hUmph...wHat Can I saY boUt paPa JohN,,? KyknYa 1000 kaRakTer DisiNi Ga' baKalan cUkup Buat deScribe-in PaPa John.. weLL y9 paSti, 9ia BeLaJar Banyak saMa PaPa john,dR muLai giMana Cara nGe-HandLe seSuatu y9 wiLLi imPorTant.. teYus Gia jg diaJarin bahwa KariSma biSa ada dGn sendiriNya tanPa haRus diBuat-Buat,, oYa..setaU gia Siy,,PaPa John itu Suka Dgn keseNdiRian- nya...heHehe beNer ga' Tuh? kaPan niY puLanG-na? Mizz U so sO MUCh... jGn luPa Bawa "oLeh2" ya? hihihi Just Kidding, Just kidding....bTw Thanx Buat poeT dan My B'Loved sIsta -NiNo- yg Udah NgenaLin Papa John,, sUkseS seLalU haTi2 di sana ya paP.. MuUaaCh

 

John is one of a kind. He is somebody that doesn't wait for his wishes to come true. Instead, he goes out there and makes them happen! I've known him for almost 7 years now. He truly knows the meaning of friendship!

 

Haha! Jadi keinget the old times waktu baca testimonial lu ke gua d, John! John itu "the queen of dugem". :) waktu itu gak ada hari tanpa dugem ya, John! haha! kamis, jumat, sabtu, minggu. dia paling tahan! inget gak waktu ketangkep polisi di kota waktu nganter sylvi ke hayam wuruk? sampai2 elva harus ngeluarin tiket kereta dan kartu osis? haha! ya, i miss those old times, but we have to move on, rite? sukses, john!

 

John Badalu, sebuah nama yang gw kenal jauh jauh sebelom gw kenal sama orangnya. John is my Godmother! i know him from his truly inspiring writings in Djakarta! mags. when i read his Q- Page in Djak! i know i have to know him better!finally, i get to know him in person-Thank u Poet!- Being one of-a million-John Badalu's friend is a blessing! Everybody loves John!-kecuali yang sirik ama pesonanya John- and trying to hard to be like John.. By the Way John, gw ama Poet dulu suka CCP+ngerumpiin elu lho pas di Goethe! Cepet Pulang ya John, we miss U!

 

you're one of the kind, john!!! bangga gw punya temen ky john.keep strugle, man!!!! sapa juga yg ngga kenal john di jakarta..apalagi di dunia artnya...hasil sentuhan tangan dinginnya pasti berhasil....mo bikin festival apapun...dijamin..okeh hasilnya kalo ditanganin john....

 

Gw merindukan siaran 'bapak-anak' kita nih :P John itu suaranya oke banget buat siaran, berat dan menggetarkan. Makanya gw kalah total suaranya kalo siaran sama dia, huhuhuhuhu. Yang pasti, elo tuh kalo siaran dan lagi ngelawak, pasti menyempatkan diri untuk menengok ke belakang. Jangan2 elo pikir di tempat operator ada audience pula, huahahaha. Sebagai 'Teman Jalan' dulu, John sering 'menghina' gw karena justru jarang banget jalan2... beda sama dia yang guawul abis. Dia banyak menyumbang kesukaan gw sama jazz tua. Gw dengerin Nina Simone dan Chet Baker tentunya berkat dia. Gw gak pernah nyadar kalo elo 'sehebat itu' sampai gw liat blog elo. You're like 'everybody's favorite' gitu yak. Makanya gw beruntung lah tentunya pernah ngerasain siaran bareng sama elo. Terharu gak sih lo?

 

Kadang2 gw suka sirik banget ma temen gw yg atu ini, abis kerjanya jalan2 mulu sih! hiks.. dunia sangat tak adil!! hueheheh.. tp gw salut bgt ma dia, abis temennya byk bgt n ada di mana2.. kalo jalan ma dia serasa jalan ma celeb kali yeee.. :P apalagi di pusat2 kebudayaan di jkt, hampir semua kayaknya pernah make jasa dia deh.. wuih.. ikutan dunk!! hehe.. btw, kapan jadi main ke siena?

