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Hello

2012-01-20T15:00:00.000-08:00

Welcome to our blog. Feel free to click and explore the links on the top of the page. They'll take you places, including our short stories. Once in a while we also update this blog with, well, blog posts. So remember to check back for regular posts (a.k.a. ramblings) and/or news about us. Speaking of 'us', we are: Nandia, Nilam, Runi, and Sindrow. And in case you haven't figure it out, we are

Sst...

2011-10-08T09:02:00.000-07:00

“Mendekatlah...”Aku memiringkan badan. Sambil sedikit menarik bahuku, dia berbisik, “aku sudah memutuskan.”“Aah, baiklah. Kapan?”Dia tersenyum misterius, “besok,” ujarnya yakin.Aku mengerutkan kening, “besok? Apakah tidak terlalu cepat? Apa kau sudah menyiapkan segalanya?”“Tentu saja. Lagipula, kau akan membantuku, kan?”“Tentu saja!” tegasku. “Tapi, apakah kau sudah memutuskan caranya?”Lagi-lagi

Rumah Pohon

2011-09-17T20:40:00.000-07:00

a sneak peek“Hayoook!” Adith menyeret Nina melintasi halaman belakang.“Tapi Sinar sama Naren mau pergi mancing,” Nina yang terseok-seok di belakang Adith berusaha melepaskan diri.Adith nggak memperdulikan Nina dan hanya terus menariknya, sampai akhirnya mereka berhenti di depan pohon apel raksasa yang sedang berbuah. “Lihat!” kata Adith sambil menunjuk ke atas. Di salah satu dahannya yang besar,

Kopi

2011-09-14T03:37:00.000-07:00

Cangkir kopi kedua. Dalam satu jam ini.Hitam, panas, dan kental.Aromanya memenuhi rongga hidung, memaksa mata terpejam, dan bibir tersenyum. Rasanya kau hanya ingin menempelkan cangkir panas itu ke pipimu. Membiarkan kehangatannya menyebar dan membiaskan sedikit rona merah.Kau memandang ke luar. Hujan turun dengan deras. Derainya menghantam permukaan danau yang hijau, lebih cerah dan bersih

Never Let Me Go

2011-09-06T19:42:00.000-07:00

He caressed my hair with a tremor hand. I inhaled deeply, try not to let my tears fell. I looked at him, trying to smile, but it's as if somebody put some glue at the corner of my lips. He was lying there, all pale and weak, but still the one who tried to offer comfort and courage. I took his hand, and held it tightly on my chest. His hand was cold, how could his hand cold?He smiled, "you look

PCTR: Pieces

2011-08-28T03:17:00.000-07:00

On your first day of kindergarten, the teacher made you sit next to a pretty girl in a pretty dress. “Hello,“ she said, and she told you her name. Pretty girl, pretty dress, and a pretty name. You wondered to yourself if you could convince your mom to change your name into a flower’s too (of course, she shot down the idea that afternoon). Your new friend introduced you to another friend who was

and then...

2011-08-23T20:57:00.000-07:00

It's a lingering kiss. Kiss that would make an appearance in your dream, kiss that you would remember even when you can remember nothing else, and kiss that would always give you a pinkish glow, even when your face is already full of wrinkles. So you hold on to it, faithfully, just like you hold on to the person who gave you the kiss. You tried to remember every details about him. How his hair

PCTR: Lost And Found

2011-08-18T00:17:00.000-07:00

(i'm gonna try and make this into a series. each girl gets a story.. that is if i can make up different stories for all of them :P) At first, I didn’t know what she meant when she said that she doesn’t like the name Steve. The four of us were in the living room, catching up while tuning in to MTV when Sheryl Crow’s Steve McQueen video came on. After she said it, we all stayed quiet in case she’s

How Important Is Getting There? (Epilogue)

2011-08-13T16:15:00.000-07:00

[One] [Two] [Three] [Four] [Five] [Six] [Seven] [Eight] [Nine] [Ten] [Epilogue] Epilogue There's a feeling that waits in a pit resting somewhere at the bottom of your heart. It never tells you what it is, or when it's going to surface, but when it does, it does, and you'll know what it is. There isn't a name for it, and no amount of words can ever describe it. At best, you can

How Important Is Getting There? (10/10+1)

2011-08-13T16:01:00.000-07:00

[One] [Two] [Three] [Four] [Five] [Six] [Seven] [Eight] [Nine] [Ten] [Epilogue] Chapter 10 The bell above the diner door rings. “Finally,” Rose throws her hands up. She gets up and walks towards the door where Chiquita and Penny are standing. “Give me back my cigs,” she says as she snatches a pack of smokes from Penny's hand. It's a bit disorienting when everything you thought you

How Important Is Getting There? (9/10+1)

2011-08-09T21:30:00.000-07:00

[One] [Two] [Three] [Four] [Five] [Six] [Seven] [Eight] [Nine] [Ten] [Epilogue] Chapter 9 “So you ship your books all the way from New York. Big deal. What does that have to do with anything?” “You know,” Chiquita yanks a cigarette out of Penny's lips and toss it to the ground. She kicks around dirt to put it out. “For an extremely successful bookstore owner, and by successful I

How Important Is Getting There? (8/10+1)

2011-08-08T23:34:00.000-07:00

[One] [Two] [Three] [Four] [Five] [Six] [Seven] [Eight] [Nine] [Ten] [Epilogue] Chapter 8 “Rose? Hello? you there? Listen cause I can't talk for too long. Tara just got a call. One of the dancers fell through and they want her. Like, right now. We're packing as we speak. There's a car service waiting for us to leave in an hour.” “But—“ “Shush. Just listen to me. I'm so, SO sorry

