Declutter

I don’t remember any single movie quote right now. Why would I need it anyway. I can’t get enough of thinking about the book of Sapiens, A Brief History of Humankind. I’m in love with the author, Yuval Noah Harari. The last chapter, in my opinion, should be permanently stuck in everybody’s mind so I…

Menjenguk Aggretsuko di Tiergarten

Alex the Lion: I’m swimming back to New York! I know my chances are slim, but I have to try! Gloria the Hippo: Alex, you can’t swim! Alex the Lion: I said my chances are slim! – Madagascar, 2005 –   Kondisi Kebun Binatang Surabaya pada tahun 2014 menjadi pertimbangan saya untuk menolak usulan suami…

Selamat Tahun Baru!

Colter Stevens: You seem concerned about the time. What are you late for? Max Denoff: I’m on my way to an asshole festival. I hear you’re headlining. – Source Code, 2011 – Temperatur udara menghangat, jaket-jaket tebal tersimpan rapi, dan heater dalam keadaan padam seharian.  Musim keempat sudah datang, tandanya siklus setahun tinggal di sini…

Doodle Away

Paul Child: [to Julia] You are the butter to my bread, you are the breath to my life. Julie & Julia, 2009   Banana Strawberry smoothies, strawberry body scrub, strawberry cheese cake, even strawberry flavor tooth paste. Until one day I bought strawberries, the real one, not processed. When I thought about it, I’m not really into…

San Junipero – Best BLACK MIRROR Episode (so far)

“I think we should be very careful about artificial intelligence. If I had to guess at what our biggest existential threat is, it’s probably that. So we need to be very careful” – Elon Musk – Uninstall Path! Keputusan yang berat pada saat itu, tapi bawaan ini menjadi lebih ringan karena berkurang satu aplikasi yang…

TANTANGAN KETIGA – BAHASA

Ian Donnelly: [reading from a book by Louise Banks] “Language is the foundation of civilization. It is the glue that holds a people together. It is the first weapon drawn in a conflict.” – Arrival, 2016 – * Ketika matahari yang dirindukan datang. Diambil dengan OnePlus One Camera.  Hari- hari selama empat tahun sempat dilewati…

SECOND CHALLENGE – DISTANCE

Cooper: Everybody ready to say goodbye to our solar system? Romilly: To our galaxy. – Interstellar, 2014 –  * Nuremberg at the first sight. Taken with OnePlus One camera While human still figuring out how to colonize Mars, the distance between Indonesia and Germany would still consider as far (in my measurement). It is 11,068…

FIRST CHALLENGE – IDENTITY CRISIS

Charlotte: I just don’t know what I’m supposed to be. Bob: You’ll figure that out. The more you know who you are, and what you want, the less you let things upset you. – Lost in Translation, 2003 – * This is me, doing my self portrait style. The first click with LOMO LA SARDINA…

Now is The Time

Pacha: Uh-oh Kuzko: Don’t tell me. We’re about to go over a huge waterfall Pacha: Yep Kuzko: Sharp rocks at the bottom? Pacha: Most likely. Kuzko: Bring it on. – The Emperor’s New Groove, 2000 – * The photo was taken around 2012 with LOMO LA SARDINA. Had small lunch picnic at my friend’s house in Bandung Recently moved far away…

EXPERIENCING MOVIE- WHIPLASH (2014)

I want to be one of the greats – Andrew Neiman –   Istirahat dulu sejenak akan puja-puji La La Land, karya  Damien Chazelle sebelumnya pun tidak boleh luput dari perhatian. Dari banyak versi poster film ini, gelap dan minimalis, kesan yang ditangkap adalah kelam, misterius, dan menegangkan. Benar adanya, banyak artikel menggambarkan film berbudget…