Sabah

I'm in Sabah folks. Leisuring for awhile in KK before proceeding to Sampoerna tonight for a dive in Sipadan!!! Yaaahooooo!!!

Nostalgic Marcell

I'm a fan of Marcell, an R&B singer from Indonesia long before he became famous. When he was a sinetron (miniseries in Indonesian) star, and he scored the number Ketika Kau Menyapa, I knew this man would be big. Ok... ok... I ain't fortune teller or no musician, but there was this sense that I will be his fan for sometime. And when he did the duet with Shanty for Hanya Memuji, I know that this man's music is evergreen.

And he proved it right.

Last night, I caught his performance live at Planet Hollywood. With two albums in hand, Marcell charmed me, am not sure of others, but judging from the response of a throng of other patrons, he sure indeed did a great job.

I like Marcell's music not because of its high quality nor the charismatic ooze that he brought along his charming personality, it was the meaning of it and how each of his song bring meaning to my experience.

The song Firasat particularly, is an exceptional one. That was the song when I discovered love. And that is the song that I would give to my love one. Of which I did.

And I know many people who use the song nostalgically. 20 years down the road, I bet I still enjoy it. Maybe more than ever.

Am not going to YouTube it here. Go and explore it yourself. The exploration makes it even more worthwile. Listen to their words.

My Photography Skills Appreciated

I logged on to my flickr account as I wanted to delete some pictures but to my surprise, I received an email from NowPublic, an online media site (www.nowpublic.com) requesting for the usage of the photo I took at The Louvre, Paris.

I know that this is not a big deal for some of you. But to me, hey, to know that there are people out there who think that my photography skills are at least media-worth quality, it's cool!

This are the pictures of the Lourve that I took and posted on Flickr.



And this is the email that NowPublic sent to me asking for my permission.



This certainly makes my Monday brighter.

Visual Chronology of My Journey

Starting backward. London - Paris - Florence - Rome - Frankfurt - Rothernburg - Salzburg - Munich.

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Of Being Romantic and Sensitive

Some friends labelled me as overly sappy and melancholic. Yes, check my ipod songs collection. I enjoy listening to the likes of Glenn Fredly and Marcell, but I like Weezer and Arctic Monkeys too. But has that changed over the course of years? Or even months?

A small group of people, nowadays, have labelled me as being rather insensitive, lack in romance and passion and the most brutal among all, heartless. Are these terms being used loosely or have I really shown tendencies of becoming one?

It shook me a little this morning when someone reminded me of the latter. Well, I'm partially to be blame as my cheeky nature hasn't been much erased. Oh, but I dont want it erased anyway as that is the essence of who Bartho is. Cheekiness and Bartho are synonymous.

Pardon my ignorance, accept my plead. I'll only change to be the best.

Of Not Knowing What To Write

I guess the happier you are, the less disgruntled you be, there's nothing much to report in this blog.

Life has been wonderful. Overwhelming infact. I have to constantly remind myself not to be too buried and take small steps instead. Don't want to reach climax unnecessarily. The journey has been particularly interesting.

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Of Zits on My Face

You can tell that I'm not taking care of my facial groom enough as zits are mushrooming on my right cheek. I don't want to blame any hormone imbalances as I dont think at this age one should be experiencing that, though at times, the inner desire can still be quite raging. Hehe...

I was looking in the mirror while I showered this morning and darn, there are more zits! My suspect is that the lack of sleep syndrome or the inconsistent pattern of it (hehe... dont ask the cause) but on second thought, it added texture or roughness to it, shedding the flawless jambu look (If I were a jambu to begin with... haha). Should I visit the facial saloon and quickly have a derma fix? Naaa... Should I invest in some high-end Takeshi Kaneshiro-endorsed products and burn a big hole in my pocket? Naaa...

I think I want to look like myself now. Commercial portrayals of good looking men are just another advertising tactics to tap onto the ever-growing market of beauty-conscious contemporary men. It shocked me when my sales manager said that he washed his face with Lancome Men products and moisturized it every night. A colleague in Singapore admitted that his secret to a wrinkle-free face was due to SKII.

I dont deny that these items do play quite significant roles in your groom and presentation, but I realise that the one thing that I should focus even more has got to be the inner inside. Be happy, let go of any worries and trust me, you'll get rid of the wrinkles away.

So, some zits on the face ain't too bad anyway, eh.