The New Space

So this an image of the new church space at thamrin nine. This one is my favorite part, the ceiling! The lighting fixtures, the ceiling decorative, and the red lines from the sprinklers fixture added some nice accents. It's actually a different "image" of a church I've never seen before, even in some fancy architectural books. The whole black ambiance and the naked steel columns and beams. And the front view to the altar is actually a very wide glass opening, talking bout natural light here! (although the glare is a bit too much in a bright afternoon). I'll make sure to go to the Saturday evening service to check out how the city lights would look like through it.

I should take more picture, but someone's too lazy to change the lens to a wider one. Maybe next time.

Sick of the Word "Dream"

So please stop using it while you talk to me. In any kinda language. Unless you're talking to me about things that happened while you sleep.

The word "hope" makes more sense.

It's a Lonely Universe

This isn't totally my original idea. I am hugely inspired by iso50, my new hero! Well, I always have interest in vintage and old stuff. At my last office I found a lot of these old kinda stuff, typewriter, computer, telephone. I was once helping my manager and my colleagues during the ISO audit at my office, when I fascinated by these wasted stuffs we found in the warehouse. I wish I took more pictures of them. Funny thing about an old office, specially when you're working at an old factory plant is that you can found old stuffs left at some corners.

Another better view (really!), another simpler version.

Btw, I was thinking to start some kinda "project", instead of wandering and doing this and that. Maybe I'll start with this one. I was inspired by Lee Frost, a photographer from whom I learnt during my very first touch to black and white film photography. He's of course not a purist. He taught me a lot about how to personalize a photograph, more to youself and what you're comfortable with, rather than trying to be advance in technique. Maybe I'll try to make it a series. We'll see.

p.s blogger is horibbleeeee...... seriously.

Hmm...

My photo (which I posted to flickr) is "featured" here. And it's a tumblr blog. Thankfully it has the link (to my flickr), which is usually ignored by tumblr bloggers. I really should consider making a nice watermark, shouldn't I?

And btw, it's not "via" calosa, but by calosa.

Angry Little Girl

Quote of the day, "Why be sweet and cuddly when you can be angry, hopeless, sarcastic and vengeful with the one you love?" ~From the book "Angry Little Girls in Love". LOL.

When I googled it, turns out that it's actually a comic strip. Here's some.

Hey, you, thanks for keeping up with this 'angry' little girl, you know I love you. Hahaha xD

Coffee Reminiscence

I was searching for a file in my hard disk for my current work when I stumbled upon my college final assignment (a writing and presentation assignment. like thesis?). To my surprise I kinda like what I did back then. I think I worked on the power point for visual presentation harder than the writing itself. Hahaha. Kidding. Wow, I miss working with power point. Haha.

And later it made me found these pictures. It's taken with my lousy VGA camera phone (except the last one). It's some scenes from my thesis writing process. Looks fun eh? Trust me it wasn't. Haha.

First picture, I'm so sure it's taken on Sunday. Usually at Sunday morning before church I stopped at this nice open terrace cafe near my church to spend my so little time to write. Since it's really hard to find some time during my work days. Well but, mostly I was "trapped" by the wifi and browsing or chatting instead of writing. Haha. Procrastinator I am, I know. The rest of the pictures came from some rare occasions, usually when I got really bored and frustrated with my writing, my boyfriend would took me out somewhere rather than got stuck in my flat. Or sometimes I went out by myself.

Man, don't you miss college?

Kings of Convenience

"You know there isn’t ever a disappointing note in a King of Convenience song if you find the right moment to take it in." ~iso50

Totally adore these film-like photo covers.

i'm planning things

but i don't know whether they could be realized.

