The "D"

Longstitch Bookbinding Tutorial for a Leather Journal

2012-01-10T15:30:00.000+07:00

Longstitch Bookbinding Tutorial for a Leather Journal

Oktoberfest!

2011-10-04T12:15:00.000+07:00

In this October 2011, my memory goes back to the October 2010. There was annually unique event that always held in Munich, Germany. Usually the event held around three weeks start in the middle of September until first week of October.

At first,this event came up because King Ludwig I, was married to Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen on 12th October 1810, then the kingdom invite all the citizen and held a party and since that time the party held every year until today.

I was very happy last year because I could join the event. Last year was the 200 years of Oktoberfest. It was very nice, lots of people came and gathered. They came with the traditional cloths. there were so many adrenaline games that you could find there. also, the famous thing of the event is the tradition of drinking beer, they drink 1 liter of beer in a time.

Today, i was wondering how was the Oktoberfest of 2011 now?

Enjoying the day

2011-10-01T12:48:00.001+07:00

It's been three weeks i'm teaching in a high school. It's tiring for the first, but then I can deal with all the tiring stuff.. :P
Students can amuse me.. even sometime annoying me.. but still I love them.. Teaching it's kinda my new hobby, activity and... my life I think.. :)

Pearl and The Puppets

2011-07-11T11:56:00.001+07:00

PEARL AND THE PUPPETS

Three years ago Pearl was just another music-loving shopgirl (Woolworths) and student (primary school teacher). She was classically trained (on woodwind) and could bash out a tune (on piano). But she’d never so much as picked up a guitar. For all her time in school orchestras and love of images and visuals - for all her teenage obsessions with a fantastic array of artists, from Regina Spektor to Belle & Sebastian, Rufus Wainwright to Feist and Jack Johnson to The Cranberries - in terms of songwriting Pearl didn’t know her art from her oboe.

Then, aged 19, she bought a guitar. She taught herself how to play it and quickly wrote some songs. Within a matter of months she’d set up a myspace and posted four demos. Within a week, the first record label contacted her. Who was this unknown, fresh-voiced Scottish singer-songwriter?

‘There was a bit of a buzz going on,’ she remembers, still bamboozled by the excitement her brand new songs aroused. She was flown up and down to London from Glasgow by labels and publishers. When she couldn’t get time off from Woolworths, she had to quit. The Pick’n’Mix counter’s loss was Warner Chappell’s gain: the publisher signed up Pearl quicksmart.

Something had to give. Pearl abandoned her degree at Glasgow University. Her tutor, she remembers, was remarkably understanding. ‘That was totally surprising to me – here was an educator of educators supporting me giving up education.’

Maybe she had heard Pearl’s songs. The breezy acoustic-pop of Because I Do; the irresistibly charming Lower Ground; the quirky jauntiness of Kisses – these are instantly infectious tunes, airborne by Pearl’s effortless way with a melody and bell-clear, Celtic-tinged vocals. Maybe everyone who hears these songs is immediately bowled over. Remember, she only started writing three years ago.

After Warner Chappell, Pearl signed a management deal. Twenty-First Artists, established by Elton John, with huge success with James Blunt and Lily Allen behind them, and with offices in New York and Los Angeles, spotted something special, with international potential, in Pearl. The bosses at Universal Republic in New York agreed: they flew over to see Pearl perform within a week of hearing her songs. They fell in love too, immediately signing her.

‘I was really inspired by Twenty-First Artists because of Elton John’s commitment,’ Pearl says. ‘He basically runs the show. I got to know him really well. Within a few months of leaving university I was having dinner with Elton. It was weird. It just shows you how committed he is the to the artists on the roster – when we first sat down he said, “OK, I’m gonna tell you my favorite songs of yours…” He knew five, in detail - more detail than even I knew at that time!’

Pearl spent much of 2009 developing herself: she gigged, she wrote, she gigged some more. Having recruited a band and taken the name Pearl and the Puppets, she supported Sugababes, Elton John and played the Scottish festival circuit. She amassed an amazing catalog of songs, most of them written alone, but some in collaboration with writers who have worked with, amongst others, Paolo Nuttini, Xenomania, Corinne Bailey Rae and on the soundtrack to John Lennon biopic Nowhere Boy. In studios in London and Yorkshire she hooked up with veteran producer Stephen Street (Blur), with David Kosten (Bat For Lashes) and with Steve Chrisanthou (Bailey Rae).

Because I Do was an early stand-out, immediately picked for use in a Vodafone advert in Australia and New Zealand from the original demo recording but also a new, fresher version is tapped as Pearl’s first single.

‘It’s about my boyfriend,’ she explains. ‘But I wasn’t going out with him at the time I wrote it. It’s about realizing you really like someone no matter what they’re doing – I used to see him on the bus coming back from college, fast asleep, mouth open. If I was in the position I’d be mortified. But I was, like, wow I really like this guy…’ Even seeing him legless at a party didn’t dim her enthusiasm. ‘I was still totally attracted to him,’ she sighs.

Mango Tree had more poetic beginnings: ‘one morning I woke up and I had dream that someone proposed to me under a mango tree. And I said no. I had a melody and I just picked up my guitar and wrote the song.’

Smile, meanwhile, is already a big favorite with her burgeoning fanbase, ending Pearl and the Puppets’ gigs in rousing fashion. ‘I wrote that in Mexico, locked in a hotel basement with a bunch of people for 24 hours as Hurricane Dean approached. There was nothing to do but drink and play my guitar. Maybe that’s why it sounds good for fans in bars and clubs to sing!’

Pearl maintains her love of Regina Spektor and Feist, but when she’s writing songs she never thinks of other artists, or any music at all. She thinks entirely in visuals: from films, or dreams, or something she’s seen in the street.

‘When I saw that film (500) Days Of Summer, I totally got what I’m doing. Each song for each scene they use in that film is perfect, and I think that’s how I write my songs, with little scenes in mind.

‘A lot of my songs sound chirpy-cheery,’ she admits, ‘but the lyrics can be quite dark – like Kisses – it’s basically telling someone you don’t want a relationship, you just want some fun. It’s quite harsh…’

Right now Pearl and the Puppets are finishing off their debut album. Pearl, from a small town outside Glasgow, likes the space and the time and chance to fill her eyes with ideas and inspiration.

Things have moved far and fast for the former shopgirl student. So much so that she’s given herself a little reminder of who she is, and where she’s at.

‘I’ve got a Pearl tattoo on the inside of my wrist, just to remind me of what I’m doing,’ she laughs. “You know, so I’m not thinking “who am I?” when I’m wasted at all these parties I go to now, ha ha…’

http://www.pearlandthepuppets.com

Happily Ever After

2011-06-07T12:11:00.003+07:00

Happily Ever After. That sentence sounds familiar in our ears right? Usually I heard it in the end of many fairy tale that I watched in Disney movies. Early of this year, I experienced my self to feel "Happily Ever After" for one day! I visited Disney Land Paris, the happiest place on earth with two of my best friends. Basicaly, its location is 45 minutes by train out from Paris. Better for you to buy go and back ticket directly just to make you easy. There are two kinds that Disney land Paris offer us. First is Disney Studio and second is Disney Park, then we decided to chose Disney park because we want to enjoyed the theme park. :D

Entering Disney Park

Our happy face!! XD

The floor in front of the entrance

Arround 5 p.m, they have closing parade which is very interesting for me. All the characters from Disney shown and dance together!

