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Get busy

This is a title of a song from Malawi and it was my friend, Tsa, who introduced me with this really great song.

Back to the time when I was so busy with thesis works few months ago. Overloaded with the works, books, writing, calculations, mind, energy, etc. But, there was a time when I wanted to stay relax a bit (not trying to escape though...) so I was taking my time out for sometime trying to enjoy and balance the mind. I guess everybody needs that. Later, the works should be continued so something was needed to lift up your mood as well as to encourage yourself to do the main business.

A song can motivate and inspire you with its nice melody. Therefore, this song is a good example

Get Busy (singer: Kalimba)

chorus:
Wake up get up..wake up get busy
Wake up get up..wake up no time for play

There is a lot of things to be done..and time is running out
If you get lazy, you ended with sorrow
The world is changing everyday
and don’t be left behind
for there is a way out or you must do small work

*chorus*

Every morning every day
People pick up from where they left on
No harm you can joint them and there is no regret

*chorus*

Laying back every night
think of what you gonna do the next day
then shake yourself up and do your best


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for Tsa, hey you G..tusen takk..zikomo kwambiri...thank you very much...

Malam yang bukan malam di Trondheim

membuka tirai melihat alam
terpesona pada terangnya malam ini
ya, malam yang tak bisa gelap
ya, hanya ada disini...
di salah satu tempat di belahan Kutub Utara

mengisi detik dengan masih berkarya
walau satu impian telah tergapai
tak akan lepas dari deretan berikutnya
tak bisa...
disaat jiwa masih bergelora
melihat asa dimana ada...next!

malam yang bukan malam disini
terlihat sama...sepi temaram
hanya sepintas suara merdu burung bernyanyi
masih terjaga di luar sana

sekali lagi membuka tirai jendela
melantun syahdu nuansa lagu
"Groovy Kind of Love"
terdengar lembut mengisi ruangan kecilku

masih menggores pena
di halaman ini
mencoba mencurah suasana hati
yang bisa dirasa
saat menapak
malam-malam yang bukan malam di Trondheim...unforgettable!

Herman Krags Vei at 00:46

Yes...finally!! (part two)

It was so relieved....I passed the defence today, 14th June 2006.

All my colleagues, my supervisor, my professor in charge and my external examiner were there in the auditorium. I consoled myself not to get nervous (what a feeling!!) since it would ruin everything. So, started with the presentation...and then discussion time. Several questions and comments were given during the time. However, finally: passed the defence.

Happy...yes!...Relieved...surely!...hmmp finally!


I really like this sentence very much everytime I sing the song (using whatever language is), so I would like to put it here:

Grátias ágimus tibi propter magnam glóriam tuam

Vi takker deg for din store herlighet

We thank thee for thy great glory

Kami bersyukur kepada-Mu kar’na kemuliaan-Mu yang besar

Stroller Baby

Huaaaa...hari ini cuaca baguuus banget di Trondheim 20°C (gituuu dong namanya juga summer!) apalagi ini weekend jadi pantas kan kalo semua orang keluar rumah dan berjemur di luar, pake baju santai ala sommer. Suasana yang sangat kebalikan pada saat vinter bawaannya serba gloomy dan serba berpakaian tebal.

Hari ini maksud hati seeeh pengen jalan ke kota, setelah ”bertapa” di studentby cukup lama. Jadi, pagi tadi sibuk dengan mengurus paket buku-buku untuk dipostkan ke rumah. Maklum, namanya juga anak kos yang lage kuliah jadinya pas udah mo selesai gini, paket via post jadi alternatif pilihan untuk pengiriman barang alias buku-buku, catatan kuliah, dll. Yup, disela-sela kesibukan mengurus paket di kantor post Moholt.....handphoneku berdering (eh jadi inget salah satu lagu yang pernah ngetrend di Indo jaman dulu)...ternyata si Eko (temen Indonesia yang hari ini pulang ke Indo untuk liburan summer karena dia anak 1st year student) minta tolong supaya tam dateng ke airport untuk bisa ambil stroller babynya. Ceritanya, dia tuuu beli stroller di Trondheim untuk bisa dibawa pulang ke Indonesia....naaah ngga taunya sama pihak airlinesnya ngga dibolehiiiin dibawa masuk ke pesawat (aduuuh!). Jadi dia bingung kan: masa musti dibuang (yaaaaa...) ataupun kalo bayar waaah mahal (jadi mending beli aja deh di Indonesia)

Berhubung tam yang lagi standby di Trondheim (rekan2 Indo yang laen ada yang udah pulang Indo, ada yang masih ngerjakan thesis, ada yang jalan2 dsb dsb...) lagian karena tam yang dititipin kunci apartment si Eko..ya jadinya dia minta tolong tam.

