Murakami never fails to draw me into the journey of the characters. Pulls me deep into a such melancholia just like he always delineates the characters in his books; lonely, socially awkward, prosaic and ordinarily ‘enough-nothing-more-nothing-less’ life. Yet, always, there are ways to make them into something more that turns plain into riveting just somewhere written between the lines.

I just started reading 1Q84, Murakami’s latest work (already read the first chapter online before the book released, it was on his Facebook page if you noticed) and still in somewhere where the characters still making hypothesis about the causes of obscure and eerie changes in their lives. The book is divided into three volumes and just like Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, there are two different stories about two different people - Aomame and Tengo - written alternately. For synopsis you may want to google it. 

And I love Tengo. Unusual name and the phrase ‘it takes two to tengo’ (what a bad pun!) crossed my mind all the time. I also love the papers’ softness it’s ridiculously a good kind and weirdly gave me comfort when I touch every single piece of them. Talking about my OCD.

1Q84. Q is for ‘question mark’, a world that bears a question.

song by AIR - Talisman

just an old footage when I was in Sempu Island, Malang. Trying to get vintage tone and sorry for the shaky part, didn't bother to edit it. Taken with iPhone 4 and edited in After Effects and finalised in Premiere Pro.

You're the reason for my laughter and my sorrow
Blow out the candle I will burn again tomorrow
No man on earth can stand between my lovin' arms
And no matter how you hurt me, I will love you till I die

I ain't no vision, I am the girl
Who loves you inside and out
Backwards and forwards with my heart hanging out
I love no other way
What are we gonna do if we lose that fire

2011 was sort of a busy year for me. A lot of things I've learned, I found a dream job that I'm going to do in the future, I've met a lot of people from different walks of life - they come and go, some I left and some I keep.

Let's just moving forward, shall we?

Here are my resolutions. Just a few of them.

1. Graduate, get my adv. diploma.
2. Get a job.
3. Less procrastinate, pretty please.
4. Discover more aspects of life. (this really sound very, heavy.)
5. Love life. Be grateful for what I have right now.
6. Do what I love and fuck the rest.

So that is. A little less than the last 2 year ;) and I sound quite mature, no? Oh that reminds me that I'll be no longer a -teen this year. Ha. That's one of the big differences that's going to happen this year (besides the 21-12-2012, haha!).

Well, I expect less.

Anyway. Happy new year 2012, people.