Clip "She - OST Notting Hill (Ending)"
A Memoir of 120 Heartbreaks
A gorgeous international artist was coming to town for a concert. This was one of the rarest visit. After lobbying hard with the promoter and the artist's rep., a local fans club had been granted an opportunity to welcome him at the airport. 120 female fans gathered in that evening, half of them were teenagers. They prepared flowers, gifts, fancy paper flags and banner. They wore bright orange uniformed t-shirts with the club's name printed in glitters. They rehearsed a chant, continuously calling the artist's name in perfect rhythm. Some of them even managed to make friends with the airport securities. The group's leader only set two strict rules: behave and do not stand or move from the designated welcoming spot. So there they sat obediently on the floor, in rows, at one corner outside the arrival gate. O, did they create one awesome scene; they attracted attention from media and all the people passing, spreading their contagious anticipation to the surroundings. The artist was planned to walk by and stop in front of the group, so they could see and greet him without any barriers. Finally there was a hush that their star had arrived. The air was quickly filled with tension. The chanting started ascendingly, the flags waved cheerfully, the cameras were ready to shoot. And there he was. Wearing casual outfit and a baseball cap. And that's all the group could see of him. He was tightly covered by a bunch of securities, who dragged him away really fast. He couldn't stop to meet his fans as planned. Doubtedly he could see the flowers and gifts presented in a desperate way; the fans, as sweet as they could, had changed their position from sitting to kneeling, trying to reach him and getting his attention. He was that close to them, really close. They could easily jump in front of the outnumbered securities and forced the ring to loosen up. But the girls stayed put. They behaved and nobody moved from their spot. They didn't stop chanting while they saw their object of affection slipping away right before their very eyes. And then at the end of the corner, they saw him stopped and turning his back around. He was trying to see his devoted fans through the gap between his securities body. He waved his hand up high, flashing his brightest smile that only could be seen by the lucky people within his range. He managed to do that for a split second, before he was pushed back and was again dragged quickly to nowhere. He was gone, just like that. Leaving his fans drowning in their disbeliefs. Flowers and gifts remained untouched. Not a single decent picture was captured.
I sat right there among those girls, at front row, at the end of that corner. I saw everything. I saw excitement degrading into tears, I felt many hearts broken. The group's leader - the founder of the fans club, one of my best friends - caught me with her eyes. She shook her head. The silence of disappointment and betrayal was alarming. A big fat bold question mark hung invisibly. Why? What happened? We followed the rules. We behaved. We thought we did it right. But then how could it go so terribly wrong??
So afterwards we got our answer. Apparently there were some of the club members (they didn't join in the welcoming group) who went too far in that evening. Out of the leader's knowledge, they bribed some airport authorities to let them go inside the terminal, and they waited until the plane landed. Then they went INSIDE the plane to see the artist before he could alight. They pinched his cheeks, (suspectedly) trying to kiss him and following his every moves. That was why security went nuts in protecting him. But these shameless stalkers had got their benefits. And those nicer fans outside had got nothing. Effin' generalisation.
I sat right there among those girls, at front row, at the end of that corner. I saw everything. I saw excitement degrading into tears, I felt many hearts broken. The group's leader - the founder of the fans club, one of my best friends - caught me with her eyes. She shook her head. The silence of disappointment and betrayal was alarming. A big fat bold question mark hung invisibly. Why? What happened? We followed the rules. We behaved. We thought we did it right. But then how could it go so terribly wrong??
-- Jerry Yan Charity Concert at Sands International Executive Club Jakarta --
So afterwards we got our answer. Apparently there were some of the club members (they didn't join in the welcoming group) who went too far in that evening. Out of the leader's knowledge, they bribed some airport authorities to let them go inside the terminal, and they waited until the plane landed. Then they went INSIDE the plane to see the artist before he could alight. They pinched his cheeks, (suspectedly) trying to kiss him and following his every moves. That was why security went nuts in protecting him. But these shameless stalkers had got their benefits. And those nicer fans outside had got nothing. Effin' generalisation.
-- Completed on 27 October 2010, a four-year delayed memoir --
My Cozy Sunday with Delon
Score, Cilandak Town Square
Sunday, 25 June 2006
Nyampe di Citos bareng Rika sekitar 12.15pm. Langsung naik ke lantai dua, jalan sampe ujung. Dari jauh udah keliatan Delon. Dari TV plasma en banner gede yang dipasang di entrance Score, maksudnya. Ikut antrian yang ga jelas di meja reception (ada Lina yang jaga di situ), ga jelas karena yang ngantri ga tau niatnya mo ambil tanda masuk ato cuma berdiri mo arisan-ha-ha-hi-hi-bareng-sesama-Deloners. Heheheh. Beginilah kalo lagi pada ngumpul. (Guilty as charged, gue juga arisan a la minute bareng Litha =p). Akhirnya gue ke toilet dulu deh. Di toilet ketemu beraneka ragam wanita (ABG dan non-ABG), ada satu yang menarik perhatian gue. Doi lagi tekun membenahi rias wajahnya .. (en belakangan, selama Delon nyanyi di Score, tugasnya beralih jadi "tekun merekam Delon lewat handycam"). Setelah selesai memenuhi panggilan alam, Rika dan gue balik lagi ke Score, dan dapet satu amplop kosong buat charity, plus tanda masuk berupa kartu plastik seukuran kartu kredit or kartu ATM, bergambar wajah Delon, logo Deloners dan tema acara gathering. Pretty decent. I wonder .. kalo disodorin di kasir supermarket en digesek di EDC machine, belanjaan gue bisa jadi gratis ga ya? *giggle*. Buat souvenir bolehlah, cocok disimpen di dompet dan dipamerin di setiap kesempatan ("Mo liat pacar saya? Ini lhooo .."). Gue sempet nyolek Vena yang keliatan pas di depan gue, tapi ibu satu ini lagi super sibuk. Jadi ya .. no chance saying hi, try again next time =D. Nah, terus kita pindah ke meja sebelah buat dapetin free drink voucher (thank God it's coke, not vodka), en langsung meluncur masuk ke dalam Score.
Di dalam Score masih rada sepi. Padahal itu udah hampir jam 13.00. Ada sebagian Deloners yang udah stand by deket-deket panggung. Bar stools yang disediain buat VIP juga udah sebagian keisi. Still, there's no way it's gonna be on time, so how about having lunch first? Abis nyapa-nyapa Rebecca, gue coba nanya sama kasir apa boleh order makanan dan kalo boleh duduknya dimana. Gue tau yang VIP kan udah include lunch, sedangkan yang reguler kalo lapar gimana? Daaaan .. hasilnya gue sama Rika diajak main ping-pong. Pertama, dibilang boleh. Terus dipanggilin waitress buat taking order, laen lagi jawabannya .. katanya kalo mo duduk harus minimum order 250ribu! Heh. Bisa gembul gue makan sampe 250ribu (okelah, 125ribu kalo dibagi dua sama Rika .. tapi tetep aja bukan?). Langsung gue ajuin keberatan gue, mending makan di luar aja kalo gitu. Biarin deh telat nonton Delon. Akhirnya setelah tanya sana-sini, waitress-nya bilang bisa duduk, tapi ga boleh di depan karena udah direserve buat acara. No problem, we could sit anywhere. Ditunjuk meja panjang pas di belakang centrebar. Udah duduk nih, diambilin menu .. order makanan .. eh, ga lama dateng lagi waitress-nya (ga tau orang yang sama ato lain ya, ga perhatiin mukanya sama aja) .. bilang "Maaf, Mbak, kita punya minimum order 250ribu." @#*%^!^@!@!@!!!! What the hell .. kok jadi plin-plan, sebentar bilang boleh, sebentar bilang ga boleh? Katanya kalo tetep mo order bisa, tapi makannya sambil berdiri. "BERDIRI???!!!" volume suara gue kayaknya langsung naik dua strip. Emang elo kata cocktail party?? Cih. Ya udah. Kita makan di luar aja. Itu order cancel aja. GA JADI! It's your loss, sweetie .. not mine. Ngkali tu waitress berasa terancam kehilangan revenue kali ye .. dia bilang mo tanya dulu. Ya gi dah, tanya aja terus. Susah amat mo pesen makanan aja. Tanya-tanya lagi, akhirnya dia balik lagi dan minta kita pindah tempat duduk. Ditunjuk di seat pinggir .. wa, malah lebih enak, duduknya lebih empuk =p. Mungkin dipikir, kalo dikasih duduk di pinggir, biar ga bisa keliatan panggung gitu. Yeee .. paranoid, dasar. Gue juga ga niat nonton Delon sambil duduk kok. Dan selama nunggu makanan yang akhirnya baru dateng lebih dari setengah jam kemudian ("Maaf, Mbak. Soalnya kita lagi rame banget" I know, I know .. pusing kan 'lo ngurusin lunch-nya para VIP di depan sana .. but 40 minutes for fish 'n chips and club sandwich? They gotta be kidding me! Untung aja gue ga pesen steak well-done. Bisa kelaparan sampe jam 4!), gue sama Rika ngobrol-ngobrol, termasuk melempar spekulasi sebenernya Delon itu udah punya pacar ato belom? =o. Katanya ada berita di tabloid, Delon punya pacar orang Singapore. Tapi sih, gue rasa selama itu belom jadi topik heboh berkepanjangan di milis, masih perlu diragukan kebenarannya. Kalopun Delon udah punya pacar .. ya baguslah, en Deloners yang single siap-siap patah hati *gubrak*. Trus kita juga jadi pengamat orang-orang penting siapa aja yang masuk dari entrance. Red carpet viewing boh =D. Keliatan mamanya Delon masuk. Pssst .. warna rambut Tante Agin trendi abis lho =D. Trus nyusul dua kakak-beradik Daniel 'n David (yang mana kakak, yang mana adik .. ga tau. Yang mana Daniel, yang mana David .. ga tau juga. Hah hah hah. Taunya cuma Delon doang yang paling cilik). Trus muncul Haryono dari Medan. Beberapa Deloners. Xandra sempet nyamperin meja en ngobrol-ngobrol sebentar. Trus nongol rombongan Mega, Elny, Yvonne, Lennie yang ga lama gabung di meja gue rame-rame rumpi, sambil bawa-bawa body lotion 'n body mist dari Fresh. Eh? Kok gue ga dapet? Kirain cuma yang VIP doang yang dikasih. Ga mo rugi, gue sama Rika keluar buat minta sama yang jaga meja .. hehehe. Rombongan bubar jalan begitu abis disodorin menu sama waiter (bukan karena takut ditodong order, tapi karena acaranya udah mulai).
