Friday, November 25, 2016

My Top 7 Favorite Novels


Bila kita menyukai sebuah bidang, tentu ada elemen tertentu dari bidang itu yang kita suka. Seperti novel, tidak serta merta novel yang ku baca membekas di hati. There some which not my cup of tea. Pun semua orang begitu. Jadi ingin ku tuliskan di kolom sederhana ini beberapa buku yang sangat ku sukai. Barangkali siapa pun yang membaca tulisanku berikut akan ikut suka, sama-sama suka, atau bahkan tidak suka. Aku mulai membaca sedari kecil. Ayahku lah yang terus mendorongku untuk membaca, meski seperti yang kebanyakan orang tau, harga buku sekarang ini tak lagi terjangkau. Bahkan sebuah buku dari penerbit favoritku setara biaya makan dua hari di kost. Saat aku sharing di group whatsapp keluarga mengenai buku-buku yang kubeli bulan September di gramedia Solo, ibuku berkata, "hayo, novelnya dikurangi." Tetapi ayahku hanya bilang "bagus." Begitulah. Kata orang, membaca adalah jendela dunia. Kembali ke topik awal, ini dia beberapa buku koleksiku yang teramat ku suka.

Jatuh Cinta Adalah Cara Terbaik Untuk Bunuh Diri oleh Bernard Batubara


Betapa panjang dan sadis judulnya. Bahkan judulnya saja sadis, apalagi isi novelnya, aku jamin bikin merinding! Dipenuhi dengan surealisme dan metafora, novel yang aku labeli horor ini berupa kumpulan cerita yang beberapa judulnya menggunakan nama hantu urban Indonesia. Dan, meski kisahnya mencekam, Bernard Batubara mampu memberi kesan indah dan membekas di hati. Tapi hati-hati, buku dari 15 judul kisah cinta tak biasa ini bisa jadi akan membuat harimu menjadi sekelam kisah-kisahnya. Oh, terlepas itu ada satu-dua cerita yang tidak terlalu ku suka. Mungkin karena isinya terlalu dewasa atau aliran yang ku rasa tak lazim. Entahlah. 

A Girl in Another City


I walked in nowhere in search of the brightly lit city
But it's cold and dangerous
Wandering around, I land a doorstep
Only to drink my own hot tears

I'm here from far away in search of my dream
I traveled a long and risky distance
Where is the forest and where is the swamp?
No one here tells me

People each seek out their own hometowns
Wandering through the building, I end up at an alley
Still only to drink my own hot tears
Will that star know what I'm going through?
Will it know what I dream?

When I'm upset, I sing a sad song
When I'm sad, just want to close my eyes and be alone
Hearing the smell of my hometown

Sunday, November 13, 2016

7 Most Incredible Performance in Immortal Song 2 of 2016


Hi there! It may my first article for this new site. Currently, Immortal Song 2 gets me much attention. I knew this program from youtube on KBS World channel. For you who doesn't know what kind of program it is, it's more likely a live-singing show in contest concept. The singers who participated here came from all over the place, be it idols, well-known singer, indie musician, or lesser known artist/singer. I really like the concept because it's really showed up their singing skill. They not sing ordinary song, but legend's song like the tagline Immortal Song 2: Singing The Legend. After singing a song, they will be voted by audiences there. The last standing singer is come up as winner of the episode. I really love how they successfully catched audiences’ heart, in definitely their 'own' performance. Here I would like to note my most incredible performance in Immortal Song 2 of 2016. Some of these performances even make me cry a river. So, check this out!

7. Roy Kim - At Around Thirty
Actually, it was the first appearance Roy Kim in this show but he really did the best. It was Kim Kwang-Seok Special episode. He brought song entitled At Around Thirty and he was only 24. This song reflects how people at thirty hide their tears of this life. Roy Kim did not fails to impress the audience with his sweet voice and smooth performance. Watch his incredible performance below:

By the way, my favorite line is I didn't send her away, and it wasn't me who left her. Deep isn't it?

Saturday, November 5, 2016

Glasses of wine

I was the girl who kept falling and getting up then falling down again
My days are just like those times, things haven’t changed at much
You’re going over there
You're going nowhere
I run on the run way, my heart is about to burst but don’t stop 
The only thing I'm sure about,
I'll be the love you never recieved.

Words of Forgetting

I breathe a bottled words 
My heart stops beating as if the world just hanging
Even if you never see me,
my heart goes toward you
Even when I try to get far away, 
the memories are asking us
Even if I’m in a different place, 
didn't you wait for my come?
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