America’s ‘Sinetron’ :D

Taking a nice, quite nap, I was awaken by Poti’s call. Thanks to the call, my 2 hours sleep ended with a conversation about how boring this holiday is. Yeah… very boring indeed, to be inprison at home while actually I could meet Tri to watch movies, or play with my friends, sipping coffee. Mmm…

Anyway, after calling Tri (she’s working .. how come Frisian Flag doesn’t give company holidays like other normal company), I watch television.

‘Browsing’ and looking channel by channel, I notice that foreign TV broadcaster/provider has similar trend with local Indonesian TV. They all show serials with typical theme. Let say.. themes like ‘life in hospital’ (House, Grey’s Anatomy, and I remember the old school ‘ER’ series), or reality shows such as Contender, Bad Girls Club, and the one which very popular, Amazing Race. The shows are very typical, aren’t they?

And one topic that very eye-catching, notably after appearance of legendary CSI (Crime Scene Investigation) in Oct 2000, is about crime or detective’s analysis on finding the suspects. There are so many of them: Numb3rs, CSI:Miami, CSI: New York (and hopefully, they’ll make CSI:Bali), Criminal’s Mind, In Plain Sight, and others that I bet you can mention 3 more serials, at least.

And we always thought, only Indonesia’s local sinetron that has tendencies to show look-alike, similar topic serials. Hmm…  it makes me thinking maybe there are also Punjabi’s family member in America..

Punjabi: King of Indonesia’s Sinetron, maybe Indonesia’s most influential person (yeah.. not the president) which shape Indonesian’s degenerate mentality with his completely meaningless, inproper-to-watch, very very idiotic shows, Punjabi’s Sinetron.

Life… is just awesome!

Well, it’s been months since I write my last posting. Here I am sitting on my couch, listening to the Zep’s Jamaicah (D’yer M’ker actually… )

…. (10 minutes has rolled by) and now the music is changing to Norah’s ‘one flight down’

Bonyok (bokap and nyokap) are having a trip. So I’m all alone at home. Feel lonely, missing my Tri, hungry, and definitely feeling very hot (jakarta = hell’s kitchen)…

Contemplate the last 2 years of my life, I realize how very lucky I am now. Having a job in a company that I always wish for, having a family that so supportive and always back me up, and also… having my Tri as my partner in crime, as my sharing-partner . So grateful for your bless, Lord.

Maybe some of you recognize the title above is actually discovery channel’s slogan, ‘the world is just awesome’. Pretty appropriate, in my opinion. Well, though we often confronted with an uncomfotable, stressfull, like-hell situation, we should admit that He always gives us what we need, always take care of us.

As a Liverpudlian, I always remember lyrics of Liverpool’s anthem. A song titled as ‘You’ll never walk alone’, a gospel song it is.

When you walk through a storm hold your head up high
And don’t be afraid of the dark.
At the end of a storm is a golden sky
And the sweet silver song of a lark.
Walk on through the wind,
Walk on through the rain,
Tho’ your dreams be tossed and blown.
Walk on, walk on with hope in your heart
And you’ll never walk alone,
You’ll never, ever walk alone.

Walk on, walk on with hope in your heart
And you’ll never walk alone,
You’ll never, ever walk alone.

Live your life gracefully, mates. Just like the old book said, ‘whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men’.