Visit Japan Experience (Part I)

As I promise before, I wanna tell you about my precious experience! My sisters and I went to Japan several months ago. It was our very first time visiting Japan, our dream country. Japan is a wonderful country. Literally. I love everything about it, wholeheartedly. And able to go there was like a dream comes true. I was so excited!

Japan Ikuze!

Actually at first, it was a chit-chat between me and Nissa-chan, my twins! (she's my bestfriend yet sister already) She said that she really wants to go to Japan very badly before her internship start. She's a doctor though (back then she's still doctor-to-be). Without any doubts, I agreed to her idea. "HOW ABOUT WE GO TO JAPAN NEXT YEAR -this year-?" Then we started to plan everything.

There're some important things to notice:

1. First, search and buy for round-trip tickets. You'll get cheaper price if you know the right time to buy.

2. Second, if you haven't have a passport yet, then get it. If you do have it already, make sure it hasn't expired then you can go on.

3. Third, visa. You shall apply for visa to Japan Embassy before you enter their country. It's little bit complicated but don't worry.

4. Forth, plan the itenary in details like where you're going to stay and the destinations you're going to visit. Don't forget about the transportations too, it's crucial! You'll waste your time in vain if you don't know the right map there.

5. Fifth, plan the budgeting. How much you're going to bring cash money or cards. And how you spend it in Japan.

6. Sixth, change the currency before departing (few days before is better).

7. Seventh, plan your belongings properly. It depends on your type of journey. You can bring any suitcases or just a backpack, it's up to you. But I recommends bring lighter bags so it will makes you easier to move from one city to another city (you're in a trip, right?) Moreover if you ride a promo-plane, you'll think twice about your luggage's weight.

8. Eighth, keep your body stay healthy! You don't want feel sick there, do you?

Okay, let's check it out one by one.

Passport, it's the main things you should have before leaving your country. Why? Because it contains your identity. I made my passport few months before going to Japan. It's pretty easy in Indonesia to make a passport. I mean it doesn't have any difficult requirements. But, if you make passport in Indonesia, get up as early as you can. I went to imigration office in Jakarta at about 5.30 a.m and it was already filled up with people even the gate was open at 7.00 a.m and the regulations started at 8.00 a.m. After you finish all of the processes, your passport will be ready in about 5 days after the making.

Passport Requirements

Next is visa. Without visa you won't be accepted to enter any country, even though there's some countries that allow free-visa for the tourists. I used travel agent's service to make our visas. At first I tried to search informations as many as possible, about how and what's required to get it. Then I found about "minimum account balance" in their requirements. But funnily, I'd never found it in embassy's web. As far as I know, it just required you to have enough money to stay in Japan. Finally I found a travel agent in my hometown that didn't have that requirement, and of course I applied through it. Successfully. About a week after my submission, my visa had arrived safely at home :)

Visa Requirements

Round-trip tickets. These items required to apply for visa. It will make sure you're going back to your own country. How did I buy my tickets? Like I told you before, it was kind of spontaneous about our trip. I bought my round-trip ticket about February 2017, and it was all because promo! There was Air Asia apps' promo. Air Asia is one of budget flights and it offers you direct or transit route from Indonesia to Japan. I guess it was 20% off, then we decided to buy the tickets. But the worst part was it didn't had free baggage or meals included. If you want to, you'll have to pay more. So sad :(

The most crucial part of your trip is itenary. Try to make your itenary as good as possible. Or you'll get dissapoint! We made our own itenary. All of it. About where will I go in Japan, about how to get there, about where should I stay, and about time durations. It's so important! First, where you'll arrive and depart. We arrived at Kansai (Osaka) and left through Haneda (Tokyo), so we tried to adjust our destinations and time durations. Like on the first day after we safely arrived, we went straight to Nara and Kobe. Next Osaka, Kyoto, Nagoya. And finally Tokyo. Complete with the time schedules! We bought days pass tickets (like Kintetsu Rail Pass, JR One Day Pass, Keihan One Day Pass, etc.) to reduce cost and a IC card, ICOCA (similiar to e-money in Indonesia). You can use and top up your IC card in any train stations there. For travelling from Nagoya to Tokyo, we rode night bus Willer Express. Don't forget to bring a map or you can use google maps' feature on your phone. But the second option require a wifi connection. In Japan there're many free wifi but I tried not to depend on it so I bought a pocket wifi that I rent from Wi2FLY.

