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Rum, seriously? No other picture? This not even match the content you write.

Hi ...

I lost for a week didn't I? Ahaha, I am so sorry ... I am struggling so hard last week. I have a week that I lost my interest in everything, I don't know why, but I have a full week struggling, should I continue living or not. Sounds stupid, but sometimes I just too tired into everything, sorry. And I just make a commitment in the last (?) post to make post every Monday and Thursday, and I can't keeping up ... yet ... I am terribly sorry. But, one thing for sure, I love you guys~! Stick with me 'till the end ...

SO! You all already knew (or maybe you don't) that I really, really, really into Japanese culture, right? I used to love anime and stuff, and not really anymore since too many oppai are made in anime industry, but I still love their culture and of course their music. AHA!

Some if you might think that Japanese music industry is just 'meh' compared to K-pop (the hallyu wave, that I don't really like), it's all cutesy, porn, or, weird. Well it's just the way you think or that's not music everybody can enjoy. Haha, just joking~ Japanese music industry is unique, you know. Some singer, group, band, and idol all have different style, different concept, have their uniqueness, so that's why I love Japanese music so much.

This is my favourite Japanese song's list. I don't know how many they are, but I share it so I can find people with the same interest kind of music, song, I don't know. Oh, and this post is made not to start a fan war, okay? Just ... enjoy ... 

Let's start with boyband and girlband, because it's the most common one ...

Da-iCE - Koigokoro
This one of brand new song (the 10th singel) from Da-iCE (read it as you read dice), Koigokoro is an awesome song. The lyrics, music, dance, music video, and the feels is so ... ugh ... strong! I love this so much! Curious? Click here.

Da-iCE - Splash!
This is Da-iCE very first single. The indie era of Da-iCE. This is the first song that I heard from them back in 2013 I think. This has an English version and you can see the translation is so sexual, but it's a good music though ... (you will not think the word 'splash' in the same way anymore). Here and here is you really curious.

E-Girls - RYDEEN ~Dance All Night~
If you want a song for a drive, this song is suitable. Not perfect, but suitable. Well, avex never upload the full version of the MV, but here it is, click!

E-Girls - Dance Dance Dance
I don't know why I love this song, but this is so catchy. I love it! The scene is like in 70's or 80's. Nah, just here!

EXILE - 24karats STAY GOLD
My first time that I think EXILE and the rest LDH prod. is so cool, when I see this song's music video. And I am in love until now! Click here for the original MV and this is here for the LDH prod. MV.

EXILE - You're My Sunshine
This is the very first song that I heard form EXILE. I forgot where I heard this first but I like it. I can dance to this song all day. But, sorry no link for this song.

All I do is just promote, hahaha, what am I trying to do? This gonna be a long post, commenting one by one song that I like.

Perfume - Spending All My Time
I don't know what should I say about this song, I just like it, like I kind of listen to this song when I am in lazy days or something, and I have quite a lot lazy days, ahaha. Here!

Perfume - Flash
My new favourite song from Perfume! Great for night drive (please, drive carefully) and the music video is amazing. Perfume music video is always unique, but this music video is just unique and cool. Pentatonix cover it, though. Click here if you curious.

SPEED - Body and Soul
I personally think that this is the legendary girlband ever. This is their debut single, realesed in 1996, and still catchy until now, but Avex, sadly, privated this video from Avex channel. They're upload it then privated it. (sigh)

Sandaime J Soul Brother - R.Y.U.S.E.I
No comment, this is just so good. Don't ever ask about another comment beside 'good' and 'love' these all just my favourites, alright. Just here.

Idol, let's face it that boyband and girlband is different than idol, alright ...

Arashi - Believe
My interest in Arashi start from this song. They're in Johnny's Ent. so it will nearly impossible to find this song. This is a good song ...

NEWS - Naiyou no Nai Tegami
I used to be a Johnny's trash and NEWS is my favourite idol group after I stopped in the second year of collage. From all of their song, I love this so much and of course this is so hard to find. They rarely sing this song and just available in their fourth album, LIVE.

Shonentai - Wangan Skier
The most nearly impossible to find this frikkin' song. Released in 1998 and this is just awesome. Shonentai is so frikkin' amazing, and this is the best from them, I think.
Spring, summer, autumn, and winter, and you here we go now~

Tegomass - Ai no Naka de
Being a NEWS fan is not complete without their sub-group duo, Tegomass. I really love their song, a little different than NEWS and I think, more ear catchy. Of course they rarely sing this song and just available in their third album, Tegomass no Mahou.

