i’m upset that polina gets so much hate. she gets hate from fans of the voice of russia for being “obnoxious, stupid and noisy”. she got hate from russians for kissing conchita, she was called a traitor by some people. but even after that she told people to respect conchita. back in 2013 when the infamous anti-gay law was approved she stated that she is against it and that she’s lgbt-friendly. she said the same stuff that sergey did (that she performs in gay clubs and that gay people are v nice and all that) but still gets hate for not being lgbt-friendly enough. please let my princess be. she is very brave. i am proud of her.
i was tagged by @zlatasgravity, @zoestraub, and @houseofeurovision thank u for remembering that i exist!! ily ♥
everything under the read more bc these answers are lengthy whoa
@zlatasgravity‘s questions!! (btw nice url kat)
1. If you could choose one Eurovision year to time travel back to and see live, what would it be?
hMM obvious answer would be this year because i could see poli and jamala and sanja and everyone live but i'd also go back to 2014 and witness the masterpiece that is tinkara kovac live??? idk bro i'd go to every single eurovision year good or bad
2. What is one book you think everyone should read in their lifetime?
how to win friends and influence people by dale carnegie. just cause
3. What color(s) are your bedroom walls?
half of it is pale blue-ish, and i put up blue floral wallpapers for the other half. so blue
4. Do you wear makeup regularly? If so, what?
nahh man what is a makeup
5. If you could be anything, what is your ideal dream career?
um if job availability wasn't an issue i'd love to work in geography or astronomy or some shit. or a language teacher. idk hahahahaahah
6. What do you most want to know about the future?
will i ever see eurovision live at least once in my lifetime???? Find Out Now
7. What's something you're really bad at?
keeping the conversation going, apparently. honestly if i ever stop talking to you for no reason it's just that i really don't know how to reply and no, you’re not annoying me at all!!
8. Pens or pencils?
PENCILS i rarely use pens unless i'm specifically told to
plus u can erase easily
there’s a reason why it’s pencil case and not pen case
9. Do you know any really interesting or weird facts that you want to tell us?
not really a fact, but here's something about space i find really interesting:
hold up your hands and clap them together. wait a few seconds, and try again. if you could somehow plot the distance between the first clap and the second clap, it would be more than 800 kilometers (!!!)
this is because the earth is moving around the sun, the sun is moving around the center of the galaxy, the galaxy is moving through the virgo supercluster and the virgo supercluster is moving through the universe. when you add up all the velocities and compare the result to the cosmic microwave background, which is the closest thing thing we have to a universal frame of reference, it comes out to about 800 km/s!!
so basically in the time it took you to read this you've traveled further than you'll ever walk in your life wheeeeeEEeeEeeeE
here's an article abt if you wish to read more!!
10. Who is one of your favorite authors?
i don’t know,,,, but i’ll go with indonesian author tere liye (iirc @donatas-donbawah's school had a meet & greet thing with him and i didn't know about it until like last week l o l)
11. If you could be a celebrity, what would you be famous for?
doing some uplifting things. but knowing me, if i were famous it's prolly because of a fuck-up (:
@zoestraub‘s questions!!
1. What is your favorite season?
in Indonesia there are only two seasons: rainy and sunny (which is p much rainy but less rainy). i like rain so i guess i like rainy season better (not here for being stuck in a flooded traffic jam in jakarta though. no no no no n)
2. Favorite song/s that didn't win Eurovision?
and now i'm gonna show you how to breathe, i'm gonna show you how to live, i'm gonna hold your heart in hand, yeah i'm gonna make you understand.....
3. Do you have any brothers or sisters?
i do have a lil brother!
4. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live?
i have a bad time adjusting to new places (especially if i move somewhere cold, no thank you) so i think i'll just stay here :")
5. Would you rather: represent your own country at the Olympics (any sport you want) or represent another country at Eurovision?
i'm a pretty patriotic indonesian, i mean my birthday is the same as indonesia's day of independence, so as much as i love eurovision i'd rather go do the athletic route!! plus i don't know what country i should represent at eurovision Oops (now if asiavision was a thing, i might consider it.....)