Budget is also important (everything is important, ha!). Plan your budgeting carefully. I made a budget estimation before going to Japan. Like how much is the homestay, or transportations, or food, or even the souvenirs. My sis, Nissa-chan, is very careful about the budget. So I hand over all about budget to her. And it turned out great. We brought about 70000 yen and we could saved about 5000-10000 yen! Make sure before you depart from your origin country, change the currency first. I changed my money at VIP Money Changer, a trustful one in Jakarta. I had got 7 sheets of 10000 yen. But if you can get the smaller currency like 5000 yen or 1000 yen, go change it too. Even though in Japan you can buy a 100 yen (about 10000 rupiah) drink with 10000 yen (about 1 million rupiah) and still got your change right, it will be better if you have a smaller currency. Don't forget about the exchange rate too! When I went there, the exchange rate was 120. Quite high. Try to wait for the exchange rate down (get a chance!).

Japan Yen

About belongings, I'd say better you bring lighter bag. For the cabin you can bring up to 7 kgs (watch out!), but if you have free baggage then you can bring more. I brought just a backpack and a sling bag. All of them no more than 7 kgs! How come?! Because I only bring what I need. Like just 3-4 piece of clothes, a jeans, 2 sweatpants, and some underwears. For underwears, I bought two packs of dispossable pants (I guess two packs is enough for a week). Actually if you brave enough to bring fewer clothes, it's okay as long as your homestay has a washer (don't care about the iron tho). Some homestays provide toiletries like tooth brushes, soaps, shampoo, and towels. And they provide kitchen too so you can cook by yourself to save money. I used to cook noodles that I brought from Indonesia (Indomie, yeah!). Don't forget to bring a camera! It's a must! Lols.

Shared belongings

Personal belongings

Those are some preparations I made before depart to Japan. I won't say it went smoothly in fact because we're quite flexible (not too tight, but not too loose). But I'd say it was quite success. We satisfied with our plans. Proud of us!

And the story? Not yet written. I will write it next time (stay tune!). Don't worry I'll share about the budgeting plan, itenary, and our spending there. So check it out below!

Itenary

Itenary for applying visa

Budgeting plan

Outcomes

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Next? Trip to Japan!

I'm going to tell you about my trip to Japan experience next!

STAY TUNE :)



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Meet & Greet with Dragonforce, The Word Alive, and Unearth

Few months ago, I asked you guys to help me share a post so I could meet my idols. And guess what I had got?

I MET DRAGONFORCE!
I MET UNEARTH!!
AND I MET THE WORD ALIVE!!!
FINALLY I MET THEM!

I didn't know how the result came out, but the EO called me. He stated that I won the Meet and Greet chance along with the lucky others (incl. my sister)

When the day had come, my sister and I already prepared some gifts for The Word Alive. Malioboro shirts and Blangkon (the took photos with it after).

Firstly, we met with the friendly Dragonforce members though they only had few moments with fans. But they were really friendly meeting us. They tried to get rid the awkwardness between idols and their fans. Respect! Unforgettable thing was one of their member asked what's my name and said that my name is like his gf's. So he wrote my name on the poster with smiley :)

Secondly, it was The Word Alive time. Main reason why we -my sister and I- joined the Meet and Greet session. We're idolizing them because their great songs, then we had the chance to meet them in person. What a lucky! It was quiet at first and rather awkward, then Tony -the guitarist- started to say "Don't be quiet, it should be Meet and Greet, guys!" and the atmosphere changed in an instant. My sister gave the gifts for them and they were really happy. We could hug them too, of course!

And lastly, Unearth. We didn't quite know them first. But they have good songs. Although the Meet and Greet with them was more quiet than the two before.

Encore, we met with Telle and Vince -the photographer- (that I didn't realize it at first!) at the lobby and asked for some photos and they friendly agreed to our request! Nice dudes!

That's all. My adventures, my experiences. IT WAS AWESOME THO!
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Thank you JakCloth Summer Fest 2017!

