Some of my friends have ever asked me : “Why do you like reading so much? You always bring books anywhere you go!”
For me,books are not just books. Books are the reflection of the author,the imaginations that turned into lines of words,paragraphs of sentences. Something personal that turns into a thing that can be shared with a lot of people.
Do you guys like reading? I do,A LOT. Yes,I do carry books especially novels anywhere I go. Books. People say that reading books is really good for the brain. I’d like to say that not only to brain,but more importantly to the emotions inside. Reading books calm your mind. Books can bring you to another place. Books connect thousands of people hearts. Books are there for you when no else does. Books never disappoint you. Okay,maybe some books ever. But in a different way rather than the humanly disappointing. I’d rather disappointed by books that person. I’d rather spend 5 hours reading books than be with some strangers or with unknown so-called “friends”. Because human can never treat you like your favorite books do.
The smell of the bookstore,the smell of a new-freshly bought books,that CHA-CHING machine then all the books are yours! Doesn’t it make you happy? I feel so SO happy when I buy books. Books will never leave you. No matter what. Either you have finished reading it or you lost the book,it’s always there. Because the memory never fades away. It’s always there. Unlike people,who always come and go inevitably.
Books meant so much to me.
At this moment,I’m reading Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets. And it DOES bring me to another planet. A whole new world. Such an unforgettable experience. So instead of asking why alot of people like reading books so much,start on your own.
First,if you’re a Doctor Who fans,you should definitely watch this one!
I found this video in an Indonesian comedy website (one of my favorite) , nyunyu.com
There is this one article posting a few short love story that , i think , are very sweet and this one is probably my favorite. Very funny,cute,sweet and also mildly relaxing love story. Plus,David Tennant.
So,this one is gonna be a little different. Lately,I’ve been ‘hunting’ for good Indonesian(my country) movies and my friend told me to watch this one. I’m not very much into Indonesian movie and I’m not very optimistic about Indonesian movies as I barely able to find the good ones.
But,who knows,this movie is very special. I’m in love with it! I think it’s very sweet although i’m pretty sure it’ll bring you to tears. For you guys,Indonesian and for those who can understand Indonesian language,someone out there uploaded the full movie on Youtube. You can watch it here
Milli and Nathan went to the same school when they were in high school . Nathan is a very diligent,smart student ,with college as his number one priority. Also he’s a little bit awkward,in my opinion. Milli is a very attractive,easy going person whose number one priority is not study.Nathan likes to help Milli in her study. Then they fell in love,and became a couple. After graduated from high school , Nathan broke up with Milli,with excuse that he wants them both to focus on their study. Nathan went to Jakarta,while Milli continue college in Bandung.Milli,who dislikes college,decided to stop and start to become a writer. They both continue their lives then meet again. Then something happens. Life continues but the two never really leave each other.
I think it’s a very sweet,cute love story. Written very well ,packaged in such a way that the plot flows beautifully.
Here are some good quotes(there are a lot of good quotes):
“Love is like a hot coffee
The most delicious drink while hot
But the risk is it’ll quickly run out
So as not to quickly run out“
Drink slowly
But the risk is,it will get cold”
“After the sun,after the sky
The brightly colored thing
is hope”
“He is the man who always confuse to determine directions
Turn right,turn left,or just go straight
He just knew that he has to keep walking
And should not stop
Until at one point
When a deadend intercept
Rather choosing to stop
He choose to step back
Because what’s important to him is
To keep walking and walking”
“Every man can fly
What one needs is just someone
To show them how to spread one’s wings”
“The art of life is living with the pain
and still able to laugh everyday”
“He is the man who always feels he’s walking through strange roads
Looking for something ,
Running for whatever
Hundreds of intersections been through,
Then ignored
Until yearn turns into shadow along the way
And he keeps walking
Without knowing when he has to stop”
“Do what I love, Love what I do”
“I go away , not for leaving you , but to be eternally be with you”
“Happy and sad one package, right?”
