Movie Review: Rectoverso

(I decided to write this review in English. And as usual, my english is not the best. I'll apologize beforehand)

Side note before you start reading the review: this review is my personal opinion about the movie, so it's probably just me who feel this way. Other people might like this movie more than I do, which means we simply have different taste. So what I'm saying is... let's be cool, okay? Try not to kill me if you disagree. Oh and also: this is not a review about Rectoverso The Book.  

Picture taken from here

Truth to be told, I haven't read Rectoverso The Book. But if Supernova The Series is any indication, I trust Dewi 'Dee" Lestari talent in storytelling. I was enchanted by her profound insight and rare sensiblity in Supernova The Series, so when my friend dragged me to watch Rectoverso The Movie last week, I kinda had a high expectation. I mean, you already have a good story (or five, in this case) in your hand, right? How could you possibly ruin that?

Well, apparently in many ways (I should have learned my lesson from Harry Potter).

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On Writing Lovey Dovey Stuff

Hola!! 

Akhirnya dibuka lagi blognya. 
 
Side note: I was thinking of posting my Rectoverso The Movie review before this, but um I decided against it. The things I was going to say is not pretty (to say the least) and let's just say I kinda fear the reaction afterwards (not that my blog is read by so many people - none? - but you'll never know). But I'll post it later if I have nothing else to do (other than watching kdramas, of course)

So. Had a funny experience last weekend. I went out with a dear friend of mine and she asked: "Why the hell did you write all that lovey dovey stuff?" 

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Di suatu hari. Di suatu sudut. Di suatu waktu.

Dia terdiam.
Dan aku pun tak tahu harus bicara apa.

Haruskah kuraih tangannya, memeluk bahunya dan membisikkan kata penghiburan di telinganya?
Haruskah kuberitahu dirinya bahwa "Semua akan baik-baik saja?"

Tapi aku tahu dan dia pun tahu.
Bahwa tidak ada satu hal pun yang akan "baik-baik saja"
Bahwa semua yang pernah menjadi retak tak akan pernah kembali utuh.
Bahwa semua yang pernah gelap tak akan pernah benar-benar kembali terang.
Bahwa semua yang pernah mencecap pahit tak akan pernah bisa lagi benar-benar merasakan manis.

Aku tahu dan dia pun tahu.
Semua ucapan meninggalkan gema.
Semua cahaya meninggalkan bayangan.
semua kenangan meninggalkan jejak.

Aku tahu dan dia pun tahu.
Bahwa melarikan diri tak akan menjadi jawaban.
Karena semua yang terjadi di masa lalu akan selalu kembali datang di masa kini.
Seperti hantu keras kepala yang terus bercokol di sudut ruangan yang gelap dan lembab.

Dia terdiam.
Dan aku hanya bisa menemaninya dalam diam.
Berbagi sunyi dan sebuah kesadaran pahit.
Bahwa tak ada satu pun yang bisa diriku atau dirinya lakukan.


#pfft #excerpt #randomthoughts

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The "Oh Shit. I'm Old" Day

(Written around 7 hours after officially being 27)

Picture taken from here. Coincidentally, the article from where the picture was taken discussed about what it is like being 30 and 'left behind' by almost all your friends. Read up. Good one (or not so good for singles)

Oh well. A couple of years ago I thought of birthdays as special occasions that needed to be celebrated differently. I usually made special plan to do something with friends or anyone available and then I also made a list of target that I would like myself to do after being one year older (albeit I never actually did something to accomplish it. The act of making the list is what's important). Generally, I would feel optimistic and happy and upbeat.

This year though, I feel differently. There is this anticlimactic feeling that I have when I realize that today is my 27th birthday. I don't feel like making special plans or anything. I am happy enough to receive congratulatory messages from family and friends but that's about it. I don't feel like going out and do something special. I can't event think of making that yearly to-do-list. All I'm doing, the first time I woke up this morning, is looking back for all the things that I've done throughout the year and suddenly one realization hits me hard and cold.  

What the fuck have I been doing? I haven't actually done anything. I spent time doing nothing for 27 years.

Okay. To be fair, I did do some things.

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Bigbang Alive Galaxy Tour Indonesia 2012: A Mixed Bag of Perfection and Disappointment

(Warning: This is going to be a long post. Namanya aja curhat)

Bigbang is perfection.

Okay barangkali saya memang sedikit bias mengingat Bigbang adalah boyband Korea favorit saya (my journey with Kpop begins with them and thus, they always have this special spot in my heart) but objectively, konser Bigbang kemarin malam sangat memuaskan. Mulai dari aksi panggung yang tertata rapi, lighting dan efek panggung yang cukup membangun suasana sampai sound dan audio yang bombastis (kuping saya masih terasa berdengung beberapa saat setelah keluar dari venue. Not that I'm complaining). Overall, Bigbang delivered what was expected from them and then some.

Tapi, cerita saya tidak berhenti di paragraf pertama saja. Ada beberapa kekecewaan yang rasakan ketika menonton konser Bigbang kemarin malam dan kekecewaan tersebut sedikit banyak mengurangi antuasisme saya menonton konser Bigbang kemarin.

Loh memangnya saya kecewa kenapa? Oh banyak. 

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