Morning Musume - Do It!
Such a nostalgic pop song this one. This came out in 2002 if I'm not wrong and sounds really pop'ish that I like. (not pop with crazy girl twerking in the background) I really appreciate H!P uploaded Morning Musume's old song. Here.

Morning Musume - Renai Revolution 21
The pop beat that I like from Morning Musume again! Here.

Morning Musume - Hyokkori Hyoutanjima
My very first song that I heard from Morning Musume! I love this so much and still listening to this song over and over again. Here.

Angerme - Nana Korobi ya Oki
My favourite song from my favourite girl idol right now. I always love this song sonce this came out. Just watched here.

Group
AAA - Next Stage
I love the energy they put in this song especially when they sing this live in here. 

AAA - New
For relaxed drive in summer time or dry season! I love this so much even this song's music video is for sprite advertisement. But I love this! Here~ 

GReeeeN - KISEKI
People let you down? Just listen to this song. Hah ... just watch it here. 

JINTAKA - Choo Choo SHITAIN
Need stress relief? Need something for headbanging? Just listen to this song, ahaha, so weird, but unique. This duo released this single, dibanded, and then continue their activities, so weird like their music. But worth it, just listen here.

Goosehouse - Domino Effect
Easy listening song from Goosehouse. This is in, I forgot which one, Milk or Bitter, yeah, in there. I like this song the most. Didn't know Goosehouse before? Check this when they sing this song in one their livestream here. They upload one time in a month on Youtube and see their livestream on Ustream, they are really amazing.

Goosehouse - Love & Life
No comment, just watch here.

Goosehouse - Eien no Hachigatsu
Their last original single with d-iZE in it. I miss him so much and their vocal in this is very good. I really love the bridge part. I just found the bridge part on youtube here.


SCANDAL - Onegai Navigation
I really love SCANDAL and I've been a fan since six or seven years ago. This song is my absolute favourite from them. When they sing this live, they're absolutely stunning! No words! Two thumbs up!

SCANDAL - Departure
At first, they didn't even think to released this, but people, this song is just so good and that's why they finally released this. Two thumbs up again for SCANDAL.


Remioromen - 3 Gatsu 9 Ka
Remember 1 Littre of Tears? Remember this song? So sad isn't it? Still in my playlist ...

Remioromen - Konayuki
Remember 1 Littre of Tears? Remember this song? So sad isn't it? Still in my playlist ... Just copy paste? Yes, These both songs is so great. I will not delete there from my channel.

Porno Graffitti - Music Hour
This song make me jump along. Great, great, great! 

KANA-BOON - Naimononedari
This is my favourite song from KANA-BOON before Sony make their song not available in my country, even on Spotify. Believe or not? I am so pissed of. But, this song is good.


Solo Artist
Ayaka - Mikazuki
The classic one from Ayaka. I just ... ahhh ... love it so much!

Kyoko Koizumi - Shiosai no Memory
I heard this from Goosehouse, covering this with my favourite duo from them, Kei and Jhonny and I love this instanly. No word.

Yuya Matsushita - #Musicoverdose
The first track of Yuya Matsushita's album as a solo singer before he form a group called X4. I love this song but there's so much swear words, ahaha.

Yuya Matsushita - SUPER DRIVE
This is second song that I heard from Yuya Matsushita after Trust Me. So catchy, so fabolous, and Yuya is awesomly cute.

Gen Hoshino - Koi
Why would you ask about this song? This is just so good. Ahhh ... I don't know!! Just listen here!

Dai Hirai - Life is Beautiful
This song is just so perfect for relaxed drive. Feeling the breeze, enjoying the scenery. Ohh ... life is just beautiful ... this song make life even beautiful ...

Shota Shimizu - Aishiteru
Aishiteru dakeeeeeeee ... eee~~ 
This song touch my heart ... Shotaaaa I love your voice even when you change a little into jazz than R&B. Still love this song though ...

Kumi Koda - Saigo no Ame
The first time I heard this is not from the original singer, from Da-iCE's Sota sang this and I fall in love with this song.

Kei Takebuchi - Maika ~my flower~
The last song from Kei's 8 album. She wrote this herself and I don't know this just so good ... try listen to this ... here

Jin Akanishi - Mi Amor
One of the first song from Jin after quit Johnny's Ent. after he make international debut for a year ot two (?) I don't know. But, I am glad he quit Johnny's Ent. Good for sleep because his voice is so soothing. You should watch the MV, so artsy and aesthetic (if you love). Just see here, Sunshine.