Here are few of our snapshots that day ;)

Meet & Greet Dragonforce session

Meet & Greet The Word Alive session

Meet & Greet Unearth session

Encore at the lobby

The Word Alive was wearing our gifts

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Need Help for This Contest!

Halo halo halo guys!

Now, I'm in a contest to win over a dinner with one of several bands.
They are:
Dragonforce
Chunk! No Captain Chunk!
The Word Alive
Crystal Lake
I Set My Friends On Fire
Unearth

Need to win this contest really >.<
So help me to share these links below~ (mine and my sister's)

http://upvir.al/ref/M5891659 (Mine)
http://upvir.al/ref/b5890634 (My sister's)

Help us guys! Thankyou very much :*



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Album Review: ONE OK ROCK's SKYFALL

Howdy, guys!

Good evening -here- from my desk even though it's past 6 p.m already :')

ONE OK ROCK

Skyfall Album Art

Yeyeyeyeyees! Today I wanna write a review about a phenomenal album (I demand!). This album is called "SKYFALL" from ONE OK ROCK. Most of you probably know this band already (sorry hasn't review it yet). ONE OK ROCK is a Japanese rock band as you find in the wikipedia page. I knew this band before from one of my best friends. I remember that she said this band is cool and high recommended for me. She also stated that the singer's English is good despite his Japanese blood. And I started to hear few of their songs and TA-DA! This is fvcking good! xD

Ambitions Album Art

Back to the main topic. Few days (or weeks?) ago, ONE OK ROCK kicked off their Japan Tour for their newest album "AMBITIONS". WTH? Then what about SKYFALL? So, the album SKYFALL is special. This is a limited album that only sold during the show. So! So, this album is not for sale. NOT FOR SALE! And then I cry... Why did I cry? Because this album is freaking awesome! With only 3 (three) songs included, it really makes your ears burnt out because you keep playing on repeat!

Not only those magnificent songs, but also the guest vocalists! Oh-My-God! You can list Japan's best singers right now as coldrain's Masato, Crossfaith's Koie, and SiM's Mah featured in it. What could I say? It's a fvcking freaking awesome combination in one! All of them is my favorite, hell yeah!!

The first song titled same as the album, Skyfall. Those guest vocals is on this track. First time I heard it, I just couldn't say a word. The music literally bewitched me. Moreover it's like a fusion between four colours of music -ONE OK ROCK, coldrain, Crossfaith, and SiM-! And of course the lyrics is on English except one sentence on the Riff. I don't know any techniques, but for me it's the best combination so far! The music, the lyrics, and of course the vocals. I said that this track is the hardest one in this album. I'll give it 5/5. Rocks! xD

coldrain's Masato

Crossfaith's Koie

SiM's Mah

The second song is called Right By Your Side. This song is softer than the first one. But I didn't say that it's soft. Just softer. It's still have their rocks vibe. You can find their 'nature' in this track cause when I heard this song is remind me of their other songs. And don't ask me whether it's good or not. Of course you will coddle your ears with it. The lyrics? Just read the title. The music? Freaking good! I'll give it 4/5 ;)

The last song and the one you can chill with is named Manhattan Beach. This is the slowest song included in this SKYFALL Album. I couldn't say much about this track. You better hear it on yourselves right now! Honestly, this song is making me calmer. When you hear this song it's like you're in a beach, lie under a palm tree (or coconut), and someone especially sing for you. Ahhh.. so calm :) Even now when I write this part, I'm listening to it and it calms me down. Then~ I'll give it 4.5/5 :*

Okay that's all my review. I didn't say much cause I don't really know how to write a review in a right way (LOL). I just say what I wanna say when I hear about it ;)

But again, you really should -like right now- hear these tracks! Well, I don't know how to get this limited CDs to be honest. But I demand you should listen to it.. someday...

WHY THE HELL THIS ALBUM IS LIMITED!!! T^T

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HAPPY NEW YEAR 2017! THANK YOU 2016!

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2017!

AND THANK YOU 2016!

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Referensi Komik Bagus : DEAR BOYS -End-

Good Afternoon, guys!
Finally I'm able to write something again...
If you look at the title, you'll see the title in bahasa. So, this time I'll write this post in bahasa too. Let's check it out!