As predicted, acara mulai jam 13.30. Dibuka sama para dancer .. ga nontonin .. lagi sibuk menghabiskan sandwich secepat mungkin. Diiringi Irfan Band yang bercokol di stage paling atas (hiyaaa .. tingginya), Delon mulai dengan menyapa Deloners pake lagunya Titiek Puspa. Er .. halo-halo apa kabar, gitu .. nostalgia banget. Jadi keinget jamannya masih sering nonton acara Oma Titiek di TV .. nontonin operette-nya. Seru juga ngedengernya. Hehe. Terus lanjut lagu "Terjaga di Setiap Mimpi". Aia, gue ga pernah inget sama ni lagu. Kalo bukan Rika yang ngasih tau judulnya, sampe Delon kelar nyanyi juga gue ga tau itu lagu apaan. Mana nada tinggi-nya sempet melenceng pula =p. Tanya MC berambut jabrik (btw, namanya gue lupa. Sapa ya?), kenapa Delon kalo nyanyi lagu begitu selalu penuh penghayatan? (maksudnya mungkin karena Delon nyanyi sambil merem-merem). Dijawab sama Delon "Itu bukan menghayati. Tapi gugup".
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Lucu 'lo, De. Beneran.
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=D
Dapet info nih, katanya album Delon yang kedua (ketiga, setelah album Natalnya) lagi mo diproses, dan mudah-mudahan bisa selesai akhir tahun ato awal tahun depan. Deloners, elo semua dapet tantangan pribadi dari Delon. Kalo ada yang bisa nyiptain lagu .. kasih aja ke Delon, biar bisa dimasukin ke dalam albumnya. Nah! Siapa berani menerima tantangan?
By this time, kita udah siap tempur. Dah kenyang. Gue sama Rika langsung meninggalkan meja dan para waiter-nya (udah bayar kok), langsung maju nyelip di tengah kerumunan. Keliatan deh para VIP dan "Super VVIP" (a.k.a. Deloners yang pada lesehan di barisan paling depan, deket panggung). Gimana ga mo VVIP, tinggal julurin tangan panjangan dikit, bisa nyolek Delon =p. Dua guardian angel-nya Delon juga keliatan .. tetap setia menemani. Ceile ..
Acara lelang amal buat Yogya dimulai. Kemeja lengan panjang warna orange. Kenapa sih kalo lelang selalu baju-baju yang warnanya menyolok? Delon udah bosen kali make baju warna begitu, jadi dilelang aja. Mentok di harga .. berapa ya? 400ribu? Yang beli .. cewek berseragam warna kebangsaan BRAZIL. Ditanya tujuan ikut lelang buat apa (pertanyaan klise dan bodoh, don't you think?) .. ya dijawab buat amal (I wished ada yang bisa ngasih jawaban yang lain. Mungkin bisa dicoba "biar bajunya bisa dipake buat tidur, serasa dipeluk Delon sepanjang malam" .. or .. "ya ga bisa ngelus Koko, ngelus bajunya boleh juga leh"). Rya dapet deh bajunya, dapet tanda terima kasih berupa poster yang di-frame juga. Rencana mo serah terima langsung dari Delon ga kesampean, karena Delon-nya lagi tengah-tengah ganti kostum.
Lagu berikut .. "Rahasia Perempuan". Mega bilang ga suka sama lagu ini karena liriknya. Emang konotasinya rada negatif ya, padahal sih maksudnya nggak. Gue sendiri cuma suka dengan catatan penyanyinya itu Delon =D. Gue suka sama warna vokal Delon di lagu ini .. imo, lebih keren daripada Ari Lasso. Ditambah lagi, karena gue sama Mega berdiri di depan kelompok panitia (Litha, dkk), Delon jadi sering banget ngeliat ke arah kita. Tau, yang diliat itu sebenernya mereka-mereka yang ada di belakang, tapi boleh deh ge-er dikit .. serasa ditatap langsung juga sama Delon dari atas panggung .. wakakak.
Abis selesai nyanyi, lanjut acara lelang lagi. Kemeja warna .. kuning ato oranye ya .. hmm. Kali ini Delon sendiri yang jualan. Harga dibuka sama MC 500ribu kalo ga salah. Tapi Delon ga mau, katanya ongkos bikinnya aja lebih dari segitu. Kalo ga ada yang nawar lebih dari 750ribu, ga mau dilepas. Wahaha. Siapa yang mau 750ribu? Ternyata di area belakang, Brazil kembali unjuk gigi. Entah gimana, harga yang ditawarin langsung naik jadi sejuta .. itu juga Delon bilang baru harga gantungan bajunya, sedangkan harga bajunya laen lagi =o. Tapi Brazil tetep berani angkat jari. Rya naik lagi ke panggung, dan sukses dapet a million rupiah kiss dari Delon. Woohoooo .. HIDUP BRAZIL! May the best team win! Trus foto-foto di atas panggung deh. Bareng .. er .. kakaknya Rya ya? Tadinya Delon bilang pamali foto bertiga. Yei, itu kan nambah sama adik kecil yang digendong, jadi berempat duoong.
Ga berhenti sampe situ aja. Apaan lagi yang bisa dilelang? Celana jeans Delon yang lagi dipake tuh .. yang robek-robek .. "Ayo. Bilang aja. Berani nawar berapa? Langsung dilepas." Dilarang sama MC, kalo celana dibuka di atas panggung, takut Delon kena cekal RUU Anti Pornografi. Berani gitu? Ya nggak, maksudnya kalo emang ada yang deal, Delon ke belakang dulu, tuker celana, baru terus jeans yang itu dikasih ke yang nawar. Terbukti ga ada yang mau. Hahaha. Susah kali ye jualan celana jeans.
Oh ya. Ada Harry Idol2 lho. Rambutnya ga jabrik lagi. Nyanyi bareng Delon .. "Heal the World", sambil baca teks. O well. Sebelum gue bisa bilang apa-apa, Mega yang ada di samping gue udah bisa nebak .. hehehehe .. Jujur, penampilan Harry dan Delon cuma ketolong karena 4 hal. 1) layar yang tergantung di latar belakang, nampilin foto-foto bencana di Yogya .. touching; 2) refrein lagunya yang paling easy and memorable .. mungkin ada baiknya kalo belom menguasai keseluruhan lirik lagu ini (with or without text), nyanyinya langsung ke refrein aja dan diulang terus .. ato ya ga usah dinyanyiin sekalian, dimainin instrumental aja daripada jadi meaningless; 3) I've heard this song's been butchered in many ways by the so called professional and amateur singers, in so many occassions .. jadi gue harus bisa menerima kenyataan bahwa ga ada penyanyi yang bisa melantunkan lagu ini secantik dan sesempurna Michael Jackson .. terutama di bagian bridge; 4) gue cinta mati sama ni lagu. jadi biar dinyanyiin jelek or bagus .. damai aja lah, damai!
Charity dijalankan. Panitia gathering mengedarkan keranjang rotan buat Deloners yang mau meletakkan amplop-amplop yang udah diisi. Dapet tanda terima kasih berupa poster yang digulung dan diiket sama pita emas. Sempet gue jadiin teropong tuh poster .. buat ngeker Delon .. heheheh. Litha juga beredar dengan setumpuk CD "Sky is Everywhere" (judulnya kok aneh gitu ya?) yang mau dijual buat amal. Check tracks-nya, yang nyanyi di situ various, termasuk Harry. Harganya? Mboh, ga tau.
