9 years I've been waiting for them, and the dream came true on May 2nd, 2012, at Lapangan D Senayan... L'Arc~en~Ciel World Tour at Jakarta!

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H-1
I'd been preparing all the things to bring to the location, from a small bag, a power bank (in case my BlackBerry died), a plastic bag (to protect my electronic devices if it rained), tissue (cuz people are talking about how nasty the toilets there in the venue), money, rain coat, and of course, my ticket. Everything was ready. I was ready.

H-day
I was awaken at 3.30 am. Couldn't sleep anymore after that, no matter how hard I tried. This really made me worried, since I hadn't had a good sleep for four nights in a row. How if I fainted during the concert? How if I can't concentrate? And many other "hows", showing my worries....

Around 6am, I checked my BB and found an sms from Renji, telling us that 1000 first people who come to the venue, either regular or premium, will be given a priority wrist band. This just made me panicking more, because my ride will be at 1pm. That would be so damn LATE. So I decided to find another ride, and thankfully, Dennis "Ahou" told me he went with Mbak Sandy, and I could go with them. At around 9am, I had already in their car, getting some sleep before a long, hectic day.

We arrived at 10pm. Lapangan D was already full with people! OMG, who actually guess they would come this EARLY?? I'm so worried I'd run out of priority band. But no worry, this band, in the end, didn't have any use at all. :)

Around 12, the Q for merchandise booth outside the prefunction area was sooooo long already! I went in to the Q, just for a pack of light stick (IDR 100.000) and the eco-bag (IDR 150.000), and I need around 2 hours to get them! Crazy! With the sun right above our heads, I think I was gonna blacked out! Then, after I secured my merchandises, I went to find a toilet with some friends before we Qed behind the Gate 1.

The Q for Gate 1 was beyond horrible. 30 minutes felt too long, while my back stiffened and breath was more difficult. Too many people there! When the gate was opened, people from behind were pushing like crazy! I REALLY THOUGHT I WAS GONNA DIE, but of course, that didn't happen, or else I won't be here, writing this report! :))

Btw, let's not talk about the Q, because, just trust me, the Q was totally dreadful, and you don't wanna know about it.

So after that, 6.30 pm, I confirmed my position right behind the Premium - VIP separator, although it was a bit to the left, but still okay. Certainly I would get quite a lovely view from there!

One thing that worried all people that time was the weather. The sky was dark and cloudy, sometimes it drizzled and some people put their rain coat (including me). Near 8 pm, the time which scheduled for the show to initiate, there was a startling announcement, which said, "If it rains heavily and thunder rumblings, the band will postponed the show until the weather gets better. Thank you."
DAMN HELL, of course this really scared us!!! So the crowds started calling the band name, "L'Arc~en~Ciel! L'Arc~en~Ciel! L'Arc~en~Ciel!"
and..... here it was, the show began!

THE SHOW
It opened with a video of Hyde being some kind of a robot, then continue to their opening video which shows the city they will visit during the World Tour 2012. When it comes to Jakarta, the audiences screamed! Then WHAM! The members appeared on the stage, performing "Ibara no Namida". The lights turned reddish, and kinda dark. The crowds screamed again, and I teared up, totally couldn't believe they were there. Hyde, Tetsuya, Yuki, and Ken. All were so real... Just as real as my own feet (which grew weaker and weaker every passing minute). So, even though I don't really like this song, I still jumped and screamed and swinging my light stick so excitedly. FINALLY!!!!!

The second song was "CHASE", which is one of my favorite from BUTTERFLY. Again, the people were going frenzy, we sang along everytime Hyde said, "I'm chasing you, CHASING YOU!". The rest were in English, so we weren't that familiar... Then the song continued to another rocking one, "GOOD LUCK MY WAY", and the audiences chanted all along one more time.

The fist break came right after that. The music stopped. The stage is getting darker. Suddenly, Hyde was highlighted, and my first thought was, "Wow, he was so......beautiful....and that cherry lips was soooo kissable..." I drooled in my mind. xDD

Hyde's first MC, he said, "Halo, Jakarta," followed with some kisses (OMFG). "Kami... Kami Raruku en Shieru (L'Arc~en~Ciel). Kalian senang bertemu aku? Aku? Aku juga. Selamat menikmati. Selamat menikmati." -we are L'Arc~en~Ciel. Are you happy to meet me? Me? Me too. Enjoy, enjoy.-
This made the fans cheered and clapping hands happily, cuz it was wonderful hearing him speaking in our language!

Without taking to much time, he continued to the next song, "Honey", stroking his guitar so sexy, and "DRINK IT DOWN", the song that made me kinda feel like a naughty vampire hahaha...

"REVELATION" came right after that. In this song, the fans went completely crazy, following the very upbeat and rocking song.

The next song was "Hitomi no Jyuunin". For a second, I thought it was going to be Kasou, since it showed some flower petals on the middle screen, but turned out it was HnJ. Hyde, Tetsuya, and Ken sat together in the middle of the stage casually....I cried again listening to this my favorite song of mine being played. Crowds were getting a bit more quiet, listening to this ballads... Really beautiful and emotional...

