Day 365: Reflection

Day 365: Took a final pass at my goals & action plan after reflecting on the last 364 days. I reviewed my audition tracker and saw that I've had 24 auditions, 4 callbacks, 1 avail and 2 bookings this year. What does that mean? I don't know. Some would say that's a great callback ratio, others would say it's horrible, either way I'm absolutely certain 2012 needs to bring in more bookings for me! Coincidentally I also attended 24 networking events this year which is really quite paltry for someone who absolutely LOVES to be social, meet new friends and reconnect with old ones so that number needs to at least double in 2012. I'm very thankful for all that this year has brought me {especially new friendships & colleagues that I adore} and all that this year has taught me in my role as a wife, mother, actress, writer, producer and friend. I'll roll out my 2012 goals to you all next week but in the meantime much love to you all and have a very Happy New Year!

Day 364: Running

Day 364: I'm attempting to do the Couch to 5k program since it's hailed as a running program for people who hate to run, i.e. ME. I actually started this a few weeks ago in a crash diet attempt right before the Houston wedding but since I only completed the first day I'm starting over. Running is considered one of the best forms of cardio and a fantastic way to lose weight which is the only reason why I'm attempting to do this. I must say, though I don't know if this will change my lack of desire to run, this program does seem like something I can get into it since I don't have to run for long periods of time. This is a 3 day per week, 60 day program so it will be something I will carry with me into the new year. And the best part about it is that there's a free phone app that keeps track of how long to run, walk, jog, etc. as well as a record of all your time.

Day 351 - 363: Wrapping things up

Day 351- 360: Took a little over a week off to spend time with family for the holidays.

Day 361: Returned to submitting myself on Actors Access. The breakdowns are very slow right now but there are still a handful.

Day 362: Met with the director of the Mitrice Richardson documentary to discuss our goals for the upcoming year and the things I need to set in place to make sure we meet them.

Day 363: Researched nutritionists to consult with in the new year that are near my side of town and won't set me back $1000 bucks like many of them. I've narrowed it down to either Healthee Life or Learn 2 Eat Right. Both have a nice variety of services that I'm interested in, including body testing to determine what type of foods don't work for my particular body & blood type and both have excellent reviews on Yelp so now I just need to choose between the two.

Day 348 - 350: Holiday Parties!

Day 348: Commercial Agency Holiday Party. It was nice to see a handful of familiar faces but by and large there were lots of folks I didn't recognize. We all had a nice time though. Who doesn't like watching a dance battle? Seriously, I thought I was in a movie as it unfolded before me.

Day 349: Girls Night Out at Dillon's Irish Pub. Good food, good people, good times.

Day 350: Last private session of the year at SKS where I worked on a comedic scene. This studio has really given me a boost of confidence and makes me feel like I should be going out on TV auditions NOW.  Later that night I attended the SKS Holiday Party where I had too much fun!

Day 344 - 347: Fitness, Goals & Follow up

Day 344: Cardio Hip-Hop class at Your Neighborhood Studio.

Day 345 - 346: Refined my 2012 goals and monthly action plan. Just need to type them up and possibly create a vision board to go with it.

Day 347: Follow up phone call to one of the Atlanta agents. She didn't answer so I left a voicemail. Since many of her clients have gotten co-stars and recurring spots on multiple shows out there I'm going to continue to pursue this agency.

Day 340 - 343: Funny reads

Day 340 - 343: Read a few scripts of the TV show Modern Family at: http://www.zen134237.zen.co.uk/Modern_Family/. I was actually laughing at loud while reading these episodes which lets you know just how funny the material really is.

Day 336 - 339: From one thing to the next...

Day 336: Caught up on TV via Hulu. Watched Modern Family, Glee, Once Upon a Time, Revenge and New Girl.

Day 337: Cardio Hip-Hop class at Your Neighborhood Studio. LOVE this class! 

Day 338: Commercial audition at Kathy Knowles Casting. This was one of those auditions where you're not really an actor but a "real person" so they asked me questions about being a mom and it went so/so.

Day 339: Last Power Group of the year at TAN and it was a good one. There were lots of great accomplishments to close out 2011 and inspiring goals to start off 2012.

Updates galore! {Day 315 - 335}

I'm sooooo behind on my updates but I have been keeping track of them and I wanna get caught up before the year is over so here we go...

Day 315: Got to be a reader today at the casting director's office where I intern and it was AWESOME!! The casting associate (who has now been promoted to full casting director) said I did an excellent job especially since it was a cold read. What I appreciated more though, were the compliments from the actors I read with. Can't wait to see who gets the part.

Day 316: Rehearsed sides with Y'vonne.

Day 317 - 318: Emailed 24 managers and Atlanta agents

Day 319: Sent an email follow-up to the program director of KETP. Will call in 3 weeks if I don't receive a reply. Really don't want to start the arduous task of looking for a new job if I'm still in the running for this. {Found out the next week that I'm not. Boo!}

Day 320: Attended a free agent seminar held at Actors Comedy Studio with a hilarious agent from Metropolitan Talent Agency.

Day 321: Gave editing notes to the director of my "Promotion" scene.

Day 322:  Mailed a thank you postcard to the manager I saw 2 weeks ago, the agent I met on Saturday and a CD who brought me in for an audition awhile back followed by a private session at SKS and a cold-read audition for a voiceover gig (I booked it!)

Day 323: Emailed 13 theatrical agents here in LA.

Day 324: Mailed a hardcopy submission to 2 of the Atlanta agents I emailed last week.

Day 325: Took Thanksgiving off and enjoyed time with my family.

Day 326: Actually saw a movie in a theatre! Do you know how rare that is? Stephen & I saw Tower Heist and it was funnier than we expected.

Day 327: Met with Greg & Lex to do voiceover for episode 6 as well as the commercials then had lunch afterwards.

Day 328: Updated my production resume since I plan to start looking for a new survival gig.

Day 329: Met with my PG Buddy and he gave me a Starbucks gift card for Christmas. Unexpected and appreciated. Thanks Tom!

Day 330: Joined WIF after discussing it with a TAN Power Group member who is a member of WIF already and loves it. Very excited to see what new networking opportunities this organization will bring.

Day 331 - 335: Off for my Houston trip. Didn't submit to anything or even look at any breakdowns. Completely took a break from acting and enjoyed time with my brother and my friends as I was down there to be a bridesmaid in a wedding. I had a ball catching up with my college besties though I really REALLY missed my 3 guys, especially since Stephen's 30th birthday was during this time. Thankfully I have a very laidback husband who didn't give me a hard time about being gone. He didn't even want me to plan anything for him despite my best efforts to get him to do it up for this milestone. Instead he just wants an iPad 2 and he'll be happy. I told him to wait until tax refund time since the darn thing costs over $700 but I'm gonna surprise him with it for Christmas. And no he doesn't read this blog so he has no idea. Shhh....

Durian Baduy

Sejumlah petani Suku Baduy yang bermukim di pedalaman Kecamatan Leuwidamar, Kabupaten Lebak, Banten, mulai panen buah durian yang hasilnya dikirim ke Pasar Rangkasbitung, bahkan sampai Jakarta. "Durian mulai panen, hasilnya lumayan bisa menambah untuk mencukupi kebutuhan sehari-hari.

