Art of Love [Current Favorite Playlist]

I can't find any better version of the video in You Tube than this one. Please mind the lousy audio. This is my current favorite, and personally I think every couples early in their relationship should listen to this, also the singles, so you can learn that you need to put effort into love, its not all sparkly and flashy. Put the terms right before everything is way past 'too late'. Written by the awesome Guy Sebastian himself, I think the lyrics has a lot of truth, positivity, and honesty in it (and what could be best for any relationship than honesty?). Seriously, I don't usually blog songs or even just the lyrics. This time, I have to. And if you're reading this on your mobile, youtube the video once you're online in your laptop. Smile on, Shine on. Rubs.

http://www.youtube.com/v/rHHDFhf599w&hl=en&fs=1

I’m saying sorry in advance cos this won’t always go to plan
Though we don’t mean to take our love for granted
It's in our nature to forget what matters
How when the going is getting tough
And we’re all about giving up
Things that we never thought we’d gonna say, gonna say them
Things that we never thought we’d play, gonna play them
It ain’t perfect, but it’s worth it
And it’s always getting better
It’s gonna take some time to get it right

Cause I’m still learning the art of love
I’m still trying to not mess up
So whenever I stumble let me know
You need to spell it out
You need to spell it out
You need to spell it out
You need to spell it out for me
Cause I’m still trying to learn the art of love

If I forget to get the door
Remind you that you’re beautiful
I know my detail requires more attention
If I ever hurt you it’s not my intention
Cause we’re gonna make our mistakes
Find out how much your heart can take
But I know that you got my back
And baby I got yours

While in Between

Wish it all began before it start
Hear Him out – dear Heart
Seasons come in time and seasons went
Life’s magical taste is heaven sent

While in between
Let’s not miss the sunshine
Let’s catch a glimpse of life
Let’s roll out the red carpet ride

Let’s curve the walk with smile
Let’s sing a happy lullaby

Let’s breathe the air of bliss
There’s no time like this

Take the rise take the fall and everything in between
Heads up high for the lows
Take the lows braise it up
Take the ups fill the tank
Take the tank and burst it out, loud!

Be happy, be happy, be silly, be as happy as you can be
Be dreamy, beautiful and wonderful, be as lively as you always be

Seasons come, seasons went
Life’s magical taste is heaven sent

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This will all make perfect sense. It can only get better. =D
Dedicated to you-know-who. (ehm, not that imaginary guy created by JK Rowling). Let’s just say dedicated to a friend who I've met, but I don't know yet. Haha.

Halfway There (Letting Go > Moving On)

This is my definition of the two above-mentioned phrases. Well at least this is me at this age, and what I could quench out of my life experience is this.

When you let go it means you've admit the fact that you and your past, your failures, your ex(es) or whatever in your past are no longer part of you in the present. You take the hurt, and left it there and you walk forward. You accept that there's a reason he/she doesn't make it to your future. You accept that your failure in the past happened for a reason and only for a season, and on top of it there's always a lesson. (Wew, that triple-rhymed, I'm good, haha)

But letting go doesn't necessarily mean you've moved on. The way I see it, it's another phase to go to.

When you have forgiven the people and the mistake from your past, yes, you've let go. Letting go is on the state-of-the-heart level. While moving on is the act of having that courage to dream again, to move forward in your life. Maybe not necessarily starting a new relationship, or right on to the next business plan with a new partner, but taking the initiatives toward that. No, don't shut yourself from social life. Go out. No, don't close yourself from opportunities. No, don't hide from your dream.

Ring any bell? Well, not to worry though. This is not to condemn you, this suppose to let you know that you’re halfway there. This is the best part. You don't want to miss this. You’ve step forward, but there’s a couple more step before you finally cross from ‘just okay’ to ‘great’. And to the truth this might even be harder than letting go, but there’s a reason why the enemy – the hesitation inside you – is fighting so hard, it’s because victory is within reach. You’re _____ close to what Barney Stinson call “awesomeness”. Take that leap. Dare yourself to try again, to open again, to love again but don’t forget to carry along the previous lessons with you.

 

I’m halfway as well. I’ll see you at the other side. =)

 

Smile on, Shine on!

Rubs

Love (The Sequel). Ibarat Membeli Mobil.

 

Happy #JokesTuesday People =)

Ya ya ya, I get what you guys want to say. How could you compare girls to cars? Well, this is just partly joke and partly the message I wanted to share. Percaya enggak percaya, analogi ini sebagian diimpartasikan oleh salah satu direksi perusahaan mobil dari Jepang, sebut saja “Mitsubishi” dan sebagian olah pikir saya sendiri di malam yang dingin di kota Surabaya.