DEAR BOYS Vol. 21 Act III (End)

Jadi, sesuai judulnya Referensi Komik Bagus : DEAR BOYS -End-, beberapa tahun (gile uda lama aja) yang lalu aku post tentang yang judulnya itu. Isinya referensi dan pengenalan tentang komik yang judulnya DEAR BOYS ini. Nah, kenapa sekarang aku pilih lagi judulnya sama? (kecuali akhirannya, sih)

Usut punya usut (ceile), komik basket karangan Hiroki Yagami-sensei ini sudah mencapai akhirnya. Alhamdulillah, yaaah... Beberapa bulan yang lalu tepatnya di Jepang, seri terakhir perjalanan Aikawa cs sudah menuai ujungnya alias tamat. Cukup lama juga untuk ukuran komik lama ya... Memang, 26 tahun lamanya dari seri pertama dikeluarkan (volume 1 act I) hingga yang terakhir beberapa waktu yang lalu (volume 21 act III).

Beberapa bagi yang sudah baca komiknya pasti tau betapa penuh perjuangannya tim basket SMA Mizuho buat memenangkan Interhigh yang udah dinantikan. Tentu aja lawan di final pun gak gampang, tim basket unggulan sekaligus juara bertahan, Tendouji. Tim yang merupakan asuhan ayah dan kakak Aikawa dan juga mantan tim pemuda tersebut.

Tetapi karena tidak menemukan rasa yang dicarinya dalam bermain basket di Tendouji, akhirnya Aikawa Kazuhiko memutuskan untuk pindah ke SMA lain. Dan bintang basket SMA itu memilih Mizuho sebagai tempat bernaungnya. Tim basket Mizuho yang kala itu sudah diambang kehancuran, sedikit-sedikit mulai bangkit walaupun hanya beranggotakan lima orang: Aikawa Kazuhiko, Fujiwara Takumi, Miura Ranmaru, Ishi Tsutomu, dan Dobashi Kenji. Mulailah perjuangan penuh keringat dan air mata bagi kelima pemuda SMA Mizuho tersebut.

Singkat cerita sih komik ini tentang basket. Mirip-mirip sama SLAM DUNK di kala itu. Karena komik ini termasuk komik jadul, jadi begitu membaca volume 1 act I, pasti akan kaget karena gaya menggambarnya yang masih jadul dan terkesan sedikit berantakan. Namun, bagi pembaca setia seri ini, pasti menjadi saksi bagaimana komik ini terus berkembang mulai dari segi cerita, plot cerita, sampai teknik menggambar Yagami-sensei. Mengagumkan!

Di volume terakhir yang beberapa hari lalu baru aku beli dan baca, tentunya menceritakan akhir perjuangan mereka yang menang lawan Tendouji. Bener-bener, deh, air mata ini tidak bisa terbendung lagi. Gimana enggak, dengan kondisi tim yang hampir semua pemain utamanya cidera (3 dari 5), akhirnya bisa memanfaatkan peluang kecil buat serangan balik yang menjadi penentuan. Selain itu yang bikin baper lagi itu pas flashback ke cerita-cerita sebelumnya. Taulah, ya, kalo komik mau kelar kan pasti banyak mengingat-ingat kejadian yang dulu jadi tambahlah nangisnya... Apalagi waktu perpisahan kelas 3 sama junior-juniornya. Sedih atuuuh :'(

Plus lagi itu ya pas abis baca kata-kata dari Yagami-sensei di akhir volume. Bagaimana dia berusaha mengakhiri cerita Aikawa cs yang udah berlangsung selama 26 tahun lamanya. Juga bagaimana akhirnya dia memutuskan bahwa Aikawa yang menjadi 'gong'-nya. Selain itu Yagami-sensei juga cerita suka duka selama menggarap seri DEAR BOYS ini. Benar-benar bikin semakin terharu! :')

Jujur, aku bahagia baca seri terakhir DEAR BOYS karena memang udah lama menantikan bagaimana cerita itu berakhir nantinya. Tapi di sisi lain ada juga sedihnya karena gak bisa membaca cerita Aikawa cs lagi. Untungnya, sih, aku memutuskan untuk koleksi komik ini dari awal act I sampai akhir act III. Jadi bisa dibaca berulang kali sebanyak yang aku mau hehehe :)

