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To add some colors to this blog, here is a photo from Indonesia Arts Festival 2010:

In addition, my solo performance of Dutilleux's Au Gre Des Ondes will be broadcasted live this Sunday, 4th of March, 6pm (GMT) from Royal College of Music.

Thankful for the Day of Salvation

Yes I know, I am just an outcast.

But still, there has never been a warmer greeting than a "Happy Easter" from my close friends :)

Seating Plan for Concerto

Concerto in G major for Piano and Orchestra

II. Adagio Assai

by Maurice Ravel

transcribed for piano, wind ensemble and keyboard (Strings)

Seating plan:

Piano : Aditya Permana (soloist)

Flute : Ferdy Iskandar

Clarinet : Andy Pranata

Alto Saxophone : Nugraha Arief Kesuma

Tenor Saxophone : Stephanus Andrianto Soendjojo

Trumpet : Fero Aldiansya

Trombone : Medwin Setia

Keyboard : Adrian Susanto

A shot by Sidjabat from the concert (visit my facebook for larger image):

Indonesia wins golds in men's dragonboat race

The contingent of Indonesia in Asian Games 2010 has a reason to celebrate now that the Indonesia's male dragon boat team earned 3 gold medals (1000m, 500m, 250m events) for the country.

Meanwhile, the women's team won the silver medals for those events.

Their triumph followed what had been a success in clean-sweeping the gold medals in inaugural Asian Beach Games in 2008. The victory also casted away the hesitation of sending the dragon boat team to the multi-event which was mentioned before "involving too many members with low chance of earning medal" and proved the team's result of hardwork.

Each member of the team who earned gold will receive Rp 400 million (US$ 45000) and Rp 200 million is given for silver. The Office of the State Minister of Youth and Sports Affairs had mentioned that it would not be a burden for them to reward it, moreover a total joy and shared happiness for the athletes' success.

Always keep improving, my fellow countrymen, and congratulations for this great achievements!

The Gifts

A reading adapted from the Gospel of Saint John (John 8: 2-11):

---At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the g

roup and said to Jesus, "Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?"

Reacting to it, Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. Then he raised himself up and said to them, "If any one

of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her."

Those who heard this, being convicted by their conscience,leave away one at a time, the older ones first,until Jesus was the only one left with the woman.

Jesus straightened up and asked her, "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?"

"No one, sir," she said.

"Then neither do I condemn you," Jesus declared.---

Only God knows best about each and every human's heart. I seek the kingdom of Heaven and therefore my faith, hope and love remain.

Trust

How do you think LOVE can be apparent? The heart always comes first.

And we've made it clear and certain for us. Monogamous relationship.

2010 Music Team Members Announced

Heading to this year's NAFA Fun Day for the Beach Volleyball tournament...

The Cheaters

The team of Music Department

Aditya Permana (captain) -- Pianist

Li Yongrui -- Double Bassist

Low Jinhong -- Pianist

Sanche Jagatheesan -- Double Bassist

Kan Chuan -- Vocalist

...fresh from the century when Basso Continuo became a trend.

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Wootz, time for some update.

Despite a shaky start and some errors due to pressure and lack of experience, The Cheaters played well as a team and all the members showed a great courage. It was a great time that we spent together as a team, good effort from everyone and I personally enjoyed the support from the crowd as well. Making it to the finals was really wonderful and we gave a bold fight to the strong opposing team as we saved 3 match points (well, if you are involved in sports, you know well about "not everyday you get to save a match point").

The team eventually won a SILVER medal.

Thank you for all the support (including the smile by the girl behind us)! :D

End of Year 2010

I am back in my hometown to celebrate the days of Christmas and New Year. I gather

with my church friends to do our carolling and celebrate the new year's eve together, under the flash of fireworks, hang out with my close friends to celebrate Angelo's 18th birthday and go for good food, our bowling game and also watched Sherlock Holmes together with them (although I have been reading the novel on the same title every single day, as I'm only left with this legendary book to read at home!).

Here is added later after the new year:

I also went to Lembang, Bandung, West Java with my family. I was breathing the "totally different air" and experiencing the "totally awakening atmosphere". Needless to say, we had our good food and good sceneries.

