food, movies, and On! Project this week.

Yesterday,  I was out from the office late because my boss needed to buy some racks for the laboratory so he asked me to help him buy it. It was for sure that I was going to miss the train. So I decided to call up my dad and have him pick me up. Before I was dismissed my boss treated me with a delicious dinner at Ootoya in Plaza Indonesia. He said that in Japan, Ootoya’s establishment isn’t as luxurious as it is in Jakarta. Ootoya is a chain store so they aren’t luxurious in Japan. But seeing that the Japanese prices are high (to this side and maybe the rest of the world) to begin with, so I can wonder why Ootoya shops in Jakarta are luxurious.

image via www.ootoya.com

I ate the Kihada Maguro no Tsukedon, which was delicious. I checked on the official home page that it was 522 kal -____-” If it was, that was a hefty dinner. But I don’t remember my bowl had the egg so the calories must be lower… Or so I hope. It was delicious the rice really atributes the taste. I love the sauce and the sesame. YUM!

My boss went home straight after dinner and I decided to catch a movie while my dad was still in a meeting. I decided to watch Surrogates starring Bruce Willis. I gotta be honest with you, the only thing that made me wanted to see this movie was to see Bruce Willis. Haven’t seen him in a movie since DIE HARD 4.0. The movie was so-so. It didn’t leave any impression on me. Because movies of the same type has been made before. I see it as a mix of the Matrix; I, Robot and Minority Report. It’s a been there done that movie -___-” But seeing Bruce Willis is a treat even though he doesn’t pop out very much.

So, this week is Japan Week and they are having Japan-related events through out this week. The finale will be a matsuri called the Jak-Japan Matsuri (I really believe they could have chosen a better name, but hey what ever rocks your boat ^^) at The National Monument. On! Project will be there as well by the way (link 1) (link 2) performing 2 songs. I’m really sorry for the lack of updates of both sites. Since my departure from this blog, all my will to write has been decreased to 140 characters or less. But anyway, it feels good to write again as I shed my addictiveness to facebook. I might need sometime to get rid of the need to tweet.

twitter is a killer.

I’m bored. Seriously bored. There was a time when I use to write a lot in this blog when I’m bored. Now between all of the social networks -dangling from facebook to twitter and back- I have forgotten pretty much how to write a comprehensive paragraph. Hey, this is the age of instant information, right? Seeing that anybody who doesn’t have a mobile blogging connectivity has to open up their notebooks, write something down, upload picture separately, THEN publish their blogs (if they are anything like me, they would be distracted by the WWW and get lost in the maze of social networking sites and downloads). Compared to twitter writing a long comprehensive blog is a hassle and a waste of time. With twitter when you do/think/see something you can access it from your mobile phone and text away the essentials in 140 characters or less. Pictures? You can instantly upload it to a photo share site dedicated for twitter twats. And there you have it,the epitome of information in its most instant fashion.

But gradually, I really want to return to the good all fashion blogging. One thing I’ve learned that things like twitter, facebook, and other social networking are addictive and I realized that most of the time I just pondering, obsessing back and forth just to check if there are new updates. It kills time and it kills creativity. So, let’s hear it, “I’m Rinintha and I’m an addict.”

Why I want and need a word-processor instead of a notebook?

Well first off, I already have a notebook, its a bit outdated (a toshiba satellite circa 2004/2005) and a bit bulky, I have no complaints about it. But unlike when I first have it in my college years, I’m not gonna carry it around because its hella heavy and in my current situation I don’t really see the need to carry a notebook everywhere I go. I really don’t need all of the notebook’s feature, I just need to write from it.

What happens if I’m tuned in to a notebook is that I get distracted of pictures, music and internet connections (when available). With this Pomera I can just write.

*pic via http://www.akihabaranews.com/

I use to have an AlphaSmart 2000 which is now ancient. I dug it up a few while ago. I got excited because it actually works. But when I try to hook it up to the PC it won’t send the file. I was so bummed. Maybe there was a problem with the wiring. I guess, until I have around 27,000 yen lying around, I have to figure out how to connect my AlphaSmart 2000 to the PC.

