LEISURE TIME IN JAKARTA (1): AROUND THE MALL IN 80 MINUTES..

My head was so full of things and 'things'!
He..he.. well, it was hard to explain in detail..

So, one day, after office hours.. I decided to go to Gramedia 'Great Sale' in Grand Indonesia (one of the biggest malls in Jakarta, relax.. we have so many big malls around here.. he..he..), I decided to come there..
First, books is and will always be my second lover besides my girl and future wife, of course..
He..he.. nothing could replace that..
Second, I just want to eliminate this resentment feeling by shopping..
And, books or CDs will be a great subject to manifest bloody shopping that I wanted to do..

Then I went to Grand Indonesia..
I’ve seen the Gramedia Great Sale is held on the East Wing of the mall..

East wing?
Where the hell was it?

I’ve never seen East Wing before..
I’ve just visited West Wing so many times when I went to that mall..

So, when I went to the East Wing.. I was.. kind of.. yeah.. rather shocked!

In the 3rd level, There was a nice Japanesse Garden, surrounded with a big rock decoration, a nice fountain, nice trees and flowers,
and companied by the tune from traditional Koto playing Japanesse tune..
The light was so soft, neither too bright nor dark.. gave us a very warm and cold sensation..
The pavement was composed from the stone also.. I felt that.. I wasn’t in the mall.. but..
I’m ready to meet Oshin there (so 80s! He..he..)

And also,
In that 3rd level..
Besides Japanesse garden.. comes.. Chinesse style.. near to Fun Zone area..
So many Chinesse lamps, ball and red shiny, hanging on the the ceiling.. the high ceiling if I could say..
And It was also combined with the nuance of Dutch Style, not far from the Chinesse area..

Then, moved to the 4th level, it took me to.. New York in the mid 40-50s, completed with the decoration of old cinema theater..
Described by the posters from old motion picture starring Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn and Clark Gable..
While you were walking along the pavement, the old tune of jazz style entertained you, and brought you to the times you’ve never imagined before..
Thus by seeing an old mini electric train (tram) as the additional ornament, stood along the way..
The street light, the stone pavement was so natural to build the nuance of New York in 40-50s..
It’s like traveling by time machine, and saw America in the golden days after the world war was over..

Still wanna have another?

Take a look at the 5th level. The level which Gramedia held the Great Sale..
The floor took you to the land of 1001 Nights. Middle East moved here, I thought!
The Arabic tune was surrounding the environment. I was ready to meet Aladin or Abunawas,
But instead.. I met so many restaurant employees who offered me to drop by in their restaurants..
But I was not in a good mood to taste neither food nor drink. I just wanted to use the time to walk as much as I could..

In a result.. I didn’t buy any book in Gramedia Great Sale..
Yeah, you could tell that! He..he..
Since I was not so much attracted to the offering (just 10%)..
And I bought English Classics in return at Kinokinuniya of West Wing..

But,
I really felt like Mr. Fogg in Around The World in 80 Days, when touring around Grand Indonesia..
Even that It couldn’t eliminate my resentment feeling 100%.. absolutely indeed..
At least.. Jules Verne could make another version of his novel..

By looking at my experience of 80 minutes there..

THE REVIEW (2): LANDED ON EARTH WITH SEX & THE CITY..

I have to say.. I don't like New York..
The truth is.. I LOVE NEW YORK!

;P

So, that's why, when the 1st time I've heard that Sex & The City was adapted to the big screen, I couldn't wait to see it through..
And.. wallaa.. I've watched it three times.. Once in another country.. please noted that, and twice in Jakarta. And I'm still eager to buy the DVD version (piracy from the original files of course.. he..he..) as soon as it will be issued to the market..

From every movie that I've seen regarding New York City, Sex & The City is the best! I mean, that's the best movie which could describe 'The Big Apple' in the whole. I've never been coming to New York. But by watching the serials, and also the big screen version, I felt that I was involved in the rhythm of the city.

New York.. my oh my.. when will you take me there? ;P

Anyhow..
Even though I was flying to New York by the movie, indeed the movie told us that we have to stay on earth. There was no 'Fairy Tale' like Cinderella that could happen in your life, thus you have to give the big effort in order to achieve something..

Look at Carrie Bradshaw, the centre of the topic. She had a dream to get a big wedding with Mr. Big, but Mr. Big didn't come to answer Carrie regarding that matter, and the big that she has imagined before wasn't 'big' anymore. Looks like that the small (even the tiniest) one that happened in your life could be big incidentally..

And how about Miranda? The ambitious lawyer? Who has a husband, whom working as a Bartender? She had to face the reality, that everything should be made, not coincidentally happened. She had to work hard, to save her marriage, since her husband cheated behind her..

Charlotte, the rich girl who really wanted to have a child.. After so many years trying with her husband. She got pregnant. Looks like that the tale came true at last. But, she really kept her big effort to guard her pregnancy..

Samantha, the woman of 50, who dated a hunkie Hollywood movie star.. felt that she lost her spirit.. getting fat.. and also.. not knowing herself. She really wanted to left his hunkie boyfriend.. but she remembered that the hunkie always guarded her when she had a chemotherapy during her cancer elimination process..

Carrie noted to Samantha, "Are you happy? Hey, remember.. you just compared your relationship with Chemo.."
Carrie noted to Miranda, "You have to forgive your husband.. it's the matter of forgiveness.."
Carrie noted to Charlotte, "You run everyday (Charlotte was afraid to jog since she had pregnancy which she has waited so long).. that's what you do.."

The point is.. Carrie invited us to land on earth. This is not a fairy tale.. this is life that you have to live on by. And she also invited us that we have to look for our life, bitter or sweet, to be tasted, whenever it passed us by.

The movie was too chicky perhaps for some persons who defined to have a high artistic taste. But, hey, don't care about chicky or beefy, as long as it could take me to New York and safely landing on Earth..

Of course.. I could not refuse that..