Gibberish Writings

This post is gonna involve the word "Australia" a lot. So for my fellow Indonesians out there not liking that, feel free to navigate away from this post. Vielen dank (I learnt a little German recently. Long story.) Anyway, so as you all might or might not know, I lived in Australia for more or less 6 years since I was 1-2 years old or so up until I was 7 (I guess). Before I went to Australia, I believe I've already known Bahasa Indonesia. Probably barely, but yea, whatever. So when since me and my family moved to Australia I guess I picked up English quite quickly. And I got into the culture, the habits, the mindset, etcetera. Long story short, me and my family eventually had to go back to Indonesia. When I got back to Indonesia, I literally forgot Bahasa Indonesia. And it took me like at least 3 months to remember the basics (or maybe re-learn it). What I'm tryin' to say is that there is this period of time where English was actually my only language. And be...

This video taught me a lot of things. To never give up, always be grateful, to chase my passions, to not let what people think overcome me, and many many more. Casey is an awesome human being and his life is as awesome as he is. He wasn't rich, he ran away from home when he was 15, he had a baby early in his life, his life wasn't exactly that good at all (at the beginning at least). But now he's a filmmaker, youtuber, content creator and his life is awesome. So yeah... If you think you're life is shit then look at this guy and what he had become. Never give up lads. Just never. Like NEVER.

So before I even started this blog, I use to write journals. Not exactly everyday but yeah I do write them often. But recently I started focusing on this blog and started to forget about my journal. This night, right before I wrote this, I stumbled upon it (long story). So I decided to share it to you. What I'm gonna share with you right now is a Journal I made at December 4 2015. The title was "change". It was inspired by a Ted Talk delivered by Jules Evans entitled "How philosophy can save your life". So Today is the fourth day of the first semester's finals. It was Science and Sports Education today. Science is a big deal. And guess what? I'm rather pessimistic about my results on it. I definitely messed up a lot of answers. So, hey.. What the hell should I do? I'm basically fucked you know. But then I accidentally got to this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuwYvFlNGns (it was a long story). It told me about how powerful philosophy was. ...

Since I was like 10 years old up until now there's probably no day in my life where I haven't listened to music. I think I'm the kind of guy who likes all sorts of music. From classic, acoustic, rock, to EDM, pop, rap, whatever. If I think it's good I'll listen to those stuff. But that's not what I want to talk about in this post. I want to answer a question. What kind of music defines me? That is one of the hardest questions of life, man. I mean, seriously. How am I suppose to pick one kind when I like to listen to like all of them? Well you know what I'll try to answer it anyway so let's see how it goes. First of all, to me, music is a media to tell stories. Music is a way of sharing. So with that being said, I think I'll definitely rule out EDM. I only like EDM because it gives you the fun and the hype and the sort of "togetherness" when you're amongst your friends jumping to it. But it's kinda hard to tell stories with i...

Okay so before we even start, I want you guys to know that yes I use the word "learnt" instead of "learned" and both are grammatically correct so don't you dare point that out as a typing mistake haha. The next thing that I want to address is that yes I only lived in Australia for 6 years since I was around 1-7 y/o and some of you might think that's enough to be qualified as "growing up" in a certain country but I'm sure some of you think otherwise. I don't really care but for me, I would definitely say that I did grew up there because it contributed a lot to my ways of thinking and perceiving, etc. First off, after I was born in Indonesia and I had only lived for about 1 year, my parents decided to go to Australia to study. We flew to Perth via Bali (because there was no straight flight from Yogyakarta to Perth (up until now I think)). We stayed in a small apartment in a place called Carlisle or somethin. And I pretty much spent like m...

I have experienced that one time in my life where I thought that I just have no use in this world and I might as well kill myself. I'm sure I'm not the only one who's thought of that. I was experiencing depression back then. I felt as if I'm carrying too much of a burden for someone my age and it is utterly unbearable. I've had a mental illness. The interesting thing is that I never told it to anyone. Not even my parents. I'm afraid that people wouldn't take me seriously. I'm afraid that they'll say I'm just weak or overreacting or whatever. Nobody actually knew I was depressed. That's just one example. Can you imagine all the people out there having the same or even worse conditions than me and they're afraid to share it to anyone whatsoever because they're scared that they'll be stigmatized and then society would pull away from them? I mean, they're lucky if in the end they could resolve it on their own like me. What i...

Elementary is a wonderful crime-drama TV Series on CBS starring Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu. The series is about Sherlock Holmes (J. L. Miller) who fell into heroine-addiction and in the end was entrusted with a sober-companion named Joan Watson (Lucy Liu). This TV series is out every week (unlike BBC's Sherlock) which is one of the upsides. But that's not the only thing that I love about Elementary. I feel that Elementary is much simpler than BBC's Sherlock. I mean, let's admit that J. L. Miller isn't as perfect looking as Benedict Cumberbatch and that would obviously make the girls who would look into this series think twice. But trust me, there is a certain magnet in Elementary. And in fact, J. L. Miller plays Sherlock Holmes quite nicely. The coldness, the emotions, everything seems nice. And just to let you know, I'm also a fan of BBC's Sherlock. But the amount of patience I have to put to wait for Season 4 is just not that worth it compared to El...