How Important Is Getting There? (7/10+1)

2011-08-08T15:46:00.000-07:00

[One] [Two] [Three] [Four] [Five] [Six] [Seven] [Eight] [Nine] [Ten] [Epilogue] Chapter 7 Rose and Chiquita wake up at the same time around 3 AM. Chiquita mutters something about how her neck is sore while Rose complements her as the best pillow ever for a road trip. It doesn't take long before one of them notices that someone doesn't originally belong in the backseat. The other

Kau

2011-08-07T22:52:00.001-07:00

Aku jatuh cinta seketika. Saat itu aku sedang membuka sebuah buku kumpulan foto dari seorang sutradara kenamaan*, lalu aku melihat fotomu. Kau sedang berdiri di atas salah satu layar komputer bobrok yang bertebaran di tepi pantai. Tanganmu terentang, kepalamu mendongak menghadap matahari, dan matamu terpejam, dengan rendah hati menghormati cahayanya yang terlalu agung bagi sepasang bola mata.

tiny dose of listen & write

2011-08-07T22:14:00.000-07:00

in the midst of Sindro's celebrated series, I hope it's okay to put a tiny, weeny, listen & write exercise here :) 1. Kissing a Fool - George Michael I've tried and tried, but I can't help replaying the moment when you told me about how you were connected with her. How she came down with flu and you knew. You woke up abruptly in the middle of the night, and you knew. And I swear, I've tried.

How Important Is Getting There? (6/10+1)

2011-08-07T18:28:00.000-07:00

[One] [Two] [Three] [Four] [Five] [Six] [Seven] [Eight] [Nine] [Ten] [Epilogue] Chapter 6 “Penny. Penny, you're swerving,” Tara whispers from behind the driver's headrest. She has been clutching tightly to whatever she can grab a hold on. And even though there is no rule about wearing the safety belt when you're sitting in the backseat, she's already strapped on since more than an

How Important Is Getting There? (5/10+1)

2011-08-06T00:24:00.000-07:00

[One] [Two] [Three] [Four] [Five] [Six] [Seven] [Eight] [Nine] [Ten] [Epilogue] Chapter 5 It's a good thing Penny always sets her alarm to go off an hour before she's supposed to wake up. After slipping in and out of consciousness for a good 45 minutes of snooze-and-slapthealarm, she finally managed to drag herself into the shower. By 5.30 she's fully awake, dressed, and in desperate

How Important Is Getting There? (4/10+1)

2011-08-04T18:08:00.000-07:00

[One] [Two] [Three] [Four] [Five] [Six] [Seven] [Eight] [Nine] [Ten] [Epilogue] Chapter 4 For some reason, sleep doesn't come easy for Penny tonight. She has been tossing and turning for hours now and she blames everything from her lumpy mattress (which is not lumpy at all), her stupid pillows (which don't even have brains to begin with), and even the walls (she thinks she can hear

How Important Is Getting There? (3/10+1)

2011-08-03T22:31:00.000-07:00

[One] [Two] [Three] [Four] [Five] [Six] [Seven] [Eight] [Nine] [Ten] [Epilogue] Chapter 3 “I'm surprised everything is still intact,” Rose says, emerging from her bedroom an hour after the first cupboard slam. “No broken frames, no torn upholstery? I gotta say, I expected so much more of you.” Penny's sitting on the kitchen counter with a defeated look on her face and her legs

How Important Is Getting There? (2/10+1)

2011-08-03T01:34:00.000-07:00

[One] [Two] [Three] [Four] [Five] [Six] [Seven] [Eight] [Nine] [Ten] [Epilogue] Chapter 2 Once again sat at a booth by the window in the diner that's between their office and the apartment, they plan out their entire trip. Which car to take (Penny's, because Rose's eats up too much gas), what to bring their parents (food and wine, because there can never be too much food, or wine, at

How Important Is Getting There? (1/10+1)

2011-08-02T18:37:00.000-07:00

[One] [Two] [Three] [Four] [Five] [Six] [Seven] [Eight] [Nine] [Ten] [Epilogue] Chapter 1 They're both sat at a booth by the window in a diner conveniently located smack dab between the office and their apartment on an uneventful Thursday afternoon. Neither are on their lunch break but God knows both needed the time off. Whenever the bell above the diner door rings they glance

Rain

2011-07-30T10:20:00.000-07:00

excuse the typos. i uploaded this from my phone. :) The first time Kayla experienced a real rain, not just the kind her mom created with a shower head in the bathtub, she was two. “Rain,” she called, excitedly, to her mom from the restrictions of her car seat. They took a detour from driving to the supermarket and ended up at a nearby park because, “every little girl should dance in the rain at

Almost

2011-07-25T00:37:00.000-07:00

listen & write! yay! ;) Song: Heartbeats – The Knife Huh. 11.57.37 PM. Not bad, self. You've outdone your productivity record today. You jogged, cleaned the whole house AND the basement— God knows those old vacuums needed to go. You went out to a lunch meeting that lasted for 6 hours— a record in itself, given that by the time it was over, it was practically dinner. You went to get groceries

If She's Gone I Can't Go On

2011-07-13T01:20:00.000-07:00

listen & write time :) song: The Beatles — You've Got To Hide Your Love Away The grandkids wanted me to tell them a story. So I told them a story about the most beautiful princess in the whole world— who ended up saving a prince and became their grandmother. I really, really miss you, you know.

