Laper tapi Ga Napsu Makan

Akhirnya gw bisa ketawa-ketawa lagi liat tingkah laku anak-anak kantor. Liat Mang Wis yang ga ada matinya bikin orang ngakak belaga di-sensitip-in ama orang-orang, Irpan yang slalu di-doyan ama cowo wuakakakakkak...., kang kris yang diduga stress ditinggal kawin ama... hihihi :P, arif yang slalu tpesona liat dian sastro, mas rohmat yang sms izin mo ke pangandaran tanpa tanda baca yang sukses bikin bw bingung, dan semuanya..

Sejak hari minggu lalu gw emang tepar dengan suksesnya setelah ngelalui masa-masa melelahkan di Depok. Pfhuppghhhh... unpredictable christmas season! Cerita lanjutan ttg natal mendingan gw tulis di bagian terpisah.

Bener kaya dugaan temen2 gereja, gw tepar juga. Kirain demamnya cuman pas minggu malem tp ga taunya kumat lagi pas senen siang. Jadilah gw terkapar di kamar kosan sendirian cuman megang duit Rp20.000 dari sejak minggu. Nasib.. nasib.. hehehe

Tapi kondisi kaya gini yang bikin gw kangen ama kosan lama. Sekarang ga ada lagi bibi yang mijetin gw, beliin makanan untuk stok seharian, bersedia dititipin decolgen, ato sekedar rapiin kamar gw. Ga ada om ato tante yang ingetin kalo air anget buat mandi gw dah mulai panas.

Jadi inget gw blom natalan ke Jalan Kawung Ece No 2 itu. Emang musti ke situ sih. Gw kan belum ambil barang-barang padahal bentar lagi dede bakal pulang ke Tasik. Waktunya menuhin kamar dengan beberapa tumpukan barang-barang nih...

Ketika Ibu Bersedih di Hari Ibu

Sudut mata dari muka lelah itu berkaca-kaca. Dia tidak kuasa untuk menahan diri tidak memeluk saya. Paula, anak bungsunya yang tengah berada dalam gedongan, sepertinya agak sesak ketika ibunya lupa menggeser gendongan ke belakang tubuhnya ketika merangkul saya. Untungnya si kecil yang belum genap berusia tiga tahun itu familier dengan perempuan yang sering dipanggil “Nte..”. Paula dan Citra sang kakak mungkin hanya tertarik melihat kertas apakah itu. Tapi akhirnya kami berpelukan bersama dan ibu semakin tidak kuasa menahan linangan air matanya..

“Makasih ya neng. Teh Epi [maklum sunda!] terlalu … bla bla bla..”

Saya ga ingin dia meneruskan kata-katanya. Usapan di punggungnya yang letih memasak dan meladeni pembeli dari pagi hari sembari menjaga kedua anaknya terlihat benar-benar berarti. Saya hanya bisa berbagi senyum, cerita, dan sesuatu yang sepertinya lebih berguna untuk keluarga sang ibu dibandingkan saya. Lebih dari lembaran kertas itu, sang ibu ternyata jauh lebih bahagia ketika saya mendengarkan curahan hatinya ketika mendengar suaminya di-PHK. Cerita yang menyesakkan saya di Hari Ibu tahun ini.


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Tahun 2008 ini saya ga punya niatan apa-apapun. Mungkin hanya sekedar sms Queen of Mine pas tengah malem. Masalahnya simpel. Selain ga niat, beberapa hari terakhir ini saya lagi sensi berat. Bawaannya ngamuk-ngamuk mulu. Makin dongkol karena ga punya tempat ngobrol. Beberapa orang terdekat saya tengah sibuk dalam masalahnya masing-masing. Saya ga mau mereka ikut bete walau akhirnya setiap dari mereka malah ngasih andil kekesalan baru.

Matiin hape seharian, doa di gereja, nangkring di Pond’s Beauty Class, Mario Bross, tidur, nonton tipi, ampe makan nasi goreng tetep ga bikin kekesalan hilang. Makin bete pas pagi-pagi udah diajakin perang ama si Alfin dukun klenik. Iya sih saya tahu maksudnya baik. Tapi hari ini lagi ga butuh sparing partner soalnya ga pengen berantem. Mending saya nyimpen energi buat selesain masalah.