Break sebentar. Delon pamit ke belakang panggung dan janji mo balik lagi. "Sumpe!", katanya sambil jalan nyusurin anak tangga, sempet kepeleset pula. D'oh .. kalo sampe beneran jatoh, Deloners yang lagi duduk di bawah bisa ketimpa. Bahagianya seandainya itu terjadi =p. Dancer ambil alih .. gue cari minum dulu aja kalee. Duduk-duduk di pinggir, ngeliat makanan berlimpah di atas meja .. ngobrol-ngobrol lagi .. merhatiin Deloners ada yang bawa anaknya .. ada yang dateng sendirian, and was having a really good time at the back (she sang, danced and jumped up and down along the performances) .. ngeliat pose Dezca yang lagi nyandar di pilar, bahunya disinari spotlight =D ..
Harry nyanyi lagu "Aku Ingin" dengan beat mid-tempo. Groove-nya bagus. Loved it. Terus lanjut nyanyi lagunya yang ada di CD .. tadinya gue pikir "Imagine" punyanya John Lennon. Ternyata ciptaannya Pak Irsan AS. Lagunya slow .. and boring. Too bad. Ga ada yang catchy. Gue juga dengerinnya setengah hati.
Delon muncul lagi .. bilang mo coba nyanyiin lagu baru (alias yang belom pernah dinyanyiin sebelumnya). Dimulai dari lirik .. think of you .. dan terjadi kehebohan di sisi kanan gue. Cindy lagi dipeluk sama temen-temennya, keliatan overwhelmed dengan fakta lagu Christian Bautista "Since I Found You" akhirnya dikasih sama Delon. Dah gitu, Delon dipanggil-panggil biar nengok .. biar bisa liat Cindy yang lagi terharu-biru. Delon sih emang denger .. ngeliat ke arah kerumunan, dan jadi ga konsen nyanyi, apalan liriknya langsung berantakan. Mending Cindy disamperin gitu lho .. ajak nyanyi bareng =p. Not bad lah. Lupa-lupa lirik, lagu baru. Musiknya sedikit terlalu berisik.
Eh, ada Retno. Cipika-cipiki dulu.
Intro lagu selanjutnya mengalun .. *gasp* .. noooo. It couldn't be. He just picked the song right out of my head. "Angels Brought Me Here", Guy Sebastian (ato yang paling gres, lagu yang memenangkan Carrie Underwood di American Idol Season 4). Bagus. Kali ini band-nya yang fals, Delon nyanyinya bagus. Masih ada sedikit lupa lirik .. yah .. lagu baru. The best excuse so far, I didn't mind. Untuk yang ketiga kalinya, bagus.
Mungkin ada yang udah bosen sama lagu "Kenangan Terindah" (ada?) .. diputer dimana-mana .. jadi lagu tema sinetron, jadi ringback tone, dinyanyiin di Indonesian Idol aja udah beberapa kali, anak-anak kecil juga apal .. dan Delon juga ikutan nyanyi. Refrein-nya dikasih ke Deloners dan dieksekusi dengan kompak .. dari sudut mata gue, cook di kitchen juga ada yang melongok ngeliat ke panggung sambil nyanyi-nyanyi. Sedemikian populernya. Really pleasant.
Eh, ada Vena. Cipika-cipiki lagi. Hihihih.
Acaranya udah mo abis nih. Lagu terakhir dinyanyiin Delon duet sama Harry, "I Believe I Can Fly". Mau ga mau, gue ngebandingin sama duet Delon dan Christian Bautista beberapa waktu yang lalu. Gue lebih suka yang sama Christian. Vocal quality, Harry juga ga kalah sama Christian sih benernya. Tapi duet kali ini, improvisasi mereka berdua banyak yang ngambang. Ada juga yang over the top, saling melebihi satu sama lainnya. Trus udah deh .. selesai .. ga ada encore .. hik hik hik. Soalnya ga ada Deloners yang minta kali ya. Gue sih berasa kurang banget. Baru jam 15.15 nih .. nambah satu dua lagu napa? Sampe jam 4 gitu lho .. ga rela nih. But yeah, show's definitely over.
Deloners bubar jalan. Gue sampe bingung, gerak cepet banget pada meluncur ke sisi kiri, ngumpul di depan kamar ganti. Tau-tau Score bagian tengah kosong aja gitu. Hahaha. Tapi belakangan, yang ngumpul itu juga pada bubar, karena penantian tanpa akhir, Delon ga keluar-keluar. Akhirnya pada foto-foto sendiri aja. Ga ada Delon, MC pun ditarik foto bareng. Ada yang foto sama Harry juga ga? Ga perhatiin. Gue sempet say hi sama Haryono .. merhatiin Deloners ngerumunin Ling-Ling yang susah payah manggilin "Deloners dari daerah! Deloners dari daerah!" Lah ini, mo dikasih kesempatan foto .. kok malah dikacangin begitu (suara Ling-Ling kecil banget .. kenapa ga pinjem mikrofon? Ato minta yang cowok kek bantuin teriak. Gue juga mau kok ikutan manggilin, barangkali suara gue lebih kenceng .. muahaha .. tapi gue takut ditangkep sama security, ntar disangka mo ngajak berantem =D). Ya emang ga terkumpul deh .. wong itu yang dari Medan lebih milih bercengkerama bareng bola-bola bilyard, begimana (tapi bola bilyard emang lucu sih .. bulet, mengkilap ..). Akhirnya semua Deloners yang mau foto berbaris di panggung, seperti anak-anak yang abis karyawisata .. atur-atur posisi .. menanti kedatangan sang idola dengan sabar.
Waktu itu gue udah duduk di sofa sebelah kiri Score. Di atas meja banyak keliatan makanan-makanan yang udah dingin, sama sekali ga disentuh. Aduuuhh .. gimana seh .. tadi barusan ada acara amal buat Yogya .. buat yang kelaparan .. di sini makanan malah dibuang-buang. Ya kalo ga kemakan, minta bungkus trus bawa pulang kan bisa. Ato ya .. tawarin ke gue, juga gue ga bakal nolak kok (huu .. maunya!). Lagi tengah mikirin nasib si makanan yang tersia-sia .. keluar deh Delon dari kamar ganti. Doi langsung lari ke arah Deloners di panggung, pasang posisi di belakang .. Luci Kanti! Ceprat, cepret .. Delon pindah posisi ke bagian depan barisan .. ceprat, cepret .. selesai. Trus jalan keluar melewati area gue dan Deloners yang ada di sekitar situ, dikawal sama bodyguardnya. Sepersekian detik, Delon sempet berhenti sambil melirik ke arah kita .. barangkali takut tau-tau dicegat dimintain foto .. tapi masa sih kita berani nyegat? Walaupun kalo diminta baik-baik, Delon mungkin .. mungkin ngasih foto sebentar .. mungkin lhooo .. tapi ngeliat bodyguardnya aja udah males ah. Tampang batu semua =p =p. (Di mana bisa ngeliat bodyguard seganteng Rain ato Kevin Costner? Mau dong foto sama bodyguard-nya aja .. kekekeke ..). So .. bye Delon. Ati-ati di jalan ya.
Abis foto-foto berkelompok, Wawan kena tarik sama anak-anak. Foto bareng Wawan? Say cheese!! En keliatan Deloners belom pada mau bubar, di sana-sini masih banyak yang ngerumpi, foto-foto .. too cozy to leave .. sampe akhirnya dibubarin sama Wawan, karena Score udah mo buka untuk umum. Kita terusin acara di luar aja =D. Mampir ke Starbucks dulu beli minum, baru terus beneran pulang.
Kesimpulan acara, oke. Kalo dibilang gathering, er .. cuma serupa mini-concert, interaksi dengan Deloners juga ga banyak. Ga ada games, ga ada doorprize, MC-nya juga ga terlalu kreatif, DFO ga semua hadir (betul kan?). However, karena yang hadir juga ga banyak, suasana jadi lebih nyaman, santai .. cocok buat diadain di Minggu siang yang panas. Enjoy aja! Apalagi niat amal bisa terlaksana dengan baik. Breaking news: Amal yang terkumpul, nilanya 3,8 juta rupiah! Big applause, everybody!