After that emotional part, L'Arc was getting naughty. They played "XXX ~English Version~" after that. The fans couldn't really sang along, since the lyric was different! xD

"FATE" came after that. And since I also dont really like this song, I won't give much comment. Sorry, but I was expecting Daybreak's Bell... :((

Suddenly, the stage grow darker again, and the drumbeat-marching-band intro played. I screamed. IT WAS "forbidden lover" !!!!!! This one is also my favorite from L'Arc, so I was really glad! For another surprise, Hyde CRIED during this song. OMMMMGGGG, I didn't want to cry, but seeing him being so emotional like that was really contagious. Again, I cried. This time, I took a tissue from my bag and wiped my tears cuz it couldn't be held anymore and my sight blurred.

Ken did his guitar solo after the song finished while the other members rested. His play was amazing, especially since it continued to "MY HEART DRAWS A DREAM". OMMMGGGGGG, these boys just wouldn't let us laid back a little, would they? Hahahahha! So the crowds sang along again, pouring down all their feelings and excitement. Yume wo egaku yo... Yume wo egaku yo... Yume wo egaku yo... Our hearts draw a dream...

After this song, it was Ken's turn to MC. This was his "speech", which made all the audiences laugh till our stomach had six packs! xD
See the video here : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsVBYNc8owg (credit to an006)
 I will never forget this part, especially since Hyde looked so cute when he couldn't play that bamboo flute! LOL.
And BTW Busway Ken-chan, maybe next time I will really consider wearing bikini to the gig. Hahahahha...

"SEVENTH HEAVEN" went right after this MC. People said Ken played with his zipper during this song, up and down, up and down, LOL!! But I didn't see this part, cuz he's too far from my position, and the big screen didn't catch it. *sigh*

"DRIVER'S HIGH" came next. The intro was really easy to recognize, so before Hyde started singing, everybody had jumped and screamed! I guess everyone waited for this song, cuz we wanted to "clash!" and "flash!" together! For suprise, Hyde later gave the part of "mou kazoeru kurai de bokura wa kieusete makkura na asa ga kuru ne, o ki ni iri no fuku ni sae kigaeta nara, kakedashite!" to be sung by the fans. From what I've heard, he NEVER did this before. Sooo proud and happy being Indonesian Cielers! As a bonus, Tetsuya did his bass solo after this song.

The next song was "STAY AWAY". I WAS SOOOOO HAPPY!!!!! It's a vivacious song to be performed in a concert, so I was like OMG!!! They played it!!! I thought I digested some magic mushrooms or what, cuz I felt high and couldn't stop singing, and especially shouting "maybe happy, maybe happy, I dare say I'm happy" unstoppably! Only Laruku can do this to me, I swear!

Like STAY AWAY didn't enough to amuse the crowd, Hyde screamed, "JAKARTAAAHHH ARE YOU F***IN READY?!!!"
The crowds reaction was deafening! Fireworks blew after "READY STEADY GO" intro, then Hyde shouted "JAKARTAH!" and "JUMP! JUMP! JUMP!" so many times, really made us crazy! The song ended with Yukihiro's drum solo. We shouted "OI! OI! OI!" adjusting to his thumps, which was getting faster and faster. HE WAS SO COOL!!!

Yukihiro finished the session before encore. The lights were being turned off. Dark once more. Some people started singing BLESS, but not everyone chanted all along.

Suddenly, after a few minutes passed, the rain sprinkled. I was sure people were worried if the show was delayed, so some people sang "anata"'s chorus......then the lyric showed up on the big screen. Automatically, crowds were singing....and singing....and singing....until the band turned up once more on the stage. Yay!

"anata" was a very special song during this gig. It rained right before the song was performed, but when the song finished, the rain was gone! Like a magic, and so dramatic, and romantic, you mention it! No one will ever forget this "anata".... And for some folks saying that it was a 3D effect, I assure you, it was not. I feel the water hit my skin, and I got a bit wet. Thankfully, it wasn't a heavy one.

The next song coming was something really meaningful to everybody. "The Fourth Avenue Cafe", which can be described as the first song most of Indonesian Cielers have ever heard from the band. I cried again, feeling so thankful to them for singing it....really brought back the memories to when I was in elementary school, watching Rurouni Kenshin every afternoon...

"Link" went after, driving everybody crazy once more. Again, Hyde shouted, "JAKARTAAAHH! JUMP JUMP JUMP!", so we followed his instruction.
Then, as they did so many times before, the song stopped in the middle. Tetchan use this moment to MC. what made us laugh was when he said, "GUA SUJU, DARI KOREA" -I'm SuJu, from Korea-, which getting so much "BOOOOOOOO" from the audience. LOL!
Click here to see the video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3SBWApgHWg (credit: an006)
While Tetsu MC-ing, Hyde sat on the dark, in front of the left big screen. HE WAS SO CLOSE TO ME, FOR GOD'S SAKE!!! So I called his name, "HAIIIDDDOOOO, HAIIIDDDOOO", while the others concentrate on Tetchan. I hope he noticed me!!!!! >.<
Link continued right after, with Hyde kept screaming "JUMP JUMP" etc. I haven't eaten anything since 3pm (while it was nearly 10 pm already), and my feet felt like pudding, but I still jumped and swing my light stick with all my will!