Princes and Princes

Goofy and Us!

I Love you For The Sentimental Reason . . . .

2011-06-05T12:36:00.001+07:00

Yesterday I downloaded the best album of Nat King Cole. I know may be for some of you it's kinda old, but have you tried to listen it? He's cool!! He makes me falling in love, truly! Every time I listen to his song, he melted my heart! XD

He is an american jazz musician (pianist&singer) that became a legend. His full name was Nathaniel Adams Cole (1919-1965). His life at that time was not so easy, you know racism was one of the biggest problem that the balck american faced in the past. Once he was kidnapped before his performance in South of america by other musicians.

One of his hit single that became my fave is "I Love You For The Sentimental Reason". while listening to this song, my imagination gone wild! Ahahah.... I know it sounds weird but that's what I feel. I imagine I was sitting on a blue sofa near the window looking to the stars, then watching him sleep on my lap. That would be sweet moment for me. :)

Another songs that you can enjoy:

Darling Je Vous Aime Beaucoup
Perfidia
Unforgettable
When I Fall in Love (It's familiar in our ears, but I love his version much!)
LOVE (Tompi has cover it in cheer!)

I Love You For The Sentimental Reason

I love you
For sentimental reasons.
I hope you do believe me,
I'll give you my heart.

I love you,
And you alone were meant for me.
Please give your loving heart to me,
And say we'll never part.

I think of you every morning,
Dream of you every night.
Darling, I'm never lonely
Whenever you are in sight.

I love you
For sentimental reasons.
I hope you do believe me,
I've given you my heart.

I love you
For sentimental reasons.
I hope you do believe me,
I've given you my heart.

Sweet sun send me the moon!

2011-06-04T14:17:00.003+07:00

Rolling in my bed and surfing on Youtube the whole day, I found so many beautiful musics videos. on of them is Sara Bareilles song called "Send me the moon".She is an american song writer and also a pianist. Her song flows so smooth in my ear, I can feel all the peace in my cubicle while listening to it. :D

Then I search for the lyric. It seems about the long distance relationship or it could be also about wanting love or kinda..why? it stated on her lyric "Distance can’t take what is hidden here
Safe in my chest" :P I dont know exactly bout the meaning actually, but it has sweet lyric I thought.
She's so awesome! :D

Holding my breath

Last one I’ve got left

I see you

Deliver my heart with the

Pieces and parts of me that

Every last day seemed to carry away

A life time

Watch from the ground

As the gold fluttered down from the sky

Sweet sun

Send me the moon

Empty the skies out

Bringing me one step closer to you

Send it soon

And I will breathe in, breathe out

Until you come in and out

Of you

Inches away from you

Scared what I’ll take from you, darling

I can live with your ghost

If you say that’s the most I’ll get

Darkens to light

Moved from day into nigh to be near you

Still here I stand

I am sinking like sand in your sea

Sweet sun

Send me the moon

Empty the skies out

Bringing me one step closer to you

Send it soon

And I will breathe in, breathe out

Until you come in and out

Of you

You already do

Never you mind where the evening should find us

Together

Distance can’t take what is hidden here

Safe in my chest

I’ll wait for the day when

We finally say now or never

Till then I’ll be here wanting more

As I settle for at most fear

Sweet sun

Send me the moon

Empty the skies out

Bringing me one step closer to you

Send it soon

And I will breathe in, breathe out

Until you come in and out

Of you

Morning Sunshine

2011-06-04T08:03:00.000+07:00

Thanks to God that still give me chance to running my life this day by woking me up.

After a difficulties sleeping that I had last night, I woke up with a great feeling now (at least that's what I feel at the moment).

I turned on TV in my bedroom, search for nice chanel and I stopped in music chanel that deliver old song. it's nice, listen to old song in morning. It makes me feel good to start the day. Moreover, the warm of the sunshine through my window like making my mood up.

As we all know, morning sunshine are very good for our health. It is not only good for our bones with its vitamin D, but also it is good for diabetic. Vitamin D in the sun nowadays can helps to improve blood sugar level. beside, morning sunshine before 9 am can help t reduce blood cholesterol level, improve the quality of breathing, and making our body more fresh.

So do not be afraid to face the day with morning sunshine!

Here is I put a great old song, by Lesley Gore! ;)

Sunshine, Lollipops And Rainbows
Lesley Gore
Sunshine, lollipops and rainbows,
Everything that's wonderful is what I feel when we're together,
Brighter than a lucky penny,
When you're near the rain cloud disappears, dear,
And I feel so fine just to know that you are mine.

My life is sunshine, lollipops and rainbows,
That's how this refrain goes, so come on, join in everybody!

Sunshine, lollipops and rainbows,
Everything that's wonderful is sure to come your way
When you're in love to stay.

Sunshine, lollipops and rainbows,
Everything that's wonderful is what I feel when we're together,
Brighter than a lucky penny,
When you're near the rain cloud disappears, dear,
And I feel so fine just to know that you are mine.

My life is sunshine, lollipops and rainbows,
That's how this refrain goes, so come on, join in everybody!

Sunshine, lollipops and rainbows,
Everything that's wonderful is sure to come your way
'Cause you're in love, you're in love,
And love is here to stay!

Ended this way..

2011-06-03T21:47:00.001+07:00

I ended this night with disappointed...

I ended this night with sadness...

I ended this night with no cheers...

I ended this night with prayer,

I ended this way tonight ...

It Ends Tonite
by
All American Reject

Your subtleties
They strangle me
I can't explain myself at all.
And all the wants
And all the needs
All I don't want to need at all.

The walls start breathing
My mind's unweaving
Maybe it's best you leave me alone.
A weight is lifted
On this evening
I give the final blow.

When darkness turns to light,
It ends tonight
It ends tonight.

A falling star
Least I fall alone.
I can't explain what you can't explain.
You're finding things that you didn't know
I look at you with such disdain

The walls start breathing
My mind's unweaving
Maybe it's best you leave me alone.
A weight is lifted
On this evening
I give the final blow.

When darkness turns to light
It ends tonight,
It ends tonight.
Just a little insight won't make this right
It's too late to fight
It ends tonight,
It ends tonight.

Now I'm on my own side
It's better than being on your side
It's my fault when you're blind
It's better that I see it through your eyes

All these thoughts locked inside
Now you're the first to know

When darkness turns to light
It ends tonight,
It ends tonight.
Just a little insight won't make this right
It's too late to fight
It ends tonight,
It ends

When darkness turns to light
It ends tonight,
It ends tonight.
Just a little insight won't make this right
It's too late to fight
It ends tonight,
It ends tonight.

Tonight
Insight
When darkness turns to light,
It ends tonight.

Too Soon to be Late or ?

2011-06-03T20:11:00.001+07:00

On my way back home yesterday, suddenly I think about "Why there were too soon or too late?". When somethings come in our life, some time you think that may be I'm too late for this or maybe it's too soon for me etc. And you just said to your self that you are not ready to face it.

I do not know how, but I just think that actually there is no too late or too soon. All problems, happiness and anything that you face in your life is actually come right in a time. It has meaning behind. It's just us that too emotional to get the meaning, so then that is what makes us thing that it's too late and too soon.

Missing..