Cinta. Ibarat membeli mobil, semua mau mobil yang paling keren, built-up, imported, kalo bisa yang blasteran Perancis-Inggris-dan-Jawa supaya biar cuantik bermata-biru, tri-lingual, tapi masih ‘nggeh’ sama suami. Cuman pertanyaannya ‘kapasitas elo sampai di mana?’. Hey, cars (and girls) ada yang high-maintenance and low maintenance. Kalau untuk membeli bensinnya ajah masih kucar-kacir yah ada baiknya enlarge yourself first, itu jauh jauh lebih penting daripada nanti bikin elo jual warisan kan? Nah, masih di aluran yang sama soal kapasitas, kalau sekarang dengan kendaraan yang lo punya ajah elo engga sabaran, dimana ada celah disitu anda sodok, gimana nanti punya mobil bagus, bisa hancur berantakan. Atau sebaliknya, mobil itu menjadi segalanya buat lo, weits I’m what I ride mungkin, alhasil nanti kalo ternyata digandenglah sang gadis nan-jelita jadinya sekedar barang show-off, atau malah overprotective dan dikit-dikit-jealous.  Jadi yah, dibarengi ngarep-tingkat-tinggi, sambil juga memperbesar kapasitas diri dalam apapun itu supaya siap when the opportunity comes.

Wew, jadi panjang yah? Langsung lompat ke guyonan sekaligus wisdom sang direksi. Nah, ibarat beli mobil kawan-kawan dan handai-tua-lan (maaf ini jokes ras tertentu). Seandainya kamu memang minat dan interest sama wanita dan pujaannya. Telaah dengan baik seperti engkau menilik fitur-fitur mobil pilihanmu, jangan ketika sudah ditangan baru tahu kalau wanita anda punya karakter yang alamak-jang, hey, jangan tertipu sama penampilan fisik, banyak mobil-mobil cantik namun lemah fitur dan fungsi. Seperti mobil-mobil dari negeri tirai bamboo (disclaimer: saya tidak sedang mendiskreditkan chinese-girls in this case)

Dan ini wasiat mutakhirnya. Pada akhirnya, dalam kasus apapun dimanapun, kalau mau mendapatkan wanitamu pastikan kalau anda Jantan, jangan diicip-icip sedikit demi sedikit layaknya anda mencicil mobil, apalagi mencoba merasuki nya dengan nafsu anda. Hey, kalau anda Pria, bayar CASH di tempat!

Smile on, Shine on!

Rubs

 

Love. Seperti Tabungan Berhadiah.

This post is originally tweeted a month ago. Enjoy~

Cinta, seperti tabungan berhadiah. Atau nama bekennya tahapan berhadiah. Semakin besar saldo anda semakin besar peluang anda. Rajin-rajinlah menabung, jangan narik ATM terus, niscaya si doi akan anda menangkan.

You can give without love. But you cannot love without giving.

Namun, perlu diingat banyak nasabah-nasabah lain sodara-sodara. Bukan anda saja yang menginginkan hadiah utama dan bukan anda saja yang berhak mendapat hadiah. Everybody has equal chance. Lantas bukan berarti anda menjadi kecil hati walau saldo anda masih kecil. Ibarat pepatah, sedikit-sedikit lama-lama menjadi bukit. Toh yang ngambil dan nentuin pemenangnya juga bukan si hadiahnya, tapi yang di Atas.

Dan kalau anda tidak menang, don’t worry be happy, mungkin belum season’nya anda. Lagipula, masih ada (baca: selalu ada) periode berikutnya. Dan mungkin dengan grandprize yang lebih menarik dan menawan.

Mungkin pula yang di Atas ingin memperbesar kapasitas dan kesiapan karakter anda dulu. Banyak sekali orang-orang yang memenangkan undian BMW tapi bayar Pajak Hadiahnya saja ketar-ketir. Nah, kalo begitu menang hadiah malah ngerepotin kan? Nyusahin kan? Kadang sabar itu subur.

He makes everything beautiful in its time.

Jadi apapun yang terjadi tetaplah menabung, walau belum hadiah utama, toh masih dapet ‘bunga-bunga’ kan walaupun kecil. Huahahaha. Next time we met you'll know what I mean when I ask "Gimana tabungan lo?". Haha. Happy #JokesTuesday people. =D

Smile on, Shine on! Rubs.