She seeks
a hand
that will carry her
and feed her
the fruits of love's sweetness
-
Sweetness
as the apple
breaks free from stone
to juiciness
by the strength of a bite
-
Perhaps
we can only truly taste
while we love
That even the bitterest coffee
would taste of sweetness
-
Sunlight
through the window
The smell of
mother's baked fairy cupcakes
Sweetness
Saturday, August 14, 2010
insomniac
Hands trembling
eyes weary
she struggles
to close her mind
but fails
-
She wished
somebody had
sung her a lullaby
or rocked her crib
anything
that would've enchanted her
to peaceful night's sleep
papercraft
She shootes paper airplanes
into the night sky
they go far
somewhere beyond her sight
a world she can only imagine
-
She gently places
paper sailboats
by the midnight shore
one by one
setting them free
into the night sky
they go far
somewhere beyond her sight
a world she can only imagine
-
She gently places
paper sailboats
by the midnight shore
one by one
setting them free
a cherub's doing
She hid
behind a rosebush
peeking at a boy
A playful cherub
released its arrow
The boy spotted her
butterflies in his stomach
behind a rosebush
peeking at a boy
A playful cherub
released its arrow
The boy spotted her
butterflies in his stomach
do you?
I always wonder
do you wait for me?
How do I look to you?
How does your imagination
project me?
do you wait for me?
How do I look to you?
How does your imagination
project me?
a projection
You are
a projection
of my imagination
and yet
you're true
a projection
of my imagination
and yet
you're true
the rescue
He handed her
the silk
he had rescued
from the witch's lair
She was ever grateful
the silk
he had rescued
from the witch's lair
She was ever grateful
summer festival
She
in her yukata
spots her favorite ninja awaiting her
How beautiful summer is going to be
spent together
in her yukata
spots her favorite ninja awaiting her
How beautiful summer is going to be
spent together
Friday, August 13, 2010
the playful mind
"I step into
a dimension
light years away
a lucid fantasy designed
by simply a playful mind."
*Both photo and gogyohka are my own. :)
Thursday, August 12, 2010
my first ever for real typography work! :)
"Maybe
the sky is falling
Maybe
it's raining colors
and maybe, just maybe, you were meant for me."
*Both photo and gogyohka are my own. :)
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Sweet Milk
Someone asked her
her dreams of love
Pour sweet milk into a glass
and the glass is never full
that's how she dreams of love
her dreams of love
Pour sweet milk into a glass
and the glass is never full
that's how she dreams of love
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
_
Distant memories
fall into place
Abstract paintings now
fall into place
Abstract paintings now
_
I come across
an empty page on my book
waiting to be written
an empty page on my book
waiting to be written
_
I fell asleep
in a meadow of wasted dreams
False memories played
right in front of my eyes
Alas, I awoke to disappointment
in a meadow of wasted dreams
False memories played
right in front of my eyes
Alas, I awoke to disappointment
_
Struggling alone
in the cruelty of silence
Heart begging to live
but it's not my blood in these veins
I bought them for free from God
in the cruelty of silence
Heart begging to live
but it's not my blood in these veins
I bought them for free from God
_
Look around you, Love
wind, grass, sunlight, all beckon
for you to be here
to melt my lonely winter
and show me your spring cottage
wind, grass, sunlight, all beckon
for you to be here
to melt my lonely winter
and show me your spring cottage
_
My feet are not strong
I walk across this river
Summer breeze binds
You're standing right there, Love
yet my feet give in, I drown
I walk across this river
Summer breeze binds
You're standing right there, Love
yet my feet give in, I drown
_
My voice chords broken
I hear your singing approach
Strangely do I sing along
I hear your singing approach
Strangely do I sing along
_
If I grabbed your hand
and whispered into your ears
would the sky come down
and embrace our weak bodies
to carry us as we dance?
and whispered into your ears
would the sky come down
and embrace our weak bodies
to carry us as we dance?
_
Raindrops from the sky
I wait in this solitude
of longing for him
I wait in this solitude
of longing for him
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Five
Two of the things I love most on this planet :)
Experimented with the close-up mode on my camera. Is close-up the same with macro photography? If they aren't the same, care to explain why?
Four
Once again in a taxi in Singapore, experimenting with the shutter speed thingy. To be honest, I had no idea that the result was gonna be like this when I took it. I mean, the taxi was speeding quite fast, so I just took pictures of everything that passed by, and I spotted a ferris wheel, and without further planning I pressed the button, and here was the result. Hehehe :)
Been a long time since I've been on a ferris wheel......