Silly Robot

2011-07-09T23:18:00.000-07:00

“You'll be back before you know it,” said your best friend, April, almost a year ago. You heard her voice slightly crack so you gave her a hug, and it became longer than you had originally intended. She wouldn't let go. You wouldn't let go. Because you knew that if you let go, you would be forced to go on that plane. And you hate flying, you really do. oOoOo It's the first day of your first

Routines

2011-07-06T16:06:00.000-07:00

1 more listen & write from yours truly :) Love Is No Big Truth – Kings Of Convenience After three weeks of no school in our schedules, it all becomes sort of a routine. You, me, the bench at the park, me trying hard to keep my heart from bursting out of my ribcage, me keeping my eyes on the clouds, you, me trying to not sigh every time you sit back on the bench, me trying not to flinch every

What I Call Life

2011-06-21T20:58:00.000-07:00

Another Listen & Write. Just one story this time. Song: What Would You Do - City High "Hey babe," someone called me. I turned my head to see a middle aged man trying too hard to look cool in his old Volkswagen. "Hey," I greeted him back. In my world, this is how bringing the bacon always starts. "Get in?" "You paying?" "Hell yeah." And just like that, I hopped into his car. I could see

Matthew's, Martin's, and Morrison's

2011-06-14T10:19:00.000-07:00

More Listen&Write exercise from me. This time I'm using www.jango.com for the songs. -Runi. 1. Crash Into Me - Dave Matthews Band He made it so easy for me. A romantic picnic, a walk on the beach, candles, and music. Yes, the right kind of music. Time-stealing glances, the look-away, and the giggles. Soft touches, sweet kisses, and beautiful words. He made it so easy for me. It was so easy,

Mimpi

2011-06-10T04:08:00.000-07:00

Semalam aku bermimpi, tentang kita berdua. Aku sudah tak ingat kapan terakhir kali aku melihatmu. Bahkan wajahmu sudah tak pernah lagi menari-nari di pelupuk mataku. Saat aku memejamkannya, aku hanya akan melihat warna-warni silih berganti, seperti slide dalam kaladeoskop yang kamu belikan dulu. Tapi, bukan berarti aku lupa.Aku masih ingat warna kulitmu. Coklat gelap. Hampir tiga tingkat lebih

Sindrow's Listen & Write, part four

2011-06-06T00:37:00.000-07:00

I put my iTunes on shuffle and wrote a story based on whatever song that came on. When the song stopped, I stopped writing. Didn't edit the story except for typos and grammar mistakes, so these might be crap to you. but hey, at least i try :) 1. Be My Honeypie – The Weepies The way he dances makes me happy. It's like poetry, but the good kind. The kind that needs no pondering. The kind that

Sindrow's Listen & Write, part three

2011-06-01T01:45:00.000-07:00

Disclaimer from last time: I put my iTunes on shuffle and wrote a story based on whatever song that came on. When the song stopped, I stopped writing. Didn't edit the story except for typos and grammar mistakes, so these might be crap to you. but hey, at least i tried :) 1. Flowers – New Radicals Soul searching. That's what they all said you were doing. But no. You know better. You now know who

Nilam's Listen and Write, Part 1

2011-05-26T20:11:00.000-07:00

"I put my iTunes on shuffle and wrote a story based on whatever song that came on. When the song stopped, I stopped writing. Didn't edit the story except for typos and grammar mistakes, so these might be crap to you. Did it 5 times then I became tired and it became harder to do. lol. but hey, at least i tried :)" -Sindro 1.24-25, KoC He whispers, “I love you,” I smile. I can feel his warm

Runi's Listen and Write pt.2

2011-05-20T12:34:00.000-07:00

"I put my iTunes on shuffle and wrote a story based on whatever song that came on. When the song stopped, I stopped writing. Didn't edit the story except for typos and grammar mistakes, so these might be crap to you. Did it 5 times then I became tired and it became harder to do. lol. but hey, at least i tried :)" -Sindro 1. Rolling In The Deep - Adele "I don't know what you're doing, still

12 Tahun Kemudian

2011-05-16T04:14:00.000-07:00

“Hai”Aku mendongak, dia berdiri di hadapanku. Rambut panjangnya berkibar akibat terpaan angin. Kemeja sutra putihnya terlihat bersinar di bawah cahaya matahari dan berlatar belakang birunya laut.“Hai,” jawabku sambil tersenyum. Aku berdiri untuk memeluknya, dan kami saling mencium pipi. Dia membalas senyumku dan mengambil kursi rotan di hadapanku. Selama beberapa menit kami hanya saling

Sindrow's Listen & Write, part deux

2011-05-15T22:40:00.000-07:00

Disclaimer from last time: I put my iTunes on shuffle and wrote a story based on whatever song that came on. When the song stopped, I stopped writing. Didn't edit the story except for typos and grammar mistakes, so these might be crap to you. but hey, at least i tried :) 1. December – Norah Jones It's christmas evening and for a while I stood at the porch, looking at the snow. Completely

listen and write

2011-05-14T05:20:00.000-07:00

1. Between Sheets- Imogen Heap I walked alone. Alone. Alone. And alone. But I sensed someone's lurking. I needed to go there to see you for I had something to tell you. "What if anything happened to us before we reach the finish line?" As I thought along the way. "Will you be there when I arrived? What if I died first? Will you still be waiting for me to come?" As I whispered my way. I

Runi, doing Sind's Listen & Write

2011-04-29T01:58:00.000-07:00

I put my iTunes on shuffle and wrote a story based on whatever song that came on. When the song stopped, I stopped writing. Didn't edit the story except for typos and grammar mistakes, so these might be crap to you. Did it 5 times then I became tired and it became harder to do. lol. but hey, at least i tried :) 1. Ice Storm, Big Gust and You [Tilly and the Wall] I looked at my reflection on

not a title; let's try something new, shall we?

