Life, Love and Miracle

"One-week leave has brought another new life perspective into my eyes"

it's a romantic sweet cheesy title with What-The-.... opening :))
Easy, Guys! Ain't talking bout something corny here. Huahahahaha..

How r you all doin? Hope all is going well, guys :)

 2 weeks after my first 2012 blog post, here comes my another writing. Yes, I'm now on the edge of my leave. It's going to expire soon :(, time to get back to my Sudirman office, get prepared to rumble back with Jakarta traffic madness. :'((((
Well not purely sad thou, "The most valuable thing I have learned from life is to regret nothing" (Somerset Maugham). And, somehow someways, I found some new life excitement livin in my future world after some same shits happened. I don't know exactly what it is going to be, yet instantly many good things (read: "blesses") pouring my past few days. It's been my biggest passion since past few years ago (esp. after graduation) and glad tidings came! nothing to be mentioned now, yet big hope for this big miracle could really happen. Amen! #crossfingered :)

Going to AJ Rafael concert on the last Friday the 13th was one of my inspirations to write this blog. Who is he? AJ Rafael is a very very very successful YouTube Artist (Singer & Song-Writer). Best word to describe him might be: the pioneer of Am-Phil YouTube dynasty. Internet has literally brought his dream into reality, took him here across the world to South East Asia for album promo tour. 

Starting his MySpace around 6-7 years ago, then YouTube came along and Facebook and Twitter, now his album was nominated for the next Grammy and his channel now has already had like 242 videos with almost 400K subscribers and more than 80 million views! AWESOME! I still remembered his speech on the concert bout this new generation:
"... and, Those things (mySpace, YouTube, FB, Twitter) kinda sound dumb for parents and stuff like that. But, Hey, this is what we lived on right now! This is a new generation of music, a new generation of entertainment!"

Despite of those non-stop crazy teenagers screams (!!!!), It was a nice concert! It really amazed me (and AJ Rafael as well, I guessed)... 5 years ago who ever thought that YouTube uploader from the opposite part of the world might sing in front of hundreds people here, in Indonesia, and they sing along with you! The crowds surprisingly memorized almost all his songs' lyrics, even the ones outside the album! #HailYeahYouTube!

I recorded around 20s videos during the concert, including his performance with other talented YouTube Artists, i.e.: Krissy & Ericka (from Philippines) and Audrey & Gamal (from Indonesia). Really want to compile them all and publish the snipets soon, yet something more urgent waiting :) If this snipet is classified as ASAP Project, then it makes 3 projects To-Be-Finished by the end of January!!!! In-SANE.... .. ... ...... . .  .   ..  . _________ #KO

The other 2 projects are:

1. Occupy Bandung Part 2 now is still in editing process. Current Progress: Finished editing up until Round 2 (of 3) Game 1 (of 3) --"
2. Secret Project. Hehehe, just finished all shootings yesterday (Saturday). Frankly, this is my inspiration to put "Love" in this blog title. Just feel amazed how big L.O.V.E. can move a girlfriend to work hard for her boyfriend's present :) And, am glad to be a part of your both love journey. Hope I won't disappoint you two and all participants ;)

Alright then, time to say goodbye. As the ending, I would like to share one of AJ Rafael's songs. This song has stuck in my head since yesterday. And, it's called "Without You". As usual, when the song was stuck in my head generally not because of the lyrics, yet due to its melody & beat :P  

As I got a bit free time later tonight, finally I got the chance to check out its music video and lyrics, apparently it fits with what happened recently.

This is what AJ said about the story behind the song:

"My Godfather, "Kuya" Frank, passed away last October after a 4-year long battle with cancer and it struck a familiar feeling in my gut. My Dad passed away when I was 10 and the reailty of losing another father figure really hit me hard.

I wrote this song not about a death or losing someone to an illness, but about wanting to be with someone so bad that you couldn't go another day without them-- but this song spoke differently to my Kuya Frank's wife Ate Rhea. She told me that she listened to this song as if it was Kuya Frank singing to her, fighting for her, and wanting to be there for her through all of this. Thus, the original concept for this video was born and it stuck in my head-- and I pray that this video helps you realize that you are not alone in your struggle, whether it is you or a loved one going through it.

This video is based on The Five Stages of Grief (Kübler-Ross model). Everyone who deals with a life-changing or life-threatening event has a unique journey to go through, but I still hope that you all can relate to this in one way or another. 
  
Don't forget to let your loved ones know that you love them... We never know what tomorrow might bring."

 

Thus, I would like to dedicate this song for those who are now striving to survive in their difficult times, especially in the state of serious illnesses. Recently I got couple of sorrow news of people dying. I dont know them, never met them before, yet it's still shocking every time hearing those sad news. May God bless be upon you all and your family. Amen!

Keep connecting the dots, make our dreams coming true and.... "If there's a light in everybody, send out your rays of sunshine" (Mraz)

Let's finish these projects! Smile :)

NB: for you who are interested on psychology article and with what AJ Rafael meant by "The Five Stages of Grief (Kübler-Ross model)", check this article: http://grief.com/the-five-stages-of-grief/