Christmas Celebration + Blog Challenge 2009::Night Out and Workshop

Yesterday was christmas celebration from Tiberias Church, held on Gelora Bung Karno, Senayan, Jakarta. Its kind like a biggest christmas celebration ever in Indonesia (maybe). I went there with my sister - Ida Susilowati and my brother - Elyas Tampubolon. Its been almost 5 years we didnt go for christmas celebration together. Wll, you can call its like a christmas reunion for us. There are two guest star in that night, one is grammy winner for best traditional gospel album, Israel Houghton and Ps. Peter Youngren. That night was so crowded, can you imagine ? a football stadium with 88,083 capacity transformed as christmas celebration spot. Totally crowded, lot of yell and claps, but still, even there's so crowded at that night, I have my one favourite moment. When there was time for lit up the candle and sanf 'o holy night'. All lamps on stadium off, one by one candle started glow and shine. Here's picture below that showed view from my favourite moment at that christmas night.

How ? dont you think it was incredible ? More than 50,000 candles are flared up and glow look like they were fireflies.

Stop about my christmas celebration, continue to The Best of 2009 Blog Challege, now I'll post two days theme at once. First, about my best night out. It was a night with all my Mig33 friends (like Eaz, Bayu, Ceiban, Ecko, and many more) at Hard Rock Cafe, Jakarta on July 5th, 2009. Crazy night, not only for gathered with more than 100 friends from Mig33, but sure because I represented my group won (2nd winner actually) on 'kicking competition' , also we all treated by Steven Goh (CEO of Mig33) , not only a portion of steak or a glass of juice, but we treated 'all we can it' menu from Hard Rock Cafe.

About workshop, the best workshop I attended was on Indonesian Consumunity Expo 2009, November 21st, 2009, Jakarta. The workshop held on Indonesian Mac Club Booth, its about how to do a great presentation to clients. For sample, they gave Steve Jobs presentation when him present IPhone for Apple's new product to the world. I thank that I attended to this workshop, so made me understant about giving a good presentation to clients. Unfortunately I have no my pictures from that workshop.

So there's my story for now. How about you guys ?

Jazz Goes To Campus 2009

Pictures from 32nd Jazz Goes To Campus event on University of Indonesia, Depok. Its a fun yet poop day. I enjoyed the day with my best friends, Pipit, Nuky, Jazz and Sukro (all are their nickname), and of course with Eaz and Denis, but we have no pictures together due they (eaz and denis) were ran away from us in order to enjoy their 'the-two-of-us' moment. ups. lol. Okay, with no more words, please enjoy the pictures :

Last Technical Meeting for ICE 2009

Yesterday morning was the last technical meeting I attended for Indonesian Consumunity Expo 2009 with Prasetya Mulya Business School and around 140 consumunity. Technical meeting with the organizer and other community sounds like a great experienced I have. One-two things I love from joining this expo as a committee is meet new peoples, meet new experience and also expanding my friendship-link. For information, I'm a committee from mig33rs Indonesia Community and we included into Zone of Games and Technology. This expo will be our first as a participant, but even we are new for this expo, the organizer entrust us (Mig33rs Community) as a PIC (Personal in Charge) who responsible for Zone of Games and Technology on D-day. Its like compliment for our community for being entrusted to be PIC for the Zone of Games and Technology.

The expo it self will held on November 21 and 22, 2009. Starts from 9am and will close about 10pm, sponsored by KOMPAS GRAMEDIA, SWA Media INc, Smart FM, Metro TV, Yamaha Indonesia and BCA, also supported by Warta Kota, Tabloid OTOMOTIF, MOTOR Magazine, Tabloid BOLA, Tabloid Bolavaganza and Tabloid Gaya Hidup Sehat.

Here I attach the official poster of Indonesia Consumunity Expo 2009 that I got from the organizer, Prasetya Mulya Business School.

So, for you guys who have no idea where to go on this weekend. Why dont you come to this Expo ? Just drag your foot-ass to Senayan East Park Side, South Jakarta and find the Zone of Games and Technology then find Mig33rs Community's stand and you'll find me there (in case you are one of freak people who so crazy about me. lol).