And then, everything good must come to and end. Hyde said, "Ini lagu terakhir" - this is the last song- and "NIJI" was played. I remember crying so hard during this song, cuz how can it ended so fast?? I dont want it to end! But whatever it is, we knew it's time to say good bye. The good this is, Hyde said they're going to come again to Indonesia. He said, "Indonesia, kami datang lagi," which actually mean "Indonesia, we come again" but okay, let's said he's gonna visit us again! yay!
The feathers blew, I tried to catch some, but it was quite difficult! hahahha...

Hyde & Tetsu said a lot of "Terima Kasih", then Tetsu threw some bananas, and lollipops, and his banana water gun. So sad I didnt get any of it. Huuu...

And well, that wrapped the concert of the legend.

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Susah melukiskan perasaan setelah konser selesai. Saya keluar dari arena konser dengan perasaan menggantung dan merana. Kemudian sekelompok orang sepertinya sedang direkam oleh LArcrew, they were shouting, "PLEASE COME AGAIN! PLEASE COME AGAIN!" so I followed. So sad it had finished. So unbelievable. Two hours that feels like a dream.......

Konser ini sangat berkesan sekali. Konser pertama di Indonesia, dan menurut om Peter Harjani selaku promotor, adalah salah satu crowd terbaik yang pernah dipunyai Laruku, sampai-sampai di backstage Hyde meneteskan air mata terharu. How can we not love them? With marvellous song, incredible performances, strong vocals by Hyde, etc.... This concert will stay in our heart forever.

Bahkan sampe sekarang, masih susah rasanya ngilangin bayang-bayang konser tanggal 2 Mei tersebut. Masih rindu rasanya berada di 'kebun' itu, menyaksikan mereka berempat beraksi dengan instrumen masing-masing...
Hyde yang kelewat cantik & tampan..
Tetsu yang manis & cute...
Ken-chan yang kocak...
Yukihiro yang pemalu tapi gebukan drumnya dahsyat...
They looked so happy during the show...

Please L'Arc~en~Ciel, please come again to Jakarta.....
And thank you for coming this time. We owe you too many happiness... Thank you, thank you...arigato...terima kasih! Love you always!

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The song list :
1. Ibara no Namida
2. CHASE
3. GOOD LUCK MY WAY
4. Honey
5. DRINK IT DOWN
6. REVELATION
7. Hitomi no Jyuunin
8. XXX ~English Version~
9. fate
10. forbidden lover
11. MY HEART DRAWS A DREAM
12. SEVENTH HEAVEN
13. Driver's High
14. STAY AWAY
15. READY STEADY GO
16. anata
17. The Fourth Avenue Cafe
18. Link
19. NIJI


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Pictures can be seen from

1. JPOPASIA : http://on.fb.me/IDnANm
2. IROCKUMENTARY : http://bit.ly/JE4Z1E
3. Viva News : http://bit.ly/IF41o1
4. id.omg.yahoo.com : http://bit.ly/JY0D47
5. KapanLagi.com : http://bit.ly/IB65d5
6. Natalie : http://bit.ly/J4mYgm

(credit : L'Arc~en~Ciel Indonesia Group)

This last semester has been the most enjoyable of all. I've never felt so enthusiastic to go to campus before, but this time it was different.

In the beginning, I was so afraid of my schedule and all the subjects I'd chosen. Mostly because I didn't get those lecturers I wanted.

But then one of my BFFs said to me, "Don't complaint. Just take it easy and enjoy it.", and it did stuck in my head. So instead of yelling so much, I just tried to enjoy my time. I've got nasty teacher, killer one, strict one, all of them were not easy to conquer, but I'd always said to myself, "yes, I can. Let's give an effort for this!"

So that's it. Then I realized I've got so many GREAT lecturers, greatest I've ever had. The ones that really understand what they're teaching, and they were also very kind! I am so grateful!!

And this is it, I've already had my GPA and it's quite satisfying! 3.90 out of 4.00!

Here it is..


It's gonna be hard to keep this mark for the next term, but I will always try to enjoy it, just like before. When we enjoy something, we are more than willing to do the things. =D

Ups, gomen ne, gw bukan mo ngomongin L'Arc~en~Ciel di sini . . Hehe! Meski judulnya the Ark in The Sky yg adalah arti harafiahnya L'aRc~en~Ciel :)
Gw rasa uda banyak situs, blog, blablabla laen yang ngasih info soal Laruku, jadi gw ga mo ngabis-ngabisin waktu di sini cerita tentang L'Arc~en~Ciel . .

