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.:: ThE FiFTh AvenuE CaFé ::.

                                                      -- since 1984 --

Saturday, August 26, 2006

day 01 : ashore

-- another unexpected encounter, this time it's a poochie ^^ --

-- i took this shot while we were driving towards the lion's head --

-- welcome to the lion's head .. no beach this time around --

-- was expecting something more honestly .. but all we get is the distant lighthouse --

-- washed ashore --

-- our ancient clocks and watches: the sundial --

-- st. margaret's chapel : one of the oldest chapel still standing --

-- an angle different .. crap! this shot is blur --

Thursday, August 24, 2006

wet under the tokyo rain ...

~ Congratulations to Paris Hilton for being crowned as the most overrated star in Hollywood! wooohoooo .. i mean c'mon, tat's a no brainer man! hahahahahhaa .. this actually raises the question for myself: Would i like to be a star? .. hmmm, honestly i dont think i can manage .. all the huss huss and the hoohaas will definitely fry my braincells dead .. waakkakakakakakaa .. on the contrary, i wouldnt mind having endless cashflows into my bank account *who doesn't rite?*.. LOL ... but i think i'll pass .. i'd rather be a friend of a superstar ... yeeehaaaaaaaaaaa .. tat would be the best man .. wakakakkakakakakkaa .. eniweis enuf of this bull .. hihihi .. Havent heard from some of buddies since like .... a few months ago .. Yo Bho, where the heck are you bro? come out come out wherever you are dude .. give me something, anything k .. on the same note, da pooch has been extremely busy with his new job ... sighs .. i told ya: dont let the work kills you man! tek it izzi lah like me ... hahahahahahaa .. update ur blog too please .. btw anyone who has some info bout these two dudes, please fill me in eh! appreciate it guys .. Oh yeah, Rendy n I went to see this new flick: Step Up .. i think it's good yo .. the dancing is hot and so is the lead actress .. wakakakkakakakaka .. the story line is same old same old and so is the dead black dude *see it urself for more insights* .. eniweis speaking of dancing, the latest season of So You Think You Can Dance has ended last week ... i still wish Travis came out the winner of the competition but naaahhh, it was Benji, the West-coast swing-man ... sighs .. not to take away any credits from neither of them, they both deserve to be up there in the end .. it's my first time following this reality show and i think there's plenty more to come .. ahhahahahahhaa .. fall is here and it's time for new season series of everything on TV .. sweeeeeeeet ... gotta stock up my snacks bar real soon .. hihihihihi ... and finally, i had just received an email from an old friend and she's asking me when i will be back to indon ... in fact another buddy asked me the very same question recently as well .. so i told her not to get bored with my answer coz it's stil gonna be the same one .. i have to stay here at least until end of this year and i am going nowhere ... i miss home but tat's gotta wait .. just like the rest of me ... "i think it's better for me to not want anything at all. let things be what they are and go with the flow. this way i get what i see and tat's fine with me" .. peace out n me out now ~ cheers

Saturday, August 19, 2006

conquering sauble land : the beach

-- welcome to the sauble beach --

-- the windsor-ites, the waterloo-nies, and the toronto-ians --
(from left: hadi, sienny, andre, ang, and suan)


-- the beach under a clear sky .. any resemblence between the clouds and the tides? --

-- ko awi & ci herli : along the coastal line --

-- staring at the sun .. coooool --

-- another addition to my abandoned-sand-castle album .. LOL --

-- simply majestic .. hihihi --

-- a shadow of doubt? i dun think so .. more like a reflection of faith --

-- take me with you ... if only --

-- unexpectedly strolled into this shooting set of a hindi flick: kuch kuch hadi hai .. sweeeet--

-- i like this picture .. btw see tat T lying on the sand? hihi --

conquering sauble land : the falls

-- welcome to the sauble falls --

-- camming with andre and geraldo --

-- rushing water on the rocks under a clear sky --

-- paparazzo mission: jen & vince making out by the falls .. oh crap!--

-- the sunflower gals: posing by the falls .. member count: 3 --

-- recruiting more members .. apparently this dude's lost from his pack --

-- when two become one: a view from the bridge --

-- and tat's it from the sauble land .. til next time, sayonara --

andai dia ...

