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It's been a while! :D

Since I graduate and got bachelor degree, I didn't photography much. But since I got more spare time, I started to do some photography again, include joining a photography session with some of my friends. This time, we use a model and do a fashion shot. I thought my photos will awful, but I guess it wasn't bad at all knowing that I didn't took pictures for months. At least I didn't lose my senses.

Here are some pictures that I took in outdoor. The place was a junkyard, and it was raining for a while. By the way, the model's name is Achie. She's pretty. (^^) Kawaii...

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After several hours in the junkyard, one of my friend invited us to his studio nearby. That's a big chance! I never taking pictures in a studio before, because we have to rent a studio for that. And now, we could do it for free! Yay! thanks a lot. And in the studio, Achie change her wardrobe to be more cute. Again, she's so pretty. (^^)

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Hello everyone.. I'm newbie in this group, and of course and asian music lover!

Anyway, I just wondering, why you love asian pop? If compared by American Pop, what makes it different?

For me, I think what makes it different is asian pop have more variety than american pop.

I love music. I listen every kinds of music, even to a language that I definitely don't understand at all.

I love anything about Japan since I'm in junior high. But it's not like I'm a japan freak who wear coseplay costumes like in anime or manga. For me, besides its culture, technology, creativity, and the high spirits of the people, one thing for sure is the music.

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What makes it different with western song (read: American's songs), is the richness and details of every instruments in the music. The variety itself also a strong point of J-music. I heard that the chart itself also a huge challenge for singers. You can't guarantee, even though a singer is so famous, then you'll get to the top of the chart easily. The chart itself filled with different types of music genre, from standard typical j-pop, to some goth rocks which I think their not that scary.

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Not like in mainstream American music, there are so many similarities. When rap is a big hit, then most of the charts were filled with rap music. When using hot super sexy bitch is a big hit on music video, then almost every music video using the bitch. (Well.. I can't say a word about kumi koda though. I admit, sex sells. But it's not like all of them).

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On my MP3 player, it was like 90% of the songs is in Japanese. Some bands/singer that must be on my list are:
1. Tokyo Jihen
2. Exile
3. Chemistry
4. Kuwata Keisuke
5. Some girl singers like Otsuka Ai, Utada Hikaru, Aiko, Angela Aki, Ayaka
6. And bands from.. *cough* Jhonny's Entertainment

I also listen to RIP SLYME.. I think their music is genius.

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But then, I also admit that some J-Music is actually weird.. I mean totally weird. But again, I think it's a good thing for variation. I know I could being deft by listening Leah Dijon singing, but it doesn't mean that I want to hear just Angela-Aki-look-alike voices.. it could be boring also. Well for me who heard all kind of music, J-Music does give lots of reference.. *Let's swallowed everything!*

I guess most of you who goes to college or was in college had the experience in making a final task for your graduation right? So do I. I'm a college student from one of the most prestigious university in Indonesia has facing the situation and ended it all with.. hmm.. satisfied I guess?

I guess for every person that faced the complex stressful situation on making final task or even thesis, or maybe dissertation, or anything that could made your head bald in school (Nope, shaving your head like Britney doesn't count), had each of their stories of that frantic moments. On my story, I could saw some of my friends really stress by seeing their emoticons on internet (You know, just like you want to tell everybody that you're getting crazy by a representation of crazy emoticons in your facebook page or myspace or anything like that). Me? I'm not that stress actually, but depressed. (D'uh?!)

I mentioned before that I'm a college student from a prestigious university, and somehow were trained to be a "what-you-can-say-as-a-geek", so I really want to make this chance as my best moments fill with idealism, criticism, and high spirit of education and my point of view of social life (yeah.. right!). Anyway, I choose social software such as Friendster, Myspace, Facebook, Mixi, and others as my target. Well, my target wasn't wrong.. but the process was full of things that I didn't expect exist.

I'm coming to my tutor with a fire spirit, idealism, and bla bla.. I believe that I could done it less than 3 months. But then, my tutor reactions wasn't like what I'm expected. In fact, I don't feel the chemistry with her, and somehow I felt that she doesn't fit with my idealism. In the middle of it, I felt disappointed with the bad chemistry. I disappointed with myself, and just give up. I hate it. I felt so jealous with my other friends whose having a good chemistry with their tutors. The thesis that I could be done in just 2 months, finally took more times just because of my disappointment. I'm wasting my time, since the campus only gave us 3 months to finished our thesis.

I decided to share my feelings to other lecturer in my campus. When I told her about my feelings, she said to me some words that I'll always remembered. Sometimes, idealism wasn't the perfect choice. I have to understand what my tutor are trying to say to me, what actually she wanted me to do. I finally understand that sometimes, others judgment about you is actually the most fair and honest things about you.

Though at the end, my idealism and anything that you can say like that, doesn't fulfilled enough on my thesis, but again I realized that it's such a thin line between being idealist and being arrogant or stubborn. And I was in the arrogant side. This thesis wasn't just a thesis for me. It's not about getting perfect score with full of satisfaction of gratitude anymore, it's not about showing others that you're a super clever person.. but it's more like.. an emotional management lessons. How far can you realized your own power, your times, your energy, and your emotions. So, by this, I really wanted to say for those of you who are going to face this situation, first thing to do is try to knew well your ability, and manage the reality. I don't tell you for stop being idealist (I am still an idealist person, well everyone wants to have an ideal life right?), but you also have to understand when you have to courage yourself to be an idealist, and when you have to understand the real situation that you couldn't be idealist.

Anyway, I got A for my thesis ^o^

Woo... hisashiburi da ne! (means it's been a while. It's Japanese, but don't expecting much on my Japanese, it's still sucks T-T).

I guess, my thesis does made me isolated from everything. Yes, I'm disappearing for a super long long time just because I have to finished my thesis. There are moments when I really want to get out immediately from my university and get to the real world, but now when it's all been done somehow I'm kind of missing my old time back in campus. Huuhuh.. the world is to mean isn't it. But somehow, we have to keep the spirit high! Yosh.. Ganbare! (Again, it's in Japanese means I'll work hard.. well, sort of).

And since I have lots of spare time, I'm thinking to re-activated my activities on internet again, including being an active blogger. I really need space to express all the words that always flying in my head. Or else, it will be exploded just like Britney Spears on here Bipolar and Craziness Syndrome.

So.. for every blogger here.. yoroshiku onegaishimasu!

Huhuhuh... it's been so long I didn't post any journal to my blog. Been busy lately (and recently also ^ ^ ).
But I'm so happy, that my final exam was over, and it's about time for me have a holiday break! :D

Yesterday, I watched MTV Video Music Award Japan 2006 for the second time on MTV Asia channel. The show was great, but I think the stage wasn't vary enough (if I wasn't wrong, there are only 2 stages there), though it was designed really nice! Other things that I didn't like is the master host. Mokomichi didn't do his job very well I guess. And his partner (I forgot her name) is more active but kind of old enough for this kinds of show. Apart from it, overall I think it was a great show. I wish I could see the next year show (live maybe!!), and it would be better than before.
Compare it with MTV Asia Award, well.. the MTV Japan much more interesting than the MTV Asia. Oh my, how it can be like that? I mean, Asia (Regionally) is bigger right?

Anyway, talking about the Video Music Award, it also means that the Award Season will coming. One of the most prestigious Award show that I always looking for is the Academy Award. Now that's what I called an Award Show! And I can't wait to see the red carpet moments... uuugggh, can't wait!! ^ ^