Yang pingin gw ceritain adalah gimana kisahnya gw bisa jadi tergila-gila ma mereka. Klo diitung-itung, uda hampir 7 taon gw suka ma mereka. Hahahahha . . Gw juga takjub pas ngitungnya. Biasanya boro-boro deh gw suka ma sesuatu ampe selama ini, misalnya dulu gw tergila-gila banget ma The Moffatts (Akang Scott!!), tapi pas mereka mulai vakum, gw pun mulai lupa ma mereka. Meski lagu-lagunya sih gw masih inget dan masih sering gw nyanyiin ampe sekarang hihi..

Okelah . .
Gw mulai ya . .


THE HISTORY

Lagu Laruku pertama yang gw denger adalah The Fourth Avenue Cafe yang waktu itu jadi sontreknya Samurai X. Jaman-jamannya anime ni booming, The Fourth Avenue Cafe sempet jadi salah satu lagu Kenshin yang paling gw suka. Kenapa? Karena lagu ne beatnya enak banget. Tapi waktu gw baru denger lagu ne, gw ga ngeh kalo yang nyanyiin tu LAruku. Gw pokoknya cuma tau kalo yang nyanyiin ni lagu suaranya oke banget. Musiknya juga oke abis.

baru setelah beberapa lama jadi fans anime manga (dulu gw animemangafreakbanget, you won't believe it xD) gw baru tau kalo mereka tuh Laruku.

Lalu, berikutnya yang gw denger adalah lagunya Laruku yang judulnya Spirit Dreams Inside. Lagu ne jadi sontrek Final Fantasy : The Spirit Within yang waktu tu diprediksi bakal laris manis (tapi akirnya malah bikin perusahaan Squaresoft rugi saking ga lakunya ni film). Waktu itu gw pergi nonton premiere-nya di 21 Senayan lantaran bokap dapet tiket gratis. Di awal-awal, sebelum filmnya diputer, sponsor acara premiere itu bikin kuis-kuis kecil, dan gw (kebetulan) bisa ngejawab pertanyaannya, trus dikasih bingkisan yang isinya tas ransel FFSpiritWithin ma kaset Original Sontreknya yang bahkan ga beredar di Indonesia. Gw hepi abis. Dan karena track yang ada suara orang nyanyinya di tu kaset cuma Spirit Dreams Inside, jadilah gw dengerin tu lagu terus. Liriknya oke abis, nadanya bikin gw semangat terus. Ni terjadi waktu gw kelas 1 SMP. Baru bertaon-taon kemudian gw tau kalo Spirit Dreams Inside adalah lagu terakhir Laruku sebelum mereka vakum taon 2000 dan memulai proyek solo masing-masing (tapi ga bubar lho!).


Laruku pas lagi jadul-jadulnya, sebelum vakum

Trus sekitar taon 2003-an, gw nekad beli album kompilasi mereka yang judulnya Clicked Singles Best 13.


Clicked Singles Best 13 Cover

Dan gw sama sekali ga nyesel beli tu kaset. Gw mulai keracunan lagu mereka. Ga ada deh tiap hari dilewatin tanpa dengerin tu kaset. Sayangnya gw blom pernah liat langusng personil-personil Laruku dalam keadaan bergerak (dalam video, dsb), dan foto-foto mereka pun jarang ada di majalah. Waktu tu, internet masih ga segampang sekarang diakses, cuma bisa ngandelin majalah aja.. Mana majalah-majalah itu jarang memuat Laruku, soalnya lagi booming F4 waktu tu.. Jadi gw masih tahap suka musiknya doang. Org-orangnya mah peduli setan. Yang penting lagunya enak.
Ni waktu gw kelas 3 SMP. Jaman-jamannya gw berharap bisa jadian dengan karakter animasi di anime Hunter x Hunter yang namanya Kurapika. HAHAHAHHAHA... konyol banget gw waktu tu.


Ini lho Kurapika

Taon 2004, Laruku kembali dari vakumnya. Inget kan tadi gw bilang mereka vakum di taon 2000 dengan last single Spirit Dreams Inside? Nah kali ni, mereka aktif lagi dengan personil full. Lagu mereka yang judulnya Ready Steady Go jadi ngetop gila-gilaan di mana-mana (REPEAT : DIMANA-MANA). Indonesia pun kena virus Ready Steady Go yang jadi opening soudtracknya anime Fullmetal Alchemist. Dan gara-gara itu, tampang mereka jadi nongol dimana-mana. Internet pada saat itu masih sama susahnya diakses, tapi setidaknya muka mereka sekarang nongol dimana-mana! Di majalah, di MTV, di radio.. Gw inget tuh ada acara di Trax FM (dulu namanya bukan Trax FM, gw lupa namanya) yang judulnya MTV Iro-Iro. Ni acara satu khusus buat muterin lagu-lagu Jepang. Gw hepiii abis! Soalnya waktu tu akses ke lagu jepang masih susah banget, ga kea sekarang, apa-apa tinggal donlot. Mereka juga sering muterin lagu Laruku. Wah, pokonya tiap minggu gw pasti deg-degan nungguin MTV Iro-Iro bakal muterin lagu Laruku yang mana.


