Teroka

I was in Jakarta to see a couple of friends. Some new, some came all the way from Jogja. I spent a bit of time exploring Jakarta on my own. And it was weird being away in a different country, but still managed to check out on how they work too. I always forgot to snap pictures whenever I travel alone. Darn!

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is a 2008 adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, executive produced by George Lucas and starring Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones. Set in 1957, this fourth film in the Indiana Jones film series has an older and wiser version of Indy battling agents of the Soviet Union—led by Spalko (Cate Blanchett)—for the crystal skull. Indy is assisted by his former lover Marion Ravenwood (Karen Allen) as well as the greaser Mutt (Shia LaBeouf) and fellow archaeologist Mac (Ray Winstone). John Hurt and Jim Broadbent also play fellow academics.

The film was in development hell since the 1989 release of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, because Spielberg and Ford initially disagreed over Lucas’s choice of the skulls as the plot device. Screenwriters Jeb Stuart, Jeffrey Boam, M. Night Shyamalan, Frank Darabont and Jeff Nathanson wrote drafts, before a script by David Koepp satisfied all three men in 2006. Shooting finally commenced on June 18, 2007, and took place at locations in New Mexico, New Haven, Connecticut, Hawaii, Fresno, California, and soundstages in Los Angeles. In order to keep aesthetic continuity with the previous films, there will be minimal use of computer-generated imagery and more of a reliance on traditional stuntwork, and cinematographer Janusz Kaminski has adapted his style to that of Douglas Slocombe from the previous films.

Marketing will rely heavily on the public’s nostalgia for the series, with products taking inspiration from all four films. Anticipation for the film resulted in a legal dispute over an extra violating his non-disclosure agreement, and another man was arrested for stealing a computer containing various documents related to the project. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is scheduled for a worldwide release on May 22, 2008

Sejak dari dulu
Ku menyintaimu
Kau tahu begitu namun kau berpura
Ku masih teringat kau peluk diriku
Yang telah membuat ku menyintai mu
Sudah berapa lama
Diriku ini
Tak bertemu mu
Mungkin ku harap jua
Kau merindu ku
Sebagaimanaku rinduimu

Cinta antara kita
Tiada penghalangnya
Walau akhir usia
Ku menyinta dirimu
Ku hanya menunggu mu
Menyata kau cintaku
Ku kan berjanji
Menyintamu syg

Setelah kau pergi jauh dari sisi
Tiada ku cinta selain dirimu
Ku ingin bersama dgnmu selamanya
Walaupun sehingga ke akhir nyawa
Mungkin kau tak mengerti
Maksud ku dulu pada dirimu
Kiniku kan menyinta dirimu itu sehingga ke akhir waktu

Cinta antara kita
Tiada penghalangnya
Walau akhir usia
Ku menyinta dirimu
Ku hanya menunggu mu
Menyata kau cintaku
Ku kan berjanji
Menyintamu syg

Sudah berapa lama
Diriku ini
Tak bertemu mu

Mungkin ku harap jua
Kau merindu ku
Sebagaimanaku rindumu

Cinta antara kita
Tiada penghalangnya
Walau akhir usia
Ku menyinta dirimu

Hanya menunggu mu
Menyata kau cintaku
Ku kan berjanji
Menyintamu syg

Cinta antara kita
Tiada penghalangnya
Walau akhir usia
Ku menyinta dirimu
Ku hanya menunggu mu
Menyata kau cintaku
Ku kan berjanji
Menyintamu syg

A hazy morning in Tebet

Teh Botol Sorso

Chilling..

I managed to see how they work, and experienced a different side of Jakarta, from the point of view of the locals who lives there. Very interesting.

Sitting in front of a computer after spending a day in some part of Jakarta alone has been great. I didn’t do much, or went anywhere from that matter but its already different from what I expects it to be. Actually, I didn’t have any..

You see, Jakarta is one of the places I never thought I’d go to, since its just another city, with bad vehicle traffic, massive human traffic, which in some part is even worse.

I got lost instantly in this huge city, literally, after arriving late last night. Went straight to some bad neighbourhood area, and it was dark. The taxi driver could have taken me anywhere, and I wouldn’t have known. This would be the first trip that I actually had no idea where to go and what I ought to do while I’m here. I was taking it for granted that maybe simply because I understand their language, it wouldn’t be that hard to get around.

But me understanding them is one thing, and them understanding me is another. And having those extra 0s in their currency definitely don’t help.
I’ve learn that Jakarta is huge. And some of the places are named with very local flavour such as Kota, Tebet, Menteng, Kelapa Sunda and Semper. And I love it.

Today I had the opportunity to actually explore a small section of Jakarta near the place I’m staying, and I opted to walk (sebab malas sangat nak deal taxi etc) but I really do want to go on the Bajai?! and the Mini Metro. Not that big of a deal, just something different I guess.

At first (as funny as it seems) I thought Jakarta’s landscape was rather decent. The roads that is. It seems that you can do just about anything on the highway. Being the rather old-granny driver that I am, I know I won’t in a million years drive in Jakarta during peak hours. Anyway, I thought, near this place I stayed at, the place was kind of ‘green’. I mean, there were a lot of trees and flowers planted by the roadside. Of course it was at night and I didn’t get a good look at it.
So when I walk pass by this place, I saw it was actually a nursery, underneath the fly-overs, on-ramp exits and stuff. In Malaysia, we have it underneath the tiang-tiang elektrik TNB to give the plant a dose of radiation. But here, nothing like a little bit of fume here and there to make the green greener..

There were the usuals la, stalls by the road side. And I have to be honest, I love them, as unhealthy and an eye-sore as it is to many. They have fruits, bottled drinks, etc. I walked back home an hour after it gets dark. And I got this different feeling walking pass people waiting to go on the Mini Metro, at the roadside, near the badly-lit stalls having Coke.

Most people I know have really bad thoughts about the locals. But I’m impressed at how far they’d go to make a living. Some would cheat, and most would lie, but still, they work, and some of them work like hell

I guess that’s it for now.. Sleepy. And missing my family and good friends as well..

Chicken Embryos, originally uploaded by Ellyas Abdullah.

Chicken Embryos

I came across this rather cute advert. I would think that it was to promote Safe Sex or something like it. But its actually for, well, watch it yourself.

The thing is, I liked the idea. Its like a short love story. A love at first sight. And it leaves a lot to the imagination. You can make up stories on what actually happened. From the first time they laid eyes on each other, to the next morning.

I, in particular, love the fact that they were holding hands when walking into the store.

And I kept wondering if they keep in touch after that. Hahaha..

Oh well, I’m one hopelessly in love.