*pic via http://drwicked.com/

back from japan. finally an update

I just got back from Japan a few weeks ago. My boss gave me a ticket to Tokyo instead of a holiday bonus, which worked great for me because going to Japan was a life long dream for me (I had it since I was 7). At first, I was going back and forth on whether I should go or not, because it was the geographically correct but chronologically wrong. I had plans to go to Japan in 2011 not 2009. But I figured, that (1) maybe this would be my only chance to go there, (2) plus my boss supported me on getting the visa and I would be living in his apartment with his very kind family whom I already meet last year in Jakarta, (3) maybe if I went there already it will be easier for me to go there again.

Details on that trip will follow.

This is the meal I had on the plane to Tokyo:

And yes, it is as good as it looks. The steak was like one inch thick.

HYDE x HOUSE = a sign from god

I haven’t heard anything this shocking in a while. VAMPS’s song EVANESCENT will be used as HOUSE MD’s ending theme song for the first season in Japan. OMG OMG OMG!!! WHAT A GREAT COINCIDENCE XD

As a fan of HOUSE and a fan of HYDE, I am thrilled about this. But it does make me wonder. Did they just aired HOUSE there?

On! Project!!!

Getting to Depok was a struggle today. I missed the AC-ed economy train so I had to catch the regular economy train, which was a bit of a pain. But the journey was all worth the trouble since today’s performance was so great XD we also got to celebrate Mariska’s birthday and took over the stage for slicing her cake XD Tika’s debut performance was jaw-dropping XD we totally didn’t expect that coming from her XD and Hilda’s performance was also great but I personally thinks that she needs to express herself more XD

more info about On! Project could be found here.

Pooped out.

I’m pretty pooped out this month. There seemed to be no end of it. This march seemed very long because there were lots of things going on with work -especially with the seminar- and On! Project. I’ve almost reached my limit -_-”

On this month there are also many releases, but sadly only one from L’Arc X( the dvd of L’7 XD i’m hoping for the best ^^. Other than that VAMPS are going to have a US tour -_-” and Ken is also busy with solo work.

The most shocking news was about the wedding of miyavi and melody. -_-” honestly, i don’t have a problem with him marrying melody. Other than that he is miyavi and he belongs to the public. Forgive me, i’m being incoherent. I’m just in the state of shock. Seishun ga nakushitashimaisou T.T

On other notes, I’ve started a new blog that tracks my waking up time. My boss recommended it to me since his daughter is using it also. You can find it at www.hayaoki-seikatsu.com/users/hydevilist. The entries will be totally different from this blog. I’m off to bed XD good night.

Carpe Diem Cras – Seize The Day Tomorrow

So we ended up being alone in that dodgy hotel room with only petty conversation, some snacks and a bottle of beer between us. After a long moment of silence you left with that unlit cigarette between your lips.

Carpe Diem. That’s what The Great Romans used to say. To seize the day, because that day might not come for a second time. When The Romans say, “Carpe Diem,” did they ever think of the consequences of the things to come? Did they ever feel guilty for conquering all those villages? Or feel apologetic about all the bloodshed? Come to think of it, the possibilities are slightly minimal since their army consisted of men who are trained for battle. But I guess The Romans were also great in dealing with the aftermath of their seizing the day. I think due to some obligations from The Roman army they were never allowed to show any remorse to what they have done, because they are indeed Romans.

But when it comes to the unheroic battles of reality, Carpe Diem is a risky task. Even to some, I am known as a risk taker, I always think that I’m not. Indeed, I have the guts to do a bungee jump, or explore a whole new city all by myself, or do anything that consist of keeping the adrenaline flowing in my blood. But to me, all those things have calculated risk: I know I won’t hurt myself, or anybody else. There are times, though, when I didn’t have everything so well calculated, when I include feelings in the equation. Well, that was me being stupid putting my feelings at a risk. What haunts me when a Carpe Diem moment presents itself, is not the risk of the moment itself but rather than the aftermath of everything after. In my head I can’t stop calculating the damage control that I would have to do after the event had taken place. Now, that everything is over I’m relieved that I didn’t have to do the damage control I had calculated beforehand but on the other hand I can’t help wonder what would’ve been.

