Celebrity Crushes

Friday, January 26, 2018

Day 20: Three Celebrity Crushes

Only three?? Come on! I need more!

Okay, recently I'm kinda obsessed with these celebrities:

1. Hugh Jackman
I wasn't a big fan of Wolverine. Isn't it his biggest role? But when I watched 'Les Miserables', I was so in love! I love that movie, the actors are so talented! Hugh is so talented! His act was great, his voice... omg I really love his voice! And then I didn't really think of him at all, I didn't even follow him in any social media. But after 'The Greatest Showman', I just can't stop watching his videos and stalking his Instagram! He jumped into the top of my hottest guys list, beating the one who's now number 2....

2. Jason Momoa
Oh yeaaahh! He's the sexiest man on earth, at least before I've seen TGS. Actually, Khal Drogo is the hottest guy! I fell in love with Jason Momoa as Khal Drogo. But overall, this guy simply has whatever it takes to be sexy. He's super big, he's tall and muscular, he's got the nicest ass I've ever seen, he's so manly and charming, full of energy, and seems to be a very nice guy.

3. Ronaldo (Brazilian)? Ben Affleck? Milo Ventimiglia?
I can't really choose. But I think I'll go with Milo, because I've talked about Ronaldo and Ben Affleck a lot. I'm a huge fan of 'This is Us'. I've liked Milo since 'Gilmore Girls'. He's always been on my top 50 list. But 'This is Us' launched him to number 3! His role as the hot dad Jack Pearson with dat ass. That sexy ass needs its own credit.

Okay, there, my three celebrity crushes!

30 Facts About Me

Thursday, January 25, 2018

Day 18: 30 Facts about Me

1. I'm a gemini and it's somewhat important. Lol.

2. I learn Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Dutch, German, Greek, and Japanese. But right now I only speak Italian and a bit of Spanish and Portuguese. I can write in 7 of those 8 languages tho'.

3. I'm not a good listener, partly because my hearing is not good, but also because I'm a self-centred prick.

4. I'm so obsessed about Italy. I want to visit every province of it, and I can tell you all of their names. I can sing Italian National Anthem.

5. I can also sing the national anthems of England, US, Chile, Uruguay, Argentina, and Brazil. And of course I can sing my own national anthem. But who can't sing their own national anthem?

6. My favourite sport is football (soccer). D'oh! Yeah it's obvious. But the interesting fact is, I used to hate it. Not just didn't like it, but hate it. Because everyone around me loved it, and I was born a pretentious hipster, so I hate it. But when I watched Ronaldo in World Cup 1998... Wow! Football is damn beautiful. And it turned out to be fun, liking a popular thing like that.

7. My favourite football player is Ronaldo, the Brazilian one. He's the best! When I was 14, Ronaldo got injured very badly, and I used to pray for his healing every night.

8. I used to be afraid of dogs. The first dog I was brave to touch was Koski, my neighbor's dog. Since I have my own dog, I'm not afraid of dogs anymore. Should I have my own ghost then?

9. Even tho' I love physical activities, I hate physical exercise. It's boring as hell!

10. My favourite band ever is Led Zeppelin, but my favourite vocalist is and will always be Freddie Mercury.

11. I don't wanna have a biological child, but if I can adopt and name a baby or more, I'd name them Salvatore, Marius Pontmercy, Farrokh Bulsara, Karac Pendragon, Garuda Pancasila, or Margono for boys, and Astari Pahlevi jr, Indonesia Raya, or Savitri for girls. Margono and Savitri are the names of my paternal grandparents. Salvatore means saviour. You can just google to know the rest of the names. Phew! So many children names for the one doesn't want any.

12. I love mathematics, and can play with mathematics formulas for hours. No, don't expect me to be so great at math. I just love it.

13. I'm a Game of Thrones fan. My favourite character is Queen Margaery Tyrell (technically it's Baratheon tho'). But I'm a loyal supporter of Daenerys Targaryen.

14. I'm a big fan of Spice Girls. I love them! And I'm pretty sure I could answer any trivia quiz about them.

15. The first celebrity I've ever been a fan of was Freddie Mercury. One day, I was 7 and very ill, and my dad played me the video of his duet with Montserrat Caballé, singing that epic song 'Barcelona', and I fell in love with him and the song. He was very charismatic, entertaining, and original.