~ 6:40AM "Teet Teet .. Teet Teet .. Teet Teet" alaram hp gw berbunyi .. mata masih sepet, badan pegel2, ranjang masih hangat, selimutpun nggak rela ditinggalin gw .. andai dia bisa bicara, gw rasa dia pasti nge-rengek2 dech suruh gw balik tidur .. hahhahhahaa .. Di depan kasur, si kipas angin masih setia berputar sejak tadi malam .. dia emank sobat sejati gw man .. andai dia bs bicara, gw rasa dia pasti tersenyum dan menyapa "Selamat pagi dude! Siap untuk memburu hari ini?" .. hihihi .. Suasana kamar gw nyaman dech pokoke .. sunyi tanpa suara, redup tanpa cahaya .. Sang mataharipun baru muncul di belahan dunia di mana gw berada .. dan seiring pagi menua, pancaran sinarnya sedikit demi sedikit masuk lewat jendela mungil ke sudut kamar gw, menerangi semua isinya .. Jam dinding menunjukkan pukul 6:45AM .. andai dia bs bicara, gw yakin pasti pandangannya melotot tertuju ke gw sambil berkata: "Oi oi oi, sudah waktunya mandi man. Entar telat lho!" .. hahahahaa .. Gw lipat selimut dan gw tata rapi ranjang gw, yg isinya cuman bantal+sarung dan yah si selimut .. LOL .. Akibat gw males, kasur gw terpaksa telanjang deh ... hahahahhaa .. andai dia bisa bicara, pasti deh dia ngomel2 gara2 soal kelalaian gw ini .. Lah, abis repot man .. apalagi soalnya nyucinya .. gw kan dibatesin jatah cuciannya .. eh, maksud gw jatah pake mesin pengeringnya .. kalo gw cuci bedcover + seprei, bisa2 gw yg telanjang dech minggu depannya .. hahahahahahhaa .. Handuk gw ambil dan juga celana dalem, baju dalem, sikat gigi, cukuran dkk ... gw buka pintu kamar dan langsung kutuju kamar mandi sebelum gw masuk angin gara2 kedinginan .. Rendy, tetangga gw, sepertinya masih lelap dalam mimpinya .. yg, btw, selalu aneh bin ajaib isinya .. wakakkakakakka .. Gw letakkan semua peralatan mandi dan untuk sesaat gw pandangin tuh kaca .. Seperti biasa, kutatapi sosok di dalamnya .. hampir tiap hari dia tersenyum lho! yah mau gk mau, gw senyum balik deh .. andai dia bisa bicara, pasti dia menyapa: "Masih ngantuk? Kok situ keliatannya loyo? Kurang tidur? Semangat donk!" ... Nah, kalo uda begini nih, kita bisa saling bertukar tawa man .. bayangin aja, penghuni yg laen masih tenggelam dalam tidur mereka masing2, sedangkan ini dua orang gila udah ketawa pagi2 buta ... hahahahhahahhaha .. Untung gw dikejar waktu, kalo nggak, bisa lama gw di dalem sana .. LOL .. 20 menit kemudian, gw keluar dari kamar mandi dengan handuk terikat sekeliling pinggang ... Kadang sambil lari2 lagi ... hahahahaha .. hanya buat ngeliat si jam dinding .. dan ternyata gw masih awal .. phewww .. andai dia bisa bicara, dia pasti udah terbahak2 ngeliat gw yg terbirit2 sendiri .. hihihii .. karena masih ada waktu, asikk bisa santei deh .. pake celana kerja, dan nggak lupa deodoran donk .. hehehhee .. ketek kiri, ketek kanan ... trus gw cium deh .. wangi lhooo .. wakakkakakaa .. berikutnya giliran si kemeja .. gw cium jg man ... testing testing man .. kalo uda B-A-U, gw tuker deh .. hihihi .. kalo belom begitu bau, errrr .. hajar aja deh .. kan masih ada si penolong sejati: parfum ... wakakakkakakakkaa .. tp kali ini beda triknya ^^ .. semprot kiri, semprot kanan, semprot depan ... cium cium .. semprot kiri lagi, semprot kanan lagi .. ahahahhahahahhaa ... nggak ketinggalan kaos kaki kiri dan dan kanan .. hihihi .. akhirnya gw siap menyongsong hari yg baru aja dimulai! berikutnya ada 2 pilihan: nonton tv ato maen gitar .. biasanya seh dua2nya yah .. gk mau rugi man .. LOL .. yg pasti cuaca dan kartun dicek dulu .. hihihihii .. begitu jam dinding tiba pada pukul 7:40AM, itu tandanya untuk gw berangkat .. tv gw matiin, gitar gw taruh balik .. dan sebelom gw cabut, gw ucapin selamat tinggal dulu ma sobat2 di kamar .. hahahahaha .. yah jelas dalam hati atuh .. kalo ngomong beneran, bisa2 gw gila muda lagi .. LOL .. gw kunci pintu kamar dan naik ke atas .. kalo ada bekal, gw ambil bekal .. bekal gw tuh paling simpel deh dari yg simpel .. roti 3 lapis tok! .. hahahhahahhaa ... setelah itu, pake sepatu, ngaca dulu, dan baru gw buka pintu rumah .. Suasana pagi emank paling nikmat deh .. embun2 pagi berkilauan seperti menari di atas dedaunan, burung2 berkicau di dahan pohon seperti melantunkan sebuah simfoni, sinar matahari mulai terasa menghangat, dan udara segar gw hirup dalem2 .. Sambil menikmati semua ini, gw berkata: "Thank you for today" dan gw lanjutin langkah gw ~ cheers