So, okay, what’s done is done, but I’m still faced with the question. When a Carpe Diem moment comes should I do as The Romans do or just flee like I do every time? All this time, when it comes to feelings, I’ve been living by the motto Carpe Diem Cras. Maybe it’s time to gradually change that.

Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero.

Seize the day and place no trust in tomorrow.

live seafood in batam.

Before anything else, I would like to say: HAPPY BIRTHDAY hyde!!!!! OH MY GOD THE BIG FOUR-OH! THE BEST OF LUCK XD

-written on my PDA-

for dinner my boss asked me to recommend a good place to eat. since my dad worked in batam for almost a year, i asked him. he recommended 4 places. i narrowed it down to two places and then ask the taxi driver to pick the better one. he suggested that we go to Golden Prawn, where we could eat fresh seafood. not realizing the enormity of it, i agreed to his suggestion. the place was huge and the location is very nice, situated above a vast pond, very outdoor-sey.

when i got inside i realized that we had to choose our own living creature to kill and eat! in the past i had no problem in such place since all i had to do is left all the orders up to my parents and i just eat whatever that was order but i stayed away from fish most of the time since i can’t being stared at by my food. but in today’s case i can’t argue, since i have to guide them through the process of picking the best fish to eat. it was a stomach-turning experience. i was nauseated half of the time i was in the ‘market’ area -they have little pools and tanks of fishes and prawn and seashells. the meanest thing is that they have sharks and turtles! that’s just plain heartless. i almost cried when i saw them T.T

in the and my boss picked a KRAPU or garoupa that would be steamed, prawn that would be cooked in butter and some sort of big seashell named RANGGA or something that would be grilled. i enjoyed the seashell the most. the least was the fish, i kept positioning my glass of watermelon juice to block the sight of the fish. out of hospitality one of these 3 japanese men kept offering me the fish which was okay, until he offered me a big chunk that comprised of the fin. at that i felt a bit seasick -____-”

so apparently they have an open mic event on a stage and anybody was more than welcomed to sing karaoke. so long story short i went up the stage and sing ENKA! one is Amagigoe by Ishikawa Sayuri and Futarizake by Kawanaka Miyuki. next i did a duet with Kusuhara-san, who was completely baffled that i had a genuine interest for enka. we sang Kitaguni no Haru and Kita Sakaba. that was fun.

so there you have it my update on batam.

PS. I really want to go to Singapore T-T

How To Be… in a good mood

A few days ago I went to a free screening of How To Be in Kinokuniya. It was a good movie about a twenty something guy, Art (Robert Pattinson), having a quarter life crisis who is constantly unhappy. He finds that the problem probably lies on how he was brought up as a child. He seeks the help of a self help therapist to be happy. For someone like me, who kinda feels that sometimes everything in life is wrong, this is a good movie. I find that Art is a very lovable character aside from the obvious quirks. I also find that there’s nothing that can cure a depression better than the person’s mindset and of course that needs time.

SO today, I’m in a surprisingly good mood. Yesterday, I spent the whole day alone in my house doing nothing (and a bit of moping around). I guess that really helped me release some of the negativity that’s been around. I think that maybe the reason of my good mood. Or maybe it’s related to my personal get up motto “great hair, great day”. Somehow a perfectly coiffed hair makes a good day for me since I always let my hair fell into place and never arrange it  intendedly. Or maybe it was having to hear DIVE TO BLUE again after a long while. Or maybe it was the calm gloomy skies above (I always like it when the sky is gloomybe it before or after the rain. Maybe it’s a combination of those things, so I try to keep it up today  ^^.

I will be going to Surabaya on the 19th, so I have to reserve air tickets now.