Small Talk

Terus si Ibu cerita.

"Ujian itu ada supaya kita ga lupa.

Allah itu pencemburu, kalau kita ga minta, kita sombong.

Minta aja sebanyak-banyaknya.

Kalau ada masalah dalam rumah tangga jangan cerita ke orang tua, ke teman.

Apalagi ke sahabat. Sahabat itu bisa jadi bumerang.

Kalau ada masalah ceritanya sama Allah saja.

InsyaAllah pasti masalahnya berangsur-angsur ilang.

Kalau habis shalat luangkan waktu tiga menit aja.

Doa.

Minta sebanyak-banyaknya.

Meskipun lagi tenang juga minta aja. Itu aja."

Terus ada yang teriak 'Terminal 1B!!'

Terus si Ibu pamit.

My Very Own Winter in Japan

it feels like it's been a long time since i wrote here.

well. yeah. a lot of things happened.
but guess who's back? Sri Mulyani!! yess she's back.

but of course we wouldn't talk about her in here, right? duh, i made this blog by me and for me, and maybe for you, but, you would never decide what things you'd like me to write, so yeah. this is my blog about me.
talk about narcissist. haha

so, as you guys knew, i went to Japan about 4 months ago. yep. i know, i know. i understand. mukashi kara desu ne?
but really. i meant to not moving on from it. even maybe, maybe, and InsyaAllah Aamiin i will have another opportunity to go there in the future, i won't forget about February 29th, 2016.
the day that i first got my Landing Permission stamp from Japan Immigration Inspector. (Yattaa!!!)

the day that i first peed on a very sophisticated toilet that i had an urge to took a pict of it. yep. i took a pict of a toilet seat. well, what can i say? ahaha

Toilet seat in Haneda Airport

yep. that's the toilet. you had to flush the tissue, just the opposite of the common believes in my country. it actually dissolves very quickly.
and when you peed, there's this song's of nature, i mean like birds and waterfalls so that no one outside the toilet stall can heard you peed. awesome right?!
and you had to push the button to choose which type of sprayer you want to use. and also, the seat, it's warm!!
it was totally cold outside, even when we're inside the Haneda Airport. so sitting there was.. a blessing. hahahha

some people asked. 'why go to Japan in winter? it's cold and there are no Sakura.'
well, what can i say? in the middle of one night, i find a very great deal for flight tickets, i call my bestfriend, she said 'i'm in', and i click, and i pay.

later on i found out it will be winter there. so what?
i'm going. i'm definetely going. hahahaha

actually, i got to say, going there in late winter is actually a good decision.
well, of course, going there in early autumn will be very wonderful. the air will still quite cold but sakura's everywhere.
but late winter is not so bad. afterall i don't have to take a bath. and i don't sweat. and i believe i don't smell either (except my feet). so, it's good for backpacking. i don't have to bring a lot of clothes.
i only had one backpack, one shoulderbag, and one small tote bag for five days there. simple yeah?

besides, i got a glimpse of snow. and touched it a bit. well, it's just like the frost build up in a freezer, but heey! it's outside!!!

Snow Near Kawaguchiko Lake

oh yeah. talk about winter.
see my outfit? i actually already wearing the boot since i departed from my country. we transit in KL, so there were people looking at us. but hey, i'm not bringing another shoes and losing some space in my bag just to pleased you so, sushhh. *smirk
when we're on the plane to Japan, we actually feel kinda anxious. are we too overdress?
we never had winter before! >_<
but then, when we try to make a conversation with a japanese man who sits next to my bestfriend, i asked him whether our shoes is too 'overkill'. and he said, no, it's perfect since it's 10 degrees out there.
wait. did you just wondering how i make a conversation with him? it's simple actually. it's kinda like this:

Me : "ima kara, nihon ni wa, totemo... *hugging myself*"
Japanese man : "tsumetai ka?"
Me : "ah, hai, tsumetai desu ka? datte watashi tachi no boots wa.." (pointing at our boots)
Japanese man : "ah, OK, OK. (making an OK with his hand) #^%&^$* (speaking japanese)"
Me : (staring silently and stupidly and cutely - last mention is self-proclaimed)
Japanese man : (turning on his cellphone and showed that it's 10 degrees in Japan)
Me : "aah.. sou desu ka!!"

tadaaaa.. so simple right?! *wink both eyes

yesss.. it wasss coooldddd.
and when we arrived in our first stop, Akihabara, i felt my hands freeze. i can't even use my cellphone. and the wind,, aaaaaaa... superb!

Akihabara early in the morning. lots of the shop hasn't opened yet. and it's cold.

we need to find a place to warm us up. so we went to Gundam Cafe to find some warmth. *uhuk

Gundam Cafe - Akihabara

and yesss... the french fries is one that i've never felt before. very delicious!!! unbelievable!!
and the coffee is waaaaaarmmm..

at night we went to Tokyo Sky Tree. little did we know that the wind at night was more supeeerrb.
it was only 7 degrees but daaaaaaaaaammnnn it was suuuperrrr cold *Franky's Tone.

Tokyo Sky Tree!

okay, going on with the story.
i told my bestfriend two places i want to go. Akihabara, and of course. Fuji san!!!!
we're so lucky that the air was quite clear so we got to see Fuji san from Chureito Pagoda. the trip to go there quite challenging since you have to climb about 400 steps. didn't believe me? check it out here. oh yeah. i did sweat. a bit. just a bit.

i choose the one where my boots are visible so you won't think that it's googled. *huh

When one heard about winter in Japan, all one can think is ONSEN. Hot Spring. Hot Spring.
yess.. Hot Spring...

well, i  took a bath in Japan. twice.
once in Shin-Imamiya hotel, and once, the totally awesome experience of Culture Shock in Ooedo-Onsen-Monogatari.

i got to say, i'm shocked. truly shocked.