Zard - Natsu wo Matsu Sail no Youni
Zard maybe already passed away, but her song always in memories. This was Detective Conan: Strategy Above the Depths movie's ending. I am so in love with this song, when my local TV shows this movie, I tried to record the ending with my Nokia phone and it didn't work, haha. But, this really brings back memories.

Toshinobu Kubota - La La La Love Song
Need romantic song? This is the perfect song for you~ Ahahaha, I just love this. I can sing along everytima I hear this song.
La la la love song~

I am done commenting! Boring right, my comment is just like 'I love this so much' or 'this is so good'. You know what, this all my favourites, of course I love it so much ... I am bored myself typing that two sentences. Ahhh ...

So! Japanese music is so hard to find isn't it? If it's not official, I won't link it. I'll try to make a playlist on my spotify if the songs are available on spotify and because I completely forgot to make January playlist and I just realized January is almost over. So fasttttt~ ....

How's my favorites? Are they okay? Good? Or trash? This is my pill for struggling ... Nah, thank you for reading, hope you a good day, see you next post on Thursday, alright.

Bye ...

Edit : I made a playlist on Spotify just search J-MUSIC FAVES but I just find 17 songs from all of them ... hard to find ... really ...

Hi ...

Oh, I should think a new greetings to you. Just a simple 'Hi ...' is too boring. What should I call you? Hmmm ... ck ... this is pretty hard ... sweetheart, sunshine, love ... I sound like an old dude, though ... I don't know, I'll think that later.

So, see that title yet? Of course you do. I went to a place called Warung Langit with my friend, this time, Nuzwar after we finished searching for things. Basically, he said that he knew a place to eat that looks nice. He himself doesn't know if it's good or not, because he coincidently pass that place and he thought it's looks nice. Well, ok, why not? I thought.

Before I knew it was up in a frikkin' mountain ...

The road to reach that place is very steep. Like, we go there at 3pm, kind of, and the road is deserted, not many people in that road and the scary thing is there isn't any street lights. How terrifying is that? The weather isn't very friendly which I don't think it will rain, so I just wear like a thin hoodie with a tank top under.

Well, you know it's worth it ... hmm hmm ... 

Just, look at this place. Simple right? Yes, this place is just so simple and so traditional. A building made from wood, not even full wood, just a wood columns, bamboo, with a roof made from zink. The permanent part about this place are just toilet and the kitchen, other parts are just bamboo. Most of furniture are made from bamboo and recycled vats with cusion addition above it.

The view? It is absolutely stunning! There is no wall instead toilet, kitchen, and staff room, so, if you come here, you can widely see everything. Located in not really up in a mountain, so you can see the tip of the mountain and Bandung from above. When I got there it's pretty cloudy and drizzle, when it's sunny, I think you can see sunset from there, but it is cloudy all you can see is a city covered in low cloud. 

The food is just 'comci comca', yeah, so-so. Well, because mostly people come here just to enjoy the view, taking good picture, and get away from the city. They just only have five main courses and seven side dishes. For the drink mainly is coffee, tea, and lemon. But, the unique menu from this place is they use rosemary for a couple of drinks, but I didn't order it though ... 

So, we thought, we ordered this!

Nuzwar ordered some fried spinach a.k.a bakwan bayam and sereh mint. Sereh mint is basically water with lemongrass and mint leaves, can be served hot or cold. And I go with grilled banana with almond and honey, the drink is pepper mint tea which I don't really like (sorry) but I like the other!

Well, guys (I am still thinking what should I call yo with ...) if yo want to come here this is the address because this horrible me can't put google maps things in blog post, well, this is the address, Jln. Cibeungang, Cibengang Tengah, Ciburial, Cimenyan, Bandung, Jawa Barat 40198. In English is like this Cibeungang Street, Central Cibengang, Ciburial, Cimenyan, Bandung, West Java 40198 open for 14 hours from 8.00am to 10.00pm and it's open everyday! Yeay!

Come here guys! You can come here with, I recommended, motorcycle because the road to this place is just small, but you can come with car, too! There's parking space for cars, too don't worry. Or, if you want to do some sports, come here with bycycle, he he he.

So, thank you for reading, hope you enjoy it, see you on Monday ...

Bye ...

This is the day when I write again, hohoho ... Like, I finally have the right time posting new post in here aaaaandd that day is Monday and Thursday, yeaaay!! No one excited except I am and this post is gonna, yes, where I go.

So, guys, my beloved readers, I went to Cipanas two days ago, Saturday to be exact, because two of my friends suddenly asked in Line Group, out of the blue, "Guys, are you free this Saturday? We're planning to go to onsen (onsen, because we're JCF, Japanese Culture Freak, but not weeabo, ck) the real onsen in Garut."

