https://youtu.be/CLfqryjPUos


This song came at the right timing; or so it seems.


"Apa khabar teman?
Ku perlu bicara
Kerna aku hilang tanpa kamu
Apakah ertinya?
Ke semua ini
Ku merindukan kehadiranmu "

" Apa khabar teman?
Ku tunggu bicara
Harap engkau cari diri aku
Apakah ertinya?
Kesudahan ini
Sepatutnya kau rindu kehadiranku "

So now, if you ask me, should you go and watch Me Before You at the movies, my answer will be, 

if you enjoyed The Fault In Our Stars and also If I Stay, you should go and watch it. 

But if I must rank it according to how it emotionally (lol) affect me, I would rank Me Before You in #3, after If I Stay. 

To me, nothing beats The Fault In Our Stars as at to date (I'm talking about the movies that are produced after 2002 onwards. Nothing can beat The Notebook or A Walk To Remember. Those, are just epic. Today's teenagers or young adults would not know what I'm talking about lol). 

Anyway, before I got carried away talking about which romance movie is awesome as at to date, 

I better get going on to the REAL reason why I decided to blog today. 

Like a book, movies also has a way for us the audience to learn from it. 

And if you are like me, a person who can actually watch the same movie for 10 times and still didn't get bored of it, you will know that every time you watch the movie, you will learn new points that you might missed from the movie earlier. 

So for this particular movie, I can definitely relate to the points that the director, Thea Sharrock as well as the author of the book, Jojo Moyes are trying to deliver via this movie. 

And the choice of the main actors, Sam Claflin and Emilia Clarke is just, WONDERFUL. 

I cannot imagine any other actors or actresses who could portray this movie as good as them. 

As a person who is in my 20 something, who are at times, not even sure whether am I doing the right thing in life or not, this movie OPEN UP my eyes on how I should just live my life. 

Which brings me to point #1

*Note: if you have yet to watch this movie (but you are PLANNING to), please take note that somewhere along this post I might reveal some spoilers on what happened in this movie so please don't go curse at me for revealing some spoilers. But! I will try my best not to reveal the ending though. Haha

#1 BE AMBITIOUS

When Louisa was interviewed by Will Traynor's mum, Camilla on the position as a "caregiver", Camilla actually asked a question to Louisa which actually made Louisa appears to be struggling to answer the question. The question is actually a simple question; but yet it can make one to appear as "unambitious" or "doesn't take life seriously" if your answer is, "oh I don't know. Perhaps married with one kid," or a simple "I don't know. I can't even tell you what I'm going to eat for lunch/dinner later." I've come across people who just live day by day, without knowing what they plan to do when they retire one day, what kind of lifestyle do they want after their retirement; let alone 5 years down the road. These kind of people are actually the dangerous kind of people to be around with. All they know is to have fun, planning for their next vacation or getaway, just because they can't stand their mundane life. But yet, they did not do anything to improve their life towards the better. Life is all about choices. There are so many choices in this world. Like, for example, if you don't like to drink Starbucks coffee, you can always choose Coffee Bean for that matter. We are SPOILT with so many choices in the world, and yet we tend to go with the most comfortable thing that we know. Because to us, comfortable is easy. It is true, that comfortable is easy. But comfortable also doesn't make us any better, because we will keep be doing the same thing over and over again. And yet, one asked, "why is my life so boring? I am just practically afloat on this earth until I found something better to do." My question is, why are you just waiting for something to drop on your lap only then you make a move? Sure, doing something outside of your comfortable zone is not the easiest thing to do. Do you think it was easy for me when I first started jogging, or going for piloxing classes for that matter? There are days that I literally had to pep talked myself in order for me to actually drive myself to the nearest park to jog. But yet, as time passes by, it is as if I had done this all my life. As Will said to Louisa, 

#2 LIVE YOUR LIFE ACCORDING TO YOU, AND ONLY, YOU

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nowplaying: Jealous - Labrinth


I have the tendency to hold on to some people longer than I should be; especially when they moved on earlier than I do. I finally grasps the idea of some people come into your life only for a season, and that when suddenly they disappeared from your life, it really means that they can't follow you to the next level where God wants to bring you.



So last night, that happened. And just earlier yesterday, I had a conversation with Sonia about this particular bracelet was given to me by one person who is no longer in my life as of now. I told her that this person no longer keeps the picture of him surprising me for my belated birthday earlier this year in his Instagram.


I somehow took it as a "sign" that he is trying to move on in his life. I am indeed sad, but because I am actually very happy lately for reasons I do not know of (perhaps I am just tired of being sad I guess), I just let it slide. Plus, the bracelet is his "gift" to me. Meaning to say, once it reaches my hand, I have the right to do whatever I want. Heck, I can choose not to wear it actually. But the bracelet is by far, the most beautiful and expensive (this is as testified by my room mate cause she knows where this person bought it) I had received, I actually cherish it a lot. I am sentimental that way. If I consider you to be very special in my heart, you could give me a rock and I can keep it for the rest of my life.

And when the incident above happens, I was taken aback. It's as if the Universe is telling me, "just let go already. You are indeed happier now without that person. You don't have to remember him anymore."

But the thing is, if it wasn't for him, I wouldn't have changed my lifestyle. Before this, I can consider myself a sloth. I don't exercise, I cringe upon hearing the word "jogging", let alone run or anything fitness. But because I was angry at him (yes, honestly, that was how I felt when he suddenly disappeared before, the first time, previously), I started to jog. I joined piloxing, an activity is very high intensity (for me, a sloth, okay?) where it consists of a combination of pilates, boxing and dancing. I started to eat healthly (ummmm... more or less. Still need to discipline myself on it though), wholemeal bread over white bread, sugarless drinks, less rice, more fruits. And I noticed, that I am indeed happier because I do all these. If I skipped my jogging session, I feel that my life is not complete. When he see my changes, he told me he did it on "purpose", because he knows it is the only way to make a person as stubborn as I am, to actually change. And I really thank him for that.


So, if you ask me, if I should just let the braclet in that condition, it is like I am denying a part of him where he did make a difference in my life. I am accepting that he might no longer have a place in my life (or vice versa), but I don't want to forget the changes that he influenced me to make me a better person. I am letting him go, but a part of him will stay in life. And for that, I am forever thankful.

Dear you, I hope you will achieve your goals and desires in life. Wherever you may be, I hope you will always be in good health, and I wish you success in life. Perhaps we will see each other again in the near future, perhaps we don't. But know that I will never forget you. Sincerly, B.

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