Three
So, my family and I were sleeping in a hotel in Johor. And it had a great view of the sky. I was in one of those states where I was extremely psyched to capture the sky hoping to produce a picture like many of those breathtaking pictures of the sky I've seen throughout the web. I took tons of the same scenery so I could pick out the best one. And at first, I didn't Photoshop this. But, yeah, we're back to that topic where I decided to Photoshop anyway, because what matters isn't whether the picture is original or edited, what matters is....... Yeah, you get it right? :)
Meanwhile, this picture was taken when we were in a taxi in Johor. Traffic was jammed. You know how sometimes you get the best results by doing mistakes? You know, something like, "serendipity"... I guess. The best way to get to know Photoshop (you need to especially take advantage if your computer system works fast) is to explore and do as many mistakes as you can. Still, the problem for me is, I'm always unable to decide when's best to stop editing, when to decide how the editing can really create a great effect to the picture, and when to use this tool and that. I really don't get the standards yet.
Two
So I was in a taxi in Singapore, and I wanted to experiment with the shutter speed of the camera, and that's what I did... I edited it to create the, you know, vintage effect. I learned how to do vintage photography from the web, and I'm still not good at it. Like, I don't know the right proportions, I don't know whether it would look greater this way or that, I don't know lots of stuff on measurements of a good edited-photo.
Oh, and by the way, back then, my innocent self believed that the best photographers never used Photoshop. The best photos were original and non-Photoshop. Turned out I was wrong. Everybody uses Photoshop or softwares alike to enhance their photo quality. I felt that I was lied to..., I was like, all this time..., all those great photos were Photoshopped?? I mean, that was a real blow. But anyways, I learned that the important thing is not whether the photo is original or edited. The most important thing is whether the world can see what we see -I mean, whether we can make people see what we see through our pictures... Is it true, is it like that? Or is it that we can make the most uninteresting things interesting when people see our pictures? Or is it simply so people can relate to out pictures and find meaning in it? *Alright sorry I talk too much*
Let's just conclude that each individual values photography in their own different ways. I'm really sorry I really, really am just a beginner... :s
Friday, August 6, 2010
One
This is a Photoshop product of a photo of sunset. I took this photo yesterday, went on the roof deck just to take a picture of it. I'm telling ya, I really don't know much about photography and Photoshop so if you find many flaws in this one, which I know you will, please don't be too hard on me? :)
I hate the grain on the upper part of the photo. It wasn't there before. I used a lot of exposure on it, so on one half it enhances the photo, and the other half, it ruins it. But I don't know, to kinda think of it, it almost seems like it gives some sort of magical touch or something.
Anyway, here's the original non-Photoshop version. The sunset was so beautiful anyway that any amateur photographer could already make it look so good just by taking a picture of it. I guess it didn't need enhancements, but I wanted to try anyway.
Introduction
Hi. I decided to create this blog, containing my journey as an amateur photographer who just began to learn photography, until I reach the most advanced level of photography there is, and of course, this blog is also a place where I express my love towards anything that has to do with literature because I also love to write. So, let's begin! :)
Sunday, June 13, 2010
when Rukia meets Ichigo in an alternate world.
(I wrote this a few months ago. Hope you enjoy it :)
Aku berjalan di tepi trotoar. Melihat-lihat sekelilingku sambil mencoba memecahkan suatu persoalan yang sangat rumit. Yang hingga berabad-abad yang lalu gagal dirumuskan oleh para ilmuwan: semua orang di sekelilingku berpasangan. Ya. Dan aku sendirian. Aku sendiri, while they all have each other. Persoalan yang ingin kupecahkan adalah, kenapa dua orang yang sedang jatuh cinta merasa bahwa dunia menjadi milik mereka berdua? Ini persoalan yang tak bisa kumengerti. Aku tak mengerti karena aku tak pernah jatuh cinta. Aku tak pernah jatuh cinta, karena aku merasa memang belum ada laki-laki yang bisa kucintai sejauh ini -yang layak kucintai.
Sejauh ini, yang kulihat, mereka semua sama saja. Sejauh yang kutahu, memberikan hati sama saja meracuni laki-laki. Racun itu nantinya menyebar lewat pembuluh darah menuju sel-sel otak mereka, menyumbat pembuluh, menyebabkan aliran tidak berjalan, sehingga menghasilkan penyakit yang disebut BESAR KEPALA. Itu sejauh yang kutahu.