Saat ini harga durian Baduy berkisar Rp 20.000 sampai Rp 70.000 per buah. "Selama ini harga buah durian Baduy relatif mahal karena belum serentak musim panen, diperkirakan panen durian berlangsung pada bulan Desember sampai Februari 2012 karena saat ini melimpah dibanding dua tahun lalu.

cara menggunakan skype

Setelah anda mendownload Skype lalu menginstal Skype dan tahu cara menjalankan Skype sekarang akan dibahas bagaimana cara chating di Skype. Cara menjalankan Skype untuk chating juga mudah saja, tinggal ikuti cara-cara berikut ini :
1. Jalankan program Skype, lalu Sign In

2. Masukan teman anda di Skype agar bisa berchating ria. Klik New -> New Contact

3. Untuk memasukan teman anda di Skype anda bisa memasukan Skype Name atau Nama Lengkap atau juga Email teman anda tersebut

Kemudian klik Find
4. Setelah itu akan muncul pilihan, pilihannya bisa satu atau banyak. Kalau lebih dari satu pilihan pastikan klik teman anda yang menurut anda benar. Lalu klik Add contatct


5. Pada langkah ini anda bisa mengirim pesan agar teman anda anda tersebut mengetahui bahwa anda yang mengundang jadi temannya di Skype (isi pesannya di linkaran merah no.1). Lalu klik Send


6. Selamat anda telah berhasil! dan tinggal menunggu teman anda tersebut menyetujui (accept) anda jadi temannya, Lalu Klik Close untuk menutup.

7. Setelah mengundan teman anda di Skype otomatis teman anda akan muncul di Contacts Skype

Status teman anda masih bergambar seperti ini :    karena dia belum mengijinkan anda menjadi temannya.
Apabila teman anda sudah online gambar statusnya akan berubah menjadi seperti ini :
YAng terpenting…… Jangan lupa masukan saya di list contact Skype anda cari nama saya efraimmasarrang

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Day 311 - 314: Updates

Day 311: Went to Power Group at TAN followed by coffee with Y'vonne. I swear there are some people in this world who always make you feel better when you're in their presence, she is one of them.

Day 312: The block schedule I created isn't working for me so now I'm trying something new. Today I took my monthly goals that I shared in Power Group and divided them up week by week to make sure I do the tasks needed to help me meet those goals.

Day 313 -  314: Updated my regional rep target list by using IMDb Pro to find all the agents whose clients were on the last few episodes of VH1's Single Ladies, CW's Vampire Diaries and BET's The Game, Let's Stay Together and Reed Between the Lines since they all shoot in Atlanta.

Really?

Really?

PRIMAL BEHAVIORS Documentary NON-UNION Documentary Series for Animal Planet
SUBMIT ELECTRONICALLY SUBMISSIONS DUE BY 5PM THURSDAY 11/24
IF POSSIBLE, PLEASE SUBMIT ACTOR'S ONLINE DEMO CLIPS ALONG WITH EACH ACTOR SUBMISSION. This is not a role for actors. Please only submit if you have a real story that you can share.  PRIMAL BEHAVIORS: [ PEOPLE WHO FOLLOW AN EXTREME DIET OF RAW MEAT ] Do you eat rats, rodents, squirrels, or other road kill?  ***** Casting currently casting a docu-series for Animal Planet, featuring people who follow an extreme diet of raw meat that they hunt, search, and kill as part of their daily diet.
[ PEOPLE ADDICTED TO ANIMALS ] Are you having a monogamous relationship with your animal? Have you become addicted or attached to one or more animals? ***** Casting is currently casting a docu-series for Animal Planet, featuring people whose lives have been impacted because of your animal addictions? [ PEOPLE WHO FEEL THEY WERE BORN AN ANIMAL ] Do you feel that you were born an animal and living in the wrong body? Have you tried to alter your physical appearance to look like an animal? ***** Casting is currently casting a docu-series for Animal Planet featuring people who know they are living in an animal's skin and not their own. [ PEOPLE WITH ASBURGERS ] ***** Casting is looking for people who deal with asburgers disease. If you are a clinical psychologist - we will be questioning your knowledge on animal affection and primal behavior. [ PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING IN DOGHOUSES ] Do you use live in a doghouse for shelter? Do you inhabit the space of a dog in either your own backyard or the backyard of someone you know? ***** Casting is currently casting a docu-series for Animal Planet featuring people who are living in doghouses. [ PEOPLE WHO HAVE A NEED TO LOOK/FEEL LIKE AN ANIMAL ] How far have you gone to feel like an animal? Have you lost relationships and friends because of your need to feel primal. ***** Casting is currently casting a docu-series for Animal Planet featuring people who are have a need to look or feel like an animal.

Who in the world submits to this stuff?!?

Menghitung Subnetting IP.

Menghitung Subnetting IP.

Day 310: Edited Reel

Day 310: Edited my reel using iMovie {thank goodness for my MAC computer at work} and added it to all my sites: You Tube, Vimeo, Actors Access, LA Casting, CAZT and my personal website. Now don't get me wrong, this is not a fancy shmancy reel like what Lex can do but it will suffice until I have all my scenes ready to go for her. I'm waiting on the "Promotion" scene that should be edited by the end of the month and I still need to shoot one more scene with my classmate Y'vonne. So till then, I'm very proud of my newbie attempt to edit this thing!

Day 309: Manager Workshop

Day 309: Performed a scene from Private Practice at an awesome manager workshop with Melanie Sharpe put on by casting director Billy DaMota and Actor Rated. I really wasn't even supposed to be able to go but Tara worked her magic to get me on the list at the last minute. I ended up leaving in the middle of work since it didn't start until 9:30 with a coworker of mine named Liz who was also on the list and we had a great time. There were a lot of really nice and really funny scenes and everyone was prepared as requested. Afterwards I exchanged contact info with a few of the other actors whose work I liked and vice versa. Then Liz and I headed back to work a full 2 hours later where we didn't get off until 4am due to our acting excursion. 

Day 308: Privates

Day 308: Privates with DaJuan at SKS. Since I can't afford to take class right now {mainly due to the expense of finishing DWP} I've decided to take half-hour privates with DaJuan twice a month. Now it's not the same as getting the full class experience, especially since I am a visual learner who can pick up on things when I see other people do it but at least it gets me back working on sides, breaking down scenes and practicing my craft. 

Day 306 - 307: DWP Details

Day 306: On a very last-minute crew hunt for a Boom Operator {does sound}, Still Photographer and Makeup Artist since all 3 of my normal people are unavailable for our shoot this weekend. Thank goodness for both Mandy and Craigslist as I found what I needed at the very last minute!!

Day 307: Shot the bakery scene in episode 8 of DWP along with 2 web promos for the shop that let us use their space- Cordially Invited & Southern Girl Desserts. The nice thing was that I was able to cast a couple of my friends in the promos so they'll have a nice addition to their commercial reel.  

Day 304 - 305: Callbacks & Promos

Day 304: Held callbacks for episode 8 of DWP and it was so much fun! We paired up the actors we loved and had them mix and match so that we could see who had good chemistry with each other and with each change we saw something new. It's going to be super tough to pick our 2 leads as all of the guys did a really fantastic job.

Day 305: Wrote a promo for Southern Girl Desserts as part of the trade-off since they are allowing us to shoot in their shop this weekend.

Clips: 3rd Tour

Here it is: 3rd Tour, the scene I shot with Claire, Greg & Lex a few weeks ago.

Love it!

Day 303: Self-taped Auditions

Day 303: Reviewed Eco-Cast auditions for DWP Episode 8 along with those sent directly to my email. It's interesting to note that less than 10% of actors who were invited to submit a self-taped audition actually did. This means those who did take the time to tape themselves {and yes most were home videos without bells & whistles} had a much higher chance of being asked to come in for callbacks and some roles were even offered outright. 

Day 301 - 302: On the Page & Casting

Day 301: Wrote a promo for Cordially Invited as part of the trade-off for allowing us to shoot in their shop.

Day 302: Casting session for DWP Episode 8 held at CAZT. We saw some HILARIOUS actors! It's always nice when you have a handful of people who do such a great job that you know you'll have a hard time making a decision. This means callbacks!

Day 300: On Set

Day 300: Got to act today! Woke up at 6:30 am {when I usually get to sleep in on the weekends} in order to drive to my colleague Jamie Fishback's office so we could shoot a scene I wrote titled "Promotion." His office was the perfect setting and we had the entire floor to ourselves, though we ended up only using the lounge area as written. Jamie was a great scene partner and we were shot and  directed by the very easy to work with Jared Hoy.