 

yang paste neh....untuk nge-DJ, doi top banget...(sumpe looooo...!!) John adalah mahkluk langka....yang kagak ada duanye.....super unik....pede abis, enak diajak ngobrol ngerumpi dan gossip abisssssss hahahahahahaha.....John kangen juga neh, kapan kita bisa gaul bareng lagi....cuman bete kalo gaul ama yang namanya John, karena temennya dimana mana yang ada gue suka dicuekin :-( sementara dese asik asik aja nemplok sana sini kayak nyamuk!!!! see you when i see you darling!!!! mmmuaaaahhhh

 

Johnny boy...gw emang ketemu elo di jkt, tp kalo gw dateng pasti lo mau pergi..trus kalo gw mau pulang, lo juga baru pulang trus ke kamar...sementara gw sampe pagi nonton film...hehehe....taunya ketemu di cinema asia festival amsterdam, sementara gw tinggal di rotterdam..ehhehe....kalo ngga ada john, gw boseeen banget tuh pasti...heheh..thanks john...ke belanda lagi dong bentaaaar aja...

 

I felt blessed when I met this incredible guy. He is so full of life. Never ceased to amaze me. John is like a magnet and it's hard to get away from his charm. I fall in love with him unconditionally. So, John, when are you coming to Paris? Remember those walk along the Seine? You are always be my unrequited love. (I hope you are not too embarassed to approve this testimonial).

 

John Badaluuuuu!!! Ya Ampuuuuun!!! Gue baru ketemu di Friendster setelah bertahun2 nggak berjumpa!! Tante yang emang berwajah sinis bak nenek sihir ini tapi.....Brain is what he has!!!! Charming!!! Brilliant!!! Independent, always learning by seeing and doing. Nggak pernah kursus ya John? Tapi dese bisa menghasilkan foto2 menakjubkan cuma dari pocket camera. Pembenci televisi. Gue belajar dengerin musik2 aneh juga dari dese. Ngakunya sih doyan Asia, tapi sepanjang sejarah tante Badalu, kayaknya bule melulu yang nyangkut. Cucok2 pula! Slut? Hmmm...Slut with brain I guess....The one & only! Thank you very much John, for all your kindness in the past. Miss you a lot!

 

John.. hhmmm apa yah?? He's one of a kind.. cuma ada satu tmen gue yg brwujud sperti dia.. hihihi seru!! wawasannya luas! teman bertukar pikiran yang asik bangath! gue biasanya menyimak sampai terbengong2 kalo dia udah ngajak diskusi ttg film (maklum gue pendengar yg baik... hehehe) suka bikin ngiri krn selalu berpergian :P tp gue bisa scubadiving dan pastinya dia ngiri banget sama yg satu ini!! hihihihihi gue brharap dia cepat pulang, kangen dah lama bgt gak ktemu... dan gak sabar mau liburan, backpacking ke flores yahhh??? hehehe

 

Duilee BadJohn's... Johnbadalu aja lu...hihihi...Kok sekarang jauh amat yah. Kenal ma john pas Jiffst 2. Maap yah kalo saya suka gemesin eh maksudnya salah2 hihihi. John itu boss gw, suaranya haluussss. Kalo ngobrol juga enak. Yang gw inget dari dia tuh scanner, kenapa? soalnya dulu gw tukang scanning trus dia yang nemenin, mpe begadang-begadang + gedor2 rumah org numpang scan sampe kasus maling majalah djakarta!=> mimpi buruk gw <= I learned a lot deh pokoknya. Miss u so BAD...

 

How's Italy? Bad John? yes...he is a bad John ;) and gue seneng bisa kenal dan kerja bareng sama dia. So, kapan lagi kerja bareng? :)

 

Gw pertama kali kenal jon di Jiffest dan gw ragu bisa kerja bareng ma dia. Abis orangnya dingin banget!!! Ups, big W!! gw salah. Jon itu ternyata talkactive dan enak buat brainstorming ma kerja. Good bos. 1 hal yang gw mau protes dari dulu adalah kalo ngomong ama gue agak kerasan dikit ya. Maklum gue punya masalah ma kuping kiri gue okay!!! Miss u jon!!

