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Jangan hina Indonesia

Jangan hina Indonesia

The first "Pesta Blogger" in Indonesia

On the 27th October 2007 (Hard Rock Cafe Jakarta - tentative) Indonesian bloggers will be able for the first time to meet and greet with other bloggers.

It will be the very first time for us to come out from our virtual world and see other bloggers' face :P I guess it will be so much fun to meet other bloggers and we will get a chance to meet prominent bloggers, such as pecas ndahe, Enda Nasution, Budi Putra and others.

For more details, click here
Limited invitation for only 200 bloggers - first come first get!

See you there!!!

Who'll be the most handsome guy on earth? (Shisy Kozzy version)

I always adore guys with dark hair and eyes color, deep look and good figure... (yeah, who's not?!)

Below is list of guys that I consider to be the handsome guys on earth, however I need your help to decide, which one you think the most handsome guy... Throw your opinion on vote section and we'll see who is the one.

Anyway, below are some highlights on the candidates:


Brad Pitt (William Bradley "Brad" Pitt)


Pitt attracted broader public attention from a supporting role in Thelma & Louise where he played a small time criminal drifter in a love scene with Geena Davis. In 1994, Pitt played vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac in the movie adaptation of Anne Rice's novel Interview With The Vampire. Pitt played the eighteenth century vampire which required several hours work in make-up on set to achieve the white skin of the character and he had to wear a pair of luminous green eyes, vampire fangs and a shoulder-length hairpiece to complete the appearance. Pitt worked with the eleven-year-old Kirsten Dunst, as well as Tom Cruise, Christian Slater and Antonio Banderas.

He then starred in Legends of the Fall and Se7en. In Se7en Pitt starred as the police detective David Mills alongside Morgan Freeman in the hunt for a serial killer played by Kevin Spacey.

Pitt made his return to Hollywood in late 2006, with Alejandro González Iñárritu's critically acclaimed Babel, starring alongside Cate Blanchett. The movie garnered a total of seven Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations, one of which was a Golden Globe nomination for Pitt as Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture. The movie has since become Pitt's highest grossing drama.


Jude Law (David Jude Heyworth Law)


I first noticed him as the lead character in Alfie, the remake of Bill Naughton's 1966 drama. I also like his performance in The Talented Mr. Ripley in 2000, which made him nominated for an Academy Award twice; once as Best Supporting Actor and another one as Best Actor in a Leading Role for Cold Mountain in 2003, both directed by Anthony Minghella.

In 2005, he was one of many actors rumored to be a possible choice to assume the role of James Bond, as MGM decided not to renew Irish actor Pierce Brosnan's contract. The role would eventually go to fellow Englishman Daniel Craig.



Orlando Bloom (Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom)


Bloom's first appearance on the screen was a small role as a rent boy in the 1997 film Wilde. Two days after graduating from Guildhall in 1999,he was cast in his first major role, playing Legolas in The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003). He had originally tried out for the part of Faramir, who doesn't appear until the 2nd movie but the director, Peter Jackson, cast him as Legolas instead. While shooting a scene, he broke a rib after falling off a horse, but eventually recovered and continued shooting. The success of the trilogy transformed Bloom from an unknown actor into one of world's best-known celebrities.

Bloom next starred opposite Keira Knightley and Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, which was a blockbuster hit during the summer of 2003. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, released on May 25, 2007 is Bloom's most recent film role.



Tom Cruise (Thomas Cruise Mapother IV)


I saw him and had a big crush when he appeared in Top Gun back in May 1986, which the movie becoming the highest grossing film of the year, taking in US$353,816,701 in worldwide figures.

I give a big compliment for his acting when he starred in the military thriller A Few Good Men with Jack Nicholson and Demi Moore. This film was very well received and earned Cruise Golden Globe and MTV nominations. On the same year in 1990s, he starred in Sydney Pollack's The Firm along with Gene Hackman and Ed Harris, which was based on the best selling novel by John Grisham, won Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture at the People's Choice Awards.

On top of that, I love his acting in the comedy-drama Jerry Maguire. The film earned him an Academy Award Best Actor nomination as well as winning co-star Cuba Gooding Jr. an Academy Award; the film was nominated for five Academy Awards in total. The film also included the line "Show me the Money!" which became part of popular culture. Jerry Maguire saw Tom Cruise become the first actor in history to star in five consecutive films that grossed at least $100 million in domestic release.

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I myself vote for Jude Law as he's matched my criteria. Looking to his freeze pics and look straight to his eyes, make me powerless, left me breathless... could turn me on all of sudden :P

So, which one you vote?

Best Holiday Ever!

Holidays are good. You look forward to them, plan ahead for them. They give you something to hope for through the chores and burdens of your work life. Holidays are much better if you have them with someone special, someone who likes to travel and is fun, someone who will turn your holiday into a whole different experience...