Day 298 - 299: Actor Selects

Day 298 - 299: Selected actors on CAZT and Actors Access to audition next week. For the most part I find it incredibly fun to watch actors reels but there were a few that either bored me to pieces or were just flat out weird that made me wonder why in the hell they'd spend their hard-earned money to upload it on these sites in the first place. On the other hand, there were definitely some that had me cracking up and made me excited to call those actors in.

Experimenting with Polyvore.com (2)

I was looking for a warm, tomboyish set of outfit when I stumbled upon these beautiful pieces. I absolutely adore the knitted cardigan, the color is refreshing. One item missing from this set is a bag; originally I wanted to include a small, brown postman bag as a companion yet I couldn't find it on Polyvore at that time.

DESCRIPTIONS
Top 1: Kain Classic Washed Silk Tank - $55 - net-a-porter.com
Top 2: Rodarte Skinny Knit Cardigan - GBP1,809 (yeah I know, shocking) - farfetch.com
Bottom: Margit Brandt Pants Gaga - GBP80 - welikefashion.com
Shoes: Supra Skytop Shoe Black & White - $100 - suprafootwear.com
Accessories: Ursula Beanie - $55 - allsaints.com

Experimenting with Polyvore.com (1)

How I really wish to have these items in my cupboard. Yes, I'm a sucker of pink-green combination!

Descriptions
Outerwear: Puff Sleeves Rose Pink Trench Coat - $63 - romwe.com
Bottom: SANDRO Bottle Green Corduroy Pants - $225 - stylebop.com
Bag: Yves Saint Lauren Muse Oversized Leather Tote Bag - $1,980 - forzieri.com
Shoes: Skor Fest & Pumps - GBP279 - nelly.com
Accessories 1: Ganni Thin Wool Scarf - GBP94 - youheshe.com
Accessories 2: TOM FORD Lydia Havana Oversize Sunglasses - GBP275 - jades24.com

Credits to polyvore.com for making this mix and match attempt possible!

P.S.: I'm soooo not gonna buy these things for real. The total price even surpasses my allowance in a year!

P.P.S.: Not to mention I'm quite chubby, not sure the outerwear and the bottom are gonna fit :p

Featured on About.com

Very excited to get the news that my blog has been featured on About.com. Here's an excerpt from the post...

"Ms. Ford has really put a lot of time, energy, and creativity into this project. First of all, she has been keeping an up-to-date record or her professional endeavors, detailing the highs and lows of being a working actress in the Los Angeles area. Secondly, when she isn't going from one audition to the next, she is busy creating her own comedy web-series, Diary of a Wedding Planner."

Check out the rest here!

New Project: Doctor of CV

It's finally dooooooone! *dance happily*

Hehe, yang udah baca postingan gue sebelumnya pasti inget dong kalau gue sempet bilang mau bikin proyek yang berhubungan dengan CV? Dan yak, proyek itu sudah berhasil diluncurkan pada tanggal 27 Oktober 2011. Kalian bisa liat proyek gue langsung di www.doctorofcv.blogspot.com.

Sebenernya gue rada 'merinding' sih waktu mau ngeluncurin proyek ini. Kenapa? Soalnya, berbeda dengan situs lain yang juga ngulas soal CV, gue lebih milih pake pendekatan 'koreksi CV orang yang salah' dulu. Dan kebetulan banget, perusahaan tempat gue magang baru aja kebanjiran CV hasil promosi di beberapa job fair. Nah CV yang salah ini berasal dari lautan CV tersebut. Yang gue lakukan di sini adalah gue scan CV itu ke komputer kantor, gue edit pakai Paint (bener, Paint sodara-sodara!) buat ngelindungin nama baik si empunya terus langsung deh gue post! Kayak begini legal ga yah? Secara buat perusahaan gue CV tersebut bukan dokumen confidential dan sepengetahuan gue juga selama ga ada perjanjian tertulis bin bermaterai yang menyatakan kalau kita ga boleh mbocorin isi CV tersebut, sharing ke umum sih oke-oke aja. Apalagi kalau tujuannya buat mendidik hehe. Tadinya gue bertekad buat ngepost beginian tiap hari, tapi ujung-ujungnya cuma bisa sekali dua kali dalam seminggu gara-gara partner magang gue resign. Gue terpaksa handle kerjaan yang buat dua orang sendirian nih, kadang jadi ga ada waktu buat bernafas *lebay*.

Anyway, proyek ini tadinya gue rilis dalam versi bahasa Inggris supaya pembaca internasional pada ngerti (dan siapa tau ada yang juga mau jadi kontributor!), tapi gara-gara belakangan ini gue jadi sering baca blog macam www.rantang.com.au dan www.muhammadnoer.com yang notabene pakai bahasa Indonesia yang baik dan benar, gue jadi galau. Galau apakah gue mesti nerusin ngepost pake bahasa Inggris atau bahasa Indonesia. What do you think?

Krisis Identitas Part 2

Selain logat, ada satu hal lagi yang bikin gue ngerasa ga punya identitas: sikap dan tutur kata.

Tiga tahun yang lalu, sebelum gue hijrah ke Jakarta buat kuliah, gue anaknya bisa dibilang super innocent banget: rambut potong pendek berponi kayak helm, tampang kucel bin gampang ditipu, jaga jarak sama cowok, dan terkenal dengan gaya ngomong yang super alus. Iya, super alus. Dulu yang namanya meso atau ngejek orang dengan kata-kata kotor itu pantangan banget buat gue, bagian dari ajaran turun-temurun di keluarga. Gue juga terkenal dengan mental suka ngalah, rela ngerjain tugas paling banyak atau bahkan ibaratnya bagi makanan gue mau-mau aja dapet sisanya demi nyenengin hati orang lain. Singkat kata: pasif banget.

Nah, gue ga tau ntah ini karma atau anugerah: awal-awal masuk kuliah gue langsung sekelas sama empat orang yang kelakuannya super duper berlawanan dengan gue. Si Sharah, gorgeous girl dari Medan yang jaman SMA-nya masuk boarding school di Semarang; Jennifer, blatant girl yang ga ragu ngeluarin pendapatnya dan kalau cerita heboh banget; Safitri, anak Klaten yang gak Klaten (read: lebih kasar dari gue saat itu); dan Tia, anak Palembang yang fashion sense-nya bold banget (no offense, Tia! :D)

Dari keempat orang itu, gue ga nyangka gue malah ujungnya paling deket sama Tia. Padahal kalau dipikir-pikir menggunakan logika, gue harusnya bakal lebih deket sama Sharah (secara sekosan waktu itu) atau Safitri (sama-sama Jawa). Gue juga inget kalau pas awal-awal gue sering banget tengkar sama Tia, secara dia kadang ngomongnya rada ngejleb and lil bit selfish sementara gue terbiasa ngomong alus dan ngalah banget sama orang.

But yeah, it's true that opposites do attract. Gue lama-lama sadar kenapa gue bisa lebih deket sama Tia. Pertama, Sharah itu orangnya kayak burung: dia ga bisa dikekang dalam artian dijadiin temen deket atau sahabat. Kedua, Safitri orangnya terlalu secretive dan mbingungin sehingga gue kalau ngomong sama dia sering ga nyambung. Ketiga, Jeni rumahnya jauh banget dari tempat kos gue dan she already has her own world, lebih sering jalan bareng sama temen-temen jaman SMP-SMAnya dulu. Nah si Tia ini, selain sama-sama berstatus anak rantau dan kosannya deket waktu itu, dia sama kayak gue juga sering bokek (jadi kita sering gantian nraktir haha) dan bahasa Inggrisnya jago. Dari dia gue kenal yang namanya Senen, blog, dan berbagai hal yang tadinya asing buat gue. Thanks Tia, muah!! *cium cayang*

Selesai? Tunggu dulu. Nah gara-gara bergaul sama empat orang ini nih, perlahan gue yang tadinya pasif jadi mulai aktif. Doyan hunting barang-barang cewek kayak baju dan sepatu. Ngomong kotor pun bukan jadi hal tabu lagi, bahkan udah hampir jadi kebiasaan (babi dan bangke apalagi, anyone?). Ngomongin orang apa lagi, wooo udah jadi santapan sehari-hari. Kalau dilihat dari kacamata Jawa hal ini pasti salah banget, tapi entah kenapa gue malah ngerasa nyaman dengan semua ini. Gue ngerasa bebas, dan gue ngerasa punya lebih banyak teman dan jaringan dengan ini. Apalagi banyak orang yang menyalahartikan sikap pasif gue dengan cap "sombong dan tidak bisa bekerja sama". Haha padahal ya, kalau kalian kenal lebih dalem dikiiiit aja sama gue, pasti udah muncrat ke mana-mana tuh iler gue, tanpa henti nyerocos nyeritain berbagai hal dari A-Z.