 

pertamakali saya ketemu john, saya tanya;"kamu pasti john".kemudian dia menjawab;"bukan, saya badalu". barulah kemudian kami menyadari bahwa dian sastro itu keponakannya fidel castro.apa boleh buat, ketika berangkat ke italia dia bilang sama saya kalau sesungguhnya cita-citanya menjadi abri yang kemudian mengadakan festival film anti militer.saya mencoba memahaminya, tapi tenyata john lebih tidak memahami kalkulus dari pada saya.

 

john adalah cs gue kalo lagi ngomongin "kompeni" yg suka ajaib dan semena2. sama2 sebel sama receptionist di jiffest wkt itu. john kalo lagi BT suka pake kaos andalannya dia yg ada tulisan jepang nya. tampangnya selalu cool dalam situasi apapun. john...pulang dong john... curhat lagi!!

 

John ... mau bilang apa lagi ya soal John. Gue udah jatuh cinta dari saat pertama gue liat dia (kaos ketat, dipadu kemeja hawai gak dikancing dan ... ooooh senyum charming itu, menyihir setiap orang). Makin kenal John dari tulisan, ngobrol, hang out bareng, makin jatuh cinta gue. John itu orang paling cool, dan low profile dibalik bakatnya yang segudang. John itu seksi! Mau baru bangun tidur, belum tidur, lagi bengong, lagi ngomong, name it, dia punya pesona yang gak bisa ditolak. Hebatnya lagi dia gak pernah ngerasa hebat dan selalu terus belajar. Itu sebabnya lu selalu jalan2 kan John, untuk belajar (sirik 1000 kali!) Tapi yang penting, dia gak pelit untuk berbagi, jadi walo kita sedih dan keilangan setiap kali dia pergi, pulangnya pasti dia bawa banyak hal buat kita. John ... di manapun elu, salam sayang selalu. Muawah.

 

JohnB, six year ago we worked at the same office, but never together. Then only at events (cultural, naturally). Then only your name in the bylines. But never, ever have you disappeared totally from my peephole. Hope to see you again sometime, tapi not only from a far distance yah. Kayak selebriti aja.

 

John always left me with so many questions!! I'm very pleased to know him & from him I can learn many..He's one of the kind!! Keep it that way John..

 

JB!!! nggak ada orang se-cool n fungky kayak dia. Setiap gw ketemu pasti rambutnya warnanya udah lain n tempat kerjanya udah pindah. Pemerhati seni yang tinggi. Ngga ada abisnya ngomongin film ama ni anak. Yang bikin gw sebel, kalau denger ceritanya dia punya akses utk ketemu sutradara kondang dunia!!!! Beruntung bgt sih lo...hehehehehe... Udah nambah dong film dvd elo....iya, gw ngga bakalan nanya.....takut sirik ;) kayaknya dunia film Indonesia, akan punya 1 orang lagi nih, yg bikin maju film Indo. Sukses ya.......

 

I just had the pleasure to meet and work with John and I immediately liked him (which is rare) He is like a soothing tropical balm that calms the even the most irritated muscles =) And such a charmer he is! and well balanced..He has the masculine yang and fun loving yin all figured out. Hope to party with you soon my friend!

 

I met John through our dearest mutual friend Helly. He used to come to my place Jogja Village Inn but did not know then. I started to get to know him a bit when he came to visit me in San Francisco last year. I found him to be a nice, steady and determined kind of guy. You go girl, rock Indonesia with your difference and bitchiness, lol!!! Definetely, our country needs someone like you who is not afraid to shake and open people eyes to our world, you know what I mean? Meanwhile, have fun in Italy and stay in touch, ok?

 

Talking about John, is taling about the future of Indonesian alternatives mind. That's what I think as long as we've been working together. He use to gave me independent, original, and nothing- to-hide articles for djakmag. He is not just a man with ideas, but also someone with strong and loyal character. Well, I think that's enough before John's head getting bigger. I just someone who knows nothing about what he could have done wrong. But, haven't you, John?

 

Gue sih sendiri gak tau kenal John sebenernya kapan dan dimana?.. mungkin gue kenal karena kakak gue, mungkin juga gue kenal karena temen gue atau mungkin gue akhirnya merasa kenal karena sering ketemu di.. mana-mana. Yang pasti John adalah salah satu temen dalam urusan 1001 macem hal.. soal kesenian, soal lagu 70s, soal film, soal laki.. hehehehe. Dan gak gue pungkirin bahwa John juga kenalin gue dengan beberapa orang yang akhirnya jadi temen gue juga. Miss you, John!

