naik sepeda

It’s quiet in the suburbs.9.37. PM.Trees have grown in abandoned corner houses.Overgrown like afros.And people are upin strange placessquatting on empty badminton courtswith the signwhite painted on grey concretejust outside the touchlinesPARKING SPACE FOR MEDIKA LESTARI CUSTOMERS ONLYa man bellycoolinghis t-shirt rolled up just below his nipplesleaning on doorjambsof a makeshiftplywood shack for builders —Continue reading “naik sepeda”

SPELL NARCISSIST RITE, YOU FOOLS!

saya suka berpikir saya adalah orang yang sangat kosmopolit, atau kosmopolitan?, whatever. tadi malam waktu menonton film eternal summer yang membuka q! film festival di blitz megaplex, saya tidak bertepuk tangan di akhir film sementara penonton lain bertepuk dan bersuit, dan saya merasa begitu sophisticated. di luar sebelum film mulai ada zeke & the popoContinue reading “SPELL NARCISSIST RITE, YOU FOOLS!”

BAU BEKAS ARANG BAKAR DI HANAMASA*

Bau bekas arang bakar di Hanamasamemanaskan nafsu kita.Seakan-akan harum buah pala turun dari dahan,ke haribaan. Malam yang melintasi Mahakammemang mengancam.Ada segulung majalah gratisan, katanya, dengan 6 ceritatentang lumut, jeram dan Lt. 6 Blok M Plaza 6 kiasan yang membujuk kitamengabaikan akhir, hinggakautetapkan tubuhmuke tubuhku, terus, seperti dulu. Tapi di luar teks:gultik dan kaligrafitak bisa lepaskanContinue reading “BAU BEKAS ARANG BAKAR DI HANAMASA*”

so you think your blog entry is self-indulgent

hi hank, i’ve just read all your blog entries. it’s funny how you sound kinda different to the hank i know in real life. not too different. just a little bit so. like a paint peel so. then it kinda makes me realise that maybe i’m also like that, the blog me is kinda aContinue reading “so you think your blog entry is self-indulgent”