Monday, December 22, 2008

Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor Op. 18


This particular concerto has been one of many concertos I like the most. Composed by Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninov (Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов), a Russian composer who lived in 1873-1943. You can see the picture of him beside. He was not only a composer, but also one of the finest pianist that time, and the last great representative of Russian late romanticism in classical music. The musics he composed was a product of his temperament, this was admitted by himself; and on another occassion he said:
"The new kind of music seems to create not from the heart but from the head. Its composers think rather than feel. They have not the capacity to make their works exalt—they meditate, protest, analyze, reason, calculate and brood, but they do not exalt."
This is what makes his musics so great to listen; well, at least for me. Some of his songs, have keep me alive until today :p Not exaggerating, this is true. It's nice to hear his songs during depression moments, keeping me calm and conscious hahaha...

Well, the composition for Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Op. 18 is a bit historical. It was composed after Rachmaninov was cured from a nervous breakdown. The breakdown happened to him because of poor critical reviews of his Symphony No. 1 which he himself described the performance as "indescribable torture" and destroyed the manuscripts afterward. Then, he went into a state called "writer's block", this is a phenomenon involving temporary loss of ability to begin or continue writing, usually due to lack of inspiration or creativity, where he cannot continue composing songs anymore.

But then, a physician named Nikolai Dahl took Rachmaninov into treatment for three months. Supported by Rachmaninov's family and friends, he managed to recover from the breakdown . Greatful and thankful for Dahl's help, Rachmaninov started composing again; the Piano Concerto No. 2, a concerto dedicated to Dahl, was composed.

This concerto is divided into 3 movements, they are:
I. Moderato: C minor (length ~ 11:00)
II. Adagio Sostenuto: C minor -> E major (length ~ 12:00)
III. Allegro Scherzando: E manjor -> C minor -> C major (length ~ 11:30)
Total time of the concerto is approximately 34 minutes, 30 seconds depends on the performance speed.

My favorite movements are the first and the third movements. They are so beautiful and slow yet very vibrant and spectacular...


This song, is good to hear for people who loves romantic classical music. You may download it at:
http://www.classiccat.net/rachmaninov_s/18.htm
You'll need to register but it's for free, so take it!

The musical score can be downloaded from:
http://sheetmusicarchive.net
But it is not for free, so you need to pay for it...

Enjoy this beautiful piece of music...
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor Op. 18
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Saturday, December 20, 2008

キロロ --- 未来へ


ほら 足元を見て御覧
これが貴方の歩む道
ほら 前を見て御覧
あれが貴方の未来

母がくれた沢山の優しいさ
愛を抱いてあ夢と繰り返した
あの時は未だ幼くて意味等知らない
そんな私の手を握り一緒に歩んで来た

夢は何時も空高くあるから
届かなくて怖いねだけど追い続けるの
自分のストーリだからこそ諦めたくない
不安に成ると手を握り一緒に歩んで来た

その優しいさを時には嫌がり
離れた母へ素直になれず

ほら 足元を見て御覧
これが貴方の歩む道
ほら 前を見て御覧
あれが貴方の未来

その優しいさを時には嫌がり
離れた母へ素直になれず

ほら 足元を見て御覧
これが貴方の歩む道
ほら 前を見て御覧
あれが貴方の未来

ほら 足元を見て御覧
これが貴方の歩む道
ほら 前を見て御覧
あれが貴方の未来

未来へ向かって
ゆっくりと歩いて行く
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Friday, December 12, 2008

5th going to be 6th...

Mmmm yeah 5th going to be 6th... But this isn't about age, I'm already 20, no longer 5 years old. (a 5 years old kid wouldn't be writing a blog like this)

5th going to be 6th... That's the semester I'm in right now, 5th semester, going to be 6th semester soon, because this is already the end of 5th semester.

Hopefully the 6th won't be as bad as the 5th. I really really became a lazy bump this time, after one year (3rd and 4th semester) working hard until my flesh and bones were torn apart (wahahaha what an exaggeration...) finally I'm able to join the honors program.

The honors program is a program, for chemistry major only, in which we are able to continue to the master degree for only 1 year after finished the bachelor degree. Of course, the requirements for the continuity to the master degree is not that easy. I have to get GPA above 3.50 when I graduate later. Right now, my GPA overall is 3.44, quite close to 3.50, just hoping that this semester GPA won't decrease... Have to keep my GPA above 3.60 every semester to get GPA above 3.50 in the end of 8th semester.

