September 29, 2012

Poem (2)


FOREVER FRIGID

today i have a tear on my eyelash
for tomorrow's rain will fall
today i have a kiss on my lips
for tomorrow's coldness will burn
today i have an angel in my hand
for tomorrow's heaven will die

tomorrow my heart will shatter
for today's compromise
tomorrow my limbs will freeze
for today's frigid solitude
tomorrow my sight unlocks
for today's broken key

the constant memory gives
yesterday no more
the promise you gave
hurts no more
the love i give
feels no more
for it was yesterday

by Niky Adryana

June 15, 2012

Poem (1)


SEDATED

With a filled heart
I topple over
With all that
I am done for

With a confiscated mind
I fall behind
With all that
I am done for

With all that growing weight
I feel chaos inside
With all that
I am ready for

by Niky Adryana

May 07, 2012

Knocking out the World Snooker Champion of 2012

Knocking out the World Snooker Champion of 2012

For those who have been following my snooker youtube channel, Niky Adryana, know that I make preview videos for main snooker tournaments. But because the Betfred World Snooker Championship 2012 is the biggest and most prestigious one on the circuit I felt I had to do something special for this particular video.

So, I came up with the idea of making a snooker "action" movie. With the concept of having an opponent who tries to steal the balls away from me.
For this idea I obviously had to find an opponent and some snooker balls to play with. A quick search on internet thought me there was a nice snooker club in Scheveningen along the beach called 't Zeekantje. I sent them an email with the question if they would be kind enough to provide me with a set of snooker balls and two cues. Which they kindly agreed upon!

In my search for an opponent I came across the website of Team Hyperspeed. They are specialised in free running and parkour. Again an email was sent and with positive feedback in reply. I made an appointment to have a training with Reggy, the founder of Team Hyperspeed. I was completely bruised the day after but it was a nice afternoon!

Now that I had the storyboard, snooker equipment and my opponent we could start filming. My friend Luke did the videography and being a Sound Engineer he was kind enough to mix the music for this project as well.

A lot of time has been put into this project and I had a lot of fun doing it, hopefully Luke & Reggy as well. I hope you enjoyed the video and maybe help to promote it!

By now the final has been battled by O'Sullivan & Carter with Ronnie being the new World Snooker Champion of 2012.

Nothing left to say except: "Let's play snooker!"
Xx Niky Adryana

LINKS

Snooker Club 't ZEEKANTJE in Scheveningen, The Netherlands
www.zeekantje.nl

TEAM HYPERSPEED in Zoetermeer, The Netherlands
www.ths-hq.nl
www.parkourorigins.nl

Music by LUKE @ www.lukeaudio.com


Niky at the Crucible in April 2012

 Niky at the Crucible in April 2012 PART ONE

 Niky at the Crucible in April 2012 PART TWO

Martin, my sisters friend who lives in London, kindly helped me to order tickets to see a snooker match on the 25th of April. This would be my first live snooker match ever!
I cannot describe the feeling I got when an envelope arrived with a Royal stamp on it! So on Tuesday 24th of April me and my snooker buddy Jarl jumped on a plane and took off to the Crucible in Sheffield. Once in the hotel we immediately turned on the TV and tuned into snooker.

WEDNESDAY 25th APRIL 2012
I loved it how Rob Walker said the phrase: "So, without further ado, let's get the boys on the baize!!!"
The tickets we got were for Table One Row H and turned out to be for the match between Ali Carter and Mark Davis. On table two was playing Mark Selby against Barry Hawkins and we could see a fair amount of that table as well. The first frame was dreadfully long and lasted about 45 minutes. But after that the match cracked on rapidly. On the other table Selby got smashed by Hawkins which was quite surprising.

Apparently snooker fans most favorite word to shout out during a match is: Sharp! Constantly some bloke shouted it out which gave me a nice inside joke! One thing though, that it is ridiculously frustrating why people just can't turn their stupid phones off during a snooker match..???

