Strawberry Swing - Coldplay

My favorite one :)

Blood Brothers - Ingrid Michaelson Cover (Jorge & Alexa Narvaez)

Tengah Malam

Hitam hitam hitam! Penglihatanku buram. Bahkan bersama cahaya-cahaya bohlam. Kelam! Sekelilingku suram. Namun masih saja menikmati malam. Muram! Tekukan wajah semakin tak rupawan. Dan masih saja ku menunggumu, Bulan.

CRAP!

Segelas susu full cream hangat menemaniku malam ini. Ya, aku butuh waktu sendiri walaupun tidak ingin sendirian. Fikiranku tak kunjung hentinya terpusatkan pada sang kekasih yang sedang menikmati weekend di luar kota sana. Ah, aku seharusnya juga ada di sana. Membaluti tubuh dinginku dengan jaket dan selimut tebal, menatap bintang dan rembulan, mengikuti perbincangan kekasih dan kawannya, melepaskan penat rutinitas, menghirup udara segar di pagi hari, mengabadikan momen, dan sebagainya! CRAP! Ternyata aku masih di sini dan hanya mampu bermain dengan imajinasi. Selamat meratapi.

Platitude #2

Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that you’ve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you say and actually want to hear more. You share hopes for the future, dreams that will never come true, goals that were never achieved and the many disappointments life has thrown at you. When something wonderful happens, you can’t wait to tell them about it, knowing they will share in your excitement. They are not embarrassed to cry with you when you are hurting or laugh with you when you make a fool of yourself. Never do they hurt your feelings or make you feel like you are not good enough, but rather they build you up and show you the things about yourself that make you special and even beautiful. There is never any pressure, jealousy or competition but only a quiet calmness when they are around. You can be yourself and not worry about what they will think of you because they love you for who you are. The things that seem insignificant to most people such as a note, song or walk become invaluable treasures kept safe in your heart to cherish forever. Memories of your childhood come back and are so clear and vivid it’s like being young again. Colors seem brighter and more brilliant. Laughter seems part of daily life where before it was infrequent or didn’t exist at all. A phone call or two during the day helps to get you through a long day’s work and always brings a smile to your face. In their presence, there’s no need for continuous conversation, but you find you’re quite content in just having them nearby. Things that never interested you before become fascinating because you know they are important to this person who is so special to you. You think of this person on every occasion and in everything you do. Simple things bring them to mind like a pale blue sky, gentle wind or even a storm cloud on the horizon. You open your heart knowing that there’s a chance it may be broken one day and in opening your heart, you experience a love and joy that you never dreamed possible. You find that being vulnerable is the only way to allow your heart to feel true pleasure that’s so real it scares you. You find strength in knowing you have a true friend and possibly a soul mate who will remain loyal to the end. Life seems completely different, exciting and worthwhile. Your only hope and security is in knowing that they are a part of your life. - Bob Marley

A Vision of The Human Future In Space

Once we overcome our fear of being tiny, we find ourselves on the threshold of a vast and awesome Universe that utterly dwarfs — in time, in space, and in potential — the tidy anthropocentric proscenium of our ancestors.
We gaze across billions of light-years of space to view the Universe shortly after the Big Bang, and plumb the fine structure of matter. We peer down into the core of our planet, and the blazing interior of our star. We read the genetic language in which is written the diverse skills and propensities of every being on Earth. We uncover hidden chapters in the record of our origins, and with some anguish better understand our nature and prospects. We invent and refine agriculture, without which almost all of us would starve to death. We create medicines and vaccines that save the lives of billions. We communicate at the speed of light, and whip around the Earth in an hour and a half. We have sent dozens of ships to more than seventy worlds, and four spacecraft to the stars.
We are right to rejoice in our accomplishments, to be proud that our species has been able to see so far, and to judge our merit in part by the very science that has so deflated our pretensions. -Carl Sagan Pale Blue Dot: 1994

In The Doldrums

Kekeliruan kecil sore itu membuat mereka saling menenangkan diri. Sepanjang perjalanan, gadis itu terdiam, sesekali hanya menampakkan senyum saat sang kekasih menyapa lirih. Ia merasakan erat jemari yang sedang menggenggamnya. Hangat.

"Ada apa?"

"Hmm..tidak ada apa-apa" gadis itu menyangkali.

"Ayolah. Katakan saja. Aku ingin tahu" kekasihnya meyakinkan.

"Aku masih ingin bersamamu"

"Maaf. Ini salahku. Tapi tenanglah. Kita pernah melewatinya bukan?"

"Ya. Namun ini berbeda"

"Tak usah khawatir. Ini takkan lama. Aku akan segera kembali, sayang"

 

Pandangan punggung itu berjalan menjauh, memaksanya menepi mobil yang ia kemudikan. Gadis itu tak kuasa menahan. Tangisnya memuncak. Sang kekasih kembali menghampiri, kembali menenangkan gadis kecilnya. "Baik-baik ya." Gadis itu memberi anggukan. "Hati-hati. Aku menyayangimu." Nafasnya tak beraturan. Dari sepasang mata letihnya, bulir-bulir bening terus mengalir. Gadis itu pun berlalu. Dengan benak yang masih terpaku. Oh, kelabu.