He he he....ya udah akhirnya tam cabut ke airport (note: makan dulu sebelum berangkat waaaaa soalnya pagi cuma sarapan roti sama madu......). Naek bus ke kota dari asrama waaaah liat Sentrum yang begitu semaraaak dengan orang-orang yang menikmati weekend dengan udara ceraaah ini. Dari kota musti ganti flybussen untuk ke Værnes Airport (kira2 yaaa 30 km dari Trondheim...sekitar 45 – 50 menitlah). Sambil sms-sms’an ternyata dia udah musti boarding (walo akhirnya pesawat delay 1.5 jam….) Ya udah, akhirnya tam ambil stroller yang dititipkan ke counter. Abis ambil stroller, langsung keluar lagee ngejar flybussen menuju Trondheim. Untung supir busnya ngga sama....sempet sama dengan flybussen yang sebelumnya waaaa bisa2 dikira ni anak ngga niat banget bolak balik Trondheim – Værnes.
Sampe di kota...turun dulu...habiiiis rencana semula harusnya pengen jalan ke kota dalam rangka mau cari souvenir untuk Sekretaris Jurusan yang ngundang anak2 angkatanku ke rumahnya besok Minggu untuk lunch....(berharap: Bakalao ngga yaaaa...he he he...)

Sampe di kota, lucu juga kalo cuma tarik2 tu stroller...akhirnya ya udaaaaah tam buka aja tu stroller and dorong deeeh. Hi hi hi...lucu juga..coba bayangkan: dorong stroller tapi ngga ada baby dalamnya..cuma tas punggung Converse item aja…tapi tam sih cuek aja habis daripada tarik2 stroller…khan berat. Sampe di kota, cuma menuju ke 2 tempat: satu ke toko Asia...beli titipannya mba Leny.....trasi (shrimp paste bahasa kerennya)! udah gitu langsung ke toko souvenir. Udah itu aja.

Pulang ke asrama..musti naek bus lagi. Berhubung ngga ada pengalaman bawa stroller naek bus..jadinya aga grogi hi hi hi...Pas di bus, kebetulan di depan kursi tam ada pasangan yang bawa baby juga...cute habis babynya! Naah kebetulan si baby itu reweel. Jadilah pappa dan mamma-nya nyanyi! Duuuh bagus banget mereka nyanyinya...(anggota vocal group apa yaaa) sampe si baby itu juga ikutan goyang2 tangan....lucu banget! Orang2 di bus juga pada senyum2. Saking semangat nyanyi pasangan tsb, si supir bus jadi ikutan matiiin radio dalam bus biar ngga jadi berisiik.

So, pulang2 ke rumah...sambil jalan cepet2 he he he...biar ngga keliatan temen bisa-bisa ntar salah sangka ha ha ha....udah deeeh langsung teler karena cape...

Yes...finally!! (part one)

I submitted my thesis this morning. This is one of important moment in my live, so I would like to put a “mark” for today as the 1st day of achievement for my MSc study at NTNU, Trondheim – Norway, but still there will be day for defence afterwards.

It was quite sometime for me neither touched nor posted any kind of story in my blog. It was quite a lot of things happened throughout the time yet quite a lot of thinking and feeling right through the time.

Let me just take the memory back. I was travelling for almost two weeks during the Påske ferie / Easter holiday. I visited several places in central Europe, i.e. Paris - France, Geneva, Bern and Interlaken located in Switzerland, and at last Barcelona – Spain. It was really nice trip and time break during the work. I was amazed by the Eiffel Tower . It was really a cozy time in Switzerland, especially had a boat trip at Interlaken Ost. It was really such a fantastic city, Barcelona. Every place has its own attraction. Say in Paris, the most romantic city I have ever been. In Switzerland, place for tasting the nature. When you want to feel the heat of the life and shining of the moment better to go to Barcelona.

Back to Trondheim, I was busy with the thesis work. During the time, there were quite many events back at home especially related with the natural disaster in Jogja and Merapi Mountain. Couldn’t imagine how the real circumstance was although so many stories had been told. On the other hand, here ooh it was so difficult to restrain myself from tennis live play temptation. Du du du du du…. Roger Federer is going to final as well as Justine Henin-Hardenne.

Now, still one more step to prepare for defence. Yet, time will be used to organize for coming event. So……still!

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