Sunday, 25 June 2006
Nyampe di Citos bareng Rika sekitar 12.15pm. Langsung naik ke lantai dua, jalan sampe ujung. Dari jauh udah keliatan Delon. Dari TV plasma en banner gede yang dipasang di entrance Score, maksudnya. Ikut antrian yang ga jelas di meja reception (ada Lina yang jaga di situ), ga jelas karena yang ngantri ga tau niatnya mo ambil tanda masuk ato cuma berdiri mo arisan-ha-ha-hi-hi-bareng-sesama-Deloners. Heheheh. Beginilah kalo lagi pada ngumpul. (Guilty as charged, gue juga arisan a la minute bareng Litha =p). Akhirnya gue ke toilet dulu deh. Di toilet ketemu beraneka ragam wanita (ABG dan non-ABG), ada satu yang menarik perhatian gue. Doi lagi tekun membenahi rias wajahnya .. (en belakangan, selama Delon nyanyi di Score, tugasnya beralih jadi "tekun merekam Delon lewat handycam"). Setelah selesai memenuhi panggilan alam, Rika dan gue balik lagi ke Score, dan dapet satu amplop kosong buat charity, plus tanda masuk berupa kartu plastik seukuran kartu kredit or kartu ATM, bergambar wajah Delon, logo Deloners dan tema acara gathering. Pretty decent. I wonder .. kalo disodorin di kasir supermarket en digesek di EDC machine, belanjaan gue bisa jadi gratis ga ya? *giggle*. Buat souvenir bolehlah, cocok disimpen di dompet dan dipamerin di setiap kesempatan ("Mo liat pacar saya? Ini lhooo .."). Gue sempet nyolek Vena yang keliatan pas di depan gue, tapi ibu satu ini lagi super sibuk. Jadi ya .. no chance saying hi, try again next time =D. Nah, terus kita pindah ke meja sebelah buat dapetin free drink voucher (thank God it's coke, not vodka), en langsung meluncur masuk ke dalam Score.
Di dalam Score masih rada sepi. Padahal itu udah hampir jam 13.00. Ada sebagian Deloners yang udah stand by deket-deket panggung. Bar stools yang disediain buat VIP juga udah sebagian keisi. Still, there's no way it's gonna be on time, so how about having lunch first? Abis nyapa-nyapa Rebecca, gue coba nanya sama kasir apa boleh order makanan dan kalo boleh duduknya dimana. Gue tau yang VIP kan udah include lunch, sedangkan yang reguler kalo lapar gimana? Daaaan .. hasilnya gue sama Rika diajak main ping-pong. Pertama, dibilang boleh. Terus dipanggilin waitress buat taking order, laen lagi jawabannya .. katanya kalo mo duduk harus minimum order 250ribu! Heh. Bisa gembul gue makan sampe 250ribu (okelah, 125ribu kalo dibagi dua sama Rika .. tapi tetep aja bukan?). Langsung gue ajuin keberatan gue, mending makan di luar aja kalo gitu. Biarin deh telat nonton Delon. Akhirnya setelah tanya sana-sini, waitress-nya bilang bisa duduk, tapi ga boleh di depan karena udah direserve buat acara. No problem, we could sit anywhere. Ditunjuk meja panjang pas di belakang centrebar. Udah duduk nih, diambilin menu .. order makanan .. eh, ga lama dateng lagi waitress-nya (ga tau orang yang sama ato lain ya, ga perhatiin mukanya sama aja) .. bilang "Maaf, Mbak, kita punya minimum order 250ribu." @#*%^!^@!@!@!!!! What the hell .. kok jadi plin-plan, sebentar bilang boleh, sebentar bilang ga boleh? Katanya kalo tetep mo order bisa, tapi makannya sambil berdiri. "BERDIRI???!!!" volume suara gue kayaknya langsung naik dua strip. Emang elo kata cocktail party?? Cih. Ya udah. Kita makan di luar aja. Itu order cancel aja. GA JADI! It's your loss, sweetie .. not mine. Ngkali tu waitress berasa terancam kehilangan revenue kali ye .. dia bilang mo tanya dulu. Ya gi dah, tanya aja terus. Susah amat mo pesen makanan aja. Tanya-tanya lagi, akhirnya dia balik lagi dan minta kita pindah tempat duduk. Ditunjuk di seat pinggir .. wa, malah lebih enak, duduknya lebih empuk =p. Mungkin dipikir, kalo dikasih duduk di pinggir, biar ga bisa keliatan panggung gitu. Yeee .. paranoid, dasar. Gue juga ga niat nonton Delon sambil duduk kok. Dan selama nunggu makanan yang akhirnya baru dateng lebih dari setengah jam kemudian ("Maaf, Mbak. Soalnya kita lagi rame banget" I know, I know .. pusing kan 'lo ngurusin lunch-nya para VIP di depan sana .. but 40 minutes for fish 'n chips and club sandwich? They gotta be kidding me! Untung aja gue ga pesen steak well-done. Bisa kelaparan sampe jam 4!), gue sama Rika ngobrol-ngobrol, termasuk melempar spekulasi sebenernya Delon itu udah punya pacar ato belom? =o. Katanya ada berita di tabloid, Delon punya pacar orang Singapore. Tapi sih, gue rasa selama itu belom jadi topik heboh berkepanjangan di milis, masih perlu diragukan kebenarannya. Kalopun Delon udah punya pacar .. ya baguslah, en Deloners yang single siap-siap patah hati *gubrak*. Trus kita juga jadi pengamat orang-orang penting siapa aja yang masuk dari entrance. Red carpet viewing boh =D. Keliatan mamanya Delon masuk. Pssst .. warna rambut Tante Agin trendi abis lho =D. Trus nyusul dua kakak-beradik Daniel 'n David (yang mana kakak, yang mana adik .. ga tau. Yang mana Daniel, yang mana David .. ga tau juga. Hah hah hah. Taunya cuma Delon doang yang paling cilik). Trus muncul Haryono dari Medan. Beberapa Deloners. Xandra sempet nyamperin meja en ngobrol-ngobrol sebentar. Trus nongol rombongan Mega, Elny, Yvonne, Lennie yang ga lama gabung di meja gue rame-rame rumpi, sambil bawa-bawa body lotion 'n body mist dari Fresh. Eh? Kok gue ga dapet? Kirain cuma yang VIP doang yang dikasih. Ga mo rugi, gue sama Rika keluar buat minta sama yang jaga meja .. hehehe. Rombongan bubar jalan begitu abis disodorin menu sama waiter (bukan karena takut ditodong order, tapi karena acaranya udah mulai).
As predicted, acara mulai jam 13.30. Dibuka sama para dancer .. ga nontonin .. lagi sibuk menghabiskan sandwich secepat mungkin. Diiringi Irfan Band yang bercokol di stage paling atas (hiyaaa .. tingginya), Delon mulai dengan menyapa Deloners pake lagunya Titiek Puspa. Er .. halo-halo apa kabar, gitu .. nostalgia banget. Jadi keinget jamannya masih sering nonton acara Oma Titiek di TV .. nontonin operette-nya. Seru juga ngedengernya. Hehe. Terus lanjut lagu "Terjaga di Setiap Mimpi". Aia, gue ga pernah inget sama ni lagu. Kalo bukan Rika yang ngasih tau judulnya, sampe Delon kelar nyanyi juga gue ga tau itu lagu apaan. Mana nada tinggi-nya sempet melenceng pula =p. Tanya MC berambut jabrik (btw, namanya gue lupa. Sapa ya?), kenapa Delon kalo nyanyi lagu begitu selalu penuh penghayatan? (maksudnya mungkin karena Delon nyanyi sambil merem-merem). Dijawab sama Delon "Itu bukan menghayati. Tapi gugup".
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Lucu 'lo, De. Beneran.
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=D
Dapet info nih, katanya album Delon yang kedua (ketiga, setelah album Natalnya) lagi mo diproses, dan mudah-mudahan bisa selesai akhir tahun ato awal tahun depan. Deloners, elo semua dapet tantangan pribadi dari Delon. Kalo ada yang bisa nyiptain lagu .. kasih aja ke Delon, biar bisa dimasukin ke dalam albumnya. Nah! Siapa berani menerima tantangan?
By this time, kita udah siap tempur. Dah kenyang. Gue sama Rika langsung meninggalkan meja dan para waiter-nya (udah bayar kok), langsung maju nyelip di tengah kerumunan. Keliatan deh para VIP dan "Super VVIP" (a.k.a. Deloners yang pada lesehan di barisan paling depan, deket panggung). Gimana ga mo VVIP, tinggal julurin tangan panjangan dikit, bisa nyolek Delon =p. Dua guardian angel-nya Delon juga keliatan .. tetap setia menemani. Ceile ..
Acara lelang amal buat Yogya dimulai. Kemeja lengan panjang warna orange. Kenapa sih kalo lelang selalu baju-baju yang warnanya menyolok? Delon udah bosen kali make baju warna begitu, jadi dilelang aja. Mentok di harga .. berapa ya? 400ribu? Yang beli .. cewek berseragam warna kebangsaan BRAZIL. Ditanya tujuan ikut lelang buat apa (pertanyaan klise dan bodoh, don't you think?) .. ya dijawab buat amal (I wished ada yang bisa ngasih jawaban yang lain. Mungkin bisa dicoba "biar bajunya bisa dipake buat tidur, serasa dipeluk Delon sepanjang malam" .. or .. "ya ga bisa ngelus Koko, ngelus bajunya boleh juga leh"). Rya dapet deh bajunya, dapet tanda terima kasih berupa poster yang di-frame juga. Rencana mo serah terima langsung dari Delon ga kesampean, karena Delon-nya lagi tengah-tengah ganti kostum.
