Welcome 2012

Malam terakhir di tahun 2011. Kayanya nulis ini cocok sambil dengerin Halfway There.

So we take what comes and we keep on going
Leaning on each other's shoulders
Then we turn around and see we've come so far somehow

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Gak ada posting di akhir malam 2010. Baru 3 bulan di Jakarta, gak berani keluar malem ke warnet, gak berani nyolong waktu buat blogging pake internet kantor, ga ada modem pula. Istilahnya masih inggih-sendiko-dawuh. Setahun berjalan, mulai bisa nerima lingkungan, kebiasaan orang-orang kota yang uuugh banget. And now, i've come so far somehow.

I can really say that 2011 is more happier than distress.

Februari

Mulai Kulieah.

Kenapa bukan Kuliah? Karena yang belajar disitu bukan murni mahasiswa. Tapi kuli yang kuliah. Hobi ngerjain project kantor during the class, hobi ijin pulang kalo database down, hobi nitip absen kalo jadwal kuliah bentrok sama shift kerja. Uhmm..argumen yang terakhir itu true story of mine lol. Jadi kalo ditanya "Kerja atau kuliah" jawabannya "Kulie..eah." *ala anak alay kibas poni*

Mei

His first special announcement !!

Masih inget banget hari Jumat pagi jejingkrakan di kamar. Langsung mention Erika, follow ini itu, kepo sana-sini.

Juli

One of my big dreams come true !

David ke Indonesia cui ! ke Jekarda ! Bukan full concert sih, tapi at least bisa nonton live di baris depan.

Bisa dibilang it was the best moment in 2011 !!

Oktober

*ehem* *uhukhuk* Diangkat jadi permanent employee. Maybe i'm youngest (or most amateur?) employee in that company. Secara, ijazah terakhir Moklet dan belum berkepala dua. Cuman karena kontrak duluan habis daripada yang laen, trus diangkat jadi permanent employee. Oh beautiful coincidence. Oh i'm feeling soooo grateful.

More happier bukan berarti gak ada distress. Lebaran di tanah rantau (lagi), nilai-nilai C yang mulai bermunculan, mulai sering kena penyakit yang harus rela diderita oleh orang-orang yang kerjanya shift, David with his Mormon mission, dll.

Tapi tears-nya ga perlu diingat apalagi dihitung yaa.. kan "Hitunglah nikmatKu" , bukan hitunglah cobaan dariKu :)

Tahun baru pasti ngomongin resolusi. Sebenernya bukan check-list resolusinya yang perlu dibikin. Tapi niat untuk ngewujudin wishes itu. ceileeeh omonganku sok banget ... eplekenyessss !

2012. Harapannya kerjaan lancar, minimal dapet 60 SKS, nambahin sholat-sholat sunnah rawatib, dan.... "Better With U" Asian Tour. ( Oh God, please make this one happen.)

Over all wish terbesar adalah makin disayang Allah dan semua urusan dilancarkan Allah. Amiin...

2011 is almost over. Don't say goodbye, because goodbye means forgetting.

2012, can i give you an early good morning ?

(:

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Brand New October !!

♪♫ David Archuleta - Things Are Gonna Get Better

Hi October .
Hi Application Solution .
The past is gone.
Yep. Mulai 1 Oktober 2011 i'm not XL employee anymore.
Pindah ke vendor bukan suatu masalah besar bagi karyawan newbietol, karena pada intinya bekerja di mana saja sama.
Salary ? Beyond expectation . (buka rekening semangat baru) :P
Tapi stumble juga ada dimana-mana.
Karena mau kerja apapun, 2S itu selalu bergandengan.
Agak riweuh juga ternyata masuk ke perusahaan baru. Global Company pula. Mulai peraturan buang air kecil sampe surat kontrak, semua using english. Yang sedikit melegakan, jobdesc di vendor masih seperti yang dulu. Ga ngebayangin kalo harus ngerjain sesuatu yang baru dan dibawah bimbingan bule.

Suka ga suka musti dijalanin sampe lulus kuliah

Sampe hari ini masih banyak kabar "eh di vendor blablaablaa..." atau "eh elu nanti bakalan blablablaaa". Goodnews and bad news as always. Ah sudahlah, hidup ga usah dibikin oh-so-drama. Susah senangnya pasti berlalu.

Keep praying, keep doing right thing, and have faith fi !!