Tampang Laruku abis vakum, taon 2004

Comebacknya mereka juga dibarengin sama peluncuran album SMILE, yang, sekali lagi, meledak di pasaraann! Orang-orang yang gemar maupun tidak gemar Jepang jadi banyak yang tergila-gila juga ma Laruku.


Cover album SMILE yg terkenal

Gw so pasti beli dong kasetnya (yoi, jaman dolo kaset masih andalan buat dgr musik), dan kesengsem ma lagu-lagunya. Temen-temen sekelas gw mulai gw racunin. Yang kena ada beberapa ekor, tapi yang paling kena banget tu temen gw yang namanya Curie.

Gara-gara kepopuler tiba-tiba Laruku, konser-konser mereka jadi banyak bertebaran di toko-toko japanese hobby gitu. Konser pertama mereka yang gw beli adalah SMILE Tour. Pertama kali nonton konser ne, gw ampe terharu saking kerennya ni band. Detik inilah gw resmi jadi fans berat L'Arc~en~Ciel. Ni kira-kira di akhir 2004-an gitu, klo ga salah pas gw da mo naek kelas 2 SMA.


SMILE Tour DVD Cover

Konser berikutnya yang gw tonton adalah Shibuya 7 Days, konser comebacknya Laruku yang diadain di Yoyogi Park, Shibuya, selama 7 hari berturut-turut. Gw pinjem VCD konser ne dari Felix a.k.a Michun, temen SMA gw dulu yang juga suka Laruku dan suka ngaku-ngaku dia Hyde (HOEKK!) haahhaha..


shibuya 7 Days DVD Cover

Waktu gw nonton konser ne gw ampe bercucuran aer mata dan ampe kejang-kejang sendiri saking terpukaunya ma L'Arc~en~Ciel, terutama Hyde-sama yang kerennya bukan maen!!! Sumpah ya, di konser inilah pertama kalinya gw bener-bener jatuh cinta abis-abisan ma Hyde. Dia kalo nyanyi tuh bener-bener pake emosi (plus uaranya bagus banget!), ga cuma ngandelin tampang ma suara teriak-teriak doang. Plus mukanya emang cute abis. Di konser ne rambutnya di-spike. Huwaaa kren abis pokonya! Konser ne ampe sekarang masih jadi konser L'Arc~en~Ciel favorit gw.


HYDE-SAMA!!!!!

Curie, yang temen gw itu, juga ikutan jadi maniak LAruku abis nonton konser ne. Gw berdua waktu tu kea orang tolol. Tiap hari ngomongin Hyde ma Laruku mulu. Buku pelajaran penuh dicoret-coretin nama Hyde (waktu itu yang jadi korban buku PPKN gw yang da copot-copot ga keruan kertasnya. Dan gw benci guru PPKN gw waktu tu) .. Trus abis pulang sekolah langsung ke warnet buat nyari gambar-gambar Laruku, trus gambar-gambar yang didapet langsung diburn ke CD seharga Rp. 7000,-. Waktu itu, semua hal itu terasa worth it banget. No day without L'Arc~en~Ciel.

Trus, setelah ngeracunin Curie, gw ganti ngeracunin temen gw yang namanya Defven a.k.a deChan. Ni anak sejak kelas 4 SD uda jadi temen baek gw dan sobat sesama JapanFreak. Gw berdua waktu SD janjian bakal tinggal bareng di Jepang, dan bakal saingan siapa yang bakal nerbitin komik pertama kali. Maklum, dulu cita-cita gw berdua adalah jadi penulis komik, soalnya gw berdua hobi banget baca komik dan nonton anime.

Waktu pertama kali gw tawarin soal L'arc~en~Ciel, gw inget banget reaksi pertama dia adalah, "Um, keanya Laruku ga menginspirasi, gitu..."
HAHAHHAHHAHA...
Trus gw kasih dia nonton SMILE Tour gw.

Hasilnya, dia tergila-gila ma Tetsu, bassistnya L'Arc~en~Ciel. Gila abis malah. xDDD


Tet-chan...

Nah, sejak itu, gw, Curie, ma deChan, resmi jadi tiga ekor fans L'Arc~en~Ciel. Gw bertiga menamai grup kami ini Laruku Ria, disingkat LR.



Foto-foto LarukuRia yang penuh kenangan.. Ki-Ka Gw, DeChan, Curie a.k.a Taka-chan a.k.a Taro xD

Kegiatan LR sederhana aja. Gw pada makin sering nongkrong di warnet bertiga buat browsing soal Laruku. Tu saat-saat pertama Defven nemu Youtube. Banyak video-video Laruku di dalemnya yang sayangnya ga bisa gw bertiga liat, karena koneksi internetnya yang leletnya minta ampun! Akhirnya gw bertiga cuma bisa ngiler-ngiler liat video-video itu...
Klo di kelas, gw bikin semacam fanfiction tentang LR dan Laruku... Cerita-cerita semacem gimana kalo LR ketemu Laruku langsung, dsb. Gw pada juga punya diary yang diisi bergiliran. Diary yang isinya full our love to L'Arc~en~Ciel. Diary itu namanya LRD (LarukuRia Diary). Diary ne ampe ada tiga biji lho... Haahahhahha.. Isinya mulai dari imajinasi gila gw bertiga klo ampe ketemu Laruku, ada juga berbagai kata-kata sedih karena gw bertiga ga kunjung ketemu dengan Laruku, heboh dah pokonya.

