The Fields

Nemu band baru keren^^
Namanya 'The Fields'

Band-bio dari Last.fm
Fields are an Anglo-Icelandic electronic/indie band formed in London. In early 2006 the band played their first live shows. They eventually signed a unique deal with Atlantic Records which allows them to keep releasing records through their own Black Lab Records set-up as well as Atlantic. They are set to record their debut album with legendary producer Michael Beinhorn who has produced the likes of Herbie Hancock, Korn, Mew, Soundgarden and Marilyn Manson.
I think the music is kinda Radiohead-like campur switchfoot ^^ :p, tp beda soalnya ada vokalis cewe.

Last.fm bilangnya mereka mirip Secret Machine, Polyphonic Spree, Brian Eno, and The Beatles (huh?)

well i dunno, you tell me:

itu live performance lagu mereka 'Song for the Fields'
dan ini videoklip lagunya

even ademhalen

lagi sibuk apa Ma?

B-CONNECTED - website negara2 lain blm ada isinya, td south africa mnta dicariin logo yg resolusinya gede, jumat mesti nganter2 tamu dr afrika, minggu jadi zaalmanager

Proposal Youth in the World/Girls of the World - Music Mayday ceritanya pengen bikin proyek under EU. Coz kebetulan EU bagian Youth baru2 ini ngebuka call for proposals.. trus music mayday hungary juga baru2 ini resmi dapet status jadi 'NGO' di sono.
Nama programnya sih Youth in Action. yg dibagi2 jadi 5 actions lagi. Music Mayday ngambil action 3.2 -> cooperation sama negara2 luar EU member.

trus action 3.2 ini kebagi jadi 6 tema:
(1) Strengthening of civil society, citizenship and democracy
(2) Fight against racism and xenophobia
(3) Inter-ethnic and inter-religious dialogue
(4) Post-conflict resolution and reconstruction
(5) Active role of women in society
(6) Minority rights

ruben ngusulin buat ngambil yg no.5, soalnya selama ini MM blm pernah involve/take part in proyek macem itu, lagian juga bisa jadi first experience yg bagus buat MM-HU.

OK
jadilah saya yg ditugasin sementara buat the initial preparation (download application forms, cari tau apa aja yg mesti di submit, other requirements, etc.)
awal2nya sih ngira klo aku cuma bener2 awal doang, ga smpe isi2 form or bikin proposal. tp ternyata tidak :p ruben menganjurkan klo sy juga ngisi2 form dan mulai bikin proposal. coz emang deadlinenya mepet (31 may) dan this week org2 psti sibuk banget ma B-CONNECTED

uhm tapi i got to be honest klo gw blm pernah bener2 all by myself, has to come up with structuring concepts n other planning details. ruben cuma provide ide abstrak: bikin after-school performances di Hungary, Tanzania, Ethiopia n Tanzania oleh kumpulan women artists dr seluruh negera member MM. abis itu bikin kerjasama ama women-platform di NL (or HU) buat ngadain evaluation meeting/seminar ttg 'Active Role of Women in Society'. dan this feminism thing is totally new for me. satu2nya talks/events yg berhubungan sama women n feminisim ya diskusi hari kartini wktu itu -.-

mnggu lalu dah bikin draft proposal, dah dapet feedback dr negara2 laen juga, trs kemis/jumat kmrn meeting ma ruben, n we went thru the forms n requirements, dan dan.. basically i hv to arrange them all.. dan dan.. rasanya sy overload :p i feel hopelessly alone :p

kmrn2 smpet mikir klo i dont hv the quality/capability for this, this is really out-of-my league. ruben jg ga gt ngasi panduan dan pegangan T_T coz he himself is busy with other things.
dulu wktu masi ada annelies or brechtje, gw kebantu banget.. apa2 tinggal nanya, mrk juga make sure klo aku bener2 ngerti bfore ngelepas..

well i hope things will work out eventually
*meringkuk d pojok dan mengangis tersedu2*

E-coli in drinking water

Abis pulang makan kemaren, pas lg browsing TV Channel, I suddenly stopped at the re-runs of the day's news..
Headlinenya: (in English) Bactery found in tap-water distributor
*syiit.. dimana nih?*
oh Hoofddorp
*wait, Hoofddorp bukannya deket sini?*
*listening to the news*
(in English)".. the pump station distributes water to the areas of ...[*ada amsterdam ga ya*]... and some parts of Amstelveen [*NNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!*]"
:'(
this is NOT happening!
gmn nasib para kakek-nenek serta student2 yg tinggal di Amstelveen?

(men on TV, in English) "It is recommended for people to cook their water for min. 2 minutes before they use it"
(interviewer, in English) "How about with the water we used when brushing our teeth?"
(men on TV, in English) "Well, if you cook it first, then it will be okay"
T____T
sampe segitunya????
hiks
so this morning i frantically searched for more news/data on this.. this.. DISASTER.. yg ketemu pertama sih yg dr Expatica.com, i flipped the pages of Metro-paper today but found nothing on it. Tp yg dr Expatica ga nyebut2 'Amstelveen'.

16 May 2007

HOOFDDORP - The e-coli bacteria was found at a water pumping station in Hoofddorp on Tuesday. The pumping station is operated by water company PWN.

The company has therefore warned residents of Haarlem, Haarlemmermeer and neighbouring municipalities to boil tap water for two minutes before drinking it, PWN reports on its website.

The e-coli bacteria can cause stomach ache and diarrhoea. PWN is investigating how the harmful bacteria could have ended up in the pumping station. Residents in the region can safely shower and wash, the company says.

A spokesperson for PWN says that the contamination affects 170,000 households in the Kennemerland area. Last week the e-coli bacteria also turned up in a residential neighbourhood in Hoofddorp, but that contamination has since been taken care of.

*sigh*

Update:other sources -> Metro, which led me to this website (crisis.nl), quoting fr this website:
Dit advies geldt voor inwoners van de gemeenten Aalsmeer, Bennebroek, Bloemendaal, Haarlem, Haarlemmermeer, Haarlemmerliede, Spaarnwoude, Uithoorn, Zandvoort en het landelijk gebied rondom Amstelveen (niet de stad Amstelveen).

okay, so.. i guess uilenstede is not included.. no? (Gondel piye Gondel?)
news updates can also be read here (Waterpump's website) - gile stasiun pompa air aja websitenya keren gitu..
and from Gemeente Amstelveen's website:
Het grootste deel van Amstelveen krijgt water via Waternet. Daarin is geen e-coli bacterie aangetroffen...De bewoners ontvangen binnen enkele uren een brief van de gemeente.
Jadi klo ga nerima surat apa2.. presumably i'm safe.. well they hv this number for more information: 0800-1351 .. tapi.. gratis ga ya? :p

ulmster stuurt je een link

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ulmster stuurt je de volgende link:

http://www.ted.nl/home/article.aspx?id=174

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