The Radical Optimist: October 2009

[LifeList]

~ on 10/27/2009 ~

TRAVEL & LEISURE

+ Set foot on each of the Seven Continents

1. Asia

2. Africa

3. North America

4. South America

5. Antartica

6. Europe

7. Australia

+ Places I will go

1. Venice, Italy

2. Rome, Italy

3. Hollywood, California

4. Amsterdam, Netherlands

5. The Al Hambra, Spain

6. Galapagos Archipelago

7. Mecca, Saudi Arabia

8. Vatican City

9. Las Vegas, Nevada
10. Los Angeles, California

11. Hawaii

RELATIONSHIPS

1. Fall madly in Love

2. Forgive

3. Stargazing with her

4. Love Mak & Abah unconditionally

5. Having our own child

6. Dancing to John Mayer’s with Her in the living room

7. Super romantic dinner

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENTS

1. Donate blood

2. Register as an organ donor

3. Donate clothes I no longer use

4. Help people to start a business

5. Raise funds for the unfortunates

6. Be a volunteer for nature disaster

CAREER & FINANCE

1. Be a writer / columnist

2. Scriptwriting

3. Be an amateur poet

LIFESTYLE & CULTURE

+ Read self-written poem before total strangers

+ Sing aloud

+ Design my own house & a comfy reading room!

+ Write a book and get it published

+ Books I will read before I die

1. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

2. The Art of War by Sun Tzu

3. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

4. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

5. The Compilation of Rumi's Work

6. The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli.

7. The Compilation of Kahlil Gibran's Work

SPORTS & ADVENTURE

1. Learn archery

2. Horse riding

3. Ski. Ski. Ski

4. Try fencing

5. Run a Marathon

6. Take up a martial art

7. Ride in on a hot air balloon

8. Go paragliding

9. Go on a helicopter ride

10. Go scuba diving

11. Go bungee jumping

12. Go white water rafting

13. Go wall climbing

14. Learn to fly a plane

15. Go zorbing

16. Go spelunking

17. Go hiking

18. Military training

[Box]

~ on 10/27/2009 ~

Dalam setiap kekeliruan,

dalam setiap bunyi detik saat jam dinding,

cinta aku tak pernah ada

cinta aku masih juga belum kunjung tiba

Kenapa? Mengapa? Dimana?

Balang kedap ini aku susun

cantik-cantik

kemas-kemas

Paling kurang, agar ada yang sudi datang menjengah,

dan memegang,

Walau enggan memiliki.

Okay. I've been anxiously waiting for Amir Muhammad's latest book; Yasmin Ahmad's Films. He posted an entry on his blog, calling for people to write sentences about any of Yasmin's films. May it be Rabun or Sepet, Mukhsin or Gubra, Muallaf or Talentime. And YES, I sent 2 sentences- profuse with hopefulness to be selected and printed.

These are my sentences;

Mukhsin: "Percintaan pertama itu adiktif bagai nikotin, indah bagai mimpi dan satu ilusi untuk semua manusia anuti."

Talentime: "A perfect chemistry. Sweet, soothing with just the right hint of mysticism. A subtly beautiful movie."

Cheesy, I know. But, I really hope one of these two will be included in the book. Why is this so important? Because I need some sense of accomplishment to keep myself going! :D

[Handlebars]

~ on 10/26/2009 ~

This is one of my favourite songs with very strong sense of political mockery; A government power or civilians doing the right thing? Most of us want to change the world, but which path should we take? We might have the same vision at the very beginning of our journey, but at the end of the day, time and experiences often lead us to different roads with different endings.
I'm very impressed by this song. Really.

[GuiltyPleasure]

~ on 10/25/2009 ~

Moja likes these;

1. Charlie Bartlett (2007)

2. Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

3. Supernatural

4. Sunshine Cleaning (2008)

5. The September Issue (2009)

6. Glee

7. (500) Day of Summer (2009)

8. New York, I Love You (2009)

9. Adam (2009)

[Readings@Seksan]

~ on 10/25/2009 ~

I'm happy. But I am nervous as hell.

[OctoberBabies]

~ on 10/25/2009 ~

[LazyUpdates]

~ on 10/11/2009 ~

1. I need to update my blog.

2. But, too many things happened few weeks back and heck, I can't really retrace them all.

3. I am going to be the Best Man for my best friend, Faidz. HA!

4. Oh. I was elected as the Vice President of SIFE.

5. Yes, that IS suicidal because I vowed myself to get in full-swing-mode for Ethos!. (yes, I'm the president)

6. I wonder why the so-called position is so important to others. I just can't get it. President or not. Vice president or not. It won't affect you much, you know. (If you were sincere enough to be in the organization)

7. I'm listening to Robyn's "Konichiwa Bitches". Perfect timing. How ironic.