Akhir kata, sih, terima kasih buat Hiroki Yagami-sensei yang telah membuat sebuah karya yang sungguh menarik dan juga karena tidak pernah menyerah dalam pembuatan komik ini sehingga komik DEAR BOYS bisa selesai. Sebagai fans DEAR BOYS, saya benar-benar berterima kasih *bow* :))) Semoga kedepannya bisa membaca karya-karya lain dari sensei, yaaa.. Oh iya, denger-denger ada side story setelah tamatnya act III ini, lho... Ayo kita nantikan bersama!

See you all! Thanks for reading :*




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My Very First Simple Plan's Concert

Hello, guys!

On this post I will write it in Bahasa :)

Sunday, September 4th 2016.

Jadi ada apa dengan tanggal 4 bulan September tahun 2016?

Itu adalah hari yang telah dinanti-nanti setelah sekian lama lebih dari sepuluh tahun aku ngefans sama SIMPLE PLAN. Yes! It was my first Simple Plan's Concert in my history.

Sampe sekarang masih gak percaya kalo pada akhirnya bisa nonton konser Simple Plan juga di Indonesia. Gimana enggak, udah sejak lama aku ngefans sama quintet asal Montreal, Quebec, Canada ini tapi baru kali itu kesampaian bisa nonton konsernya secara langsung. Gak cuma buat aku, tapi buat kakakku juga. Kita berdua adalah die-hard fans nya Simple Plan dari kecil.

Aku inget pertama kali aku denger lagu Simple Plan itu Perfect di album pertama mereka. Yah, jelaslah siapa yang muter waktu itu, kakakku. Selain itu lagu I'm Just a Kid juga sering banget di puter di MTV. Tapi yang bikin kesengsem asli itu ya pas album kedua, Still Not Getting Any.

First time Welcome to My Life, their first single, was on MTV and I was  like "OH MY GOD! WHAT IS THIS SONG?" Langsung jatuh hati sama itu lagu sampe sekarang gak berubah-berubah. Baru mulailah ngefans beli kasetnya plus sekalian koleksi album pertama belom punya jadi sekalian beli hahahaa. Tiap pagi, siang, sore, malem, kaset berputar gak kenal lelah. Bener-bener setiap hari itu kaset-kaset gak pernah gak disetel dan alhasil dua kaset itu hapal semua liriknya deh.

Beberapa saat kemudian sekitar tahun 2005, Simple Plan ngegelar konser di Singapura apa Kuala Lumpur gitu kalo gak salah di acara MTV. Mupeng lah diri ini pengen nonton. Untungnya waktu itu acara yang didatengin SP ditayangin deh. Akhirnya bisa nonton walaupun cuma lewat layar kaca :')

Next konser itu pas album ketiga mereka yang judulnya Simple Plan, konser Simple Plan pertama di Indonesia. Itu juga gak bisa dateng, maklum masih juga SMA mana boleh dibiarin nonton konser di Jakarta sendirian. Trus konser berikutnya lagi tu pas konser album keempat, Get Your Heart On! Lagi-lagi gak bisa dateng, padahal mereka konser di Jakarta sama Surabaya :'( Selanjutnya mereka ke Indonesia lagi tapi bukan dalam serangkaian tur, melainkan acara ulang tahun ANTV. Pas itu aku lagi kuliah di Bandung, dan konsernya di Jakarta. Tapi aku gak bisa nonton lagi :''(

Sebelum konser selanjutnya digelar, aku sering banget download video konser mereka dari youtube. Trus heboh ngikutin mereka nyanyi teriak-teriak gitu. Udah berasa kayak nonton konser asli aja. Waktu itu nontonnya juga sambil berharap, sih, suatu saat bisa nonton mereka langsung. Gak cuma dari laptop. Buat motivasi gitu :')

Dan pada akhirnya album kelima pun keluar, Taking One For The Team, diikuti serangkaian world tour termasuk Indonesia. Alhamdulillah kali ini aku uda kerja, jadinya niat deh ngumpulin uang khusus buat nonton Simple Plan di Jakarta biar kali ini gak cuma nonton dari layar kaca. Kebetulan lagi atau emang udah takdirku, aku dapet penempatan kerja di Jakarta dan tiketpun langsung kubeli di hari pertama penjualan :)

H-60 hari

H-30 hari

H-15 hari

H-7 hari

dan...

