To the Drummer

It's 21st of August now, which means that it's the birthday of Ho-kago Tea Time's drummer, Tainaka Ritsu!





She might be one of the least popular K-ON! cast, which is a contrast to her own best friend, Mio, who took the most spotlight, but that doesn't change the fact that she still got her own fans out there.

I personally admire her high-spirit attitude whenever she do what she likes, and tomboy girls are always a welcome sight.



Otanjoubi omodeto, Ricchan! Hope you'll stay as energetic as always! ^_^

Independence Day

Or so people think it is.. I just can't seem to find the meaning of the so-called "Independence" whenever I take a detailed look to this country's condition..

Anyway, I'm not here to rant about the inadequacy of the country's government nor to blabber about the idiocy of some of its people, I'll leave the judgment to you. I'm just here to celebrate the day.



It has been 65 years since the big guy declared the proclamation of independence. Time sure flies when you're not paying attention, huh?

Now I'm not your patriotic guy who'd do anything for the country. To be honest, sometimes I kinda hate this place. But there are also times that I'm proud being an Indonesian, in ways that even I could not comprehend myself.

Especially when I come to think of the fact that there was once a time when thousands die to fight for this country. That's why it pains me to see the imbeciles in the government whose only purpose were to satiate their own welfare.

Since I'm not the kind of guy who'd attend flag-raising ceremonies out of the blue, I'll do it here.


With that said, I'll do this in Indonesian language:
"Selamat merayakan hari kemerdekaan Republik Indonesia yang ke 65, semoga di tahun ini negara kita akan menjadi lebih baik lagi."


Cheers, mate.

Family Time

There are times that you would have an impressive premonition skills, the times that you already know what will happen after you completed an event, ages before you even do it.

For example, you already know that there will be people asking for a treat after you graduate, even before you do your final project.

As for me, the first wave came from my lab friends. I honestly had a half-hearted plan to sneak back home after my presentation and treat them some other time, but they were actually waiting for me outside the conference room, there's no way I can say no after that.

The second wave? Well, it's from my cousins back home. This one's inevitable since I was the one who proposed it myself anyway. After some discussion we decided to watch a movie and grab something to eat before going home.

At first we considered watching The Expendables, but all of the seats till the night shows were full. We decided to watch Salt instead. It turned out great in the end, as expected from the so-called "female Bourne". No reviews guys, I don't want to spoil anything, heh heh.

Here are some pictures from that day.


Ah, my dear family... By the way, the one with the red polo shirt is my big brother, not a cousin, I did say that I have one somewhere in this blog didn't I? I was the one taking pictures, so I was not in any of them, too bad.

Speaking of pictures, Rissa told me that some guy asked around about her to her friends in Microbiology, he even claimed that she's a campus celebrity. Since that anonymous guy was an Electrical Engineering student of my year, she suspected that I was the one spreading such rumor.

Well, I for one have no memory of doing such thing. Although I do remember that there were times that I have to explain that she's my sister (or cousin, I said this quite a few times already) whenever someone saw her picture, especially the ones with me in there.

I hope the cause of the rumor wasn't because of this blog, since there are pictures of her as well here. Still, if that was the case, then this blog actually have readers, which is a good thing.

But seriously sis, even if you were, in fact, really a campus celebrity, I'd say you're qualified in every aspect. ^_^

I also found something interesting:


I thought Nasi Goreng Gila was already weird enough for a dish name, now there's this Nasi Bego, or Idiot Rice, or Baka Gohan, or whatever you might want to call it. Does this mean that when you eat it you'll be an idiot? I don't know, maybe I'll try it out when I get the chance.

That's all for now, I haven't taken a bath yet (Which is actually a normal thing for me since it's the fasting month). Cherio.

Today

No other video can describe today but this one

Even after all those 6 years of suffering, the war is won, at last.....

D-Day -1

I will begin this post in Indonesian language, since I believe that all of the people who follow my blog (if there is any who actually would) speaks Indonesian. Therefore:

"Selamat menjalankan ibadah puasa di bulan suci Ramadhan ini, mohon maaf lahir dan bathin"

And a little fun fact before we continue.


Moving on.


I realized that I haven't posted anything in these days.. It's not that I don't have anything to write, but the mood was never there.

I guess I'm always like this whenever I'm tense, or maybe it's simply because I got fed up on typing thanks to my final project report.

Well, tomorrow's the big day. At 1500 hours, my final battle after enduring a 6 years of suffering as a college student, will commence. I have never been beaten by a final boss in every RPG I played, I really hope that this would also act like one of them..