Aarrgh so many burdens right now. The laziness is haunting me... On my 3rd and 4th semester, I'm able not to sleep for several days, doing those stupid assignments and stupid reports for 4 lab experiments every single week! And now? I need more than 6 hours of sleeping everyday! I cannot do my assignments well, my ability to write reports has become worse than the semester before (although only 2 lab classes this semester), don't have to spirit to learn the lessons (though I've never really learnt before, mwahahahaha~~). Just the desire to sleep and play every single day and minutes. Too tired I think. And not only me that feel this way. All of my friends also feel the same! The 5th semester is the most laziest semester of all. Dammit... Why should the laziness come at the times like this??? Right when we really need the spirit to fight in this semester???

I really cannot stand this semester anymore, I'm really glad this semester has reached to its end. Hopefully, really really hoping, the 6th semester will be much better than this one. Anyway, thank's to the pharmacy 2007 student (Wiwin, Vanesha, Charlie), because you asked me to teach you, that way I can learn my organic chemistry through you, my exam is getting closer and closer also... And my thank's also goes to the pharmacy 2008 international students (Wen, Lai, Tzu, Tian, Nara) same reason, that's also because you asked me to teach you, that way I can learn my physical and inorganic chemistry through you... All of you really helped me in learning, either way, I'm not gonna learn anything this semester... Very very lazy, lazier and lazier each day... Need some time to rest from these things...

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Sunday, December 7, 2008

Twilight

Sunday... This Sunday is special, because this Monday is a holiday, so we can really really enjoy this Sunday to the fullest! I went to my cousin's house, Nessa :p Arrived there about 10.30 or so, met Evy also. We directly go to Ciwalk, and watch Twilight!!















Yeah this Twilight is a really good story, written by Stephenie Meyer, brilliant work! It's about a girl, named Isabella Swan, that fall in love with a vampire, Edward Cullen. This saga consists of 4 books and some additional chapters. The books already published are:
Twilight
New Moon
Eclipse
Breaking Dawn

Those books tell the story from Bella's point of view, while another (I think not yet published, but already spreading everywhere in the internet) is telling the story from Edward's point of view, it is the Midnight Sun book.

I love this saga, the story is very interesting. I've only read until the 2nd book, the 3rd is still in progress. The only thing that interrupts me from finishing the 3rd book is the stupid assignments, and some exams!! Damn, I could lost the joy of reading that book thanks to the assignments. This saga is highly recommended for you who loves romantic stories, and rather mystical stories. If I were asked to watch the movie once more, I would love to! Can never be bored with that movie.

I love Bella's Lullaby song, already got the music piece, hopefully I can find the time to learn it. Haven't touched the piano for quite a while now...

Okay, gotta go, gotta learn something for tomorrow's teaching, otherwise I will be very very embarrassing in front of them :p
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Friday, December 5, 2008

For A Friend

Okay, maybe this post is already too late, and two of my friends already post this in their own blogs, but still I want to post it, because of several reasons. First, this is about a birthday of a friend. Second, this is also about knowing new friends. So yeah, I think this is worth being posted.

The birthday girl was Chee Shu Wen. Happy belated birthday now huh? Hehehe. It was on November, 29th 2008, Saturday. She asked me to come to her birthday about 2 weeks before, and I'm happy to come!

A few days after the invitation she told me that the ones going will include Andika, WJ, and AW. So we discuss for the present right away (Wenwen didn't answer when I asked her what she wants for her present =P). After through some discussions and decisions here and there, the 4 of us (they called us F4 later, strange huh?) decided to give a surprise for Wenwen. So about 12.00 that day, we quickly went to Kartika Sari to buy the cake. Lots of cake, but there wasnt any blueberry cake something like that, so we just bought the "looks so yummy" black forest cake, put it in the car baggage, cover it with jackets etc etc, so she if she ever needed to put something in the baggage, she wouldn't realize. After that I went to fetch them in front of Sheraton Hotel. Wait a few minutes, and saw them crossing the road without realizing my car was right beside them, hahaha. So I turned the car around and fetch them at where they were standing.