Untungnya satu per satu kekesalan perlahan mulai hilang. Pas pulang, entah napa saya ingin berbagi sesuatu dengan ibu yang jualan makanan di kantor saya. Puji Tuhan hari ini saya mendapat berkat dari salah satu narsum. Dia tahu saya lebih nyaman diberi voucher ketimbang mentahnya. Beberapa lembar voucher ini jadi jaminan pasokan hidup saya dan adik saya pada beberapa bulan mendatang. Seneng soalnya.. ya gitulah! Belakangan ini semakin banyak ketidakpastian dari kantor. Senggaknya saya ga perlu pusing kalau my little siz ask for a new shoes, shirt, atau mungkin sekedar cemilan. Saya mencoba mati-matian membuat dia tidak mengucapkan kalimat pamungkasnya yang slalu saja bikin hati gw sakiii..tt banget. Tapi dibawa santai sembari belajar ajalah. Seenggaknya ini yang nyokap pas gw ngeluh dan ngerasa menderita banget soal kebutuhan hidup dari orok ampe empat tahun pertama gw kuliah. Rasanya kok gw ga tau terima kasih banget ya sama mama.

Makasih ya ma.. Terimakasih banyak untuk setiap kesabaran, cinta, dan doa di pagi hari buat Evi, Andi, dan Hera… Kami sayang mama… Semoga evi bisa jadi perempuan sekuat mama.

Remember, Remember The Fifth of November

[kutip dari blognya ade gw.. yang akhirnya tertarik juga sm V for Vendetta]

Remember, Remember…

Immortalized in this nursery rhyme, the Gunpowder Plot is introduced early into the young minds of children throughout the United Kingdom.

Remember, remember the fifth of November,
Gunpowder treason and plot.
We see no reason
Why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot!

Guy Fawkes, guy, t’was his intent
To blow up king and parliament.
Three score barrels were laid below
To prove old England’s overthrow.

By god’s mercy he was catch’d
With a darkened lantern and burning match.
So, holler boys, holler boys, Let the bells ring.
Holler boys, holler boys, God save the king.

And what shall we do with him?
Burn him!

dag dig dug

Duh kok gw dag dig dug ga jelas gini ya..
Mungkin gara-gara hari ini di luar prediksi banget
Mending nulis sesuatu gw biar lebih tenang

Semalem padahal udah rencana mo ke Pertamina
Siyalnya Pak Lucky tetep ga bersedia angkat tilpun dan bales SMS dari nomer gw ato nomer alfin. Padahal hapenya slalu ampuh bwt tilpun narsum rese. Biasanya mereka ketipu soalnye jarang2 ada wartawan nelpon dari nomer 0811******

Akhirnya seharian stuck di lauching XL Bandung Network Bandung. Ajaib banget seh hari ini
Seharian nangkring di XL gara2 nungguin gubernur yang mirip kaya pinguin itu, yang baru dateng jam 13.00!!! Hujan makian dimulai. Aksi boikot pun sempet terlintas. Untungnya sih ga ada bodrex yang bisa masuk ke XL. Keren juga siy..

Mas Didit, Kang Denay, dan Kang Rana udah gelisah ga jelas gara2 udah jam 12.30 blum dapet brita. Tapi sesekali menggoda muka-muka bening yang siyalannya anak unpad juga. Jadilah pada mengomparasi dengan kondisi gw yang masih belum bertobat balik ke kampus. Alfin, Kang Agus, dan Ajat Jr berusaha nenangin diri dgn tilpun2 buat lengkapin berita. Ajat Sr tetap tenang dengan prinsip : "Menunggu berarti makan sekenyang-kenyangnya.. " wuakakakak!

Reni, Tegil, Fitri, dan gw sibuk potoh-potoh (teuteup!). Hari ini patut diabadikan soalnya kita berempat kompakan liputan pake batik. Sok-sok mirip pejabat gitu deh hihihi...

