not like the movies

He put it on me, I put it on, like there was nothing wrong.
It didn't fit, it wasn't right, wasn't just the size.
They say you know, when you know.
I don't know.

I didn't feel the fairytale feeling, no.
Am I a stupid girl for even dreaming that I could?

If it's not like the movies,
That's how it should be, yeah.
When he's the one, I'll come undone,
And my world will stop spinning
And that's just the beginning, yeah.

Snow white said when I was young, "One day my prince will come."
So I'll wait for that date.
They say it's hard to meet your match, gotta find my better half.
So we make perfect shapes.
If stars don't align, if it doesn't stop time, if you can't see the sign, wait for it.
One hundred percent, worth every penny spent.
He'll be the one that finishes your sentences.

If it's not like the movies,
That's how it should be, yeah.
When he's the one, he'll come undone,
And my world will stop spinning,
And that's just the beginning, oh, yeah.


'Cause I know you're out there, and you're, you're looking for me, oh.
It's a crazy idea that you were made perfectly for me, you'll see.

Just like the movies. That's how it will be.
Cinematic and dramatic with the perfect ending, oh.

It's not like the movies, oh,
But that's how it should be, yeah.
When he's the one, you'll come undone,
And your world will stop spinning,
And it's just the beginning.

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This is one of Katy Perry songs in my play list that 3 weeks ago I played repeatedly. I guess what she said was true,  "One hundred percent, worth every penny spent. He'll be the one that finishes your sentences."

Thanks God, I've got my movie now :)

Love is Blind

Tadi siang gw abis liat2 file lama di komputer dan menemukan naskah humorous speech gw yang lama. naskah yang ini dulu ga jadi dipakai karena dianggap kurang lucu dan malah cenderung sedih oleh para mentor gw. berhubung "dibuang sayang", ada baiknya gw pajang aja tu naskah di blog ini. here it is:

Love is Blind

Once upon a time, you met this very charming person, this person not only makes your head just turn once, but twice, you were enchanted by that person and suddenly there a little angle with harp flying above your head and whispering “I just had a love at first sight.”

The next time you meet that person, you’ll try to get to know him/her better by give him/her greeting and you trying to force yourself to find any topics that can make you speak to that person longer than just a “hi, how are you?”. Once you’ve talk to him/her and they welcome with your topic, like "which ministry that you think will be changed in the reshuffle?" And he said "stop it, I hate politics", oops wrong topic, and you'll try the other one, "steven gerrard played really good in last liverpool match", and he said "I'm not a fan of football game" yeah, another wrong topic, and then you try,"have you heard about ayu ting2?" And he said "oo fake address? I love it!" once you start to feel comfortable with that person and your heart say, “Wow, this person has stolen my heart”. Just like a wise man said, “From eyes, get down to the heart”.

Since the person already get into your heart, you started to see that person differently. Your eyes are not really useful anymore, because your eyes starting become just lenses and your heart becomes the photographer. You only capture the good thing about that person and put the negative thing as tolerable human nature. And in this phase, you’ve already blinded by love. Let’s take this example, you saw this person just arrive at the office with messy hair and untidy clothes, and your heart start to say “Ooh, you’re so lovely with that messy style, why oh why you always looks good in every situation.” Or another example, that person accidentally spills his tea and stains your dress, but your heart says “oh you are so clumsy, what a really cute person.” Or even when that person talks intimately with another person, but your heart just say “that must be your friend, you are a very friendly person”. And you start to tolerate every single things he/she said and done.

Well, all of us know that everything has its own limit, even for love. Just like one of Queen Song, “too much love will kill you”. One day, this blind phase will slowly fade, and you start too see the truth. If you love that person, although you are still half blind, but you can start to be able to differentiate what’s good and what’s not. But if your love has faded, then all those tolerable things can suddenly become intolerable.

So, what should you do to reduce that blind love effect? So simple, don’t get yourself alone when you’re in love. Keep your best friend near you to help you think straight and reasonable. At least, even when you start to be deaf by love and you can not hear any right suggestion from your friend, at the end of the day, when you regret what you do, your friend can say, “I’ve told you so!”

Being in love is good, but being reasonable in love is better.

The Joys of Much Too Much

awalnya gw menemukan buku ini secara tidak sengaja, qo covernya lumayan, pas liat isinya, kyanya menarik nih. tanpa pikir panjang, langsung deh ke kasir. gw pikir ni buku termasuk yang diskonan, ternyata eh ternyata, ga diskon, padahal harganya lumayan buat beli capital party set di ichiban sushi, hahaha...

seperti judulnya "the joy of much too much" buku ini mengajak para pembacanya untuk "live to the fullest". raih semua mimpi dan harapan yang kamu miliki, walaupun itu ga mudah dan kelihatannya ga mungkin.

buku ini ditulis oleh Bonnie Fuller, editor director di American Media dan sempat jadi editor in chief di berbagai majalah terkemuka amrik. sebenarnya buku ini tentang kehidupan dia sih, seorang gadis dari pinggiran kota Toronto, Kanada, yang sangat mencintai dunia jurnalistik. pindah dari satu media ke media lain, demi peluang yang lebih baik. dari bukunya kelihatan banget sih klo dia agak workaholic, as if work is her biggest passion. tapi, di samping semua itu, dia punya keluarga bahagia yang dia bina bersama suaminya serta 4 anaknya selama 22 tahun.

tapi jangan bayangkan kehidupan yang mulus dan peluang yang selalu terbuka, karena Bonnie juga beberapa kali ditolak saat melamar pekerjaan baru, kontrak kerjanya tidak diperpanjang sehingga dia terpaksa menganggur selama hampir 8 bulan, dan 2 dari 4 anaknya mengidap penyakit yang ga santai, yaitu tumor otak dan leukimia. tapi dia berusaha untuk mencari sisi positif dari segala keadaan dan despite all of her problem, she and her husband still can laugh and enjoy every moment.

Bonnie Fuller

personally gw suka banget buku ini, klo harus kasih skor 1-10, gw akan kasih 10, karena buku ini luar biasa. dari cara penyampaiannya, pilihan kalimatnya, dan terutama isi dari cerita yang dia sampaikan. rasanya hampir sebagian besar kalimat yang ada di buku ini pengen gw kutip dan gw twit.

salah satu alasan kenapa gw suka buku ini mungkin karena saat ini gw sedang mencari motivasi dan tujuan yang jelas mau ke mana gw bawa karir gw ke depannya. jadinya setelah baca buku ini gw langsung semangat dan mulai berpikir lebih dalam, mau jadi apa gw 5-10 tahun ke depan. saat membaca buku ini gw kadang merasa ada kemiripan antara gw dan Bonnie, sesama berasal dari pinggiran, ga terlalu peduli fashion, positive thinking, dan menyukai apa yang ia lakukan saat ini.

ada beberapa kutipan favorit di buku ini yang menurut gw menarik buat di-share:

"In a new job, you don't know enough to be innovative; if all you can do is the job itself, do it fast and well."

"How do you stay in love? First of all, you've got to marry the person who wants to be with you, who is madly in love with you as you are with him or her, and who doesn't have you cast in a certain role, like that of the trophy, or his substitute mom, or the piece of arm candy."

sebenernya sih banyak quote lain yang jauh lebih bagus daripada yang gw contohin. tapi sepertinya harus baca sendiri baru bisa takjub dengan buku ini. seperti tagline dari buku ini:
"a manifesto for the woman who wants it all, written by a woman who already has it all."

Superb!

Bonnie photo source: 
http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/bonnie-fuller-returns-to-editor-in-chief-spot-at-celeb-web-site_b12156