H-2 hari kakakku dateng dari Jogja ke Jakarta. Beberapa waktu sebelumnya adikku kena sakit, tapi alhamdulillah udah gak kenapa-kenapa jadi kakakku bisa ke Jakarta. Yah, walaupun butuh kerja keras buat meyakinkan mama dan papa.

H-1 dan hati berdegup kencang membayangkan besoknya bisa ketemu sama personil Simple Plan. Hari itu juga aku sama kakakku merencanakan apa yang akan kita lakukan pada waktu hari H.

Hari H pun datang. Hari yang uda dinantikan sekian tahun lamanya. Sebelumnya keponakanku ngajakin kita buat nonton di Mall Kelapa Gading. Tapi karena mepet, kita memutuskan untuk memisahkan diri dari rombongan keluargaku. Setelah selesai pesan taksi online, perjalanan ke Eco Convention Park Ancol pun dimulai.

Sekitar setengah jam kemudian kita sampai di venue. Belum cukup crowded, sih. Tapi antrean pintu masuk uda lumayan mengular. Jadinya aku dan kakakku buru-buru menukarkan e-ticket kita dan ikutan antre. Jam demi jam berlalu. Sampai pada akhirnya antrean uda panjang banget sampe ke jalan. Beberapa crew Breakout dari NET TV juga dateng buat meliput, yah walaupun yang diliput bukan aku.

Sekitar dua jam sebelum Open Gate, terdengar suara sound check dari dalam venue. Jantungku makin berdegup kencang inget kalo aku uda satu venue sama mereka. Trus bayangin nanti bakal ketemu sama Pierre, David, Chuck, Jeff, dan Seb (walaupun gak tatap muka juga, sih). Terutama David, member favoritku yang uda diidolakan sejak umur sejagung (halah!)

Begitu mendekati waktu Open Gate, orang-orang berbondong-bondong berdiri antre di depan pintu masuk. Aslinya, sih, antreannya buyar karena orang-orang pada rebutan masuk. Tapi akhirnya aku dan kakakku bisa juga masuk ke dalem dengan selamat.

Pertama-tama aku dan kakakku masuk langsung ambil spot di depan Seb. Tapi karena aku pengen dapet spot pas di depan posisinya David, jadi kita berdua pindah deh. Di depan kita ada beberapa mas-mas yang badannya tinggi cukup buat menutupi aku sama kakakku yang gak begitu tinggi (nasiiib...)

Akhirnyaaaa konser dimulaii!!! Personil Simple Plan satu per satu masuk ke panggung. OH MY GOD!! THEY'RE SO HANDSOME IN REAL LIFE!! FINALLY I COULD SEE THEM LIVE!! Akhirnya penantian panjang buat ketemu mereka secara langsung telah berakhir. Aku bisa ngeliat mereka berlima lumayan jelas dari spotku, terutama David. OMG! HE'S SO HANDSOME!!

Mula-mula konser dibuka sama lagu Opinion Overload yang oke punya. Sekarang lagu itu jadi salah satu favoritku karena vibenya yang penuh energi! Dari lagu pertama aja aku uda loncat-loncat kesihir sama para personil yang penuh energi. Tapi karena entah kurang minum apa gimana, baru tiga lagu kerasa banget capeknya. Apalagi pas lagu Jump (namanya juga Jump, ya kudu loncat lah). Jadi aku mengurangi kekuatan buat loncat, walaupun masih tetep loncat. Lol!

Pas lagu Welcome to My Life, hatiku berdebar banget. Soalnya ini lagu yang paling sering aku bawain kalo pas lagi ngeband. Lagu pertama pas aku manggung. Dan akhirnya aku bisa denger lagu kesukaanku sepanjang masa ini secara langsung. Gile brooo, seneng banget lah! BA-HA-GI-A!