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Dari 11 orang, satu diantaranya resign. Ga ikutan moving ke vendor. There was oh-so-strange feeling pas farewellnya. Secara dia salah satu orang yang paling berjasa buatku selama 19 tahun ini. Kalo setahun lalu ga ketemu dia, ga tau deh gimana nasib sekarang.
Uthuk-uthuk dateng ke jakarta cuma modal CV dan bahasa inggris ecek-ecek buat introduction saat interview, tanpa tes query atau networking, langsung ketrima kerja di perusahaan yang namanya udah ga diragukan di Indonesia.
Matursuwun Gusti Pengeran. Matursuwun mas ...

♪♫ ...

Walk walk walk the line
Keep keep keep walking on
Keep keep keep walking on
*****

Ya Allah, lancarkan segala urusan dunia dan akhirat kami di perusahaan baru ini.

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Rinduuu...

Idul Fitri tahun ini mengulang Idul Fitri tahun kemarin. Masih terjaga di ibukota, tanpa saudara, tanpa jajan pasar.

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Fill the blank . Feel the butterflies .

Dear ______,
I ____ you. You have a nice ______. You make me _______. You should _______.
Someday I will ______. You + me = ________.
If I saw you now I’d __________. I want to ________ you. I would build a _______ just for you.
If I could sing you any song it would be _________.
We could __________ under the stars.


Love,
_______________
(P.S. ______________.)


Source : Muthia

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Hello August !!

August 1st always become a unforgettable day. It was my birthday, besides David Archuleta's hit single CRUSH anniversary.

Happy birthday to us !! #3rdCrushiversary

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Archuleta thrills fans with his honeyed charm

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“Fans have tried to kiss me,” he said coyly.
“But they usually don’t succeed. I have quick reflexes. It’s okay if my grandma or my mum and sister kiss me on the cheek, but otherwise, it’s just weird.”
He insisted that a kiss isn’t just a kiss.

“I feel that it’s very important and it’s not something you should just give away. I know sometimes people go like: ‘Oh, you’re cute, I’m gonna kiss you’, but for me, sharing a kiss means you care for someone, that you feel affection for them. I don’t wanna be giving it away like candy.”

Archuleta added he has never been in a relationship. “I haven’t found that someone special yet and I’m still saving my first kiss for whoever that is.”

“I don’t wanna go on a date and just hook up with girls for fun. I don’t like that. I think it’s very important to respect girls and really get to know the person you’ll marry and spend the rest of your life with.”

The absence of fireworks and fancy costume changes meant that Archuleta had only one thing to rely on – his voice. He’d used it well, too, flaunting his signature vocal prowess on emotive, baby-smooth numbers that make you just want to smile ☺

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**Read more this sweet article

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Pond's Teens Concert 2011 (Part 2)

..MC nongol juga akhirnya. basa-basinya lammah! jelasin keluarganya DA lah , sejarahnya pas di AI7, dll . pehluisss deh, kita ArchAngels udah tau itu semua dari jaman megalitikum -__-

David mana ?!! Tweetnya udah bolak-balik nongol di big screen.  Tanpa komando dari siapapun,

"WE WANT DAVID! WE WANT DAVID! WE WANT DAVIIIIIDD!!!"

and finally "OKAY . NOW GIVE IT UP TO DAVID ARCHULETA!!"

Begitu David keluar , MasyaAllah... screamingnya ngeri banget! Buru-buru ngeluarin kamera, tapi siaaaall, baterai habis. Kalap pas motret Afgan nih kayaknya. Gapapa, Lindros pasti motret.

Lagu pertama Stomping The Roses. 

Disusul The Other Side Of Down sama A Little Too Not Over You . Nah pas ALTNOY ini nih , kompak banget semua sing along . Di Touch My Hand , dia nyalamin beberapa penonton yang berdiri di depan. Boro-boro nyentuh telunjuk David, hampir kejatohan kipas angin iya.../sweat

Pas David berdiri di depan saya ,beeeeehhh gausah ditanya kayak apa tampannya. SUPER AMAZING!! Bibirnya,rambutnya,mata coklatnya bagus banget ... kaos v-neck dan kemeja pink-nya bikin semuanya makin perfect!

A : "Er david er. David di depan kitaa !!"

Erika : " /blush "

Pembaca, dua cewek ini mabok archuleta.

Big thanks buat orang yang naro blower di tengah panggung. Berkibarrrr ..