I love the feeling of vacation after so much hardwork during the semester. I would like to thank my mom, dad and sis, my relatives, my teachers (yes, none of you are a "former teacher" of mine) and my friends who had been supporting me through the year.

Some of the photos are right here. Enjoy your last days of the year, everyone! :D

Sports, Education, Arts

One day during my lunchtime, I sat on a chair in some food court, waiting for my lunch to be served. As I was holding my wallet and saw it from its top, I could see different colors of the banknotes that I had. 2 dollars, 10, and 50. I only intended to take a glance on each note, and as I started with the $10, I found what was printed more interesting than merely its color.

On the reverse side of the $10 note, I found 5 people, each of them doing different kinds of activities: sailing, swimming, soccer, badminton and running. On the bottom-left of the note was printed in capitals "Sports".

Now let's take a look on Indonesia's own banknote. We can find Maitara and Tidore Islands on the Rp 1.000 note, along with Pattimura, and it shows how we, as a nation, appreciate the Islands of Maluku. It works the same for Singapore. The people here appreciate Sports very much. Many times the media mentioned the country's vision of being one of the top 10 sporting nations in Asia by 2010. We can also see the lifestyle of the citizens here has a lot of sports activities. Seeing the five different sports on one frame made me proud of being here.

Next I took the $2 note, and it has "Education". Considering the fact that $2 notes are the smallest amount and oftenly seen (well, perhaps I'm saying from the "not-so-high" class point of view), the importance of education seems to be highly regarded by the people here. And yes, I would mention that Singapore has one of the best education in Southeast Asia.

The last banknote that was in my wallet was the $50 note. It was "Arts". Again this fact shows how the people here appreciate arts. Came into our mind easily would be Esplanade, where Phantom of The Opera and CATS, as well as Turandot and La Traviatta had been performed before. I always appreciate arts on the same level as sports; the balanced portion of the two will shape a good character of a man, but of course it is not for me to argue why "Arts" is presented on a higher amount of banknote.

Sports, Education and Arts. All of us should realize that they are equally important for the future of any country.

I have been searching to find the different banknotes of this country. You should know why I am checking them out after reading up to this point. For those who are curious, $5 turns out to be "Garden City". Recently I also found a $100 dollar note, and curiously checked out what was printed there... and when I flipped it...

"Youth"

Wow, wow, wow. This country is truly amazing.

Short Escape

Today I went to Johor Bahru with my friends - my first oversea trip since the new academic year as well as my first trip to Malaysia - and watched a movie that had not even been released in Singapore or Indonesia: "The Proposal". The ticket costs much cheaper than those in Singapore cinemas. I really loved the way Ryan Reynolds and Sandra Bullock acted.

There are always things to learn when we visit another country. We ate good food (again in lower price), had so much fun and I felt glad to have my break today. When I arrived back in my room, I said to myself, "Welcome back to reality. You are in your final year of study."

Rested for a while, then went to practice again.

Back in Shape

I thank God for recovering my right palm injury. He is never too late and never too fast.

I am full of gratitude for continual love of my beloved parents and sister.
To my landlord, I appreciate your right decision for my injury treatment.
Fortunately enough, I am studying NAFA, making it possible to enjoy good music that might perhaps had stimulated my recovery (in case you wonder, it refers to Nelson Mass by Haydn, considering how Haydn lived long life).

Not to forget, thanks to my teammate Fahmi, thanks to my classmates (especially the six Indonesian girls...), thanks to my friends who were there to support, especially Sam, Javier and Pamela.


I am heading to Vietnam next week, Ho Chi Minh City to be exact. Fresh after winning the injury-plagued season of Lucien Wong Competition, we shall see what challenges await next.

This is the blogger's own writing, published to you from Singapore.
Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam.

New Story: A Letter to My Son

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To me, with every great person always stands a great friend. For Moses, it was Aaron, David had Jonathan, just like how I have Reinard, and you, my son, seem to be getting along well with Cody. Cody had become not just your companion, but also your inspiration, your advisor, and your spirit, whether you realized it or not. You should appreciate him; he's the person to whom you should share your glory and victory.