2011-06-03T19:40:00.001+07:00

I just had a small talk with granie. It's been a long time for me to talk in a silence with her. My granie tell me how much she misses her son and daughter (which is my uncles and aunts). She miss all the care from her children in her age that is not young anymore (maybe around 85 or 90 years old). I was touch by that conversation, I can feel how she feel. in the middle of conversation, she suddenly stopped her word, and continued with silence, and tears fall from her eyes. I can say nothing to her, I just kept silent watching her crying. :(

Ps: There is no one who can love you more than your family, especially your mother :)

Aqua de Beber - Astrud Gilberto

2011-06-02T22:42:00.000+07:00

DIBA DUN DA BA DIRLA DA BA DAA BA DIBA DUN DA BA DIRLA DA BA
DAA BA DIBA DUN DA DAUN DAA DAUN DAA DIBA DUN DA BA DIRLA DA
BA DAA BA DIBA DUN DA BA DIRLA DA BA DAA BA DIBA DUN DA DAUN
DAA DAUN DAA.

Eu quis amar mais tive medo
E quis salvar meu coração
Mas o amor sabe um segredo
O medo pode matar o seu coração

ÁGUA DE BEBER
Água de beber camará
Água de beber
Água de beber camará

DIBA DUN DA BA DIRLA DA BA DAA BA DIBA DUN DA BA DIRLA DA BA
DAA BA DIBA DUN DA DAUN DAA DAUN DAA.

Eu nunca fiz coisa tão certa
Entrei pra escola do perdão
A minha casa vive aberta
Abri todas as portas do coração

ÁGUA DE BEBER
Água de beber camará
ÁGUA DE BEBER
Água de beber camará
Água de beber
Água de beber camará

DIBA DUN DA BA DIRLA DA BA DAA BA DIBA DUN DA BA DIRLA DA BA
DAA BA DIBA DUN DA DAUN DAA DAUN DAA.

Astrud Gilberto

2011-06-02T22:31:00.000+07:00

Brazilian singer, and was raised in Rio de Janeiro

Known as bossa nova and samba singer.

Girl From Ipanema

Tall and tan and young and lovely
the girl from Ipanema goes walking
and when she passes
each man she passes
goes Aaah!

When she moves it's like a samba
that swings so cool and sways so gently
that when she passes
each man she passes
goes Aaah!

Oh - but he watches so sadly
How - can he tell her he loves her
He - would just give his heart gladly

But each day when she walks to the sea
She looks straight ahead not at he

Tall and tanned and young and lovely
the girl from Ipanema goes walking
and when she passes
he smiles
but she doesn't see
no she doesn't see
she just doesn´t see

Kiss me slowly by Parachute

2011-05-30T12:53:00.000+07:00

Kiss Me slowly

Stay with me, baby stay with me

Tonight, don't leave me alone

Walk with me

Come and walk with me

To the edge of all we've ever known

I can see you there with the city lights

Fourteenth floor pale blue eyes

I can breathe you in

Two shadows standing by the bedroom door

You know I could not want you more

Then I did right then

As our heads leaned in

well I'm not sure what this going to be

But with my eyes clentched all I see

Is the sky line through the window

The moon above you and the streets below

Hold my breath as you're moving in

Taste your lips and feel your skin

When the time comes

Baby don’t run, just kiss me slowly

Stay with me, baby stay with me

Tonight, don't leave me alone (me alone)

She shows everything she used to know

Picture frame and country roads

When days were long, and the world was small

She stood by has it fell apart

Seperate rooms and broken hearts

But I won't be the one to let you go

Ohhhh

I'm not sure what this going to be

But with my eyes clentched all I see

Is the sky line through the window

The moon above you and the streets below

Hold my breath as you're moving in

Taste your lips and feel your skin

When the time comes

Baby don’t run, just kiss me slowly

Don't run away....

And it's hard to love again

When the only way it's been

When the only love you knew

Just walked away.

It gets something that you want

Darling you don't have to run

You don't have to go

Just Stay with me, baby stay with me

Well I'm not sure what this is going to be

But with my eyes closed all I see

Is the sky line through the window

The moon above you and the streets below

Hold my breath as you're moving in

Taste your lips and feel your skin

When the time comes

Baby don’t run just kiss me slowly

I'm not sure where this is going to go

But in this moment all I know

Is the sky line through the window

The moon above you and the streets below

Hold my breath as you're moving in

Taste your lips and feel your skin

When the time comes baby

Don’t run just kiss me slowly

Chocolate / Chocolat / Schokolade

2011-05-10T13:52:00.000+07:00

Who does not love chocolate? I bet most of are really love chocolate! it is one of my favorite, spending the tima while eating chocolate is my habit. but, as all of you know, many rumors spread in the society about chocolate. I love eating chocolates. When I'm unhappy, I go for chocolates. When my period is coming, I crave for chocolates. It doesn't matter the brand, as long as it's chocolate, it makes my mouth water. Then, I decided to look for all facts about chocolate and I found lots stuff! Are you ready?

Where does chocolate come from? Actually, it DOES grow on trees. It all starts with a small tropical tree, the Theobroma cacao, usually called simply, "cacao." (Pronounced ka-KOW. Theobroma is Greek for "food of the gods.") Cacao is native to Central and South America, but it is grown commercially throughout the tropics. About 70% of the world's cacao is grown in Africa.

The nutritional values in the different types of chocolate:

1. It is a known fact that chocolate has caffeine in it. But did you know that you would have to eat more then a dozen chocolate bars to get the same amount of caffeine from a cup of coffee? There are about 5 to 10 mg's of caffeine in one ounce of bitterchocolate, 5 mgs in milk chocolate, and 10mgs in a six-ounce cup of cocoa.

2. Chocolate is actually a valuable energy source. A singlechocolate chip can provide enough energy for an adult human to walk 150 ft.

3. Chocolate has great health benefits. It helps with depression, high blood pressure, Tumors and Pre-menstrual syndromes.

4. Chocolate does not cause or aggravate acne, this is a myth.

5. One ounce of baking chocolate or cocoa contains 10% of the daily recommended intake of iron.

6. Chocolate can be deadly for dogs. Chocolate contains an ingredient called "Theobromine" which can be toxic to a dog central nervous system and cardiac muscles.

7. People spend more than $7 billion dollars a year onchocolate.

8. The per capita consumption of chocolate indicates that each person consumes 12 pounds of chocolate each year.

9. Milk Chocolate is the most preferred type of chocolate, however dark chocolate is especially popular among men.

10. In Alfred Hitchcock's movie "Psycho" chocolate syrup was used to indicate blood in the famous shower scene.

Knowing all the facts above that I summarize from some articles, makes me feel more fall in love with chocolate! :D

All I really need is love, but a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt!

Lucy Van Pelt in Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz

Chocolate is cheaper than therapy and you don't need an appointment.