My favorite pic :)

Ini jagonya erika

Nyampe lagu ke 10, rasanya rasanya mo pingsan karna dehidrasi. Tapi sekarang My Hands. Tunda dululah beli minumnya, nguat-nguatin karna ini lagu enyak banget dan biasanya selalu diimprove David. eh beneran,endingnya top markotop,dan back vocal dari Mark Nilan sama Ben Shepherd ternyata merdu. God, I'm in love with AcrhuBand !

Kelar My Hands,terpaksa jalan sempoyongan ke belakang buat beli minum(sori ya er,aku tinggal). Lanjut ke Falling Stars, tapi stamina belum pulih, akhirnya duduk dulu di belakang,nonton lewat bigscreen. /blur
Berhasil kembali ke tempat semula pas Elevator. Dia ngajak penonton sing along, lucunya, dia bilang "i want all the parents sing". Vid, ini Teens Concert, mana ada emak-emak sama bapak-bapak.

Kata erika sih , Elevator ini best performance karena interaksi David sama penonton bagus. Tapi menurut saya best performance itu di Everything And More sama Zero Gravity. Di Everything And More, he hits all the high notes perfectly!! Bikin merinding!

Di Zero Gravity yang upbeat gitu, dia sanggup mondar-mandir, loncat-loncat dari ujung ke ujung. Dan yang paling menakjubkan, meski loncat-loncat gitu, suaranya itu loooohh .. GA ADA YANG FALS DAN GA ADA YANG GETAR!!! Gilaaaaaaakk !! None can break his golden voice!!

*his personality makes me insane*

*tarik napas dulu*

Lagu terakhir, Crush. Sampe di encore, baru sadar "hah ini udah 90 menit ya? udah lagu ke18 dong? udah mo selesai dong?" Tapi yaa .. every hello comes with farewell. Waktu David nerima hadiah dari penonton, sempet nyesel "kenapa tadi ga bawa sesuatu buat david ya?" poor me !!

Beruntung banget fans yang ngasih blangkon . Langsung dipake David loh .. so CUTE ! /blush

Raden Mas Archuleta

David udah keluar dari stage,kembang api udah bertabur di langit,kita mo tereak "WE WANT MORE" sekeras apapun juga ... the show is over.  
What an EPIC night !!

Thanks for your awesome performance , Vid !!

Much Love from Indonesia ♥

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Pond's Teens Concert 2011 (Part 1)

16 Juli 2011 menjadi malam minggu terbaik sampai hari ini . Gimana enggaaaak ? Nonton Afgan, Nidji, dan David Archuleta secara live !

First of all, Ga usah bahas fans-fans yang bisa  ikutan meet and greet with david, ketemu david in person, foto bareng, yang bisa meluk david, dan semacamnya lah yaa.. itu rejeki mereka ☺

15 Juli 2011

08:15 AM

Jemput Erika di stasiun senen. Dia jauh-jauh dari kediri buat nonton suaminya (erika selalu ngaku-ngaku kalo David Archuleta itu suaminya). Jam 9 sampe kost. Casciscus nggosip soal David and his world. Malemnya, Pond's Teens terus-terusan ngepost foto-foto meet and greet DA di timeline. Jealous sama orang-orang beruntung yang bisa meet&greet sama David. Pingin unfollow tapi kayanaya ga mungkin, karena mereka yang bakal ngasih info-info penting buat konser besok.

16 Juli 2011

05:00 AM

A : "Er er jadi ke hotel tempat david nginep David gak?"

Erika : "eeeng .. hotelnya Ritz Carlton senayan ato yang di Mega Kuningan?"

A : "Gatau..."

Erika : "Kayaknya dia ga mungkin nginep di Ritz Carlton yg deket kantormu, kayaknya di senayan yang lebih deket sama tempat konser."

A: "Iya juga yah.." 

Ini nih. Contoh fangirl pesimis yang tidak patut diteladani. Harusnya kami try first, karena ternyata David nginep di Ritz Carlton Mega Kuningan, bukan di Ritz Carlton Senayan --hal ini diketahui setelah ketemu orang tak dikenal yang mention erika di senayan, dia bilang David di RC Senayan--. Sialnya, pas kami mau stalk kesana, dia udah terbang ke Filipin. Nyesel kan loooohh!! /no

07:00 AM

Erika : "fi kita ga berangkat bareng Archangels yang lain ta?"