Yah seenggaknya banyak berita yang kita dapet. Mulai dari Bandung Network Buildingnya, trafik natal taun baru, investasi & strategi XL di 2009, pengembangan IT di Jabar Selatan, sekolah rusak ampe petani intelektual.. Gw juga heran bisa banget digiring ke situ ya

abis itu kembali dag dig dug.. jam 16.00 masih di sukarno hatta yang udah nyaris Cibiru..
jadi ikutan dag dig dug dipaksa ikut mikir ttg blackberry.. padahal doa gw terkabul pengen punya hape bwt nomer XL.. cling cling ajaib banget kan!
dag dig dug karna kamera digital gw yang bener-bener ilang..
dag dig dug soalnya ga mungkin bisa ke SPPBE Purnatarum tp untungnya pak Erwin bisa ditilpun..

dag did dug karna motor gw makin ga enak dipake. udah waktunya Si Beju diservis. Rante udah mencurigakan apalagi kalo dibawa dengan kecepatan di atas 80 km/jam. Smoga gw ga perlu liputan ke daerah-daerah di ujung dunia. Agak2 trauma sih soalnya dulu motornya Erik eh salah motornya BIGS yg dipake Erik sering copot rante saking lamanya ga pernah diservis. Gejala2nya hampir sama tuh. Harus servis motor nih mumpung masih punya uang lebih dan masih ada tebengan liputan..

tapi tetep aja.. gw masih dag dig dug gini!
Jadi pengen creambath.. Ini nih baru cara aku ngilangin pegel-pegel

Kondisi Jelang Natal yang Arghhh....

sialan sialan sialan!!!
napa pertamina kembali jadi menyebalkan
minta dibakar!!!!
arghhh... kembali ke kondisi awal tahun nih
semoga semuanya cepet membaik

akhir tahun memang bikin semua orang sibuk
ada yang sibuk belanja
ada yang sibuk mikirin mo jalan-jalan kemana
ada yang sibuk siapin rencana buat akalin libur tambahan dari skolah, kampus, ato pun kantor
ada yang sibuk urusin tutup buku
ada yang sibuk evaluasi tahunan
ada yang sibuk bikin target 2009

gw sendiri berharap semua kerjaan dan beberapa target akhir tahun bisa ditanganin,
setidaknya berakhir dengan lumayan pun udah cukup
sesuatu yang dadakan biasanya rada ajaib kalo bisa berakhir dengan sempurna

harus doa lebih kenceng lagi nih
biar semua planning buat natalan bisa terjadi
bisa ketemuan lagi, bisa hangout lagi, bisa smangat lagi
i wish..
amin amin amin

Ke Jogjanya Kapan-Kapan..

Jadinya sama-sama natalan di Depok deh
Ke Jogjanya next time ajah
Hayu hayu datanglah ke Bandung
Makin ga konsen kerja nih pengen cepet-cepet tanggal 23 Desember
Tapi itu juga kalo jadi sih..

Stay

By : Lisa Loeb

You say I only hear what I want to.
You say I talk so all the time so.
And I thought what I felt was simple,
and I thought that I don't belong,
and now that I am leaving,
now I know that I did something wrong 'cause I missed you.
Yeah yeah, I missed you.

And you say I only hear what I want to:
I don't listen hard,
don't pay attention to the distance that you're running
to anyone, anywhere,
I don't understand if you really care,
I'm only hearing negative: no, no, no.

So I turned the radio on, I turned the radio up,
and this woman was singing my song:
lover's in love, and the other's run away,
lover is crying 'cause the other won't stay.

Some of us hover when we weep for the other who was
dying since the day they were born.
Well, well, this is not that;
I think that I'm throwing, but I'm thrown.
And I thought I'd live forever, but now I'm not so sure.

You try to tell me that I'm clever,
but that won't take me anyhow, or anywhere with you.
You said that I was naive,
and I thought that I was strong.
I thought, "hey, I can leave, I can leave."
Oh, but now I know that I was wrong, 'cause I missed you.
Yeah, I miss you.

