Was scrolling through my blog posts, not in some narcissistic way, but more like "Where did I get this energy back then? Posting hundred of silly stories?" and I facepalmed myself. I will probably not be reaching that certain level of madness today, but I will make sure to post at least one post every year. I will make sure the future me reading this exact annual (or monthly) Update post about what I was into in certain period of time, because I'm experiencing severe hyperfixation over different people/things at the same time for short amount of time, and I don't regret it. I love being a little silly, anyway.
It's been so long since the last time I did this. How to start this? Here we gooo.
Listening to: The Strokes discography. I was blown away by Albert Hammond Jr.'s performance at We The Fest concert I attended in 2023 and then I started listening to their music. My God, their musicality is insane. I've been repeating Reptilia, Bad Decisions, The Adults are Talking, Ode to the Mets, Threat of Joy, and so on. Someone needs to give Nick and Albert extra pat on the back for creating such an eargasm guitar performance. For Indonesian artist, I start listening to Bernadya, I'm so obsessed with her discography (oh she only got 13 songs alright). I also listen to some old songs like Simon & Garfunkel's The Sound of Silence, George Michael's Careless Whisper, Crowded House's Don't Dream It's Over, Boyz II Men's On Bended Knees, and many more. My friend from Turkey also recommends me this Turkish song (Dolu Kadehi Ters Tut's Gitme) and I can't stop repeating it ever since.
Watching: OOOOOUUUUUU I HAVEN'T TOLD YALL I'M A [FAKE] CINEPHILE NOW! I'm into movies in the past few years (since the end of 2021). It's actually funny because the last Update post I wrote was made in 2021. After that certain period, I got a new job and somehow I decided to pick up some hobbies that I can do after I finish working. I need to watch at least 1 movie every night because that's what calms me. That happy and serene feeling you experience everytime you finished watching a very brilliant movie is addicting! I don't even have a favorite genre, I just like watching good movies, and then write a quirky review on Letterboxd, that's all. These past few weeks, top movies I've watched are probably Incendies (2010), M (1931), The Pianist (2002), and Queer (2024). Superb.
Watching: OOOOOUUUUUU I HAVEN'T TOLD YALL I'M A [FAKE] CINEPHILE NOW! I'm into movies in the past few years (since the end of 2021). It's actually funny because the last Update post I wrote was made in 2021. After that certain period, I got a new job and somehow I decided to pick up some hobbies that I can do after I finish working. I need to watch at least 1 movie every night because that's what calms me. That happy and serene feeling you experience everytime you finished watching a very brilliant movie is addicting! I don't even have a favorite genre, I just like watching good movies, and then write a quirky review on Letterboxd, that's all. These past few weeks, top movies I've watched are probably Incendies (2010), M (1931), The Pianist (2002), and Queer (2024). Superb.
Loving: This nasi bakar I bought from Shopeefood a little too much.
Reading: As of today, I'm in a relationship with someone who loves reading like it's air. So I'm trying to pick up some books to read too because I need to train my brain more, I feel like I'm getting a brainrot and that's not okay. They've been recommending me books like For Bread Alone by Mohammad Choukri, The White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky, A Place For Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza, and many others. I once asked them about which book they want to give me as a special gift, and they answered, "The Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak". Living in Indonesia with limited access to books make me frustated, and books are expensive here in general. It's basic necessity for everyone but somehow it's not one of top priorities of this government. We can talk about it later.
Have been thinking to: How underwhelming Oscar season this year is. The Best Picture contenders are not interesting. How did we get Oppenheimer, Killers of The Flower Moon, Anatomy of a Fall, The Zone of Interest as Best Picture contenders in 2024 to a literal Emilia Pérez, Anora, and The Brutalist (they used AI for the Hungarian accent, mind you!). I feel like we should normalize banning movies that use AI from any award event. I'm dead serious.
Anticipating to: The day I meet my lover for the first time. Long distance sucks because we're both busy and we live so far away from each other. I don't know what's going to happen but let's just see and be patient.
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Sooo I suddenly have an immense interest on Formula 1. It's like I suddenly woke up one day in June 2023, started chanting Fratelli d'Italia in a cold sweat, and decided to dedicate my life to Scuderia Ferrari. I love watching fast cars having wheel-to-wheel battle on track. You can probably guess which driver I'm rooting for based on my Instagram posts alone. Yes, Charles Leclerc. Such a talented and skillful young driver. Lucky me, I had the chance to witness the race myself with my own eyes on September 2024. It was Singapore Grand Prix. Probably one of the best experiences I've ever had. I will talk about it in separate post.