“The one we always love is not necessarily our soul mate”
“True love is beautiful … even though not able to be together again but the hearts remained united “
“Until you came with all your weakness,your flawed life complete me”
“Love what you’ve got as long as you can, because those time will not happen to you twice”
“Longing, on the day of ours .. At a junction where we first met”
“Touched by the sincerity of his love, and want to always see her smile even from a distance without being able to touch the figure of his beloved”
For you guys Indonesian,I know most of you,and me too,we don’t have high hopes for our own film industry. But trust me with this one,this is very good. #2 Indonesian favorite movie after Eiffel I’m In Love | Buat lu pada yang orang Indo atau yang ngerti,gue tau lu ,gue jg,ga punya harapan tinggi buat perfilman indonesia.Tapi percaya deh,ini film bener-bener bagus. Film kedua favorit gue abis Eiffel I’m In Love.
Jarang-jarang kan gue memuji perfilman Indo (I barely compliment Indonesian movies) 😉
P.S: Prepare Kleenex and pillows . Watch with girl friends if possible :’)
First thing first ,sorry for my MIA .It’s been a while since the last time I posted.
Today,I was checking my blog and et cetera and WOW! That’s Geektastic nominated me for The Super Sweet Blogging Award ?! THANKYOU SO MUCH! I was kinda shocked (add speechless to that). You are such a sweetie !
The Super Sweet Blogging Award
The rules for those nominated:
1. Thank the blogger who nominated you.
2. Answer 5 Super Sweet questions. These can be found down below.
3. Include the Super Sweet Blogging Award in your blog post.
4. Nominate a baker’s dozen (13) other deserving bloggers.
5. Notify your Super Sweet nominees on their blog.
Super Sweet Questions:
1. Cookies or Cake?
Hmm.. I like both but I think if I have to choose,I’d choose cake. Especially the creamy one :9
2. Chocolate or Vanilla?
Depends. If it’s ice cream.. actually if it’s ice cream I want both lol. But for this one,i think chocolate. No one hates chocolate.
3. Favourite Sweet Treat?
My favorite is probably cupcake (or ice cream? or chocolate mousse ?). Now this is very tricky question. I love eating all sweet things! But the most common and favorite one is probably cupcake(or probably nutella mug cake). Not only it’s very delicious,it’s also easy to make.
4. When do you crave sweet things the most?
At night . And when other people eating it instead of me. Hahaha…
5. Sweet nickname?
I don’t know if this one is cute enough,but I’ll go with ‘Cutie Pie’. or ‘Sweet Cheek’? (It’s from NCIS)
A huge fan of romcom,just as I do. Very sweet and nice too! Glad I’ve found someone who’s as crazy about romcom as me.You’re a romcom fans? she’s definitely the right blog 😉
“I would encourage anyone who has a crush on my character to watch it again and examine how selfish he is. He develops a mildly delusional obsession over a girl onto whom he projects all these fantasies. He thinks she’ll give his life meaning because he doesn’t care about much else going on in his life. A lot of boys and girls think their lives will have meaning if they find a partner who wants nothing else in life but them. That’s not healthy. That’s falling in love with the idea of a person, not the actual person.” — Joseph Gordon-Levitt about his character.
So,lately i’ve been very busy with school as it just started and this song has stuck inside my head for 4 or 5 days. The lyrics are very beautiful. It shows how vulnerable and easy for us,for people,no matter who or what they are,to fall into the deep dark side. To fall into the crazy things,bad things that you are not meant to do and honestly not want to but you stuck. To fall to the addiction of subtances. This is a really song and I can relate to it. Not that i’ve ever addicted to drugs,but it’s just that sometimes I struggle with my own life and feels like there’s no way out. Like you’re trapped in this case called life. Stuck in something you don’t want to do or be. And it makes me feel caclm and safe and not alone;as I know that a lot of people out there struggle even more with their own lives and I should be grateful for mine.
