Friday, December 11, 2009

from the launch of 'suicide' - my book.


Alhamdulillah, it was finally launched.
My first book, a collection of 13 short stories I've been writing in the last couple of years.


Alhamdulillah, akhirnya diluncurkan.
Buku pertamaku yang berisi 13 cerpen yang kutulis dalam dua tahun terakhir.



The event was held in Gedung Ki Narto Sabdo, Raden Saleh Cultural Park, Semarang.
Acaranya digelar di Gedung Ki Narto Sabdo, Taman Budaya Raden Saleh, Semarang.

I handed the books to my parents, a friend from Loenpia (a blogger community I joined) and a friend from government office, as a symbol of the launching of the book.
Aku menyerahkan buku kepada kedua orang tuaku, seorang teman dari komunitas Loenpia dan seorang teman dari Pemerintah Provinsi, sebagai simbol diluncurkannya bukuku.


We had two theatrical performances as responses to my stories 'Kondom' and 'Alarm 07.30'.
Ada dua penampilan teatrikal sebagai respon terhadap cerpenku yang berjudul 'Kondom' dan 'Alarm 07.30'




I also played piano and sang the song I wrote, with the same tittle as the book's, 'Suicide'
Aku juga bermain piano (asal-asalan) membawakan lagu yang kutulis sendiri, berjudul sama dengan judul bukunya, 'Suicide'



And a discussion about my book with Triyanto Triwikromo and Aulia A Muhammad, and Agunghima as the Moderator. They all are senior authors from Semarang. What an honor to have them in my event...
Dan sebuah diskusi bersana Triyanto Triwikromo dan Aulia A Muhammad, yang dipandu oleh Agunghima sebagai moderator. Ketiganya adalah penulis senior di Semarang. Sebuah kegormatan bagiku mereka berkenan hadir di acaraku...


I definitely thank everyone who has supported me during the process of building the book, and the launching. Hopefully this would be a start to my journey, as a new born author.
Aku berterima kasih kepada semua pihak yang telah membantuku dalam penyusunan buku, dan peluncurannya. Semoga ini bisa menjadi langkah awal bagi perjalananku, sebagai penulis baru.

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this post is for Photo Story Friday

PhotoStory Friday
Hosted by Cecily and Rachael


and also for this week's Tuesday Toot. I think this was a BIG TOOT :D


22 comments:

aulia said...

permainan pianonya mangstaffs banggets. sayang ga sempat merekam untuk ringtone, hehehe...

diskusinya yang berjalan tidak seperti diharapkan. belum menjadi sumbangan yang "penuh" untuk ibu latree.

Heather said...

Latree, This is wonderful! Congratulations!! Is it going to be printed in English? I'd love to read what you've written.

Heather said...

Latree, This is wonderful! Congratulations!! Is it going to be printed in English? I'd love to read what you've written.

latree said...

aulia: terima kasih lagi...
heather: you can see some of them in english in my other blog. I've tried to translate well but still it contains error. I hope you can still enjoy them.

Anonymous said...

Congratulation. It must be an amazing feeling seeing something that you have worked so hard on come to life!!

Heather said...

Oh my goodness! I am just thrilled for you. You should feel such pride in your accomplishments!

pinkparis said...

wah, selamat mbak. jadi penasaran pengen nyari bukunya :)

mamah aline said...

ternyata selain berbakat menulis, piawai dalam permainan piano, bener-bener berbakat nih..

Maggie May said...

Congratulations, Latree. That is wonderful news.

Nuts in May

Lisa @ Boondock Ramblings said...

Congratulation on the new book. That is incredible and wonderful!

Robyn said...

Congratulations on the book.

Unknown said...

Congratulations to you! How wonderful to achieve a dream and have such a great response! :)

Forgetfulone said...

I'm so impressed! Congratulations!

Emily said...

Wow...that's a pretty wonderful accomplishment. Congratulations!

Carrie and Troy Keiser said...

Congrats! How exciting! Good luck with your future as an author!

Claremont First Ward said...

I am so proud of you! THis is so fantastic. So, so wonderful.

And, number 6 is coming soon? I'm So excited for you.

So many good things going on in your life.

Unknown said...

Toot Toot for sure! That is absolutely awesome! Congratulations. :-)

wyd said...

what a wonderful news. congrats

Are You Serious! said...

♥ Congratulations!!! What a wonderful accomplishment!!! :)

Nana said...

OMG!!! Congrats! Ive been amassing (writing, abadonning, re-editing and re-writing) my short stories for some time now, I can't wait for my turn! When/where can we buy it?

CC said...

so exciting!! congrats!

www.soonus.com said...

"Buku pertamaku yang berisi 13 cerpen yang kutulis dalam dua tahun terakhir."


Congratulation...that you have worked so hard...