16. I love to read manga too, but only Sailor Moon, Candy-Candy, Doraemon, Detective Conan, Kungfu Boy, Miiko, and some football manga.

17. My favourite superhero is Batman because he's rich, multilingual, and master various martial art. I'm also a fan of Marvel's The Punisher because he does exactly what I want to do to the criminals.

18. My favourite authors are Mario Puzo, Pramoedya Ananta Toer, and George RR Martin, but...

19. My favourite book is 'Perfume' by Patrick Süskind.

20. Just like Freddie Mercury, I love opera. I especially love the ones from Giacomo Puccini.

21. I secretly want to be a stage actress. Now it's not a secret anymore.

22. I've decided not to get married since I was a kid. I've always known I wanted to be a successful business woman, that is also an author and an artist.

23. The person I love the most is my father. He's my everything. I'm daddy's girl. When my mom and dad fight, I always automatically take dad's side. It's stupid, I know. I feel very possessive and protective over him. His happiness is (almost) everything for me. But I still care more about myself and my own happiness.

24. I'm far from manly, but sometimes I feel like I am a man, a girly man.

25. I really, really hate this little house lizard, cicak. Yes only cicak. I don't hate other reptiles or other lizards. Lizards are cute.

26. I love black olive, raw salmon, fresh oyster, and cheese.

27. I like big butts and I cannot lie.

28. I love classic cars.

29. I can't drive.

30. I can't swim.

Gemini and Proud

Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Day 17: Post about your zodiac sign, and whether or not it fits you

Well, I love talking about zodiac sign!

I'm a gemini and proud, because my moon is in Leo, and Leo is everything about pride.

It's not like I believe in zodiac sign. There are so many examples of people who don't match their zodiac signs, even after the more detailed reading (Moon sign, Mercury sign, etc).

But I happen to be just like whatever those sources say about a Gemini.

Here are some Twitter quotes about Gemini:

"Gemini is willing to explore the unfamiliar."
Totally me. Unfamiliar things always attract me. I know, who aren't attracted to the unfamiliar things? Right? Most people are.

"In love, Gemini can be light-hearted, fickle, flirtatious, and somewhat unemotional."
Well, it depends on what kinda love it is and to who. But yeah I'm somewhat unemotional to the point I seem cold and insensitive.

"A Gemini's biggest fear: fear of not experiencing enough."
Yep! That's my personal concern.

"A Gemini can't stand people with nothing interesting to say."
Wait! Who the hell can stand people with nothing interesting to say? Come on! Be honest! It's not just me or any other Gemini. Luckily, people have different interests.

"Gemini tend to take their feelings apart and figure them out, rather than feeling feelings on their own terms."
Exactly! I mean, I sure do have feelings. In fact, I'm pretty emotional about almost everything. But I just can't help but analyse whatever I feel and why I feel that way. It's so amazing how these chemical reactions in our brains can produce such emotions. We are indeed very complex.

"For the most part, Gemini don't care to get too deeply into anything."
Yeah, it sucks sometimes. If I didn't care to get too deeply about some ideas, fields, activities, or hobbies, it wouldn't be a problem. I could be very excited to learn something in a day, and for the next few days I got so drowned into it, but after a week, I got bored and just wanna skip to another exciting new things.
It always happens. That's why I'm jacks of all trades.
But when it comes to people and their feelings, it can be really, really bad. One day I could be so obsessed about someone, always pick up the phone and always text back. I could easily spoil the "I love you" words because that was what I really felt at the moment. But after a while, I just couldn't go any deeper. When things get more complicated, I just wanted to go to the next interesting things.
Damn! Now I feel so shallow!

"Gemini enjoy contrasts and contradictions in life that provide different ways of looking at things."
Yes, I do. I couldn't say it any better.

"Gemini has a dual nature: part brainy intellect, part scatterbrained chatterbox."
Guilty as charged! Trust me, I can be brainy intellect too sometimes. But this scatterbrained chatterbox is easier to be seen.

Seriously, I don't wanna believe about astrology or any other superstition, because I honestly think thet don't make sense at all, but I always feel as if those sources refer to me when they talk about a Gemini. Isn't it crazy?

