Graduation

Hi there! its such a long time no see you guys. my blog posted last time in january and now is april. look like 3 months im not post anything on my blog. actually i got my bachelor of art on last march. ya, i had to give my life to finish my thesis. have i tell you about my thesis? i picked my local souvenir as a topic for my thesis. mmm, not bad, i got B for this. i toke advertising major of faculty,so i made the commercial ads for this local souvenir.

On the same time, i also launched my own line clothing named 'Season'. remember when i said that i collected some bugs with my best Ajost, and we dream to make our clothing brand? yah, thanks god its really happened. our concept is about K-Wave. everyone loves korea now, and thats a business opportunity to offer the things that connected to their idol. yah, our first design is 'One of a Kind' sung by G-Dragon (bigbang).

My job here is so complicated, because i did the design, marketing, finance, and courier. Hahahha. but im not sorry about that, because i can learn how to make an adorable design, build the audience, make a finance report clearly, or do all by my self. our business still on the very first step, so we dont need employer to help us.
In february i left the business and gave my all time for my thesis, till the beginning of march my life is unorganised. i rarely eat, my sleep time is fewer, i didn't response my friends invite to anywhere. i just sat down in front of my PC in my room, library, even in my parents home.
But thanks god its all over in march and im graduated with my bestiest :D

I graduated with Arhika, Gembul, and his ex Anne. and the feeling when graduation is tasteless. there is no special feeling in that ceremony. based on my faith, graduation is one of the process in our life, and thats not the end of everything.
I cried when i heard my university choir sang the 'Gaudeamus' song. my university choir just like my second family. i live alone in Semarang, so the big part of my time spent with my friends from this choir. i found besties, enemies, even love in this group.

Its very hard to say goodbye with this team. we loss and wewon the competition together, but friendship is the only one that rested.

Here i am with the leader next to me and our competition manager (he also the ex-student's president). we make a thesis together, support each other, and finally we graduated together. and the most hard for me is leave my opportunity to meet with my lovely girl. i don't know why, i very obsessed with this girl.

I joined the last choir competition because i want to meet her everyday. and thats true, i paired with her to dance together in the middle of the song. whoooah, its such a gift. thanks god :D
I just believe that, one day, if im ready and she is too, i'll find the perfect place for us. amien.

Besties #7

Happy new year 2013 every one. Thank you for read my blog. Hows your new years eve? Hillarious? I hope so. I spent my new years eve with my besties. Like the master plan, it held in my home and we cooked some snacks together.

We made sushi and pasta as a main course for the lately dinner. Actually its not common in new years eve. The people commonly held the barbecue party to celebrate this night. But unfortunately we didnt have any barbecue set, so we used stove to cooking. No matter about the main course, the desert, or the appetizer as long as we can celebrate it together with our besties, its worth.

It such a tradition to sharing about our resolution in next year and answer every single question honestly before the years alteration. Some wishes, dreams, purposes, most embarrassing things in our life, and problems. We try to share it and find the new support. No one can solve our problems except our self. And we always need support to solve it especially from our closest person.
Maybe most of me and my besties problems is about family. One thing that i knew, we can't choose our family.We can't make our families life always great. We can't always make our parents believe in us. But like or dislike, they are our family. Something that we can do is making sure if one day we get married, have a childrens, we have to make it better. Be the better parents, be the better husband or wife, and build the better family.

Something that i believe, we will meet five or ten years later happily. Happy with our career, happy with our marriage, happy with our cute kids. Maybe we will separate in the different city or country, but we will keep contact, and recall our great memory. Happy new year 2013 guys, dont forget 2012 and walk straightly in the next and next and very very next year.

Besties #6

Okay today is the last day of 2012, there is so many thing that i got this year. Thanks god for everything that you gave this year. One years ago, like another new years eve i always celebrate it with my besties, and last year we spent the new years eve in the Sarsa's home. Actually our group have more than 10 members, but that time just 5 members who could came. Only me, Ajost, Monica, Sarsa, and Yoga.

Something special about new years eve is we can spend the night together with our besties untill morning. When we were in the senior highschool we always go to the beach to see a firework. But the traffic jam always bother us. And last year is a first time for us to spend the new years eve at home. We gathered at 8 pm and spent more than 2 hours to burned charcoal. We prepared some snacks, coke, and things to barbecue party.

And there was a hilarious information, Monica came from the very protective family, so this was her first new years eve without her family. What a surprise for us. we spent much time to make a barbecue and we bought some corns too as a dessert. When the time showed 00:00 we stopped to eat and make resolutions for next year. And then we played say the truth from our friends. One person can give one question to answered. The question is free, it can be about life, love story, untill sex experience. Yes its embarassed, but its okay to share because we are the top secret keeper. I wish.