P.S. Check out this new indie band from my hometown, Jakarta! This tune is grezz abizzz pokoke! Many shenks to Kebho.

Sunday, August 13, 2006

between infinity and me ...

~ Phewwww .. tats how i begin this post ... body's aching like shit, mind's screwed with all kinds of empty unchained thoughts ... and the fact that tomorrow mr.monday will come back knocking on my door just disturbs me like nothing else can ... sighs .. this week was a total torment physically *mental agony has always been a daily diet for me* ... coming back from my recent trip to the Bruce Peninsula late sunday nite, i was literally exhausted yet satisfied ... hihihi .. we did soooo much walking and hiking across the dense woods tat i felt like my legs were falling off .. as soon as i hit the bed, i know i was home .. wakakkakaka .. there's no better feeling than that i can say, especially that nite .. to me, one of the downside of travelling is not having to bring ur own bed around .. honestly i dont feel comfortable sleeping on a *recycled* bed ... hahahaha .. but it's all good peeps .. ^^ ... anyways my buddy aka my d-camera *LOL* and i had a splendid time during the entire trip from start to end .. together we managed to shoot about 360 pictures .... yeah yeah yeah .. i mean i cant waste the opportunity to sharpen my kindergarten photography skills, can i? .. wakakkakaka .. the problem now is archiving these pictures ... sighs .. it's a pain in the arse .. totalllyyyyy .... i just cant commit my mind to doing it .. plus i dont have a laptop to touch up these pixies at my own free time ... ARGHHHH!!!!! .. seriously people should start thinking about having a picture resizing feature in digital cameras .. my pictures are like 1500-something pixels by 1100-something pixels in dimension .. crap .. i cant even preview them properly on screen .. sighs .. anyways i've got to spare some time these days just to resize these photos coz some people are waiting impatiently for 'em .. ^^ ... bare wif me guys! ... they'll be right out soon ... LOL ... i just hope they wont be disappointed wif the results .. i bet they will .. so please dont get your hopes up k peeps .. hihihihi ... i am an amateur a'ite ... lots to pick up and a lot more mistakes to make .. wakakkakakakaka .. btw i dont think i am going to talk about my trip in depth .. i guess i'll let my friends *da pictures* paint the thousand-word stories ... hihihihi ... save me the hassle .. overall it was a blast *how many times have i mentioned it? count yourself* .. to me personally, it was more of a spiritual journey more than anything else .. i get to sit down alone by myself at times and just let go of everything ... i am learning to be silent btw .. hihihihi .. at the same time, i also get a chance to observe the things that i have done and how my life has changed as an aftermath of this string of events ... i call it a self-introspection therapy .. wakkakakakaa .. obviously wat has happened cannot be undone ... the only question that remains is how to fix the future ... but then again, do we know the future? nope we dont .. so i have come to a conclusion that we shouldnt be afraid of the future ... i like to let things fall in places on its own ... it's just natural like those scenic places i set foot on ... i think about so many things while on the trip .. from friendship, family, love, relationship to personal stuff .. what mistakes did i do and what have i done to make things right ... one of the best spiritual experience has got to be the one at the Singing Sand ... i can remember i was floating on the surface of the water alone with no one around me ... i didnt know how far i was from the beach and i didnt care ... the sun was warm, the wind was gentle, the horizon was as far as your eyes can see like always .. the lake was glistening where the sunlight hits the cool water like diamonds scattered in front of you .. it was simply majestic ... and there i was in the middle of it all ... enjoying my own company .. i closed my eyes and offered a prayer at heart to nature, the almighty .. i feel so blessed for everything that i have tho i dont have much ... i simply feel full .. and it feels awesome .. ^^ ... coz when u feel full, u feel light ... it's like everything just goes free ... hehehehe .. *i am smiling again even when i am writing this* ... i've been cured ... after a moment, i went swimming back to shore .. still full .... wakakakkakaa .. anyways i just wanted to share this with you guys ... was supposed to post some pix along but .. i think i've got to run now .. gonna check out this Greek food festival .. hopefully it'll be fun .. ^^ .. hihihi .. so the pix have to wait again .. sighs .. sorry guys ... ok then .. hev a good sunday hommies ... me out now ~ cheers