You said, "I caught you 'cause I want you and one day I'll let you go."
You try to give away a keeper, or keep me 'cause you know you're just
scared to lose.
And you say, "Stay."
And you say I only hear what I want to.

Jangan kemana-mana lagi ya..
Gw janji ga akan pergi lagi
miss u, miss u, n luv u !

Ditjen Pajak Siapkan Insentif Industri??

Senin, 08/12/2008 11:32 WIB
Ditjen Pajak Siapkan Insentif Industri untuk Cegah PHK
Wahyu Daniel - detikFinance

Jakarta - Direktorat Jenderal Pajak kemungkinan akan mengeluarkan kebijakan insentif perpajakan kepada sektor riil khususnya di bidang industri, guna menahan laju gelombang PHK di 2009.

Hal ini dikatakan oleh Dirjen Pajak Darmin Nasution usai acara pemotongan kurban di Kantor Pusat Direktorat Jenderal Pajak, Jalan Gatot Subroto, Jakarta (8/12/2008).

"Insentif ada kemungkinannya, tapi bagaimana mekanismenya nanti kita cari. Kita sedang bahas di Depkeu, nanti pada saatnya kita jelaskan," ujarnya.

Darmin mengakui keprihatinannya dengan gelombang PHK yang terjadi pada beberapa sektor industri di Indonesia akibat turunnya permintaan akibat krisis ekonomi global.

"Intinya bagaimana menahan supaya PHK tidak sampai besar. Kita akan cari mekanismenya melalui perpajakan," katanya.

... looking more in detikfinance

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Hmm.. kok aneh ya? Terakhir pas ketemu bapak dirjen yang menyebalkan kalo diwawancara ini di Savoy Homann Kamis minggu lalu, perasaan dia kaga mau kasih secercah harapan [walo sedikit] tentang insentif buat industri yang bangkrut gara-gara krisis. Eh selang beberapa waktu kemudian kucuk-kucuk ngomong gini.. semoga bukan hasil sulapan Mas Wahyu Daniel ato redaktur detikFinance.. i hope so !

About Johnny Depp

Taken from : Strips4YOU

John Christopher "Johnny" Depp II (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor, known for his portrayals of offbeat and eccentric characters such as Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. He has collaborated with director and close friend Tim Burton in six films: Edward Scissorhands (1990), Ed Wood (1994), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Corpse Bride (2005) and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007). Depp has also garnered acclaim for his portrayals of real life figures such as Edward Wood, Jr., in Ed Wood. Films featuring Depp have grossed over $2.2 billion at the United States box office and over $4.7 billion worldwide. Depp has been nominated for three Academy Awards and has won Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Early life
Depp was born in Owensboro, Kentucky, the son of Betty Sue Palmer (née Wells), a waitress, and John Christopher Depp, Sr., a civil engineer. He has one brother, Danny, and two sisters, Christie (now his personal manager) and Debbie. Depp has German, Gypsy (mostly from a great-grandmother),Cherokee and Irish ancestry. The book Johnny Depp: A Kind of Illusion (ISBN 1-905287-04-6) states that the Depp family originated with a French Huguenot, Pierre Deppe or Dieppe, who settled in Virginia around 1700. Depp has said he doesn't know the origin of his surname, but jokes that the name translates to "idiot" in German (it is actually a minor insult meaning fool). The family moved frequently during Depp's childhood, and he and his siblings lived in more than 20 different locations, settling in Miramar, Florida, in 1970. In 1978, Depp's parents divorced. He engaged in self-harm as a child, due to the stress of dealing with family problems and his own insecurity. He has seven or eight scars from practicing self-harm. In a 1993 interview, he explained his self-injury by saying, "My body is a journal in a way. It's like what sailors used to do, where every tattoo meant something, a specific time in your life when you make a mark on yourself, whether you do it yourself with a knife or with a professional tattoo artist".

