Tenario's Gospel

Rabu, 26 Desember 2007

Better Together

















[Verse 1:]
There's no combination of words
I could put on the back of a postcard,
No song that I could sing
But I can try for your heart,
Our dreams, and they are made out of real things,
Like a shoebox of photographs,
With sepiatone loving,
Love is the answer
At least for most of the questions in my heart ,
Like why are we here? And where do we go?
And how come it's so hard?
It's not always easy,
And sometimes life can be deceiving,
I'll tell you one thing,
its always better when we're together

[Chorus:]
MMM, it's always better when we're together
Yeah, we'll look at the stars when we're together
Well, it's always better when we're together
Yeah, it's always better when we're together

[Verse 2:]
And all of these moments
Just might find their way into my dreams tonight
But I know that they'll be gone,
When the morning light sings
And brings new things,
But tomorrow night you see
That they'll be gone too,
Too many things I have to do,
But if all of these dreams might find their way
Into my day to day scene
I'll be under the impression,
I was somewhere in-between
With only two, Just me and you
Not so many things we got to do,
Or places we got to be
We'll sit beneath the mango tree now

Yeah, it's always better when we're together
MMM, We're somewhere in-between together
Well, it's always better when we're together
Yeah, it's always better when we're together

Mmmmm Mmmmm Mmmmm
I believe in memories
They look so, so pretty when I sleep
Hey now, and when, and when I wake up,
You look so pretty sleeping next to me
But there is not enough time,
And there is no, no song I could sing
And there is no combination of words I could say
But I will still tell you one thing,
We're better together

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Ms. Portman



















This is my idea of beauty

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Selasa, 25 Desember 2007

Sanctus


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His Airness




















"There's Michael Jordan and then there is the rest of us." Magic Johnson

Michael Jordan's basketball talent was clear from his rookie season. In his first game in Madison Square Garden against the New York Knicks, Jordan received a prolonged standing ovation, a rarity for a player in an opposing team's arena. After Jordan scored a playoff record 63 points against the Boston Celtics in 1986, Celtics star Larry Bird described him as "God disguised as Michael Jordan."

Jordan led the NBA in scoring in 10 seasons (NBA record) and tied Wilt Chamberlain's record of seven consecutive scoring titles. He was also a fixture on the NBA All-Defensive First Team, making the roster nine times (NBA record). Jordan also holds the top career and playoff scoring averages of 30.1 and 33.4 points per game, respectively. By 1998, the season of his Finals-winning shot against the Jazz, he was well known throughout the league as a clutch performer. In the regular season, Jordan was the Bulls' primary threat in the final seconds of a close game and in the playoffs, Jordan would always demand the ball at crunch time. Jordan's total of 5,987 points in the playoffs is the highest in NBA history. He retired with 32,292 points, placing him third on the NBA's all-time scoring list behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Karl Malone.
With five regular-season MVPs, six Finals MVPs (NBA record), and three All-Star MVPs, Jordan is the most decorated player ever to play in the NBA. Jordan finished among the top three in regular-season MVP voting a record 10 times, and was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996.

Many of Jordan's contemporaries label Jordan as the greatest men's basketball player of all time. An ESPN survey of journalists, athletes and other sports figures ranked Jordan the greatest North American athlete of the 20th century, above icons such as Babe Ruth and Muhammad Ali. Jordan placed second to Babe Ruth in the Associated Press's list of 20th century athletes. Jordan has also appeared on the front cover of Sports Illustrated a record 49 times. He also was named the greatest athlete of all-time in the 50th anniversary issue of Sport magazine in 1997.

Jordan's athletic leaping ability, highlighted in his back-to-back slam dunk contest championships in 1987 and 1988, is credited by many with having influenced a generation of young players. Several current NBA All-Stars have stated that they considered Jordan their role model while growing up, including LeBron James and Dwyane Wade. In addition, commentators have dubbed a number of next-generation players "the next Michael Jordan" upon their entry to the NBA, including Grant Hill, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Vince Carter, and Dwyane Wade. Although Jordan was a well-rounded player, his "Air Jordan" image is also often credited with inadvertently decreasing the jump shooting skills, defense, and fundamentals of young players, a fact which Jordan himself has lamented.Although Jordan has done much to increase the status of the game, some of his impact on the game's popularity in America appears to be fleeting. Television ratings in particular increased only during his time in the league and have subsequently lowered each time he left the game.

