The Landlord

I've watched this video a few times now and I still think it's funny. You should check it out if you haven't already. See for yourself.

Happy New Year 2008!

These are  some pictures I took on New Year's Eve:

Bonne Annee! (French)

Hauoli Makahiki Hou (Hawaiian)

Selamat Tahun Baru (Indonesian)

Akimashite Omedetto Gozaimasu (Japanese)

Felice Anno Nuovo (Italian)

Looking at this picture seems like looking through the Hubble Space Telescope ^_^

Happy New Year, World!

Post-Flood

This might be a common sight elsewhere, but it is the first fall I've seen in Jakarta in my lifetime. And it's all because of the flood a couple of weeks ago. I guess the trees couldn't take being under sea water for a few days. The leaves just fell completely to the ground even though they were all still green.


I hope the trees aren't dying and the leaves will grow back again really soon.

Local Flood

We live next to the sea. The sea level is higher than the land level. We sustain the water from getting to the land with embankments or levees. Today, some levees apparently was broken and the water got as high as the thigh around dusk. These are some pictures taken when it just started and just a couple of hours later.





I saw fishes, worms, and snakes swimming on the streets. And some men even caught a tiny crocodile (or a big lizard). ^_^

Good Morning!

It was a holiday and I went to the mountain to spend it. I got up around 8am and went outside to smell the fresh air and enjoy the sun. Then I saw dozens of bees flying over the flowers in the garden. I went inside to get my camera and went back outside. I approached them slowly, hoping not to get stung. And I took some close up shots of them which I really like. I got a picture of a bee's butt with very nice stripes, but I don't want the bees to hate me so I won't post it. ^_^ Here's another good one, which is one of my favorites.

The Pretender

Keep you in the dark you know they all pretend
Keep you in the dark and so it all began

Send in your skeletons
Sing as their bones come marching in... again
The need you buried deep
The secrets that you keep are at the ready
Are you ready?

I'm finished making sense
Done pleading ignorance
That whole defense
Spending this energy
But the wheel is spining me, it's never ending
Never ending
Same old story

What if I say I'm not like the others
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays
You're the pretender
What if I say I will never surrender

In time or so I'm told
I'm just another soul for sale, oh well
The page is out of print
We are not permanent
We're temporary, temporary
Same old story

What if I say I'm not like the others
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays
You're the pretender
What if I say that I'll never surrender

I'm the voice inside your head
You refuse to hear
I'm the face that you have to face
Mirroring your stare
I'm what's left, I'm what's right, I'm the enemy
I'm the hand that'll take you down
Bring you to your knees

So, who are you?
Yeah, who are you?
Yeah, who are you?
Yeah, who are you?

Keep you in the dark you know they all pretend

What if I say I'm not like the others
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays
You're the pretender
What if I say I will never surrender

So, who are you?
Yeah, who are you?
Yeah, who are you?

by: Foo Fighters

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Most of the people I know who have seen the movie said that it was the worst out of the others.. But not me. I think it was really good. Was it the great acting, the good story, or something else? Or maybe it was the combination of those things. I don't know why but it really got into me. It even made me wanna find the next book and read it.. I rarely read books and I've never read any of the Harry Potter books. So that's something. :p

Ralph Fiennes was awesome as Lord Voldemort..

The previous Harry Potter movies was OK but this one is definitely my favorite.. so far...