Dari observasi gue pun, di mana-mana sekarang yang berjaya adalah orang yang berkelakuan seperti itu. Yang terbuka dan cepat akrab, bukan yang halus dan pasif aka submissive banget. Kenapa? Karena sekarang dunia kerja itu ya butuhnya orang yang bisa diandalkan, bisa ceplas-ceplos dan memberikan saran bukan seperti pembantu yang bisanya cuma mengerjakan perintah atasan. Kecuali ya kalau memang lo kerjanya di Jawa aja dan cuma berhubungan dengan orang-orang Jawa juga.

Dari situlah gue kadang-kadang bingung. Di satu sisi gue pengen banget bisa jadi orang yang lebih terbuka dan ceplas-ceplos, tapi di lain sisi gue masih takut dan ragu karena nyokap bokap dan teman lama gue terbiasa dengan diri gue yang alus dan biasa ngalah. Gue takut gue bakal kehilangan mereka, karena bagaimanapun juga mereka yang udah membantu mengantarkan gue sampai bisa di titik ini. Waktu reunian aja temen-temen lama gue sempat mencap gue awkward gara-gara perubahan yang drastis dalam sikap dan tutur kata gue. Hubungan gue dengan gebetan juga kandas karena dia nganggap gue berubah. Untungnya nyokap bokap gue masih mau menerima gue apa adanya. "Selama kamu masih ingat Papa Mama, Papa dan Mama ga akan komentar banyak soal perubahan diri kamu. Kamu sudah dewasa, bukan lagi anak kecil yang perlu Papa dan Mama atur-atur," yaaa kira-kira begitu lah tanggapan mereka waktu gue konsultasi soal perubahan sikap gue.

In the end, gue memutuskan buat lebih jujur sama diri gue. Biar aja gue dicap udah berubah blableblo, tapi kalau dengan bersikap kayak gitu gue ngerasa lebih nyaman, kenapa tidak? Yang jelas gue ga bakal pernah lupa kalau gue orang Jawa asli dan ga bakal nelantarin temen lama gue sebelum gue ditelantarin duluan. Dan ini yang bikin gue inget sama kata-kata dosen OB gue dulu, Pak Budiman yang kalau ngasih nilai sangat tidak budiman: "You're a conformist Riska, but you also have radical thoughts. If you keep 'hiding', you'll suffer more. Try to be free."

Yes Sir, pasti gue terapin. Sekarang gue bakal memperluas pergaulan dan ngilangin urat jaim dulu. Help me to be more transparent guys! :D

Krisis Identitas Part 1

Belakangan ini gue yang memang doyan minder kembali down lagi gara-gara yang namanya krisis identitas. Eits, jangan berpikir jauh sampai yang ke level kebangsaan ya. Gue dengan bangga masih bisa bilang kalau gue 100% orang dan bangsa Indonesia asli, dialirin darah Jawa dari nyokap dan Madura dari bokap.

Nah masalah kedaerahan ini yang bikin gue bingung. Sebelum gue kuliah di Jakarta, sudah 15 tahunan gue tinggal di Jawa Timur: 3 tahun di Madiun dan 12 tahun di Malang. Segemerlap, sekeren, dan selengkap apapun Jakarta, ntah kenapa sampai sekarang yang namanya Jawa Timur ini masih melekat banget di benak gue.

Selayaknya orang Jawa pada umumnya, gue bisa dong ngomong Jawa. Meskipun Jawa yang gue bilang di sini adalah Jawa malangan-suroboyoan ya, as in yang sering dihiasi kata-kata "juanc*k" dan sebagainya. Beda banget sama Jawa alus-nya orang Klaten atau Yogya. Dan sudah bukan rahasia umum lagi kalau yang namanya orang Jawa ini terkenal dengan kemedokan dan 'kealusan' tingkah lakunya.

Sedihnya, gue ga medok. Orang kalau ngomong sama gue pasti kaget banget begitu tau gue ternyata berasal dari Jawa Timur. "Lo ga medok, Ris." "Masa sih lo orang Jawa? Logat lo udah mirip kayak orang Betawi nih." Begitu mereka sering bilang. Bapak kos gue bahkan sempet ngira gue ini orang Medan!! Watdehel!! Gue ga tau mesti bangga atau ngerasa terhina. Ya bangga soalnya temen-temen gue ga bakal ngetawain gaya bicara gue (secara ga medok) dan juga sebagai bukti kalau proses integrasi dan asimilasi (apa sih) gue sukses besar; tapi juga terhina soalnya gue berasa bukan jadi orang Jawa, berasa ga punya kampung. Di tempat kerjaan gue yang baru juga bos gue, orang Surabaya yang udah kerja lebih dari 20 tahun di Kalimantan dan Jakarta, bahkan ngomongnya masih medok!! Sebenernya apa sih yang bikin gue ga punya logat? T-T *beneran nanya*

Sempet terpikir, apa itu gara-gara nyokap bokap gue membiasakan gue dan adik gue buat ngomong dengan bahasa Indonesia instead of Jawa ya di rumah? Bukannya bermaksud buat sok nasionalis atau sok lupa daratan ya dengan ngambil langkah tersebut, tapi itu karena nyokap gue ga mau gue ngadopsi bahasa bokap gue yang rada kasar (Madura euy!) dan karena nyokap gue sendiri ga bisa bahasa Jawa normal (FYI nyokap gue orang Bondowoso-Banyuwangi, beliau belajarnya bahasa Osing bukan Jawa). Gue inget banget waktu kecil jaman SD SMP gue sering maen ke rumah tetangga gue, Pakdhe Yono, cuma buat minta tolong bantuin ngerjain PR Bahasa Daerah. Tapi ya tetep aja, di sekolah dan sama temen sepermainan gue masih ngomong pake bahasa Jawa malangan-suroboyoan sepenuh hati. Masa iya sih gara-gara gue di rumah ga ngomong Jawa sekarang gue jadi kehilangan logat begitu?

Next, baca Krisis Identitas Part 2

Day 297: Commercial audition

Day 297: Birthday lunch with Tara where we ate yummy red & blue velvet pancakes at Larchmont Bungalow followed by a commercial audition for Nature's Valley Snack Bar. I pretty much bombed this one. First of all it was a last-minute same day audition and I got the notice right as I was on my way out to see Tara. I had to completely change my hair & outfit only to discover when I got there that it said the wardrobe was "Hip & trendy business casual." Somehow I only saw "Hip & trendy" so I was the only one in jeans in a room full of slacks and blouses. Then once in the room I followed directions but the whole time I was just going through the motions and wasn't really connected at all. Truth be told, I was thinking about how I really wanted to go home instead of going to work and so my focus was way off. Definitely not getting called back for this one.

Day 295 - 296: DWP

Day 295: Shot the last scene for episode 6 then had lunch with some of the crew at Denny's. Being on USC's campus made me wish for my college days when bills and real life were of no concern. Anyhow, here are some of the pics...

To see all the pics of episode 6 go here.

Day 296: Put out a breakdown on Actors Access and CATZ for episode 8

Day 294: Office Hours

Day 294: Office hours - Updated my website and went through my notebook of story ideas expanding on the ones that seem viable and discarding those that no longer interest me.