THURSDAY 26th APRIL 2012
Martin Gould had promised me that if I would see him at the crucible he would be so kind to do a little interview on film. Was dead excited about that! And luckily we did catch him. I was so nervous but he was so kind and it turned out a really nice chat.
On Tudor Square Jarl met some other Dutch snooker fans he knew and I could meet up with my snooker friend Ben. I even ran into the cute Ryan147 and his dad. We took a picture and I asked them if they'd liked to be in my video which they kindly agreed upon!

FRIDAY 27th APRIL 2012
In the afternoon we ran into Gilbert and I asked him if he had time for a little chat with me. He just came out of practice and was headed to his hotel to have a rest and something to eat but he was kind enough to do so! Again I was a bit nervous but he was lovely.
Later on I also met Ken Doherty in the Q-zone. Again we had a little chat and I was cheeky enough to ask him if I could give him a hug. "Yeah sure" When I was hugging him I really didn't want to let go and I heared myself thinking: "When do I have to let go before it gets awkward?"Seriously, I fell in love with Ken right there and then!

Evening, time for my second match. We were lucky enough to get hold of tickets for another match in the evening. Robertson - Gilbert & Hendry - Higgins. I can not tell you how happy I was to have the change to see Hendry & Higgins play LIVE!

SATURDAY 6.30 PM - At Leeds airport heading back to Amsterdam.
I'd like to say a big thank you to the following snooker players for giving autographs:
Ryan Day, Judd Trump, Liu Chuang, Martin Gould, Neil Robertson, David Gilbert, Ken Doherty, BBC presenter Hazel Irving and the referees Paul Collier & Zhu Ying.

Special Thanks to Martin Gould for letting me interview him. This was my first interview with a snooker player. And also to Ken Doherty & Gilbert who were kind enough to have a chat with me.

You can watch some nice video's Part One & Part Two of my trip to the Crucible. Enjoy watching it!

Bye, Niky Adryana

March 20, 2012

The Smurfs' Village

Papa Smurf, the leader of Smurf Village, has asked for my guidance with remodeling the village. Together with Timber & Handy Smurf I sketched up some blueprints for a new village. The plans were approved by Papa Smurf and the renovation could begin!
Since a couple of days Smurf Village has undergone a massive change.
The new town plan gives Miner, Farmer & Baker Smurf more workspace on the east side of the village. Smurfette & Baby Smurf live cosily inside strong city walls (safely protected from the evil Gargamel) together with Vanity, Alchemist & Papa Smurf.

For Smurfs who don't like to swim in the sturdy salty sea a second beach area is created, where Smurfs can swim in the gently sweet river, along with a nice picnic spot with grilling facilities.

Currently , me and the Smurfs are working on clearing out the area on the south side to gain 30% more space for their prosperous smurfy village.

A smurfy kiss from me & my blue buddies.

(click the photo above to enlarge)

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January 03, 2012

In some naive state of mind

INSOMNIA [in-som-nee-uh] 
Definition:      inability to sleep soundly
Synonyms:     sleeplessness, wakefulness, insomnolence
Antonyms:     sleep


When you suffer from chronic insomnia, as I do, you stop to realise that you are awake. You are unaware of your lack of sleep and you slip into this unconscious state of wakefulness. It has been going on for about three years now and I've started to ignore it and it has become one of my habits. When your melatonin levels increase you feel sleepy. But my sleeping rhythm is distorted as a result of a delayed adjustment in my biological clock. It is difficult for me to sleep, once I sleep, I'm fine.
By taking melatonin tablets before bedtime, one can supplement their melatonin levels, making sleep come more easily. But my doctor is so kindly not to give me a prescription. He is afraid that I take an overdose, due to its addictiveness and my other chronic illness. But I won't! I just want to sleep. 
Yes, I know sleeping is merely a poor substitute for coffee and a lame excuse for not working but I don't even like coffee and I am bored out of my mind in those small irregular hours. 
Those hours are very lonesome as well, everyone else is asleep! In those nocturnal hours I keep myself amused by all kinds of wonderful things. People need to believe in things that aren't true, like the sandman & the toothfairy. Like unicorns, goblins and pixies. Like true love. The oddest fairytale ever!
Take the biggest cup and the finest sieve, pour the sleeping dust through it and see what is left: the smallest molecule of benevolence. Leaving the tiniest bit of kindness and compassion remain. Humans are amusing, how they managed to invent boredom in an universe that is so interesting. I'm quite amused by the nocturnal hours and it has given me enough time to solve the problem insomnia. Oh yes, I, Dr. N. Adryana, has found a cure for insomnia!

