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Andrea Li, an Indonesian multi talented celebrity and me…. #nocomment

From when I was young I’ve had a strong urge to create, build or rebuild things. I still remember ‘working’ on a car radio at age 4 and probably having some great outcome in mind even though I didn’t know what the hell I was doing.

For me it always has been an over the top all or nothing state of mind. I used to play lead guitar in rock bands and I’m pretty sure I drove my neighbours crazy practicing every minute not being in school. When I started DJ’ing I spend well over 30 hours per week on music next to my regular 40 hour a week job. When I started ‘producing’ music it became even worse, days that I went to bed at 04:00 AM when having to go to work at 08:00 AM were more rule than exception, even though I was absolutely not hindered by any talent whatsoever.

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Time for a few days without blogging but with snow fun, presents, family and food. So Sangat Pedas wishes everybody a merry Christmas!

While we’re nearing the end of the year we start thinking about our resolutions for 2011: “I’ll quit drinking”, “I will not tweet about Justin f***ing Beeber anymore”, “I’ll do more together with my girlfriend”, “This year I will eat healthy and go to the gym 3 times a week” and the always popular “I will stop smoking”. All those people with these noble resolutions we wish all the best and good luck!

But the resolution for 2011 we would like to enforce on all women of the world is “NO MORE DUCK FACES!!!”, it’s enough, cukup, basta, finito, 彀, dość!! Without duck faces Facebook would be a much better place. Continue Reading →

Today I’m struck by grieve, Huib Lit, my ex-father in law, my daughters grandpa, a true hero and genuine good person has passed away after a miraculous but impossible battle. My thoughts go out to his wife Corrie, his daughters Dorenda and Wendy, to his grandchildren Yousri, Yana and Yasmina, his family and close friends. Saddened because I’m on the other side of the world and can’t pay the respect and support I should, so from Huib’s motherland I use these words to express that he will still always be with us and watching over us as a star in the sky:

Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there, I do not sleep
I am a thousand winds that blow
I am the diamond glints on snow
I am the gentle autumn’s rain
When you awaken in the morning hush
I am a swift uplifting rush
of quiet birds in circled flight
I am the soft stars that shine at night
So do not stand at my grave and cry
I am not there, I did not die

Huib, I truly hope you have found rest and peace in a world that’s more just than this one.

While I’m diligently working on a radical overhaul of this blog, thinking I got nothing to write about anyway, I suddenly got a surprise. Our favorite Tokobagus car freak, mr. Beamer and automotive channel manager witnessed the birth of his son! As far as we know both mother and son are in excellent health. So this is probably the time where all our female readers are focussed on the picture (he actually looks like his father) and say things that men not really understand like “Aaaaaaaahhhhhh, he’s so cute” and “Couchie Chouchie Chouchie”.

In the meantime I can tell you that his name is still, as Andri said, “work in progress” but number 1 on the list is “Mochammad BAGUS Artomoro” which is of course a great honor for everyone working at TokoBAGUS. Of course it could be his wife has other ideas about that, so let’s give them a hand and drop some nice middle names in the comments.

On behalf of SangatPedas and everyone at Tokobagus we congratulate Andri and his wife and wish everyone a long, happy and healthy live.