Ultimate Mellow Playlist

Why is it that sometimes, every little thing would remind us of our past relationships? Even if they were just some summer flings a little while ago? The taste buds, the scents, the movies or even the songs that we listened together could trigger some memory lapse into our own history bin.

Listening to those songs yet again always created some pangs in your heart or could even open old-healing-wounds. For example, remember the songs on the brink of breaking-up with former lovers or the songs prior to sudden interruption with former flings? They were also known as my Mellow-Playlist in my iPod that I hereby present to you (and stupidly play over and over again). I wonder why most, if not all of them are cheesy Indonesian pop songs. Is this a way to feel the pain better?

Hurt me then! Nah, I am not even gonna be mad or feel sorry about those so-called experiences. They happened in the past already for God sake, tomorrow is a beautiful day I always hope. True, those shitty things are bound to happen, but nice things are around as well as long as you know where to look.

But anyhoo, without further ado, here are some of them in my Ultimate Mellow Playlist in the short romances of the life of me:

Break-Up Songs*
Ratu – Salahkah Bila Diriku Terlalu Mencintaimu
Glenn Fredly – Sekali Ini Saja
Ello – Terbaik
Tangga – Terbaik Untukmu
Agnes Monica - Jera
Samsons – Naluri Lelaki (T’was his fave at the time)
*) Please note that some dudes deserved more than one song!

False Hopes Songs
Ada Band – Masih (Sahabatku, Kekasihku) -> Yikes, he turned out to be totally straight
Maliq d’Essentials – Terdiam
Ratu – Teman Tapi Mesra
Rio Febrian – Lebih Baik Darinya
Marcell - Semusim
Dea Mirella – Takkan Terganti

And for the latest no/ slow responding new-comer in my life, I think it would be suffice to scrape you off my list while adding another one of those false hope songs right here, right now:

Kenangan Terindah **
- Samsons -

aku yang lemah tanpamu
aku yang rentan karena
cinta yang tlah hilang darimu
yang mampu menyanjungku

selama mata terbuka
sampai jantung tak berdetak
selama itu pun
aku mampu tuk mengenangmu

darimu kutemukan hidupku
bagiku kau lah cinta sejati

bila yang tertulis untukku
adalah yang terbaik untukmu
kan kujadikan kau kenangan
yang terindah dalam hidupku
namun takkan mudah bagiku
meninggalkan jejak hidupku
yang tlah terukir abadi
sebagai kenangan yang terindah

**) No attempt was made from my part to translate the above for some of my non-bahasa friends since the lyrics were just extremely cheesy anyway.

Ouch. Dontcha worry, I wasn’t too hopeful kok. Kenangan Terindah was just playing on the radio when we decided to sing it together. Nevertheless, moving on again here. Constantly I keep reminding meself: How blessed my life is; How great I feel about everything; Don’t me worry bout a thing, another fling will find me soon!

I can just feel it. I knew it. The next encounter will make me hum a happy song. Yay!

THE END

PS. So guys, now is your turn. Just for old time sake, what was your ultimate break-up/ false hope song?