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  • “Mom, what’s this number?”

    “Hm? Oh, tahun lahir dan tahun meninggal.”

    “Huh?”

    “This means the year when Sir Isaac Newton was born. See, 1643. So he was born in 1643. This is the year when he died, when he passed away. 1727. He passed away in 1727. Loooong long long long time ago.”

    “… … Sir Isaac Newton, has passed away?”

    “Yeah. 1727.”

    Dan ketika gw ngeliat mukanya Wira, gw baru tersadar kalo anak itu kaget betul Sir Isaac Newton sudah meninggal.

    “HOW COME HE PASSED AWAY ALREADY?”

    “LAH MENEKETEHE. EMANG UDAH TUA.”

  • David Bull — Ukiyo-e Heroes: Making ‘The Soul Eater’

    Nonton video di atas, soalnya nongol di ‘Recommended’. Sedikit geli, dan senang, karena gw memang punya karya yang ditampilkan di videonya itu.

    ‘The Soul Eater’, di meja kerja

    Gw dikasih sama temen, pasangan suami istri, ketika mereka pindah kembali ke Australia dari Malaysia. Si suami, Mark, komentar kalo dia nggak pernah punya kesempatan untuk memajang lukisan ukiyo-e itu. “I believe you will take care of the painting better than I did.