2011-04-23T19:38:00.000-07:00

I put my iTunes on shuffle and wrote a story based on whatever song that came on. When the song stopped, I stopped writing. Didn't edit the story except for typos and grammar mistakes, so these might be crap to you. Did it 5 times then I became tired and it became harder to do. lol. but hey, at least i tried :) 1. Strawberry Swing – Coldplay It was getting dark, so we rushed to a coffee house

It Wasn't A Date

2011-01-29T13:41:00.000-08:00

It wasn't a date. No, I'm telling you it wasn't. We were done with class an hour early and neither of us wanted to go home just yet. Besides, we've been so caught up with our work, I don't think we had anything to eat for more than 24 hours. It was just coffee, coffee, coffee. Don't you think I'd known if it was a date? I've gone on dates before. Yeah, yeah. Laugh all you want. Very mature.

August '10 News #1

2010-08-31T00:56:00.000-07:00

Hello, sweethearts! Ever got stuck on a character that you're writing? Well, here's a set of questions that can help with that problem. Bookmark it. Might come handy :) And while we're at it, Sindrow wrote an example of what you can do with a Character Development. Have fun with the experiment, us.

Arthur

2010-08-31T00:47:00.000-07:00

Hi there. So long as we're talking about Character Development, let's do an exercise, shall we? Have your friend write up a character however they want to do it. When they're done, read it carefully and absorb the character. Then, pick up a piece of paper and start writing. If you wanna make something big like a short story or an epic novel, even, go ahead. Personally, I'd start with a

Memorable Characters

2010-08-24T07:42:00.000-07:00

Apparently, there are set of questions that can help us building a character of a story.Here's some of the things we should think through:1.What do you know about this character now that s/he doesn’t yet know?2.What is this character’s greatest flaw?3.What do you know about this character that s/he would never admit?4.What is this character’s greatest asset?5.If this character could choose a

Sepenggal Hujan

2010-08-02T01:57:00.000-07:00

His name is Derai. Her name is Rinai. Together they were inseparable. Mereka bertemu 15 tahun yang lalu, di sebuah kota kecil di pinggir laut. Saat sedang duduk menatap matahari yang mulai tenggelam. Sejak hari itu mereka selalu bersama, dan merangkai sebuah kisah. Kisah yang mungkin indah, tapi sama sekali bukan kisah cinta.Hanya sepenggal cerita, dari kehidupan dua orang anak

June '10 News #2

2010-06-22T20:15:00.000-07:00

Hello again!For the gazillionth time we're sorry for the hiatus. What happened, you ask? Well life happens. Paying bills, taking care of babies... But that's another story for another time we want to bore you with =D And talk about stories, here's a new piece from Nilam. Enjoy!

Di Suatu Senja

2010-06-22T03:38:00.001-07:00

Hari ini senja, ya senja. Senja seperti biasa, tak ada yang istimewa. Langit masih saja berwarna jingga, matahari masih saja bersinar, dan cahayanya masih saja mulai pudar.Lalu apa bedanya senja hari ini dengan lainnya? Tak ada sebenarnya, yah tak ada yang berbeda dengan senjanya, masih senja tua yang sama. Tapi, ada yang berbeda dengan binar dimatanya.Matanya masih mengagumi senja, bibirnya

May '10 News #1

2010-05-11T17:13:00.000-07:00

Hellooo! It's been quite a while! Sorry, we're all caught up with school, work, and life in general. We don't really have a lot to tell except that we just posted a new story from Sindrow called 'Shrines'. So we hope you'll enjoy that one. Also, Sindrow posted a little bit of the background to that latest story in our blog section. So... yeah, go ahead and read on. May y'all be inspired (even

Cliches Happen

2010-05-11T17:07:00.000-07:00

Hi :) Sindrow here. Gonna tell you a little bit about Shrines. As I said in the Author's note preceding the story, this one's originally written as a screenplay. I'm currently tackling on another writing class which is basically killing me slowly by demanding me to write different stories every week. And not just stories! Screenplays, to be exact. As this is sort of my final week for the class

Shrines

2010-05-11T16:32:00.000-07:00

Author's note: This is originally written as a screenplay, so a lot of the paragraphs/sentences will seem clunky. Anyway, part of the assignment is to create a premise, a message, central questions, and a character arc. One thing; although it's technically a 'screenplay', a story is still a story. The part with a premise, message, etc. is there to help us to unravel the yarn. I haven't done a lot

1st in 2010

2010-01-20T01:30:00.000-08:00

Hello, dear readers. Before we continue, let us say,HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010!We believe it's going to be a beautiful and creative year! Yay, let's drink to that!-----On to the stories, we have a new (and rare, if we might add) one from Ms. Runi. Click to read Jack and Sally*. Just a little note, there will be a lot of references from movies and stories, so you might want to have Google on standby.

Jack and Sally*

2010-01-20T01:27:00.000-08:00

The smell of the rain in the afternoon. The grass was beautifully green beneath my feet. I exhaled dramatically as the drops that covered the grass sneaked their way on to my toes. I kept walking to the wooden dock not far ahead, leading its way to the calm surface of the pond that I used to think to be magical. The juxtaposed wooden logs were rotten. But it had been rotten the first time I

Sept '09 News #4

2009-09-28T23:52:00.000-07:00

We got a new blog post! It's a tip on how to handle a writer's block. You can check it out here. Also, we also posted a new story, in reference to that tip we gave you :) click here to read the story. Hope you like 'em :) xoxo, us

Once More With Feelings.