. . .

i'm still shocked.

. . .

okay, so.
My very own winter in Japan.

it's Awesome. :D

wait for my next story, y'all!
i was thinking about a story about Japanese toilet. that must be good. hm.

Nyasar.

Nyasar.

saya nyasar di youtube.
ceritanya malem ini mau packing buat ngirim gelas CG ke anak2 CG.. kalau besok takut ga sempet.
terus malah youtube-an.
sampai jam segini.

alasannya simply karena beberapa hari belakangan lagi doyan nyari band-band lucu.
Mas Taka dan kawan-kawan sudah sedikit kurang pas di telinga, mungkin efek kelamaan di amrik sono. atau mungkin saya saja yang kurang bisa beradaptasi.
Mas ike juga karena keseringan denger jadinya udah mulai bosen. selain itu juga belum ada lagu baru juga sih. O.oa
but still lah, Mas Taka dan Mas Ike adalah cinta pertama dan kedua di penjelajahan awal dunia per-band-jepang-an.

but then tetiba ketemu band Alexandros. langsung suka dengan lagunya, Wataridori.
artinya juga bagus. nangkepnya sih tentang sahabat yang harus pisah, tapi mereka tetap yakin akan ketemu lagi suatu hari nanti.
karena lumayan lucu, jadi agak betah juga menjelajah lagu-lagunya Alexandros.
walhasil yang berhasil bersemayam di list winamp adalah : Wataridori (tentunya), Run Away, Dracula La, Famous Day, Starrrrrr, dan Adventure.

Setelah rasa-rasanya cukup, mulai berkeliaran lagi.
selanjutnya nemu GReeeeN. lagu pertama yang didengerin adalah Hana Uta. Lucu, settingnya anak sekolahan gitu. cukup lucu buat bikin penasaran dengan lagunya yang lain.
hasil jajahan sayangnya cuma dua, Hana Uta dan Kiseki.
saya lupa kenapa saya berhenti berkeliaran di GReeeeN. O.oa
nantilah saya lanjutkan lagi.

Oh iya, sebelumnya juga lagi suka sama Unison Square Garden. tapi hanya lagu Sugar Song to Bitter Step. yep. Ost Kekkai Sensen.
lagunya lucu, bisa bikin 'goyang'. tapi yang lainnya kurang pas. jadi, cukup satu saja.

dua hari yang lalu saya kesandung di Radwimps. kesandungnya ga tanggung-tanggung. satu lagu untuk dua hari berturut-turut. judulnya iin desu ka.
can't help it. setelah denger dan tau arti lagunya, jadi senyum-senyum sendiri, inget seseorang *insertemotyangpakekacamata.
lagunya juga cukup bikin 'goyang'. lebih goyang daripada Unison Square Garden sih.

nah. terus,,
karena tiap jam istirahat bukanya iin desu ka di youtube, ada cover-an yang tertangkap di sudut mata.
dulu seorang kawan yang juga suka OOR sempat merekomendasikan mereka, dan saya kayanya sempat coba mendengarkan,, tapi sepertinya kurang pas. buktinya sampai sekarang saya tidak pernah tertarik dengan mereka.
namun, setelah mendengar cover-an mereka untuk iin desu ka, well.. oke. oke. nice. oke.
yep, mereka adalah Goose House.
dan sekarang saya malah berkeliaran di Goose House karena mereka ternyata meng-cover lagu-lagu yang saya suka!
namun tentunya ada yang pas ditelinga dan ada yang sekedar lewat terus skip.
karena gatel nih tangan, yaudah sekalian saya bikin list saja.

note that ini totally a matter of personal taste ya..
i'm not judging, critcizing, or promoting. tapi simply penilaian telinga saja, untuk saya saja.
cuma kebetulan pengen nulis aja. haha

well, here it goes. three category for Goose House's cover.

Okok
1. Wataridori - Alexandros
2. Iin Desu Ka - Radwimps
3. Kiseki - GReeeeN
4. Chaosmyth - OOR

Soso
1. Sugar Song to Bitter Step - Unison Square Garden
2. 1/3 no junjou na kanjou - Siam Shade

MmhNono? O.oa
1. Kanzen Kankaku Dreamer - OOR
2. The Beginning - OOR
3. Wherever you are - OOR
4. Soredewa mata ashita - Asian Kungfu Generation
5. Solanin - Asian Kungfu Generation

Ah ya, pernah suka juga sama Asian Kungfu Generation,, tapi rasa-rasanya it was just a phase,
soalnya sekarang sudah tidak pernah kepikiran untuk nyari lagu-lagu mereka lagi. hm.

well, itu saja listnya. saya sudah mulai kriyep-kriyep.

so, Chyx Tape #7 Nyasar.

1. Iin Desu Ka - Radwimps (Original)
2. Iin Desu Ka - Radwimps (Goose House Cover)
3. Kiseki - GReeeeN (Original)
4. Kiseki - GReeeeN (Goose House Cover)

kenapa? kenapa cuma 2 lagu?
karena dua lagu itu talk about a simple yet deep love. >o<

gak percaya?
find the meaningful lyrics here Kiseki - GReeeeN and Iin Desu Ka - Radwimps.

Enjoy!!