In the middle video,there’s a moment where the girl cried. It represents that she never wanted any of this to happen. She wishes to be better. Hell,everyone does. But this is what she gets so far. This is the best she gets and she can’t do nothing about it. So,I think sometimes,someone who is addicted is not because they want to show-off or to be a bad-ass , it’s a cry for help. Some people can easily open up about their struggles , some bottled it up,some deal with self-harm,some runaway with drugs. It’s a wrong thing but what I know is,they need help,not someone to push them even more far away from everyone else.
Anyway,here’s the lyrics(+ meaning):
White lips, pale face,
Breathing in the snowflakes,
Burnt lungs, sour taste.
Light’s gone, day’s end,
Struggling to pay rent,
Long nights, strange men.
( The opening lines to the song show what life is like being on the streets all night in the cold, the ‘burnt lungs’ are in reference to excessive smoking. The woman in this song is a prostitute who walks the streets on ‘long nights’, sleeping with different ‘strange men’, and earning very little money doing so. Her pimp/drug dealer takes the majority of her earnings, so she’s ‘struggling to pay rent’ and has to go out again to earn more. Her life is on a continuous loop due to her addiction and there is no escape. )
And they say she’s in the Class A Team,
Stuck in her daydream,
Been this way since eighteen but lately,
Her face seems, slowly sinking, wasting,
Crumbling like pastries,
And they scream,
The worst things in life come free to us.
‘Cos we’re just under the upper hand,
And go mad for a couple grams,
And she don’t wanna go outside tonight.
And in a pipe she flies to the Motherland,
Or sells love to another man,
It’s too cold outside,
For angels to fly,
Angels to fly.
( The ‘Class A Team’ refers to class A drugs, which are the most dangerous type and include drugs like Cocaine or Heroin. This woman is part of ‘The A Team’ as she is a regular user of Class A drugs. ‘Stuck in her daydream’ is in reference to the effects had when someone is a consistent user of Class A drugs, they’re in a fantasy world that can make them out of touch with reality. A lot of people take drugs as a way to escape everyday life, and as the opening lines of the song show, this girl is living a horrible life and is desperately trying to forget it and numb the nights with ‘strange men’.
The girls face is ‘slowly sinking, wasting’ from the effects of substance abuse, which has had physical effects on her appearance. This girl has taken Class A drugs since she was 18, ‘been this way since eighteen’, so the permanent effects are starting to show. Free choice is not always a good thing, ‘The worst things in life come free to us’, such as the choice to take the path she is now on and to take drugs. Addiction and suffering also come ‘free’ and can take hold of the most ‘angelic’ people. It is also believed that the reference to ‘free’ could be in relation to the girls pimp being violent towards her, violence ‘the worst thing’ is freely given. Ed also uses the words ‘angel’ to remember meeting a girl from the Crisis homeless shelter called Angel, who inspired this song.
‘Under the upper hand’ means being controlled, someone else has the ‘upper hand’, so this shows that this girl is controlled by her pimp but explains how ‘we’re just under the upper hand’ meaning we all have some kind of oppression even if it’s just societies laws controlling us. Society can’t even help this girl, she is ruled by her pimp who controls her every move, and whether she lives or dies.
The line ‘go mad for a couple grams’ shows the addiction this girl has and how she can also be aggressive, and can ‘go mad’ in order to get her drug fix. It’s clear the girl hates her job and ‘she don’t wanna go outside tonight’ explains how she doesn’t want to go out in the streets, in the cold doing the job she does but she has no choice. Her only escapism to get through her life is using ‘a pipe’ for drugs to ‘fly to the motherland’, aka a safe place, that could also be heaven- which also explains the angel reference. The ‘it’s too cold outside for angels to fly’ shows how she can’t spread her wings and fly away from her life as it’s ‘too cold’ to fly away, the coldness being the control her pimp and drug addiction has over her life. The angel reference may also be to show a certain innocence to this girl, who was caught up in a life she doesn’t deserve. )
Ripped gloves, raincoat,
Tried to swim and stay afloat,
Dry house, wet clothes.