Anyway, personal rants was never an interesting topic, so I'll give you guys a news flash:

Congratulations to Shana for winning the ISML Diamond necklace!!

Which means that she got 5 necklaces up till now, 3 of which taken from this year match. That's some serious record.

Frankly, I was hoping that Arturia would get it though. But I guess it's only natural that the flame-haired burning eyes hunter could pull this through; she's one of the, if not THE best loli-tsundere ever lived.

Good luck for the double elimination rounds Shana-chan, you're going to need it!

Well, with that being said, I guess it's time to go back to work. I need to prepare some more for the final battle. Wish me luck as well guys!!

[P.S: I'm hungry.... +_+]

12.08.10

I'm hitting the sack early again, just so damn tired today... Getting my final project report signed, getting approval from the would-be-judges for the presentation, and other stuffs...

Yeah, my final project was finally signed, and I'll be doing the presentation of it next week.

The final battle begins on August 12th 2010.


Well, with that said, I'm off to bed now. But before that, ISML votes ahoy:

ARENA 01: [Sanzen'in Nagi] Nymph
ARENA 02: Fukuji Mihoko [Sakagami Tomoyo]
ARENA 03: [Senjōgahara Hitagi] Fujibayashi Ryō
ARENA 04: [Sengoku Nadeko] Okazaki Ushio
ARENA 05: [Sakurano Kurimu] Sunohara Mei
ARENA 06: C.C. [Saber]
ARENA 07: Haramura Nodoka [Suzumiya Haruhi]
ARENA 08: [Shiina Minatsu] Akiyama Mio
ARENA 09: [Fujibayashi Kyō] Saginomiya Isumi
ARENA 10: Asahina Mikuru [Kushieda Minori]
ARENA 11: Fate Testarossa [Hirasawa Ui]
ARENA 12: Takamachi Nanoha [Nagato Yuki]
ARENA 13: [Hirasawa Yui] Hiiragi Tsukasa
ARENA 14: [Izumi Konata] Saten Ruiko
ARENA 15: [Nakano Azusa] Konjiki no Yami
ARENA 16: Furukawa Nagisa [Katsura Hinagiku]
ARENA 17: Minami Chiaki [Hiiragi Kagami]
ARENA 18: Ichinose Kotomi [Shana]
ARENA 19: [Misaka Mikoto] Akaba Chizuru
ARENA 20: Ibuki Fūko [Kawashima Ami]
ARENA 21: [Shiina Mafuyu] Ikaros
ARENA 22: [Aisaka Taiga] Maria
ARENA 23: Furude Hanyū [Holo]
ARENA 24: Louise Vallière [Tōsaka Rin]
ARENA 25: Furude Rika [Illyasviel von Einzbern]
ARENA 26: [Iwakura Lain] Rakka

Once again, got no clue on the exhibition match competitors.

And that's the wrap for today, g'nite!

YES, Thank You!

This post is dedicated to one of the best anime music soundtrack I've ever heard:
"NO, Thank You!" from Ho-kago Tea Time of the Sakurako keionbu (K-ON!!). Enjoy.

Vocals: After-School Tea Time (Toyosaki Aki, Hikasa Yoko, Sato Satomi, Kotobuki Minako, Taketatsu Ayana as Hirasawa Yui, Akiyama Mio, Tainaka Ritsu, Kotobuki Tsumugi, Nakano Azusa)
Lyrics: Omori Shoko
Composition: Maezawa Hiroyuki
Arrangement: Komori Shigeo

Japanese Lyrics

NO, Thank You!


Howaitoboodo de hishimekiau
Rakugaki jiyuu na negaigoto
Houkago no chaimu yuuhi ni hibiite mo
Yumemiru pawaa disurenai ne, ainiku

Let’s sing motto, motto, motto koe takaku
Kuchibiru ni kibou tazusaete
Waado hanatsu sono tabi, hikari ni naru
Watashi-tachi no kakera

Omoide nante iranai yo
Datte “ima” tsuyoku, fukaku aishiteru kara
Omoide hitaru otona no you na kanbi na zeitaku
Mada chotto…enryoshitai no


Kokoro no nooto maakaa hikimidarete
Osareru to nakisou na pointo bakka
Itami yorokobi, minna to iru to
Mugen no ribaavu de sasaru, fushigi

Let’s fly zutto, zutto, zutto kanata made
Kauntodaun matenai yabou oikaze ni
Biito kizamu sono tabi, purachina ni naru
Watashi-tachi no tsubasa

Yakusoku nante iranai yo
Datte “ima” igai, dare mo ikirenai kara
Yakusoku hoshigaru, kodomo no you na mujaki na zeijaku
Mou tokku ni…sotsugyoushita no


Itsu made mo doko made mo, kitto kikoetsuzukeru
Eien sae iranai no ni naze nakusesou ni nai
Our Splendid Songs

[BRIDGE]

Let’s sing motto, motto, motto, koe karete mo
Kuchibiru de kono toki tataete
Ruuto onaji chizu mochi meguriaeta
Watashi-tachi no kizuna

NO, Thank You!