I had exactly such a holiday around a month ago, and the sole reason for my holiday to have those qualities was none other than sweet Indri! :) She came to Turkey for a two week vacation and of course I did my best to make it an enjoyable and a memorable one. Here's a brief account of our wonderful time together, the part we spent in Ankara and Cappadocia...

Indri arrived in the city I live, Ankara, Turkey on 9 June. I took her around the city, which is a much humbler one compared to Istanbul. It still has its highlights though, like the Atakule (Ata tower) built on one of the high hills that the city is laid out on, so we went there together to check out the view :) .



Next day, we hit the road for Cappadocia, which is a region in central Turkey, some 3 hours' drive east of Ankara, famed for its unique geology and history. Indri is such a nice company on the road, she cheered me up with her jokes and stories and before I knew we were already there! The road to Cappadocia from Ankara is mostly flat (although with the occasioanl hill), with green fields and pastures along the way for the most part of the journey. Unfortunately, it was a little cloudy that day to get better pictures...



As part of my plan to impress Indri, upon arrival at our hotel, I ordered one of the best Turkish dishes on the hotel restaurant menu :-P This is a dish called "Güveç", made of a variety of vegetables and chicken...Without doubt, supreme food is one of the many good reasons to for you to spend your holiday in Turkey :-D



Earlier, I mentioned that the region is famous for its geology. Here's why; all over the place, you can see these rock formations, uniquely shaped by the wind over millions of years through the valleys, in a way which has no other example in the world. And yes, before you think of it, everybody smiles when they first see these shapes :-D





As for the history part, the region was one of the first places where early Christians sought refuge from the persecution of the Roman Empire some 2000 years ago. Many natural caves and caverns provided an excellent hiding ground for these refugees. Over time, thousands of people moved in to live in the region, expanding the caves they originally found to suit the basic needs of every day life. Here's an outer view of such an area, along with a snapshot of a mess hall carved in one of the caves.

As time passed, these earlier dwellings proved inadequate for the increasing number of people, so they moved in to much larger caves deep underground in the region. These "cave-cities" were actually also used by various civilisations in much earlier times. These are more than 50 metres below ground and occupy a vast area, so much so that they open only a small section for tourists, to prevent anybody from getting lost in the huge maze any given city makes. Narrow corridors connect one section of each city to another.

On our last day in Cappadocia, we preferred to stay above ground and explore the beauties of an iconic valley in the region, called the Ihlara valley. It is actually more like a canyon, with the Ihlara River running through its entire length, trees and vegetation on boths sides of it from one wall of the canyon to the other. You descend to the floor of the canyon through a looong flight of stairs, going down vertically at least 50 meters until the floor. Once on the floor, in addition to the scenery, there are several very old churches and monasteries along the length of the river as a bonus, all in caves on canyon walls. They are unfortunately in a decrepit state but still full of impressive icons and religious artwork dating hundreds of years, back from the Christian times of the region.

It's a great place for trekking and all the more so with Indri! :) The long walk and the excellent surroundings enhanced her creativity to tease me, crack jokes and make fun of me when I tripped or lost my way, etc. :-D





We left the Ihlara Valley and Cappadocia exhausted but totally amazed... It was so much fun, it was definitely one of the most fulfilling holidays of my life, in large part thanks to Indri's company! :) The final part of my plan to impress her was to show her that I actually have an entire town named after me, on the way back to Ankara :-P. Here's the proof for that, along with a couple of more pictures from our holiday, to wrap up the whole story. Cheers!

il vino dell'amore

Caro mio, dammi il vino dell'amore
Con il vino dell'amore, il fiore cresce
Quando lo bevo, non sento male

La mia imagina vola
Volevo stare accanto di te
Sara' un bell giornata
Passare la sera con te

Tra poco ci volo
Dove mi stai aspettando
Non ci sara' tristezza piu
Quando stiamo la su'


*Picture taken from www.marcarini.it/images/bottiglie/Fontanazza.jpg

Wall has ear

by Zenwyler0deathsythe

[Dedicated for Evren on his sacret day and to wish him a "Very Happy Birthday!!"
Always be a great person as you are now.
Love you with all my heart.]

• You : How r u, babe? How's ur day?

• Me : I'm good, just arrived home. My day was really busy, but I survived anyway :P

• You : Listen, I want to tell you about something. They have announced my next assignment.

• Me : Ok, wait! (try to control my breath...my heart's pounding so hard). So, where they will assign you?

• You : You just went there recently!

• Me : Where? Europe? (I wish... :P)

• You : Bangkok!!

• Me : What? (shock, unhappy, yet relieved). Well, Bangkok's nice, ...

• You : I'm going to be assigned there for a year only, ...

