The Pink.. Something.

RATE: ⋆⋆⋆⋆


"nothing takes the flavor out of peanut butter quite like unrequited love"
Charlie Brown


You know, Raditya Dika have just launched his new book titled Marmut Merah Jambu (which is, frankly, a quite weird title)




To be honest, I'm not much into Indonesian comedy novels because the image of Indonesian modern literature doesn't attract me much since it has been been contaminated with sex jokes and cliché ending, which is mostly, happily ever after. But this book has been given good reviews and I personally followed the author himself on Twitter and BANG, I found myself sitting with a glass of milk and lots of snack while holding the book. At first, I expect this book not to fail to make me laugh, since everybody have been saying that this book is hilarious. Well, it fails. I cried. It was really out of my expectation, there are irony, comedy, honesty, and mostly, LOVE.



The book itself is very much different than the other, though his signature comedy style is still very much there. My personal favorite chapters were 'Pertemuan Terakhir Dengan Ina Mangunkusumo' and 'How I Meet You, Not Your Mother'
'Pertemuan Terakhir Dengan Ina Mangunkusumo' tells the story of him and an unrequited love. The quote above were quoted from this chapter, which is my favorite. He described briefly the little details which is very touching for a man to pay that much attention. I've heard lots and lots of love stories, for I am a book worm and a movie addict. But this is one of a story that give me that little quiver in my heart. This is the part where I cried. The irony is just unbearable, bitter and hurtful, even though sprinkled with a little comedy. I can feel his deep sadness upon his unrequited love. This chapter makes me cried, smiled and remember all at the same time. And for me, a story that makes me laugh and cried at the same time is much more than best.

'How I meet You, Not Your Mother' is actually a very very very sweet and witty way to describe the union of two humans. Once again, I'm touched by irony. What really embittered the story is that, the couple have broke up not long before the book is released. How he briefly told the readers about their relationship, makes me smile. I love how he spit things out without being afraid. He once said in this chapter that, 'For other people, they see me as a clown, but for you, I show you the human.'
Wow. I was a amazed. He showed the reader that beneath one self, is another true one self. Humor have been a mask used by lots of people. Expecting someone to be how they usually be is wrong. When you're getting serious, expect nothing. You'll be suprised by what you might get.


Oh well, this book is great in every way.

LOVE,

Septhiria

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I CAN STILL REMEMBER OUR HELLO..

Hello people, I'm posting again. I know I'm not a good blogger, it's been ages since my last post. But things were easier said in my Twitter though 140 characters is never enough. Ah, I'm losing my point here.


GOODBYE

Everybody hates goodbyes. Especially when you live your hello to the happiest, with the beloved ones. But every hello ends with goodbye and that is one thing for sure. I have successfully passed 11 grade, where tons of memories are made in that particular class. There are good and bad, sad and smiles, sorrow and merry laughter, friendship and problems but things could never be any spicier without it. Frankly, my class was not the best of all 6 classes, but everything in it manage to sit in my heart labelled with the sweetest memories.

I wish I could state everything that had happened in my class but one year of fun stuff can't be told even in the most complicated vocabulary. I remember the days when the teacher didn't came in to class and we gather round to form a circle and talk about stuff, many many stuff. The times when we went to places in the name of school task can never any funner. Our trip, though were not nicely planned, ended up good. But anywhere is good with the right guys. We set up birthday surprises for each other, cakes, candles and pictures are always involved, and we mostly ended up making a big mess in the class.


A wise once said "There are always two side of a coin" and that's true. When there's good, there's bad too. I honestly would say my class have problems and conflicts. My class was kinda divided into two parts, the front group and the back group. Yes, I believe you can pretty well guessed that the back group are stamped with the label 'troublemaker' and that was a bit true. I kind of belong to the back group because we were slowly formed by our seat position, but all of the good things happened above were experienced with those people. I won't state the conflicts that happened inside but there are troubles.

I'm going to 12th grade in a few weeks, which means a new class, new people, new experience and new hello. Some of my friends are going to study overseas and two of them are my best-est and another two is going for early college. Another hurtful goodbye to be said. But mark my words, I don't care if time and space separate us because there is no time long enough and distance far enough to break the fact that true friendship last forever. I know that was freakin' cliché and you might think I stolen it from some saying cards, but no. That's pure original, FYI. Okay, that's it. I ran out of things to say.

I can still remember our hello. Can't believe it's time for Goodbye...

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