So there they are, standing beside the road. When my car came, they got in the car. Wen sat in front, behind me was Tzu, in the middle was Tian, and behind Wen was Lee Chin (hopefully I wrote your positions correctly, kinda forgot, because I was driving). And suddenly I hear chinese talking. OMG. Didn't even understand a word! 我不明白你说的话 (is this correct?). I can only understand a little hahaha. That's why I keep silent. Unfortunately they decided that I am a serious, silent person something like that, wew... They hadn't known me yet at that time, hehehe. So, then Wen said that we got to fetch a senior (for me a junior in campus, but senior in age haha), Pei Err that is. So Lee Chin led the way to Peierr's place, which is in the Tubagus street. To my surprise, I've already seen her before, in the organic lab. After that, we continued our long journey (long? oh gross =p) to the Paris van Java a.k.a PvJ.

Successfully passed the crazy traffic jam, we arrived at PvJ safe and sound. I searched for my favorite parking place, beside the Gramedia! I parked there and suddenly they said (forgot who said it, but I am sure Tzu is one of them because the sound came directly from behind me which was Tzu's seat, was it really u Tzu?) that they like my driving style. HUH??? I was surprised, didn't know that there actually are some people that likes my driving style. They said it like this if I'm not wrong: "Hey we like your driving!" "Yeah, you are so man when you drive". Hahahaha, what do u mean by the second one girls? Then when I'm not driving I become a woman huh? Hahahaha...

Then we got down, get in the PvJ through Gramedia and go upstairs with the escalator. There I heard Lee Chin said "很俄 很俄!" and also asked me "你要吃什么?"... Well, it was Wen's birthday, so I thought I would let her choose and just answer Lee Chin "不知道". And she clapped me! Hahaha, thanks Lee Chin, good to know that I can pronounce it correctly, thank you ^^... So we divided into two groups. Wen, Tzu, Lee Chin and me went to search for food while Tian and Err went to buy tickets for movies. After choosing The Duck King for our lunch, we went inside and wait for the others. Not a long waiting, then Err and Tian came back. We ordered our food and waiting hungrily.

Then Andika and AW came, that was when the plan to surprise Wen started. WJ was waiting for me near the Bread Talk (Andika said WJ is withdrawing some money). And I told them I wanna go the toilet, but actually I went to meet WJ and take the cake from our car (sorry to lie to you all girls, cannot tell you yet when Wen was still there =D). I couldn't find WJ at first, so I took the cake myself and search for him. After found the lost boy WJ, we came back to The Duck King. Asking the waitresses to bring the cake when we gave the signal.

After eating, we took some pictures and I asked WJ to give the signal (I cannot give the signal because I was beside Wenwen, afraid of her to hear if I talked to the waitress). The cake came, and Wen said she was really surprised when the cake came. We sang happy birthday for Wenwen, and the girls suddenly sang something in chinese (we, the F4, don't know that song). Then Wen blew her birthday candle. We gave a happy birthday card to her also. After that, we took some more picture, and Wen giving pieces of the birthday cakes to her friends. Then me and AW went downstairs to put the cake back to the car, when we came back upstairs, they're not there anymore, swt... So we went directly to Blitzmegaplex, and found them along with Lai and Lim. Surprisingly, Lim really looks like Andika, are you somehow brothers??? Hahaha... And then we watched the movie, it was The Black Book.

The movie was good, but took too long, 3 hours time! My back already stiff sitting there for 3 hours hahaha. During the movie, there is some scenes "not yet cut" by the sensor department, so there we can see "something" hahaha. Lai was really really happy I think, because he couldn't stop laughing and laughing and laughing! I also laugh because of his laughing hahaha. The movie ended at 6, and we came out right away.

After the movie, we didn't know what to do, because the next plan (karaoke) is on 8. Wen wanted to eat, but everyone was not hungry yet. So Err called the karaoke place and asked to move the plan to 7. Then we headed directly to the Dago Plaza where the karaoke place is. This time Lee Chin went with Lai and Lim via angkot. AW and WJ with motorcycle. Andika, me, Tzu, Tian, Wen and Err in my car. I wonder how can they all fit in the car, 5 people in the back seat??? But somehow they managed to cope it. Great job girls! After we arrived at the Dago Plaza, we quickly go to the karaoke place because it was almost 7. There we asked the waitress there whether we can bring the cake into the karaoke room. When it's confrimed, Andika and I went downstairs again to take the cake and bring it upstairs and found the girls already singing hahaha. The room 21 was so hot, the air conditioner was not on, and the room smell of smoke, ew yuck! So we moved to room 31 upstairs. Much bigger, colder, cozier, and no stupid smelly smoke.