Loose change, bank notes,
Weary-eyed, dry throat,
Call girl, no phone.
[Chorus Repeats]
( The ‘ripped gloves’ and ‘raincoat’ show the poverty of the girl as well as that she has to walk the streets in the rain. The line ‘try to swim and stay afloat’ could be in relation to trying to keep going with her life to stay ‘afloat’ of bills in order to keep her ‘dry house’ although she still has ‘wet clothes’ and can’t afford new ones. ‘Loose change, bank notes’ is the new money earned from prostitution that will go on drugs, the ‘dry throat’ being relation to not having drink and ‘weary eyes’ probably from a long night of walking the streets in the cold, as well as not eating enough food. Another word for prostitute is ‘call girl’, which normally refers to a girl being hired for her services through a phone line. In this case the ‘Call girl’ has ‘no phone’ which shows that she has to walk the streets in order to get any clients as she can’t afford a phone. )
An angel will die
Covered in white, closed eyed
And hoping for a better life
This time will fade out tonight
Straight down the line.
( The angel dying shows the inevitability of this girls life, nothing good can come of the lifestyle she leads. ‘Covered in white’ may be in relation to her white cold skin either from walking the streets in the cold or the way her skin looks once she dies from a drug overdose. This part of the song is when the girl has taken her last drug intake that will kill her. As she takes the drugs she closes her eyes and dreams of a ‘better life’ or as was mentioned in the chorus she ‘flies to the motherland’. Tonight she will ‘fade out’ and her life will be over. )
[Chorus repeats]
( Final section of the chorus mentions the ‘angel will die’ as it was too cold outside for her to ‘fly’ and escape to a better life. The only thing left for her was to escape through death. )
“‘The A Team’ came from an experience I had when I did a gig at a homeless shelter,”
“I was 18 at the time and kind of quite naïve. So, I was a bit taken aback by some of the stories that I heard. I got home that night and I just wrote a lot of the lyrics. I wanted to write it so it sounded kind of upbeat, so you wouldn’t really know what it’s about, because it’s quite a dark subject.”
– Ed Sheeran on his song The A Team
Thankyou to edsheeranfans.com for sharing the song meaning !
Some of my friends have found out about my blog , which I don’t really mind but kinda keep it safe because I know somehow someday they just will no matter how hard I try to keep it a secret so yeah.One of my bestfriend asked me , why girlinsneakers ? I’ve been thinking to write about this and maybe some of you wonder why? Or no? So,here’s my explanation.
Why girl in sneakers ?
I was a tomboy girl when I was little. Not that I cut my hair short or something. It’s just I don’t like to wear dress and put alot of make up and play barbie dolls,and fairies and girly things. Wear heels? Yuck. Then I grow up (and still) and turned up kinda interested in clothes and shoes ! I like heels,but mostly I interested in shoes and sneakers like VANS,or converse ,or Toms. I think that most people expect grown-up women to wear heels and women shoes and everything. People think that it is kinda childish to wear sneakers. Yet,I am a fan of sneakers. So I thought, ‘hey,society,this is me ,a girl who loves sneakers and feels nothing wrong with it because a woman’s gotta do what woman’s gotta do. What’s the point of torturing yourself walking in 5 inch high heels and end up late to your work because you can’t run with those things? What’s wrong with flats and sneakers? I really think that clothes will look good on someone as long as that person is not pouting or anything like that. I think simple neat clothes and shoes (no need to be high price,by the way) and add a smile to that,you’ll look good.
What’s with the get inspired and be the inspiration?
