A man leaves his family to go to jail to protect a principle, and they name a holiday after him. A man leaves his children to go fight in a war, and they erect a monument to him. A woman does the same thing, and she’s the monster.
Rachel Armstrong - Nothing but the Truth (2008)
Bukan tentang meminta persamaan antara dua jenis yang berbeda, justru ketimpangan perspektif yang mengurangi makna laki-laki dalam keluarga.
Mungkinkah selama ini sosok wanita dipandang begitu tinggi, sehingga ketika dia pergi sejenak dari keluarga dianggap menelantarkan? Sementara akan terlihat sangat wajar untuk seorang pria nggak pulang-pulang demi mencari uang. Padahal keluarga tetap membutuhkan sosok ‘pemimpin’. Padahal di awal membentuk keluarga dia yang menjanjikan rasa aman, panutan, dan perlindungan sebagai bentuk tanggungjawabnya.
Tapi sekali lagi bukan hal yang aneh, ketika tanggung jawab pria dalam keluarga ditransformasikan menjadi rumah bagus, mobil mewah, atau menyekolahkan anak di perguruan tinggi ternama. Sehingga hari-hari tanpa kehadirannya di rumah, keluarga akan baik-baik saja. Akan begitu berbeda, ketika wanita mencoba mensubtitusi tanggungjawabnya dengan kehadiran pembantu atau pengurus anak. Padahal dari sudut pandang saya, keduanya sama-sama merupakan bentuk pengabaian kewajiban.
Maksud tulisan ini bukan menuntut persamaan cara memandang pria dan wanita, tapi menunjukkan sebuah perspektif bahwa ketika seorang kepala keluarga pergi, juga ada anak, istri, dan keluarga yang ditinggalkan. Bahwa siapapun yang pergi, selalu menyisakan kekosongan yang tak bisa digantikan dengan materi lain begitu saja.
Even when God seemed to have abandoned me, he was watching. Even when he seemed indifferent to my suffering, he was watching. And when I was beyond all hope of saving, he gave me rest. Then he gave me a sign to continue my journey.
Life of Pi movie
Jalan cerita Big Fish dan visualisasi The Tree of Life, tapi lebih dahsyat. Ah, gila. Something for your eyes, to refresh a soul.
Life of Pi (2012) Trailer
Have you ever watch something so amazing so all that you can do is just stare and smile?
I could tell you of a man not so tall
Who said life’s a circus and so we are smallYellowcard - How I Go
One of the best movie meets a stunning song. There’s a moment of my life when I keep picturing this movie and playing the song in my head. This isn’t how i go. But in the end, he’d gone anyway..
CITY BREATHS: How Architects Affect People's Lives
One the nicest movies I have seen lately is Medianeras. It’s a film set in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and revolves around two main characters - a man and a woman - that live in high-rise buildings right opposite each other. As the back of the dvd says, “while they often don’t notice each…
one of my favorite movie!
You know I like shrimp, right?
I…
And I really like fried rice too.
But I can’t stand shrimp fried rice at all.
“Ini pertama kalinya ada yang datang mengunjungiku. Meski aku berharap itu adalah manusia,” Kang Sang Man - Hello Ghost
Love this ♥
“You know, sometimes all you need is twenty seconds of insane courage. Just literally twenty seconds of just embarrassing bravery. And I promise you, something great will come of it.” - Benjamin Mee
Buenos Aires is growing uncontrollably and imperfectly. An overpopulated city in a deserted country. A city in which thousands of buildings rise into the sky. Arbitrarily. Next to a tall one, a small one. Next to a rational one, an irrational one. Next to a French one, one with no style at all. These irregularities probably reflect us perfectly. Aesthetic and ethical irregularities.
- Sidewalls/Medianeras
Si tu vois ma mère | Sidney Bechet
kalo Gil Pender jalan-jalan tengah malam di Paris ketemu Ernst Hemingway, boleh lah saya jalan-jalan di Barcelona ketemu Antoni Gaudi
Poetry and photography make a great-looking couple.
Click on photos to read subtitles better :)
scene taken from Sidewalls/Medianeras 2011
A city in which thousands of buildings rise into the sky. Arbitrarily. Next to a tall one, a small one. Next to a rational one, an irrational one. Next to a French one, one with no style at all. These irregularities probably reflect us perfectly.
Tentang ruang kota, kehidupan maya-nyata, dan kebetulan yang manis dari Martin dan Mariana yang hidup di sidewalls berseberangan.
David Tennant, Einstein and Eddington
“What fills the unexplained? God, Winnie. God’s will. Newton described everything perfectly. But he left room for God too.” Eddington -talking about gravity.
