Book of The Month - January: Brida - Paulo Coelho

9:02 pm nat 0 Comments

I’ve (finally) finished reading Brida by Paulo Coelho 3 days ago. Setelah sekian bulan punya buku itu akhirnyaaaa tamat jugaaaa *dances*


The first thing I would like to say is, Paulo Coelho is so godamn genius. I found several quotes I love so much.

"Tapi bagaimana caraku mengetahui siapa Pasangan Jiwa-ku?" tanya Brida. "Dengan mengambil risiko kegagalan, kekecewaan, kehilangan arah, tapi tak pernah berhenti dalam pencarianmu menuju Cinta." 
Ibu Brida merasa lega dan sedih bersamaan, Masalah-masalah hati akan selalu melukai jiwa, dan ia berterima kasih kepada Tuhan karena anak perempuannya tidak memiliki masalah seperti itu. Di sisi lain, ia mungkin bisa memberikan nasihat di area itu, cinta tidak banyak berubah setelah berabad-abad.
 "Ini yang akan diajarkan hutan kepadaku. bahwa kau tidak akan pernah menjadi milikku dan karena itulah aku tidak akan pernah kehilanganmu. Kau adalah harapanku pada momen kesepianku, kecemasanku pada momen keragu-raguan, kepastianku pada momen keyakinan."
"Aku akan selalu mengingatmu, dan kau akan mengingatku, seperti kita akan mengingat malam itu, hujan pada jendela, dan semua hal yang akan kita miliki karena kita tidak memiliki semua itu."

Buku-buku Paulo Coelho punya ide yang agak berat sebenernya, tentang pencarian spriritual. Brida ini pun begitu. Ceritanya tentang wanita muda bernama Brida yang mencari jati dirinya dengan berguru sama penyihir.
Kalo yang suka tipe-tipe cerita gini, sih ringan-ringan aja bacanya. Tapi saya tipe pembaca yang membaca buat hiburan, jadi begitu baca Brida ini bawaannya capek karena mikiiiir mulu karena idenya 'dalem' banget dan beberapa bagian sulit diserap jadi saya harus baca berulang-ulang. Mungkin karena terjemahan kali, ya. Kan, ada tuh kalimat-kalimat dalam bahasa Inggris yang kalo diterjemahin ke bahasa Indonesia malah jadinya agak kurang enak dibaca. Buat yang memang menikmati kata-kata yang indah, lebih dianjurkan untuk baca versi Inggrisnya :D

Overall, Brida is well-written. The characters are portrayed clearly, the story is well-woven, biarpun plotnya agak lambat dan bisa bikin bosen buat yang nggak sabaran. 
Anyway, kalo Brida ini jadi film, saya ngebayangin yang jadi Sang Magus-nya adalah Nicholas Cage di Sorcerer's Apprentice XD

I give Brida: ««««/««««« 

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4:10 pm nat 0 Comments

"Aku mencintaimu sejak sebelum kita bertemu.
Dulu aku menemuimu di mimpi-mimpi.
Di mimpi yang manis dan hangat, 
seperti cerita di malam musim panas."

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Birthday Wishlist! ihihihihi ^^

8:57 pm nat 0 Comments

1. Lang Leav's Love & Misadventure

2. Be proposed (with him on his knee and a ring or just with a ring or... or anything-I-don't-care).
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via t-oki

 3. Nonton JJF 2014!

4. A new leather notebook
from BoundByHand

 5. iPod Touch 5th Gen (the pink one please :3 )



6. Sistar's albums :D

 


 7. The Sims 4
8. A Mixed LitBox package


9. John Green's The Fault In Our Stars

10. The Art Of Hearing Hearbeats - Sendker

11. A pair of running shoes


12. The Cuckoo's Calling - Robert Galbraith

13. A feast of food with close friends and E :))))
source: weheartit

 14. Going to the beach!

15. You. Yes, I want you, wrap in a box with a cute pink ribbon, in front of my door, saying that you like me and want me to be your girlfriend, repeating what you said to me over the text 3 years ago. Yep, text. I'm that kind of woman -_- 

 I filled my 22nd birthday wishlist with lots of books. Never mind. I'll buy those one by one this year! ^^9
And, re-reading this silly birthday wish, I realized that I have lots of wishes for love, too. Anyway, what does a woman who falls in love everyday supposed to do?