2009-09-28T23:45:00.000-07:00

Hello, hello, hello! How's everybody been doing? We hope you're all doing fine and being as creative as you can be :) However, those of you who's been a bit stuck, in terms of having a writer's block, we got a little tip on how you can get things to start rolling. First, if you can't write, put down your pen and pencil (or step away from your computer, however you roll). Get out of the room and

Japanese Tea Garden

2009-09-28T23:05:00.000-07:00

Time stops here. Everything looks like they're moving in slow motion– even on days where the trees are blown by the vicious wind. But even when Mother Nature doesn't want to give us a chance to relish her, Father Time always seems to take a deep breath and rest for a while in this garden. A wooden gate separates this place from the loudness of the outside world. With just a couple of steps into

Sept '09 News #3

2009-09-20T18:18:00.000-07:00

We wrote a blog about our word-of-the-day challenge in twitterverse. It's got more RTs from the people who joined in the fun creative process. You can read all about it here. Enjoy!

The word is out :)

2009-09-20T18:08:00.000-07:00

Hi, gang! First of all, Eid Mubarak to all the muslims out there. may your good deeds during the Ramadhan be a trigger for all the good deeds to come! :) Second of all, it's time for another update on our Word-Of-The-Day (re)tweets! We'd like to remind you that we tweet a particular word everyday (well, most of the time :P) to get you going in that creative process of writing. check it out on

Sept '09 News #2

2009-09-19T18:43:00.000-07:00

We got a new story, yay! it's called Mel pov2.0 and you can click here to read it. but, before you go and click on that one, please make sure that you've read the 1st pov right here. oh, and by the way, it's a great way to get those creative clouds in your head afloating. get with paper and pen, revisit your old stories, and retell them from another point of view. well, enjoy! PS. be sure

Mel pov2.0

2009-09-19T18:37:00.000-07:00

before you read this one, please make sure you've read the 1st point of view: Mel <-- click :) “Excuse me, miss,” I hear somebody’s voice calling me from behind. It’s the valet. “Did somebody already take your valet ticket?” “Oh, no, no. I’m waiting for someone. He’s getting the car from the garage,” I replied, smiled, and then thanked the valet person. He told me that I should wait inside

Sept '09 News #1

2009-09-07T00:58:00.000-07:00

Hi gang! Join our daily challenge on our twitter and see if you can change our 'word-of-the-day' into something more. Be as creative as possible :) To read more about this challenge, go to HERE. Or, to experience first hand, check out what our word for today is at http://twitter.com/thebalonudara tweet you later!

BalonUdara goes Tweeting!

2009-09-06T23:34:00.000-07:00

Unless you're one of the relatively healthy people who actually live their life by staying away from the internet, chances are you have an account (at the very least) on Twitter.com. Well, so do we. What makes our tweets fun to follow is, any of you can participate in what we'd like to call the BalonUdara's creative process. See we provide the word-of-the-day in our tweets, and you can tweet us

July '09 News #1

2009-07-22T07:35:00.000-07:00

Hello, hello, hello!We got a twitter account now under the twittername @thebalonudaraWe each got a twitter account also, occasionally we'll mention our private accounts... so, feel free to send us a message, or just tweet to say hello. we'll try as best as we can to reply everyone.see you there!much love,us.

April '09 News #1

2009-04-12T22:04:00.000-07:00

Posted a revision of The Bride's Veil here.enjoy!

The Bride's Veil v2.0

2009-04-12T22:02:00.000-07:00

My chef’s getting busy again. Knives, spatulas, a big mixer, sugar, flour, eggs, butter, raspberries, lemons, crème fraiche, liquors; all’s out. He’s been making cakes all morning, trying to find a new kind that will satisfy his costumers’ taste buds. It’s the last day of winter where he would experiment. And once spring kicks in, it’s official. Those months will be his ultimate high during the

Mar '09 News#1

2009-03-20T02:59:00.000-07:00

Our books are sold out in Gramedia Pondok Indah Mall 1. Please refer to other Gramedia stores near to find Penggambar Mimpi! :)We also have a couple of new stories:1. Mel2. pencarian obsesiCheers,us

pencarian obsesi

2009-03-20T01:18:00.000-07:00

Pagi ini, aku tahu aku tertipu. kemarin orang itu sudah memberi peringatan. Dia bilang aku harus tahu hal yang sebenernya akan terjadi. Dia memberikan aku perincian yang sebenar-benarnya. Tapi sial, aku akhirnya terkelabui juga. sekarang, aku benar-benar merasa terbodohi. Mereka pasti tertawa di hadapanku tanpa kuketahui. Mereka pikir mereka pintar. mereka selalu menginginkan lebih. Aku

Mel

2009-03-10T23:30:00.001-07:00

Mel was a good friend. I’d known him since we were as old as the number of fingers on my left hand. Six. But that’s another story. Point is, Mel was a good friend. He was always there for me. He’d let me borrow his pencil when mine was too short to sharpen. He was the one who would chase around the bullies that were after me— I was always the school’s target because I was small. And of course

Eulogy

2009-02-19T00:04:00.001-08:00

“Mau kuajarkan sulap?” Tiba-tiba suaranya datang dari balik pintu kamar yang setengah terbuka. Tak lama kemudian dia keluar dari kamar untuk berdiri menutupi televisi yang sedang kutonton. Kubetulkan posisi dudukku untuk melihat dirinya lebih baik.“Akan kuperlihatkan padamu sesuatu yang ajaib,” ujarnya.Otak 8 tahunku itu langsung terkesiap. Aku belum pernah melihat sesuatu yang ajaib. Apa yang

Feb '09 News #1

2009-02-16T12:57:00.000-08:00

There's another writing exercise on our blog. Just a way to go back into the water since we seem to be stuck on... well, not writing.Also, we just posted another story. we hope you enjoy reading it.toodles!