I Miss Traveling

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Day 16: Something that you miss

When I peeked on today's challenge yesterday, I thought I'm gonna have to write about how I miss the sun so badly. It has been raining or heavily cloudy for weeks here. The sky was almost always dark. It gave me such a gloomy mood and I think that might be why I have been so negative lately.

But guess what! Today, after a long period of gloomy days, finally it's sunny!

This morning the sun shined so brightly! It was so beautiful! You know, you can't appreciate sun shine unless you've seen rain for weeks. So, I feel like appreciating the sun before I start today's challenge.

Now, what I miss?

Well, that's pretty easy. I miss traveling abroad. I miss it sooooo much!

And by abroad I mean Europe. I miss roaming around the alleys of European cities, hearing the locals talk to each other in their beautiful languages, checking on the local cathedrals or museums, or just sitting anywhere and observing around.

The last time I went to Europe was... Omg 3 years ago! I went to Greece with my parents and sister. Really wished my brother was there the whole time.

I really need to go now. I really need to get outta here!

Just Ordinary Monday, What Can I Say

Monday, January 22, 2018

Day 15: Bullet point your whole day

This is kinda boring.

- Woke up at six
- Morning routine: take out the garbage, walk the dog, exercise, etc
- Learned and practiced languages
- Replied texts
- Made some proposals
- Went for family dinner
- Went for a meeting with an old friend
- Went home

My Favourite Movies are..

Sunday, January 21, 2018

Day 14: Favourite Movies That You Never Get Tired of Watching

Sunday! What a perfect time to talk about movies!

My ideal weekend would be me in a comfy sofa, enjoying a big box of pizza, a bottle of coke, or a glass of rootbeer float, and a bowl of pop corn with too much butter, while watching these movies.

Here are my list of favourite movies I never get tired of watching (not in order, there's no order):

'Jurassic Park' (1993)
It has been my favourite movie since I was little. Aren't we all, children of the 90's obsessed about dinosaurs? I used to have mini dinosaurs, books about dinosaurs, and puzzle, and all.
I can watch this movie over and over again and will never get bored. I remember every scene: when they were moving a raptor and one of the staffs fell and grabbed by the raptor, Dr. Grant and his raptor's claw, the fat guy with that white foam, the first time they saw Brontosaurus, the sick Triceratops, the famous T-Rex scene, and so on, oh yes I remember every scene of it! I also hum its original soundtracks everytime I go to the zoo and the car gets into the predators area.

'Forrest Gump' (1994)
I actually can watch anything with Tom Hanks in it over and over again. I love all of his movies: 'Catch Me If You Can', 'Green Mile', 'Bridge of Spies', 'Philadelphia', you name it. 'Sleepless in Seattle'? Hmm... Okay, actually, I won't watch his rom-coms twice.
Anyway, Forrest Gump is my favourite movie of all! Every scene in that movie is just so touching yet entertaining. That movie is great and really worth to watch every time.

'Lion King' (1994)
When I was little, I was so obsessed to be a king, thanks to this movie. Yes, a king, not a queen. I wanted to be Mufasa. Sometimes I just forgot that I wasn't Mufasa. I really loved it, and I can sing every single song in it. The songs are great, you know.
Now I still love to watch this movie, I won't get tired watching it. It's like the 'Game of Thrones' for children.

'La Vita è Bella' (1997)
So far, this is still my most favourite movie. The fact that it is an Italian movie has something to do with it. But it's definitely not the only factor. This is the most beautiful story about one of the worst era in the history. The story is actually tragic, but somehow can be very sweet. The characters are adorable. The message is strong. The critics of humanity issues are very smartly delivered. It's very well made.

'Coco' and 'The Greatest Showman' (2017)
These are the most recent great movies I've watched. Some posts earlier I just told you about how much I loved these movies. I love the stories, the characters, the graphics, and most of all, the songs of these movies are the songs I'm recently so in love with!

'Godfather: part I' (1972) and 'Godfather: part II' (1974)
No, I don't wanna watch the third, it's too painful for me. But the first and second movies are very enjoyable to watch. I especially love the famous horse head scene, the last scenes of those movies. Also all the Sicily scenes OMG! The story of Michael and Apollonia, the story of young Vito Andolini and his sweet revenge. BEST! Oh and that song little Vito sang is just so beautiful, 'Ninna Nanna Malandrineddu', it's a Sicilian lullaby. I like to listen to this song when I'm trying to sleep. It's beautiful, even though the message is actually pretty scary.