Omoide nante iranai yo
Datte “ima” tsuyoku, fukaku aishiteru kara
Omoide hitaru, otona no you na kanbi na zeitaku
Mada chotto…enryoshitai no



English Translated Lyrics

NO, Thank You!


We all crowd up around the whiteboard,
Scribbling down our unfettered wishes
Even if the after-school bell echoes into the sunset,
You can’t diss the power to dream. Too bad for you!

Let’s sing with a louder, louder, louder voice
Carry hope on your lips
Every time you release words, they'll turn into light
They're our fragments

I don’t need any memories
Because I’m strongly, deeply, in love with “now”
Getting immersed in my memories is a sweet, adult-like luxury
But not yet… no thank you!

In the notebook of my heart, the marker draws in confusion,
Just making points about getting pushed and then wanting to cry.
We live with pain and joy and everything else
In endless reverb, those words pierce me. It’s mysterious…

Let’s fly on forever, forever, forever to the other side
On the tailwind of ambitions that can’t wait for the countdown
Every time I mark the beats, they turn platinum
They’re our wings

I don’t need any promises
Because no one can live beyond “now”
Desiring promises is an innocent, child-like frailty
I’ve already long since… graduated from that.

Into any length of time, into any distance, I’m sure they’ll continue to be heard.
Even though I don’t need eternity, why does it seem like they can't be lost…
Our Splendid Songs?

Let’s sing more, more, more, even if our voices wither
Praise this moment with your lips.
We met each other because we held maps with the same route.
They're our bonds

NO, Thank You! I don’t need any memories
Because I’m strongly, deeply, in love with “now”
Getting immersed in my memories is a sweet, adult-like luxury
But not yet… no thank you!

Credits for the lyrics goes to Atashi-san and Gendou anime musics, thank you for the lyrics! I can finally sing it for real this time! ^_^

You Stand Before the Final Dimension, and I am the Darkness of Eternity...

This is it, I'm facing the end boss.

Now all I gotta do for tomorrow is to complete my final report to the last bit, and prepare for the final battle.

Guess I'll go to bed now and get an early riser, I found that I could write with a clear head in the morning.

My ISML votes beforehand:
ARENA 01: [Akaba Chizuru] Fujibayashi Kyō
ARENA 02: Haramura Nodoka [Tōsaka Rin]
ARENA 03: [Hirasawa Yui] Fujibayashi Ryō
ARENA 04: Ikaros [Sengoku Nadeko]
ARENA 05: Ichinose Kotomi [Takamachi Nanoha]
ARENA 06: [Fate Testarossa] Furude Hanyū
ARENA 07: [Izumi Konata] Fukuji Mihoko
ARENA 08: Illyasviel von Einzbern [Nagato Yuki]
ARENA 09: Konjiki no Yami [Hiiragi Kagami]
ARENA 10: Asahina Mikuru [Aisaka Taiga]
ARENA 11: [Misaka Mikoto] Saginomiya Isumi
ARENA 12: Nymph [Holo]
ARENA 13: Kawashima Ami [Saber]
ARENA 14: Saten Ruiko [Sakagami Tomoyo]
ARENA 15: Hiiragi Tsukasa [Sanzen'in Nagi]
ARENA 16: Sunohara Mei [Senjōgahara Hitagi]
ARENA 17: Hirasawa Ui [Sakurano Kurimu]
ARENA 18: Louise Vallière [Suzumiya Haruhi]
ARENA 19: C.C. [Shiina Minatsu]
ARENA 20: [Katsura Hinagiku] Kushieda Minori
ARENA 21: Okazaki Ushio [Shiina Mafuyu]
ARENA 22: [Shana] Ibuki Fūko
ARENA 23: [Nakano Azusa] Minami Chiaki
ARENA 24: Maria [Furukawa Nagisa]
ARENA 25: Furude Rika [Akiyama Mio]
ARENA 26: Kiki [Sheeta]


Who are those in the exhibitional match...? ._.