Catherine Aitken

Giving chocolate to others is an intimate form of communication, a sharing of deep, dark secrets

Milton Zelma

Chocolate High

by India Arie

Yeah yeah yeah yeahhhh
Ooooh, Ooooh
If we make each other happy, then we just can't lose

I don't mean to be decadent
I might sound like a hedonist
But the simplest way I can put it
You become a habit
The more I consume, the more I gotta have it

Ain't no such thing as too much
If you gave me everything it'd never be enough yeah
My black coffee with sugar no cream in the morning
You're my super double caffeine dream yeah

Your precious darkness got me so strung out
Aand lovin' the way that you got me so wide open, my babydoll
Jonesin' and fienin' under my skin
My nerves are screamin' when you're not here
See baby I need ya sugar, you're so delicious

CHORUS
There is somethin' about your love
That makes me just want to open up
Your flavor is the sweetest thing in life
I'm addicted to your chocolate high
Cause I want you, and I know that you want me
So let's stay close like we supposed to be
And just get high off our own supply
I'm addicted to your chocolate high

I be trippin' in so many ways if I
Go a single day without a taste of your love
The finest cuisine of today's world
Five stars, oh you're so gourmet girl

I crave you, I want you
Every cell in my body needs you
Tasty like Hershey's and Nestle
You're rich like Godiva boy you just so sexy

(Repeat Chorus)

Your flavor is the sweetest thing in life
And I don't ever want to come down
I'm addicted to your chocolate high
Oh yeahhhhhh

::B.L.U.E::

2011-05-08T16:09:00.001+07:00

I don't really remember when is the first time I started to falin' in love with blue. All I know is I just feel calm and peace when I see the blue color. i do love blue so much.
i found some fact about "blue" when i google it, and many interesting facts!

Blue is calming. It can be strong and steadfast or light and friendly. Blue is seen as trustworthy, dependable and committed. The color of sky and the ocean, blue is perceived as a constant in lives.
As the collective color of the spirit, it invokes rest and can cause the body to produce chemicals that are calming.

In the English language, blue often represents the human emotion of sadness, for example, "He was feeling blue". In German, on the other hand, to be "blue" (blau sein) is to be drunk. This derives from the ancient use of urine (which is produced copiously by the human body after drinking alcohol) in dyeing cloth blue with woad or indigo. It may also be in relation to rain, which is usually regarded as a trigger of depressive emotions.

Conversely blue, a very popular color can represent happiness and optimism as days with clearer, blue skies tend to be considered times where these emotions are more easily expressed and also it is commonly used in the Western hemisphere to symbolize the male gender in contrast to pink used for females.

Symbolism of Blue In Different Culture (hubpages.com)

In India, blue is thought to bring bad luck and is associated with mourning. However, it is the colour of erotic passion Krisha, the god of love, is always depicted as being blue.

Blue was traditionally associated with pain in China. However Mao introduced the fashion for blue work clothes and the demand for blue cloth subsequently led to the development of synthetic indigo.

The introduction of cotton and indigo during the 13th century in Japan revolutionized rural life. It was was light, warm and comfortable and could be easily be dyed. The Japanese slept under mosquito nets dyed blue, a color soothing and which was believed to reperl insects and snakes.

In the Christian West, blue began to emerge in the 12th century. Painters seem to favour blue, it become to represent the colour of heaven.

In the Cyclades, (south east of Greece) the colour blue-turquoise is believed to repel evil. It comes from an old belief , that the sky-blue shade had the power to keep Evil away.

I am so surprise knowing all of the stuff above. it's really nice to know the story behind your favorite color. I will never ever leave you blue, cos you are the cure of my mood. So, what is your color? Tell me the stories! :)

"Blue color is everlastingly appointed by the Deity to be a source of delight"

John Ruskin

"Anyone who sees and paints a sky green and fields blue ought to be sterilized."
Adolf Hitler

"Blue eyes say, Love me or I die; black eyes say, Love me or I'll kill thee"

Spanish Proverb

pictures: weheartit.com

Short living! Innsbruck, Austria

2011-05-06T22:16:00.000+07:00

I live in Innsbruck only for six months (August 2010 - February 2011). I stayed there for the winter semester to study in faculty of Amerikanistik und Anglistik in University of Innsbruck. It was such a bless that I can live there! everything ofcourse difference from the place where I live (Indonesia). The landscape, the weather, the season, the people, the building, everything and all!!

I still remembered, it was on 28 of August I step my self in Innsbruck. Out from the plane, fresh air I felt, green that I saw (because it s surrounded by the mount Alps) and of course happy feeling. New chapter of my life begun here, with the new culture that i need to adapt with.
It is so nice that you can see the snow on the peak of the Alps also the city I think it's not that crowd and quite calm.

I live in studentenheim (kind of students apartment) called Akademikerhilfe. It is located in the east of Innsbruck, quite far from my Uni, cos it takes around 20 minutes by bus. My room was in the second floor, and this place have 5 floor. Each floor have 25 rooms if i'm not mistaken. I really enjoy for living there, even though the building is too old than my other friends but I still can handle it. :D

My room :D

My room is quite big than I have in my home, there is bathroom inside, and 24 hour internet connection, also a television. the thing is don't use the TV so much cos I don't really understand about all the program (even the amirican movie, they dubbing it into german!!). I have a nice view from my window, I can see other part of Alps which is incredibly beautiful!
My bed room is right next to the kitchen, the benefit is I don't need to walk far to go to the kitchen, but I can hear any sounds from the kitchen when someone was boiled a water with the heater, or when they chop something. ahahah...

The view from my window

Every morning there is Mrs Schraum who clean the kitchen, the dinning room and also the corridor. Some time she gets angry to us, because we leave the kitchen in a mess many times. Instead of party room in the first floor, kitchen is one of the place to socialize with other people in the floor. we usually know each other when we are in the kitchen. we cook together and talk about each of us with the different culture that we have.

The kitchen of 2nd floor

The kitchen!!

Dining room!

There party room which is in the first floor that never quite in the weekend, We always have a party to held there. It is very cozy there, there is table tennis, Wii games, and two big screen television. It is such a nice place to have socialize.

The location of my place itself i think it's fine(except for going to Uni, its too far!!). Down the studentenheim, there is a supermarket, post office, ATM machine, and also it's near from the bus stop. What a nice spot to live :D

Innsbruck is just like my second hometown, I miss IBK!!! :)

Frenz a.k.a Frensiska Muslim

2011-05-04T13:15:00.000+07:00

Black straight hair and always looks stunning! Yes, he is always look stunning. I called him "Pren", he is one of my best dude. I met him after Dana, actually, we were study in the same class and we didn't that close at the first. But, somehow we are getting closer and closer.

As I remember, one time we were hang out together was when me and Dana were going to have lunch. I invite him to join us, and i think start from that time, we are getting closer to each other. Lots of similarities that we found together in our conversation and we started to hang out together everywhere and also working in the same group with him.He is a perfectionist person, he always want everything of his work done well on time and no mistake at all! He is one of the most smart people in my class and always got the highest score in almost every subject, therefore almost all the teacher know about him and his ability in class and thats why he is well-known in my department!

Instead of his smartness, as I told you in the first that he always look stunning! Why? because he is a fashion lover, and can mix and match all of his stuff so it looks superb on him. If I can say, he is the shopaholic person than me and Dana. Many times we hang out together, we also accompanied him to go for shopping. But sometime, I just feel that he spend to much money only for shopping (sorry to say, but t hat is true dude!)

he has so many collection about fashion magazine, shoes, and bags. He really love Harry potter since I know collect all the CD's and also all the magazine about Harry potter.

he try to put on my glasses :D

One day, around last year I remember that i have kind of fighting with him. It was kind of missunderstanding. In the hot afternoon where i was so stressed with all the problem before my departure to other country, he called me. on the phone he just like angry with me and i'm so mad because he was suddenly mad without any reason. I talked in high tone to him and a bit yelling I think, so that he also bit mad too. after that i feel so uncomfortable, i talk to him after that and said sorry to him.

see.. he cant stay away from his gadget!