Day 292 - 293: On the page

Day 292 - 293: Worked on the outline and the first few scenes of our feature film. Tara & I are using Google Docs now, making it easier for us to see the changes that the other has made.

Trick or Treat

We had a fun Halloween this year. In the past we've always taken the boys to a "Hallelujah Night" or "Harvest Festival" held on church grounds but this year we decided to take them Trick or Treating. I thought it was Jayden's first time until I remembered he went once when he was 3 years old and we were living in Houston. This was definitely Stevie's first time and they both had a blast! Only had my phone to take pics but next year I'll be more prepared.

What you don't see is the both of them running and crying when we knocked on the door of a house and one of the "props" came to life banging on the door and scaring the crap out of ALL of us. It was hilarious once I caught my breath but they didn't really think so.

Once we got home I made them star in this video for their grammy {Sorry if it's still sideways. I keep trying to adjust it on YouTube but it's not working.}



Hope you all had a Happy Halloween!

Ku kira kau temen yang baik,tapi apa nyata sama aja penghianat,ga inget apa waktu kita ngeband berempat hujan" pun kita jalanin,tapi apa sekarang kamu seperti udah tak butuh aku kau buang aku begitu saja,apa itu yang namanya teman?
Aku benci banget sama teman macam kamu yang kalo lagi butuh aja dateng.tega"nya kamu bohongin aku,bilang aja sejujurnya napa sih,kalo kmu emang ga butuh aku lgi di banda kmu ga begini caranya,klo aku ga tau dri temen aku juga,aku ga tau semua inii...

SALAM PENGHIANAT

PT Milenia Mega Mandiri (Custom Car Alarm Specialist)

We are the leading distributor of Car Security in Indonesia, looking for young professional candidates to join us in challenging positions for:

Accounting Staff
Jakarta Selatan (Jakarta Raya)

Requirements:

• Male
• Min. D3 in Accounting
• Minimum 1 years experience in the similar position
• Have a good computer skills (e.g. Ms. Excel, Ms Word etc)
• Mater and up date the tax
• Domicile in South Jakarta

Please submit your application letter complete with CV, recent photograph to :

recruitment@ccas.co.id

For further information please find out:

www.ccas.co.id

PT Milenia Mega Mandiri (Custom Car Alarm Specialist)

We are the leading distributor of Car Security in Indonesia, looking for young professional candidates to join us in challenging positions for:

Account Receivable Staff
Jakarta Raya

Requirements:

• Female
• Minimum SMU / Diploma in Accounting
• Experience minimum 1 years in the same position
• Female, maximum 26 years old
• Hard working and have strong drive to get things done

Please submit your application letter complete with CV, recent photograph to :

recruitment@ccas.co.id

For further information please find out:

www.ccas.co.id

PT Pancakarya Griyatama ( Tangerang City )

PT Pancakarya Griyatama, a fast growing developer company is looking for qualified and highly motivated candidate to join our team for the post of:

Accounting
Jakarta Raya,

Requirements:

• Female, max. 35 year old
• Working experience in similar field min. 1 year, preferably from property background
• Min. Diploma in Accounting/Economy from reputable university
• Good knowledge General Accounting and Costing
• Familiar with MS Office and accounting program
• Work placement in Jakarta

Please send your application letter, CV and recent photograph to :

HRD Trivo Group
Gd. Trivo Lt. 5, Jl. KH Wahid Hasyim No 157
Jakarta 10240

atau

hrd.trivogroup@ymail.com

PT Pancakarya Griyatama ( Tangerang City )

PT Pancakarya Griyatama, a fast growing developer company is looking for qualified and highly motivated candidate to join our team for the post of:

Tax
Jakarta Raya - Central Jakarta

Requirements:

• Female, max. 35 year old
• Working experience in similar field min. 2 years
• Min. Diploma in Accounting/Tax from reputable university
• Possess brevet A/B certifficate
• Good knowledge in Tax and update with Tax Regulation
• Familiar with MS Office and accounting program
• Work placement in Jakarta

Please send your application letter, CV and recent photograph to :

HRD Trivo Group
Gd. Trivo Lt. 5, Jl. KH Wahid Hasyim No 157
Jakarta 10240

or

hrd.trivogroup@ymail.com

Day 291: Coaching & Audition

Day 291: I had a coaching session with my acting teacher DaJuan Johnson followed by the audition itself- a lead role for a webseries called Luck & Baby Dust. The CD actually recognized me from DWP which was kinda cool, ok really cool.

PT Body Temple Bali (Semara Resort & Spa)

Semara Resort and Spa, is perfectly located in the heart of Seminyak and only 150 metres to the beach. You will find us conveniently situated between W Resort and Ku De Ta.

Our luxury boutique resort is set amongst superbly landscaped tropical gardens where one can take in the ambience from their own private balcony or enjoy a cocktail or sumptuous tasty treat by the pool. Our award winning chef and his team will entertain you in our two restaurants to ensure that your dining experiences are of the quality expected in the Seminyak region.

At Semara, we place particular emphasis on spa treatments & wellness activities such as yoga and aqua aerobics and for those traveling with children, we will be offering the island's best kids club experience and family accommodation.

We are looking for great candidates for the below mentioned position :

Front Office Supervisor
Bali,

Responsibilities: 

• Male of female possesses of proven supervisory skill in Front Office
• 2-3 years experience in Front Office Supervisor will be advantage
• Ability to work under pressure
• Having strong communications and organization skill
• Must be computer literate with adequate knowledge in VHP program
• Excellent English both and written

Requirements: 

• Candidate must possess at least a Diploma in Hospitality/Tourism/Hotel Management or equivalent.
• Required language(s): English, Bahasa Indonesia
• At least 3 year(s) of working experience in the related field is required for this position.
• Preferably Coordinator/Supervisors specializing in Hotel Management/Tourism Services or equivalent. Job role in Front Office or Supervisor/Team Lead.
• 1 Full-Time positions available.

Should you meet the requirements and interested to join us, please email hr@semararesorts.com

PT Langen Kridha Pratyangga,Tbk (Bandung Giri Gahana Golf & Resort)

DIBUTUHKAN SEGERA

Bandung Giri Graha Golf & Resort membutuhkan:

Asst Supervisor Captain
 

Jawa Barat

Requirements:

• Pria, Menarik & Komunkatif
• Usia maksimal 37 tahun
• Pendidikan D III / S1 Perhotelan Jurusan F & B, diutamakan berpengalaman sebagai Asst Supervisor Captain di bidang yang sama selama 3 (Tiga) tahun
• Memiliki Leadership dan Pengetahuan tentang makanan / minuman baik nasional maupun internasional
• Dapat berbahasa Inggris secara Aktif (Lisan & Tulisan)
• Dapat mengoperasikan komputer (Windows, Microsoft Office)
• Berbadan sehat & berkelakuan baik

Lamaran dan CV berikut photo dikirim ke
HRD BANDUNG GIRI GRAHA GOLF & RESORT
Peti Pos no. 47/Ckh/Ujb 45363

atau

e-mail : hrdbgg@gmail.com

Paling lambat dua minggu setelah iklan ini
Catatan: Lamaran tidak di kembalikan

ASSISTANT / RESTAURANT MANAGER FOR KENNY ROGERS ROASTERS

Banten, Jakarta Raya

Responsibilities:

- Manage staff
- Achieve sales target
- Manage operations of restaurant
- Make P & L report

Requirements:

Candidate must possess at least a Diploma in Food & Beverage Services Management or equivalent.
Required language(s): English, Bahasa Indonesia
At least 3 year(s) of working experience in the related field is required for this position.
Preferably Managers specializing in Food/Beverage/Restaurant Service or equivalent. Job role in Others or equivalent.
10 Full-Time positions available.

SEND YOUR COMPREHENSIVE RESUME TO:
hr-recruitment@krr.co.id

Day 290: On set

Day 290: Today we shot 3rd Tour, a scene where I play a military wife who's tired of her husband's constant deployments. Here I am with my co-star and classmate Tom Lind as he tries to convince me that everything will be okay. 