Recently, on December 18th, I was watching "A Night With The Stars", presented by Professor Brian Cox (OBE and a British particle physicist) who also presents the similar BBC program "Wonders of the Universe". During both programs, for the first 10 to 15 minutes, you are wrecking your brain if he has any plastic surgery done. His face looks so tight and shiny. He has the loveliest baby-face and yet he is 43 years old. Where are his blemishes? He must have had his facial features pulled backwards and filled his lips with collagen!


Contemplating about this is a tremendous good distraction from all your daily worries. It relaxes you and calms you down which is the perfect way to prepare yourself to go to sleep. (and if you imaginarily dress him up in the right costume he can look like an elvish person or some other mythical creature)
Once you feel relaxed and calm be captivated by his voice which will gently drift you off to never-land. His soft accent remains undecipherable. His poetic descriptions and sparkling emotions demystifies science and makes it interesting. He talks in riddles steeped in the empty immensity of earth, sky, and water, so don't you worry your little head about it. You need to go to sleep now, my dear.

And then you dream..... about professor Brian Cox! Who doesn't even look like a physicist. Instead of having wild grey hair he has dark tousled hair. And instead of wearing a wrinkled lab coat he wears casual jeans with boots. And who has made me develop a sudden and burning interest in particle physics, a subject that previously left me cold, but has me now burning with sparkly enthusiasm.

I've made an MP3 file from several episodes and put it on my iPod playlist. Believe me, I am sound asleep within 1,125 feet per second!

Quote by professor Brian Cox:
‘Even Einstein, who we all think of as an old wise man with white hair, did all his world-changing work when he was a young, good looking man who drank and misbehaved a bit. So it’s possible to do both.’


To see the full length lecture of A Night With The Stars by Pr Brian Cox, click here .


