"Angklung on The Street" at CFD Dago Bandung

Yesterday I came to DAGO park at 4 pm to prepare for the event tomorrow. It was rainy but we must keep our spirit. We talked about the flashmob, when we showed up, etc. We prepared about tomorrow until 6 pm.

So, the day is coming! Kang Maul said that we must came to behind the DAGO park at 6 am. Oh we need to cover our angklung too because then we would appear suddenly in the crowd. I held angklung D, 7, 18, 28 same like Afifah (X IPA 4) and Zahra (SMA 5 Bandung). Yeah we are from group D.

So, the flashmob arrangement is :

1. We spread out on the street with but still with each group (me? D with Dis group).
2. There are some people that wear the 40 days in Europe. They are Tasya, Ocir, and Eril (sorry if I wrong). They bring some people (about 3-5 people) on the street and teach them how to play angklung, especially Santorini song intro. 
3. When the Santorini song intro plays, start from G and Gis who follow the song (I'm ready after A and Ais finished the intro, because after A and Ais -> D and Dis turn).
4. Until the last turn finished, we are all playing together make the formation at DAGO park.
5. So, we play the Santorini song (don't forget to keep smile :) ).
6. When we play, Teh Irma was riding the bicycle and stop in front of us. She is our conductor.
7. Finish, then we disband.

Because of something, Kang Maul said that we need to repeat the flashmob again. So we repeated but at this time, we played the full song of Santorini. And disbanded again -__- .

After that, we changed our clothes. We wore the 40 Days in Europe shirt. And went back to that D A G O alphabet, I mean DAGO park. We played Halo - Halo Bandung and Lalayaran.

Then, 40 Days team lend angklungs to visitors / audience. They taught them how to play angklung. The man that I don't know his name taught them how to play angklung like when Angklung for The World event, with handsinger. It's easy and fun way, we just focus to conductor hand and his / her hand will give us code what  music not that must play. The conductor taught the audience with Halo - Halo Bandung, Es Lilin, Dengar Laraku, and My Heart Will Go On (audience said : Titanic song).

I was soo hungry. I bought Lontong Kari Rp7.000,00 with Yumna. That was delicious (maybe because I was hungry). We ate and talked with Farhan. He didn't ate because his mother had cooked for him at home.

We laid the angklung, altam, and other music instruments at Kang Maul car and Zahra's Mom car. I went to SMA 3 with Tiara, Shofie, Afifah, and Zahra by Zahra's Mom car.

We put back the angklung to SMA 3 (Lab Bahasa) and SMA 5 (Aula Lama). After finished that, we went to our home and took a rest.

We appear at Liputan 6 SCTV today, 10 May 2015. Did you watch it?

Ocir and Tasya

 
Images credit : 40 Days in Europe twitter (@film40days)

Song : Flying Without Wings

 

Everybody's looking for that something
One thing that makes it all complete
You'll find it in the strangest places
Places you never knew it could be

Some find it in the face of their children
Some find it in their lover's eyes
Who can deny the joy it brings
When you've found that special thing?
You're flying without wings

Some find it sharing every morning
Some in their solitary lives
You'll find it in the words of others
A simple line can make you laugh or cry

You'll find it in the deepest friendship
The kind you cherish all your life
And when you know how much that means
You've found that special thing
You're flying without wings

So impossible as it may seem
You've got to fight for every dream
'Cause who's to know which one you let go
Would have made you complete

Well, for me, it's waking up beside you
To watch the sunrise on your face
To know that I can say, "I love you"
In any given time or place

The little things that only I know
Those are the things that make you mine
And it's like flying without wings
'Cause you're my special thing
I'm flying without wings

And you're the place my life begins
And you'll be where it ends
I'm flying without wings
And that's the joy you bring
I'm flying without wings

"Flying Without Wings" is a song released by Irish boy band Westlife from their self-titled debut studio album (1999).

The song was written by Wayne Hector and Steve Mac. In an interview with HitQuarters Hector said the basic idea for the song came to him while on a break from working on a hip hop session with Ezi Cut in Los Angeles :

"I came up with a couple of lines for the first verse and then phoned my mama’s house, left it on the answering machine, and said, “Don’t get rid of this!”