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11:21 am nat 0 Comments


"If I'd had more time, I would have written you a much shorter letter."
                                                                                                             
                                                                                                             EB White 


image taken from here

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Somewhat 2014 Resolutions

1:31 pm nat 0 Comments

Before I post this so-called 2014 resolutions, I'd like to evaluate what I wrote as 2013 resolution first. Agak malu-maluin sih, sebetulnya :"

 1. Nyelesein 1 novel.
Failed.
I do have a first draft of a metropop novel tapi sayang berenti pas masuk bab 2 karena waktu dirasa-rasa lagi ceritanya ngga ada bagus-bagusnya. I just simply am not into it anymore.

2. Nerbitin antologi cerpen.
Half-failed, half-done (can I say it?)
Again, the first draft is almost done! But the book still needs 2 or 3 more short stories. Think I'll put this as my new year resolution.

3. Nge-mall sendirian.
Done!
Pada awalnya nge-mall sendirian ini bertujuan untuk nyari tempat baru buat nulis, coffee shop misalnya. But I was in a major argument with E that day. So I decided to go all alone, walking myself down to a mall and it wind up hanging out in a bookstore, bought RectoVerso, then went home straight away. I still feel sad whenever I read the book, especially when I read Peluk *weeps* 

4. Baca 30-45 buku buat 2013 Indonesian Romance Reading Challenge
Failed.
Saya baca beberapa buku bagus tahun lalu, Autumn Once More, Jika Dan Hanya Jika, Kukila, Perempuan Yang Melukis Wajah dan buku-buku terjemahan lain kayak Norwegian Woods atau chicklit Bookends. But what I read mostly didn't match the qualifications for the challenge.

5. Nikmatin hujan di Bogor sama pacar.
Failed.
We should be taking a weekend vacation on November last year but November was the hardest month of the year. E got totally emotional from the middle of November to the early December due to his granny illness. Sadly, we couldn't go anywhere.
Sebagai gantinya, kami sering menghabiskan waktu kencan dengan jalan-jalan keliling kota sambil nikmatin hujan dari jendela mobil. It involved holdings hands and listening to the sweet Payung Teduh. Best moment of the year, I think. Will post a more detail story later *lovestruck*

6. Stop kebiasaan buruk, semacam meper upil di mana-mana, nyimpen baju yang rapi, dll.
Failed.
Bangun siang saya semakin menjadi-jadi tahun lalu karena jadwal kuliah yang udah sangat-sangat berkurang. Crap :c

7. Blogging tiap hari.
Failed.
Awalnya sih udah terjadwal dengan baik. Sayang banget blog ini ter-distract sama Tumblr dan Twitter. Well, how can I manage to refuse a simpler way to blog?

8. Olahraga seminggu 2 kali.
Failed. Enough said.

9. Set a writing routine and stick to it.
Failed. 
Sad. So sad. I still didn't do enough writing gara-gara Twitter. Damn you, socmed.

10. Naikin berat badan jadi 42 kg.
Failed.
Keseringan bad mood dan berujung pada males makan. Untunglah sekarang E get better and better dan jadi 'satpam makan' saya. I love you for being this nagging boyfriend, E! LOL

11. Lebih bersih dan mulus.
(still trying to)
I did lots of face treatment last year. Thanks to Oriflame, I got my first lipstick and eyeliner! Yeay! C:

And here's my new year resolution:
1. BULAN MEI WISUDAAAAAAAAA
2. Nerbitin antologi cerpen.
3. Naikin berat badan jadi 40 kg.
4. Set a writing routine and stick to it! 
5. Olahraga 2 kali seminggu!
6. Stop kebiasaan buruk!
7. Baca buku baru minimal sebulan sekali.
8. Dapet kerja *winks*
9. Apply Master.
10. Buka rekening berdua sama E and save min. $10/month

Fighting! ^^9

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In the very last minute of 2013

12:41 am nat 0 Comments

Even in the very last minute of 2013, that year still left some dissapointment. Like it wasn’t enough for it to deliver some bad news.

I failed the competition.  Again. I didn’t failed because I didn’t win. More than that, I failed in the middle of attempting.

Dan kesempatan itu lewat begitu saja di depan mata. It was even harder to see. Tahu rasanya gagal sebelum sempat memasukkan sepenggal saja kesempatan dalam undian?

I will remember the anger, the dissapointment. And by the moment I remember it, that will pull the trigger to do way better and faster.

I don’t think I can catch some sleep until I figure out what part do I miss. The fact is, I don’t know what’s been missing.

 Anyway, Happy New Year. May life opens your eyes and brings you lots of great opportunities.

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