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The Great Jersey 23


















“Now I believe a man can fly!”

Temen gue Fernando pernah cerita, kalo anak didik basketnya sama sekali gak tau yang namanya Michael Jordan. Pertama kali denger gue agak shock sih, hah main basket tapi ngak tau Michael Jordan, ngak salah? Basketball is Michael Jordan and Michael Jordan is Basketball!

Tapi setelah gue piker-pikir sih wajar lah, karena rata-rata umur anak didik si Edo kan kelahiran tahun 90an, waktu masa jayanya Jordan dia masih balita, terang aja ngak tau! Alhasil mereka tergila-gila sama yang namanya Kobe Bryant dan Lebron James. Yah ok sih kedua pebasket itu, tapi kalo dibandingkan sama papa Jordan seujung kukunya juga gak ada(ini subyektif nih, kalo ada yang gak setuju, emangnya gue pikirin hehehehehe).

Gue paling inget waktu final NBA antara Bulls lawan Jazz musim 96/97 sama 97/98, man itu tuh 2 final paling seru dalam sejarah NBA! Malone Stockton versus Jordan. Waktu itu game 1, Bulls lagi ketinggalan 1 poin, waktu udah mau abis dan Malone terkena foul dan berhak atas 2 free throw yang bisa bikin margin angka jadi 3 poin, perlu diinget presentase free throw Karl Malone adalah di atas 75%, alias jitu. Free throw pertama gagal, kemudian free throw kedua ajaibnya juga gagal, bola di rebound oleh Rodman dan meminta time out. Dengan in bound dari tengah lapangan, Jordan meminta bola, mendribblenya dengan mendapat penjagaan ketat dari Byron Rusell, tapi dengan sisa waktu 3 detik Jordan melakukan fake step yang membuatnya lepas dari kawalan, dan menembak bersamaan dengan bunyi buzzer, bola melengkung dengan indah dan masuk mulus ke dalam keranjang, Bulls menang!

Itu Cuma 1 dari sekian banyak momen bersejarah yang dilakuin ama Jordan, kayaknya tuh orang mentalnya terbuat dari baja lapis dua kali ya. Kayaknya dia memang menantikan saat-saat krusial seperti contoh di atas, mengambil tanggung jawab, dan mengendalikan keadaan, a superb athelete.

Yah singkat cerita, akhirnya si Edo ngak tahan juga anak didiknya gak kenal sama Michael Jordan. Terus dikasi liatlah DVD Michael Jordan His Airness, walhasil kayaknya mereka sudah lupa tuh sama Kobe dan Lebron….=)

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Selasa, 18 Desember 2007

Serendipity













Kalo jodoh ngak akan kemana, pesan sederhana ini sebenarnya yang ingin disampaikan oleh film ini. Tapi biarpun begitu, tetep yang namanya usaha itu penting dan nomer satu. Film yang release di hari valentine tahun 2002 ini adalah film romantis favoritku,udah sekitar puluhan kali gue nonton film ini dan belom bosen-bosen (I know some of you will find it pathetic hahahahaha).

But I don’t know, the idea of there is someone yang memang benar-benar Tuhan ciptakan untuk diri kita dan kita pun tercipta untuk dirinya, sang tulang rusuk yang hilang is really fascinate me. Walaupun di lain pihak ada juga yang bilang (especially pasangan tua yang dijodohkan namun awet sampe sekarang) cinta itu bisa tumbuh dengan sendirinya seiring berjalannya waktu, weting tresno jalanan soko kulino ya kalo ngak salah…=P

Yang mana yang betul? Gue rasa sih dua-duanya betul. Yang gue percaya adalah Tuhan pasti udah mempersiapkan jodoh kita masing-masing, terkadang jalan yang harus ditempuh masing-masing pribadi berbeda-beda. Ada yang super mulus, ketemu di SD pacaran dari SMP menikah sehabis kuliah dan hidup bahagia. Atau ada juga yang penuh sedikit lika-liku masuk keluar hubungan sebelum akhirnya bertemu dan menemukan cinta sejati. Atau ada juga yang harus bener-bener ngerasain pahit getir dulu sebelum bisa ngerasain manisnya cinta.