Since I was a kid,it’s been my dream to move to US. People say that my dream is not easy too get ,which I think that if dream is easy too get,it’s not. Dream is something that thrills you,scares you,haunts you that makes you to try and be better and better till you get there. But it doesn’t stop there. Dream is a journey. I grow up and see that there are alot of things that hurts my heart in this world. War,famine,racism,etc. I grow up wanting to change this world,contribute something. I don’t want to be an ordinary people. I want to be different,extraordinary,cliche,or normal ,or mediocre. I want to be better. Invent instead of follow. Then they said that I put too much pressure on myself. Actually,no ,I don’t. It’s the thing I love and I don’t feel any pressure about that. I want to inspire people. I want to be someone’s inspiration. I want someone told me that I make them to keep holding on and not giving up. Not that I fish for compliment. I just want everybody just for a while feel that they’re not alone. That they’re not the only one who feels what they feel right now,even though others situation seems like completely different.
the space between where I am and where I want to be inspire me.
—Tracee Ellis Ross
I used to be depressed.Not for a long time,but quite give my life impacts. Nobody knows that. Not my parents,not even my close friends (If you are my friend and reading this,please don’t say a thing to me and don’t ask – I want to keep the dark side to me myself ,not something to share). I think the point that makes me sunk to the deepest of dark side is that I felt alone. I felt like nobody understands. I felt sick of people judging me. I felt sick being betrayed.Felt like I don’t belong anywhere,no matter where I go. Feel like no matter where I am or who I’m with,I will always be the one who left out. I’m the 2nd choice or even 8th or 10th. I’m tired of people telling me what should and what should not I do with my life. I’m tired of people telling me what I can and cannot do. I’m sick of people telling me to just let go of my dream. Sick of people telling me how I am this and that kind of person without even asking me how I feel or the reason why I am so. I remember that I felt so sick of this world. What stops me is dream. Goals,and i think it’s really important for someone to make a long-term goals for themselves,for a reminder that there are alot of things to accomplish for someone so young.
These days,I still feel that alot of people judge each other too soon. I agree that you can’t run away from the ‘judge’ thing and no matter what you do,you’ll judge someone in your brain automatically. But literally saying it and mocking others and restrict things just because of it is another different story. I felt so sad with the thoughts that I will always judge by the way I look,or by my race,or size,or sexual orientation,or wealth,or by the clothes I wear,my friends,etc. So what if I’m white,or black,or asian? Below our varies skin colors,we all have cells and that means we’re just the same. My blood is red,just as yours. When I die,I will be a skeleton,and you do too. Judge from the outside is just pathetic . Yet I know you can’t deny to not judge someone from the outside.I do too.The whole ‘I don’t judge someone from the outside’ is a lie. You will and you can’t deny that.It’s natural. But just stop at that phase is what’s wrong. What if someone just not good-looking? So you stay away from them? If a person’s worth is only their face the whole world will be filled with stupid people and whatsoever because all they care about is how they look. But thank God,we ARE not.
SIZE. People have always been debating about this. ‘They’re so huge! It’s not health!’ ‘Oh,God he must be greedy’. Well,what if they are still trying and you said that to them? Congratulations! You just made someone who’ve tried so hard gave up! What I’m saying that,it is not good and not healthy to be overweight because you eat too much. But the thing is,people that are healthy,like Demi Lovato,are being called fat. I mean,what’s so fat about her? And Kelly Clarkson too. It’s just crazy! What do you expect,for someone to have no weight at all? If everyone in this world has a model-shaped body,the world would be a boring place. I mean,that’s what makes some jobs extraordinary right? Because not everyone is doing it! You go to school everyday,or work. Imagine eveyrone in this planet never go to school or work. And you’re the only one who does,they’ll think you’re smart as hell! Differences are beautiful and meant to be celebrated.
Sexual orientation. I mean,some people said that it’s a sin to be gay or bi. Well,if you believe so,it doesn’t mean you should be stay away from them,or mean to them. They’re not viruses for freakin hell! Be friends with them. Support them as a friend. Everyone needs friends. Someone to listen. Stay away to these people won’t make you a better person and definitely won’t change their decisions.
I just want this world to takes time and meditate and calm for just , like a day. Feel peace and safe for a while. Love each other. Why would you rather see two people holding guns than hands?
“This is the basic of my goals,and my purpose. I will do my best to get there and nothing can stop me”
Girl In Sneakers 