Lagu berikut .. "Rahasia Perempuan". Mega bilang ga suka sama lagu ini karena liriknya. Emang konotasinya rada negatif ya, padahal sih maksudnya nggak. Gue sendiri cuma suka dengan catatan penyanyinya itu Delon =D. Gue suka sama warna vokal Delon di lagu ini .. imo, lebih keren daripada Ari Lasso. Ditambah lagi, karena gue sama Mega berdiri di depan kelompok panitia (Litha, dkk), Delon jadi sering banget ngeliat ke arah kita. Tau, yang diliat itu sebenernya mereka-mereka yang ada di belakang, tapi boleh deh ge-er dikit .. serasa ditatap langsung juga sama Delon dari atas panggung .. wakakak.
Abis selesai nyanyi, lanjut acara lelang lagi. Kemeja warna .. kuning ato oranye ya .. hmm. Kali ini Delon sendiri yang jualan. Harga dibuka sama MC 500ribu kalo ga salah. Tapi Delon ga mau, katanya ongkos bikinnya aja lebih dari segitu. Kalo ga ada yang nawar lebih dari 750ribu, ga mau dilepas. Wahaha. Siapa yang mau 750ribu? Ternyata di area belakang, Brazil kembali unjuk gigi. Entah gimana, harga yang ditawarin langsung naik jadi sejuta .. itu juga Delon bilang baru harga gantungan bajunya, sedangkan harga bajunya laen lagi =o. Tapi Brazil tetep berani angkat jari. Rya naik lagi ke panggung, dan sukses dapet a million rupiah kiss dari Delon. Woohoooo .. HIDUP BRAZIL! May the best team win! Trus foto-foto di atas panggung deh. Bareng .. er .. kakaknya Rya ya? Tadinya Delon bilang pamali foto bertiga. Yei, itu kan nambah sama adik kecil yang digendong, jadi berempat duoong.
Ga berhenti sampe situ aja. Apaan lagi yang bisa dilelang? Celana jeans Delon yang lagi dipake tuh .. yang robek-robek .. "Ayo. Bilang aja. Berani nawar berapa? Langsung dilepas." Dilarang sama MC, kalo celana dibuka di atas panggung, takut Delon kena cekal RUU Anti Pornografi. Berani gitu? Ya nggak, maksudnya kalo emang ada yang deal, Delon ke belakang dulu, tuker celana, baru terus jeans yang itu dikasih ke yang nawar. Terbukti ga ada yang mau. Hahaha. Susah kali ye jualan celana jeans.
Oh ya. Ada Harry Idol2 lho. Rambutnya ga jabrik lagi. Nyanyi bareng Delon .. "Heal the World", sambil baca teks. O well. Sebelum gue bisa bilang apa-apa, Mega yang ada di samping gue udah bisa nebak .. hehehehe .. Jujur, penampilan Harry dan Delon cuma ketolong karena 4 hal. 1) layar yang tergantung di latar belakang, nampilin foto-foto bencana di Yogya .. touching; 2) refrein lagunya yang paling easy and memorable .. mungkin ada baiknya kalo belom menguasai keseluruhan lirik lagu ini (with or without text), nyanyinya langsung ke refrein aja dan diulang terus .. ato ya ga usah dinyanyiin sekalian, dimainin instrumental aja daripada jadi meaningless; 3) I've heard this song's been butchered in many ways by the so called professional and amateur singers, in so many occassions .. jadi gue harus bisa menerima kenyataan bahwa ga ada penyanyi yang bisa melantunkan lagu ini secantik dan sesempurna Michael Jackson .. terutama di bagian bridge; 4) gue cinta mati sama ni lagu. jadi biar dinyanyiin jelek or bagus .. damai aja lah, damai!
Charity dijalankan. Panitia gathering mengedarkan keranjang rotan buat Deloners yang mau meletakkan amplop-amplop yang udah diisi. Dapet tanda terima kasih berupa poster yang digulung dan diiket sama pita emas. Sempet gue jadiin teropong tuh poster .. buat ngeker Delon .. heheheh. Litha juga beredar dengan setumpuk CD "Sky is Everywhere" (judulnya kok aneh gitu ya?) yang mau dijual buat amal. Check tracks-nya, yang nyanyi di situ various, termasuk Harry. Harganya? Mboh, ga tau.
Break sebentar. Delon pamit ke belakang panggung dan janji mo balik lagi. "Sumpe!", katanya sambil jalan nyusurin anak tangga, sempet kepeleset pula. D'oh .. kalo sampe beneran jatoh, Deloners yang lagi duduk di bawah bisa ketimpa. Bahagianya seandainya itu terjadi =p. Dancer ambil alih .. gue cari minum dulu aja kalee. Duduk-duduk di pinggir, ngeliat makanan berlimpah di atas meja .. ngobrol-ngobrol lagi .. merhatiin Deloners ada yang bawa anaknya .. ada yang dateng sendirian, and was having a really good time at the back (she sang, danced and jumped up and down along the performances) .. ngeliat pose Dezca yang lagi nyandar di pilar, bahunya disinari spotlight =D ..
Harry nyanyi lagu "Aku Ingin" dengan beat mid-tempo. Groove-nya bagus. Loved it. Terus lanjut nyanyi lagunya yang ada di CD .. tadinya gue pikir "Imagine" punyanya John Lennon. Ternyata ciptaannya Pak Irsan AS. Lagunya slow .. and boring. Too bad. Ga ada yang catchy. Gue juga dengerinnya setengah hati.
Delon muncul lagi .. bilang mo coba nyanyiin lagu baru (alias yang belom pernah dinyanyiin sebelumnya). Dimulai dari lirik .. think of you .. dan terjadi kehebohan di sisi kanan gue. Cindy lagi dipeluk sama temen-temennya, keliatan overwhelmed dengan fakta lagu Christian Bautista "Since I Found You" akhirnya dikasih sama Delon. Dah gitu, Delon dipanggil-panggil biar nengok .. biar bisa liat Cindy yang lagi terharu-biru. Delon sih emang denger .. ngeliat ke arah kerumunan, dan jadi ga konsen nyanyi, apalan liriknya langsung berantakan. Mending Cindy disamperin gitu lho .. ajak nyanyi bareng =p. Not bad lah. Lupa-lupa lirik, lagu baru. Musiknya sedikit terlalu berisik.
Eh, ada Retno. Cipika-cipiki dulu.
Intro lagu selanjutnya mengalun .. *gasp* .. noooo. It couldn't be. He just picked the song right out of my head. "Angels Brought Me Here", Guy Sebastian (ato yang paling gres, lagu yang memenangkan Carrie Underwood di American Idol Season 4). Bagus. Kali ini band-nya yang fals, Delon nyanyinya bagus. Masih ada sedikit lupa lirik .. yah .. lagu baru. The best excuse so far, I didn't mind. Untuk yang ketiga kalinya, bagus.
Mungkin ada yang udah bosen sama lagu "Kenangan Terindah" (ada?) .. diputer dimana-mana .. jadi lagu tema sinetron, jadi ringback tone, dinyanyiin di Indonesian Idol aja udah beberapa kali, anak-anak kecil juga apal .. dan Delon juga ikutan nyanyi. Refrein-nya dikasih ke Deloners dan dieksekusi dengan kompak .. dari sudut mata gue, cook di kitchen juga ada yang melongok ngeliat ke panggung sambil nyanyi-nyanyi. Sedemikian populernya. Really pleasant.
Eh, ada Vena. Cipika-cipiki lagi. Hihihih.
Acaranya udah mo abis nih. Lagu terakhir dinyanyiin Delon duet sama Harry, "I Believe I Can Fly". Mau ga mau, gue ngebandingin sama duet Delon dan Christian Bautista beberapa waktu yang lalu. Gue lebih suka yang sama Christian. Vocal quality, Harry juga ga kalah sama Christian sih benernya. Tapi duet kali ini, improvisasi mereka berdua banyak yang ngambang. Ada juga yang over the top, saling melebihi satu sama lainnya. Trus udah deh .. selesai .. ga ada encore .. hik hik hik. Soalnya ga ada Deloners yang minta kali ya. Gue sih berasa kurang banget. Baru jam 15.15 nih .. nambah satu dua lagu napa? Sampe jam 4 gitu lho .. ga rela nih. But yeah, show's definitely over.