Recently, he cant stand away from his gadget. His Blackberry, he cant loose it every time, every minutes eve just a sec. I'm a bit annoying to see hem like that, because it makes him not that focused when he talked to me. :D

But anyway, however is he I love him. Happy for having you dude!

P.s.: He has difficulties in differentiate the pronounce of "F" and "P",ahahahahah..... (^_^)v

We are happy together! :D

Danul a.k.a Aulia Ardana

2011-05-03T14:29:00.001+07:00

I met her almost for years ago. We were met in one of programed that held by our university before starting to study, nothing happen that time. We just say hi to each other asking the basic question (what did u study? where are you from? are you freshmen too? etc). Until then, in our first day in college, we were study in the same class, I saw her again and we sat together. During the class, we kept talking, about everything, trying to know more each other and we started to found much similarities. Started from there we spent more time hangout together, always together wherever we are. Yes, me and her are best friend! :)

Aulia Ardana Reswari Karim
(very long name!)

She is taller than me, and i'm jealous of that. She love pink so much, almost all her stuff are pink (laptop, pencil case, modem, USB driver, cloths, shoes, and many more). She is more girly than me and the important is her score is always above me (babe i'm jealous!!!!). In some point, I don't like her habit, that many times couldn't come on time! very different from me, that always want or do everything right on the time. (sorry babe, but this is true! :p ) one things about her is she loved to sketch. I remember, one day when we were in class and felt so bored with the lecturer she draw the pictures of the teacher! actually, we love that teacher, but somehow that night felt soooooo bored! I was couldn't stop laughing at her sketch,she draw it very well but in that picture but the teacher looks too old on that.. :D

see.. she is Pink!

Many stupid and silly things that we have done together. We were not afraid of giving advise or protest or critics each other about our style, how do we behave and anything. We share everything, and of course help each other. the things, that make us really close each other, is about the way we are thinking of something. We have the same point of view in almost everything. :D

look what she did to me!!! hahaha... :D

There were one moment, that I also can forget when we were having our diploma graduation. That day, every students are happy for having graduation, but not with us. Don't know why we were feeling so blue, and suddenly we cried together. i cried and started to hug her, and she started to cried again. Oh yea, I think I remembered now. it was because of one of the song that played that time! ahahahha... so stupid! crying in the crowd of happiness just because of the song!!!!! :D

Wherever I go there always be Dana and wherever she go, there always be me. That's what other friends always says bout us. But last year, i couldn't stay right beside her like before. I gotta go for six months way from her. when I know that I have to leave, I felt so glad for having the new experience but then, it turned to sad,when I realize that I have to leave her. She is the one that always beside me, cheering me up, and share the time together. when we were separate, i always think "I wish I had you here, feeling what I feel, see what I see, I think it would be better". Truth is I always think about her!

Now, after I back home I can see her again, share the laugh and stupidity together! But then i feel so afraid, i know I never said it to her directly, but this year is our last year in university, we will started our life when we graduate and I cant imagine what it will be, will we be just like before? Can we share the time just like before? Can we go shopping anytime? Can we?

Aaah..One think that I forget to tell you about her is, she is so skinny almost like a bamboo ahahaha.. (^_^)v

P.s.: I am happy for having you Aulia Ardana Reswari Karim, you are my best! :)

F.r.i.e.n.d.s.h.i.P

2011-05-02T14:47:00.000+07:00

A friend is one who walks in when others walk out
-Walter Winchell-

A friend is someone who is there for you when he'd rather be anywhere else
- Len Wein -

A friend is one who believes in you when you have ceased to believe in yourself."
- Lysha-

A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart, and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words.
- Donna Roberts-

pictures: http://weheartit.com

Rain

2011-04-30T20:39:00.001+07:00

http://aumusiclibrary.wordpress.com

Rainy all day, make me think about "rain" itself. Based on the dictionary that I have (Concise English Dictionary), rain means water falling in drops condensed from vapor in the atmosphere. When rain comes, I feel really calm, peace and fresh. I love to smell the rain that mix with the ground it really make me feel calm. some people believe that when the rain is fall, there is a song that can only heard by the one who is missing for someone. Having rain can be so romantic when you spend it with your lover, but also it can be a disaster when it wont' stop for a whole day,because it can caused flood. when the rain comes, I just feel like all the memory that I have pop out in my mind, so that reminiscing when it rain is kind of nice thing for me, just like what I did today.. :D

http://www.ddrfischer.at

Another Rainy Day

by: Corrine Bailey Rae

I got taken in
We feasted on olives from the fridge
We stood the whole lonely day
We made love all afternoon
Til the stars went blue

You wrote a ballad
We dined on oysters and champagne
That's it seemed like
We connect in so many ways
So easy, I must say

Why am I so shy around you?
Why am I so shy?
Why do I take care to astound you?
Why do I even try?

Another rainy day
We sat inside by the radiator Watching old black and white films
Where everybody sang

You played in my solitude
Didn't get dressed 'til 2
The rain says all
I wrote this song on my guitar
But it didn't turn out right
So we just connected in other ways
So easy, I must say

Why am I so shy around you?
Why am I so shy?
Why do I take care to astound you?
Why do I even try?

Why am I so shy around...?
Why am I so shy?
Why do I take care...?
Why do I even try?

Earth day!

2011-04-30T07:50:00.001+07:00

http://www.koreaittimes.com

Two days ago the students union of nature lover in my Uni held an even to celebrate the earth day. They block the campus area from all the transportation (car and motorcycle), also from the smokes (cigarette). so on that day, the uni where I study was really free from the air pollution and sound pollution. They held this even every year. It is very good to help the world even just once in a year. Love you my earth!!! :)

http://www.amazingonly.com

http://www.greensweetz.com

Backpacker day 5 (Finished) !!! Milan, Italy

2011-04-28T16:00:00.001+07:00

Our last visit is Milan, Italy. Actually we didn't intended to make it as our visit, but because the flight with the cheapest ticket was the flight to Milan, then we took it.. :D
We arrived in Milan airport at 10 am, and from Milan we took train to went back to Innsbruck at 5pm. While we waiting for the train schedule, We visit one of the famous landmark in Milan that is Piazza Duomo.

In Piazza Duomo

We took metro from the train station to Piazza Duomo and it needs only 15 minutes. Milan is the famous city with the fashion style. when I arrived there, I saw the crowd of the people, handing many branded bag shops with the great cloth style. It is so beautiful to see their people style there. Piazza Duomo surrounded by the cathedral and the shopping center. Also, you can find a lot of pigeons in the square, and there are some people who will offer you to feed the pigeons. You should be careful, because they will charge you for it.

Inside the shopping center

In Milan, we just visited the piazza because we don't have enough time. Then we spent it by having lunch and walk around the shoping center and the Christmas market. a lot of handmade product were sold in the Christmas market, the jeweleries, the key chain, and some furniture stuff. Inside of the shopping center, you can found the so many branded counter like Gucci, Prada, Louis Vuitton, etc. when I was there, I was wondering, how much money did the people spent for shopping there? wish I can have a lot of money and I could shopping just like them! ahahah.. :P

Time to finished our journey, we went back to the train station for went back to Innsbruck. It needs 6 hour from here until I can feel my bed room in Innsbruck. what a long journey!

on the way back home to Innsbruck
(Me and Utia)

I am so happy for having this experience,traveling to other country with my best friends. I will never ever forget this moment, Thanks to God for His blessing! :)

Backpacker day 4 !!! Barcelona, Spain

2011-04-28T14:46:00.001+07:00

On 22nd of December, we went to Barcelona around 8 pm. It took 50 minutes from Valencia until we arrived. That night we said goodbye to the bed, because we slept in the airport again and until the next night too!!

