About (Long)

What about myself?

Hm, let’s see here, my friends and family calls me Ryan. I’m from Kelapa Gading, Jakarta, and right now I’m currently living in Bandung, it’s about 2 hour drive from Jakarta, where I’m studying Architecture at the Parahyangan Catholic University (UNPAR).

I was born in ’85, and I have one sibling, my little sister. I’m an Indonesian of Chinese descent. I have a passion in photography, it’s probably runs in the family, after my grandfather.

Fav. Food? Steak and Noodle Soup. Fav. Drink? Coffee Fav. Book? Umberto Eco’s Baudolino. Fav. Movie? Wes Anderson’s Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. Fav. TV Show? Entourage and The Sopranos. Fav. Music? Jazz and Heavy Metal. Fav. Song: Bob Marley’s Waiting in Vain. Fav. Musician? Miles Davis, Chet Baker. Fav. Singer? Frank Sinatra and rest of the Rat Pack. Fav. Indonesian Band? Seringai. Fav. Game? Final Fantasy VII. Fav. Comic Series? Alan Moore’s V for Vendetta.

Things that I do on my free time? Sleeping in my bed. Things that I do on my free time when I’m NOT sleeping in my bed? Travelling. My idol? Anthony Soprano, Michael Corleone. Website I visit the most? Wikipedia. Most hated Indonesian band? Ungu. Daily Ritual? Midnight hot bath. Sleeping disorder? Yes

I’ve worked (and sometimes still) as a photographer, graphic designer, event organizer, disc jockey, web developer, and journalist. I’m the co-founder and managing editor of Deathrockstar.info.

I’m running a personal site, journal and photo gallery at koesuma.com.

Schools:
SD St. Yakobus ‘97, Kelapa Gading
SMP/O-Level Gandhi Memorial School ‘00, Ancol
SMA Canisius College ‘03, Menteng
Univ. Parahyangan , Architecture ‘03, Bandung