6. Who is your favorite actor/actress?
let’s Not
7. When is your birthday?
august 17th!
8. Last song you listened to?
store - carly rae jepsen (im just goin to the store, to the store,,,)
9. How many blogs do you follow?
109!
10. Why did you decide to join Tumblr?
at first i wanted to look at pretty pokémon fanart (this was back in 2013) and never made a post until february 2016. i tried looking around for eurovision blogs and you can say i got sucked in lol
11. A hobby you wish you were good at?
more of a skill than a hobby but public speaking, definitely. or cooking!! i can cook but only if i have a detailed recipe or else you bet i’m going to fuck something up and accidentally fill the room with some unpleasant smell while everyone screams and asks what smell is it
@houseofeurovision‘s questions!!
1. Do you have any pets?
yes i do!
2. If you could change one thing about your life, would you do it? If yes, what would it be?
i’d change a particular set of decisions i made during my first semester of eighth grade
3. If you shuffle your spotiy/iTunes/whatever, what's the first thing that comes up?
faller by krista siegfrids ♥♥♥ i was rooting for this song in melfest :(
4. Which language do you most want to learn?
if i wanted to learn a language then i probably have tried to learn it in the past
but if you meant the language i most want to become fluent in, probably bulgarian? so i can freely watch poli interviews without spending so much time looking for translations yayyyy
5. What is a place you've always wanted to visit, but have never?
might sound weird but i haven’t been to my best friend’s place ever bc it’s p far away (i live in the north, she lives in the far west and our school’s in the central area, so)
6. What's the weirdest text message you've ever sent?
ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhHhh there’s too many to choose from
7. Did you ever had a dream you were really sad about waking up from? If so, what did you dream?
i've had a lot of esc-related lucid dreams (pinging @ellliania) that are really disappointing to wake up from but my favorites are the two times i dreamt about being in a band with some esc 2016 people plus tindra and wiwi's willy lee adams. it was full of fun and weird stories (like when willy lee adams loudly reenacted sex scenes with sanja, samra, and amir, dami got her elbow stuck in francesca's tuba, serhat was dared to put icyhot on his balls and more)
8. Do you have any special talents?
i can name all of the world’s countries in under 15 minutes (;
9. Would you like to be a well-known celebrity? What would you be famous for?
if i can choose i don't want to be famous or anything but if i were to be famous the most likely scenario to happen would prolly be me majorly fucking up something and making the news bc of it. or my face becoming a meme or smth idk.
10. Have you ever secrety admired someone, like sending anonymous notes and stuff? If yes, tell us the story!
i secretly admire everyone tbh if you've ever gotten an ask from me then i prolly admire you a lot. i lowkey want to send y’all lovely compliments tbh
11. What was the sweetest comment you have ever received?
one time i hung out with an old, close friend and she was on a really good mood the entire time. i found it pretty interesting because she usually isn't as outgoing and doesn't smile as much, so i asked her what's up. "honestly, abel? you're the reason why i'm constantly smiling"
and now, for my questions!!
what's your opinion on trains? anything goes. just indulge me on trains, please.
are you good at saving your money?
are you prone to spelling mistakes? if so, what was your most ridiculous spelling mistake?
with only four months to go, how has 2016 treated you so far?
if you could send one text that all of the world’s cell phones will receive, what would be written in it? pretend language barriers aren’t a thing.
describe your favorite esc entry without using names, countries, or years!
what method of communication do you prefer the most? text, video call, snapchat, face-to-face, email, social media, etc?
on a scale of 1 to 10, how positive are you in general?
got any stuffed animals/plushies? list three!
you get to have lunch with one esc artist, with the condition that the name of the lunch must rhyme with said artist's name (first/last name, doesn't matter). who would it be and what would you have for lunch? for example: spaghetti ravioli with poli (genova)
compliment yourself! tell me things that you like about yourself!
tagging (i haven’t been on here since forever my memory is rly shabby) @donatas-donbawah @joshdubovie @meyerlandruts @ellliania @poliponk @montherze @screm2makefrend @heather-rose-owens and everyone else whose urls i forgot who wants to do this ♥ and sorry if you’ve done this before!! you don’t have to do it if you don’t want to m8 have a great day
Happy Indonesian Independence Day! / Selamat Hari Merdeka Indonesia!
