Of HyukSu Me Growing Up, and the Bumps Along the Way

Okay. So the age seventeen finally feels real. The responsibilities, the life-changing decisions, the new ways of seeing things. Life had never been so fun yet... complicated.

Things change. People change. Some for good. Others, well, can't say so. Friends come and go, some people stays, the others aren't. Or perhaps they're still here, just not as close as they're before. A few years ago, if this kind of thing happened to me I would absolutely went nuts and throwing silent treatment for days, annoyed everyone. Good thing I didn't do it anymore. (Well, rarely do it. Ego is so hard to control after all..)

Age made me think. Having a temper tantrum at this age will be shameful and considered a childish behavior, right? So I try, hard, not to. I try to accept the fact that sometimes, even a lifelong best friends must go their own separate ways. 

Take Junsu & Eunhyuk for example! When Junsu decided to leave SM for god-knows-why, Eunhyuk didn't follow his lead straight away just because they're BFF right? *DAMN I wish he DID! I miss HyukSu :'(

Even so, they're still each other's best friend, if their tweets and Hyuk constantly mentioned Junsu on KTR are the indications.

Sometimes, a lifelong best friends change too. Sometimes, they become a stranger and not the one you used to love and know like the back of your hand. Sometimes they act so differently, hang out with a different group of friend, look different, and do things you never thought they'll do.

Like Heechul and Hangeng. (Well, you know what I'm talking about! No need to explain the story again, for it's just makes me saaaaad)

Anyway,

So yes, things like that happened. And when it happened, it sucks. But we'll be alright. Somehow, after all those anger and feeling hurt, we'll come to our sense and finally, we will be happy for all the good things that happened to them, with or without us. You'll learn to cherish the memories you had with them before, because it's a damn good memories you have you don't want to destroy it with jealousy and hatred. It also help, because eventually, we will find someone new.

These new others will come, and you will have to start over. The awkward moments, the formality and the bullshit, building trust and chemistry, and then you will start sharing little secrets and stories of our life. Soon, we will feel comfortable around each other and hang out more. You might hate a few things about them, you can't help but comparing how different they are with your previous friends. But then you remember how happy you are, how many good things you find, how much you learn and see, and you will realize that it is alright. They are no longer strangers. They are friends, and you are happy.

You're alright. All is well.

oh the irony

It's a long forgotten dream of mine...
To stay abroad
To go far away, and for once,
make a dream comes true


It's a long forgotten dream of mine...
But it is true that faith is cruel
He made me remember...
When I'm finally ready to let it go

My private playground, but you're always welcome

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Google Doodle

Happy Halloween!

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Di Indonesia sayangnya tidak dirayakan, mungkin karena masyarakat kita masih belum bisa 'santai' sama yang 'mistik-mistik' ya...

Tapi, rasanya kalau tahun depan sekolah saya ngerayain Halloween seru juga.

Daripada Valentine yang nggak penting itu!

Anyway,

Ada yang buka page-nya Google hari ini? Udah liat kan logo Googlenya beda?

Ini namanya Google Doodles, logo Google yang dimodifikasi supaya sesuai dengan peringatan hari-hari tertentu.

Doodle edisi Halloween tahun ini temanya Scooby Doo!

Saya jadi pengen nonton kartunnya lagi...:">

Doodle Google udah ada sejak tahun 1998, dan koleksi lengkapnya bisa dilihat di sini.

Yang di bawah ini sebagian doodles favorit saya :

Van Gogh

Valentine 2008

Valentine 2007

Thanksgiving

Sesame Street "Cookie Monster"

Scientific

Comic-Con

Hans Christian Andersen

Halloween

Halloween "Click or Treat"

Albert Einstein

Doraemon

Earth Day 2007

Indonesian Independence Day 1

Indonesian Independence Day 2

Hari Kartini

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers

Go, go, Power Rangers!

Go, go, Power Rangers!

Go, go, Power Rangers!

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers!

       

Sounds familiar, huh?

Siapa coba yang nggak kenal Power Rangers?

Entah udah ada berapa generasi rangers dari sejak saya TK dulu.

Power Rangers S.P.D?

Power Rangers Galaxy?

Power Rangers Rescue?

Masing-masing pasti punya fan base sendiri.

Tapi buat saya, Power Rangers terbaik dan satu-satunya cuma Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, seri Power Ranger yang pertama.

Billy, Trini, Tommy, Jason, Kimberly, Zack

 

Tayang pertama kali tahun 1993, saya bahkan belum lahir waktu MMPR pertama aired. Saya baru nonton MMPR lewat VCD (yang masih ada sampe sekarang). Saya sendiri nggak tahu apakah MMPR sempet ditayangin di Indonesia, jadi saya nggak kenal orang lain yang juga nonton Power Rangers versi ini.

VCD MMPR saya nggak ada subtitle-nya, jadi waktu kecil saya nggak tahu dialog persisnya kayak apa, tapi tanpa itu aja saya udah suka banget dan masih bisa sedikit mengkhayalkan jalan ceritanya. 

Dan sampai sekarang pun saya masih suka MMPR.

Opening song MMPR merupakan salah satu theme song Power Rangers paling badass menurut saya. Riff gitarnya itu lho... brrr asik banget!

Waktu kecil aja saya suka takut sama theme songnya, selain karena lagunya yang 'berisik' suka ada gambar dan suara ketawa monster-monster musuh yang serem.

Terus, karena MMPR dibuat di tahun 1993, yang notabene masih minim teknologi digital, kebanyakan spesial efeknya masih sederhana. 

Tapi bukannya norak, saya sebagai penonton justru merasa itu pas, gak berlebih-lebihan, gak aneh, dan nostalgic.

Ranger cowok favorit saya yang biru, Billy. Soalnya dulu saya suka warna biru dan si Billy ini ceritanya super pinter dan kalo berantem suka lucu gayanya. Plus, Billy ini nerd dan berkacamata, tipikal Prince Charming saya waktu kecil.

Sementara ranger cewek favorit saya justru ranger kuning, Trini. 

Alasannya, saya dulu nggak mau samaan sama cewek-cewek lain yang mayoritas suka warna pink dan, otomatis, ranger pink.

(FYI, pemeran si Trini ini, Thuy Trang, udah meninggal karena kecelakaan mobil di tahun . R.I.P, ranger...)

Sekarang saya nonton MMPR lagi lho di YouTube.

Nostalgia sekaligus menuntaskan rasa penasaran karena dulu saya cuma nonton Season 2.

Belakangan ini bawaannya mau mengenang masa lampau terus.
Maaf saya lawas :')

Carine Brancowitz

is a French illustrator.

Her works remind me of old commercial illustration and Juno opening scene. 

I LOVE that kind of style. The simple line and bold colors are just... perfect.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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