a beautiful moment is here

Grafitti wall at Lomography embassy

Mamiya RB67, Mamiya RB67 ProS, Mamiya Sekor C 90mm f3.8, 

Fuji Superia 200, handheld, little bit overexposure

jalani atau berhenti kita relakan peduli

kutitipkan pada ranting-ranting turi
tepat saat setengah tujuh atau selebihnya sedikit
aku sembunyikan dengan hati-hati
mengemasnya dengan rapi, memberi kode sandi
agar hanya aku yang mengerti

tak sempat kuberitahukan bagaimana menafsirkan nanti
karena belakangan amat kusesali karena bisa saja habiskan
waktu hanya untuk bersama menautkan dan menitipkan disana
toh "aku masih bisa berlari mengejar" atau setidaknya
kita bisa mengulur 5 jam sebelum ditelan hari baru

kita sungguh manusia bijak, karena tidak membiarkan
emosi atas nama sesuatu untuk mengalahkan realita
bahwa kebijakan bukanlah kebaikan dari satu sisi,
tetapi bisa saja dari sisi berbeda yang kita pilih
bahwa tak harus berkorban lebih banyak untuk bertaruh pada masa lalu
dan berharap bayangan nanti akan kekal berbingkai kebahagiaan

kita sudah berjanji
setidaknya tak pernah terucapkan,
untuk tidak menafikan konsekuensi dari pilihan
dan membiasakan berbagi sepi pada opsi lain yang tak terambil
lalu berusaha mengerti, bahwa sesuatu tak harus terukur dan terhitung
bersanding karena sesuatu hanya mimpi yang tak teryakini
lalu komitmen akan membuat kita menyakiti

kita sudah mengerti dengan sendiri
menghormati bukanlah tentang ketundukan untuk memaksakan diri
tapi membiarkan orang lain berdiri atau duduk dengan kehormatannya
dan jika perlu kita berkorban, maka berkorbanlah tanpa mempertaruhkannya

sementara,atau selama yang tak pasti kita lupakan saja turi
atau semua yang kutitipkan dan tak sepenuhnya kita mengerti
sebaiknya kita bertopang pada nasib atau takdir
meski mereka seringkali tak akur dan tak kita sukai

kita sudah mengerti
tak pernah berjanji, jalani atau berhenti relakan dengan peduli

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dahlia

Disini begitu sesak,
hingga karbondioksida serasa mencekik otak...
Meski telah kukepak setinggi awan,
impian tetap saja hitam

Engkau bukan bunga,
dengan seribu kegembiraan
Tetapi seperti dilahirkan untuk satu pilu yang harus dikenang
Harus melalui perlawanan untuk lepas dari hingar
menuju bukit kabut yang berarak..
dahlia, dilahirkan untuk romantisme yang hanya dicerap..
jika kita sungguh berjuang untuk meluangkan waktu terbaik yang kita bagikan...

Robert Plant Gak Nge-Rock Lagi ! (Grammy Award Februari 2009)

Bela-belain nonton pengumuman Grammy Award tanggal 9 Februari 2009 kemarin langsung dari Amerika...lewat Tivi lah (hehehe), cuman pengin nungguin perform-nya Robert Plant frontman vokalis sekaligus pencipta lagu dari Band Legendaris Led Zeppelin. Selain itu setelah sekian lama do'i bertapa, do'i juga dinominasikan pada beberapa kategori untuk album terbarunya "Raisin Sand" yang dirilis pada tahun 2007.
Yah..itung-itung dengerin lagunya dulu baru donlot di Rapidshare gituh!. Yah, dalam bayangan pastilah si Robert Plant akan nge-rock habiezz, eh nyatanya... nge-country habiezz atau nge-bluegrass...(masih belum bisa bedain country dengan bluegrass) terdengar sama saja sih. Apa lagi Raisin sand itu ialah album duetnya Robert bersama Alison Krauss. Jelaslah si alisson itu ahli country dan bluegrass....(bersambung klik read more di bawah)

Meskipun Robert meninggalkan gaya nge-rocknya tetep aja membuat tercengang, palagi saat nyanyiin "Rich Woman", dengan teknik vokal runtun seperti nge-rap dan teknik pengambilan nafas yang terjaga...keren! bisa-bisanya do'i ngubah style...empat jempol deh buat Robert Plant... Panteslah kalau dapat penghargaan Grammy untuk beberapa kategori dan yang paling bergengsi ialah untuk Album terbaik.
Anyway, gaya di lagu Rich Woman kek lagu2nya The Doors, termasuk style gitar dan drumnya...selain itu sound2 yg ngingetin akan The Doors seperti lagu "Fortune Teller" dan "Gone Gone Gone..." beberapa lagu itu masih menyisakan karakter vokal sang maestro yang panjang dan khas cengkoknya.
Jangan harap lagu bertempo cepat dan vokal melengking di Album Raisin Sand, karena disini Robert Plant benar-benar terlahir dengan karakter yang berbeda. Meskipun menurut saya, style yang lahir bukan style baru khas gaya anak sekarang semacam "hardcore" atau "emo", tetapi karakter yang lebih kuno dari hardrock.
Nuansa sunyi, senyap dan alur yang lambat sangat kental di album ini...coba dengar "Sister Rosetta Goes before Us", "Stick with me baby" dan "Through the Morning Through the night".
Jadi buruan deh denger Raisin Sand, atau saya share kalo mau...(:D). (masih dalam proses editing).