Aku memasuki sebuah cafe. Mungkin kau bertanya-tanya apa yang kulakukan sendirian. Well, teman-temanku semuanya ada urusan. Ayah dan ibuku keluar kota. Kakakku keluar bersama teman-temannya. Mungkin kau akan lebih terkejut mengetahui tepatnya jam berapa aku keluar pagi ini. Ya, pagi ini masih pukul sembilan. Di kota ini, warganya memang lebih suka keluar pagi. Aku sangat mengerti kenapa. Namun tak perlu kujelaskan lagi.
Jadi, aku melangkah ke dalam sebuah cafe yang ramai dengan pasangan-pasangan. Sengaja. Aku seolah ingin memamerkan kesendirianku pada mereka. Menunjukkan bahwa aku bangga karena aku jomblo. Dan bahwa aku berani menapaki tempat itu sendirian, tidak peduli mereka peduli atau tidak bahwa aku hanya sendirian. Intinya aku hanya ingin menunjukkan keberadaan kesendirianku. Tiba-tiba terpikir olehku, mungkin alasan aku masih sendiri sampai sekarang adalah karena aku memang sanggup sendiri, aku kuat, aku tangguh secara fisik dan mental, dan banyak laki-laki yang tidak suka itu.
Aku duduk di tengah-tengah cafe. Tidak ingin duduk di pojok, karena tidak ingin memberikan kesan menyudutkan diri. Kesan bangga dan rasa percaya diriku bisa hilang jika aku melakukan itu. Lalu…, aku melihatnya. Laki-laki itu. Tepat di seberangku. Ia sedang duduk bersama seorang perempuan. Yang menyebabkan aku tercengang, adalah fakta bahwa tiga hari yang lalu, aku juga melihat laki-laki yang sama duduk di seberangku, namun dengan perempuan yang berbeda. Entah kenapa, dan aku bersumpah, aku tidak tahu kenapa, darahku mendidih. Emosi menyelimutiku. Aku marah. Aku marah karena si perempuan tidak tahu diri. Saat ini ia sedang merasa di atas angin gara-gara perhatian dan mesranya sikap si laki-laki terhadapnya. Laki-laki itu tampan memang, dan ia menyadari ketampanannya. Namun ia tidak tahu. Ia tidak tahu bahwa tiga hari yang lalu, laki-laki itu ke sini dengan perempuan yang berbeda, dan memperlakukan perempuan itu dengan cara yang sama. Bodohnya kaumku…!
Yang lebih parah, ketika perempuan itu menoleh, aku baru bisa melihat dengan jelas mukanya. Karin, anak pindahan, teman baru adikku yang belakangan sering main ke rumah dan ngobrol denganku. Karin, yang menurut bocoran dari adikku, sakit-sakitan, tapi menutup-nutupinya. Aku harus bertindak. Aku harus bertindak…!
Ketika pramusaji menanyakan pesananku, saat itulah aku beranjak dan berjalan ke mejanya Karin. Semua orang memang mengenalku sebagai perempuan yang cenderung impulsif. Aku sendiri tidak bisa menahan diri kadang-kadang, tapi itulah aku. Dan kadang aku juga suka diriku seperti ini. Reckless, some people say. Anyway, aku berjalan ke mejanya Karin. Semakin dekat laki-laki itu semakin tampan saja. Tapi aku tidak akan termakan. Dua puluh tahun hidupku aku tidak pernah termakan laki-laki seperti itu, kenapa kali ini harus berbeda?
“Karin.”
“Kak Rukia?” Karin tersenyum, kaget melihatku berdiri di hadapannya.
“Hai. Jauhi dia, Karin.”
“Eh?”
“Jauhi laki-laki ini. Dia membohongimu.”
“Maksud kakak?”
“Tiga hari yang lalu dia membawa perempuan lain ke sini, Karin! Dia telah mempermainkanmu. Jauhi dia. Ayo, kuantar pulang.” Selama berbicara aku tak sekalipun menatap langsung mata laki-laki itu, tapi dari sudut mataku, aku tahu, dia sedang menertawakanku.
Karin tertawa. Aku semakin panas.
“Karin, kau tak percaya padaku? Ayo kita pulang. Jangan buang-buang waktumu untuk laki-laki seperti dia.” Aku menarik tangannya, pelan-pelan tapi pasti. Karin tidak memberontak. Aku justru heran. Karin masih tersenyum.