Even we made a silly hat to expressed our passion. That night is so awesome. Maybe im not succes yet to accomplish my resolution but we just can make a plans, god who decide its the perfect time or not. And as a closing we made our own firework, we celebrated it together and thankful for this togetherness.

And today we will continue that togetherness, maybe with more members. It will held in my house. No barbecue party because there is no space in my home to burn something outside, maybe we will make a pasta or sushi, i wish your new years eve also hilarious like me.

Besties #5

Today is the day before christmas, so we have a long weekend. As a moeslem im not celebrate the christmas day, but i enjoy the holyday. I just remember my vacation with all of my besties in holyday. We never missed the long weekend without hangout together. And we have a million plans to kill the time together.
Some years ago we went to Wonosobo, Central Java, the great destination ever. We got a home stay in Yoga's grandparents house and went to some great tour object like temples, tea garden, city square, and the unbelievable Dieng Plateau.

Actually its not the first time for us to have a trip together. Since we were in the senior highschool, we love to planed the vacation together. But this time is different, because we stayed one night in Wonosobo. That picture shows the member of this trip, they are (from right,front) awan, monica, prita, ajost, cikita (from right,back) me, candra, and yoga. Wonosobo is the yoga's hometown. Most of his big family live here.

Wonosobo is popular with Dieng plateau, that place is so awesome.

As you know, this plateau still have an active crater. And just like another plateau the weather here is so cold, in dry season between july and august the temperature can reach 0' celcius in the morning. But its worth with the great view.

Like another teenagers we love to take picture. My friend, Yoga, bought a new camera for studies equipment in university, so he took a lot of picture of us. In every breaktime (we have to walk around this crater) we would take some picture and make some noise.

 We have an official jacket that always weared in every trip. We also named our group with ear catching name. That name is Ndogodog. It took from java language means boiled egg. I didnt remember why we take that name as a group name. Maybe we want to be mature like a cooked egg. Forget it.
Candra (who stand in very left side) is a silent boy. He not talk to much and more quite than the other member of this group. Maybe physicly he's not cute, but he can get the girl easier than anyone here. Based on Ajost's story, he also have a sixsense, he can feel the ghosts, and can predictive the future. Believe it or not, but Ajost and I ask his suggestion for our clothing name.
Talk about bestfriend, maybe it is not easy to make a bestfriend with a girl. Except they are too complicated, there are a big chance too to involved in romantic story with them. And for this group, i am the victim.
I spent many more time with prita (a girl beside me) than the other girl in this group. We also study in the same university and joined in the same organisation, and be a singer in the same band. So i spent all day with her. I felt so comfort with her, she could make me laugh and understand me, always.
In the end of 2009 we decided to dating. First time it was weird to call her darling, and name darling can change everything. Our relationship not always good like the past. Sometimes we fight, sometimes we fall in love, and the other time we fight again. This is my first real girlfriend and i hope will be my last. But something happened between us. Im not feel comfort again with her, and i shocked with what her did to me. So we broke up.
We broke up not because im not love her anymore, but it because i shocked with her punishment to me. So i try to make my self busy with my new organisation activity and my clothing business. I know she is very sory and wanted me to comeback. But i cant. I affraid she will do the same thing to me one day later. So i got a status as a single man again in the middle of 2010. Actually i very upset with my self, why i have to ruined my friendship with her.
I never make another serious relationship with the other girl. I just love to chat with them, go out, but never take it serious. I love to spend my time with my organisation, my friend in campus, and take care my business with Ajost. Untill in the end of 2011, Prita got a new boyfriend. He didn't like me at all. I dont know why, altough we never know each other. He very posessive to prita, and take her so tight in order to she never meet with me anymore. That the silly thing, we have a same group, and my old sister is close too with her. Of course i still meet her, in backstreet way. We hanged out together with the other friends, i visited her home, and she too. Right behind him. But i never want to ruin their relationship, but i still in love with his girlfriend. Sorry to say.

But friend still be a friend from now till whenever. We maybe have personal business, personal life, personal problem, but friend make it easier to face. By the way although we are a richest man in the world we still need friends to asking, or the poorest man need friend too to sharing. I love y'all my friends.