• Me : What? how come? why? (confused)

• You : Yeah, because they'll then post me to Japan, for three years!

• Me : What???!!! (so happy) That's even better!!! :))))

• You : You know what? Bangkok's only 2 hours away from Jakarta, we can meet more often!

• Me : Hey, I like it!!!

Janji Inn

Waktu jalan dari kantor ke bank yang ada di Legian, tiba-tiba ngeliat penginapan dengan nama yang lucu ini.

Untungnya saya belum nemu penginapan bernama: 'Lagi Inn' atau 'Ngerja Inn' atau 'Bersih Inn'. Hehehe...

PS: Sorry I write this article in Indonesian because it's only funny in Indonesian.

28 is not just a number

28 years ago, a small baby girl was born excitedly to see how big the world is,
Which until now, she still hasn't got the answer

Same excitement has she as she tries to move on to the tough world
She wishes nothing more than just happiness

1st of May is her day to see that 28 is not just a number
It's sign of maturity & wisdom

Stupidness taught her to become stronger, wiser & tougher
Love taught her tenderness, caring & understanding

In age 1 to 27, she learnt a lot from tears & laughters,
That 28 is not just a number,
It's her whole life

A Disgusting Opinion on Indonesian Women

Sunday morning, while I was having a superb brunch at Four Season Hotel with five friends of mine, I was so pissed off by an article appeared in The Jakarta Post. David and Ri told us about this article that they read earlier before coming to see us. (Advice: read the article first, before you read my posting through)

At glance, I wouldn't think this article is annoying as written on the title "More sex please, we're British", but after have read it, I say that it's the most disguisting article ever written. And why in the hell they could publish it?

The article was written by Duncan Graham, The Jakarta Post contributor lives in Surabaya, East Java. It was an interview to an old pensioner and former military pilot, Sheldon Archer, who apperently lives near Surabaya, in Probolinggo. The article is a story & confession about how Mr.old-b*****d Archer and his typical-village-woman-and-of-course-uneducated Indonesian wife, Yuyun, got together in a knot of marriage. Well, you would say, "what's wrong with that?"

What annoyed me is how he's ignorantly and so rude to describe his experience marries to an Indonesian woman...

This is what he said in the article:
"I could never have got married to someone like Yuyun if I was still in England. Here there are no problems", "I married a child", "Let's face it; every middle-aged man has a fantasy of making it with a young girl -- just ask Bill Clinton. Here in Indonesia fantasy can become fact"

Yeah, look how old he's and this village woman sees him as a money tree, no matter how old he is. In Indonesia, most in villages, sadly, the people always think that foreigners have better economic scale than Indonesian, which is true. So, that's why, Yuyun married him as her ticket to a better life. His statement on “fantasy”, is totally exaggerating & I don't think it's something that we, as Indonesian woman, can be proud of.

What really ignorant is this:
"I had to become a Muslim to marry. I just mumbled a few words I didn't understand. I'm not religious and Yuyun isn't serious about religion."

Hell, his statement is really degrading and has misperception on muslim marriage.

This article is nothing compared to the website run by him, as a very potential business. Check out An Asian Wife:

"Would you like a wife who never complains, nags or refuses sex? One who devotes her life to making you happy ... who will love you as a person and not as a meal ticket?"

Hey, the way he said as if a wife is similar as a dog. Of course, Yuyun & the rest of village women will never complains, nags or refuses sex. Have you ever heard about communication barrier? This is it, these women can’t speak your language & how could they say it!

More about this website, it’s you to judge…for me this site is more than just matchmaker service, it’s a human trafficking and hidden prostitution.

No wonder he said, "They'd call me a dirty old man back in my hometown Sheffield.”

I think you ‘re more than that!!!

Simon got knock-down by The Simpsons

Let's go dog!
Marie Poppin's accent, ooouuucchhh....

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An Evil Superhero's in Town

Finally, Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) strikes back to win M.J's heart and at the same time, he's full with doubt to choose being a good or an evil Spiderman.

The film with total budget about $258 million, makes this movie as the most expensive film ever made. It even breaks the record of King Kong's budget of $207 million. Spiderman 3 has been released in U.S on March, 4 and just arrived in my town two days ago.(Wikipedia)

Well, now I know where I will spend the weekend. Meet you there?

Now, Nike+iPod!

Went success in co-branding with several brands, such as with The Global Fund, which focusing on to fight AIDS in Afrika, Apple released iPod nano under label PRODUCT (RED), nowadays, Apple teams up with Nike to launch a breakthrough product, named Nike+iPod Sport Kit.

As quoted from their official website:

You don’t just take iPod nano on your run. You let it take you. Music is your motivation. But what if you want to go further? Thanks to a unique partnership between NIKE and Apple, your iPod nano becomes your coach. Your personal trainer. Your favorite workout companion. Introducing Nike + iPod.