A : "iya sih pinginnya gitu"

Akhirnya ngubek-ngubek twitter, nanya archangels lain pada ngumpul dimana dulu sebelum masuk ke venue . Ketemu sama seorang archangel dan janjian pula bakal ngumpul di Sency , tapi BATAL . Itu semua karna kami nungguin interview David yang bakal tayang di Dahsyat. Dan bodohnya , ga kepikiran kalo interview itu bisa didownload di youtube ._.

Tapi kalo dipikir , bakal ribet juga kalo berangkat bareng dari senayan . Secara, sayalah yang megang tiket masuk Lindra sama ipeh.

10:30 AM

Capcus ke kosnya Lindra. Maksi , sholat dzuhur , ga lupa ganti kostum dulu cuii! /XD

12.30 PM

Berangkaaaatt!!

Sampe di Lapangan D Senayan udah rame banget . Ketemu ipeh, "eh kalian telat . barusan david lewat pake mobil"

Dheg! Saling pandang sama erika , sama-sama liat raut kecewa .*dalem hati masih berharap bisa ketmu DA beli mangga di carefour mega kuningan, yakaliiiiii*

Sembari nungguin open gate , kami poto-poto dulu :D

 ki-ka : ipeh,erika,me

ki-ka : lindra,erika,me

02:00 PM

Udah standby didepan stage . Ga dapet tempat tengah , tapi dekeeeett banget sama stage . Bisa lah ngitung jerawat artisnya /wahaha . Performance pertama mulai pukul 03:30 PM . Band indie,GAC,Smash,dll okelah, yg penting cepet slese biar david cepet nyanyi. 

04:40 PM
Hujan ! Karna ga bawa payung *dongdong* , kami merapat ke penonton laen yang bawa payung . Gimanapun juga , itu hujan deres . Basah basah deh . Setengah jam kemudian hujan reda . Tapi resiko konser outdoor , kalo panas kepanasan , kalo ujan pasti becek . Yasudlaah .. baju basah dan sepatu berlumpur ga akan ngalahin tekat untuk nonton live si bule Utah !!

Sekitar jam 8, Afgan muncul. Amazed sama Just The Way You Are, Baby dan Fireworks yang sukses dicover Afgan. Klimaksnya, di lagu Dia Dia Dia, afgan nerima mawar dari penonton trus jalan ke depan tempat saya-erika berdiri, eh dia nunjuk kami pake mawar itu. Oh, you got me mesmerized !

ngimpi apa bisa liat lesung pipi afgan sedeket ini . tanpa zoom loh !

Lanjut ke Nidji. Biasanya kalo muter mp3 ga apal liriknya, tapi ini di konser, dari Laskar Pelangi, Arti Sahabat sampe Disco Lazy Time kenapa bisa apal ya :D

kacamata & jaket bang Giring keren bangett !

Ga perlu diragukan, Afgan sama Nidji ini artis lokal yang penampilannya paling super di Pond's Teens Concert 2011 ☺
Abis nidji, kembang api udah dinyalain. Waah, abis ini David nih kayanya.
Ternyata dugaan saya salah. Masih ada The Changcuters sama J-Rocks. Dua band ini ga dapet respon positif dari penonton . Secara sebelum mereka tampil tweet DA muncul di big screen "Here at Lapangan D Senayan. Getting ready to perform" . Jadi makin cenat-cenut kaan.. pas J-Rocks main , rasanya pingin banget nimpukin mereka pake bata --kenapa band ini harus main sih , David udah siap juga-- Sori ya mas-mas jrocks , saya nonton jongkok , cappek !


Dan setelah jrocks turun ..

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Decisions..Decisions

ternyata dia toh yang pingin keluar dari Jive .