Claire directed us. Greg did the lights & sound and Lex was our DP. Plus they brought over some of Greg's military clothes to make it authentic. I heart them so much!!

Day 288 - 289: Office hours & rehearsal

Day 288: Sent a thank-you note to the administrator of the Kaiser Educational Theatre Program.

Day 289: Rehearsed a scene for my reel that I'll be shooting tomorrow. Went over sides for an audition on Thursday.

wisata budaya madura

Wisata Budaya Madura Lebih Potensial Dibanding Alam
Rabu, 02 november 2011

Wisata Budaya Madura Lebih Potensial Dibanding Alam. Foto (ist)

Berita Terkait

• Masyarakat Madura Gelar Kongres Kebudayaan

PAMEKASAN- Wisata budaya di Madura, Jawa Timur lebih potensial untuk dikembangkan di banding wisata alam yang ada di wilayah itu, kata budayawan Madura asal Pamekasan, Kadarisman Sastrodiwiryo, Rabu (13/7).

"Objek wisata alam yang ada di Madura ini tidak seberapa banyak. Akan tetapi dari sisi budaya, Madura sangat kaya dengan budaya," katanya.

Masyarakat Madura mulai dari kabupaten yang terletak di ujung barat, Bangkalan, hingga di ujung timur pulau itu, yakni Kabupaten Sumenep, banyak memiliki ragam budaya dan hingga kini masih tetap lestari di kalangan masyarakat.

Bahkan budaya yang berkembang di kalangan masyarakat Madura, selalu senafas dengan perekonomian masyarakat Madura.

Ia mencontohkan seperti budaya karapan sapi, sapi sonok asal Pamekasan, serta sapi hias yang akhir-akhir ini juga berkembang di wilayah Kabupaten Sumenep.

"Jenis budaya ini kan berawal dari kegemaran masyarakat Madura beternak sapi," katanya.

Selain itu juga jenis musik "Thug-thug Taal", yakni jenis musik yang terbuat dari kerangka kering buah pohon lontar, yang beberapa waktu lalu sempat dipentaskan secara massal di Pamekasan.

Menurut Kadarisman, pohon lontar (siwalan), sebenarnya juga merupakan bagian dari "nafas ekonomi" masyarakat Madura, khususnya di wilayah perdesaan.

"Daun siwalan itu bisa dibuat tikar, alat bungkus tembakau, buahnya di makan dan airnya untuk dominum. Jadi ada nilai ekonomisnya dan pohon lontar ini sangat menyatu dengan masyarakat Madura," tambahnya.

Oleh karena itu ia menilai pengembangan wisata budaya sebenarnya lebih potensial di Pulau Garam tersebut dibanding wisata alam.

"Kalau kita berupaya mengembangkan wisata alam, jelas kalah jauh dibanding daerah lain yang memang memiliki potensi alam lebih menarik dibanding Madura," katanya.

Pemkab di Madura, seperti di Bangkalan, akhir-akhir ini memang terlihat mulai serius mengembangkan wisata budaya yang ada di pulau berpenduduk sekitar 4 juta lebih ini.

Salah satunya seperti yang dilakukan pemkab Bangkalan, yang setiap bulan menggelar lomba karapan sapi dengan tujuan untuk menarik kunjungan wisatawan

Wisata di Bangkalan - Sampang - Pamekasan - Sumenep (Pulau Garam - Madura)

Pulau Madura adalah bagian dari provinsi Jawa Timur. Dipisahkan oleh selat Madura, pulau ini dapat dicapai dalam waktu 40 menit dari terminal ferry di Ujung. Sejak 10 Juni 2009, sudah terhubung sebuah jembatan yang megah dan dikenal dengan Jembatan Nasional Suramadu, diresmikan oleh Presiden RI Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. Pulau ini memiliki daya tarik yang memikat. Banyak obyek dan daya tarik alam maupun budayanya yang mempesona. Atraksi wisata yang sudah menjadi agenda tetap pariwisata Jawa Timur adalah Kerapan Sapi yang diselenggarakan pada musim kemarau. Puncaknya adalah Kerapan Sapi besar se Madura. Namun begitu, Kerapan Sapi ini dapat diselenggarakan atas pemesanan. Banyak Wisatawan Mancanegara dalam bentuk grup memesan atraksi ini untuk mereka saksikan, yang penyelenggaraannya dilaksanakan di Bangkalan.
BANGKALAN
Dari terminal Ferry Kamal, Kota Bangkalan dapat ditempuh dengan segala kendaraan hanya dalam waktu 25 menit. Daya tarik wisata Bangkalan antara lain Makam Air Mata Ibu di Arosbaya, kurang lebih 11 km utara kota Bangkalan. Makam ini adalah Makam istri Raja Cakraningrat. Pahatan batu pada makam itu begitu indah dan mempunyai ragam ukir yang spesifik. Cinderamata dari daerah ini yang terkenal adalah batik tulis Tanjung Bumi, sebuah kecamatan di sebelah utara Arosbaya. Dengan corak ragam hias yang khas dan memikat, baik Tanjung Bumi banyak diminati oleh para perancang busana terkenal.
SAMPANG
Ke arah timur 62 km dari Bangkalan, Pantai Camplong Dapat dijadikan tempat persinggahan wisata jalur selatan. Taman rekreasi pantai ini dilengkapi dengan arena bermain anak-anak. Fasilitas penginapan Camplong Cottage dilokasi ini dapat menjadi sarana penginapan wisatawan yang nyaman.
PAMEKASAN
Pamekasan terletak 33 km sebelah timur Sampang. Di kecamatan Proppo terdapat sentra kerajinan seni batik tulis Madura dengan corak yang berbeda dibandingkan dengan corak batik Madura yang lain. Dari arah Sampang sebelum memasuki kota Pamekasan terdapat sumber api alam abadi yang berlokasi tidak lebih dari 500 meter jalan raya Sampang-Pamekasan.
SUMENEP
Sumenep terletak di ujung timur pulau Madura. Banyak sekali Khasanah seni budaya mewarnai kota ini antara lain Keraton Sumenep yang sampai saat ini masih tetap terpelihara dengan baik. Keraton ini arsitekturnya bergaya campuran antara gaya arsitektur Jawa, Cina, Barat bahkan Arab. Disamping itu masih banyak lagi daya tarik wisata yang menarik, misalnya Masjid Jamiq, makam keluarga Raja Asta Tinggi. Kesenian klasik tari Mowang Sangkal, tari Topeng Dalang dan beberapa tari tradisional yang lain adalah kekayaan budaya Sumenep. Obyek wisata Pantai Slopeng dan Lombang dengan hamparan pasir putih dan cemara udangnya menambah keaneka ragaman pesona Madura.

dam masih ada lagi lainya di antaranya

Alun Alun Pamekasan

Mesjid Agung Sumenep

Keraton Sumenep Madura

Pantai Sambilangan

Mesjid Agung Bangkalan

 

Ratu Ibu Sampang

Day 286 - 287: Renewals, wardrobe and location

Day 286: Renewed my TAN membership. Picked up 2 wedding dresses for future DWP use that was donated by an actress who knew I needed one to complete shooting episode 6. Thanks Cheyanne!