1980s
Depp's mother bought her son a guitar when he was 12, and Depp began playing in various garage bands. His first band was in honor of his girlfriend Meredith. A year after his parents' divorce, Depp dropped out of high school to become a rock musician. As he once explained on Inside the Actors Studio, he attempted to go back to school two weeks later, but the principal told him to follow his dream of being a musician. He played with The Kids, a band that enjoyed modest local success. The Kids set out together for Los Angeles in pursuit of a record deal, changing their name to Six Gun Method. The group split before signing a record deal. Depp subsequently collaborated with the band Rock City Angels and co-wrote their song "Mary", which appeared on Rock City Angels' debut for Geffen Records titled Young Man's Blues.

On December 24, 1983, Depp married Lori Anne Allison, a makeup artist and sister of his band's bass player and singer. During Depp's marriage, his wife worked as a makeup artist while he worked a variety of odd jobs, including a telemarketer for ink pens. Later, his wife introduced him to actor Nicolas Cage, who advised Depp to pursue an acting career. In 1985, Depp and Allison divorced. After his marriage ended, Depp dated and was engaged to Sherilyn Fenn (whom he met on the set of the 1985 short film Dummies).

1990s and 2000s
In 1994, Depp was arrested and questioned by police for allegedly causing serious damage to a New York City hotel suite. He was arrested again in 1999 for brawling with paparazzi outside a restaurant while dining in London with his girlfriend, Vanessa Paradis. Since 1998, Depp has had a relationship with Vanessa Paradis, a French actress and singer whom he met while filming The Ninth Gate. The couple have two children. Daughter Lily-Rose Melody Depp was born May 27, 1999. Son John "Jack" Christopher Depp III was born April 9, 2002. In 2007, his daughter recovered from a serious illness, an E. coli infection that began to cause her kidneys to shut down and resulted in an extended hospital stay. However, earlier sources reported that she had blood poisoning due to stepping on a rusty tack.

Although Depp has not remarried, he has stated that having children has given him "real foundation, a real strong place to stand in life, in work, in everything." "You can't plan the kind of deep love that results in children. Fatherhood was not a conscious decision. It was part of the wonderful ride I was on. It was destiny; kismet. All the math finally worked." The family divides its time between their home in Meudon, located in the suburbs of Paris, Los Angeles, and their villa in Plan-de-la-Tour, a small town an hour and a half from Saint-Tropez, in the south of France. Depp also acquired a vineyard estate in the Plan-de-la-Tour area in 2007.

Depp has 13 tattoos, many of them signifying important persons or events in his life, including an American Indian in profile and a ribbon reading "Wino Forever" (originally "Winona Forever", altered after his breakup with Winona Ryder) on his right biceps, "Lily-Rose" (his daughter's name) over his heart, "Betty Sue" (his mother's name) on his left biceps, and a sparrow flying over water with the word "Jack" (his son's name; the sparrow is flying towards him rather than away from him as it is in Pirates of the Caribbean) on his right forearm.

In 2003, Depp was quoted as criticizing the United States in Germany's Stern magazine, commenting that "America is dumb, is something like a dumb puppy that has big teeth — that can bite and hurt you, aggressive." Although he later asserted that the magazine misquoted him and the quotation was taken out of context, Stern stood by its story, as did CNN.com in its coverage of the interview. CNN added his remark that he would like his children "to see America as a toy, a broken toy. Investigate it a little, check it out, get this feeling and then get out." The July 17, 2006 edition of Newsweek reprinted the "dumb puppy" quotation, verbatim, within the context of a Letter to the Magazine. Depp has also disagreed with subsequent media reports that he says paint him as a "European wannabe" who enjoys the "simpler" life and anonymity that living in France provides.

One of Depp's closest friends is director Tim Burton, with whom he has worked six times. He has referred to working with Burton as "coming home", and he wrote the introduction to Burton on Burton, a book of interviews with the director, in which he called Burton "...a brother, a friend,...and [a] brave soul".