As usual, after took off from the plane we directly looking for the maps,deposit bag counter, and of course slept spot! :D

In the morning of 23rd December, we directly step out from the airport to the city center by bus. the bus is operate start from 6 in the morning. The bus took us until the famous Plaza Catalunya. it was still dark that day, then we decide just to take a time for a while before we started our first destination.

Sagrada Familia
(I took it from google)

take a look the detail in the wall of Sagrada familia

Our first destination was Sagrada Familia, the unfinished masterpiece of Antoni Gaudi. The design is so amazing. With the Githic style, every detail in the wall of the church have a story. But that time we had rain and made our journey not that comfortable.

Just like in every tourism place, there a lot of souvenir shop. we went to one of the souvenir shop. They sell a lot of interesting souvenir with so many style, and kinds. Me and Utia bought some key chain and and magnets while Tsomo bought football T-shirt for her two young brothers.

Our next destination is the stadium of Barcelona. The nights before, we already wrote about the way how too go to our destination. but when we wanted to visit The Barcelona stadium. We were lost! we walked more than 3 hours and i don't know how many kilometers it was until we felt really really tired. It influenced our emotion too, three of us were almost give up and in our conversation almost use high tone, but then we realize that we don't need to get upset and mad because of this condition. After knowing where we were by knowing the location of the nearest metro, we went then try to look for the metro stop near the stadium. arrived at the metro station, we thought that the stadium is not far from it, but that was just our imagination! still we have to walk around 30 minutes to get there. What a walking day!!

Utia with her sandals in winter!!!
:D
(the effect of walking)

We're in!!!!!

Trophy collections of Barcelona

Finally, we enter the Campnou Stadium safely even with "curly" foot (LoL). The ticket for the tour is 19 euro. First you will enter the museum of Barcelona where you can see all the trophy collections, the cloths, the history and so many about Barcelona football team. Then you will enter to the stadium, you will enter the press conference room, the changing room, the press box and etc.

Conference room

Changing room for the players

Press box
(This is where the reporter report the match)

When enjoying the time in stadium, suddenly Tsomo remember that she left her umbrella in the souvenir shop that located in near the Sagrada Familia. So before we went back to the Plaza Catalunya we take the umbrella also we wanted to try the spanish food "Paela" and the taste is very interesting and so yummy! :D

Went back to Plaza Catalunya, and spending the time there. We sat on the bench enjoying the atmosphere of Barcelona, the crowd of the people and I also saw the police trying to chase the robber twice. Yeah, even though Barcelona was a beautiful city, we also have to be aware with the robbers. I was so surprised to watched it, that was my first time to saw the police running try to catch the robber, just like in the movie.

Plaza Catalunya from way up
(www.panoramio.com)

Time showed 8 o'clock and that is the time for us to go back to the airport. We went back to the airport using the bus, in the same stopped in the morning. Back to the airport, we prepared our stuff for went back to Innsbruck the next morning.

At Plaza Catalunya

"Paella"

Backpacker day 2 - day 3 !!! Valencia, Spain

2011-04-27T09:03:00.001+07:00

The flight form Madrid to Valencia took only not more than 1 hour. I am so excited about to landed in Valencia, because I saw a lot of green We arrived at 3 Pm, and as usual we directly looked for the city maps. But, this time is not as easy as before. we could not found the city map for it was a small airport and sooo silent! we try for not too panic and stay calm, until then we asked to the officer there. we were not that blank actually, because before we started the journey we've already prepare all the things start from the route and everything. we asked to other people for the best and the cheapest transportation to used and most of them suggest us to use the Metro.

We took the metro that already under the airport to go to the city center. That day, 21st of December was the hardest day I thought. I felt like I was out of energy, and couldn't stand to walked more because of lack of slept! Not only me, but also Tsomo and Utia, all we wanted is just to lied down on a bed. Arrived at the city center, we started to looked for the way to the Hilux hostel (FYI, we booked a HOSTEL here!!!!).

hilux Hostel

With the map in our hand, we tried to find the way there and we also asked to the people just to make it sure. But that noon, I have to hold my desire to met with the bed soon. We could not find the hostel as easy as they stated in their blog. We walked round and round through the very small street with the same style of building (I thought :P) that made us confused and almost give up. We've asked to the people but most of them didn't know bout that address. Until then, we found the small board high up the wall "hilux Hostel"!

Entering the hostel, finishing the administration, the receptionist deliver us to our room and yes, I saw the bed say Hi to me! :D

The hostel for me is co cozy and I felt like I was home. warm and comfortable. even it is not that big, but very very interesting. They have different themes in each of the room with the cute decoration. It cost bout 19 euros per night for the share room (4 people) but it can change during the season that you will stay. we have free internet access there, share bathrooms, and 1 kitchen. this hostel was very clean and i really love it.

the nicest thing about staying in the hostel is you can get the cheapest price than hotel for stay, and also make a new friends with other backpackers form all over the world. That day, we meet with beautiful girl from America (sorry for forgetting your name) who already stay there for 2 days.we talked, share each our experience in traveling, giving suggestion for the best place to visit and also share jokes.

Around 5 pm, we were stretching our self and laid our self in the bed for a moment while waiting for the dinner. At this time, the funniest thing happened, Tsomo and Utia were sleep, but me my self can slept like them. I laid my self and looking down to Tsomo's bed (I took the up bed), suddenly Tsomo was awake from her sleep and called my name then she speak in Mongolian! I was so surprised of course, I asked her "What happened? What do you mean?" she kept talking in Mongolian then go back sleep again. I was like .."whaaat????" (-_-").

At 7 Pm I woke them up for having a dinner, and I also asked tsomo about what she was saying before, and the surprising thing is she don't know what is she talked about, she was dreaming! ahahahhaha.. Maybe because she is too tired and we were just laughing, laughing and laughing... :D

Because we were still too tired, we decided just to find the nearest food store and we found "kebab" and enjoy it in the square near of it. finishing the dinner, we went back to the hostel and slept directly for in the morning we would like to explore Valencia more.

Having a breakfast while our eyes still wanted to close :D

In front of the opera building

In the morning, we made our breakfast before we started the exploration also talking about the destination. our first destination goes to the "Ciudad de las Artes y de las Ciencias" (City of Arts and Science). there are museum of science, an opera building, museum of arts, and also museum of dinosaourus. it is very interesting, but we didn't enter all of that museum because of the limited time that we have. We went there by bus and it needs 15 minutes to go there from the old town of Valencia. Arrived there, again we were all amazed with the building. It is very different from what we have seen in Madrid, the building is more modern. I couldn't describe the building very well because I am not a master on that but maybe you can see that from the pictures.