Kopeng Salatiga Saat Berkabut

Memenuhi janji saya kepada seorang anak SMA, yang tak foto saat aksi "jumping" motor di Kopeng dalam Kabut.
Ini saya upload ya temans... klik aja foto untuk memperbesar dan download, makasih.

Personal Review: Yamaha DFP 9315 aka Flying Dragon

Note: this is my personal (subjective) review about yamaha dfp, and maybe different result from one to another. And I'am not endorsed by yamaha.

Actually, i intend to buy Pearl Powershifter 2002 double pedal for my drumset I read a lot of good review about powershifter,and easy to play and adjust. Interchangeable a chain with a belt too. I was informed that Pearl Powershifter around 2.7 million rupiahs to 3.2 million.. (it's expensive things).
Because i live in Semarang, i decide to look around music store like Kurnia Music and Halmamera Music.
I found Powershifter on Kurnia Music aroud 3.3 million rupiahs, and i couldn't found that thing at Halmahera Music. As u know, halmahera music has been my favorite place to search and buy music stuff.
Because, they can beat any prices in any music store.. and of course cheaper than any music store..if u dont believe, just try!
But i was dissapointed, that they have not stock Powershifter. They provide Yamaha, Tama, Stable, Stagg and other china brand. Shortly, i tried Yamaha both DFP 9410 and 93145, i wasn't interest to use Iron Cobra coz i had tried before, and it feel hard to play with left foot. Both Yamaha soft and strong construction, but i can change the chain to belt with 9315. In My opinion the 9315 is more natural than 9410 (dirert drive)--> feel like pearl powershifter.
Okay, i conclude to buy yamaha DFP 9315 with a cheaper price than other store, 2.4 million rupiahs. Huh.. they robbed my wallet :D.
Immediately i change the chain with belt, it give me soft and speedness than chain. And i have to adapted few day and hour to familiarize my feet(especially left) for using that pedal, and the same power between left and right feet.
And, the conclusion this is nice, speed, soft, strong double pedal. I can play speed metal like helloween, power metal like alterbridge and give some triple accent with left foot when i play funk.
U can see and listen i played with this pedal... maybe i have to learn increasing my speed to play grindcore..:D.



Conclusion (pake bahasa indonesia..males translate in english..capeee booo).
Pros:
- Yamaha Double Pedal, asik sekali dimainin... soft, natural dan kuerass (loud) gitu. Katanya kalo pake chain lebih keras lagi suaranya. Sayangnya saya sudah kadung suka pakai "belt".
- Asik buat main, speed metal dan sound yang keluar dari bass drum benar2 nendang meskipun tenaga yang dipake nggak penuh
- Asik juga pengganti olahraga bersepeda, bagi yang males keluar rumah dan panas-panasan. Asli sebentar aja mainin dah gembrobyos...
- Dapet soft case cantik, bisa dibawa kemana-mana kalo mau konser atau sekedar pamer ke mall (kurang kerjaan banget :)) )
- Dudukannya fix dan stabil banget, jadi nggak "jalan2" meski ditendang sekuat tenaga, soalnya ada plat ditambah karet dan pengait yang kuat di bawah footboard.
- Apa lagi ya...coba aja sendiri deh, kalo menurut saya...saya lebih suka ini daripada Iron Cobra...


Cons:
Muahal, Muahal, Muahal! Jika tidak di halmahera music harganya mencapai 3. Tapi di Halmahera saya dapat diskon jadi bisa tak beli seharga 2.4 kurang malah.
Tapi saya kira, harga double pedal yang berkualitas memang segitu lah. Misalnya Tama Iron Cobra atau Pearl Powershifter ya sekitar 2.5 sampai 3.3... untuk sebuah double pedal saja booo..
Saya mungkin sudah gila membeli barang ini! (obsesi masa kecil), dan itung2 buat belajaran anak saya juga..biar nanti bisa kek Jason Bittner atau Mike Portnoy..hehehe.

Upgrade/Hack (Oprek) Firmware Canon S5IS (Indonesian link bottom of this page)

Canon S5IS is my main camera from nowadays. Because my main camera before: Olympus E500 have been take over by my wife (she works as a photographer in semarang art council). S5IS is practical camera, with a lot of function and feature. We can shoot both picture and movie, and have nice optical zoom too (12x) equivalent to near 400mm.