Deloners bubar jalan. Gue sampe bingung, gerak cepet banget pada meluncur ke sisi kiri, ngumpul di depan kamar ganti. Tau-tau Score bagian tengah kosong aja gitu. Hahaha. Tapi belakangan, yang ngumpul itu juga pada bubar, karena penantian tanpa akhir, Delon ga keluar-keluar. Akhirnya pada foto-foto sendiri aja. Ga ada Delon, MC pun ditarik foto bareng. Ada yang foto sama Harry juga ga? Ga perhatiin. Gue sempet say hi sama Haryono .. merhatiin Deloners ngerumunin Ling-Ling yang susah payah manggilin "Deloners dari daerah! Deloners dari daerah!" Lah ini, mo dikasih kesempatan foto .. kok malah dikacangin begitu (suara Ling-Ling kecil banget .. kenapa ga pinjem mikrofon? Ato minta yang cowok kek bantuin teriak. Gue juga mau kok ikutan manggilin, barangkali suara gue lebih kenceng .. muahaha .. tapi gue takut ditangkep sama security, ntar disangka mo ngajak berantem =D). Ya emang ga terkumpul deh .. wong itu yang dari Medan lebih milih bercengkerama bareng bola-bola bilyard, begimana (tapi bola bilyard emang lucu sih .. bulet, mengkilap ..). Akhirnya semua Deloners yang mau foto berbaris di panggung, seperti anak-anak yang abis karyawisata .. atur-atur posisi .. menanti kedatangan sang idola dengan sabar.
Waktu itu gue udah duduk di sofa sebelah kiri Score. Di atas meja banyak keliatan makanan-makanan yang udah dingin, sama sekali ga disentuh. Aduuuhh .. gimana seh .. tadi barusan ada acara amal buat Yogya .. buat yang kelaparan .. di sini makanan malah dibuang-buang. Ya kalo ga kemakan, minta bungkus trus bawa pulang kan bisa. Ato ya .. tawarin ke gue, juga gue ga bakal nolak kok (huu .. maunya!). Lagi tengah mikirin nasib si makanan yang tersia-sia .. keluar deh Delon dari kamar ganti. Doi langsung lari ke arah Deloners di panggung, pasang posisi di belakang .. Luci Kanti! Ceprat, cepret .. Delon pindah posisi ke bagian depan barisan .. ceprat, cepret .. selesai. Trus jalan keluar melewati area gue dan Deloners yang ada di sekitar situ, dikawal sama bodyguardnya. Sepersekian detik, Delon sempet berhenti sambil melirik ke arah kita .. barangkali takut tau-tau dicegat dimintain foto .. tapi masa sih kita berani nyegat? Walaupun kalo diminta baik-baik, Delon mungkin .. mungkin ngasih foto sebentar .. mungkin lhooo .. tapi ngeliat bodyguardnya aja udah males ah. Tampang batu semua =p =p. (Di mana bisa ngeliat bodyguard seganteng Rain ato Kevin Costner? Mau dong foto sama bodyguard-nya aja .. kekekeke ..). So .. bye Delon. Ati-ati di jalan ya.
Abis foto-foto berkelompok, Wawan kena tarik sama anak-anak. Foto bareng Wawan? Say cheese!! En keliatan Deloners belom pada mau bubar, di sana-sini masih banyak yang ngerumpi, foto-foto .. too cozy to leave .. sampe akhirnya dibubarin sama Wawan, karena Score udah mo buka untuk umum. Kita terusin acara di luar aja =D. Mampir ke Starbucks dulu beli minum, baru terus beneran pulang.
Kesimpulan acara, oke. Kalo dibilang gathering, er .. cuma serupa mini-concert, interaksi dengan Deloners juga ga banyak. Ga ada games, ga ada doorprize, MC-nya juga ga terlalu kreatif, DFO ga semua hadir (betul kan?). However, karena yang hadir juga ga banyak, suasana jadi lebih nyaman, santai .. cocok buat diadain di Minggu siang yang panas. Enjoy aja! Apalagi niat amal bisa terlaksana dengan baik. Breaking news: Amal yang terkumpul, nilanya 3,8 juta rupiah! Big applause, everybody!
-- as posted in Delon_Idol --
The Objects of My Affection
Talking about idols, I find people expressing their love in a very remarkable way.
For one.
For one.
8 TIPS CARA SEHAT ALA JYFI
Courtesy of Jerry Yan's Family Indonesia
1. ucapkan “aakuuu ciiintaaaa jeeeeeerry” dengan vokal bulat dan dengan gerak bibir yang jelas, kalau perlu selebar-lebarnya, dan semonyong-monyongnya. Lakukan minimal 3 kali sehari. Dijamin kerut-kerut diwajah akan memudar, dan wajah akan terlihat lebih muda.
2. pandangi beberapa foto jerry dalam berbagai mimik wajah, lalu tirukan tampang jerry yang sedang melongo, tertawa lebar, melotot, manyun, melet, nyengir, gigit bibir, miringin kepala ke kiri, atau bahkan waktu jerry pasang expresi gemess. Cara ini membuat rasa sakit ringan atau stress ringan segera sembuh dan berganti dengan perasaan rilek dan fun. Migren doang mah lewaat! 
3. tonton lagi vcd Happy Sunday produksi jyfi dan perhatikan gerak-gerik jerry disitu. Olah raga ringan bareng jerry seru juga. Jongkok, putar, goyang kanan, goyang kiri... Kalau belum cukup “hot”… ronde kedua boleh nonton Pepsi Party Jerry dan Vanness di HK. Tinggal ikutin naik sepeda, atau main kuda-kudaan. Dijamin keringetan, hehehe…
4. selain olah raga fisik seperti nomor 3, olah raga jantung bagus juga. Cari foto close up jerry dengan pose matanya tepat melihat kamera. Pandang lekat-lekat tatapan matanya... sedetik, dua detik, tiga detik.. terus.. kalau kamu tahan sampai lebih dari 10 detik, kamu akan merasakan jantung kamu berpacu lebih cepat.. lebih cepat dan... lebih cepat. Usahakan jangan sampai pingsan di hitungan ke 13 yaa... (tidak dianjurkan untuk mereka yang memiliki penyakit jantung, asma, apalagi yang jarang olahraga). Buat mereka mungkin bisa latihan mulai dari menatap hidung, bibir lalu lesung pipi sebelum langsung menatap ke mata....
Kalau gambar aja gak cukup bikin kamu deg-deg kan.. mungkin jantung kamu sudah “kebal” karena terlalu sering menatap jerry.. jangan kuatir … Terapi yang lain untuk olaharaga jantung adalah “saksikan adegan hot jerry buka kaos …..” di :
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/luvjerry4ever/takeoffurclothesbabe.gif
dan kalo masih kurang manjur… ngintip aja deh adegan jerry ciuman.. dijamin langsung.. gubraaaaksssss….
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/luvjerry4ever/skgif.gif
5. sekarang latihan jari jemari. Supaya jari-jari kita lentik dan sebagus jerry (suer deh, jari jerry bagus banget), sering-seringlah latihan mengetik email dan mengirimkannya ke milis JYFI. Kalau enggak ada yang bales email, latihan lah di keypad handphone... sms-in temen-temen kamu yang lain untuk baca milis dan ikutan kirim email ke JFYI. Oceeee????
6. lalu giliran kaki... ajak satu teman kamu (pacar atau suami lebih baik) nonton video klip Gravity. Minta mereka menirukan gaya jerry dan cewek itu bermain sepeda-sepedaan... lalu goeeessss terrruuuuus... paling enggak 15 menit untuk hasil yang maksimal. Ingat, jangan lakukan di kantor, apalagi kalo kamu lagi pake rok... hihiihihiii..... 
7. waktu kamu lagi sedih.. mellow..putar lagu One Meter atau Isolation. Waktu lagi happy dan semangat putar Fantasy atau Memory Pieces. Waktu kamu lagi pengen santai, putar saja Gravity atau Want to Love You. Pokoknya kalau kamu bisa menghadirkan suara jerry disetiap momen dalam hidupmu ... kamu pasti akan merasa bahwa hidup ini jadi lebih indaah dan berarti.
8. tips ke-8 belum ditemukan... bagaimana caranya menghilangkan jerawat karena kebanyakan mikirin jerry.... hhiiihihehehehe..... Tapi aku bangga, karena semakin banyak jerawat membuktikan bahwa aku benar-benar cintajerry!!!
Creative, isn't it? And the good thing is, the tips are simple and practical. Of course, I totally agree that it wouldn't be wise to do the bicycle motion at work, wearing skirt.
Fans gifts for Jerry: Books, sunglasses, Siao Pai Du Menagerie (a.k.a. lots and lots of bunny stuffs).
And here's another one for a different idol.
10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT ZAIZAI (the ramblings of obsession)
Courtesy of Red_Star from Faithful 4 Ever forum
I hate the way you stare, your gaze ever so enchanting… I swear it can make me weep like a baby and make me forget who I am!!!
I hate it everytime you smile and show your pearly whites, especially innocent and pure like a child’s… You think you’re so charming??? Well, you are!!!
I hate the way you’d scratch your nose or any other gestures you make (like that classic “scary” hand motion)… why, aren’t you adorable enough??