But anyway, the next thing, to get down to business here, is I need to let you guys know about just the things that have been going on. I know a lot of you have been worried about it, with hearing that I’m no longer with my label, record label Jive, and I’m not with my management any more either. So I’ve actually, you know, I’ve gonna been talking a little about it in my Tweets and stuff, just about decision making, making decisions. And just figuring out who’s David? What is he supposed to be? What direction is he trying to go as an artist and things? And just really thinking about that. Something I’ve been doing a lot is writing. I’ve done a lot of writing in the past but lately I’ve just been trying to focus writing by myself, what comes out of me and just not even… try not to be self conscious. I’m a self conscious person but don’t worry what comes out. Just let it come out. And it’s just been really cool getting to see… okay this is what I’m feeling, this is what I’m thinking, and this is how it come out in music. I mean that’s the reason music… that’s the purpose of music, right? So I’ve just been excited about doing that and getting more involved with writing, and seeing what sound comes from here, you know, David’s head. So I’m excited for you guys to hear what may come out of it. It’s just a fun time getting to… I think it’s the most important of all the doing this, the relationship I have with you guys. You guys are the ones that are hearing this and listening to it. And I just want to make sure that whatever it is that I’m sharing is real and something I feel a real connection to and just feel good about. That’s the most important part of music. Isn’t that the number one thing I should be focusing on? And giving myself time to do it. I’ve never really given myself time to do it, so now I’ve said this is important.
    But anyway, with Jive, sorry for the noises outside anyway. With Jive… JIve has been changing as a company. They’ve been going… there have been a lot of changes. The president of Sony, Barry Weiss, who’s also over Jive Records, he’s no longer with the company any more. He left Sony. And same with my A&R guy who’s the person who I would make the albums with, Jeff Fenster; the album making process, he was the guy. He’s no longer there. He left too. And so a lot of people have been leaving and there just have been a lot of changes. They’re changing as a company and then I feel I’m changing as an artist. I’m changing the direction I’m going too.
    There are offers to continue working with them but it just didn’t feel like the right thing now. I’ve loved working with them. They’ve been so great. You know the people there have just been awesome. I love always going over to visit them, and just talk to them. I’ve learned a lot from them as a company. They’ve help me get to this point, from what I’ve learned with the music business and the way it all works. But it just felt I need to start going a different direction now. It just felt like the right time to part ways… I’ve been talking a lot about decisions. It’s hard, it’s scary making those decisions sometimes. Sometimes you’re like is this the right decision? Am I crazy or…? But I’ve learned also throughout my life, you have to follow your gut. You have to follow that instinct feeling that you have inside of you.
    Sometimes it’s hard to make a decision but it’s the right thing to do. And so I’ve been excited and I’m looking forward to the future, what David is gonna be giving to you guys. In the future, what, how also I’ll be developing as a person and as an artist with my music.
    Another thing is with management. I’m no longer with my management company that I’ve been working with. It’s another great company. They’ve had so much success. They’ve been really fun to work with. But it’s just been another thing. It’s like, I realize that this is not where I need to be right now. This is not where I’m supposed to go, what I want to be doing right now, and what I want to be focusing on. I mean not like that they were doing anything bad or anything wrong, you know. They’ve been great. But just thinking, okay, what do I want to focus on right now? What’s the right thing for me to do right now? …I’ve just learned, only recently I’ve learned, …it’s an obvious thing, but it took me a while to realize, I have control over my life. The decisions I make are that’s what’s gonna make or break, not just necessarily my career, but my life too. So I’m just excited where to go, the changes, the direction that I’m hoping to go now with music.
    I’m sorry for scaring you guys with things. I just want to thank all of you for the support you’ve been showing. And It just means a lot to me to see that you guys, even though sometimes what’s going on, you’re still supportive, you’re still positive, and I just appreciate that so much. It helps me keep… you know, I already feel good about things, but it makes feel so much better to know that you guys are [still supportive]. There are a couple of things coming up that will be going on soon, and I’m looking forward to letting you guys know about in their own due time.
    But anyway, this always gets long. I’m sorry. I don’t know if I mentioned, but there’s a banana tree behind here. I just thought it be kind of fun to have some platano bananas growing right there, if you didn’t notice. Anyway, so that’s all I have to say for now. Sorry it’s so long. But I will talk to you guys later and I’ll let you guys… I’ll just fill you guys in more on what happens in the future. Just didn’t want to leave you guys in the dark. Communication is key. This relationship with music, you guys… it’s the relationship with you guys that’s most important. Thanks for hearing me ramble. I’m sorry if that got complicated. Have a great week, you guys.

David , keep on putting one foot front of the other and nothings gonna break your stride .

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TY !!

Mega Kuningan , 8:03AM




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hanya saling berpelukan , merasakan hangat nafasnya , dan mendengarkan suara hati masing-masing

terima kasih Ya Rohman , Ya Mujib , Dzat Yang Maha Mengabulkan setiap permintaan hamba-Mu

terima kasih pak,buk,mbah ...

atas segala doamu untukku

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