"..."

Well, if you don't know, Garut is in another town like an hour and a half drive from Bandung. So, literally we're going there, an hour and half drive for one way trip, spend one or two hours soaking in hot water, and going back for another an hour and half drive, who wants to do that?!

I am ...

Calm down, guys ... there wouldn't be this post if I didn't go, right? HA! So, a day before we're rent a car and the driver as well, yeah you know there's six of us. Oh, and I forgot to introduce my friends this time. Two people who asked the rest are Nurul and Fajar (they're dating though ...), Gaia (well, yea, this person is a guy), my friend from outer, outer space, Flores, Rino and his brother Toni. More people in the car, it's cheaper (fresh graduate and student lyfe). Seven people in a car! (including the driver)

Here's the team, (left-right) Nurul, Fajar, Gaia, Toni, Rino, where am I? The one who taking this blurry, weird, pixalated photo

We decided to do a night bath(?) swim(?) I don't know, so we're planning to leave at 3.00pm in our meet up place, my former collage. But, I decided to go to Nurul's house first, it's closer to my house then go to my former collage. So, in the morning, I told my grandma to teach me how to use sewing machine, because you know, just academic skill is not enough.

The driver who drove us is quite scary by the way. Wearing all black clothes and the way he drive is just terrifiying ... I'm sorry, but that's the fact. I sat at the very back of the car with Rino (our hobby is gossiping someone though ... Nah, just kidding), so it shake so hard (did I write it right?)

Oh, I haven't tell you the place we're going! It's this place called Tirtagangga. They have a hot water swimming pool and very hot water soaking pool. You just have to pay Rp 30.000 or like $3 to swim here (the hotel is in different price though, just check it here) for up to you. Morning, day, or night swim it's up to you.

Here, here, here Tirtagangga and I took this picture from here.

We got there at 6pm or so. The hard part in this place are parking spot and table to put our bags. They have locker but it's small. If you want to go here, just don't do it in the weekend, it's awfully crowded.

This crowded, guys! Remember, come here not in the weekend!

I can't really take a picture here, because you know, the result are not very good. I am using my phone camera, I don't own a dslr camera, I still don't have the money, yet so my phone camera is just my best. 

We're heating up in this pool first and cooling down in this pool too. People don't really swimming here, because they come here to soak, not swim in two meters deep hot pool right? I don't really remember what we were doing here, the thing I can remember is we're quite chatty in this pool. We just standing in the edge of the pool, though ... 




So, we move on to this pool which is really hot at first. Competing how long are we gonna dipping here, doing meditation ... (that's weird) but this is relaxing.



This place is located in Cipanas, Garut, famous for its hot spring. The hot spring is different from the one that in Lembang (OMG, I should tell you about hot spring in Lembang that I went there last year), this one has lower sulfur content so when you put your face in the water, your eyes will not hurt, Lembang has high sulfur content though ... 

We later done our dip at 9pm and we are really hungry but sadly, most of restaurant are closed at 9pm ... so we just bought some batagor and seek for street food that open in the night. This is sad ahahaha ... 

And finally I got home at 1am in the morning ... 
Relaxing though ... Thanks for reading guys, hope you enjoy it ... 

Bye ...







Ps : I try to use schedule this time, is it up yet?

Hi ...

If you read the title, you would know it, it's about architecture! My first post really about architecture! Well, not really though ... I just want to show you my experience in healing garden (?). Nah, this is so randoooooommm ... I'm sorry ...

My sister was hospitalized for three days in hospital and Chris or Ryan told me before, in Santosa Hospital you can see roof garden or you can go to roof garden, because the bushes and the trees are visible from outside, but I think, "ahh ... maybe those are just planted in a pot or something, like in BTC (Bandung Trade Center) or Baltos."

Well, I'm wrong, sorry. 

I'm still curious about it but I don't have a chance before (of course, who would go into a hospital out of blue just to see roof garden? Huh, no one? I do though, but I'd be so embarassed) to experiencing myself in a roof garden. SO! This is my CHANCE!

(I don't know how my feeling is about my sister being hospitalized or going to a roof garden ... *horrible sister*)

Santosa Hospital's website says that the healing garden are in 4th floor and 9th floor. But, I just got to see the one that at the 9th floor. How to get there is using lift or elevator. Santosa Hospital has four lifts but just two of those that actually can reach the 9th floor, lift for patient only and ... for staff only ... so how to really get there is going up to 8th floor and then go up using stairs (?) (my English is a mess) you'll see this place, this huge lobby.