I hate the way you render your songs with your soothing voice that sounds like an angel’s… Can’t you see I get affected and end up melting like butter?? I feel the love baby, I feel the pain…
I hate seeing you laugh or giggle, with your hands on your tummy and your face puckered in absolute mirth and delight… You just never fail to make me want to take you home…
I hate the way you effectively portrayed the violin-playing Hua Ze Lei in Meteor Garden, with that cold veneer and I-don’t-give-a-damn attitude, yet inside bleeds for his love for Sancai… You are the reason why tried doing handstands (which up to now, I still cannot do) and why every single day I brokedown…
I hate your hairstyle, always perfect and your complexion, golden like a god’s… Don’t you know how often I catch myself staring at you, breath-taken, slack-jawed, drooling, heart- palpitating, and just in utter disbelief that such a being exists???? You amaze me…
I hate the way you glanced at me during the concert and noticed me despite the fact that I was far away and am a nobody to you… I died ZaiZai, I died right there and then.
I hate the way you captivated me, the way you grasped my heart and made me a prisoner of your very existence… Oh yes, I’ve never felt this way towards anybody else though foolish as it may sound, I don’t think I ever will… You are my inspiration and make me be a better person… Everywhere I look you are there!! In my spirit, in my future, in my dreams… GAWD!!!!! WHY DID I HAVE TO KNOW YOU???????
But what I hate most about you is the fact that you are the most beautiful human person I’ve ever laid eyes on and as much as I try, I cannot and I do not hate you, not a bit, not a speck, not even at all…
Hahaha. Sweet. That "I died ZaiZai" cracked me up. If looks could kill ..
Fans gifts for Vic: hand-wooven pillow, a gold medal earned from some competition (!!), Andy Lau's CDs given by Andy Lau himself (ei, who's idolizing who? Zai Zai's idol is Andy Lau, and Andy sent him gifts? What about me .. will my idols send me gifts for idolizing them? Right. Keep dreaming, baby @_@).
I am amazed.
I wish I could do such nice things for my idols. Instead, I only decide to update my blog, after so many months having a writer-block.
Well.
Jerry Yan in works. Many girls and women identify him as Dao Ming Shi in Meteor Garden 1 (Jerry Yan who? Oh, you mean Dao Ming Shi?). His acting was so good, his chemistry with the leading actress was excellent .. he swallowed the camera, it was almost unbearable to watch his close-ups and waiting for him to deliver his lines without getting myself annoyingly-blushed. Sometimes words were spread as fast as bullets, I had to replay those scenes at least twice per viewing - first to catch his expressions, second to catch the subtitles (blueh! Pathetic, am I?). However, it was his role of a lifetime. Reviewing him in his other roles: Meteor Garden 2 (love him .. but not that much because of the dragging plot, thick make-up .. and I hate the hairstyle very much), Come to My Place (I'm happy to see him in it, one of the enlightenment .. but the series sucks, and should he act that sappy?), Magic Kitchen (Dao Ming Shi portrayed a cook .. nothing new to discover, I'm not in favour of the movie too. Too shallow, IMO), Love Scar (in the first few scenes, he acted very bouncy and funny. But as the movie went on, he very much returned to his style as Dao Ming Shi losing San Chai). His singing .. in live concerts, I've seen him singing from his heart (good!), but the voice that came out just out of tunes (bad!). I believe he has the material .. one said it's unique and sexy .. some other said his voice tells a story; I say, it's light and easy .. it's not a top-notch, but some considerable songs will bring the best of it. Proof: His songs in "Meteor Rain" and "Fantasy 4 Ever" are so-so .. but "Jerry for You" is fantastic. I love 7 of 10 songs (in one album), and that marks a record in my book.
Learning Jerry, I see a model and a star. He has a broad posture .. he doesn't like to look ugly (could he ever look ugly anyway?). He knows how to pose his image carefully in front of public. He stands with charisma, perfectly presentable. He listens attentively, he talks and smiles elegantly .. rarely laughs out loud .. rather giving out his famous stare and dimple. People will be hooked just by looking at him even when he says nothing at all (Me, knowing my habit of walking straight ahead without noticing the surroundings .. in case of him, I'm sure he canl electrocute me from afar .. far far .. ooo ..). He'd love to shake hands with fans whenever he can, sometimes giving hugs if required (and kiss??? Nooooo .. who's the lucky fans? Tell me and lemme kill her!) .. and the latest info I've received: he likes to stick his tongue out to his fans at the airport. Despite of the quality, he really loves to sing .. can tell by seeing him sang along the background music in some events (why he did that? Covering up his nerves .. or just simply having fun on the stage?). He seems not far different from his roles on-screen .. the kindness and sentimental side is easily recognized, though the legendary Dao Ming Shi will always be exceptional (that has made him phenomenal).
My personal favourite: Dao Ming Shi in Meteor Garden 1 .. enough said. "Decoration", simply melancholic. Jerry in Happy Sunday and in MV "Memory Pieces" .. perfect hairstyle, simple outfit, bright smile (and laugh .. see, he can LOL and still looking gorgeous with his big teeth showing!!), cute embarrassment. All warm and sweet. And in Pepsi Blue Storm event (with Vic Zhou and Louis Koo), he looked so young and fresh. 
Vic Zhou in works. His portraying Hua Ze Lei in Meteor Garden 1 was (is) a rivalry to Jerry Yan's. In everything. I didn't like his acting as Lei at first. He was cute in there, for sure .. but he was so awkward, words stumbled in his mouth (yea right, like I understand Mandarin, huh? Still I could see him delivering his lines in a not-so-right-gesture), so skinny, so unhappy, so boring. Maybe it's the character .. though I felt he could do better than just staring blank, frowning, day-dreaming, and smiling shyly most of the scenes. I also felt his eyes were too big on that face. Until I watched Lei crying and hugging San Chai at the beach, defending San Chai and Qing He in that basketball game, then on the next scene where San Chai was crying because Dao Ming Shi decided to go abroad .. I found a tenderness in the way of Lei facing her. His voice was comforting (and everytime he said "ma" with a question tone, so soft I wanted to touch his face .. hik hik ..), his profile from the side was calm .. his eyes said it all .. and that was the point of no return. However, due to the portion of the role .. step aside, Lei .. and wait until Meteor Garden 2 where he had more lines to deliver, had more character's dimension. Lei became mature, and I liked that .. this sequel treated Vic well. Reviewing him in other roles: Come to My Place (shocked! He could be fierce and emotional! But I wasn't ready to see Vic's transformation, couldn't believe that he was not playing Lei any longer), Mars (the series that confirmed Vic definitely could act. The story was engaging, Vic executed all his scenes very well. He was perfect as Chen Ling. His expressions were so rich, I couldn't get enough of him. And the chemistry with the leading actress .. guess who =D .. was sizzling. Totally out of Lei .. I would never look at Lei the same way again), Love Storm (I should have seen this series before Mars. Lu Ying Feng was a character between Lei and Ling. Still caught some awkward gestures here and there, but he was cool, funny, warm, repeat. Story wise, this series has a tendency to become dull and boring. But when it comes to moments .. it has some which are very very bittersweet). From all I've seen, I believe Vic's acting is moving forward and his portrayals varies one to another. In singing, in addition to what I've posted in Song for the Moment column, I've heard him out of tune as well in live concert - ref.: Music Party - (bad!). His songs in "Meteor Rain", "Fantasy 4 Ever", "Make a Wish" and "Remember ....., I Love You" are decent, but some turn out to be really nice and outstanding after a couple of times listening to Vic's voice. Love the solo albums in overall.
Learning Vic, I see a boy-next-door who cares for nothing in the world. He doesn't have a great posture .. he slouches, he stands his weight on one leg, his shoulders sometimes limp. He'd shake hands with his fans, but hugging is a no-no (Thus the end of my dream hugging Zai Zai. Hoh. Why so scared? How about a kiss then?). He is full of contradictions. He can be so quiet and shy, he can be so delightful with chuckles, giggles and laughs (oho .. if I were lucky, I might be able to catch his pleasant LOL .. like the one in Happy Sunday, where he practically threw his head back then bended afterwards. Or like that one scene in Mars, Ling laughed at Daye at the school's corridor, just before he bumped his shoulder with Tong Dao). In one event he was in a much bigger size, looked older .. in another event he went back to his smaller size, looked younger. His hairstyle changes, and his look also changing along with it (sometimes it's so messy, he looked like an old lady whose hair got blown by typhoon .. or Zai Zai, are you wearing wig??? @_@. Lei's hairstyle in Meteor Garden 1 imitated Hanazawa Rui's in Hana Yori Dango. Not the best, but it kinda suited him). His asset: a pair of bright eyes (I won't mention about his smile .. argh). Judging from his characters on the series (Lei, Ying Feng, and Ling are nothing like him. Well, lately I know Ling is most probably the closest), and also the way he presents himself in front of public (most of the times he's too sweet, it hurts) .. he amazed me when I caught him blurting out jokes in some Pepsi events, and knowing that he is in fact a really funny guy (the funniest of F4 even). Deceiving alright. I'd like to test myself .. see any of Vic's photos without any indication/tag .. can I still recognize it's him? 
