It Really Really Really Could Happen

Blur was on top of my concert wish list. Absolutely. So you could only imagine how ecstatic I was when I heard that they're playing at Big Sound Fest in Jakarta. And when May, 15th finally came, they have arrived save and sound in Jakarta, I had no song wish list. I don't really care what song they were going to played, I'm just too happy. I know their songs by heart, anyway.

If they'd came to Jakarta 10 years ago, I would probably be with those people waiting at their hotel. But since that wasn't the case, Syarin, Ocha, and I just got to the venue as soon as our job allowed us. And the tree of us sure had lot of fun, singing our heart out to the tunes of Blur. 24 years of waiting, as Damon said, but it was so worth it.

You ask me again about that concert wish list, Blur will still be on top of it. Have a great year, you 20th century girls & boys. Dream big. Dream of Damon, Graham, Alex, & Dave. :) 

Every paper that you read
Says tomorrow's your lucky day
Well, here's your lucky day
It really, really, really could happen
Yes, it really, really, really could happen
If the days they seem to fall through you
Well, just let them go 

Going to Bandung for Gold

Shed Seven were having a concert in Bandung last week.  So obviously we, Syarin & I, go bought our selves 2 tickets to the gig, booked a decent hotel, and went there. Glad to have a hubby like mine, he didn't mind at all watching the kids for the weekend while I went doing things that I like.

It was a great gig. The band played every single songs on my 'Shed Seven favorite' playlist, including Ocean Pie, an old song that made me fell in love with Shed Seven in the first place. We sang our heart out all night long, through out Dolphin, She Left Me On Friday, Long Time Dead, Going For Gold, Speakeasy, and of course, Bully Boy. And then some more. :D

Everything here is above board, everything here is a closed door, there's something I'd like you for. You've got the key to the ocean, you've got the key to the ooooooceeaaan... 

There was a gig, and then there was a trip too. Spent with great friends & great food. So here's what we did, beside enjoying Shed Seven. Proudly using only the GPS on my phone for directions. Yes, not once did we asked hubby for directions of Bandung roads. And we didn't get lost, not once. Considering how bad Syarin & I were with directions, & how bad I was at reading maps, this was an achievement.

Had a great lunch at Dahapati, where the oxtail soup was oh-so-delicious. And then we spent the afternoon at Selasar Sunaryo, with Tania, Hans, & Onta. Nervously watching a caterpillar crawling in front of a lady's face, while running some scenario on why it took Hans so darn long in the toilet, including the possibility of him passed out on the stair on his way to the toilet. Absurd unimportant things.

The next day, we skipped breakfast & had another great lunch at Toko You. I almost always promised myself to try another dish at Toko You, to almost always ended up with the same dish, Nasi daging kepiting cah brokoli saus tiram. And never regret the decision.

Last but not least, we looked for something to be brought home. We decided to drop by Toko Roti Abadi, once again relaying on GPS. Then we went back to Jakarta. A short trip, but it was a great one. Enough to recharge our mood & energy to get through another round of hectic Jakarta days. :)

P.S. Thank you for my trip buddy & pilot. It was a great one. I heart youuu! :D

Happy Shed Seven Day!

pic taken from here.

Wish I was there.

My 311 Day

This post had been in my draft for months, I don't even remember why I haven't post it yet. So here goes, my tweets on the day 311 played in Jakarta. One of the highlight of 2010, at least for me. Call me silly, call me over-reacted, I don't care. I was just too damn happy. :)

