Velkommen til Aarhus

It's almost three weeks since I got here. For those of you who doesn't know, I'm living at Aarhus, Denmark now :)
In May I got my acceptance letter and scholarship offering at Aarhus University in International Business Communications in Corporate Communication, Master Programme. So yeah, I'm finally on a right track on my five-year plan.

So far it's been so fucking great! I arrived on Tuesday, August 18th and move to my dorm, Vilhelm Kiers Kollegiet at Aarhus V and for that I feel blessed. It's because my neighbourhood is simply nice, safe and green :) I heard a lot of newcomer students are getting place at Brabrand and they said it's not that nice.
The people? Oh. My. God! my friends on my floor are simply AWESOME. Mostly Danish but I have seven international students and they're so nice and friendly and I feel at home immediately.
My classmates are also nice, not instantly "clique" like my friends from my dorm but still very nice and friendly.

The city? Aarhus is simply beautiful. It's different from Jakarta because it's so small compared to Jakarta but everything seems and looks nice and I feel there's always something new around the corner :)

Aside from awesome things that I mentioned before, I'm still at overwhelmed-and-dazzled phase. Everything's new to me and a bit confusing. This is my first time being alone and far from home thus I can't be a spoiled brat that I used to be ;p because I need to do everything and survive here by myself.
So far, the most difficult thing is to adapt with the way they're studying here. I really need to change my usual way of thinking and start doing critical analysis of everything in my study. I also need to read long lists of books that help me with my study and try my best to really understand it.
And.... I'm seriously miss talking with someone using Bahasa Indonesia. Sumpaah yaaaa, kangen banget banget ngegosip dan ngecengin orang pake Bahasa Indonesia :(

However, there's always ups and downs in every phase in your life, I know it and I'm currently at best to survive it.

That's it. That's the news I wanna share with you.
Have a nice weekend guys :)

CARPE-FUCKING-DIEM!

cheers,
-c.

100 ULTIMATE LOVE SONGS (A LIST BY CITRA P. NANDA)


It's been a looooong time, I know. So, without further ado... here's the list, part, I dunno, I can't even remember anymore ;p.


41. XO by Beyonce / John Mayer
best part: In the darkest night hour, I'll search through the crowd.
Your face is all that I see, I'll give you everything.. Baby love me lights out.

Why am I loving it: I think this song is Beyonce's best love song ever. It's very simple, very adorable, it's giving me joy and affection. To be honest, I love John Mayer's version more. If this song is already great with Bee sings it, then John Mayer makes it the ultimate love song. I LOVE IT.

42. I Follow River by Lykke Li
Best part: I, I follow, I follow you deep sea, baby, I follow you
I, I follow, I follow you dark doom, honey, I follow you

Why am I loving it: It's a very catchy song. Just listen the Magician remix and you'll find yourself sing along with it. Then, you realise that this song is very loving and beautiful.

43. Sugar by Maroon 5
Best part: My broken pieces, you pick 'em up
Don't leave me hanging, hanging, come get me some.

Why am I loving it: Perhaps because the video. It's just sweet. If Maroon 5 were crashing my wedding, I can't promise to be a good bride ;) though, it's basically same tune as Maroon 5 always singing. Still catchy and sweet.

44. Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran
Best part: So honey now, take me into your loving arms
Kiss me under the light of thousands stars, place your head on my beating heart
and thinking out loud, maybe we found love right where we are.

Why am I loving it: You can't pass 2014 without hearing this song in every radio station, every music channel, every store, etc. But it was justified. The song is freaking romantic, cheesy but you'll admit it so lovely. Good job, Sheeran.

45. Magic by Coldplay
Best part: And if you were to ask me, after all we've been through
Still believe in magic? Yes I do.

Why am I loving it: Coldplay has their share in romantic song, it's a common knowledge. But I kinda have an emotional connection when listening to this song. It's so hopeful and very lovely because love is kinda like magic, don't you think? ;)

46. Safe and Sound by Capital Cities
Best part: You could be my luck, even if the sky is falling down
I know that we'll be safe and sound.