My personal favorite: Ling in Mars .. enough said. "Ai Zai Ai Ni", yeah, that! Vic singing his Andy Lau's "Dao Zhuan Di Qiu" in Fantasy Concert (histerically uplifting .. OMG, the dance!! Andy must be really amused, he tried the steps himself and got a good laugh. How about if we let them two dance together? My world would definitely be spinning backward *rolling on the floor laughing*). And in that Pepsi Blue Storm event (with Jerry Yan and Louis Koo), he was just at his cutest, with the best hairstyle so far.
I admit, I am a slow-starter. Always am. F4 is already so yesterday, but it's never too late for something good. When Meteor Garden was booming in here, I didn't care that much. Simply because I didn't have time to follow the series, though I knew it was an unusual idol-drama adapted from manga .. and the four guys who starred in it were all good-looking (eh, who's that guy with that quiet smile .. the one who picked up the girl at the village?). I did intend to catch it on videos some time later though. But years gone by just like that. Then Ema, the founder of JYFI, offered me the series, including her precious collection of Jerry Yan.
Her question afterwards: Which one do you like most (read: Jerry Yan or Vic Zhou)?
My answer: Tough. It's not fair .. how come there are two characters (read: Dao Ming Shi and Hua Ze Lei), both are so sweet, in one single serial? How could I choose?
Comparing Jerry Yan with Vic Zhou. Ha! Choose? Nooooo!! I find it's almost impossible to do. I mean, why should I? From the very first time I saw them together on screen, I'd already known that I couldn't do it.
Because, they definitely complement each other. Dao Ming Shi is temperamental, Hua Ze Lei is calm. I thought Vic couldn't act, then he acted so brilliant in his next series. I thought Jerry could act, then he still could act well (only need a good movie/series to give a clearer result). I once described Jerry as "hot" and Vic as "cool" in their first series, but it turns out they can be the other way around .. Jerry is cool most of the times he makes an appearance, and Vic is damn hot in his following series. Jerry's voice is light (too light for his mature image), Vic's voice is deep (too deep for his boyish image). Though they both sang out of tune back then, their albums are all enjoyable .. (I'm afraid I have to give credit to the mixing in studio recording =D). Jerry gives this longing sensation in "Decoration", Vic as well in "I Feel You". They're both at the same height (told ya' I've seen Vic a little bit taller somehow, but zero point two cms variance is nothing). Jerry looks good in black, Vic looks good in blue .. they both look great in white ..
[pause] Now I'm getting really confused [/pause]
.. Jerry is the oldest, Vic is the youngest (of F4). Jerry has dimple on the left cheek, Vic has it on the right. Jerry's hair is brushed to the left, Vic's hair is brushed to the right. Jerry spoils Vic, Vic looks up to Jerry. And while Jerry lowers his head and gazes intensely, Vic winks and smiles innocently.
They're opposites, yet they're like a mirror-image. They're friends, they're brothers .. will you look at them?
(Whether or not off-screen they're not that close *shrug*, I can't deny they're so good together on-screen. My dream team. And no, they're not gay .. but who cares if they are? I know I don't. Can't have them anyway. Heheheh).
Additional gossip column: Jerry had only had one serious relationship with a girl. Vic? Five relationships .. serious or not, only he knows .. the devil inside, a lady-killer .. gah!
I often judge idols by their works. I rooted for Jerry at first .. because he was irresistible in Meteor Garden, also "Jerry for You" and all of his MVs were a pay off to his hard work.
But for the moment, I'm more into Vic .. just because of:
1. Mars. This should be enough, no? I found him in there .. not only one .. but TWO! Huah. I'd be glad to add Meteor Garden and Love Storm if necessary.
2. The colour of his singing voice. I've never heard angels' sing (I imagine they sound like children in soprano .. or with the pitch so high, barely audible to human ears) .. so I think it's not how I describe Vic's voice. I give a nod on the word "soothing" (exactly, Red_Star!). Though sometimes Vic sounded like he was about to cry when he sang certain songs, I'm definitely drowning in it. It's my lullaby, my ultimate comfort .. especially that zai zai ai ni (now I call it The Vic Anthem).
3. A long time ago, I happened to have too much time in my hand .. I followed a Meteor Garden quiz .. who's my suitable guy quiz or something like that. And guess with whom I ended up with? LEI!! AHA!! I KNEW IT, I KNEW IT!! (It's easy, by the way. Simply choose the answers that will lead you to Hua Ze Lei .. ^:^).
I may love Vic even more when Silence (See trailer Part 1 and Part 2) finally comes out. I may turn back to Jerry when The Hospital comes out. Phew. Why can't somebody just team them up? In another movie or in a duet whatever. For christsake, I was so disappointed when learning that one of my favorite songs from Vic - "How Come It's You" - was supposed to be sung as a duet. Jerry couldn't make it. Was busy or lost his voice, I'm not sure. But really, Jerry, c'mon .. I'm dying to find out how your voice combines with Vic's. The song is about two friends falling in love with the same girl. Check out this lyric: "How come it's you? You, my friend, are my enemy?" .. and then imagine Dao Ming Shi flashes in the background, desperately asking: "Why Lei? Why my best friend?" =D =D.
(I'm also not that kind of fans who would defend her idol blindly, at any cost .. including doing direspectful actions towards or bad-mouthing on other people's idols, just for the sake of popularity competition and jealousy. Vic's fans and Jerry's fans know better).
Gee, I think I've written long enough.
Well, I'm trying to take it slow cause I prefer to admire them in long-term. I won't single my idols out cause they both are extremely charming and adorable. They make my life merrier, - or they can make it complicated whenever someone catches me like an idiot smiling with that numb feeling everytime I've done watching their series.
They're the objects of my affection.
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(and I still have Edward Norton and Adrien Brody in store)
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(and don't get me even start on Vanness Wu. With his musical talent, with his current short hair and his westernized attitude .. he is really threatening)
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Now please excuse me .. I'm going to bed and see if I can find any of them in my dream.
Love is Loving You
From the original soundtrack of Come to My Place. Three points that make this series bearable to see: One, Jerry Yan as the pianist. Two, Vic Zhou as the photographer. Three, this song as the ending song. Otherwise, I'll just forget I've spent my time watching it @_@.
When the ending credit rolled, this song caught my attention. I wondered if it was Vic. (Amongst all F4 personnel, he's the one who has quite a distinctive voice, noticeable even from the first hearing, imo. Or dare I say, he has a lighter manner of Andy Lau?? That cutie got the deepest voice; the funniest person of F4 got the most soulful singing style. He took me by surprise. Maybe he should try switching it with his older brothers, the macho men Jerry Yan or Vanness Wu .. and see what'd come up =D). Anyway. Then I tried to find more about this song .. the title, the singer .. and yeah it's him
When the ending credit rolled, this song caught my attention. I wondered if it was Vic. (Amongst all F4 personnel, he's the one who has quite a distinctive voice, noticeable even from the first hearing, imo. Or dare I say, he has a lighter manner of Andy Lau?? That cutie got the deepest voice; the funniest person of F4 got the most soulful singing style. He took me by surprise. Maybe he should try switching it with his older brothers, the macho men Jerry Yan or Vanness Wu .. and see what'd come up =D). Anyway. Then I tried to find more about this song .. the title, the singer .. and yeah it's him
Searching for it took some time, till I finally got it and uploaded it into my iPod. Since the last couple of weeks, I've been bringing the iPod with me almost anywhere I go. I needed it to accompany me, giving me energy-booster during the tiring weekdays. One evening, on the bus riding home .. I was listening to my iPod, while looking out of the bus window. It was showering out there, and the mood was kinda .. well .. gloomy. Then this song was playing. I, with an empty mind, half awake-half asleep .. came to listen closely to it. I didn't understand Mandarin (shoot! Not until I knew what the song meant) .. so I put it all on the melody and the voice. I'd always like this song, but on that very moment, I didn't know how .. I just felt that the mood was slowly changing into better. There was something sweet piercing into my ears and my mind. I had come to realize that it had a very nice arrangement from the very first time it started; the guitar brought a cozy feeling and Vic's voice was so wonderfully soothing (man, I really love it when he hits the low notes). So easy to listen to it over and over again, anytime.
I couldn't stop replaying it ever since then (it's on No. 1 of the most played list in the iPod .. 247 playcounts so far .. and counting .. woohooo ..). I'm really addicted to it, and this is just one song of his that I love. (Fun fact's heard that when Vic was singing this song in one concert, Jerry sang along with him at the backstage, deliberately replaced the words with "Zai Zai ai ni". Aaaww .. as if! =D).