Television
Depp starred in a lead role on the FOX TV television series, 21 Jump Street, which premiered in 1987. Depp accepted this role because he wasn't getting much work in the business and wanted to work with actor Frederic Forrest, who inspired him. Later in the season, Depp's long time friend Sal Jenco joined the cast as a semi-co-star as the janitor named Blowfish. The series' success turned Depp into a popular teen idol during the late 1980s. He found the teen-idol status an irritant, noting that he felt "forced into the role of product" and that it was "a very uncomfortable situation and I didn't get a handle on it and it wasn't on my terms at all." Depp promised himself that after his contract on the series expired, he would only appear in films that he felt were right for him.

Film roles
Depp's first major role was in the 1984 horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street, playing the heroine's boyfriend and one of Freddy's victims. In 1986, he also appeared in a secondary role as a Vietnamese-speaking private in Oliver Stone's Platoon. Depp then left his teen idol image in 1990, playing the quirky title role in the Tim Burton film, Edward Scissorhands. The film's success began a long association with Burton. Depp, an avid fan and long-time friend of writer Hunter S. Thompson, played a version of Thompson (named Raoul Duke) in 1998's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, based on the writer's pseudobiographical novel of the same name. Depp also accompanied Thompson as his road manager on one of the author's last book tours. In 2006, Depp contributed a personal foreword to Gonzo by Hunter S. Thompson, a posthumous visual biography of the writer's legacy published by ammobooks.com. A close friend of Thompson's, Depp paid for most of Thompson's memorial event, complete with fireworks and the shooting of Thompson's ashes by a cannon, in Aspen, Colorado, where Thompson lived.

Depp's film characters have been described by the press as "iconic loners," and Depp has noted that this period of his career was full of "studio defined failures" and films that were "box office poison," stating that he believes film studios never "understood" the films he appeared in and did not know how to market them properly. Depp has also said that he specifically chose to appear in films that he found personally interesting, rather than those he thought would succeed at the box office.

Depp's status as a major star was solidified with the success of the 2003 Walt Disney Pictures film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, for which his lead performance as the suave pirate Captain Jack Sparrow was highly praised. The performance was initially received negatively by the studio bosses who saw the film, but the character became popular with the movie-going public; in 2006, Depp's co-star from the sequel to Pirates of the Caribbean, Bill Nighy, described the role as probably being "one of the most popular performances of recent times." According to a survey taken by Fandango, Depp was also considered to be one of the main reasons audiences wanted to see the movie. The film's director, Gore Verbinski, has said that Depp's Jack Sparrow character closely resembles Depp's own personality, although Depp himself said that he modelled the character after Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards. Depp, who has noted that he was "surprised" and "touched" at the positive reception given to the film, was nominated for an Academy Award for the role. In 2004, he was again nominated for a Best Actor Oscar, this time for playing Scottish author J. M. Barrie in the film Finding Neverland. Depp next starred as Willy Wonka in the 2005 film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which was a major success at the box office.

Depp returned to the character of Jack Sparrow for the sequel Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, which opened on July 7, 2006 and grossed $135.5 million in the first three days of its U.S. release, breaking a box office record in reaching the highest weekend tally ever. The next sequel to Pirates of the Caribbean, At World's End, was released May 24, 2007; Depp has mentioned his attachment to his Captain Jack Sparrow character, specifying that Sparrow is "definitely a big part of me", and expressing his desire to portray the character in further sequels. Depp voiced Sparrow in the video game, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow.

Depp and Gore Verbinski are executive producers of the album Rogues Gallery, Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys. Depp played the title role of Sweeney Todd in Tim Burton's film adaptation of the musical Sweeney Todd, for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. The traditional ceremony for the 65th Golden Globe Awards did not take place due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike. Depp thanked the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and praised Tim Burton for his "unwavering trust and support."