And you yourself, are named after Aaron, the person who assisted Moses in leading the people of Israel to freedom. Aaron might not be as high-profilic as Moses, but he played important role in helping his companion. Therefore I hope you can be a great helpful friend to Cody, as well as a selfless and faithful servant to God and fellow humans.
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New Story: Reunion Dinner

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Before I finished, Dad shouted, "How much do you think you can get from begging by the street? What a shame of you and all of us if any of our relatives or friends see you!"

I didn't reply him, turned around and took my money box. I opened it and let the money poured onto my bed. Coins scattered, some small amount of paper money showing $2s and a few $5s, but there were five pieces of them showed $10.

Dad looked at it and took those $10s, then said, "How did you get this, my daughter? I hope you didn't steal."

"Did I just surpass your daily income?" I said confidently, although now I think it was impolite.

"Spyronze was there. Yes, Spyronze Ramsquad the pianist, together with his friend Enrique the chef, Nathania, who often appears in tennis matches, Princess Emily and another unknown girl. They stood in some distance from me, but they were watching. Spyronze came to me alone to put the money,saying that he enjoyed my playing and told me to keep up my spirit. So I will not stop and I will do this again on the second day of the Christmas."

"But the way you play your clarinet.. it must be nothing compare to the music he listens everyday on concerts or at the palace." Father remarked.

"Yes, he only said he enjoyed it, so it didn't mean it was virtuosic or in amazing tone or whatever. I've said to you, Dad, and I wrote it in the board that always accompanied me, 'My name is Melinda. I do this for my own will and my own heart.' That's why I get their appreciation."

I took another plastic bag which was obviously have better quality than any plastic bags in our house, "So, for now, let's enjoy our dinner. And..this is from Princess Emily. A sweet and sour fish and a steam fish. I brought this home for our dinner tonight. I hope the whole family will enjoy it."

Both of us were silenced for a while, then Dad turned to me and hugged me, lowering his voice and said warmly, "I love you, Melinda. Happy New Year."
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Another New Year Up Ahead

Things coming up in 2009:

- My 18th birthday
- Presidential election of Republic of Indonesia
- 200th anniversary of the death of Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
- Weekend III Antiokhia Bonaventura
- Inaugural Lucien Wang Competition
- Cultural Performance Competition
- Chinese "Niu" Year
- CATS musical in Esplanade Theatre, Singapore
- Williams Sisters as part of doubles entry list in all Grand Slams
- Graduation of my fellow high school cohort in Canisius College, some of them will be arriving in Singapore
- Own-composed piano solo piece of the year: Forgiveness for solo piano
- First-ever Asian Youth Games 2009 in Singapore
- Releasing in cinemas: Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince
- Moment of aesthetical numeric: 12:34:56 07/08/09

Yeah, that's all I can think for now...

Happy new year, world!
Enjoy our year ahead!

Winning Keys

Yesterday's concert was very exciting. Featuring winners from various competitions, it was really an honour for me to share the stage with the names of local favourite Darius Lim, European Kseniya Vokhmiyanina, senior and fellow Indonesian Doreen Chitra, and other virtuoso pianists. Presenting two etudes by Chopin and Liszt, which I previously had played for the preliminary round of UPH National Piano Competition few months ago, I really enjoyed my moment on stage.

Ok now here are the photos.

And yeah, you can see everyone there with Rena Phua and Boris Kraljevic. (Click for larger image, of course)

Thanks to those who took the photos for us

3 Months to The End of Year

"Writing skills come from habit". Perhaps that's true.
It has been a while since I wrote my last post, as I've been very busy with school works, and it feels very uneasy for me even only to write a few sentences to start my post.

Let me first thank God for his power during the last two days; my practise sessions felt very alive, classes were attended with full attention and it felt just as comfortable when I did my sports.

This month will be the last month of my study in NAFA this year, followed by exams next month. Some performances to be noted are Piano performance on the 28th and NAFA Symphonic Wind Ensemble performance on the 14th. I'm planning to compose a new solo piano piece and finished my Joyful Mass and a set of Children's Pieces to round up the year.

