It is one of the books that blown my mind. It's very well written and would probably relate with a lot of people who are in their journey to find themselves. So many people are talking about it but I did not buy it until a few months ago where I read the preview on the first pages. Easy for me to see if I want to buy the book or not. When the first pages hook me right away, I don't need to think twice. This book is one of them. This contains spoiler of course. Nora, the main character, like many of us, fall into depression and decided to kill herself. But she's not dead right away. She went into a kind of limbo between life and death. In that library she met a librarian, this librarian is a kind of a guide. Our guide that probably tasked when we were born. The librarian shows her lives that she could have had if she wants to. She is so depressed and thinks that no life will makes her happy enough to live it. I can totally understand her state. I was there....
Ceritanya di Bali kita berdua bener-bener tanpa jadwal apapun. Tiba-tiba pengen aja liat legong. Nanya ke yang punya homestay, dia punya jadwalnya dan jadwalnya ternyata setiap hari disemua tempat. Ya kadang-kadang aja ada yang spesial, tapi bener-bener nggak pernah putus shownya.
Kita ambil yang deket homestay, di Puri Saraswati (water palace), yang mana kita udah kesana kemarennya. Harga disana 80ribu pertiket. Kalau yang di Ubud Palace harganya 100ribu. 10 menit dari homestay juga ada pertunjukkan tari kecak. Lebih spektakuler kan itu sebenernya, tapi kita pilih yang agak lebih deket aja lah.
Tariannya ruwet. Bener-bener ruwet. dan yang jelas kalo tarian Bali, spesialnya ada di permainan matanya. Aku punya temen SMA dari Bali dan dia bener-bener keren main matanya. Padahal dia bilang itu dia nggak bagus. Nggak bagus aja bikin kita mlongo.
Ada lima segmen (lima apa enam ya?), yang pertama pembukaan, semacem sambutan dengan gamelan. Kemudian ada 2 penari penyambut, kemudian ada 5 orang penari yang semuanya cewek. Selanjutnya ada satu penari topeng, mereka ambil temanya old man, jadi penggambarannya ya kakek-kakek gitu. Nah selanjutnya ini yang favoritku, seorang lelaki yang matanya aduhai beneran. Merasa main mata denganku uhuk. Selanjutnya ada 2 orang wanita dewasa, kemudian satu wanita dengan satu lelaki yang bermain mata tadi. Dan yang terakhir yang 5 orang lelaki. Seolah menggambarkan perang.
I actually have no desire to write that much now, I just want to post pictures I've taken for Legong dance performance. They were great. My husband said so. Great performance
Orang bali kalo nari matanya bisa lari kemana-mana, hahaha
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