This is the lobby, the door over there is the door to helipad. (Urgent and you filthy rich? Just fly a helicopter to get here)

Aaaaaand this carving (?) and a plug! Yes, a plug!

Oh, yeah, I went here with my mother when we change shift to take care of my sister. You know, my mother is a huge fan of plants. So, when we got here, 9th floor, my mother said "this is so huge and empty, you can do yoga class here." (well, kind of, not exactly what she said though ...)

BUT! You should check this out. This place is amazing. The grass are planted nicely, so many bushes and flowers variations, even with trees! Just like general garden but on top of building. 

So many variation of plants here

Paving blocks are placed nicely, too

Glass wall as wind barrier and savety reason

And there's gazeboo too in here shaped like a temple

The view from 9th floor healing garden

I take this picture from here

Hi ...

In this post I want to talk about something. If you see the title you'll understand. Yes, I am an Arcitecture Student. No, I used to, and now I am already graduating from college. 

I attended collage in 2012 and graduate in 2016 in a place called ITENAS Bandung ... Ahhhh ... I don't know what to say!! Ok, ok, I manage ... So, I am already graduating, and become temporary jobless, I do blogging for my "spare time" (well, I haven't found somewhere to work, so ...) I love writing, that's why I write.

I used to study here. I got the picture from ITENAS' website though ...

Hmh ... Ok, so the first one is 'why are you choose architecture as your major? You love writing, why not choose something that you love?'

That's what my question in last two terms of my collage's day. Sadly. No, just joking! My mother choose it for me because she sees me really like drawing and counting. Yes, I love arts and mathematics although I'm not good with those two. At first I don't know what architecture is. Seriously, I don't know! All I know about architecture is just about designing building, thats it! And suprisingly I passed the entrance test ... 

I amazed myself ...

The second one is 'how about your first term in architecture major?'

Hmm ... I make ... friends ... They helped me a lot. Helping me, the lost girl in architecture major, a lot. That's the very important part, making friends! They'd become your companion when you have to stay up late before deadline. 

Oh, something that suprised me is the credit for one course! Yes, it is a studio's course. We should stuck at the same place for two times a week because it contains six credits, and the studio or we called it 'Architectural Designing' class is like escalator. There's one designing class every term, until the seventh semester, so we have seven designing class before the final task. If we, fail one of them, we can't continue to the next one, we must redo it again.

I think i'm not suit at all in this major ... I thought like that before ... but I have friends! You know, support each other~ HA!

There's a lot presentations. Like every major we should do some presentation at least once, and papers. Presentation and paper is like a combo or sometimes it's just paper. Don't be surprised if you want to study in Architecture major.

Third one! 'Are seniors help juniors in the first year?'

No, I think. I don't remember though. Something that I can remember from my first impression of seniors is, they are annoying. I don't know why it's become a hobby to take a revenge to fresh student because theirs seniors did that too to them in my country. I mean the annoying thing. They force us to attend every program they made. Some programs did not doing well so it's just waste of time, I think. But, after that year, they're quite nice, like helping us with courses, discuss with us, etc.

Fourth one and this one is the last... 'What's the difference after you become an architecture student?'

This one ... stay up late for like three or four days a week or even not sleeping at all. Deadline is always there you know. Coffee is your friend, and you will always searching for the strongest coffee ever, but I think water is just enough, I drink just water though ...

If I go somewhere new, I'll always looking for the building design, touching new material, and just starring at something on the roof just to see the structure and kind of understand it. I become so grumpy if I found something that's not right, like, this design should not like this, this is wrong, or this is good but unfortunately this one ... blablabla ... I become so interested in a place with great building design and then discuss it with my friends. Sad over old building being demolished. Just like that in general. It's me like that, I don't know the other, but it's me.

For my inner skill is I gain more confident talking in front of many people. Just, you know, architecture is full of presentation. At first I freaking hate it when it comes to presentation, then I become so okay with presentation. Like, more presentation I do, more effort I put in it, the subject, layout, and the way I presented it. And the way I'm thinking is changing too. Architecture has so much aspect that we have to think, not just design, but structure, utility, cost, etc, so, I think more globally than before and affect my way of thinking outside architecture, I way more humble to make a desicion.

In my opinion ...

This is clearly my opinion as a former Architecture student. It's like I'm answering some question, but actually nobody is really asking ... hahaha ... this is so sad ...

I am posting this, is because I will make an architecture post more often and I write it like the way I write my other post so, wish me luck with this catagory. Thanks for reading ...

Bye ...

PS : My fellow architecture friends, if you want to say something, please, I will edit that later ...