I'm an Apple MacBook user and I thought Apple & Nike idea was brilliant. Whenever I go to the gym, I always see people running on the treadmill with iPod in their pocket. So, now with this kit, it's even less hassle, and it can measure & record the distance & pace of a walk or run. This iPod nano is eqquiped with accelerometer attached to or embedded to the shoes. The accelerometer then send the run or walk history to iPod wirelessly. Pretty cool, hah?

More about Nike+iPod Sport Kit as written in Wikipedia:

The kit was revealed on May 23, 2006 but for a short time was unavailable for purchase. The kit is able to store information such as the elapsed time of the workout, the distance traveled, pace, or calories burned by the individual wearing the shoes, and display it on the screen or broadcast it through the headphones of an iPod.

Glimpse of Historical Harput & Elazig

Hi everybody! Recently I had a trip to a town in Eastern Turkey called Harput. Although it’s no match for Indri’s KL and Bangkok visit, I just wanted to share here a few pics that I took from the town :P

Harput is very close to a central city in Eastern Turkey called Elazig and has lots of very old historical buildings. The region belonged to various Turkish states during the times of Crusader Kingdoms, around 800 years ago. One of the Turkish princes of the time, Balak Ghazi, was a very successful commander and administrator. Among his other deeds, he took prisoner Josselin of Courtenaty, the Latin Count of neighbouring Christian Countship of Edessa in 1122 and later the Christian King Baudouin of Jerusalem in 1123. So in addition to his other successes he became a local hero, commemorated even today with a large stone statue at a dominant hill in Harput overlooking Elazig.

From the very same spot, here's a view of Elazig.

This is me from the same spot :)

There are also several very old mosques in Harput. One is callsed Sara Hatun Mosque, named after the charitable noble woman who was the mother of the Turkish Akkoyunlu Sultanate in the region in 1465. Them mosque is small but in remarkable shape if you consider its age.

Yet another and older one is the Ulu Mosque (Ulu meaning, great/ holy/ sublime in Turkish), built astonishingly in 1157 by a Sultan this time of a Khanate called Artuklu, right after the time of Balak Ghazi. Even if you're not a history geek to keep all these names, I found the age of the mosque incredible, and that it's still in operation! Also remarkable is that the minaret isn't straight, little bit leaning but still standing. I took this picture minutes before it started raining, as you can see from the gathering clouds. The leaning of the minaret is only slightly noticeable at this angle. One final mosque I will mention is the Kursunlu Mosque. This one is relatively newer, having been built "only" in 1739 during the time of the Ottoman Empire. Its name (Kursunlu) means "leaded", as the dome is covered with lead.


There is one more structure in Harput yet older than any mosque or any building for that matter in town. That's the Citadel of Harput. Originally built by the very ancient Anatolian Kingdom of the Urartu, more than 2500 years(that's 25 centuries!) ago, waay before the Turks arrived in Anatolia. Later, each conqueror (God knows their number) repaired and perhaps enlarged/modified the structure, as it was built on a commanding spot and its utility unchanging over the millenia, down to our times. It's in remarkable good shape, and as you walk through Harput towards it, you can understand why everybody preferred to keep it working all this time. Among the notable guests of the Citadel are the Count Josselin and King Baudouin among many others down the ages. Notice the flagpole at the top of the castle; you can go up there along a winding path starting from the entrance gate at the bottom right, to arrive at the top some 10 minutes later, where I took the other picture.

One final place that you can go in Harput is a traditional Eastern Anatolian Turkish home, kept as a museum next to the Ulu Mosque. It's actually a smal house but enough to give you a glimpse of life back then. In those days, where winters were long and no mass entertainment was available, they put red hot coal pieces in a bowl (seen under the arch) and put ashes over the contents to keep them hot. They then placed the bowl under this low table, around which all the members of the family gathered sitting, with their feet under the long table cloth piece (which was thick enough to act a s a blanket and long enough to extend out to cover the legs of people sitting), as seen in the picture. The stories exchanged by the fire, as well as the fire itself, kept people warm and happy through many nights.

Finally, here's a picture of one of the rooms upstairs from the arched room. A very old (like 200+ years) authentic flintlock double barrel hunting rifle as well as a copy of the Quran within emprodered cloth covering are on the wall. Also typical is the low sofa. In the other picture is me at the door of the same room. The pictures on the wall are there perhaps to remind the visitor of the changed times.

Well, that was a short glimpse of a small but a very historical town in Eastern Turkey. Sometimes small towns hide their treasures better than you expect, so this trip proved to me the value of straying out of the main tourist routes once in a while. I hope you enjoyed this small recollection too :) Cheers!