Category: Colors
In between daily life, works, journey, and other routines, I find inspiration hidden everywhere. All those beautiful colors are meant to paint the world in the most unsuspected ways.
Wave, Wave, Wave
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]his April marks a whole bunch of things for me. Weezer’s 4th self-titled album was out. The long awaited 2nd album of The Last Shadow Puppets was out. And any other things I’m about to tell you later on.
It is officially Spring on the other part of the world, some friends intend or already visited Japan and snapped their first Sakura experience. My favorite photos come from one of my Instagram crush Maria Marie or better known as Cestmaria. Suddenly, I have this instant love with pink!
Crush, crush, crush.
Apart from the Spring fever, Weezer’s White Album is a personal favorite. LA has been the hometown for their whole career and Weezer has been writing a lot of songs about beach. But this Summer themed album is worth to talk about. I genuinely love most of the songs! And did I tell you I dig this cover album a lot? :3
Speaking about Summer, lately I’ve been inspired by:
Synchronized swimming! Look at those blue and those bright uniforms. Absolute crush.
Summer drinks with soda, mint, fruits, umbrella, and cool looking straw. It’s color party!
For the tropical country like Indonesia, which experienced summer-like-season almost all year, I think it is obvious that I’m drawn to it.
Until later then, sunshine believer!
Keliling Korea
Sampai tengah tahun lalu, tidak pernah terbersit di pikiran saya untuk mengunjungi Korea Selatan. Pengetahuan variety show Korea saya hanya standar rata-rata, dan saya berhenti menonton The Return of Superman ketika Song Triplets berhenti dari acara tersebut :( Lagu dan band Koreapun saya sebenarnya cuma tau sebagian kecil, itupun kebanyakan yang lagunya hits saja. Tidak bisa dipungkiri Korea punya formula penciptaan lagu dan artis yang istimewa. Menjadi artis di Korea tidak hanya sekedar punya satu lagu hits lalu dikuras habis-habisan atau asal terkenal sedikit. Di sana, manajemen artis menciptakan kurikulum pelatihan agar artis yang mereka hasilkan bisa tampil maksimal dan tidak terlihat asal. Mulai dari skill menyanyi/menari, pengetahuan, pembelajaran bahasa, dan sopan santun pun diajarkan sebaik-baiknya. Tidak aneh kalau mereka harus meniti karir terlebih dahulu sebagai trainee di suatu manajemen artis, ataupun ada yang gagal setelah menjalani pelatihan tersebut.
Di salah satu acara National Geographic yang pernah saya tonton, salah seorang staf kementerian kebudayaan Korea menceritakan tentang rahasia mengapa K-Pop bisa mendunia. Mereka tidak berniat mengorbitkan satu, dua artis yang terkenal untuk kemudian tenggelam. Mereka membuat grand plan jangka panjang untuk membuat K-Pop diterima terus menerus, dengan perlahan-lahan menciptakan budaya dan ekosistem K-Pop. Saya rasa demam Korea yang kita lihat dan rasakan sekarang adalah buah kerja keras sebuah negara yang berniat menguasai dunia :)) Korea Selatan memilih presiden wanita pertamanya di tahun 2013. Negara ini juga seakan meroket menjadi salah satu negara paling berkembang di berbagai bidang. Lambat laun, saya mulai merasa Korea Selatan menarik untuk dikunjungi.
Sebulan sebelum berangkat sejujurnya saya bahkan belum tahu mau kemana saja. Saya agak kecewa karena ternyata tempat wisata Korea sangat terpusat di Seoul. Karena waktu dan budget yang terbatas, saya memutuskan untuk mengakhiri cita-cita mengunjungi desa-desa kecil yang penuh kehangatan seperti yang selalu ada di variety show Family Outing. Satu-satunya yang pasti di itinerary saya adalah mengunjungi DMZ/JSA.
GAYA TRAVELLING, BAHASA & KEBIASAAN
Saya mengunjungi Korea di akhir Februari bersama kakak, adik, dan ibu saya. Cuacanya masih masuk winter dan suhu masih di bawah 0 derajat. Cuaca yang sangat kering dan dingin (kami sempat terjebak badai sekitar setengah hari) membuat perjalanan kurang nyaman. Kalau berniat membawa orang tua, sebaiknya memang menggunakan jasa tur yang tidak terlalu banyak membutuhkan jalan kaki.
Percayalah, global warming nyata adanya.
The Rain Song
Heavy rain poured down this evening and the shuttle bus did not seem to come anytime soon. I decided to walk to my usual bus stop, opened my umbrella, put my playlist on shuffle, and turned up the volume to beat down the sound of the rain. This song came up. I ended up playing this song on repeat until I reached the bus stop to continue my journey home.
Although it has a lot of bad reviews that time, I love the Raditude album (2009). The song list is kind of weird, but there are some songs that I love dearly. (If You’re Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To is one of my favorites Weezer’s songs of all time. It has this cheerful upbeat tunes with honest down to earth lyrics. The part of Weezer that I still love until now. This version, however, brings the song to a whole new level. I love Sara Bareilles’ sweet voice and how the song becomes playful when it turns into a duet. And if there is a thing that I love about the lyrics is how the last paragraph turns out. I highlighted my favorites lines below and I once wrote a post about that lines when seeing a picture of a Japanese couple at Disneyland.
If You’re Wondering If I Want You To (I Want You To)
WeezerThe moon was shining on the lake at night
The Slayer T-shirt fit the scene just right
Through smeared mascara
I looked into your eyes and saw a lightYou told me stories about your chickadees
They didn’t like BB guns or stupid archery
You charmed the lifeguard
He let them use the pool all day for freeThen the conversation stopped
And I looked down at my feet
I was next to you and you were right there next to me
Then I saidGirl, if you’re wondering if I want you to (I want you to)
I want you to
So make the move (make the move)
Cause I ain’t got all nightThe rest of the summer was the best we’ve ever had
We watched Titanic and it didn’t make us sad
I took you to Best Buy
You took me home to meet your mom and dadYour mom cooked meat loaf, even though I don’t eat meat
I dug you so much, I took some for the team
Your dad was silent
His eyes were fixed to what was on TVThen the conversation stopped, and I looked down at the ring
Your folks were next to you
And you were right there next to me
And I saidGirl, if you’re wondering if I want you to (I want you to)
I want you to
So make the move (make the move)
Cause I ain’t got all nightSo much pain may come our way
There may come a day when we have nothing left to sayWhen the conversation stops and we’re facing our defeat
I’ll be next to you and you’ll be right there next to me
Then I’ll sayGirl, if you’re wondering if I want you to (I want you to)
I want you to
So make the move (make the move)
Cause I ain’t got all night
Adiktif
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]khir-akhir ini, saya kehabisan bahan bacaan di dunia maya. Rasanya agak malas membaca list situs yang biasanya menjadi teman selama perjalanan pulang di bis. Sampai akhirnya, saya menemukan sebuh situs berjudul Mojok. Isi artikelnya ringan, satir, dan humoris. Kadang ada yang mengkritisi, kadang menghakimi, kadang hanya ingin berkelakar. Kombinasi magis yang selalu cocok dengan selera saya.
Isinya tentu tidak seterkini Detik dan Kompas, dan tidak sepopuler Hipwee. Tapi senang rasanya membaca tulisan bagus dalam Bahasa Indonesia. Selalu memicu untuk semakin banyak bertutur lewat bahasa tanah air.
Oh iya, ini artikel yang membuat saya jatuh hati dengan Mojok.