Saturday, August 05, 2006

take me out tonite ...

~ Yellooww people .. it's me back again .. but this time just for a short run .. hihihi .. work was full of unprecedented collitions of stressful people today .. wakakakkaa .. watever tat means .. LOL .. yell here, yell there .. everyone was definitely breaking out a'ite ... but hey, today is TGIF-day .. Thank-God-It's-Friday day .. woooohoooooooo .. and and and it's the long weekend i've been waiting for .. yeah yeah yeah .. so yeah, bye bye blue monday .. see ya in 2 weeks .. ^^ .. btw i know i've mentioned this briefly before but i am so friggin' psyched tat i have to say this again ... I AM GOING AWAY THIS WEEKEND .. wakakkakakakkakaka .. the last time i went on a trip was like last summer .. and boy, i am soooooo glad tat i get this chance one more time ... hihihi .. i hope the weather is on our side this time around tho .. but anyways i think it's gonna be a blast for sure .. no matter wat happens .. hihihihi .. alritey then .. i think i have some packing to attend to .. ^^ .. u guys hev a good one too eh .. n pooch, will make sure to check out ur *premiere* when i get back safely .. wakakakkaka .. adios amigos ... me out now ~ cheers

Wednesday, August 02, 2006

being me, the foolish me

~ Complications .. tat's what we are made of .. Had another tough time getting to bed last nite ... again .. sighs .. yesterday was okay ... and today is not any better, if not worse .. here comes the cycle one more time .. hahahahhahaha .. and i am not complaining .. just hung up from a phone conversation with my boss .. well, not exactly a conversation to tell u the truth ... hihihi .. it was more like an *anger-management* theraphy session for him .. LOL .. he's on his way to meeting a potential customer and i am guessing he needs some directions to get there .. he rang the office and asked for me .. somehow i knew this was going to get ugly .. hopelessly i picked up the handle and we began conversing .. "Can you pull up this site on your browser, go to their contact us page, and give me their phone number?" he questioned .. "Sure", i replied bravely .. tik tok tik tok .. "Errr .. it's asking me for authentication to enter the site", i went on .. "What?!? NO! NO! NO! ... *beep beep beep* .. and more *beep beep beep* .. Ask whoever did work on this site: Jason and Sam" he yelled aggravatingly at my poor left ear .. sighs .. i went to those guys but no one seemed to have the slightest clue to wat's going on .. everybody was like "i dont know man" .. and i stupidly answered to my boss, "No one did any work on this site" .. i know i am digging a grave spot for myself by now .. "OH F*** OFF! ..", again he came at me .. i was like "wat the hell?!!?! why is he screaming his lungs out at me yo?!?!" ... bad day bad day bad day .. however i didnt retaliate coz i'll only play fire with fire, which puts no end to the problem at hand .. i simply listened ... knowing tat he's going to stop eventually and he did .. once he did, we finally managed to find that bloody phone number and everyone's happy .. hahahahahaaha .. people deserve to get a break from time to time .. and more importantly we gotta give ourselves a break ... just cut loose and let it out ... hihihi .. btw once i hung up, only then somebody stepped up to the plate ... how often does this happen in my office? all the time .. wakakakkaa .. and i dont blame them .. it's just us being complicated .. hev a good one mates .. me out now ~ cheers