Twilight… bet you never heard that one before (ha-ha)

What can I say. I ain’t impervious to the Twilight Edward Cullen effect. 

Okay, so Twilight turns out to be highly entertaining for me. Enough to keep me re-reading up till now.  I am strongly drawn to the passion that the author has managed to convey through simple yet concise words. I feel it. I feel the love between the two main characters.

I know, I know, Edward is overly fussy, Bella.. well.. Bella could cut back on the Edward oogle-ing descriptions a tad, he’s hot – we get it. The sub-plot sometimes got me rolling my eyes more times than Edward in all four books combined. All that aside though, this story has got a lot of passion. It drips of angst and despair and hope and despair and back to hope again. I really felt it when Bella experiences the emptiness of abandonment – I can almost taste the crazy. I really felt it when Edward begins to realize his feelings for Bella (read Midnight Sun) – I can almost feel his fear of discovering love.

As Jacob Black might say: “Sure, sure – it has flaws”. It’s no Harry Potter, but that doesn’t mean its not entertaining. What it lacks in intricate story lines it makes up through its exploration of Edward and Bella’s passionate relationship. I’m glad I found such an intense romance like this one. It reminded me of how having a crush feels like – I mean, was anybody able to stop them self from crushing a little on the sweet and sorry vampire that is Edward Cullen? Other than my beloved Fug Girls, I have yet to find one.

All in all, the twilight series provided me really good entertainment, the kind that I can kick back and relax with at the end of the day… I love it.

Pelajaran jadi Ibu

Aku pikir aku bakal jadi pengajar bagi anak-ku.

Ternyata sejak sebelum lahir-pun anak-ku sudah banyak mengajari aku.

Aku pikir aku bakal menjadi pembimbing bagi anak-ku,

Ternyata kehadiran anak-ku membimbing aku supaya mau lebih maju.

Aku sangka aku yang menopang keberadaan anak-ku.

Ternyata keberadaan anak-ku juga turut mendefinisikan aku lebih jauh lagi.

Aih, kecilnya aku – tanpa tahu apa-apa aku berprasangka, hanya karena aku sudah punya pengalaman 27 tahun lebih awal aku menduga… tapi aku tau, semua itu tidak berlaku.

Aku lebih terbuka menerima, segala perubahan yang ajaib ini. Bagaimana rasanya tiap inci pribadiku dipertajam, di taruh dibawah kaca pembesar untuk aku lihat sendiri.

Aku dihempaskan melihat kekuranganku sendiri, aku dilambungkan pada saat mengerti kelebihanku. Aku dituntut untuk menemukan keseimbangan diantara keduanya… karena dalam keseimbangan itulah aku bisa menggandeng anak-ku dalam keseharian kami.

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