Upon returning to England, Hector went into the studio to work on the idea with long-time songwriting partner and producer Steve Mac. When the two discussed what the song was about they agreed that, "this is about our wives. This is about the things that make our lives complete." According to Hector the lyrics were completed in about half an hour.

The song is about looking for someone or something to complete your life. Flying without wings is a phrase that refers to the natural high that a person gets from something that makes them really happy. The feeling is similar to flying and there is no mind-altering substance involved.

Everyone has something different that gives them this feeling of euphoria. For a new mother, it is probably her newborn baby. People who are deeply in love with each other get that "flying without wings" feeling just from looking at each other. For other people, children that give them a great feeling of joy.

The special thing or person that makes one's life complete can be something or someone that is right in front of you. Some people have to search far for it, others find that it's right in front of them. One of the important pieces of advice in the song is that you hold onto your dreams because whatever you let go of may have been the thing that completed your life.

References : 
Google Image
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Without_Wings 
http://www.metrolyrics.com/flying-without-wings-lyrics-westlife.html
http://www.musicbanter.com/lyrics/Ruben-Studdard-Flying-Without-Wings.html

Dewa Athena

Dewa Athena is "Olimpiade Siswa - Siswi Ajang Unjuk Bakat dan Kemampuan". That is a sport competition for 10 and 11 grade students in SMAN 3 Bandung. The opening held on 21 February 2015. On that day, we (participants) should came to Lapangan Bali at Jalan Bali, Bandung at 06.15 AM. 

 Kang Yasril and the MC's (Kang Firza & Teh Nadya)

Pak Encang as Headmaster or Principal of SMAN 3 Bandung

 Dewa Athena VII started! All participants assembled at basketball court, Lapang Bali and heard the welcome speech from Nissa Febriani (Master Commitee), Yasril Mumtaz (Student Council President LXII), Bpk. Encang (Headmaster of SMAN 3 Bandung). There are Firza Haikal and Nadya Rahmani as MC of this event.
After that, the first activity is "Color Run". All students ran from Lapang Bali - Jalan Belitung - Jalan Merdeka - Balai Kota - Jalan Jawa - Jalan Sumbawa - until Lapangan Bali again. When we entered Lapangan Bali again, many commitee gave us "color attack". We were so colorful. (You make my world soo colorful like neeever... ups -__-)

This is the schedule 21 February 2015 :

10.50

Basket : X5 VS XII 4

Dodgeball boy : XI 9 VS X 8

Dodgeball girl : XI 2 VS XI 3

Tarik Tambang: X 4 VS XI 5

Estafet: X 3 VS X7

11.30

Football boy : XII7 vs X1

Dodgeball boy : X 1 VS XI 8

Tarik Tambang : X 3 VS XII 4

12.20

Baket XI 2 VS XII 5

Badminton single: X 7 VS XI 6

Badminton double : X 4 VS X2

Tarik Tambang: X1 7 VS XI 9

Estafet: X 5 VS X 6

13.00

Football boy : XII 8 VS XI 1

Badminton single : XI 5 VS XI 9

Tarik tambang X 1 VS XII 6

Estafet : XI 4 VS XI 5

13.30

Basket : X 4 VS X 8

Badminton single : XI 1 VS XI 2

Estafet : XI 8 VS XI 9

14.40

Football girl : X 3 VS XI 4

Badminton double : XI 7 VS XI 3

Tarik tambang : X 6 VS XI 1

I was the participant of Tarik Tambang. At about 2 pm, after my angklung lesson in school, I went to the Lapangan Bali. Before I entered the Lapbal gate, I met my friends. There are Wuri and Aisye. They said that Tarik Tambang was over. But our class, X IPA 6 won it. Yea that doesn't like the schedule, but the important thing that our class won it. Maybe if I participated, the result can be different.

Last, our model from some class in SMAN 3 Bandung :

Liberties from X IPA 6

From : 
LINE Dewa Athena VII
my experience