Yah walaupun kita hidup di dunia zaman sekarang, yang terkadang bisa membuat kita skeptis dengan yang namanya cinta sejati. Apalagi liat di infotaiment, artis-artis yang jadi panutan sebagian besar warga Indonesia (gue sih ngak termasuk ya hehehehe) tingkah lakunya suka bikin ilfil.

Kalo baru pacaran udah kayak apa tau, sok mesra kayak satu Indonesia cuma milik berdua, kalo ditanya wartawan jawabannya standar; yah orangnya baik lah, perhatian lah, bla bla bla. Tapi pas giliran putus macem-macem juga tingkahnya, ada yang sok misterius, sok minta privacy (padahal pas jadian ngumbar kemana-mana), sok denial, macem-macem deh. Kalo yang popo (nenek) gue pernah bilang dengan bahasa perantauannya itu, “Co hi si siau lang, gua hi si gong lang” rhyming kan he3.

Nah kalo elo-elo uda sampe di titik skeptis, boleh lah ditonton film serendipity ini biar kita bisa sedikit percaya lagi sama yang namanya cinta sejati, yah well at least buat menghibur diri sendiri lah hahaha...=D

Oiya buat Serendipity ini gue kasih nilai 4 bintang ****

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Enchanted by Enchanted













Just went to saw it yesterday with my friends Noran and Laila. It’s a little bit of everything, animation, romance, comedy, action, musical, all mixed up in an enchanting way. Definitely must see and I give it 4.5 star out of 5…=)

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Senin, 17 Desember 2007

I Love U










I love you. And not, not in a friendly way, although I think we're great friends. And not in a misplaced affection, puppy-dog way, although I'm sure that's what you'll call it. I love you. Very, very simple, very truly. You are the epitome of everything I have ever looked for in another human being. And I know that you think of me as just a friend, and crossing that line is the furthest thing from an option you would ever consider. But I had to say it. I just, I can't take this anymore.

I can't stand next to you without wanting to hold you. I can't, I can't look into your eyes without feeling that, that longing you only read about in trashy romance novels. I can't talk to you without wanting to express my love for everything you are. And I know this will probably queer our friendship - no pun intended - but I had to say it, because I've never felt this way before, and I don't care. I like who I am because of it.

And if bringing this to light means we can't hang out anymore, then that hurts me. But God, I just, I couldn't allow another day to go by without just getting it out there, regardless of the outcome, which by the look on your face is to be the inevitable shoot-down. And, you know, I'll accept that. But I know... I know that some part of you is hesitating for a moment, and if there is a moment of hesitation, then that means you feel something too.

All I ask, please, is that you just, you just not dismiss that - and try to dwell in it for just ten seconds. Alyssa, there isn't another soul on this fucking planet who has ever made me half the person I am when I'm with you, and I would risk this friendship for the chance to take it to the next plateau.

Because it is there between you and me. You can't deny that. Even if, you know, even if we never talk again after tonight, please know that I'm forever changed because of who you are and what you've meant to me, which - while I do appreciate it - I'd never need a painting of birds bought at a diner to remind me of.

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Celine's Song




















Let me sing you a waltz
Out of nowhere, out of my thoughts
Let me sing you a waltz
About this one night stand

You were, for me, that night
Everything I always dreamt of in life
But now you're gone
You are far gone
All the way to your island of rain

It was for you just a one night thing
But you were much more to me, just so you know
I don't care what they say
I know what you meant for me that day

I just want another try, I just want another night
Even if it doesn't seem quite right
You meant for me much more than anyone I've met before

One single night with you, little Jesse, is worth a thousand with anybody
I have no bitterness, my sweet
I'll never forget this one night thing
Even tomorrow in other arms, my heart will stay yours until I die

Let me sing you a waltz
Out of nowhere, out of my blues
Let me sing you a waltz
About this lovely one night stand

Kamis, 13 Desember 2007

Expectation



















The best way to enjoy something is when you do not have any expectation in front. Ini kira-kira penjabaran dalam bahasa londo yang bisa saya kasih, berkenaan dengan pelajaran yang baru saya terima dari hidup. Well ngomong hidup mungkin terlalu luas, dari film lebih tepatnya.