Day 287: Visited USC's United University Church to make sure it would work for the location we need to finish episode 6. It looks great online but you only see bits and pieces of parts of the church rather than a full photo of what it looks like as a whole. So I'm glad it's going to work out as we're planning to shoot on Monday. 

wisata madura island

Objek Wisata Di Kota Madura

Selasa, Noveember 02, 2011 pariwisata

Wisata Petik Laut

Kecamatan : Bluto
Desa : Lobuk
1. Nama Jenis Potensi Wisata : Petik Laut
2. Luas Area :
3. Sarana dan prasarana : Jalan yang beraspal
4. Deskripsi Potensi Wisata :
Desa Lobuk terletak dipesisir pantai tepatnya di kecamatan Bluto ±15 Km dari jantung kota Sumenep, tepatnya ke arah selatan dari kota Sumenep. Mayoritas penduduknya bekerja sebagai nelayan. Masyarakat lobuk punya kebiasaan setiap tahunnya harus melakukan ritual. Karena tepat berada di pesisir pantai, maka ritual tersebut di namakan Rokat Tasek (Petik Laut) dan menguras sumur yang berada di bibir pantai yang dinamai dengan SUMUR DEKHAI (Sumur Dangkal) dan dipercaya oleh masyarakat mengandung mistik. Pelaksanaan Ritual ini dibiayai oleh Swadaya Masyarakat dan dilakukan secara turun temurun sejak nenek moyang mereka. Sebelum pelaksanaan acara, tiga hari sebelumnya masyarakat Lobuk terlebih dahulu membersihkan sumur, lalu membuat perahu kecil atau GHITEK yang terbuat dari pohon pisang, untuk tempat kepala sapi dan sesaji lainnya yang akan di lepas ketengah laut.
Setelah acara pelaksanaan tiba semua masyarakat dan tokoh masyarakat, ulama berkumpul di area sumur Dhekai (dangkal) tersebut mengadakan doa bersama disertai dengan pembacaan maulid nabi dan kemudian mengambil air sumur kemudian mencampurnya dengan kembang/bunga dan dibagikan kepada pemilik perahu untuk disiramkan pada perahu dan alat-alat nelayan lainnya. Setelah doa bersama selesai, barulah acara pelepasan prahu GHITEK yang telah diisi dengan kepala sapi dan sesaji.
Perahu dilepas ketengah laut dengan disaksikan oleh beribu-ribu orang. Pesta Rokat ini harus dilakukan semeriah mungkin, tujuannya agar hasil tangkapan ikan para nelayan bertambah banyak. Pesta petik laut biasanya dilakukan selama 2 hari 2 malam. Dengan hiburan Ludruk, ketoprak.
Deskripsi Pengolahan / Pengembangannya
Untuk tetap berkembangnya budaya petik laut masyarakat lobuk mengharap peran serta pemerintah daerah setempat sehingga pelaksanaan Petik Laut tidak akan punah karena acara ritual seperti ini banyak memakan biaya.

Asta Gumuk Brembeng

Kecamatan : Kalianget
Desa : Kalimo’ok
1. Nama Jenis Potensi Wisata : Asta Gumuk (Brembang)
2. Luas Area : 100m x 150m
3. Sarana dan prasarana : Kamar Mandi/Toilet & Jalan Batu
4. Deskripsi Potensi Wisata :
Di desa Kalimo’ok tepatnya di Sebelah timur lapangan terbang Trunojoyo Sumenep terdapat makam atau kuburan/Asta K.Ali Barangbang. Mengapa dikatakan Barangbang, karena terletak di dusun Barangbang. K. Ali Barangbang mempuyai silsilah dari Syekh Maulana Sayyid Jakfar, As Sadik atau dikenal dengan Sunan Kudus yang mempunyai keturunan Pang. Katandur yang mempunyai empat anak yaitu : K. Hatib Paddusan, K. Hatib Sendang, K. Hatib Rajul, K. Hatib Paranggan. Dari Putra pertamanya diberi keturunan K. Ali Barangbang yang wafat 1092 H.
Semasa hidup K. Ali adalah merupakan seorang ulama besar dan penyiar agama islam yang sangat disegani. Bahkan raja Sumenep juga berguru ke K. Ali. Konon menurut sejarah beliau. K.Ali mempunyai kelebihan diluar nalar, binatang (kera) di ajari berbicara bahkan sampai bisa mengaji. Pada waktu Sumenep pemerintahannya masih berbentuk kerajaan. Seorang raja mempunyai anak, dititipkan k. Ali untuk belajar mengaji. Ringkas cerita, pada saat belajar mengaji Putra Raja tersebut dipukul oleh K. Ali. Setelah itu Putra Raja pulang dan mengadukan sikap K. Ali pada sang Raja. Jelas raja sangat marah namun Raja tidak langsung menghukum K. Ali namun memerintahkan sang prajurit untuk memanggil k. Ali dan menanyakan alasan kenapa putranya sampai dipukul. Tanpa rasa takut K. Ali menjawab bahwa sebenarnya dia tidak berniat memukul putra raja melainkan kebodohan yang menemani putra raja. Mendengar jawaban tersebut raja tersinggung putranya di anggap bodoh, dengan marah kemudian raja mengatakan hal yang sangat mustahil, raja mengatakan bahwa jika memang K Ali bisa membuat orang pintar dengan memukul maka k. Ali bole pulang membawa kera dengan syarat harus bisa mengajari sang kera mengaji.
Ringkasnya sang kera dibawa oleh K. Ali ke rumahnya, dan setiap malam K. Ali mengajak sang kera untuk memancing bersamanya, hingga pada suatu malam tepatnya malam ke 39, K. Ali memberikan tali tambang yang terbuat dari sabut kelapa kepada sang kera dengan cara mengikatkan pada jarinya lalu dibakar. Sambil berkata K. Ali kepada kera : “Hai kera jika sampai pada jarimu api itu dan terasa panas di tanganmu maka teriklah dan katakan panas…” saat itulah kera bisa berbicara dan akhirnya sang kera bisa mengaji.
Tiba saatnya sang kera untuk pulang ke keraton dan menunjukkan kemampuannya untuk mengaji. Di keraton K. Ali mengadakan pertemuan besar dengan raja dan disaksikan oleh para punggawa kerajaan sekaligus mengadakan pesta. Setelah semua berkumpul, kemudian sang kera di beri Alquran, dan betapa terkejutnya sang raja beserta para punggawa yang hadir ketika melihat dan mendengar kera mengaji dengan indah. Setelah selesai mengaji k> Ali melemparkan pisang kepada kera dan berkata “Ilmu Kalah Sama Watak” yang dalam bahasa maduranya “Elmo Kala ka Bebethe’”. Dan raja pun ikut berbicara bahwa barangsiapa yang menuntut ilmu tidak menginjak tanah brangbang maka ilmunya tidak syah.
Begitulah kisah cerita K. Ali yang rasanya sangat sulit di terima dengan akal sehat dan itulah kelebihan K Ai sampai sekarang Asta K. Ali Brangbang tidak pernah sepi dari peziarah.
Deskripsi Pengolahan / Pengembangannya
Karena banyaknya pengunjung yang ingin berziarah kepada K. Ali, jadi perlu adanya pengembangan atau pemegaran tempat seperti Musollah, Tempat peritirahatan, dan tempat parkir.