Buildings in the city of Arts

Through this binocular, we were trying to see how the dog and the fly see
(Science museum)

Behind us is the museum of

Dinosaurs

The next destination is sea!!!! We really wanted to visit the sea, because in Innsbruck we live in a mountain! we took the bus to the Mediterania sea. The hardest thing is when we talked to the bus driver, because most of them don't know English, so it is almost in a sometime we use body language to talked to the people. t was so quite when we arrived there, because it was winter time. The wind blow so hard and also cold. We were enjoy the blue of the blue of the ocean and the sky while eating kebab. It is such a nice thing to see blue everywhere as far as I can see. We really enjoyed spending the time there.

Mediterania sea

Mediterania Sea

Cheers fellas!! :)

Around 3 Pm we went back to the hostel and prepare allthe stuff for we will to continued our journey to Barcelona. I don't know why, when I step into Valencia, I just felt that this city is more like Jakarta (Indonesia), big street, lots of big building and also shopping center, but maybe the difference is the traffic. I really loves Valencia!!! <3

(to be continued to backpacker day 3- day 4)

Inside the Valencia bus

Backpacker day 2 !!! Madrid, Spain.

2011-04-26T12:14:00.001+07:00

Madrid from way up!

Madrid

We fly to Madrid at 6 Pm and arrived around 8 Pm (20th of December). All that you have to know is, we did not book any hostel or hotel to stayed that night, because again we wanted it as cheap as possible. And whoooila!! we sleep at the Madrid, Barajas airport! Honestly, this is my first time for having this kind of trip, especially in the part of sleeping place. hahahahhah.... never thought bout this before! But I am thinking, while I am in Europe, the country that very famous with the backpacker thing, I think should try it once. :D

Finally, after we arrived that night the first thing that we looked for was maps and restaurant! We were so hungry, and found the only one 24 hour cafe and eat and grab some free maps in the information center. While we are eating, we used the time to planed about the spot that we want to visit. because we will fly again to Valencia late in the afternoon. After discussing the spots and how do we get there, here we come... Time to sleep!!

I was so surprised that time, because there were lots of people too who decided to slept in the airport. we were very confused, where we have to sleep and how do we have to sleep. Until then, we decided to sleep in front of the check in counter, with nothing to cover the floor. But then, we can find unused newspaper and we used it to cover the floor for it was so so so cold (Winter time people!!). We used our scarf as a blanket, and still used our thick jacket and use our backpack as a pillow.

As this is my first time to slept "outdoor", of course I could not slept very well. There were the noise of the cleaning service cleaning the floor with the machine in front of us round and round, the smell of the people that I couldn't stand, the snoring people near us, and there is no bed! ahaahahaa..

Hour by hour I kept trying to slept but, I am Failed!! and the result was.. I can only slept for 2 hours that night.

Inside the metro of Madrid

Morning has come, we plan to catch the first metro that operate around 6 Am. But before we leaved the airport, we put our stuff in the deposit bags so we didn't bring that much thing in our backpack for we only bring one backpack.

The metro is right under the airport. It is very easy to find it for the we can read the sign very easily and understandable. We bought the 24 hour ticket because it is cheaper than the single one (unfortunately I forgot th price :( ).

Royal Palace
(I took this from Google, cos mine all are blur)

It was almost 7 in the morning but the sky was still dark just like around 4 in the morning in Indonesia (winter.. winter...) and that time was also hard rain! :(

Out of the metro station, we directly looked for the way to Royal Palace Madrid. Madrid is very big city compare with the city where I lived in Austria (of course it is!) and the problems that happened in the big city was robbery, because lots of my friend warned us to be more careful when we were in Madrid. robbery is everywhere. Madrid was sooo quiet that morning. We walked through the street slowly and enjoying the scenery around under the hard rain, until 15 minutes later we found the palace. The palace is very beautiful, it is very very big and the style was amaze me because I never saw that kind of building in the entire of my life. beautiful!! Unfortunately we can only enjoy the palace only from the outside, because it was still closed.

Street in front of Royal Palace

Me and Tsomo in front of the Gothic statues

We could not wait until the opening time for we only have 6 hours in Madrid. After taking pictures, we moved to the park in front of the royal palace. The park is full with the statue of the Gothic kings. The group of statues is part of a series dedicated to all monarchs of Spain, ordered to make for the decoration of the Royal Palace of Madrid during the reign of Ferdinand VI.

Before continuing our destination, we decided to search for a breakfast and our choice was come to the fast food thing.. :D I know it's not really god to consume it but, we just thought that we eat that not in everyday, but only in a few day.. :P

We found the fast food outlet and take a break for a moment while thinking for the next destination. the rain was getting hard and hard that day, that made us to decrease our destination. After the break, we decided to go to the famous stadium in Madrid and also famous in the world that is Santiago Bernabeu!
Actually, I am not a big fans of football and even I don't really know how the rules of it but I think Utia know it very well.. :D

It takes around 30 minutes from the place we ate to the stadium by metro. Out of the metro station, we were directly looking for the direction to the stadium and easily found it! Yes we were in front of the most famous stadium in Madrid!!!! Never imagine that I can really stand in front of it, watch it directly, and feel the air of it (Thanks God!!). Utia wanted to take a tour in the stadium, and we both (me and Tsomo) just say Ok for we just think that we wanna have fun. it cost around 20 euros, but we couldnt made it because the next schedule of the tour was in an hour later and took 1 hour and we have to go back to the airport in and hour minutes. so we decided just to walk around the stadium and visit the official outlet the souvenir.
I can only said "WOW" when entered the outlet. The football wears, the ball, the attribute, and evrything was sooo beautiful, great quality and support with the "good" price whic is so expensive for me.. ahahhaha.. :P

Glad taking the time in the outlet, we go back to the airport in a rush, because we have to catched a flight to Valencia within two hours. Arrived at the airport, we go back to the deposit counter to take the stuff then ran to the check in counter and finally fly to Valencia!! :D

(to be continued to backpacker day 2 - day 3)

Backpacker day 1!! Verona, Italy

2011-04-26T01:18:00.000+07:00

On the Christmas holiday last year (2010), me and two of my best friend (Tsomo and Utia) decided to spent holiday in two country Italy and Spain in four days. The journey begun on 20th of December with Verona (Italy) as our first destination because the plane that will take us to Spain is in Verona airport.

We started around 6 am from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof (Austria) to Verona. Because we wanted our journey as cheap as possible and we wanted to visit Verona, we did not take the direct train instead of the price, the schedule of the train is to late in the afternoon. We take the train from Innsbruck to Brennero (30 minutes) which is cost 6-7 euro (if you have vorteils card you can only pay for 3-4 euros). Then changed the train with Trenitalia and directly went to Verona that cost around 15 euros. It took around 3,5 hour until we arrived. Arrived at the station, we bought the 24 hour bus ticket for 9 euro as I remember.

Utia, Tsomo, Me

After bought the tickets, we step out the station and.... The confusing thing begun.. :D

we don't know where to go and what to do! ahahaha... What a silly we are! But luckily I have a friend who lives in Trento (45 minutes from Verona) so he can help us to discover more bout Verona. While waiting for him, we decide to explore Verona by our self first. after found a map in Information center that located inside the train station, we went to the center of Verona and it takes only 10 minutes by bus. First thing that we saw is Mini Colosseum. Even i never go to Rome, at least I know how the Colosseum is by this view.. :D

Because that was on Christmas, there are Christmas market around the colosseum. Lots of people sold the christmas thing, started from the winter accessories and also the decoration for the christmas tree. It is very interesting for me, for I could not find that such market in Indonesia. After walked around the colosseum, we continued our destination to the famous place in Verona that is Juliet House. Based on the map in our hands and my memory( this my second time to Verona), we walked into the Juliet house and easily found the place.