Thursday flickr favorites!
1. Brownie love, 2. Oren Lavie, 3. The Lloyd Center Elevators, 4. Untitled, 5. Untitled, 6. Untitled, 7. couldweleavebeforeitgetsbad, 8. Untitled, 9. Untitled, 10. Untitled, 11. Untitled, 12. nocturnal, 13. day fifty-nine., 14. .illuminated., 15. /, 16. CO2, 17. Even the smallest things on earth make life worth living., 18. Cookie splash! v7 (Le grande finale), 19. a un passo dal possibile..., 20. The Underground Railroad, 21. The pegion queen at The Royal Field, 22. Untitled, 23. London Oxford Street Bus Stop (3), 24. London Grand Union Canal (3), 25. London When it Snows - Shepherds Bush, 26. Brighton Seascape, 27. 4 silhouettes, 28. making contact, 29. My little sister in the backyard., 30. 內湖路, 31. ironwings, 32. Sabre "620", 33. confession #8 (alt. title: brownie sundae), 34. Untitled, 35. Untitled, 36. Food Journal!

~ cigarette & chocolate

Introducing you my new blog, ~cigarette & chocolate. It is inspired by this and this and this. Nothin so fancy or sophisticated, just simple lil things I would do in my very spare time. At least I try to make a one theme blog. I wasn't intended to use this name, but the one I wanted is not available, so it's the first thing that came up to my mind. It is after the song Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk by Rufus Wainwright, which I listen a LOT lately.

Declaration of Dependence

Okay, does that read Indonesia? Oh!!!

A Sound That's Sweet and Round

Like a bookstore, I like to go to a music store just to enjoy the variety of album covers. This one by Oren Lavie, The Opposite Side of The Sea, has been a favorite since the first I know about it. Love the black and white concept, the typeface, and everything about it.

My Boat

Last Sunday Pastor Bernard said, "The distance between success and failure is the width of your boat and a word from God." Based on John 21:4-6 NLT.

Man, I'm desperate.

detoxification

Some images created with the watercolourator (thanks to this guy's tweet). The last one is after photoshop (oh of course). I don't feel well these days. Wonder why all good things have to come to an end. Keep listening to Yael Naim's. Almost all songs from her latest album.

Far far, there's this little girl

she was praying for something to happen to her

everyday she writes words and more words

just to spit out the thoughts that keep floating inside

and she's strong when the dreams come cos' they

take her, cover her, they are all over

the reality looks far now, but don't go

Far far, there's this little girl

she was praying for something good to happen to her

from time to time there are colors and shapes

dazzling her eyes, tickling her hands

they invent her a new world with

oil skies and aquarelle rivers

but don't you run away already

please don't go oh oh

Far far there's this little girl

she was praying for something big to happen to her

every night she hears beautiful strange music

it's everywhere there's nowhere to hide

but if it fades she begs

"oh lord don't take it from me, don't take it"

She says, "I guess I'll have to give it birth"

their body

It's been a while since I last went to an art exhibition. Today, in coincidence, here I was at the exhibition titled "my body" at one of the most luxurious mall at the city. It was at the lowest ground of the mall, which is hardly noticable. Found it when I was lost at the "borghese" side of the mall surrounded by Feraganno and friends, feeling filthy by only wearing jeans, polo shirt, sneakers, and a backpack.

These four are my favorites.

The laced David (Titarubi), the self portrait made by ceramic (Tisa Granicia), and of course the tree (Tere). Sorry forgot to note the crawling man, but I remember saw it on last Sunday newspaper.

Nevertheless, today's newest discovery for me would be: a DSLR camera is not allowed to be used in a mall! I was taking my last frame when a security officer approached me and said that only a "small" camera is allowed in the mall, but not a "big" one. I said I've asked permission to the lady in charge to take some pictures and she said yes. But again, that man kept insisted that "big" camera is prohibited. The three of us, me, the lady, and him, were standing there in the middle of sculptures, for about 5 minute or more, waiting for him to reach his supervisor, until he finally said yes to my "big" camera only for the exhibition. You know, I was there with a 50mm prime lens, hey, what do you expect? Technology confuses people, huh?

I Hope Future Come Soon Enough

View large is encouraged.

Btw, I'm thinking of making a new blog, a more "themed" blog. I'm currently working on the layout and stuff. And also the name. I always thought that I don't have a certain "theme" on this one. I don't know, I might delete this one, and create some new ones, or maybe keeping it.