Happy happy 311 day! Lalalalala x) RT @syarinta: happy 311 daaaay! :D *lompat2 nari2*11:15 AM Mar 30th via UberTwitter
@syarinta am too excited, I wanna pee! Think I'll go to your place at 4 instead, so we could get excited together ;D3:18 PM Mar 30th via UberTwitter
@syarinta you could do your jumping & dancing, I'll go pee. *too excited equal talking gibberish x)3:22 PM Mar 30th via UberTwitter
@syarinta sepertinya pak taksi juga excited seperti aku, dia dtg lebih cepat! I'm on my way :DTue Mar 30 2010 15:50:11 (SE Asia Standard Time) via UberTwitter in reply to louielouie_
Now I'm ready to tweet *smiling ear to ear :DTue Mar 30 2010 23:02:42 (SE Asia Standard Time) via UberTwitter
I can tell ;D RT @syarinta: i love 311 way too much!Tue Mar 30 2010 23:03:14 (SE Asia Standard Time) via UberTwitter
B.A.H.A.G.I.A ♡ Yeaahh! :D http://tweetphoto.com/16409302Tue Mar 30 2010 23:12:44 (SE Asia Standard Time) via UberTwitter
The wait had been too long, now that it happened, I think I'll wait some more for it to happen again. #311Wed Mar 31 2010 01:19:48 (SE Asia Standard Time) via UberTwitter
Yeaahh! The dream-playlists are way too long :D RT @syarinta: @puandinar too damn long. we deserve it. hail 311. :)Wed Mar 31 2010 01:28:23 (SE Asia Standard Time) via UberTwitter
I got what I wish for, now I can go to sleep happy. Nite all :) RT @JavaMusikindo: Song #8: Beyond The Grey Sky #311ConcertJktWed Mar 31 2010 01:42:50 (SE Asia Standard Time) via UberTwitter
Good morning tweeps. Am still smiling. :)Wed Mar 31 2010 07:49:22 (SE Asia Standard Time) via UberTwitter
:D RT @syarinta: Bali trip and 311. Thank you, February and March. :)Wed Mar 31 2010 13:02:55 (SE Asia Standard Time) via UberTwitter

Concerts of 2009

I didn't went to concerts very often. It's not that I don't enjoyed them, I love concert very much. The thing is, since Aira was born and now followed by Aidan, I often felt guilty to leave them back home while I sing aloud & jumping around in a concert. One of the concert that I kinda regretted that I passed was Muse, but what can I say, I was 8 months pregnant with Aidan when they came to Jakarta.

2009 was a pretty concert-friendly year for me. Well, I still have to passed some of them, especially the one that needed a 2 ways tickets to Singapore & lodging, but I went to some great ones in Jakarta.

I went to see Bjork. It was my first concert after I don't know how many years. I went with Syarin since hubby doesn't even know what the hell is this Bjork. It was great, SHE was great! I guess Bjork is the only person in the whole world that can pull out a metallic puffy dress amazingly. The sounds was great & she sang almost every songs that was on my wish list. The only 2 songs that I didn't get to hear was It's Oh So Quiet and Human Behaviour.


It was like a dream when I heard that Incubus was coming to Jakarta. I mean Brandon Boyd is practically a God! Yes, I believed that he is half-god, so this is one of the moment I just can't missed. Hubby agreed to go with me, and so did Syarin. We were planning to scream as loud as we possibly can to encouraged Mr. Boyd to open his shirt and show off his god-like abs (in 'we' I refered to myself and Syarin, of course, not hubby). So we did exactly that, we were shameless, I know. But he did. He opened his shirt, one button at a time, on shirt at a time. Oh how women loves to be teased. Nuff said about the abs, it was a pretty great show, I only thought it was lacked of communication in their part. But still, I wouldn't miss it for the world.


Then I went to the Java Jazz Festival with hubby to see Jason Mraz. Due to my hubby kindness (he offered to take care everybody's ticket) I ended up watching the show with his friend Firzee instead, since he had to went out to delivered a friend's ticket & couldn't get back through the crowd to my spot. The show was good, but I couldn't said that it was amazing. First, it was way too crowded to my liking. Yes I know a concert is supposed to be crowded, but this one was filled with too many screaming teenager. The show was part of the festival so the duration was pretty short. The other thing was I didn't get to watched it with hubby like we planned to, so it wasn't much fun in my part. After the show, we couldn't even get to many other one, since the festival was way too packed that it took many time to get from one stage to another.


By the end of this year there was this Soul Nation Festival that somehow brought The Ting-Tings in town. I went them with many friends, Syarin & Arian, Ocha, Malva, Putri & Ivan. We met at the venue and got a nice spot by the sound mixer. It was really fun. The Ting-Tings songs are the kind of song that you can just move your body to even though you didn't know the song. They were so easy to enjoy, and since I know more than half the album, I enjoyed it very very much. Katie White was so cute & De Martino was great too (specially his triple zippers shirt that attracted me & Syarin, I don't even know why). We originally planned to watch Arrested Development too, but it happened to be that they were playing at the same time as The Ting-Tings, so I didn't get to sing Mr. Wendall and Tennessee. Oh well.