“Biar aku yang mengantarnya pulang.” Laki-laki itu akhirnya bicara. Ia telah berdiri.
“Jangan sok pahlawan. Aku tahu apa yang kaulakukan. Kau itu penipu. Ayo kita pulang, Karin.” Hmmm, kuakui aku memang sensian sama laki-laki berwajah tampan.
Karin tertawa.
“Jangan berbuat ini, Nona. Kau hanya akan mempermalukan dirimu sendiri nantinya. Biar aku yang mengantarnya pulang. Aku tinggal serumah dengannya.”
Kalimat ini menusukku. Mereka…, jangan-jangan, sudah menikah? Karin, si anak berusia lima belas tahun itu, dengan lelaki perayu ini?? Membaca keheranan di wajahku, Karin berbicara.
“Kak Rukia, tenang. Ini hanya kakakku.”
Laki-laki itu tersenyum melihat ekspresi di wajahku yang tak bisa kutahan. Sandingkan wajahku dengan tomat, dan kau akan melihat yang mana yang lebih merah.
“Perempuan yang dibawa kakakku ke sini tiga hari yang lalu itu Yuzu, adikku.”
Laki-laki itu tersenyum lagi, lalu mengulurkan tangannya. “Perkenalkan, Ichigo Kurosaki.”
“…Ru- Rukia.. Rukia Kuchiki.”
**
Semuanya baik-baik saja sekarang. Sebelum pulang Ichigo menawarkanku duduk semeja dengan mereka. Tidak usah kuuraikan lagi betapa malunya diriku. Itu sudah tidak penting karena semua orang juga tahu bagaimana rasanya jika berada di posisiku. Tapi Ichigo berhasil mencairkan suasana.
Dan…, aku tidak biasa menggombal, tapi kurasa, ia telah mencairkan hatiku.
Aku tadinya mengamati bagaimana sikapnya kepada adiknya (yang tadi kukira kekasihnya) dan aku sangat, sangat terharu. Dia adalah tipe laki-laki penyayang. Kulihat dia cuek, apa adanya, namun sangat penyayang kepada adik-adik perempuannya. Dari perbincangan itu juga, aku tahu bahwa Karin telah menceritakan sebagian tentangku pada kakaknya itu.
Aku merasa malu pada diriku sendiri. Aku telah termakan. Seumur hidupku, inilah pertama kalinya aku tidak bisa santai kala duduk semeja dengan laki-laki. Padahal di situ ada Karin.
Kurasa inilah jawaban dari persoalan yang selama ini kupecahkan. Di sebelahku ada Karin, namun aku tidak merasakan kehadirannya. Aku hanya merasakan… Ichigo. Ichigo Kurosaki. Dan sekelilingku, buram. Hanya dia. Setiap kali aku menatap ke dalam matanya, itulah yang kurasakan. Bodoh memang. Tapi ternyata begitulah rasanya, ketika dunia menjadi milik berdua (untuk sementara, karena aku tidak tahu perasaannya, dunia masih menjadi milikku saja).
Ingin rasanya kumenampar diriku. Aku tidak ingin terluka nantinya. Namun, sebelum berpisah, Ichigo mengatakan sesuatu yang membuat jiwaku ingin melompat keluar dari ragaku.
“Nanti sore kau sibuk?”
“Tidak.” Aku menjawab sambil berusaha stay cool.
“Kalau begitu kau bisa menemaniku keliling kota? Sudah banyak yang berubah selama tiga tahun terakhir.”
“Oh. Kenapa tidak dengan Karin atau Yuzu?”
“Aku takut adik-adikku kecapekan kalau kuajak. Tapi kalau kau…, kita sama-sama tahu.” Dia memamerkan senyumnya yang paling menawan.
Aku berubah pikiran. Kupikir ia tidak sadar betapa menawannya dia. Ya, dia benar-benar tidak tahu. Ada ketulusan di matanya yang tak kutemukan pada kebanyakan laki-laki.
Anehnya, aku mengiyakan. Dan yang terjadi selanjutnya, sudah bisa ditebak. Jalan-jalan sore berujung ke sebuah makan malam di restoran seafood di pinggir pantai, dan setelah itu ia mengantarku pulang. Selama bersamanya, aku benar-benar menemukan jawaban itu. Dunia hanya milik aku dan dia. Aku tidak peduli orang-orang di sekelilingku.
Keesokan harinya, Ichigo mengajakku keluar lagi. :)
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