Another exercise.

2009-02-14T12:21:00.000-08:00

Since we've been so dry on ideas lately, here's another writing exercise. This time it's inspired by a book from Joe Brainard called I Remember.Basically what we gotta do is write a poem about something that happened in the past, starting with the words "I remember". Simple, isn't it?Here's what Joe Brainard wrote:I remember the only time I saw my mother cry.I was eating apricot pie.I remember

Jan '09 News #1

2009-01-28T01:32:00.000-08:00

We got a new blog post involving an exercise that you too can try.have fun!

Up, down, touch the ground. Exercise!

2009-01-28T00:54:00.001-08:00

So, after an uninspired while, we decided to break out of the mold and do something new: a poetry exercise.This exercise is taken from a wonderful book called Poetry Everywhere by Jack Collom and Sheryl Noethe. So, basically we're given a stanza which we must complete with our own words. But the trick is to not use the first word that comes to mind. For example, instead of

New commenting system

2009-01-05T23:02:00.000-08:00

Dear readers,we got a new commenting system now, yaaayy!you can leave a comment as a Guest, or as a JS-Kit or HaloScan member, or even cooler: a Facebook user-- when you leave a comment here, the system will recognize your profile and so will everybody else. real profiles, real people. supposedly, what you write here will appear on facebook. haven't really figure it out how, but let's just assume

Layout change

2009-01-01T00:59:00.000-08:00

Hi guys,as u can see, we've changed the layout for this blog. that being done, the commenting system is reset, so everything's on zero. but it works just fine, and we still have the shoutbox. so go ahead and give us feedback anyway you prefer.

Terlalu Pendek

2008-12-30T22:35:00.000-08:00

Ada yang berubah pagi ini. Ada yang tak sama. Ada bantal dan selimut yang rapi tidak terusik tadi malam di sebelahku, kuintip dengan sebelah mata yang barusan kupaksa terbuka.Ada yang hilang untuk selamanya.Sekali lagi aku mengerling. Kubangunkan semua indera. Ada yang salah dengan bayangan yang tertangkap mataku. Mengapa semua begitu berbeda? Rasa malam itu masih sangat berbekas di benak. Apakah

And they say...

2008-12-04T05:57:00.000-08:00

Seventeen October 2008Elle November 2008South Jakarta October 2008(click on pictures to enlarge)

Jakarta's Bookworms & Goodreads Indonesia presents "Merdeka Untuk Bermimpi"

2008-08-20T09:05:00.000-07:00

Start: Aug 31, '08 1:00pEnd: Aug 31, '08 5:00pLocation: Cafe Strawberry, Jl. Gandaria I No. 75 (Depan Snappy 24jam), Kebayoran Baru Jakarta SelatanJakarta's Bookworms & Goodreads Indonesia mengundang teman-teman untukdatang ke launching dan gelar tiker "Penggambar Mimpi" karya Nielamdkk. dan Nobar bulanan dengan tema: "Merdeka untuk Bermimpi"Yang akan diselenggarakan pada:Hari,

Support Your Local Dreamers, Buy Our Book!

2008-07-22T03:01:00.000-07:00

Penggambar MimpiHow: BalonUdara Publishing, 2008Who: E. Nandiasari, Nilam Suri, Nurkastelia A., Runi IndraniWhen: Out August 2008Where: Local bookstores near you!What: A book with twelve short stories compiled from four writers. The four culprits and the twelve dreams don't aim for anything complicated, because life already is. As colorful and as dark as you want it to be. A perfect companion for

Closed for a while.

2008-07-15T20:16:00.000-07:00

Dear readers,We're closing the blog momentarily.Look forward to our printed version :)--will post pictures as soon as possible.lots of love,us.

The Bride's Veil

2008-06-11T12:48:00.000-07:00

My chef’s getting busy again. Knives, spatulas, a big mixer, sugar, flour, eggs, butter out the fridge. Raspberries, lemons, crème fraiche, liquors. All’s out. He’s been making cakes all morning, trying to find a new kind that will satisfy his costumer’s taste buds. It’s the last day of winter where he would experiment. And once spring kicks in, it’s official. Those months would be his ultimate

The Irony Of It All

2008-06-05T09:03:00.000-07:00

It began when he said he loved my singing after I said I was impressed with his writing, and that was 12 years ago; junior high. Quite a while for us to share a lot of water under our bridge. I’ve everything about him engraved in my head, and he’s figured me out like a Rubik’s cube a countless number of times.“I can’t believe that this is the day,” he said to me this morning. And I couldn’t

Atas Nama Cinta

2008-06-04T21:23:00.001-07:00

Dag Dag Dag...Dag Dag Dag...Bunyinya bedebam-debam, bagai gada raksasa sang Bima yang menghantam dada. Sakit, Berat, Menghujam, menyesikan pilu yang tak bertepi.Dag Dag Dag...Rasa sakit itu, beserta bunyinya yang menggema tak kunjung juga berhenti. Akan sampai kapan? Apakah bisa cukup kuat untuk bertahan. Sakit.Gada itu terus menghantam, tak menyisakan sedikit pun tempat untuk secuil belas

break your heart

2008-05-09T10:04:00.000-07:00

J1: But “I don’t love you” is the most poignant sentence you could ever hear in the English tongue… well, at least when one of the people involved actually do. Do you dare making something disjointed? Would you do it and say: ‘I don’t love you’? J2: Maybe. J1: Maybe’s not good enough of an answer. You know that, don’t you? J2: I do. J1: So? What are you gonna do? He’s doing this for a lost

nanti...