Why am I loving it: Now many of beat up sounds music are romantic. Love songs are no longer mellow and slow. This song is one of many songs that are proof of that I guess. Dance while you're fall in love :)

47. Rather Be by Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne
Best part: I would wait forever, exalted in the sea
But as long as I am with you, my heart continues to beat.

Why am I loving it: "If you gave me a chance, I would take it" so I gave it a chance and turns out this song is so lovely. Very romantic.

48. Latch by Disclosure
Best part: Now I got you in my space, I won't let go of you
Got you shackled in my embrace, I'm latching on to you.

Why am I loving it: 2013/2014 is Disclosure's year. Latch is very catchy, very lovely, very modern love song. One of my favourite.

49. Birthday by Katy Perry
Best part: Boy, when you're with me, I'll give you a taste
Make it like your birthday everyday.

Why am I loving it: I just love the song, I guess. It's a pop song, so you'll sing along just find and the lyric is very playful and lovely, just like Katy herself.

50. Come Alive by Chromeo feat. Toro y Moi
Best part: It's not a lot but all I want to do is skip town on a weekend with you.

Why am I loving it: True modern love song. It's catchy, funky and kinda romantic. Enough to make it to the list. Beside, who doesn't love the video ;)

*not so * Little Thing Called Love

Okay, I know... it's been so long.
Almost a year since I last wrote in this blog.

A lot happened in *almost* a year. I quit my job at Ogilvy to pursue the adventure side of me (baca: mau liburan panjang) and went to Europe for almost 2 month.
I WENT TO ICELAND! ICE-FREAKING-LAND.
The land of fire and ice is super awesome, but I'll explain later in another post, I think.

Now, I'm currently reading a book by Andrew Shaffer. A comedian writer in New York Post. His book; Great Philosophers Who Failed at Love is a compiled short stories of many renowned philosophers in the world, like Albert Camus, Simone du Beauvoir, Peter Abelard, Aristotle, etc, who apparently had something in common, which is failed, miserably, at love.

Shaffer retold the stories on his own witty way and give me a funny point of view, on how these great philosophers suffer their way through love. Well, mostly they were just admit infidelity or just have A LOT of affairs, with both man or woman. *yes, I'm looking at you Beauvoir*

I dunno, I think, for me personally, it just feel nice to know that the great minds who shaped our modern way of thinking of everything that matter in life, were in fact, also failed in this mystery called love.

There were also a lot of quote from this philosophers. I'm still on Auguste Comte chapter, but I found these few beautiful and thoughtful quotes;

"Blessed are the hearts that can be bend; they shalt never be broken." - Albert Camus.

I just think that was beautiful and very well said.

another one came from Nicolas Chamfort:

"The world either breaks or hardens the heart."

I dunno, well, I'm not expert on love nor wise because literally: the word "philosophy" comes from the ancient Greek word philosophia, a composite of philein ("to love") and sophia ("wisdom)) - taken from the footnote number 1 on the book. However, I just think that Chamfort is very black-and-white person regarding love matter. Well, maybe because he used to be "Hercules" in bed- *seriously, at once I though Shaffer was kidding, but then I google it and it was true about Chamfort's famous stamina in bedroom, hence the name* -then he got some *venereal* disease that, I quote from the book, "disfigured his genitals". Well, ladies and gentlemen, true story from hero to zero, no wonder the way he was thinking was very black and white.

For that, I kinda disagree. I still believe, that somewhere, a bunch of people who have their hearts broken into million pieces can still hopelessly looking and believing in a thing called love without being cold or have their hearts harden. Because without it, I think we'll become robots, without warmly heart just pure cold logic... and I think I don't like that.











OR MAYBE I DO!
I mean ROBOT! are you kidding me????!!
Robot is awesome!

Look at Arnold Schwarzenegger. The only time he was cool *at least to me* is when he was in Terminator.

Hasta la vista, bitches,

-c.