MP Photo - Tilt It!!

Different nations...different styles...different guts!!

Italy

Singapore

Malaysia

Germany

Hong Kong

China

Korea

Indonesia

MP Photo - Women vs Men

  do you know why there are more women than men?  

It's because....

MP Blog - Dua Melati Suci

Re-make lagu lama bukanlah hal yg asing lagi. Kiatnya biar nggak susah ngetopnya kerana lagu yang lama sudah pernah ngetop. Tapi sayangnya banyak lagu daur ulang yang (menurut saya) nggak sebagus aslinya, meskipun sdh lbh kaya aransemennya. 

Melati Suci mungkin bs jd salah satu contoh daur ulang yang sukses meskipun dgn aransemen yg sama garapan Chandra Darusman. Mungkin saja Guruh SP hanya sekedar menampilkan lagi lagu ini dengan vocal Vina Panduwinata yg saat itu tengah naik daun. Yang jelas memang banyak org yg lebih kenal lagu ini dengan versi Vina ketimbang versi penyanyi pendahulunya, Tika Bisono. Bagi saya, tetep lebih nendang yang versi Tika. Vocal lembutnya Tika lebih pas untuk lagu selembut Melati Suci. Tapi ini khan hanya sekedar pendapat pribadi....

(thanks to bung Kus & bung Made)

MP Blog - Jakarta...H minus 1

Spt yg diharapkan tiap taun, pada H minus 1 traffic di Jakarta ga serame & sepadet biasanya. Memang krasa sech, agak longgar di sana sini (kecuali nyeng deket** mall ato pasar). Paling ga, nyeng namanya penambahan jalur busway ga bs dipake buat alasan macet lagi. Pengendara motor jg ga sebanyak biasanya. Lumayan lah....

Yang ga disangka justru banyaknya pengendara lelet yang kayaknya jarang nyetir, yang mgkn biasanya naik motor ato kendaraan umum. Seolah** mereka memang sengaja turun ke jalan, mgkn malah cari pinjaman/sewaan mobil khusus buat hari itu mumpung Jakarta bakal agak sepi krn banyak org pulang kampung. Alhasil...macet sich ga, tapi banyak leletnya aja traffic Jkt. Misalnya ga lgsg jalan pas dpt lampu hijau, parkir mobilnya lama, beloknya ga pake lampu sen, pindah jalurnya nunggu sampe sepi dsb. Mungkin itulah cobaan terberat di hari terakhir puasa....nahan sabar atas keleletan kaum ini.

MP Video - Dolores in a Shoestand

A blog belongs to a friend of mine who happens to be a great Jazz freak took my attention awhile ago. It was about this group from Sweden called Esjborn Svensen Trio, famously known as e.s.t, who was scheduled to come and play in Jakarta. He gives such an incredible compliment to the group that really tempted me to check out the show. 

And I really had a joyful evening for they performed really good. Not only that the show was awesome, the company I had was just perfect. It was absolutely a true-friends-night-out. This number is one of my favorites. 

Thank you Chico for sharing your passions in great music.

MP Blog - Sang Saka

The Independence Day is around the corner. Yes, you can feel it by observing how people have been putting up the National Flags everywhere....though it's still days away.... Once upon a time, there was a president who suggested to raise the flag (and I'm not talking about banners or such decorations made out of papers) even a week prior to the D-day. This (knowing how smart our people are) may be interpreted as it could be up in the sky for a week with no rest at all....24/7. I don't remember which president it was, but I know for sure it happened after the president Soeharto's era. Things I never forget are that during the President Soeharto's era the Flag was not to be raised unless it was on the National days except at schools and government offices. That it was only to be raised from dawn til dusk. That it wasn't to be raised during night times. That it wasn't to touch the ground at all times. That it wasn't to be used on other purposes (such as decoration in demonstrations). And that it was to be raised half a pole on the day one who was considered a National hero passed away. Seems like the great Red and White Flag has been more appreciated and respected during the president Soeharto's era. Seems like our patriotism has worn out along with the smeared colors of our flag.

MP Video - Rocker Takot Aer

Soara bole nge(ba)bass. Rambot bole panjang. Tampang bole sangar. Akse panggong bole metal. Geleran aer datang, bobar dagangan!!  

courtesy of BEP