Waktu itu gw juga ikutan ekskul paduan suara barengan deChan n Curie. Di suatu latihan padus, gw mutusin bikin nama panggilan buat gw ma Curie, soalnya Defven uda ada nama deChan, keanya ga seru aja kalo sisa anggota LR ga punya nama-nama begituan juga. Akhirnya gw berdua mutusin ngebagi dua nama marganya Hyde, yaitu Takarai, jadi TAKA dan RAI. Curie ambil TAKA, jadi Taka-chan, dan gw ambil RAI, jadi Rai-chan. Jadi, kalo di antara lo pada ada yang bingung darimana asal nama Rai-chan gw, uda terjawab deh di sini xD

Trus, di suatu hari saat gw bertiga kelas 2 SMA, deChan abis beli DVD konser Laruku di Otakon, USA. Akhirnya, gw bertiga mutusin untuk nonton bareng di rumah deChan abis pulang skul, soalnya di rumah dia lagi gada siapa-siapa, dan cuma di rumah deChan lah yag ada sound systemnya.

Awalnya gw pada biasa-biasa aja nonton ne DVD. Bertiga duduk anteng nonton penampilan Laruku, sekali-sekali komen "Hyde ganteng banget yaa..", ato "Tetsu kerennn", ato "Om Imoeth (Ken) kocak banget!!" ato "Yukkiii ceking bangettt!!"...

Gw lupa waktu tu siapa yang mulai duluan (kayaknya sih deChan), tapi tau-tau gw pada uda nonton konser tu sambil jumpalitan, loncat-loncatan depan tivi, tereak-tereak, ikutan nyanyi, ikutan tepok tangan, ikutan goyangin tangan, dsb... Pokonya uda berasa kea nonton konser beneran! Waktu bagian Tetsu ngelempar pisang (Yep, Tetsu selalu bagi-bagi pisang ato buah-buahan laen di tiap konser) si deChan juga pura-pura ikutan ngelempar pisang yang dia ambil dari dapur, trus pura-puranya dia yang dapet. HAHAHHAHAHHA... Kocak banget waktu itu... Di akhir konser, Hyde nyanyiin Pieces. Gw bertiga ikutan nyanyi, trus tereak-tereak sedih pas Hyde selesai nyanyi, sambil direkam di hape deChan. Rekamannya masih ada sampe sekarang. Hihi.. xD

Gara-gara nonton konser inilah, gw pada jadi punya kebiasaan nonton konser bareng kayak gitu, sambil jumpalitan loncat-loncatan and tereak-tereak kea nonton konser beneran. Gw pada nyebut kegiatan ne LR-an. Biasanya sih di rumah Defven (yang hampir selalu gada orang), dan yang pada akhirnya dijadiin Markas Besar LR, dengan dibuatnya satu ruangan khusus buat karaokean di rumah dia. Di Mabes inilah segala kegiatan LR dilakukan. Pernah waktu itu gw lagi maen di rumah deChan. Buntut-buntutnya gw berdua ngkhayal gimana kalo Laruku konser di Jakarta. Gw berdua uda mulai mikirin gimana nyiapin duitnya. Gw rencananya mo menggadai discman gw. Trus gw berdua bikin rancangan kaos yang bakal dipake ke konser Laruku (yang diaharapkan bakal diadain) di Indonesia.

Waktu tu adalah masa-masa paling ngebahagiain buat LR.

Trus menjelang akhir-akhir SMA, kegiatan LR mulai berkurang intensitasnya.. Ada masalah-masalah tertentu yang klo gw inget-inget sekarang rasanya bloon banget hahahhaha.. Ditambah lagi UAS uda deket, dan tiap personil LR jadi sibuk gila-gilaan. Gw aja bawaannya pengen marah-marah terus menjelang ujian. Hah, parah deh. Defven juga mulai hobi cosplay. Semua mulai sibuk ma urusan masing-masing. Apalagi Laruku mulai vakum lagi sejak album Awake, jadinya LR juga terseret vakumnya.


Laruku pas jaman album AWAKE, tepatnya pas perilisan single Jyojyoushi..

Sejak lulus SMA, LR jadi jarang ngumpul lagi. Curie pindah ke Bandung, dia masuk SasJep UnPad. Defven kuliah di DKV untar dan jarang ada di serpong lagi. Gw waktu itu rencananya mo kuliah ke singapore. Bulan September 2007 sampe Maret 2008, gw ga ada di Indonesia. Sampe beberapa minggu yang lalu, tanda-tanda keaktifan LR ga keliatan, meski gw pada masih rajin donlot video laruku yang baru, ato lagu-lagu mereka, dsb..