Sampai juga ke lagu Crazy. Entah kenapa pas lagu ini langsung flashback ke jaman awal-awal aku kenal Simple Plan. How much I love them from the very beginning. Trus tiba-tiba aja air mata ini keluar tanpa disadari. Ditambah lagi pas interlude si Pierre bilang, "We're still the same five guys..." makin nangis deh ini mata. Sumpah deh ya, aku ngefans banget sama mereka salah satunya karena mereka masih sama dari yang dulu. Walaupun mereka suka mencoba hal yang baru di tiap album, tapi mereka masih Simple Plan yang dulu. I love them, really.

Dan tentu aja lagu penutup as always, Perfect. Di sini semua penonton langsung nyalain entah layar atau flash hp mereka buat di ayunin di udara. Kalo diliat dari atas panggung pasti keren banget. Pada kompakan gerakannya ngikutin Pierre. Nah, di sini giliran kakakku yang nangis. Jujur, sih, dia lebih dulu ngefans Simple Plan gegara lagu Perfect ini, dan dia terharu banget akhirnya bisa ngerasain juga lagu Perfect secara langsung. I know her feeling tho ;')

Oh iya, di tengah-tengah konser entah pas lagu apa sesuai kebiasaan David pas konser yang suka lempar-lempar pick, beruntung banget lah aku bisa dapet pick yang dilempar doi. Ceritanya kan aku uda berharap (berdoa) biar kalo pas David lempar pick aku bisa dapet, eh beneran. David ngelempar pick pas ke arah crowd yang ada akunya. Nah kan picknya jatuh ke lantai, aku coba cari-cari ngeliat yang bentuknya kayak pick trus aku injek aja deh biar gak ada yang ambil. Sama kakakku dilindungin pas aku ambil picknya dari lantai. Langsung deh aku masukin tas hehehehe. Alhamdulillah banget yaah, di konser pertamaku langsung dapet 'hadiah' dari David ;)

Selesai konser aku sama kakakku foto-foto deh di depan panggung, trus cerita-cerita dulu di depan venue sebelum pulang. Beli beberapa stiker sama poster juga. Baru deh kita cari taksi online dan karena gak bisa masuk ke dalem Ancol si mobilnya, aku sama kakakku jalan ke gerbang yang lumayan jauh. Tapi gak kerasa, sih, soalnya kita berdua sambil cerita-cerita heboh banget. Epicnya, pas banget di gerbang kita mau ke mobil, eh ujan deres dong hahahaa.

Bener-bener deh, unforgettable story. Satu hal yang rada aku sesali yaitu kenapa gak beli tiket vip post-game biar bisa ketemu langsung. Envy tau liat orang-orang pada bisa foto sama personil Simple Plan sambil makan pizza (pizza party gitu deh). Yah, gapapa deh yaa. Pertama kita nonton di Festival A aja uda alhamdulillah xD

That's it. Well, lumayan panjang juga sih buat postingan di blog. But, I'm sharing this with you guys. I know how you feel when you couldn't watch your favorite band's concert. But I hope this story will inspire you all. Keep believing that someday you'll get to see them live. See you!

Here some photos of the concert:

Tiket Gelang Konser

Suasana Antrean Masuk Venue

Kakakku dan Aku

Suasana Panggung Sebelum Konser Dimulai

And here they come

David My Idol

Pierre and His Energetic Voice

David's Habits, Lempar-lempar Pick

OMG His Smile x.x

Pierre's So Close to Fans

Jeff and His Guitar Solo

Chuck, so hard to see him in the backyard

The Handsome, Seb

Love, Simple Plan

After Concert

'Present' from David

Me

Some Merchs we bought

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Oct. 7th - The Rise of Punk Rock

Let’s talk about music now!

Few days ago was Oct. 7th 2016.

But what’s wrong with it? Nothing. For some people. But some others, it’s like a monumental moment of life. Yes, life of a punk-rocker! Why not? There will be some punk rock bands releasing their new album. Stoked!

Well, I’ll highlight some of these bands are. Here they are: SUM 41, GREEN DAY, and of course NOFX!

All of them were released their singles before like, SUM 41 with Fake My Own Death, War, and God Save US All (Death to Pop); GREEN DAY with Bang Bang, Revolution Radio, and Still Breathing; and of course NOFX with Oxy Moronic and Six Years On Dope. They sound so amaziing!

