If Only I Could

If only I could
I want to turn back time
Where I can be with you

If only I could
I want to be back
To the first day I know you

If only I could
I want to be in your arms
To feel the warm of your breath

If only I could
I want to hold you tight
So close to your heart so I can hear the beat

If only I could

I want to reach for you

And hold your hand forever

If only I could
I want to tell you
I love you

... If only I could...

18 Years Ago

This day, 18 years ago

I saw my mom cry

Sadness was in her eyes

She fainted several times

This day, 18 years ago
My dad looked so tired
I know he was sad
But he didn't show it

This day, 18 years ago
The neighbors came
They cleared the house, removed the furniture
They made the room look bigger

This day, 18 years ago
I was cooking a soup
When one of the neighbor broke the news
I stumbled and cried

This day, 18 years ago
My beloved little brother died...

I love you, Agung
Rest in peace, my dear brother

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Leap Year

Another romantic movie? Yes, I'm in the mood of romantic recently. The leap year is a Irish tradition that give the right to women to propose on Feb 29. Usually man propose to a girl, right? Although now, girls are brave enough to take the first move.

The story begins with Anna & Jeremy, who want to buy an apartment. Anna (Amy Adams) is a stage apartment, her job is decorating an apartment / house to be sold. While Jeremy is a successful cardiologist. When her girlfriend spotted Jeremy on a jewelry store, she concluded that he'll propose her friend. Happily she tell Anna about it.

But Anna was disappointed because she got an earrings instead of a ring. Earlier her father remind her about the Leap Year tradition, when he heard about Jeremy's schedule for Dublin. The right place, hopefully the right moment too.

On her way to Dublin, many things happened. Due a bad weather, she end up in Diggle instead of Dublin. She tries her best to reach Dublin before Feb, 29. With the help of Declan, a bar owner, she finally arrives at Dublin on time. When Jeremy sees her, he gets on his knee and propose her.

Wait... That's not the ending of the movie. You've to watch the ending by yourself. There are three things that make me breathless:

First, the beautiful scenery of Ireland. Wow! The sea, mountain, country side, and cliff are amazing. It makes realize the power of God. I wish to be able to go there one day. 

Second, I'm speechless to the words said by a bride. She said, "I wish my husband not to steal, lie, or cheat. But if you ever steal, please steal my sorrow. If you ever lie, please lie by my side in our bed everyday. And if you ever cheat, please cheat dead, because I can not live a day without you." Isn't it romantic? (Hope I quoted it correctly - cross my fingers - LOL).

Third, I love this question very much: if your house on fire and you only have 60 seconds to get out, what would you take? This question can reveal the most important thing in your heart. For me, I will get my brother and my dog.

Well, watch the movie and find out the ending!

Dear John

A long distance love relationship is hard. That's the point of "Dear John". Dear John is written by Nicholas Spark, one of my favorite author. If you are one of his fan, you will recognize his love story in this movie.

The story begins with John's (Channing Tatum) brave act to save Savannah's (Amanda Seyfried) bag that drop in the sea. After the brave act, they get close during the summer holiday for 2 weeks as John have to go back to his crops (he is an army, special force) and Savannah have to go back to school. They are deeply in love. They promise each other to keep in touch by letter and meet again in 12 months.

Whoa! After 2 weeks of sweet romantic love, they have to be separate for the next 12 months. It is hard to stay and keep in love. Well, something unexpected happen. The 9/11 and all the army need to stay on duty to fight the terrorist. John is confuse whether to serve his country or fight for his love. When the rest of his team decide to serve the country, John decide to serve too. He only have 2 days off to fulfill his promise before the next duty. So, he goes to Savannah and tell her the news. She is angry but finally understand and let him go.

Again, the love has to face a trial. After years, she finally wrote her last letter to John stated her decision to marry another guy. John was devastated. He spent most of his time in battle field in order to forget her.

I understand the difficulty of a long distance relationship. I've been there, done that. I don't blame Savannah when she take that decision. But I won't say it's true either. Probably I'll take the same decision in the same circumstance. They only spent a little time together and letters won't replace your need of love, attention and care. This movie portrays exactly the difficult of such relationship.

If you are curious about the ending, I suggest you to watch it. A nice lesson to learn! One thing for sure: love will find its way.

Watch it!