Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Little Things

The little things that make me smile:
1. The stars - nothing is better than seeing a clear night sky filled with stars, perhaps one of the most amazing things in the world.
2. The smell of rain - rain may suck but I do love it sometimes.
3. Morning dew - that speck of water on the grass or flower marks the little things in life worth attention.
4. Old couple holding hands - one day I would want a partner to hold when I have wrinkly face and grey hair.
5. Snow falling - like small precious moments, where you have to hold your breath to enjoy the sensation.
6. Playing the piano - as mentioned in my other post
7. Reading a book in a rainy evening with a cup of tea - heavenly!
8. Sound of Pachelbel - one of my favourites, always manages to soothe my soul.
9. Writing - my most recent favourite thing.
10. Calling my family - never a wasted moment.

...those are a few of my favourite things. When the dog bites. When the bee stings. When I'm feeling sad. I simply remember my favourite things. And then I don't feel so bad.

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Love Dances at the Tip of Your Fingertips

Valentine's Day comes, and I just have to make a blog post about it.
No I am not a hater, nor am I a lover of this day. Perhaps this post does not even describe love in a way that it should be in this what is believed and ritualized as the most romantic day of the year.

And when it comes to love, people may express it with roses, chocolates, and shocking pink goodies. To me, love has always been and will always be at the tip of my fingers. It is with a piano that I can relate love to.

I am not a great player, but I am a great listener. I love listening to the piano. The music produced by it, sounds magical, even when only one piano is played, it can fill a whole room with so much emotion. This clip below expresses so much sadness, a longing to bring someone from far away back home. A calling from home, asking - begging, for that someone to come home.



And another one of my favourite. This one below pulls you through a world where love is possible, where nothing in the world means nothing without you. I can imagine so much colour, speed and thousands of light - all moving simultaneously creating a beautiful spectrum.



And when I play the piano (I only play personally :P), when I touch the black and white keys, I feel home. While my hands dance through it, I feel like I can fall in love again and again. I feel amazed every time I play or listen to the piano, it soothes my exploding soul. For a while I can even think clearly about everything.

And how amazing it would be, to experience a love like this.

Friday, February 10, 2012

Tak Pernah Sendiri

Berkali-kali sudah mungkin gw posting tentang kehidupan gw sebagai mahasiswa di negara asing, yap, emang kadang gw merasa sangat kesepian dan kangen banget ama keluarga dan temen-temen. Ga punya temen yang udah kenal lama yang bisa gw tarik dengan seenak hati ke mall favorit gw cuma untuk cuma sekedar window shopping ato makan di resto diskonan.
Ga ada temen yang deket banget yang bisa gw ajak sekedar cengar cengir ga jelas ato nonton film lucu.
Yap, ga bisa dipungkuri lagi, kadang rasanya pingin balik.

Tapi, gw cuma bisa bilang di saat gw kesepian pasti ada seseorang yang dateng untuk nemenin gw. Tuhan dengan ajaibnya selalu ngirim gw temen yang bisa gw ajak ngobrol, ketawa ato ejek-ejekan sampai rasa kangen or kesepian gw ilang.

Entah dia nongol di chat gw ngomongin hal ga penting sampe gw kepingkal-pingkal.
Entah dia telpon vid conference gw sekedar untuk belajar bareng.
Entah dia dateng pas wiken trus nonton film seri favorit gw ampe malem.
Entah dia ngerusuh ke kamar gw untuk nyolong makanan di kulkas gw.
Entah dia ngajak pergi ke bar di kota ama temen-temen yang lain.

Yap, selalu ada yang nemenin gw sampe rasa kangen gw ilang. Dan di saat-saat itu gw sangat amat bersyukur.

Trus gw sadar gitu...hmm...kenapa yah..tuh orangnya sama doeeennkk.

Thursday, February 9, 2012

A Preview of Winter

Remembering some time ago I was complaining on how warm it is considering that it is winter. Well, guys, winter came late. About last week, cold overcame Nantes and it was not playing around, it was the real thing.

After some years, I was finally able to see some snow. As I was sitting down during my never ending project, I could see snow flakes from my window after a friend of mine pointed it out to me. It started with mild soft flakes, then it started to get heavy and some 3 hours later, snow was piled up in the parking lot in front of my room and I could hear people outside playing with snow. With the amount of snow outside, and the amount of work I have to do inside, I was tempted to go out. I was very tempted. And yes the temptation won. I went out with a few friends outside at around 1.30 AM, call me crazy but it was the best snow fight ever and considering we've not had any snow since then I'm glad I went out that night (or morning).



And as I went back to my room with wet hair, wet boots and wet jacket, I was smiling all over. Yes life may be difficult, yes exams may not have been successful, and yes last semester work is still lingering but life is good. Yes it is.