The title may seem like nothing. But seriously, this video is an inspiration. I'm not really gonna talk about the video itself because if I do then I'll spoil the surprise. But what I have to tell you is that this video changed me in many ways. It taught me to face whatever shit situation I have in front of me. And just to let you know, I do face a lot of shit situations. This video taught me that the impossible is possible. That the word "impossible" itself is a word made by desperate people lacking in persistence and determination. If there's still a possibility, no matter how slight it is, then it's possible. You just have to believe. I mean believing isn't easy. In fact it's really hard. That's where persistence and determination comes in. So if you guys are havin' problems, big ones, and you think that desperation is starting to creep in, never give up. Only then you can reach your dreams, your goals, the thing that you're born to do...

If you look at this video with your eyes normally and process it with your brain normally too, then you'll pretty much see this video as a simple vlog made black and white, muted, and with music added to fill the background. But if you try to feel this video then you'll understand that this vlog is a piece of art representing happiness, love, joy, fun, and other great feelings. Will Darbyshire made it happen. Will is  pretty much a newcomer on YouTube. His channel was made a year and a bit ago. I knew him from Jack and Finn Harries' Rickshaw Run where they did this crazy adventure trying to cross India from one end to another with rickshaws (or tuck-tucks or whatever). It's really cool you better check it out ( JacksGAP - Rickshaw Run ). Anyway I like Will's videos because.. emm.. I don't know. I just like his taste and his personality (which hard to explain). Just watch it and (hopefully) you'll get what I mean. In this "38. Sunday" video (W...

His name is Harry Baker and he's a poet. An amazing one. I really find him different to other poets out there because of his speaking pace and the selection of words and... I don't know he's just amazing. In this video he presented 3 of his poems. The first one was called "59". It's a story about a boy called 59 who loves a girl called 60 but his love to her didn't really end in a happy fashion. The second one was, technically, the best poem in the world at that time. It's called "paper people". It tells about this imaginary paper world where things are quite similar to the real one. The good stuff, and the bad. I find this poem really really awesome because of how it tells about the truth in a very unique, weird, and exciting way. The third one is called "The Sunshine Kid". It's a story about the Sunshine Kid who was supposed to shine bright but he was shadowed by the "Shadow People" and he couldn't really s...

So as you might or might not know I am a big fan of the 4 time consecutive Formula 1 Drivers World Champion, Sebastian Vettel, who's currently racing for Scuderia Ferrari. And to be honest, I'm really looking forward to this race because Ferrari said that they will be installing a new aero update on Seb's car (not sure about Kimi's). It sure as hell didn't look bad when Seb qualified for P3. But after the race, well Sebastian did finish 3rd which is still a good result. The thing is that he finished 45 seconds after the race leader, Nico Rosberg. The start was relitvely good one for Seb. Not only that but Lewis on P2 got massive wheel spins going off the line so before even braking for turn 1 he was already in front of him. This whole thing went well up until the latter period of Seb and Lewis' 2nd stint. Lewis decided to box for a fresh set of prime tyres. Everyone expected Ferrari to react by boxing Seb a lap after. But this didn't happen to be t...

What do you like to do? A simple question indeed. "For such a simple question there are an endless amount of answers." says Connor. There are an endless amount of answers indeed. In this video Connor talks about one thing he likes to do; take photos. He tells that he takes photos with his iPhone because of the convenience and the simplicity. In the video he excepts the fact that he's not the best photographer but man his Instagram's filled with amazing (or "dope" as most American's would say) photos ( @connorfranta ). If I were to be asked this question, I honestly don't know how to answer. I mean I like to take photos myself, I like to play football, play guitar, listen to music, watch YouTube videos, and many many more. But the thing is that none of those things I like have really reached a level where I could be proud of them. And when I haven't felt proud about something I do, I feel reluctant on telling it to people. But if there i...

Hey, Guys. I thought I'll share another speech script today. I used this script when I was competing in a competition held by a Senior High in Bantul, Yogyakarta Special Area. I got 1st in that competition so I think this one is pretty good. And I also wanna say that in this speech script I slipped in a little personal story of mine. So it's gonna be a little hard if you're going to copy it haha... So here you go. I’ve always felt that I’m different compared to most people. At least compared to most students in my school. On break time, they like to gather in groups and gossip about someone or chat about the current trends. I prefer not to. If I necessarily have to get involved in a group chat outside my class, I always try not to do the unnecessary. Not to talk too much. Some people say that I’m shy and weird. Some even say I’m arrogant and antisocial. The truth is, I’m an “introvert”. So ladies and gentlemen, the honourable judges, and my fellow competitors, this morn...

