a shallow and mad journal
In between daily life, works, journey, and other routines, I find inspiration hidden everywhere. All those beautiful colors are meant to paint the world in the most unsuspected ways.
Yesterday, I was stunned watching American Crime Story’s first episode. The People vs OJ Simpson.
Ryan Murphy is one of a kind.
Murphy started his career by creating a teen drama titled Popular (1999). A series of two opposing high school girls forced to get along when their parents decided to get married. The series surprisingly played in local TV station back in those days and I genuinely love it.
…when you write “Update CV” on top of your to-do list.
It’s raining all day this Sunday. I always consider that rain is a bless. So, I spent today by…
Playing Chvrches’ version of What Do You Mean? on the loop.
Designing e-mail for Customer Abandon Cart for Kawung Living.
Swooning over and passionately waiting for A Color Story app to be released in Android.
Browsing around for DMZ Tour in South Korea.
Thinking about sending mail and postcard to friends and family.
So, I consider it a nice Sunday!
[dropcap]B[/dropcap]eberapa tahun ke belakang, saya akui saya berhenti membaca buku. Sulit sekali menemukan waktu yang pas untuk tekun membaca kecuali di WC (haha) dan waktu weekend. Waktu weekendpun kalau ada waktu luang selalu saya habiskan dengan melihat sesuatu yang visual, entah (ehem) menonton Youtube ataupun TV series dan film. Sedih sih ada beberapa buku yang cuma saya beli tapi tidak baca sedikitpun. Bahkan kalau ditanya seputar katalog penulis masa kini seperti Haruki Murakami, Rainbow Rowell atau John Green, saya nggak pernah sama sekali menyentuh hasil karya mereka :)) Dunia, tolong maafkan saya.
Tahun kemarin, saya malah banyak membeli buku craft, kumpulan cerita pendek, puisi, dan buku non-fiksi. Kebanyakan buku yang saya selesaikan ringan dibaca, banyak gambarnya (ini penting), dan bisa selesai dengan 2-3 kali baca. Dari semua buku tersebut, ini beberapa yang berkesan buat saya.
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]irst post for 2016, let’s fill it with random thoughts, especially the cynical ones :P
On Fancy Words
For me, words have become more intriguing these days. When talking and writing, I tend to use simple words that I commonly hear and can understood well. Writing academically has certain rules and structure which requires a lot of reading, knowledge and proofreading. I always envy people who loves to read Thesaurus and written in eloquent fashion, with intellectual words and obviously, correct grammar.
On Weird Words
Life also shifted vastly nowadays, there are new words added to the dictionary every now and then. Inspired by the pop culture, at 2001, Oxford Dictionary added the words D’oh (a famous catchphrase popularize by Homer Simpson). At 2013, the word twerk, derp, and phablet got into Oxford Dictionary. Word of the year for 2015 is an emoji.
Face with Tears of Joy emoji to be exact 😂. Yes, that’s just as weirdly as Pantone Color of The Year for 2016, which introduced a boring dual color Rose Quartz and Serenity.