'La La Land' (2016)
The casting is perfect! Oh I love Emma Stone so much! Especially when she's with Gosling. It's also visually stunning! The colors, the design, the coreography. The story is simple but beautiful. And of course...... the music! Oh my... All the songs are amazing! They give me eargasm all the time. But my favourite song is the one Mia (Emma Stone) sang on the audition. I love that song, and her voice is just perfect! And also, my favourite scene! When they met at the party and Mia requested that song.. No, you have to watch it. It's hilarious.

'Amadeus' (1984)
I love the story of the life of the greatest genius people in history. And 'Amadeus' really tells the story in a very entertaining way. I love how they picture Mozart's character, his relationship with Constanze, his relationship with his father, and of course, his rivalry with Salieri. It's very ironic, and irony like that happens all the time in real life.

'Frozen' (2013)
Say whatever you want. This is one of my favourite animations. I really love the animation, the songs (each one of them), the characters, the dresses, the stories, everything about it. Most of all, I love Elsa and Anna so much because, as a woman with a sister, I can relate with anything about sister's love. My relationship with my sister is not like Elsa and Anna. I would never say no to building a snowman or any activity with my sister. And unlike Elsa, I don't have to. That's why I can feel the pain of not being able to play or spend time with your sister. I always skip the 'do you wanna build a snowman' scene to avoid breaking into tears. Yes trust me I'm serious.

There are still so many movies I never get tired of watching. Especially Disney movies. But my time is up. I gotta post this.

To Cheat or not to Cheat

Saturday, January 20, 2018

Are you a cheater?

You’re probably not, or just don’t realize that you are.

When someone is in an exclusive/monogamous relationship or a marriage, and he/she had sex, kissed, dated, or even just had a feeling for someone else, it is cheating. The person is called a cheater. Pretty simple. So, are you?

Look, I don’t hate cheaters. I don’t judge them. We can’t judge them.

We have to know the ‘why’. Why are they cheating? There would be so many reasons.

Maybe they’re bored with their partners, because their partners are boring, or because they just got bored easily.

Maybe, they love their partners, they’ve loved their partners, but they don’t think their partners appreciated them enough. Yeah, the word ‘love’ is very debatable here. But, you know what I mean.

Maybe they do love their partners, but they also love someone else. We can love, or be emotionally or sexually interested to multiple people. It’s possible, just not allowed. We are not naturally monogamous. Monogamous relationship is just a concept we created centuries ago, because we’re selfish, and, even tho we ourselves can’t be monogamous, our ego can’t stand sharing our loved ones with others. Very selfish? Yep, that’s who we are.

Maybe, they don’t even love their partners in the first place. Maybe it was an arranged marriage. Maybe they were young and impulsive, and they just got married, but it was a mistake. Maybe, for one or another reason, they must get married (in Indonesia, most people still think that if you knocked a woman up, you should marry her, for the sake of reputation thing). So, these two people don’t love each other, or don’t anymore, but they have to be together, because they’ve promised to.

So they cheat.

No reason makes cheating acceptable or unacceptable.

Here’s the thing. Are we a cheater?

Why do we stay doing the thing we don’t love? Our heart is loving something else. It wants something else so bad, yet we can’t just let the unloved one go.

Some people have to do what they don’t want to do, what they don’t love, just because they have to. They need the money, they need the financial stability, they need to survive, they’re afraid, if they leave this job they don’t love, and the other job they love don’t make money for them, they can’t get the old job back.

Are you a cheater?

The way I see it, it’s not wrong. It’s just unhealthy. Cheating is unhealthy.

We want more than one thing/person/job and we just can’t be honest about it. We have to lie. We have to hide something. Sometimes, we have to hide so many things. We have to fake it.

Or, you know, we can have it all, but it might as well to difficult to handle at the same time, and we might end up with nothing instead.

I can totally understand cheaters. I mean, come on! We don’t put our eggs in one basket. We need plan B, plan C, plan D.

I understand why we lie, because I’m lying too.

To cheat or not to cheat is not as easy as you think.