Sampe akhirnya beberapa minggu yang lalu, Taka-chan beli DVD konser Laruku yang bertajuk L'Arc~en~Ciel LIVE in Paris at Le Zenith...


Live in Paris DVD Cover

Ni konser ya, sumpah, GA TAHAN GW!!!
Keren abis!!! Hyde bujang banget!



Tampang personil-personil Laruku selewat 2007

Konser ini bisa dibilang sangat berjasa membawa feeling para member LR kembali...
Gw makin cinta ma Laruku, setelah sebelumnya gw selingkuh ke LAdy Gaga, beyonce, dsb.. Yah bukannya selingkuh juga sih, cuma karena Laruku vakum-vakum mulu ya gw juga cari suasana laen dong.. dengerin lagu laen juga gitu..
Curie juga gitu...
Epen langusng kepingin LRan lagi..
Gw ngerasa lebih idup setelah ngdapetin Laruku lagi.

MAKNYOSSSHHH...

Gw bertiga uda janjian bakalan LR-an lagi pas libur semester ntar.

Libur cepatlah kau tibaaa!!!


___________________

in my heart from someday on it will shine
because you are here
even until all of my tears dry, so precious
because you are here
[L'Arc~en~Ciel - Anata / YOU]

Akhirnya bisa juga gw bilang...
Bye-bye undang-undang.. Terutama UU no. 26/2000 ttg Pengadilan HAM..
Seminggu ini sudah cukup muak melihat dirimu...
hahahahhahaha...

I'm getting back my freedom!!

btw, gw mo crt kisah dalam mengikuti lomba debat trisakti niew...

Pertama dapet beritanya ini sehari abis Diksar B.O.S.. Waktu tu gw masih bantu ngurus-ngurus yang Lomba Debat Unpad.. Dan pikiran gw jg gw pengen ke Unpad, krn gw ngrasa gw lebih ngerti soal HTN drpd HAM...

Tapi menjelang akhir, ternyata seleksi peserta ke UNPAD ga jalan-jalan.. Sementara yang lomba Trisakti terbengkalai...

Hal itu tentunya menjadi konsiderans bagi gw (ceilaaa bahasanya masih pake bahasa hukum xDD)... Gw ga perlu lah maksa buat ke Unpad... Toh sama aja di Trisakti juga lomba debat. Masalah mana yang lebih bergengsi sih ga kepikiran ma gw lagi ya, yg pasti gw pengen dapetin pengalaman baru, dan pengen ngeliat sejauh mana ilmu yang uda gw dapet bisa gw terapkan dalam sebuah perdebatan..

Awalnya puyeng banget nih. Masalah yg dihadapin byk banget, mulai dr hari Senen nungguin Pudek 3 mpe sore jam 5-an (mpe terpaksa ikut-ikutan mimbar segala macem), tapi ternyata proposal ga bisa diajuin karena waktunya da terlalu mepet.. Ktnya minimal ngajuin proposal seminggu sebelumnya...

Masalah laen misalnya masalah KTM gw yg waktu tu ketinggalan di rumah, pdhl besoknya uda batas akhir konfirmasi ke panitia lomba Trisakti. Trus nyokap marah-marah karena gw harus ke kampus hari Sabtu ma Minggu buat latihan, pdhl tu dua hari gw harus jaga toko karena beliau pulang kampung ke Palembang, kelabakan ngumpulin bahan juga... Gw pada yang angkatan 08 kan bisa dibilang masih buta abis soal hukum HAM.. Apaan tuh Pengadilan ad hoc?? Apa sih urusannya sama pasal 43 ayat (1) UU no. 26/2000?? Wah puyeng abis pokonya.

Da gt bingung nentuin dosen pembimbingnya. Klo sama Pak Pudek 3 sih disurunya sama Eyang, tapi Eyang ternyata kurang berkompeten dlm masalah HAM... Tapi akhirnya bisa minta tolong Pak Teddy juga...

Gw pada latihan dari hari Kamis, Jumat (gw ga ikut yg jumat), Sabtu (ampe mabok dijelasin ma Bang Vicky), Senen dan Selasa ma Pak Teddy, dapet pengetahuan baru byk banget ampe gw bingung gmn pakenya di lomba ntar.. Tp meski gt, gw tetep blom siap... Rasanya masih ada aja kekurangan di sana-sini, sementara lomba da makin deket... Gw pada masih blom siap 100%... Membentuk argumen pun masih kaku banget... Huwaaaa...

Malemnya gw kumpulin lagi bahan banyak-banyak, tp malah ga gw baca, uda eneg!

Hari Rabu, technical meeting di 3saktinya... Nyampe situ gw dapet banyak pemandangan indah.. Hahahhaha.. Gw suka ide mereka pake batik... Jadi keliatan gagah-gagah xD
Trus, akhirnya lomba yg tadinya pake sistem gugur diganti jadi debat parlementer... Sempet ribut-ribut dikit dgn teman-teman dr univ laen, tp akhirnya pada setuju jg c buat pake sistem parlementer.. Gw pribadi lebih suka pake sistem parlementer soalnya lebih aman...