John Green's Paper Towns is awesome! I know there's been a loot of people criticizing this book on the internet and saying that it's similar to Looking for Alaska but for me it actually is awesome. This book tells a story about a guy named Quentin Jacobsen who was childhood friends with a girl named Margo Roth Spiegelman. One day Margo mysteriously vanished from the face of the Earth but she left what might seem to be clues for Q. So then Q decided to chase her and find out who Margo really was. For me, the good part about this book is that it has touches of mystery solving stuff goin' on and I like mystery solving clues kinda stuff. And another thing is that it's filled with philosophy and metaphor kinda stuff. I mean honestly I didn't anticipate this but I also like metaphor philosophy stuff so hell yeaa. One of the downsides that I felt is at the beginning, when you don't really know what's goin' on you get kinda confused and a little bored (...

This is actually a quite old video uploaded by Troye. But still I think it's magnificent. To be honest this video gave me a lot of drive in my life. The message in this video is really deep (to me at least). It's about, as the title would've already addressed, becoming you. Becoming that original, genuine person inside you no matter what the consequences are, no matter what people say. And I guess that's exactly what everyone should be doing. Instead of trying to copy or even be someone else for various purposes, they should just look inside and embrace. Not only that, this video is also a great piece of art. It's got like this artsy sort of style and it's really really interesting. I really urge you to watch it and I hope you can also find that little bit of composure in your life and yourself...

First of all, I am a Madridista. But when it comes to things like this I really wanna look at the picture objectively without being biased to Real Madrid. So here's what I think about the match. Real Madrid played horribly for a semi-final stage against a team that some say should have been defeated by Monaco in the quarter-finals (no offence to Juventinis but that's true). The passing was not all that good in midfield. In fact if anything, I think Real Madrid are being really really sloppy with their possession. One of the things that played badly for Real Madrid in this match is Ramos' position. I know Ancelotti played him in the midfield and I know it has been successful for a couple of matches before but this time it really just isn't right. I think having Ramos in midfield could be really good when it "works out" but in this match I don't think it did. Sergio Ramos isn't really that guy in midfield with the vision and the passes if you get what...

So today I feel like sharing some shots that I took on The Grand Palace and The Emerald Buddha at Bangkok. This place is like a paradise for photographers and is definitely on the list when you're travelling to Bangkok. One of the highlights of this place is The Emerald Buddha itself which is stored in this gold temple. However you are not allowed to take any photographs or video of it. So here ya go.

I have to say, this video is incredible. For you guys who haven't watched this video and aren't subscribed to JacksGAP then you really should. I've actually watched this video in like a few weeks ago but I just had the feeling to share it now. And not only share the video, I also want to share my fear with you. I'm afraid of not being able to make my parents happy and proud of me in the future. My parents always wanted me to be someone successful. I don't know about countries in other parts of the world. But here in Indonesia, you need excellent grades to be able to get better job opportunities and possibly the job you favour. Whereas, I don't really like school. At least not my kind of school right now. You see, even though I was born in Indonesia, I basically lived my life in Australia until the age of 7. When I got back to Indonesia my parents put me in a private (non-governmental) kindergarten. It was nice there. There are lots of similarities compared...

So, hey guys! Today I thought that it's probably a good idea to share one of my speech scripts. This speech was made originally by me and was presented in the Sebelas Maret University for a speech competition held by SMU's English Student Association. On that occasion I got 3rd place and I was really happy about the script that I made. Anyway, I also want to say that the reason I shared this is because I wanted to help you guys who are trying to make a speech script. I don't want you guys to just copy this text, paste in Microsoft Word or something and print it because even though I wouldn't know, it's really easy for the judges (if you're going to participate in an English speech competition) to figure out whether the speech you're delivering is taken from the internet or not. I want you guys to be inspired and at least give you a little idea about what an ideal speech script looks like. However if you are still struggling then feel free to send me an e-ma...

Yesterday morning my uncle died. None of us expected this because he was a very healthy military doctor. Even though he used to smoke in his early days but nonetheless he's fit enough to live many more years. Moments after he died my mom got a phone call. At that time we were in the car on our way to get breakfast on a pleasant Sunday morning. She immediately cried. Rather hysterically. It was an impressive coincidence because we happen to be quite close to his house. We rushed to his house. When we got there I could here people crying from outside the house. It was incredibly heart-breaking to know that the info I got was true. I entered his room and he was... Well, dead. My aunt told us and the rest of the family there about how he died while she was bursting in tears and pain and sadness. She said that after praying Dhuha (you can google that) he lied in bed and told my aunt that he felt tired. He asked her if he could be supplied with oxygen (they have an oxygen tank thingy). ...