..my battle stance..

 Hehe.. I feel ashamed that I re-read my old old post and felt like.. "Actually that was not a bad piece." :P Serasa memuji diri sendiri. So here's my piece on the one story that I never forget: Before Kimchis I envy Kanchi. And i envy Rika. (and I still LOVE that smilee ^____^ ) Even if their outcome is basically a sad ending.. they could look at one another many years later and whisper inside their heart, "yeah.. I am still somewhere inside the most special spot in your heart after all these years. arigatou.. " Now I know, such a thing is one in a million thingy. Most of the times, we are heading towards 'Strangers Again' path. And that is not even the worst case scenario.

It would have been unfair not to journal tonight. Tonight.. I think I have rediscovered that 'asakura yoh' within. Once again. Somehow things will work out. Right? JP, in his year opening sermon, shared about God's restoration. One interesting point- God will restore the years that the swarming locust has eaten (Joel 2:25). So far washing machine is the only time machine that I know of. And it only transports socks anyway. So is 'restoring lost time' possible? But those words resonated somewhat with my spirit. And that is happening now. That dream .. it wasn't meant to be buried after all. Alright then.. Take Two!

Between good (and popular) news and must-see (and maybe not what the audience want) news, as a reporter, which one will you prioritise? This is one of the questions that Pinocchio, the korean series, ponder on. News that nobody is watching is not really news. Is that true? The series explore the power of media and how it can be misused to distort the truth. Coming from a country like Indonesia, I totally could relate with that. And therefore I found that reporter job is truly an awesome one. Or a sad one. When you realise how wicked and scary this world really is. Just like a lawyer job. One morale that I really pondered on as I watched this was this. In today's world, in order for your voice to be heard by many, you may have to compromise by selling your soul along the way. You tell people what they like to hear so that 'one day', you can tell people what you believe they need to hear. But will that 'one day' ever come if you no longer keep your soul? ...

Came across this series poster when I ate at several Korean restaurants. But never really bother to find out what kind of series it is. Feast of the gods. that was the title. Recently saw it on Tv. And like it. The series kinda promote Korean's traditional cuisine. Think the characters are interesting. Oh well, maybe I just have soft spot for an XX with white chef jacket to begin with. Before I learned singing any Indonesian children song, I 'memorised' a Voltes V Japanese soundtrack. Of course to a three year old me back then, my singing sounded Japanese enough. It's in my genes and blood. The Japanese. But recently I start to appreciate the Korean too. Unfortunately the K-wave has become too mainstream to my liking. But still, am very keen to explore this country. Maybe this is one country that is worth exploring at my own pace.. *taking mental note Next Asian country to target! We'll see.

When did we come to existence? Was it the day we were born? Or was it the moment when the glorious sperm of our father swept our mum's ovum off her feet. I was singing that song "Hati sebagai hamba", (if you have no idea what this is, pls repent heh) Anyway yeah.. it's an old song, but I love the sincerity of it. The lyric starts with, "I come to this world with nothing. And I shall leave everything when I eventually return to heaven." And I ponder..  RETURN? As if we were there before. But I thought of some verses like, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.” Jer 1:5 "For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. "- Rom 8:29 "even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world , that we should be holy and blameless be...

Dear friends... Love is a troublesome matter. So if you really have to risk your heart .. make sure you find someone like that. of whom irregardless of whether  to be or not to be you know one thing for sure you'd choose that person still. ~kaze

I like rain! With its sense of inevitability. It drops, with or without my permission. It sings, with or without my approval. Lullaby or heartbreak song, who knows? but I would smile to its tune, yes ame-san.. you liberate my soul. ~kaze

Just wonder.. Why did this untitled post has so many clicks? I don't even find any popular keywords there. Internet is a weird place. But there it goes.. the little story about us that I promised 'you' few years back. I wish I could have written a better one. Or that I have written earlier. But trust me I have not written a truer one. Hope this year I will journal more. Yeah! Recently a friend has been pestering me about two things, new year resolution and exercise. I am so glad to have such a no-string-attached good friend. We have not always been in contact with one another. But she is somehow always in my 'good friend' list. Maybe coz she went to watch Jay Chou concert with me. This year, I only hope to reconnect with people whom I value but for one reason or another, I lose contact with. Well.. some of them are now busy with kids so can't really disturb them. And I hope they are not feeling suspicious. Coz seriously, I am not doing MLM nor in...

this clip reminds me so much of taiwan. well somehow many things remind me of that country. this clip reminds me of that little cafe that we came across in sun moon lake. yeah that cafe and that ke ai nu hai who worked there. love the tone of this mv somehow. and come to think of it, i guess one of the things I really really want to do is to make feel-good movie. write feel-good story. doo kana...

Happy new year mortals! Well.. funny isn't it how we spend millions and millions of dollars to celebrate a shift from one day to another. Anyway.. I thank God that 2014 is over. the less said about 2014 the better. i know five years from now, i will probably only remember the good things about 2014. but I am lacking the talent to accept everything now (*jay chou's 'an jing' playing) but i will journal here my 'last list' in 2014. The last movie that I watched was Stand by me, Doraemon. That movie is probably the highlight of my 2014 cinema affair. Certainly the best animation of the year for me. And I teared all the way, damn you nobita! The last passages that I read repeatedly, are Hebrews 12 and James 1. Both of which are amazingly relevant. God's Word! Oh how I love it. The last two books that I read, are 'First you have to row a little boat' and 'Zero to One'. Both are secular books. HOWEVER.. oh how they spoke to my ...