Grumpy Smurf

What could go worse than witnessing MU’s defeat against Chelsea?! I am hopeless about their chance to win the title race, both in Premier League and Champions – their last three matches were below standard. The most consistent team will win. Thus Grandpa Ferguson said. You and the ridiculous formations you made have spoken the [...]

About… Ashes

I used Pinter’s 1996 piece, Ashes to Ashes, as the third discussion material in my drama class. I couldn’t hide my excitement to my students, of how close this play is to my heart. It’s my darling, my precious baby: it’s the experience of revelation that I got from reading and directing it. Also, it’s [...]

Esti was here!

The new poster of King Kong? No. It’s just Miss “Ameriki,” Esti, coming to Jogja for a few days. We went to Bimo Krudo, then she introduced me to Kyle, a pretty much bule gila. Hehehe. She’ll be back to DC tomorrow.

Rogoh dompetnya!

Sewaktu MJ (Michael Johns, bukan Jackson) tersingkir dari lomba nyanyi American Idol minggu lalu, saya, dan saya yakin banyak wanita yang lain, nggak rela membayangkan dia kembali ke pelukan istrinya. Sungguh sial ratusan juta perempuan lain. Tapi Jeng Wid mungkin saja benar, “Mbakyu, Michael married her for the green card!” Tentu saja kami cuma becanda, [...]

I love KU, and MU too!

United Rooney! They smashed AS Roma’s hope for a semifinal match. The other Ro remained on the bench last night, hopefully for a dashing match against Barcelona next!
Bye bye, Arsenal (what a tragic end!) As for Liverpool, your next homework is Chelsea. Please, win the game! Torres and Gerrard are more pleasant to see than [...]

Kansas menang, saya ikut senang

Tim bola basket pria Universitas Kansas – almamater saya – menjuarai turnamen NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association), setelah mengalahkan Memphis dengan skor 75-68! Tahun lalu, ketika saya masih di AS, KU dikalahkan UCLA. Dan dari dulu saya malu kalau disuruh menyerukan yel-yel “Rock Chalk Jayhawk!” (juga memakai lambang maskot universitas kami yang berujud burung mirip [...]

You’re no friend of mine…

The article about anomalous Indonesians on Kompas today coincidentally responded to a before-teaching discussion I had with Mita and Chosa two days ago. We hated to see a young family who had three or more kids on a moped, and we can see this a lot on our streets. In a city like Jogjakarta, cars [...]

The Flattering Word – 2

Beyond any flattering word, Mr. Alip came to PBI common room this morning just to shake my hands, saying thanks for watching the show last night. Wow. Ladies and gentlemen, attention like this is rare these days. That alone shut my ears off the negative commentary coming from my colleagues about the play. They were [...]

The Flattering Word

Lembaga Indonesia – Perancis tonight. It wasn’t too flattering, but it was not unexpected. It was weak here and there. I met Mr. Alip there, and he said, “I wish I were home.” It might not be anything worth reviewing after all, but I was envious! The faculty of letters had made it! How about [...]