Serena Williams Passes Two Island with One Row

We have come to the last Grand Slam of the year and here's Serena Williams (left), winning another notable title and regaining world no.1 ranking. She beat Jelena Jankovic of Serbia, 6-4, 7-5.

It is my first time witnessing Serena on the top of world ranking since she became my idol in 2003.

Here are the final results from U.S. Open:
- Men's Singles :
Roger Federer (SUI) defeated Andy Murray (GBR) 6-2, 7-5, 6-2

-Men's Doubles:
Bryan/Bryan (USA) defeated Dlouhy (CZE)/Paes(IND) 7-6 (5), 7-6(10)

-Women's Doubles:
Black (ZIM)/ Huber (USA) defeated Raymond (USA)/Stosur (AUS) 6-3, 7-6(6)

-Mixed Doubles:
Black /Paes defeated Liezel Huber (USA)/Jamie Murray (GBR) 7-6(6), 6-4
(Photo is taken from usopen.org)

Russians Dominate Once Again

In the photo shown above, Dinara Safina, Elena Dementieva and Vera Zvonareva of Russia successfully swept all the three medals: silver, gold and bronze respectively, for their country. They did the pride for their country despite the year which was dominated by Serbians (Jankovic and Ivanovic) and Serena Williams as world no.1 in the ranking. (Photo credit: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images. Taken from Beijing 2008 Olympics Games official website)


Other result from Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics:

Women's Doubles:
Gold - Serena Williams/Venus Williams (USA)
Silver - Anabel Medina Garrigues/Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP)
Bronze - Yan Zi/Zheng Jie (CHN)

Men's Singles:
Gold - Rafael Nadal (ESP)
Silver - Fernando Gonzalez (CHI)
Bronze - Novak Djokovic (SRB)

Men's Doubles:
Gold - Roger Federer/ Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI)
Silver - Simon Aspelin/ Thomas Johansson (SWE)
Bronze - Bob Bryan/ Mike Bryan (USA)

Dear all Indonesians and Singaporeans, let's work hard and do the pride for our countries. In any way (yes, "not littering" counts).

Sisters Rule, Nadal the (New) King (Wimbledon Results)

Wimbledon was really entertaining after days of competition. In the final of women's singles, audience are once again entertained by Williams sisters. Men's singles final is still business as usual: Federer against Nadal.

Venus Williams had her glorious month after defending her Women's Singles title and added it with Women's Doubles title. Venus won 7-5,6-4 against Serena, and by motivation that her sister was thirsting to be a champion, she worked cooperatively and played agressively in the doubles match against Lisa Raymond (USA)/Samantha Stosur (AUS).

Meanwhile, after successfully defending his title in Roland Garros last month, Rafael Nadal once again triumphed for victory in Wimbledon, after beating Roger Federer. The match ended in 5 sets, 6-4,6-4,6-7(5),6-7(8), 9-7, and could be considered as one of the greatest match in this era. Nadal has moved closer to the top spot of the ranking and become the only person after Bjorn Borg to grab Roland Garros and Wimbledon's men's singles title in the same year.

Oh, and not to forget the result of men's doubles:
D Nestor (CAN)/N Zimonjic (SRB)x2 defeated J Bjorkman (SWE)/Kevin Ullyett (ZIM)x8
7-6(12), 6-7(3), 6-3, 6-3

Another result from mixed doubles:
Bob Bryan (USA)/ Samantha Stosur (AUS) defeated Mike Bryan (USA)/ K Srebotnik (SLO)x1
7-5, 6-4

Yeah, Venus Williams and Rafael Nadal. My inspirations, my idols.
(Photo by Lovelock, taken from http://2008.wimbledon.org)

Which Tarot Card Are You?

You are The Magician

Skill, wisdom, adaptation. Craft, cunning, depending on dignity.

Eleoquent and charismatic both verbally and in writing,
you are clever, witty, inventive and persuasive.

The Magician is the male power of creation, creation by willpower and desire. In that ancient sense, it is the ability to make things so just by speaking them aloud. Reflecting this is the fact that the Magician is represented by Mercury. He represents the gift of tongues, a smooth talker, a salesman. Also clever with the slight of hand and a medicine man - either a real doctor or someone trying to sell you snake oil.

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