Besties #4

We live in this word is not alone. We already have a family, families from our family, and families from our family's family. But had a family is never enough. There is no mortal relationship, include a family. May be some people feel comfort with their complete family, so do i. But when you got something wrong with your family, you'll feel uncomfort, no matter how rich your family.
When two person, who have a problem or problems with their family, meet up, it look like me and my bestie Ajost. We have a common situation but in different problem. May be we're too much spend the time together so we got a bad luck in the same time.
I stuck in the wrong situation, when i have to take a charge a responsibility to take care of my pregnant sister. I already have a thousand dreams and planing for my future. But i have to cut it off when my parents or 'family' ask me to quit from my job. I need some dollar, i am a student, i can cook, and there is a place for me in a restaurant's kitchen. Thats a huge opportunity for me to collect some dollar with my own hand. But my family didn't get it. They dont understand my dreams. They only want to know that i can graduate sooner. But experience is the best teacher. I want to have a million experiences include working in the kitchen and dreams to be a chef.
No, my father say that i can take a part time job wich is suitable with my major of faculty. I told him for a million times i wont get any single experience in graphic design if i keep staying in this town. But once again my family didn't get it.
So i just keep silent and sit down in my comfort couch while feed my pregnant sister. Where is her husband? He's exist but not in my sister's daily life. You can guess where is he goes.
My bestie have a different problem. He graduated before me but he never dreams to be an employe. He have a giant ambition to make his own photo studio. Actually his father is a bussinesman who already have a photo studio. But Ajost have a hard ego, he want to build his own with his sweat.
If i can describe from his situation, he just lost a direction. He do nothing worth for his carrier in photography. His activity make me bored, its monoton in every single day. He going different in the midle of 2012. He never call me to hang out, he never call me to watch a band concert in outside of city, or take a photograph of great panorama's landscape.
Since i've been bussy with my job in kitchen till i focus again for my thesis, he still do the same thing every single day. His parents ask him to looking for a job but he ignored them. Untill one day he decided to go to Jakarta and learn more about photography there. It feels like a beautiful goodbye for me. Because he have to do that to catch his dream, even its far away from our hometown. And i am lossing my bestie for a while.

Jul's Photo #3

Its not fair may be if i just judge another person's look. So here they are some of my pict and then you can judge my outfit. My hobby is try something new. My friends already have their personal look. Their look can describe their personality or character. But not on me. I love to change my hair style, my outfit style, or my entire look. My friend said that i was imitating Johny Deep who love to change his look. Sometimes i can be so massy with long hair, keep my muscus, faded blue jeans, black t-shirt, and jumper jacket. But in the other time i can be so neat with pants, collared t-shirt or formal shirt, and automatically face without hair.

 That picture took on September 2012 when i accompanied my friend to face his thesis examination. Im not sure with my pants, its look great, but it gave me weird shape. By the way my friend and me grow up together in university, i knew him in very first year because we joint in the same organisation. Both of us are singer in universities choir. And based on my observation he changed like a butterfly. He came from country side with awkward hair style and quirky hair colour plus fatty body.

This is my different look. This picture took in october 2012 when i hanged out with my friends. My jacket look so metrosexual with its colour and shape, but that's not mine. I wear that thing just to make my friends laugh at me. It was woman jacket. But if i watch again that jacket, it looks awesome, doesn't it?

Next picture took in september too. So many people praise that shirt. That floral shirt is gift from my brother in law. And after i wear that shirt, the people in my faculty wear the floral shirt too in campus. Come on.

And this is my look today. That sweater bought by my brother in law too. I fallin in love in the very first sight with that sweater. Is it look great with my tote bag? I have a long history with tote bag. I used tote bag since im in the senior high school or more than 5 years ago. And the people thought tote bag is woman stuff. I continued to use it in the university and my friend said the same thing. They said that i would go to market with that tote bag. But i never listen another comment about my style. Its so usefull to bring my A3 sketch book. Finally now, most of boy use tote bag. And again it be a souvenir in my faculties inaguration.
My friends have a dark age on style in their life. I mean they ever had a quirky, awkward, wrong, or weird style in their life. But not me, go ahead look for my dark age on style, and then you get nothing.

Besties #3

I spent 4 years in university with these guys. Of course we are in the same departement and faculty. We came from different senior high school and some of us came from different city. But we love to do assignment together and also hang out together. Most of student in my departement are male, so thats why have a close female friend is something unique. This picture taken in 2011 when went to fishing.

They are Vika, Arhika, and Anne. As a woman in visual comunication design, they were really close with design area. And they taken this picture without make up. I dont know why but make up very very help 'em to look pretty. For us as their friend, its usual to meet them without make up. But for somebody else who meet them only in campus or by photo will shock and upset with their look without make up.

She is Vika, the strong girl. She was a sassy girl, more look like boy, independent, and fierce. She came from Jakarta but very friendly. I remember her style in the first year is very gothic and untidy but she grown up and be more feminim and girly now. She also a hardworker and diligent. So she graduated before us.

Next is Arhika. She is funny, crazy, my best partner to judge the others look, cant shut her mouth, and came from country side. Everyone who dont know her will say she's a beautiful girl. But everyone can look pretty in the photo right? We have photoshop technology now. But she is a loyal girl, friendly, and have a good sense in fashion. Even little bit goffy.

And the last is Anne. Actually i know her very well just in the last 2 years. She is more introvert about her personal. She is a korean lover. Anne know all things about korea. She is a great activist in my campus, im an activist too so i know her first time from universities event. One thing that i know from her is she is a full time lover.