The famous Balcony of Juliet!

Me and the Juliet's Boops :P

Entering the Juliet House, all of us amazed with the wall of the gate in our left and right side. It is full with writings, the name of couples. Because there is a rumor that if you write your name and your couple there, your relationship will be long lasting!

after entering the gate, you can see the famous balcony of Juliet! (which is used in the movie scenes of "Letters to Juliet") Yes, it is very beautiful. the house is very very old, and in the small garden of the Juliet House, under the balcony you will see the statue of Juliet. Another rumor about the statue is, if you touch the "boops" of her and wishing for your relationship, it will be again long lasting!

You can go inside the Juliet House with the ticket price around 20 euros. Inside of it, you will find so many antique things. start from the plates, chairs, tables, pictures, cloths, and even the bed. you can take the picture inside of the house but do not ever use the flash while taking the picture, because it will give th bad effect to the ancient thing, and will change the color of it.

Pictures of Romeo and Juliet

The bed of Romeo and Juliet

The dress of Romeo and Juliet

After enjoying the romanticism of Juliet House, we went for a lunch and we chose to tasted the real Italian spaghetti and pizza. it is very delicious and more tasty than what we have in Innsbruck ( I thought :p ). While we had lunch, I was trying to find out more about what we have to visit in Verona and finally I found "The Romeo's house" and we decided to visited it after lunch.

With the more powerful energy we continued to visited Romeo's house. Unfortunately, it is not as easy as we thought! We walked round and around in the same way to find that house, until then we decide to take a rest from the walked in the small park. In the middle of our rest time, me and Utia decided to find the house left Tsomo in the park because she is too tired.
Me and Utia still curious with the house of romeo, until finally we found it! both of us just stared at it,nothing to say then laugh together. It was different from we thought, the gate was closed and there is a small board "Romeo's house" only that. Sooooo dissapointed! :(

We go back to Tsomo's place, and tell her bout what we've found and she just said "Ok, let's find another place to go" and laughing to us. :D
after that we meet with my friend Roy who stayed in Trento just for take a walk, share the stories, and the important is take a pictures!!!!

Around 3 pm we finished our trip in Verona and directly went to the airport because the flight is at 5pm. To go to the Verona airport. We take the shuttle bus from the train that is for the airport transportation. It cost around 10 euros and need around 15 minutes until you arrive in the airport.
Then... we leaved Italy for Spain!! Arrivederci!!!!! :D

(to be continued to Backpacker day 2)

William Fitzsimmons a therapist and talented musician

2011-04-25T16:43:00.001+07:00

A talented man from America who was born from blind parents has reveal. He is William Fitzsimmon.

After finishing his master degree, he worked as therapist with the severally mentally ill for several years. During that time, he started to write songs.

He really is has golden voice and different from other male singer as I know. First time I heard his song, titled "It's not true" i feel like "O M G I am melting!". I don not really know how to describe it with words but all I know I am melting while listening to his voice. i can not imagine how if hi sing right in front of me! He played guitar very well. I watched his live performance in Youtube, and it was amazing.

Most of songs in his albums are telling about him and his life experience. Start from the unorthodox upbringing and his family disintegration during his youth, also about his divorce, and in his newest album called "Gold in the shadow" that released in early of this year is about his resuscitation and psychology renovation after dealing with the divorce.

Well, I am a big fans of him!! (^_^)v

You guys can check him on

http://www.williamfitzsimmons.com/

Phil Danyew - Nothing without you

2011-04-25T14:09:00.000+07:00

Phil Danyew,a Califonian native who start to create a song since he is 12 years old. Ie is blessed with the skill of playing piano and also a HANDSOME face.. :D

I really love this track. It is so nice, easy listening and have a cute lyrics. Happy enjoy it fellas ;)

Nothing Without You

How is the sun shining on its own?
How does the song bird learn its song?
I could search the world both high and low
There are so many answers I will never know

Our world is beautiful
But I think it would be nothing without You
Life is wonderful
It moves my soul
But I know I’d be nothing without You
Without You

When the sower starts to sow
How does the flower start to grow?
Why do the weeds then start to choke?
In the same bed is death and life below

Time is cavalier
A one-track mind to persevere but
Soon it will crumble in the dirt
So choose this day whom you will serve

Our world is beautiful
But I think it would be nothing without You
Life is wonderful
It moves my soul
But I know I’d be nothing without You
(I’d be nothing without You)

Our world is beautiful
But I think it would be nothing without You
Life is wonderful
It moves my soul
But I know I’d be nothing without You

Our world is beautiful
But I think it would be nothing without You
Life is wonderful
It moves my soul
But I know I’d be nothing without You
I’d be nothing without You
Oh my God, I’m nothing without You

Passion of your life

2011-04-25T12:29:00.000+07:00

Living without passion, better you die. If you wanna be "something", you have to catch it with passion to make it real.

I can't imagine, how would the world be if any of us do not have passion to live. Maybe there will be no one create iPad, no one create Handphone, no make Laptop, no one build Skyscraper , no one found light, no nothin!

Passion shapes our existence, fuels the fires of inspiration and makes the heart and mind open to changes all around us. It is food for the soul, a spark that reilluminates our purpose and mission for being here (http://www.briannorris.com).

Lift up your passion! show your passion if you wanna make your life better,better, and better.

The "D"

Longstitch Bookbinding Tutorial for a Leather Journal

Oktoberfest!

Enjoying the day

Pearl and The Puppets

Happily Ever After

I Love you For The Sentimental Reason . . . .

Sweet sun send me the moon!

Morning Sunshine

Ended this way..

Too Soon to be Late or ?

Missing..

Aqua de Beber - Astrud Gilberto

Astrud Gilberto

Kiss me slowly by Parachute

Chocolate / Chocolat / Schokolade

::B.L.U.E::

Symbolism of Blue In Different Culture (hubpages.com)

In India, blue is thought to bring bad luck and is associated with mourning. However, it is the colour of erotic passion Krisha, the god of love, is always depicted as being blue.

Blue was traditionally associated with pain in China. However Mao introduced the fashion for blue work clothes and the demand for blue cloth subsequently led to the development of synthetic indigo.

The introduction of cotton and indigo during the 13th century in Japan revolutionized rural life. It was was light, warm and comfortable and could be easily be dyed. The Japanese slept under mosquito nets dyed blue, a color soothing and which was believed to reperl insects and snakes.

In the Christian West, blue began to emerge in the 12th century. Painters seem to favour blue, it become to represent the colour of heaven.

In the Cyclades, (south east of Greece) the colour blue-turquoise is believed to repel evil. It comes from an old belief , that the sky-blue shade had the power to keep Evil away.

Short living! Innsbruck, Austria

Frenz a.k.a Frensiska Muslim

Danul a.k.a Aulia Ardana

F.r.i.e.n.d.s.h.i.P

Rain

Earth day!

Backpacker day 5 (Finished) !!! Milan, Italy

Backpacker day 4 !!! Barcelona, Spain

Backpacker day 2 - day 3 !!! Valencia, Spain

Backpacker day 2 !!! Madrid, Spain.

Backpacker day 1!! Verona, Italy

William Fitzsimmons a therapist and talented musician

Phil Danyew - Nothing without you

Passion of your life