Billy Corgan and James Chamberlain burst back onto the scene with last year’s Top 10 album ‘Zeitgeist’. Joined on the road by Jeff Schroeder (guitar), Ginger Reyes (bass) and Lisa Harriton (keyboards) THE SMASHING PUMPKINS have performed the world over with true vigour, described by the Los Angeles Times as an “enveloping epic force” (Los Angeles Times). With a stunning light show and a set bursting with manic intensity, THE SMASHING PUMPKINS will not disappoint. (more…)

Last weekend , even though I don’t have planned to go somewhere before, but me and my friends went to Sidney aquarium in Darling harbour, We’ve met at central station for the meeting point at 11 am and started to walk from there. My friend had one free tickets for buy 1 get 1 free for us. After 15 minutes walks, we arrived and directly queuing around with other visitors that majority of them is a tourist. I’m exciting and happy to see something different in this aquarium due to the prices is quite expensive which is around $AUD 29,00. I’ve been to one of the largest and biggest aquarium in my country at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, in this beautiful aquarium I’ve ever seen, its only cost around Rp 3,000 ($AUD 50 cent). So, hope the prices paid the same as we get. (more…)

Well, right now I’m counting backward for the next 48 hours to go to my final exam. I’ve completely done nothing within these week, three assignment left make my wanna burn myself alive, I can’t even organize my own lunch, dinner, even my breakfast time. Every time I have an hour to read or just doing the simple calculation it will end up on browsing every website that I never wanted to go before, checking inbox in my email even I know that I already setup the mail alert for each new mail coming, even open my own friendster and facebook profile that I change every time log on to that social networking site.

I need to study for my final exam, no my mistake, I “must” study. Ok, I need to change my method then. If I can’t study because of this technology-human-made called Internet, so I just study on it

Obviously, you can stop reading this post if you want to, but if you keep insisted, please keep silent and lower your voice when read it [Don't disturbed, I'm Studying] (more…)

Its been a decade when the world still controlled by people who still talked and writen in English, now the time has change for Chinese to took the liberty in controlling all aspects in crucial sectors such as, Economy, Politics, Culture even Lifestyle. The most interesting fact that start from small product in your house until huge machine in every factory has been labeled by their nation which is “Made in China”.

Some people concern about this, every single block in their country have found new courses open “How to speak in Mandarin”. World do rotate, this is a moment when the largest races to rule and influence in all countries. When all companies start to advertise their job vacancy in the newspaper : Mandarin language preferable, when the biggest holding company from China investing their money in almost half region of the world, when every people start to find Chinese restaurant to have dinner, are you going to stay put in your English class and learning all those tenses? (more…)

Saya baru saja bangun jam 1 siang, gara-gara semalam tidur terlalu pagi. Dering telepon berbunyi, “lang lo dimana? ada kerjaan gak? kalau gak ada lo kesini aja” tanpa babibu temen saya ini dengan semangatnya berbicara. “Ada apa emangnya?” saya bertanya-tanya. “Pokok nya kesini aja, ada konferensi international PPI, kemarin banyak menteri yang datang” sahut dia. “Jangan lupa pakai baju resmi yah” tambahnya.

Bergegas saya mandi untuk siap-siap ke John Niland Scientia building nama tempat konferensi ini diadakan di kampus, setiba nya disana saya melihat beberapa anak muda Indonesia berpakaian jas lengkap sibuk mondar-mandir “Emm mungkin ini seksi acara nya kali yah?” dalam hati. Salah satu dari mereka seperti menginstrusikan apa yang harus dikerjakan.

Setelah bertemu dengan teman saya, dia mencoba menjelaskan acara ini, ternyata ini adalah pertemuan rutin tingkat Internasional Persatuan Pelajar Indonesia yang kebetulan tuan rumahnya kali ini UNSW, spesial nya lagi ternyata key note speaker nya tokoh-tokoh penting di Indonesia saat ini, yup siapa lagi kalau bukan para menteri. Kehadiran mereka disini karena bertepatan dengan penyelenggaraan APEC dimana Australia dijadikan tuan rumah. (more…)