JavaSoulNation + Car Free Day

This time my post will about my finally came to javasoulnation festival (its the biggest festival hip-hop, rap, rnb, and soul genre music in indonesia) and also will about my finally came to sudirman street (central jakarta) to join a weekly car free day (from 5am to 2pm).

First, I'll tell you my big effort to watch the festival music. I woke up at 5 in the morning, then I do some exercises, cleaning my self to the bathroom, had a breakfasted untill 8am. From 8am, I turned on my brother's notebook so I did browse untill 1.30pm. In 1.30pm I groomed my self for prepared to go to the festival music. Wasting my waiting time with smoking some ciggaretes untill 2pm, I move my ass to meet my friend, aymi to ride away together to the festival by bus. The funny is, I lost my direction to the meeting point, I missed the meeting point place, so I have to turn back again and spend more money for transportation cost. Four passed twenty-minutes, me and my friend aymi arrived on istora senayan (where the festival music helded).

Watched (in series) Maliq n d'essentials, IndonesiaUnite RISE, Sevensoul, Dira J.Sugandi, Aditya, Ndeesaster, Musiq Soulchild, Bondan Prakoso and last Soulvibe. I don't know and care what people's opinion, but for me, the festival yesterday was good only, not great or even will not make visitors will remember the festival in long periode as in future. If I may rate the festival, I will give 6 points (from 10 points), but still there are some performers did a great job, they were Maliq n d'essentials, IndonesiaUnite RISE, Musiq Soulchild, Ndeesaster, Dira and Sevensoul. How bout the rest ? hummm,,let me say they are all SUCK, should learn to the school music first so could try to perform (no offense for their fans). A little bit information, after watched SevenSoul, my friend, Eaz arrived to the festival, and joined me and aymi.

Okay enough for the standard-rated music festival which positioning their selves as the biggest (maybe looked from the stage, number of artists and sponsors they got) but show no big, really disappointed me. Now I'll tell story after the festival. Aymi went home around 12pm, so only me and eaz still continued the day(s) from festival to barito park (blok-m, south jakarta) untill 5 in the morning. After that, we continued our freaky-sleepy-dizzy journey to Sudirman Street just to loose our curious about weekly car free day. So, there we were from six pass thirty minutes untill 10 in the morning at the sudirman street. We walked the street, self potraited each other, watched old bicycle community right in front of Hyatt Hotel, also we put our signature on petition's banner about keep support KPK (komisi pemberantasan korupsi).

Today and Yesterday, are really-really-really made me tired, dizzy yet felt great.

Now, what all I want to do after 2 busy-dizzy-crazy days is SLEEP thightly. Thanks.

p.s : All pictures taken by Samsung Mobile SGH i450.

Tribute to Batik and Halal Bihalal with Mig33rs - October 2nd, 2009

Finally, Batik officially announced by UNESCO as World Heritage from Indonesia on October 2nd 2009, yesterday.

Yea, akhirnya batik resmi diakui sebagai warisan budaya dari Indonesia oleh UNESCO. Peresmian oleh UNESCO ini berlangsung tepat di Dubai, Abu Dhabi, untuk lebih lengkapnya berita ada di KOMPAS.com. Gue dan teman-teman komunitas Mig33 Jakarta, atau biasa disebut Mig33rs juga mengadakan sebuah acara dengan titel 'tribute to BATIK dan halal bihalal mig33rs', bertempat di lapangan panahan senayan Jl. Asia Afrika, Jakarta. Dengan sedikit persiapan dan dana, kegiatan yang berlangsung tepatnya pukul 4 sore tanggal 2 Oktober, 2009, Sabtu dapat dikatakan cukup berhasil.

Dibawah ini beberapa poto-poto yang sempat diabadikan pada saat acara sabtu kemarin :

(with my best friends, Bayu 'n Eaz)

(me, adhit 'n eaz)

(eaz, jobe, iluk 'n gue)

(puay, witha 'n gue)

-the crew-

Batik, sudah dan akan tetap gue banggakan sebagai salah satu bentuk fashion dari negara gue. Gue akan sangat bangga dalam setiap kesempatan gue memakainya. Kalau bukan gue sebagai warga negara Indonesia yang mencintai, memakai dan mempromosikan BATIK, siapa lagi coba ?