Baru-baru ini saya mengalami sebuah pencerahan pribadi, setelah mengalami kekecewaan bertubi-tubi akibat Spiderman 3 yang suck, Transformers yang super detail tapi membuat mata iritasi, Fantastic Four 2 yang so so, sampe Hostel 2 yang norak (although the idea of naked woman hanging upside down is quite cool hahahaha). Semua ini adalah film-film yang saya tunggu dengan ekspektasi tinggi. Sepertinya di alam bawah sadar saya sudah memiliki mind set bagaimana perasaan tegang dan terpukau yang akan dirasakan saat saya menyaksikannya. Tetapi pada kenyataannya, di hari H hanya kekecewaan yang saya dapat…=(

Lalu suatu ketika saya sedang berada di daerah Cengkareng, di Citra 2 tepatnya, tempat DVD bajakan langganan saya. Ketika sedang melihat-lihat rak yang berisi berbagai macam film yang tidak tertata dengan rapi, saya melihat sebuah DVD. Di cover depan terdapat gambar 2 orang anak kecil sedang bermain scooter, judulnya Little Manhattan. Baca sinopsisnys sejenak di bagian belakang, yah so so lah standard nothing new menurut saya. Tapi karena sedang boring dan kebetulan ngak ada film lain yang menarik atau yang sudah “ori”, ya sudahlah saya coba saja film ini.

Sesampai di rumah, niat untuk menonton film ini tiba-tiba menghilang. Males ah mendingan nonton lagi Cinderella Man kesayangan saya untuk yang kesekian kalinya. Ditaruhlah sang DVD Little Manhattan tersebut di rak tumpukan DVD-DVD yang saya beri label “Menyesal setelah membeli”. DVD tersebut terlupakan begitu saja.

Minggu pagi yang cerah, saya terbangun agak siang hari itu. Rumah kosong, saya ditinggal sendiri. Terbersit keinginan untuk nonton DVD bokep, tapi akhirnya niat tersebut urung. “Iseng nonton DVD yang ada di rak “Menyesal setelah membeli” saja lah,” pikir saya. Setelah mengobok-ngobok rak tersebut, terpilihlah film Little Manhattan itu. Mulailah saya nonton, belum mandi, belum sikat gigi, tapi tak lupa membuat sarapan.

Hmm film ini dimulai dengan narasi yang dibawakan oleh si anak laki-laki pemeran utama film ini. Hahahaha lucu juga narasi awalnya, cukup mampu meng-grap perhatian saya. Lalu film tersebut terus mengalir, dengan berbagai konflik yang muncul dengan sangat lugas, sangat manusiawi tanpa dibuat-buat. Tanpa saya sadari film ini membuat saya tertawa, terharu, bernostalgia dan saat film berakhir ada sebuah perasaan hangat yang melingkupi hati hahahahaha. Tanpa saya sadari sebuah DVD yang masuk kategori “Menyesal setelah membeli” telah memukau saya 10x lipat lebih baik dibandingkan berbagai film-film box office di atas. Ada sebuah kepuasan yang tidak dapat dijelaskan, sepertinya saya ingin menyuruh semua orang di dunia untuk menonton film ini dan berbagi pengalaman dan perasaan yang sama.

Kemudian tiba-tiba saja terpikir sebuah alasan mengapa saya bisa begitu terpikat dengan film tersebut. Selain karena memang film tersebut adalah film yang bagus, juga karena saya tidak memiliki ekspektasi apapun saat menontonnya. Dengan begitu saya bisa secara obyektif mencerna setiap aspek film tersebut, keluguan aktingnya, esensi dialognya, harmonisasi soundtracknya. Saya akhirnya mengerti mengapa kita membutuhkan kenetralan bila ingin menilai sesuatu. Sulit memberikan penilaian yang benar-benar obyektif bila kita telah memiliki keberpihakan di awal, kita menyukai aktor utamanya, atau sutradaranya adalah sutradara favorit kita. Karena setiap flaw yang muncul akan kita amini sebagai kesilapan yang tidak sengaja saja.

Sama halnya dalam berbagai aspek kehidupan. Saat kita memiliki ekspektasi di awal, kemungkinan kita untuk kecewa atau tidak menemukan kepuasan sangatlah besar. Karena saat ekspektasi tersebut sesuai dengan harapan, kita akan berpikir ya memang sudah semestinya, namun bila tidak ya hanya kekecewaan dan rasa tidak puas yang tersisa. Jadi tidak perlu lah berekspektasi terlalu banyak, baik dalam pekerjaan, percintaan, maupun hal lain dalam hidup. Jalani saja dengan sebaik-baiknya dan biarkan hidup memberikan kejutan-kejutannya kepada kita....=)

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