2008-05-08T04:22:00.000-07:00

“Aku ingin terbang...”“Kemana?”“Entahlah, kemana saja. Aku bosan disini!”“Yah, disini memang membosankan.” diam, tertunduk lesu. “Bolehkah aku ikut?”“...” memandang tajam. “Kenapa kamu mau ikut? Aku pikir kamu suka disini”“Ya, aku memang suka, tapi...”“Terserahlah. Untukku tak ada bedanya, aku hanya ingin terbang.”“Terbang berdua lebih menyenangkan. Setidaknya, yang kamu lihat tidak hanya

Everything Ours

2008-05-03T04:58:00.000-07:00

note: uhuhu. sort of getting my feet back wet again, geng. jadinya agak putus di sana-sini deh ni cerita. tapi tetep bisa berubah2... hihihi, palingan diedit2 mulu. anyhoo... kalian nulis lagi dong!! ih gila.“Gue tau sekarang, gue mimpi apa tadi malem,” ujarku. “Hah? Apaan?” “GUE TAU SEKARANG GUE MIMPI APA!” Ulangku sambil berteriak. “Oh. Ya nggak usah teriak-teriak, kali. Udah malem,”

terapi dan percobaan

2008-03-24T03:58:00.000-07:00

nickname: mira_cutepassword:*********sign in. click.signing in.BUZZ!!!yudith84: heeeeyBUZZ!!!mira_cute: dimana did?mira_cute: udah sidang?yudith84: uuughyudith84: blum kluar niy jadwalnyayudith84: deg deganmira_cute: lo menyediakan sesi terapi ga did?mira_cute: nantinyayudith84: oh iya iyamira_cute: kira2 kpnmira_cute: hehehyudith84: sampe sebelom gw s2 masih gratismira_cute: rese loooyudith84:

Welcome Home

2008-02-29T20:03:00.001-08:00

Note: ah, menye. hahahha. bok, dikasi deadline malah makin susah ya nulis!!“This is the living room, and when you look over there you can see the kitchen. It’s got a refrigerator, a gas stove, an oven, the wonderful invention called the microwave, and a sink with a duck sitting on the faucet,” said he. I could only hear my husband’s voice. Her response was unknown to me. Did she smile? Or

Hidup

2008-01-22T20:27:00.001-08:00

waktu itu gue bilang mo bikin cerpen bertema sosial kan Nil? hahahah. nih, hasil nganggur.“Pak, laper Pak. Hari ini kita makan apa?” putriku yang berumur 5,5 tahun menarik pelan jahitan samping celana panjangku. “Sabar ya, Nduk. Bapak belum punya apa-apa. Ibumu masih sakit.” Jawabku sambil mengelus rambut tipisnya. Kemerahan. Terlalu banyak bermain panas-panasan. “Yah, bapak. Kata bapak kemarin

Contact Us

2007-12-31T23:26:00.000-08:00

write to us, don't be shy.use the blog's commenting system. or the shoutbox.or you can write something long via email: balonudara@gmail.comwe wish we could give you a real address. unfortunately, we live in our heads ;)toodles!

Hujan

2007-12-22T04:00:00.000-08:00

ini terinspirasi gara-gara hujan yang turun terus menerus...Sayang, Hari ini hujan turun lagi. Tetes-tetes airnya membahasi jalan. Genangan-genangan air mulai terbentuk. Daun-daun basah, dan dahan-dahan pohon membungkuk khidmat pada terpaan air.Sayang,Hari ini aku berdiri di tengah hujan. Menikmati dinginnya yang membahasi mukaku. Membiarkan airnya mengusir debu-debu yang singgah. Beningnya

Balada Sepatu Merah, Part I

2007-11-29T03:38:00.000-08:00

Sial, hujan. Gue memandang nggak berdaya ke arah sepatu suede gue, belum seminggu umur sepatu cantik ini, masa iya harus gue korbanin. Gue menengok ke kanan dan ke kiri, sesaat gue ngerasa kayak ayam yang mau nyebrang jalan. Cih, nggak ada siapa-siapa pula lagi. Gue mulai menimbang-nimbang. Kalau gue nekat lari menembus hujan, either gue bakal keseleo karena hak sepatu cantik gue ini 10 cm, atau

Trieste

2007-11-21T08:08:00.000-08:00

"Berangkat dulu, Ma!" teriakku melalui pintu yang sedang kututup daunnya. Sudah kelewat terlambat untuk menunggu ibuku membalas pamitku, aku sudah ditunggu."Buon giorno, Giacomo," signor Franco menyapaku di tengah-tengah kegiatan pagi harinya: menyapu bagian depan deli kecil miliknya."Buon giorno, Signor," kubalas sapaannya, "como stai?""Migliore. Berkat obat yang kamu belikan kemarin," tawanya