 

J.B. keren gak sih..?? Gue kenal ini org benernya seh udah lama.. tp baru sejak loe disini aja yaa.. jadi deket :P John, petualang festival film dan gue ngiri banget ama satu orang ini. Thanks for all the films n the info, n still wait for a chance to go to Cannes!!! awas loe gak kabarin gue!

 

Mau bilang apa ya? Pertama kali ketemu, aku pikir ini orangnya cultured banget... semua hal yg berbau Arts, kayaknya tahu dia... apalagi kalau film-filman... All I can say is Thanks heaps for organising the Q-Film Fest - May there be many many more like it!! Hurry home n jangan kelamaan di Itali ya!! We miss you!

 

"John oozes with confidence it makes you feel safe when you're near him. He's our Stuart Alan Jones of Queer as Folks. Every conversation with him is a brain teaser. Resourceful. He was also born classy which makes him deserve to be arrogant. One of few people who is very secure about himself. Looking forward to clubbing with you, John!"

 

"My first impression was how phlegmatic John was. Until I saw John hit the dancefloor of Jalan2 with his kinky moves! :) John's a pleasant friend, a multitalented guy and sure is an intercontinental slut (an envious comment from someone who is stuck in this goddamn country). And boy was I crushed upon John's rejection when I seduced him in Puncak (the EKI event):P Miss you, buddy!"

 

"john is a guy that has a high sexual appeal, very talented, passionate and achievement seeker. good at making great party and DJ-ing. gentle-hearted and kind but has a wild, flirty side. yang jelas, john itu kasih tak sampai gw sepanjang masa."

 

"John... Gue mendengar namanya jauh sebelum gue kenalan dengan orangnya. Itu membuktikan satu hal John: elo berbakat jadi selebritis...:-)Beberapa kali sempat ketemu di berbagai acara, tapi enggak pernah benar-benar kenalan resmi. Pertama kali dikenalin resmi justru sama Helly Minarti, dan gue langsung nyela: "ini kan John yang 'pelacur' pusat kebudayaan ya?" He..he..he... Gue enggak tahu saat itu elo marah apa enggak, yang jelas elo cuma nyengir sambil nyalain sebatang Marlboro, terus jalan ngambil kopi. Bukan apa-apa John, saat itu elo dari CCF, Instituto, terus ke Goethe eh... mau bantuin acara gue yang disponsori oleh British Council... he..he..he...:- ) Anyway, John yang gue tahu adalah seorang yang sangat cerdas, reviewer dan kurator film yang tajam, tapi juga teman ngobrol dan party yang menyenangkan. Sangat ambisius dan sangat tahu bagaimana cara mewujudkan keinginannya. Satu hal yang gue sebel dari John: JALAN-JALAN MELULU SIH LO!!! *sirik*"

 

"keep on doing the things you passionate the most what a ride youve been giving me, john"

 

"first time i saw him on djakarta! magz (the H t-shirt!!), i wanted to meet this guy. he's the kind of person that makes jakarta more colourful and bareable to live in!! (but he's always travelling!! sebel!). i fell for his charm, his intelligence, his great taste, and his fun loving attitude. he's ambitious and determined on getting what he wants to achieve. i really hope someday i can work with you, john, cuz i know it'd be for something really awesome! (pake gaya nyembah ala wayne's world.."we're not worthy...we're not worthy..") hihihi.. love u!"

 

"Smart, brave, fun, multi-talented person... , should i say more? Anyway, 'Enya' is never out-of-topic, John! :))"

 

"I never believed that any one person could have a universal sex appeal, until I met John. Maybe it's his intelligence, that surely surpass any other person I know. Or maybe it's his energy, that glows so strongly you could actually see the beams. Maybe it's his enthusiasm that rises higher than the sun. Or maybe... simply... because he's so goddamn good looking and exceptionally sexy when he dances. But he's also a very good friend. He's fun to hang out with, he's great to talk to, and he's the person you could always be sure to get the jobs done!"