As we already know, their new albums are called 13 Voices (SUM 41), Revolution Radio (GREEN DAY), and First Ditch Effort (NOFX).

13 Voices contains of 14 songs which will rock your ears. Their first single, Fake My Own Death, is actually my favorite song so far. Besides I haven’t heard the rest songs of the album by now. Its music video also an epic one with bunch of memes from the internet. Their second single, War, came out way more slowly but deep. It might remind you of some of their old songs like Pieces. And their last phenomenal titled single, God Save US All (Death to Pop), is interesting! You know like, this song told us that Punk’s Not Dead! Yihaaaa!

Sum 41 - 13 Voices (2016)

Let’s move to Revolution Radio which contains of 12 songs. Bang Bang was their first single that would remind you of their era of American Idiot. Yes, the intro, some fans said it’s like St. Jimmy’s intro. Through this song, their punk rock souls have back to its place. Then Revolution Radio out as their second single. The title similar to the album’s title. Yes of course it also their hit single of this album. And the song? Don’t ask me, it’s way way too cool! And here comes Still Breathing, my favorite song so far. We know that GREEN DAY did some magnificent lyrics through this song. Don’t forget to add Ordinary World, Billie’s original song which featured on his upcoming movie with the same title.

Green Day - Revolution Radio (2016)

Last one is First Ditch Effort by NOFX. It contains of 13 songs. They’re so genius about making controversial lyrics I guess (LOL!). Their singles are Oxy Moronic and Six Years On Dope. I’ve listened to both of them and they’re cool as always! Their punk rock vibes never get old. And Oxy Moronic has an epic music video I’ve ever watch! xD

NOFX - First Ditch Effort (2016)

Soooooo, that’s all! Today’s gonna be a history with these three punk rock bands have come back to life! YEAH!!!

So please be patient waiting for these wonderful albums to release. Then we can go to Spotify or record stores to purchase them ;)

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Band Review: coldrain (Japan)

Heyho! Long time no post, guys!
Now I'm back to review a band, amazing band called coldrain!

coldrain - Vena

coldrain (コールドレイン Kōrudorein) is a rock band from Japan, precisely from Nagoya prefecture. Their genres come around post-hardcore, metalcore, alternative metal, and screamo (but I guess it's post-hardcore mainly). coldrain formed in 2007 with their original members who last until now, they are:

Masato David Hayakawa (マサト Masato) as lead vocals
Yokochi (ヨコチ Y.K.C) as lead guitars and programming
Kazuya Sugiyama (スギ Sugi) as rythm guitars and backing vocals
Ryo Shimizu (リョウ RxYxO) as bass and backing vocals
Katsuma Minatani (カツマ Katsuma) as drums.

Masato

Y.K.C

Sugi

RxYxO

Katsuma

coldrain has four studio albums already. Their first album, Final Destination, came out in October 2009. The second album, The Enemy Inside, came out in February 2011. The Revelation then came out in April 2013. The forth album, Vena, came out in October 2015.

Vena, their latest album, is one of my favorite album in 2015. This album consists of eleven tracks including the song 'Runaway' which Papa Roach's vocalist took part of. The track listing is:

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Vena"	0:58
2.	"Wrong"	3:32
3.	"Divine"	3:36
4.	"Gone"	4:12
5.	"Words of the Youth"	3:31
6.	"The Story"	4:09
7.	"Whole"	3:45
8.	"Runaway" (feat. Jacoby Shaddix)	3:46
9.	"Pretty Little Liar"	3:46
10.	"Heart of the Young"	3:48
11.	"Fire in the Sky"	3:24

I like almost all of the songs in this album. Well, I could say they did a really great great job with this album (It's also the reason why I fallen for them now!). The melodic and the drum's beats blend perfectly with Masato's vocal which very fluently in English. All of the songs are in English, by the way. No wonder, Masato is half Japanese and half American! xD

My favorite among favorites is The Story. Not only due to the music, but the lyrics too. I'm always enjoying my time to sing that song. But once again, I like almost -I guess now all- of the tracks tho.

Well I guess that's enough for tonight. If you curious about this band, just go to Youtube and listen to few of their songs. I bet they're worth listening! Just believe in me ;)

Good night! Boo-yah~




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