Sukarno, accompanied by Mohammad Hatta, declaring the independence of Indonesia
Indonesia (Friday, 17 August 1945)
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Ceremony of raising the flag of Indonesia moments after the reading of the Indonesian Declaration of Independence.
Indonesia (Friday, 17 August 1945)
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Flag of Indonesia
Indonesia (1945)
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Today marks the 71st anniversary of the proclamation of independence of Indonesia! Amazingly, this was prophesied 800 years before it happened:
Sri Mapanji Jayabaya, Varmesvara, or Jayabhaya, (Javanese spelled: Ratu Joyoboyo) was Javanese King of the Kediri in East Java from 1135 to 1179 CE…
Ratu Jayabaya is most famous for his oracles or prophesies attributed to him, namely the Serat Jayabaya Musarar, Serat Pranitiwakya, and some debatable others. The manggala (prologue) of the famous Kakawin Bhāratayuddha names King Joyoboyo as the patron of the two poets, Mpu Sedah and Mpu Panuluh who were the authors of the work. Joyoboyo is also attributed as author of the Prelambang Joyoboyo, a prophetic book that played an important role in the Japanese occupation.
According to a selectively abridged set of stanzas within a Joyoboyo prophesy (all are extremely long epic poems):
“The Javanese would be ruled by whites for 3 centuries and by yellow dwarfs for the life span of a maize plant prior to the return of the Ratu Adil: whose name must contain at least one syllable of the Javanese Noto Negoro.”
Frontispiece to a 1932 edition of the Serat Jayabaya
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When Japan occupied the Netherlands East Indies, in the first weeks of 1942, many Indonesians danced in the streets, welcoming the Japanese army as the fulfillment of the prophecy ascribed to Joyoboyo, who foretold the day when white men would one day establish their rule on Java and oppress the people for many years – but they would be driven out by the arrival of yellow men from the north. These yellow dwarves, Joyoboyo had predicted, would remain for one crop cycle, and after that Java would be freed from foreign domination. To most of the Javanese, Japan was a liberator: the prophecy had been fulfilled.
The Japanese freed Indonesian nationalists from Dutch prisons and hired them as civil servants and administrators. In the waning days of 1944, however, it was clear that Japan could not win the war. The Japanese officially granted Indonesia its independence on 9 August 1945, and the commander of Japan’s Southeast Asian forces appointed future President Sukarno as chairman of the preparatory committee for Indonesian independence. As one account of Indonesian history puts it, “With the minor exception that three crops had been harvested, Jayabaya’s prophecy had been realized.”
Many believe that the time for the arrival of a new Ratu Adil is near (as the prophecies put it, “when iron wagons could drive without horses and ships could sail through the sky”), and that he will come to rescue and reunite Indonesia after an acute crisis, ushering in the dawn of a new golden age.
Not just Jayabaya, Prabu Siliwangi from the western side of Java also prophesied a similar thing. Many people believe the transition to the golden age will start in 2017.
ps: Jayabaya also called as Prabu. Also means king.
Ugh it deleted my caption ANYWAYS
this is the What’s The Pressure cover that’s been sitting in my GarageBand for ages. Two months, seven tracks, and a lot of mistakes. I apologize in advance for the bridge, it’s very awkward and i had trouble going back in and fixing it. Anyways I hope you like !!!
heyyy sorry i haven’t been on much lately!!! school started this week for me and as a result i’ve been extremely busy AND stressed from it :X jsyk i prolly won’t be on here much, if at all in the next few weeks, so if we talk often or if you just want to keep in touch please do message me your contact details outside of tumblr or something!! take care y'all have a nice week x
Um… how the fuck is there a lure on an unreachable pokestop? Like, I’m watching this thing, and there are no boats near it. Why is there a stop even out there?
I am literally sitting here in a kayak catching pokemon, and I still can’t figure out how someone got a lure on this pokestop. It’s just me out here, no other boats, like what the hell. People on the shore are staring at me. I can feel them judging me for actually paddling out to this pokestop. GOTTA CATCH EM ALL.