Now, i'm not tell about the benefits of S5IS. I want to tell about how to upgrade or hack firmware Canon S5IS. From the old firmware 1.0.1.xxxx to a new one.
The benefit of new firmware are:
1. The battery life indicator in all time. In old firmware u can't see the indicator when u take a shoot until it near to void. In other word, indicator to warn that your battery become empty.
2. RAW. Yes! u can shoot a raw in S5IS with the new firmware. We know that the old firmware can't support raw shooting.
3. Optimize Speed Shutter. U can adjusted speed up to 1/8000 and low as...(sorry i'm forget).
4. A lot of stuff and game (u can see sokoban, and other game..actually it's no use for me but cool one)

OK.. lets go Rock
1. Prepare your memory card, you can use any of brand and size. I use sandisk 1 GB.
2. But remember to save all of image that u captured before to harddisk, because you got to format your card.
3. Download the CardTrick program. See the information on http://chdk .wikia.com/wiki/CardTricks, the download link is in the middle of that page.
4. Format your card with cardtrick and make to bootable.

"Take Your Attention abot the important five button of Cardtricks; SELECT, FORMAT AS..,MAKE A BOOTABLE, DOWNLOAD CHDK and CHDK->Card"

5. You can download the firmware CHDK-s5is-101a-0.8.9-632 and click
6. And this is important thing! Lock the Card, with little knob in right/left side.
7. Put your card to S5IS, and turn on your camera in View Mode.
8. Press the S button in top left side of your camera. It's 'Alt Mode' and press the Menu button in right side.
9. You see a text menu, u can adjust to scope your need.

With this method of upgrade, u didnt change the original firmware of your camera. Because the new firmware installed on your card, and activated if u use that card (only that card). It like 'a guest application' to your system Camera.
And the important is...the hack is Safe! and can't make your camera broken! (IMHO)

link versi Bahasa Indonesia Upgrade/Hack (Oprek) Firmware Canon S5IS
More information about advantages of upgrading is on the Hackday

Picture About Blue

This Picture i took in Kopeng Salatiga, it's nice early evening with a soft blue sky. I made this pic with Canon S5IS, in manual mode. I set the aperture at 8.0 and the speed at 1/1000 at ISO 100. You can see "the freezing butterfly" on the front of the mountain view.
The tips are: If u want to take a landscape picture, like mountain and long view of land or sea, u should set your camera in manual or aperture (Av) mode, and set a bit disclosure of diagfram or aperture (equal or more than 8.0).
This tips can capture, the motley nuance of the sky and mountain...perhaps..:)).

duratech "the affordable and durable drumstick"

According to its name, duratech stick have a unique construction. The finish of this pair, has a rainbow colour with a empty material in the middle of the stick. Polymer Plastic is the material of this pair. It could be benefit and lossy of this brand. The benefit is strong and durable for any pratices and whacking use. In the other hand the polymer and emptyness of the middle make this stick sound crap, insipid sound and poor tone if you hit on the bell ride or drumhead.
You can tighten the drumhead especially on the batterhead of snare drum to create deep sound with this stick.
I have using duratech for 6 month, and it has strong enough that i never change to the wooden stick anymore for drum practice. But in my opinion you should use the wooden stick if perform and for serious gig.
Pros, You can decrease your sound volume and it can be alternative to lessening volume when praticing. Also the unique and bizarre sound. Let's rock and save the money with duratech stick!
If you interest about duratech stick, this is the link

About Premier New Cabria APK Jazz Series

This drumkit has a strong build with Hi-hat, crash & ride cymbals (with stands), 2 x hanging toms, 1 x floor tom & bass drum.
The Choice of finishes are Black Diamond, White Marine Pearl, Black Stain Satin, Flame Red Lacquer, Cerise Lacquer and Aqua Marine. I personally choose the wrap one “White Marine Pearl”, It has clean and classical look!
Ash combine with maple has become material of this drumset shell. Ash is a very strong and durable wood, with a high strength-to-weight ratio, and is employed for (among other things) flooring, tool handles, bows and baseball bats. It is also often used for making guitar bodies due its unique sonic characteristics.
Overall this kit sounds great, and it is built purely well, but there are a couple of minor disappointments that dampen my enthusiasm — although I am sure these could easily be sorted without the price rocketing. I cannot hide my disappointment with the cheapo front bass drum head which, if it’s not tamed, flaps around to its heart’s content.
Actually, a blanket or 13.5 tog duvet can really help, placed in the drum would help, but why kill the sound? Also,
dampening methods like this can move around during transport, and unless you put a mic port in it, it’s difficult to get it in position each time without picking the whole thing up and giving it a good shake!
Having said that, this kit is simply stunning and gives great all-round value for money.
Straight out of the box and with a few relatively minor tweaks, I can be up and gigging with this setup in a matter of minutes. The contrast sounding between the toms and bass drum is immense and a joy to play — it doesn’t really matter what musical genre you are into. I enjoy to play , whacking out some rock everyday… with my White Marine Pearl Cabria Jazz 22.