 Gunung Payudan

 
Kecamatan : Guluk-Guluk
Desa : Payudan Daleman
1. Nama Jenis Potensi Wisata : Gunung Payudan
2. Luas Area : 150M x 40M
3. Sarana dan prasarana : Jalan masuk aspal dari jalan utama sepanjang 1400m selebihnya sampai lokasi belum beraspal 700m
4. Deskripsi Potensi Wisata :
objek wisata ini berada di atas pegunungan yang bernama Gunung Payudan, tepatnya di Desa Payudan Daleman Kecamatan Guluk-Guluk Kabupaten Sumenep kurang lebih 30 Km ke Arah Barat Kota Sumenep. Bagi masyarakat Sumenep Khususnya, Gua Payudan mempunyai arti penting mengingat gua ini memiliki keterkaitan dengan sejarah raja-raja Sumenep abad 14 samapi 17. Gua ini tidak hanya bernilai sebuah obyek wisata Alam (goa) saja, tetapi juga mengandung makna religi dan sejarah didalamnya.
Goa payudan pada jaman dahulu kala, pada masa kerajaan merupakan tempat bertapa / bersemedi sebagian raja-raja Sumenep. Adapun raja-raja Sumenep yang pernah bertapa di Goa ini adalah:
1. Potre Koneng, adalah Putri dari Pangeran Soccadiningrat II Raja Sumenep yang berkuasa sekitar tahun 1366 sampai 1386 yang keratonnya pada waktu itu masih berada di Desa Banasare Kecamatan Rubaru. Potre koneng ini mempunyai suami yang juga raja di Sepudi yang bernama Adi Poday sekitar tahun 1399-1415 yang masih cucu dari sunan Ampel Surabaya.
2. Pangeran Jokotole, adalah Pangeran yang bergelar Pangeran Soccadiningrat III Raja Sumenep pada Tahun 1415-1460. beliau adalah Putra tertua dari Pasangan Potre Koneng dengan Adipoday. Jokotole tidak hanya di kenal di wilayah Madura saja, tetapi sudah keluar Madura seperti Jawa dan Bali. Konon Jokotole merupakan raja yang sangat disegani karena keahlian ilmu kanoragannya. Hal ini terbukti pada jaman kerajaan Majapahit, Jokotole mampu mengalahkan Blambangan yang pada akhirnya di jadikan Menantu raja majapahit yaitu Raja Brawijaya.
3. Pangeran Jimat, Raja Sumenep tahun 1731-1744, adalah putra Pangeran Rama (Pangeran Cakra Negara II)
4. Ke Lesap, Raja Sumenep tahun 1749-1750, beliau berkuasa hanya sebentar karena tewas terbunuh ketika berperang melawan raja dari bangkalan. Adapun Ke Lesap sendiri adalah keturunan dari Bangkalan.
5. Bindara Saod. CR. Tumenggung Tirtonegoro) Raja Sumenep tahun 1750-1762
Untuk menuju / mengunjungi tempat ini tidak begitu sulit, dari Sumenep naik angkutan umum menuju ganding lalu ganti angkutan menuju Pasean atau batu Ampar, kemudian turun di pertigaan Desa Payudan Daleman. Sedang dari pertigaan bisa menaiki dokar (Andong) atau jalan kaki sekitar 2 Km sampai ke Lokasi Goa.
Konon menurut ceritanya, goa ini pertama kali ditemukan Yaitu oleh K. Sulaiman bin Samukdin yang berasal dari Pamekasan. Awalnya K. Sulaiman bersemedi di Asta Juruan Kecamatan Batu Putih Kabupaten Sumenep selama 21 Hari. Selama melakukan tapa tersebut, bekal yang dibawa yaitu jagung sangrai. Setelah hari ke 21, K Sulaiman mendapat petunjuk untuk pergi ke Arah barat, tepatnya ke gunung payudan. Setelah 3 hari 3 malam berjalan ke arah barat sampai dan naik maka terdengar suara sayup-sayup seperti ada orang menumbuk jagung. Setelah di dekati ternyata tidak ada seorangpun yang sedang menumbuk jagung, yang ada hanya tempat rindang dengan dinding batu disertai dengan tempat beristirahat dan terdapat banyak lubang. Akhirnya beliau bertawassul kepada Yang Maha Esa. Lalu datanglah petunjuk bahwa tempat tersebut merupakan tempat bertapa para raja-raja terdahulu.
Diceritakan di atas Goa bahwa orang yang pertama kali mendirikan rumah di atas Goa Payudan adalah keturunan terakhir dari K. Sulaiman yaitu K. Tayyib pada tahun 1908. tapi pada tahun 1938 K. Tayyib pindah ke Pamekasan dengan alasan banyak celeng (babi Hutan) yang kemudian ditempati kerabatnya yang lain yaitu maniti yang sekaligus menjadi juru kunci Goa tersbut.
Sampai saat ini banyak pengunjung kesana, bahkan orang yang bersemedi disana sulit berganti artinya di tempat itu selalu ada orang yang bersemedi, bahkan ada yang sampai satu tahun lamanya.
Deskripsi Pengolahan / Pengembangannya
Goa payudan merupakan salah satu obyek wisata alam yang ada di Madura khususnya di kecamatan Guluk-guluk Kabupaten Sumenep, dengan tingkat pengunjung yang cukup berpotensi. Maka sudah saatnya tempat ini dijadikan obyek wisata alam unggulan khususnya Kabupaten Sumenep. Untuk membuat obyek wisata ini lebih dikenal dan lebih banyak pengunjung, tentunya perlu adanya pembenahan-pembenahan struktur maupun infrastruktur. Dalam hal ini dinas terkait yaitu Dinas Pariwisata dan kebudayaan Kabupaten Sumenep, sudah saatnya memperhatikan obyek wisata tersebut. Adapun pengembangan yang perlu diutamakan di lokasi obyek ini antara lain;
1. Tangga naik menuju halaman / pelantaran Goa perlu diberi pagar atau pegangan penyangga untuk mengurangi resiko kecelakaan pada pengunjung. Hal ini penting dan harus segera dilakukan mengingat tangga menuju lokasi sangat berbahaya dan curam dan licin.Goa memiliki tiga lantai; pertama adalah halaman Goa dengan ukuran kurang lebih 27m x 10m, lantai kedua (diatasnya) yaitu berukuran ±35m2 dan biasa digunakan sebagai ruang tamu (Lobbi); sedangkan lantai diatasnya yaitu lantai ketiga difungsikan untuk Solat.
2. Membentuk suatu yayasan atau perkumpulan khus mengelola keberadaan Obyek wisata Goa ini seperti obyek wisata lain yang ada di Kabupaten Sumenep (Asta Tinggi dan Asta Yusuf Talango).
3. Pembuatan Peta atau denah Lokasi yang menunjukkan arah serta jalan yang bisa dilalui.

Day 285: KETP Audition

Day 285: Auditioned for Kaiser's Educational Theatre Program. It started off rocky but then ended on a great note. If I had to bet on it I think they'll pass but if they do have callbacks then I'll hopefully get another chance to make a better impression as this job would be a really great opportunity to take advantage of. If I don't, I can't blame anyone but myself since I waited until the last minute to find material which is why it wasn't nearly as strong of an audition as it could have been.

Day 284: TAN with Twinkie

Day 284: Went to Power Group at TAN followed by 2 back to back coffee dates. Later on I went back to TAN to listen to Twinkie Byrd {casting director of films such as Jumping the Broom, Notorious, Stomp the Yard and the upcoming Sparkle} speak and it was AWESOME! As you know, she's one of the main cd's on my target list and despite not wanting to go because I was exhausted and knew that if I went I'd have a really late night at work, I silenced all of those nagging, non-helpful thoughts and went anyway. I'm so glad I did! First of all, there were only about 10 of us there {crazy!} when really every black actor in TAN should have been in the building. Second, she was hilarious because she's so real. She gave no-holds barred answers to all of our questions and even counseled a young lady who just moved out here who needed some guidance. All in all I felt like I'd went to church by the time it was over. Very glad I went, especially since I learned a few ways to get on her radar and get in the room with her that I hadn't known before and that's really what it all boils down to.

Day 283: Commercial Callback

Day 283: Bing callback. This was one of those auditions where you're performing right in front of all the people from the ad agency who are making the hiring decisions. It was 5 of us who auditioned in the group and about 8 or 9 ad agency folks so it was a bit claustrophobic and hot under those lights. Didn't feel as good as the audition did but I still had fun when they made us dance again. Oh well, on to the next.

Day 282: On the page

Day 282: Wrote a scene for 2 of my classmates called "Woman to Woman" that I love! So much so I almost kept it for myself but I feel good knowing they'll do a great job with it. I'll post it here after they shoot.

Day 279 - 281: Prep & shooting episode 6

Day 279 - Day 280: Tied up loose ends for last minute stuff needed for our upcoming DWP shoot. Greg & Lex saved me a huge amount of time and headspace by handling craft services so I was able to focus on simply acting for once.

Day 281: We shot most of episode 6 of DWP today and it was an awesome shoot! Everything literally went as good or better than expected and I couldn't be happier. Here are a few stills from our shoot...

 

 

 

 

I think it's safe to say there was a LOT of laughter on set which is why I love working with these people. And by the way, that invitation was GORGEOUS! Made me wish I was planning a wedding with a real bride who would be sending it to her guests.

Still have one more scene left that we'll take care of next week and then episode 6 will be wrapped.