Ouch I got new toy! It’s http://500px.com a website for photo community that I think much much better than others now. Ready to explore it and poke “somebody” there.  It’s  began after I found Stephen Hawks’ website. His site, http://thomashawk.com/ is very interesting and awesome!

Oh la la….

For seconds since I entered this place, I saw there are three guest, all are men who sat separately.  I decided to sit in the corner. I saw a set of high table with three chairs in the back of the shop. I sat there and started to prepare my laptop. They were playing the music from a CD, it’s jazz. I like it.

A minute later after the barista asked my order,  I looked at around the shop and found  that this coffee shop is unique. The owner decorated this place with some stuffs that relates with coffee, such as coffee posters, antique grinder on the wall and coffee machines. I think the owner also loves vespa — scooter from Italia. There are two scooters, the red one in front area and the white one behind me.  Uhm, first time you enter this place you will see a big black coffee cup logo in the glass door and the red scooters in the right of the entrance. The barista’s corner is in the left of the entrance.

Every I go to a coffee shop, I will always pay attention to the interior. I love a homey coffee shop. This ambiance could be developed by the interior particularly the way they choose the coffee table set and the floor. Yup, the old antique ceramic tiles will make me feel like at granny’s house and it makes me comfort.  In here the ceramic tiles are not so old and antique but the wood texture on its surface looks nice and match with the surrounding.

In five minutes , I hear a guy who sits in front of me asking the bill. The servant comes in and he pays in silent. No more conversations. In another chair under the station clock, a man begins to receive the phone. He speaks quite loud. There is a moment of silent and then he continues to work with his laptop.

Ten minutes later. My espresso comes, my observation is finish. I start to work and connect to the wifi then I only hear people come and go. Sometimes I see them from the corner of my eyes.

Now 6:42 p.m. I already moved  to the couch adjacent to my place before and now I have an Americano.  I am waiting for a friend and then I will leave this shop.  You know what, I do love black coffee without sugar because it makes everything clearer for me. Here, they have house blended, a combination from local coffee. I love my espresso too today, it was Sumatra Lintong,  delicious! I think I will be back again here someday.

Noted,

A wise old owl sat in an  oak

The more he saw the less he spoke

The less he spoke the less he heard

Why aren’t we like that wise old bird?

~anonym~

It was  Sunday afternoon while I made this illustration — a way to refresh my mind and to keep away my eyes from monitor, tweeting, FB-ing, yes I meant: internet.  Something in timeline was bothering me. An attitude that was not proper. I remembered this quote, so I began to draw an owl.

Always love to share.

Y.A.

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In 2001, Haruhiro Shiratori lost his only son in the World Trade Center attacks. But instead of isolating himself in grief, he decides to visit Afghanistan – to make contact with ordinary people in an attempt to end the cycle of violence. Over four years and across three continents, filmmaker Philippe Baylaucq accompanies this Japanese Don Quixote, documenting his quest to build a cultural centre for the children of Kabul.

Everywhere he goes, from Japan to America, preaching, persuading and relentlessly fundraising, Shiratori speaks about the suffering of Afghan children. The film charts his parallel efforts – to advance a humanist project that is beset with problems while seeking reconciliation with his dead son.

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http://films.nfb.ca/a-dream-for-kabul/

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I hate war.

How are you, guys?

In Indonesia:-

Merakit mesin penenun hujan
Hingga terjalin, terbentuk awan
Semua tentang kebalikan
Terlukis, tertulis, tergaris di wajahmu

Keputusan yang tak terputuskan
Ketika engkau telah tunjukkan
Semua tentang kebalikan
Kebalikan di antara kita

Kau sakiti aku, kau gerami aku,
Kau sakiti, gerami, kau benci aku
Tetapi esok nanti kau akan tersadar
Kau temukan seorang lain yang lebih baik
Dan aku kan hilang, ku kan jadi hujan
Tapi takkan lama, ku kan jadi awan

Merakit mesin penenun hujan
Ketika engkau telah tunjukkan
Semua tentang kebalikan
Kebalikan di antara kita

Gong Xi Fa Choi!

1. Get up early (five o’clock)
2. Go to bed early (nine to ten o’clock)
3. Eat little and avoid sweets
4. Try to do everything by yourself
5. Have a goal for your whole life, a goal for one section of your life, a goal for a shorter period and a goal for the year; a goal for every month, a goal for every week, a goal for every day, a goal for every hour and for evry minute, and sacrifice the lesser goal to the greater
6. Keep away from women
7. Kill desire by work
8. Be good, but try to let no one know it
9. Always live less expensively than you might
10. Change nothing in your style of living even if you become ten times richer

Perhaps, if he lives now,  he choose to go bed as late as possible just for twitter-ing.

Stjepan Hauser and Luka Sulic playing Smooth Criminal by Michael Jackson for two cellos solo. It’s arranged by Stjepan Hauser and Luka Sulic. This is so stunning guys and I would love to share with you.

For the bright Sunday  ever!

Cheers.

Dance Lady, Dance! acrylic on canvas, 26 Oct 2008 ~ by:yoga

A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself.

~Abraham Maslow~

I am not a pro. You can call me artist wanna be. Such an artist my biggest achievement is…when my works is appreciated and loved. A friend of mine hangs my painting on her wall. I am pretty surprise and h-a-p-p-y!

I am dancing.