Hardrock Cafe (again) with mig33rs

Couple days a go, July 30 for sure, I had great-time hanged-out with my mig33rs friend at HardRock Cafe, Jakarta. The party is about launching 'Indosat IM3 Groov3', so Indosat invite 2 communities (community that have cooperation with indosat) IBC (Indonesian BeatBox Community) and Mig33rs (nicknamed for mig33 community) to the launching party.

Here are some photos taken from the launching party ::

Pengalaman Pertama PEMILU Capres dan Cawapres

Hari ini tanggal 8 Juli 2009, merupakan suatu sejarah baru buat hidup gue, karena hari ini gue akan memilih Calon Presiden dan Calon Wakil Presiden untuk pertama kalinya dalam hidup gue. Berdasarkan sistem pemilihan secara teknis mungkin bukanlah hal baru untuk gue, karena sebelumnya juga udah pernah memilih Gubernur DKI Jakarta pada dua tahun lalu, tapi secara history ini benar-benar pengalaman pertama dan gue sangat senang dan bangga karena gue merasa suara gue memang sangat berguna untuk masa depan bangsa ini, itu mengapa gue tidak ikut kedalam 'golongan putih (golput)' dalam pemilihan kali ini (pada waktu pemilihan calon legislatif bulan april lalu gue sedikit menyesal karena golput).

Banyak teman dan orang lain yang melakukan perbincangan dengan gue beberapa bulan terakhir sebelum pemilihan calon presiden dan wakil presiden ini mengatakan 'buat apa kita milih ? nanti kalau ternyata pilihan kita engga benar gimana coba ? kan kalau kita golput kita menjadi nothing to loose.', ada juga yang bilang 'ngepain sih repot-repot milih presiden dan wakil presiden, suara gue gak keitung juga gak akan mempengaruhi hasil akhir pemilu nantinya', dan beberapa pernyataan skeptis terhadap pemilu dan pemerintah. Sedikit membuat gue bingung dan heran saja, bagaimana mungkin dengan tidak memilih kita dapat merubah bangsa ? dan siapa bilang suara satu orang itu tidak berarti sama sekali ? justru satu suara itu sangat menentukan nasib bangsa. Tapi, biarlah mereka bertahan dengan pendapat mereka untuk tidak melakukan pemilihan umum karena golongan putih juga merupakan suatu unsur dari negara yang ber-demokrasi.

Kembali ke pengalaman nyontreng (cara memilih capres dan cawapres kali ini adalah dengan cara memberikan tanda contreng bukan dengan mencoblos seperti tahun 2004). Sudah bangun pagi pukul enam, langsung bersiap memasak untuk sarapan, selesai sekitar pukul tujuh lewat sekian, hampir jam delapan gue ikut abang bersiap mau langsung pergi ke TPS (tempat pemungutan suara) untuk memberikan hak suaranya. Sesampainya di TPS, sedikit menunggu berbagai persiapan yang dilakukan panitita, kemudian tidak lama setelah itu melakukan pendaftaran dengan menyerahkan kartu pemilih yang sudah diserahkan oleh Pak RT dua hari sebelumnya. Tidak sampai 15 menit setelah melakukan pendaftaran, nama gue pun dipanggil, gue langsung menuju ke bilik suara, setelah mencontreng lembar suara gue masukkan kedalam kotak suara, kemudian langkah terakhir yaitu mencelupkan jari ke dalam tinta sebagai bukti kalau kita sudah memberikan suara kita dalam pemilu kali ini, dan selesailah kewajiban gue sebagai warga negara untuk berpartisipasi dalam mensukseskan pemilu dan menentukan nasib bangsa. Bukan suatu hal yang merepotkan diri, bukanlah suatu hal yang terlalu membuang banyak waktu untuk memberikan suara kita.

Oh ya, untuk meng-abadikan hal tersebut, gue mempoto jari gue yang terkena tinta tanda telah melakukan pemilihan dalam pemilu kali ini. Ini dia ::

Poto - poto acara Indosat M3 Mig33

Ini dia poto - poto waktu gue pergi ke acara launching kerja sama antara Indosat dengan Mig33 di Indonesia Cellular Show 2009 , JHcc, 10 Juni 2009 - Rabu. Satu kata : Seru :