It's playing like a silent film in my mind

Sophomore year was the greatest

It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it that you may come across four of five times in life.

we wonder why black and white photos capture our soul. i think its cause without color, we aren't drawn to makeup, and the color of our eyes, or our hair, or how tan our skin is. black and white captures the innocence of one's face and the hurt they've gone through to feel vulnerability. the glow we see comes from the inside - brightening our eyes, our skin, and our smile.

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What happens while the candle is sixteen

This will be my last post in 2009. Thanks for sticking with me through thick and thin. Happy new year everyone.

The hardest part is taking part...

Friends moving out overseas. Three most notable members of the family funerals, one amazing friend died. Well, they say the brightest star burns the fastest....

Burying my Grandma. Sad, sad face. February 20, 2009

Airport, August 20, 2009

Good news is, life isn't that bitter...

 A surprise from XI IPA F (went watching Watchmen), Senayan City, April 23, 2009

XI IPA F won 3rd winner BBM (Bazaar Budaya something), April 6, 2009

This picture is here because.... it's the first time I ever step my feet on Bekasi! LOL. Nadia's post-birthday surprise (HAHA LAME), January 18, 2009

We are refugees. Our school is flooded! January 19, 2009

Coldplay Viva La Vida tour Live in Hong Kong, March 25, 2009

Hong Kong Disneyland, July 7, 2009

That's pretty much everything. Not literally, but, yeah, the highlights. This year is mostly about being a sophomore (all play and party, no study). Well, thanks everybody. See you in 2010, cuz we'll have more fun....

Smile, everyone!

Chem test tomorrow, physics waiting on Friday while on Thursday night I'm going to see Rihanna (yes, the today's diva!). It seems like day to day it's even more frustrating than ever.

Life could be very depressing somehow, couldn't it?

Some people could bring us down, make life's even harder with vengeance, anger... that's why people hate people.

But I'd like to celebrate my life. Not that I won't get angry or anything, just... life's too short, I wanna make it lasts. It's too short to be filled by anger, hatred, and all...isn't it?

Today is like, one of the worst day ever. Because so many tests waiting and I hate tests.
But to mend all that disappoinment and pressures, I choose to celebrate it, it any way possible.

Coldplay wins 3 Grammys, everyone! Woohooo! and Radiohead wins "Best Alternative". I'm so darn curious to watch it but.... oh sweet God I have to studyyyyyy *kewl.

Aaand... this is one of best friend's birthday. Happy birthday, Cantika! She's just recovered from a terrible typhus until she had to be absent the whole week last week. What's so surprising was, she looked at my phone's wallpaper and there's this awesome small talk:

Cantika: Rien, gue kayaknya tau ini siapa.
Gue: (nyengir) Siapa?"
Cantika: Tunggu, jangan bilang! gue tau kok ini siapa! gitaris bukan?
Gue:(makin deg2an) bukan! bassist.
Cantika: Siapa dong?*diam sebentar*OOOH! SID VICIOUS! SEX PISTOLS!
Gue: YEAAAAYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *sangat terharu, pengen nangis rasanya, hahahahahahaha

Finally there's somebody who knows this one of the most incredible person ever exist on earth. And it feels so great. My chairmate for today, he's so much into metal music, he didn't know Sid!

Ah, how life could be both bitter and sweet.

Bad, bad, bad habits

Belakangan ini di kelas gue ada salah satu anak cowok, one of the kindest I've ever known, sebutlah namanya Gani*, diceng2in.

Before that let me tell you about Gani. He's a ridiculously generous boy. He's pretty artistic, actually, he draws a lot, and in fact pretty clever. he's helpful, responsible, well, one of the best.

Dia diceng2in pacaran sama salah satu cowok dari kelas lain, yang sama baik dan pinternya sama dia!

I know them both. Gani is indeed a very good boy, and so is Roy*, the another boy. Well, you know, people are different one to another. we came from so many different types, sizes, colors, characteristics... I don't think it's fair to judge that someone was gay just because they act as a good and very soft guy.

setiap kali Roy dateng ke kelas atau mereka ketemuan, atau jalan bareng, pasti langsung diteriakin, "Cie Ganiiii.... jangan salting Gan!" diikuti dengan tawa semua orang.

seriously, it's not funny. at all.

Do you hurt people who have helped you so many times? I'd rather hurt people who hurt than people who's innocent and just being proud of themselves. Judging is not cool. so what if he was gay anyway? Blegh.

It's one of the worst, ugliest and intolerable thing I've ever heard in high school.