Andika and I was forced to sing some songs. So we choose the easy ones. Unfortunately the "easy ones" song lyrics made us kinda gay! I'm straight dammit. Hahaha... After an hour, Lee Chin, Lai, and Lim arrived there and joined us immidiately, Lai sometimes sang with a really really low voice! Half an hour later, WJ and AW arrived there also. It was really hot in the room, Lee Chin and Tian cannot stand it, they go out and in the room several times. Hahaha. Lee Chin got dizzy because it was so hot, poor Lee Chin. And so, we sang until 10. Sang more than 30 songs I think. We had much fun there, had good laughter also, took some good photos and etc. So at last we called it a day, and came home after that, already too tired.

Lim and AW went home by themselves. WJ and Andika went home together, their places are nearby each other. While Lai, Wen, Tzu, Tian, Err, Lee Chin, and me with my car. Again, I don't know how the 5 girls fit with such a small and narrow backseat of the car. I took Tzu, Tian, and Lee Chin home first. Tian treated me as an angkot driver that time, hahaha. She always said "Kiri-kiri" all the time, that's why, I proudly give the title "Kirikiri" Tiantian to her. Hahaha, and she called me "Pak angkot", swt. Hahaha. In their place, Wen also came down to take her things. I had a little chat with Err and Lai there, about how I know Wen. Through Wen, I know Lai, and the others. Thanks there, Wen! I love making as much friends as I can.

After a while, Wen come out with a big big doll and also a bad news. The card we gave was left in the karaoke place. So we took Err back to her place first, and then back to Dago Plaza. Lai and Wen came down while I look around for a parking place, and found an empty place (actually it's not for parking, but I just use it without permission hahahaha, because there, I could see if Wen and Lai had came down). Luckily, Wen found the card, although it was already thrown to the garbage place by the karaoke waiters, so impolite they are!

So we went to Wen and Lai's place in Babakan Jeruk. After got many many thanks from Wen (you are most welcome, Wen :) ) I went home through the highway, very tired... I managed to get home by 15 minutes only. Arrived safe and sound and sleepy hahaha... Before going to bed, I add everyone's messenger, chat a bit with Wen, Lee Chin and Kirikiri Tiantian. Hehehe... Then I go to sleep...

It was really a long tiring day, but lots of joy, fun, laughter, new friends, and experiences. It was really a happy birthday for Shu Wen... I like hanging around with you all... Thanks for that day, thanks everyone!

Let's hang around again next time!
Your comments are mostly welcome!
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New Blog New Posts

At last, after about one year not posting any blog, now I wanna post my first post in this blog!

A simple happy life...
It's just the way it has to be...

Those two sentences are enough to describe the life I have right now. I did not really enjoy this life at first, but looking back through things that I have done, things that I regret, and things that I really proud of; it is really a happy life for me.

I love my campus life, although sometimes very very busy and the assignments are overdose, but I enjoy it. All I need to do is start to like learning, why? Because I hate learning, hahaha...
I love my daily life and my family, although mostly spent in campus, my mom's busy, dad in Jakarta, and my bro busy with himself =P. My parents, thanks to you for everything. My cousins are the best (btw congratz for Ci Yayang, haven't congratulate you directly, may you have a lovely baby later, and it will be my little cute nephew/niece), I love hanging with you all. I'll be seeing you in the next chinese new year I guess.
I love my friends. Most of you influenced me guys, to be a better person every single day. The one really really influenced me was you, Arthya. If I've never met you before during Junior High School, I won't be here and be what I am now. Bryant, my best friend since kindergarten, good luck in US there buddy! Nessa and Kari my "cousin"; Raisa; Mba Della; Susilo; Metri; Ribka; Fandi; Ewald; Michael "cupu"; Winarto; Evy; Jeje Ndutz; Maulana; Dipta; Andika; WJ; AW and everyone else that can't be mentioned one by one, love you all... And welcome to my new friends from Malaysia, Wenwen, Tzutzu, Kirikiri Tiantian =P, Pei Err, Lee Chin, Lai, and last but not least, Lim. Nice to have met you all.

That's why, this little life of mine really is a happy life...
Hope to write this blog more often than the last few blogs...
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