Sorenya, abis dari TM, gw pada dilatih ma Ka Dika gimana nyampein argumentasi pembukanya...
Sempet gelagapan..

Trus malemnya gw sibuk baca-baca bahan lagi sambil makan...
Tegangnya bukan maen!!! Gw sambil makan spageti, yang rasanya ga tau napa ga enak banget, gw mual, ga napsu makan!!! Tegang abis mikirin gimana klo besok gw ga bisa ngomong, gmn klo besok tim laen ternyata kuat-kuat, gimana klo ntar gw bikin malu nama kampus gw, gmn klo besok gw mpe ditampolin Ka Dika, mo dikemanain muka cantik gw ne...
ToT

Ampe jam 3 subuh gw masih bangun... Bukannya belajar malah maenan facebook, dengerin lagu, berusaha menenangkan diri... Suara HYDE di lagu Evergreen bener-bener bantuin gw menenangkan diri... Maen Feeding frenzy, stuck in the same level... Maen Bejeweled2, malah bingung sendiri mecahin puzzlenya...
Pas jam 3, gw mutusin buat tidur.. Tp abis guling-guling bentar...

GW GA BISA TIDUUUURRRR...huuuuu...TToTT

Jd gw bangun lagi, kali ini gw ngrangkum bahan-bahan yang uda gw dapet ampe jam 5...
Trus gw tepar...

Jam 9-an, ditelponin Dika suru bawa laptop. Dia bilang Bella lagi parno ma lomba n gw disuru nenangin dia...
Gw iyain..
Tp gw malah tidur lagi...
Jam 10 gw bangun... Baru aja gw bangun, Bell nelpon gw, n ne anak beneran parno...
Huwaaa...
Gw jadi tambah tegang, mana gw mimpi rambut gw botak tiba-tiba, trus byk telor kutu di rambut gw. Seram!

Trus ni hari gw ke kampus jam 11... Sempet linglung saking tegangnya...

Gw tungguin Bella ma Mario, krn gw pada janjian jam 11.30 ketemuan di kampus.

Tp mereka berdua mpe jam segitu ga dateng"!!!!

Bella lalu smsin gw klo dia uda di depan gerbang kampus. So gw berdua langsung ke Trisakti. Tapi Bella bilang Mario ditilangggg... Gw langsung kelabakan takut didiskualifikasiiiii... Moron is really morooonnn!!!!!! gw keseeeeelllll...
Tp 5 menit kemudian si moron telpon, ktnya dia uda di parkiran motor Untar..

Alhamdulilaaahhh...

Dgn hati rada lega, gw ma Bella ke Kepresma 3sakti. Tp jujur aja sih gw masih tegang banget, mana bahan gw ketinggalan di laptop, laptop gw di Ka Dika, trus tech meeting terakhir sebelum lomba telat yang berarti gw ga bisa minta bantuan Pak Teddy untuk bikin opening statement... Mampus dah beneran..

Trus jam stgh 1 siang, tech meeting mulai.. Moron yg ikut..
Gw ma Bella nunggu di bawah sambil makan, tegang abis...
Begitu dia keluar, ternyata gw dapet topik nomor 4.

"KOMPENSASI, RESTITUSI, DAN REHABILITASI UNTUK KORBAN DAN KELUARGA KORBAN"


JEGHEEERRRRR


Matilah gwwww!!!!

Gw ga ngerti apa-apa soal ini!!

Langsung kalang kabut nelponin Bang Viki, nyatet argumen-argumen yg bisa digunakan, teganggggg!!!!
Sempet nelpon Pak Teddy jg, jd ga enak ganggu dia lagi ngajar di kelas, duh.. Tp krn si bapak ga keberatan yawda dah..

Akhirnya lomba dimulai...

Anak-anak UNAS mulai dgn argumennya masing-masing.. Agak bingung soalnya argumen mereka keanya tanpa ngliat UU deh..
Trus anak-anak Al Azhar yang lucu-lucu.. Hahahhaha... Tp keren jg mereka..
Anak-anak UI yg sejak mereka ngomong gw ga ngerti ngomong apaan.. Berat! Penuh teori dsb.. duh...
Trus giliran kelompok gw.. Mo mati rasanya, gw cuma asal ngemeng, sumpah!
Trus kelompok UMJ yg penyampaian argumennya yahud, tapi rada gmn gt..

Yawislah gw cape nih ngetik..
*bodohh!*

Yg pasti abis ni lomba gw seneng abis..
Gw dpt pengalaman berharga.. Kenalan-kenalan baru dr universitas laen.. Bisa ngeliat cowo-cowo berbatik yang keren-keren (ternyata batik tu oke abisss ya??)
Akhirnya gw ga perlu menderita lagi, gw bisa pergi nonton Wolverine tanpa rasa bersalah dan dihantui macem-macem UU!!!

I'LL DEFINITELY HAVE FUN!!!!

Hahhahhha..

just found this interesting new layouts!

xD