Menggapai Langit

2007-11-19T02:30:00.000-08:00

"Just be careful, okay..." ujar Rama sambil menepuk pelan kepalaku. "I know, you have a soft spot for bad boys, but i think, this one is beyond it," dia melanjutkan lagi. Matanya tampak khawatir. Ah, Rama...Rama, betapa gue sayang sama lo."Geez, just relax... Gue bisa jaga diri kaleee...lagian kenapa mesti se-khawatir itu sih, Ram? Toh, you'll always be there to catch me when i fall, kan?" aku

Prove Me Wrong

2007-11-16T10:12:00.000-08:00

Kira-kira lima tetes hujan mulai bersarang di kepalaku. Mana sih si Arki? Alamat pusing kena gerimis deh nih. As if aku belum cukup nyut-nyutan.Still, I couldn't help but replaying the scene over and over. Riko dan temperamennya yang tiba-tiba meledak. Meneriakiku di tengah-tengah keramaian. "Bercanda ya kamu?!" teriaknya. "Kamu mau putus? Nggak bisa! Karena I'm breaking up with you!" bisiknya

Rumah Di Tepi Pantai

2007-11-15T03:32:00.000-08:00

Saya berjalan menyusuri pantai. Hari ini lengang, tapi mungkin keadaan seperti ini yang paling baik. Saya bisa merasakan panasnya matahari di kulit saya, nanti malam mungkin akan perih, tapi saya tidak peduli. Saya tidak ingin mempedulikan apapun saat ini. Saya hanya ingin berjalan, dan terus berjalan, entah menuju kemana. Mungkin memiliki seekor anjing kecil yang berlari-lari di dekat kaki saya

A Very Long Engagement

2007-11-09T17:07:00.000-08:00

I was still sitting on the edges of the fountain, looking down at the ground – of course feeling awfully sorry for myself – when Dave came running. Apparently, I had left my bag when I ran out of the café. I didn’t care. I just had to get out. Dave, having been my best friend long since I can even remember, knew that I would always come to this place. ‘This place’ is a teeny tiny park with a

jendela

2007-10-25T20:41:00.000-07:00

Hujan yang turun mulai membasahi jendela taxy yang baru saja kunaiki. Aku memandangi titik-titik air yang mengalir turun secara perlahan dan meninggalkan jejak. Sepintas terlihat seperti komet perak berekor panjang. Pantulan lampu-lampu jalan malam ini semakin memperindah jejak-jejak air hujan. Keheningan dalam mobil terasa pekat, namun anehnya membuatku merasa tenang. Sepertinya supir taxi itu

hilang ingatan

2007-10-25T05:35:00.000-07:00

waktu itu hujan belum turun, matahari masih menggantung, dan dia tidak sendirian.di sudut sana anak-anak masih bergumul membicarakan rasa permen yang manis dan asem dan asin."hmm, aku suka banget nih permen, rasana maniiis banget..""ah, punyaku rasanya asem tapi seru banget tauk...""loh kok punyaku bisa asin ya rasanya? tapi aku suka, nanti bisa beruba manis kan?di sudut sini anak-anak berbicara

Si Otoy dan Si Unyit

2007-10-22T03:25:00.000-07:00

"Nyiiit, kalau nyebrang jalan liat kanan kiri dulu, donk!""tapi kan ada Toy, Nyit nggak perlu liat-liat lagi" bandel."tapi nanti kan kebiasaan, Nyit, jadinya...nanti kalau gue nggak ada gimana?""emangnya Toy mau kemana, Toy mau pergi ya ninggalin Nyit?" berkaca-kaca."nggak." menghela nafas. "Tapi gue kan nggak bisa selalu bareng-bareng lo.""kenapa?? Toy dah nggak sayang lagi sama Nyit?" terisak."

Nimov

2007-10-21T09:27:00.000-07:00

“Bermuda?” Seenaknya aku memulai pembicaraan dengan orang yang duduk di sampingku. Aku menunjuk ke buku yang dipegangnya. Ia menoleh, mengangguk.“Kenapa?” Tanyaku.“Diving. Aku ingin diving di sana.”“Oh…” Aku mengangguk-angguk sok mengerti. Aku tidak bisa berenang, “oh, sori. Namaku Alina. Aku dari lantai 2. Mau rontgen.” Ujarku memperkenalkan diri.“Oh… kalau aku baru datang. Aku… mengunjungi

Mantan teman

2007-10-20T02:39:00.000-07:00

“Aduh book...Gimana nih, gue bingung, mantan pacar gue ngajak balik. Gue mesti gimana ya? Aduh binguuung...!”Mantan pacar. Wah, frase itu tiba-tiba terdengar lagi dan lagi-lagi membuatku tercenung. Tercengang dan merenung. Orang-orang yang mempunyai mantan pacar pasti mengerti,aku tercengang karena masa lalu rushing back di benakku, datang tiba-tiba tanpa diinginkan. Aku merenung karena

Kita di Tengah Hujan

2007-10-09T12:01:00.000-07:00

KRIIING“Halo?”“Ca, lo jadi jemput gue kan? Jadi minta temenin ke Bandung kan?”“Jadiiiiiii!!! Lo udah siap kan? Gue udah di tengah jalan nih. Bentar lagi nyampe rumah lo. Jangan-jangan lo baru bangun?”“Yaaaahh…elo lupa nelepon gue untuk ngebangunin gue kan!”“Ah! Iya! Aduuuh… Sori ya, Dim. Lupa. Nggak apa-apalah. Nanti gue tunggu dengan sabar. Maaf ya…”“Wahahaha. Nggak, kok, enggak. Gue udah siap