As a child, Depp was obsessed with Dark Shadows a gothic-themed soap opera that aired on ABC from 1966 to 1971. As a result, he accepted Warner Brothers proposal to make a film version of the show. In July 2007, a rights deal was struck with the estate of Dan Curtis, the show's producer/director. Depp and Graham King will produce the movie with David Kennedy, who ran Dan Curtis Productions inc. until Curtis died in 2006. Depp will also appear in a film version of writer Hunter S. Thompson's book, The Rum Diary, portraying the main character Paul Kemp. Depp's production company has also picked up the rights to the story of poisoned former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko. Johnny also had a brief stint playing football for Currow Gaa Club. Depp signed on to play one incarnation of the Heath Ledger character in the 2009 film, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus along with Jude Law and Colin Farrell. All three actors gave their salaries from the film to Ledger's daughter, Matilda. In upcoming films, he will portray the Mad Hatter in Burton's Alice in Wonderland and Tonto in the upcoming The Lone Ranger remake. Disney Studios also announced that a fourth installment of the Pirates series is in development, in which Depp would reprise his Captain Jack Sparrow role.

As a guitar player, Depp has recorded a solo album, played slide guitar on the Oasis song "Fade In-Out" (from Be Here Now, 1997), as well as on "Fade Away (Warchild Version)" (b-side of the "Don't Go Away" single). As well, he played acoustic guitar in the movie Chocolat and on the soundtrack to Once Upon a Time in Mexico. He is a friend of The Pogues' Shane MacGowan, and performed on MacGowan's first solo album. As well, he was a member of P, a group featuring Butthole Surfers singer Gibby Haynes and Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea. He has appeared in the music videos of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' "Into the Great Wide Open."

Depp and Paradis grow grapes and have wine making facilities in their vineyard in Plan-de-la-Tour north of Saint-Tropez. Known for a fondness of French wines, among Depp's favourites are the Bordeaux wines Château Calon-Ségur, Château Cheval-Blanc and Château Pétrus, and the Burgundy wine Domaine de la Romanée-Conti. Interviewed in Madame Figaro, Depp stated, "With those wines, you reach nirvana". Along with Sean Penn, John Malkovich and Mick Hucknall, Depp co-owns the Parisian restaurant-bar Man Ray, located near the Champs-Élysées.

Lama-Lama Pribadi Gw Kena Resesi Juga Nih

Setelah muak dengan perbankan dan pasar modal, beberapa waktu terakhir ini gw harus berhadapan sama masalah ketenagakerjaan. Bukannya gw ga peduli tapi kok ke sini-sininya gw jadi eneg. Tiap hari liat perdebatan yang sepertinya makin kaya debat kusir.

Contohnya aja di acara Barometer Rabu (3/12). Di luar masalah penempatan narsumnya yang tampak kacau, Rabu kemarin gw bener-bener kesel ama Erman Suparno. Siangnya bapak mentri yang terhormat ini kembali melontarkan perkembangan angka PHK. Kondisi ini menggenapi kedongkolan gw melihat tren pemberitaan belakangan terakhir yang lebih terkesan seperti pertarungan media mana yang paling jago menggambarkan kesuraman kondisi industri Indonesia. Siapa yang beritanya paling bombastis, dialah pemenangnya. Emang sih dalam masalah peramuan berita, narasumber seperti itu selalu jadi favorit reporter maupun redakturnya. Tapi pembaca pasti lama-lama muak dicekokin gambaran-gambaran suram.

Perdebatan di Barometer pun tetap terkesan jadi perang antara buruh dan pengusaha. Bapak menteri yang terhormat hanya bisa diam saja. Posisi tempat duduknya yang membelakangi studio membuat sang bapak terlihat seperti pecundang. Dia hanya bisa diam melihat perang mulut antara Serikat Buruh vs Ketua Apindo Pusat Sofyan Wahyudin. Switcher SCTV malam itu pun keliatan iseng. Beberapa kali dia nampilin gambar dari kamera yang nge-shoot Sandiaga Uno. Untungnya ga BCU. Wuahahaha penonton seperti gw pasti kegirangan liatin layar tipi yang dipenuhin ama mukanya sandi…

Selasa kemarin gw ketemu Ryan Kiryanto di acaranya sapa gitu di Hyatt Bandung. Kajiannya dia bikin gw makin ngerti skema krisis ekonomi global. Ngelengkapin sudut pandang tulisan Dahlan Iskan. Tapi di sisi lain gw merinding juga baca prediksinya tim ekonom BNI tentang industri yang terancam kolaps pas 2009. Pfhupffffhh….