Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Viva Mas Iwan...ayuh Mas kita tua sama-sama...


Do you still remember your first ever social revolutionary artis.Probably yours is Bob Dylan.Remember the words of 'Like a Rolling Stone', yes its a song full with melody and witty phrase.
But mine was the ledgendary Indonesian folk singer and song-writer Bapak Iwan Fals.
I listen and learn from Iwan Fals first before Bob Dylan or Grateful Dead.
My Uda in Jakarta used to sent me his tape during my student days,that was back in the 80's.

Man..this mestro really have something to say.As an honor to his contribution his article was written front page cover of The TIMES
His lyric is so punchy and able to transpose your senses on the social issues of the day.
His song and social message,remain his strongest element,provided by talented natural musician like Sawong Jabo and Bapak Setiawan Djodi.
A perfect combination.

'Dimana kah PermainanKu,
pelepah-pelepah dari kulit pisang as compare to kids nowday his coment was.
"cuba lihat permainan ini,
terbuat dari plastik ataupun besi,semuanya mahal dan tersedia.
Mereka menjadi cenggeng dan manja.
Kejernihan otak pun mulai pudar.
Mana permainan ku yang dulu."

The lirik is so down to earth and honest to god.
Its a song of the divesity between kids our days and our kids now.
I am not complaining about the gen.gap.
The new gen.group like 'Ungu' is awesome too.
But still consider him a mestro on his own right.
The musical combination between him and Bapak Setiawan Djodi,Bapak Ian Antionio has open and contribute a new chapter in Indonesia Rock Music.

Any way 'Old hippy never die they only turn grey'
I wish Mas Edwin Gutawan would compiled his memorial hits and conduct it in a Philharmonic Orkestra, like the one he did on 'Tribute to Koes Plus'.
Which is off course a 5 star rating.

Thursday, July 19, 2007

Dairy Bola


My sister Ade Junaidah in Jakarta email me an intresting dairy entry of an Indonesian couple dated 19/07/2007.

I shared with you all,her witty observation on the dairy content:
BUKU HARIAN ISTERI19/07/07
Rabu Malam.Dia bertingkah aneh. Sebelumnya kami berjanji bertemu di Cafe. Aku shopping seharian dg teman-teman, sehingga mungkin dia kesal karena aku agak telat sampai di Cafe, tapi dia tak berkomentar. Ngobrolnya nggak nyambung, jadi aku usul kita pergi ketempat yang agak sepi supaya ngobrolnya lebih enak, dia setuju tapi tetap diam dan berjarak. Aku tanyakan apa yang salah - dia jawab, "Tak ada". Aku tanyakan apakah kesalahan ku yang membuatnya kesal. Dia bilang hal ini tak ada kaitannya dengan ku dan minta aku nggak usah khawatir.

Dalam perjalanan pulang, ku bilang aku mencintainya, dia cuma tersenyum tipis dan tetap menyetir. Aku tak bisa menjelaskan perangainya sore itu. Aku tak habis pikir kenapa dia tak menjawab, "aku cinta kamu juga". Sesampainya dirumah, aku merasa kehilangan dia, dan seolah-olah dia tak menghendaki ku lagi. Dia hanya duduk dan nonton depan TV; dia terlihat jauh dan menghilang.....

Akhirnya aku putuskan untuk tidur. Sekitar 10 menit kemudian, dia menyusul ke kamar. Aku nggak tahan lagi, kuputuskan untuk menghadapinya dan menanyakan soal sebenarnya, tapi dia langsung tertidur. Aku mulai menangis sampai tertidur. Aku tak tahu apa yang harus ku lakukan. Hidupku terasa kiamat...

BUKU HARIAN SUAMI19/07/07
Semalam INDONESIA kalah. SIALAAANN!!! Asuuu !!!

Compare to an entry made by a Malaysian couple.
Dairy Isteri 19/07/2007.
Tadi malam aku tanyakan padanya,
'Bang....boleh Bang....!dia tak menjawab.
Dia menarik selimut terus lalok.....
Dairy Suami 19/07/2007
Boleh.......MALAYSIA BOLEH KALAH TERUS.........!