Mother's Love

Lately, there are so many of my female teachers who are pregnant. I have no idea why, but I'm not gonna talk about it.

There is one thing that keeps on bothering me, because after looking at pregnant women everyday and everywhere, I realize that they have something in common. They have the tendency to stroke their belly, and most of the times, they don't even realize that they're doing it.

I don't know why this happens because I myself have never experienced pregnancy (duh?) but I think it is just something natural, to feel protective towards her baby. This gesture is a symbol of love, even for someone who has not even born yet.

Wow.

Fathers will not experience this, so this is a special, unique kind of relationship between a mother and her child. How wonderful it is to love someone who you have not even seen before. This for me, shows how powerful Mother's love is. It is extremely genuine.

Furthermore, it also shows how the mothers just love their children naturally. An auntie told me once about her experience after laboring. She said at first she was afraid and pessimistic that she could not be a good mother to her son. However right after she delivered her son, she held him in her arms, and instantly she could feel the connection between them. She said that there was a powerful, intense, immense love that she had never experienced before. It just happened instantly, and at that time, she knew that no matter how hard it is for her, she would do her best to be the best mom her son could ever have.

This mystery of love would never be fathomed by science. Sometimes, you do not know why you experience certain emotions, and maybe science cannot find the reason why, but it does not really matter to you. Likewise, the auntie did not know why she could suddenly feel that love towards her son, but she did not care where the feelings came from.

"As long as I have my son by my side, I'm happy," she said with a smile. 

I dedicate this post to all mothers around the world whose love is just too amazing. Love.

Lebenshlakaschitzseshatz

Recognize that word?

Well, if you have watched How I Met Your Mother S08E01 (Farhampton), then it must be familiar to you (or maybe not, because Klaus said it in a very German way, plus the weird accent and how fast he said it). I'm pretty sure that there is no such word, but in the episode, according to Klaus, it is a German word which the closest translation would be "life long treasure of destiny".

Right now, we are all having this journey called "life". This journey is a very short one, because no one knows when, where, or how it will end. No one can predict their future. However, along the way in this short journey become more entertaining, we come across so many things that give colors in our lives, and end up to be a big part of our life. They might be our Lebenshlakaschitzseshatz.

Sometimes, we are always wondering when will we find our Lebenshlakaschitzseshatz, when we don't realize that we actually have found them. We often sit down by ourself beside the window in the pouring rain, and dream about different sappy movie-like scenarios of how "The One" will come across in our life, when we don't realize that "The One" is actually here, and "The One" have crossed path with your life in an unpredictable way. We often forget to cherish what we already have. Sometimes, we are way too focused to the front, about what we want to have, when we forget to look around and be grateful for what we already have.

Your Lebenshlakaschitzseshatz can be anyone: your parents, best friends, or your loved ones. Many people I know (myself included) regret for not savoring the precious moments with their Lebenshlakaschitzseshatz before realizing that they're already gone. Regrets come later, therefore we have to treasure what we already have now before it's too late :)

The Wanted 2012 Concert in Jakarta!

The Wanted 2012

This picture pretty much sums up everything.
09/20/2012 -> HELLUVA DAY!!!

This is the first concert I've gone to, and I have one word to describe it: AMAZING. This concert is held by Mahaka Entertainment, in Istora Senayan, Jakarta. Although The Wanted is a very famous boyband, not many people came to the concert, so it felt like going to a private concert. Small crowd, therefore pretty intimate.

The concert started at 8.15pm, with Kyle Patrick as the opening act. I just read the news that actually SM*SH was about to be the opening act (source), and THANK GOD The Wanted didn't want a local boyband to be their opening act. Although I didn't know much about Kyle Patrick or Click Five, at least he is waaaaay better than SM*SH (just a personal opinion). KP sang three songs, if I'm not mistaken, the titles are Wild Ways, Happy Birthday, and Jenny. To be honest, KP is very very cute, especially the way he flips his hair!

After KP was finished, The Wanted didn't come on stage right away. At first the audience was chanting 'The Wanted! The Wanted! The Wanted!' tirelessly, but after a few minutes with no sign of them showing up, they stopped shouting. There were some songs played in the background in order not to make the audience bored, but it was useless because 15 minutes was a very long wait.

Minutes before 9pm, my stomach couldn't take it anymore. I WAS FAMISHED. I had my last meal at 12pm, and since then I only had some water to drink. I asked my friend where could I buy some snacks, and she said I had to run because it was quite far from the venue, and she had a feeling that The Wanted would show up very soon.

I ran as fast as possible, of course I didn't want to miss the first song (who the hell on earth would want to miss the first song in the first concert he/she has ever been to?). However, when I was about to step on the last stair, I missed it! I fell in a wrong way, and I instantly sprained my left foot ankle. Afterwards, I was limping. Knowing that I wouldn't be able to reach the place my friend told me, I was only able to walk to the VIP lounge right in front of the gate and took two bottles of mineral water.

When I reached my seat, the timing was extremely perfect! Right when I wanted to put my b*tt down, The Wanted came out! The crowd went extremely hyper, shouting their name, banging the 101 Jakfm blue, long, plastic balloon (I'm not really sure that plastic balloon is the name?).