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December 31, 2011

A prologue for 2012

He found himself sitting in his usual wretched state in a dark and forgotten café. Soon, this night will be forgotten as well. Each year he never quite understood the fuzz on the last night of the year. After all these years his heart still hasn't found a hold on the situation. Half of his heart still needs time to adjust. He has been a heartless deceiver and wonders if some wounds are just not meant to be healed at all. He holds himself accountable for previous trouble he has caused. As much as he wants the past not to exist, unfortunately it still does, and it is kindly reminded by his scars.
He used to be a young vibrant guy, a manipulative bastard, that couldn't care less about anything else but his handsome allure and annoying success. He can not be held responsible for liabilities of the heart, but he can be charged with conceit for yelling his own name while having an orgasm. A price for which he now sourly pays. His selfishness was dark and disturbing.
While entertaining himself he had taken a special liking in this girl with the gorgeous green eyes that he found one night sitting alone in this particular café. He instinctively knew this girl was different. It took him quite some time to get acquainted with her, but it didn't took long before he even made her a puppet of his own varieté show. This was his biggest mistake. He underestimated her strength. Falling in love is a fluke and he has lost his mind in metaphors. If only he had put a reserve on his heart to make it less fragile.
Their attachment is excessive. Their love goes beyond what is normal or even acceptable. It is not necessary for him to still be connected to her, but she won't let him go. He will not make an appeal against the sentence she has laid upon him. He quietly undergoes her curse, which he thinks should be fair since she has suffered enough due to his idleness.
As much as he wants the old days back, he simply can't get them back. Even if they would come back they would be nothing more than a shadow of a fond memory long forgotten. No matter how hard we try to hold on to things our grasp on them is momentarily.
Watching her now from his dark corner in the café he sees the calm look upon her face. He knows her too well to know exactly what that look means: "another year to cheat and abuse".
Thinking to himself "You miserable bastard. How could you've drained the life out of this girl?".
He desperately awaits the day when she is gonna wear loads of glitter again and tinker away at the piano. All she does now is copying his behavior. He does not know whether it is her intention to punish him by copying his disgusting behavior or if it is a way to end like him and be with him again. Either way, she must be stopped.
She plays around with a satire face and mischief in her heart. She violates men in the most sensual way before ripping them apart. It gives her a combination of excitement and freight. Finding it so romantic, dark and insane at the same time.
She is disorientated and fragile. If only he could find a way to shift her perspective and provide strength. This is not a happiness project. He can not distract her with happy music when feeling gloomy. She is completely incapable now to rationalise what is required desirably to live her life pure again with a convivial attitude towards life. Almost an impossible task since she always has been a strong-willed little girl.
She is brittle and can not be welded or forged. In her lies this massive fury giving her a dangerous strength. This fury makes her even more dangerous then a loaded gun with cyanide bullets that pierce through hearts. She is having the upper-hand, she is in control and she is painfully aware of it! She is the Queen of her fantasy empire defined by her laws and won't let anyone steal her lime-light.
While seeking her inner balance, she can be somewhat excessive and also indecisive when she has to make choices and is even inadequate in doing so.
She is cast-iron, eccentric & unique. She's so effortlessly funny which instantly makes you want her to be yours. She might smile casually at you or even embrace you but she will never love you or care about you. She might seduce a boy or a girl. She might dye her hair pink or have a brunette wedge haircut. She might smoke a cigarette and have a glass of whiskey. She might reveal her sensual body to you but she will never reveal or give herself complete. 
Her vanquished concentration span makes her simply vanish when she is bored or done. Leaving you bewildered behind.
Now, riddle me this: "Is she still capable of rational thought or simply not bothered about it?". He knows where she is capable of, belief is not necessary. Even she knows where she is able to, giving her a perky attitude. Every year she grows stronger by seeing that she can get away with it, continue with her schemes and take things to a further level more extreme, more dangerous and more bizarre. At the end of each year he hopes she will probably be thinking, "Obviously I haven't thought that through!" But she won't. She won't.
This dreadful year he had done substantially less caring about her and for that he blames his own bitter heart. He has not been naive, just plain ignorant, having her let her fun for far too long. Quite frankly, she scares him.
Several years he let pass by. Up until this day she still holds him in her powerful spellbind grasp.
For the fourth time he finds himself reviewing at the end of the year if he kept his resolution and he would sadly discover that he did okay-ish and will disappoint himself. But he can't get any more disappointed than he already was. He has broken every promise he possibly could. This year has been lousy. It has been a total snitch. Himself partly to blame.
Past year her mood changes seem to be more present than ever before. "Is he gonna go with it again?" He gives himself the same question every year. But this time they jointly concluded that this year will be another year. Different from personal view and different terms of priority. In short: It's time to let go. It's time to let "each other" go.
And that is how it should be, naturally. In order to go on you must be able to let go. Without doubt with a tear and a smile, but definitely with a good feeling about what is to come! He has one tender resolution for 2012, which he will make carefully. He can't be bored with details, but in this new year he is going to try his very hardest to never rest on his laurels. Oh literally, where to start with that task? Preferably near the end. If only he could make it all end.

Midnight appears.
Only a few minutes left before all hell will break loose. He hopes this is the end where everything stops. He'd better get up and walk down to the river where fireworks will burst vividly. He often asked himself “What would make me happier?”. Is there any logical answer for that?
While sunken deeply in his own thoughts bright colors decorate the black sky with thundering sounds. He looks around him to look for her but she has vanished. That moment you lose all respect for a person who you used to like. It must be this moment. He lost respect for himself years ago, and is now liking her less and less. For 10 minutes he was euphoric but apparently it's a hoax. One of her little schemes that mean nothing to her. How could he be so ignorant to believe her? He couldn't help give a timid smile, after all, she has learned everything from him. Defeated by the game he once mastered so well.

She is gone and made it snow in hell. Where are you my little princess?


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