The one that I spotted instantly is Tom, he wore a red jacket and sunglasses, I was totally stunned, until my jaw dropped to the floor. "I AM LOOKING STRAIGHT AT THE WANTED!!!" my brain said. I took my camera and started taking a video. Other people were jumping wildly while I couldn't because I didn't want to make my sprained ankle worse... Fortunately my mouth was still in a good condition so I could shout as loud as possible! :D

When it came to Heart Vacancy, my friend told me earlier that there would be five people chosen as the 'Heart Vacancy girl', and these extremely lucky people would come up on the stage as The Wanted are singing Heart Vacancy. Two of my friends desperately wanted to be the HV girl, they even told anyone who brought a walkie talkie aka the securities to choose them when it comes to the song. Suddenly, the one who chose the HV girl was not the securities, but The Wanted themselves, and the kind-hearted security gave us a pass to the festival!!! GOD BLESS YOU, SIR! There we were, upgraded from the fifty-plus-meter-from-the-stage seat to two-meter-from-The-Wanted, for free! I don't know how to return this guy's kindness... We said thank you, and abruptly ran downstairs (amazingly, my left foot works perfectly).

Although neither me nor my friends were chosen as the Heart Vacancy girl, we were still very thankful because we could get this opportunity of being so close to The Wanted. I couldn't take my eyes off of Tom, especially his mesmerizing eyes. Seeing him live, so close, I was overwhelmed. Even though I also liked the other member (Nathan, Siva, Max, and Jay), Tom was my ultimate-favorite.

My favorite moment of the whole concert was when Tom played the guitar solo during Fix You. He was adorable...

The concert was amazing, and on behalf of the whole audience, I want to say, dear The Wanted, we are glad you came to Jakarta :)

Leaving and Moving On

I've just watched the newest Glee episode, The New Rachel. In the story, Rachel got a scholarship in NYADA (New York Academy of the Dramatic Arts). Although she didn't move to another country, Ohio to New York is quite far. And then suddenly it hits me, I've only got two months left before my leaving.

I once tweeted...

"Leaving a place you've visited almost everyday in two or three years ain't easy, but we have to be flexible because that's the consequence of growing up."

It was just a few months ago when I graduated from junior high school. However, this time, it's going to be like 100000000x harder than that, because I'm not only leaving a place I've been visiting for the last two years, but I am going to leave the place where I was born and raised!

I'm afraid that I might end up like Rachel, alone in a new place, without my family and friends. Although some part of me is happy that I can get the priceless experience of living in another country, it's undoubtedly hard because it's like leaving everything behind you and start a new 'life'.

And then, I watch Castle, the final episode of season 4. One of the most interesting scene is Alexis' speech, about moving on.

"There is a universal truth we all have to face, whether we want to or not. Everything eventually ends. As much as I've looked forward to this day, I've always disliked endings. The last day of summer, the final chapter of a great book, parting ways with a close friend. But endings are inevitable. Leaves fall, we close the book, you say goodbye. Today is one of those days for us. Today we say goodbye to everything that was familiar, everything that was comfortable. We're moving on. But just because we are leaving, and that hurts, there are some people who are so much a part of us, they'll be with us no matter what. They are our solid ground, our north star. And the small clear voices in our hearts that will be with us. Always."

No matter where, when, and how I will end up, I know that there will be some people who will always be with me. These people are my solid ground, my north star, and the small clear voices in my heart, who will never leave me no matter what. Even though we are seperated by oceans, love will always overcome. :)

#LoveKnowsNoBoundaries

"Moustache" or "Checkered Shirt"?

Which one do you choose?

I'm calling all Jakartans, because September 20th is coming closer and closer! Do you know what's about to happen on that day? Please don't say The Wanted Live concert... It is true, but that's not my point.

Yep, the 2012 Jakarta gubernatorial election!

The first round resulted with two top-voted candidates, Joko Widodo (also known as Jokowi) and Fauzi Bowo (aka Foke) to advance to the runoff as neither received 50%+1 votes in the first round. Foke is an incumbent candidate, meanwhile Jokowi is currently serving as the mayor of Solo.

Anyway, before we move on, moustache is Foke's campaign icon, whereas red and blue checkered shirt is Jokowi's. Just so you know.

I'm not going to talk politics here, because it's not my forte.

However, as a Jakartan (although I'm still underage so I still can not cast my vote this year), I do care about the election, because this can change the whole future of Jakarta, either going better or worse. A wrong choice will eventually lead to a bad consequence, and what's worse is that Jakarta will live the consequence for another five years, every single day.

So, dear everyone who's on the electoral roll, PLEASE do use your vote wisely. No matter who you choose, use your right to vote for the sake of Jakarta's future. One vote can make a huge different in the election, and in the next five years.

Since I can't vote for any candidate (if I could, I would definitely vote for Jokowi for some reasons), I vote for PEACE. :)

#ivoteforPEACE :)

Know Your Destination

Life is a journey. Every second of it gives us lessons, through hardships, heartaches, joys, and special moments. These things will ultimately lead us to our destination, our purpose in life. The problem is, you have to know your final destination. Where do you want to be 10 years from now? Do you want to be a businessman, a doctor, or do you want to end up homeless? If you think you're too young for all these questions, you're probably wrong.

If a man is lost in the middle of a jungle, of course he needs to know which direction he wants to go, either east or west. If he doesn't start thinking where he wants to go, he might end up lost in the jungle. Just like us. Start early, or else we might end up lost in this journey of life.

However, no pressure! Don't be stress. This journey runs really really fast, so every second counts. Not enjoying this journey will be one of the biggest mistakes in our life, because we will miss out some good moments, spent with some good people who inadvertently cross path with our journey. Have a good time! :)

"It's always a good time" - Good Time