Wrong Stereotype

Stereotype....
Apa sih stereotype itu? Mungkin sebagian besar orang sudah sering mendengar kata ini, yang punya artian sebagai penilaian atas seseorang berdasarkan presepsi yang mereka lihat atau dengar.
Sebagai contoh, kalau kita melihat orang yang berpakaian rapi, mengendarai mobil pasti seketika berpikir bahwa orang tersebut kaya, sedangkan jika ada yang berpakaian agak kurang rapi atau lusuh dan naik sepeda ontel maka orang disekitarnya pasti menganggap bahwa orang itu miskin.

Don't judge a book by it's cover.
Pasti pepatah ini sudah familiar sekali di telinga hampir semua orang, seperti ungkapan diatas mungkin banyak dari kita yang meng-strereotype orang lebih sering yang kita kira. Kenapa begitu? tentu karena manusia itu pada dasarnya tidak mau susah, kenapa kita harus susah - susah berpikir tentang seseorang jika kita sudah bisa menilai dari luarnya saja.
Dari pengalaman saya bertemu banyak pengusaha besar, sebagian dari mereka memilih berpenampilan sangat sederhana, bahkan kalo boleh dibilang boss sama bawahan kerenan bawahannya, karena para karyawannya berpenampilan sangat rapi, seperti karyawan - karyawan pada umumnya. Bayangkan kalo misalnya seorang sales apartement bertemu mereka berdua di sebuah mall, mana yang akan ditawarkan produk sales tersebut? tentu sang karyawan yang berpenampilan rapi, sedangkan sang boss? di hiraukan saja seperti angin berlalu. Karena stereotype yang dimiliki sang sales, ia berkemungkinan besar untuk gagal menjual produknya.
Dari contoh diatas, kenapa tidak kita ambil pelajaran. Janganlah menilai orang dari luarnya, setidaknya kita harus menghargai setiap orang baik ia berpenampilan baik atau tidak, toh jika kita menghargai orang lain kita pun akan dihargai oleh yang lainnya juga. Semua yang kita lakukan pasti akan balik ke diri kita sendiri.

So, let's be a better person

[BOOK] Midnight Promises (Midnight #5) by Lisa Marie Rice

Genre: Young Adult
Year :Published 2015

Fellicity, that's my name for now. The word that she keep telling to herself. She's a daughter of one nuclear genius from Russia who betray his country and ran to US. All her life has been keep it as secret until one day she get attacked and end up in her friend door, wound and weak as hell. There, she meets Sean 'Metal'. One big guy with warm heart, since the first time Metal lay his eyes on her, he knew that he have to protect her from whatever or whoever try to attack her. Time goes by, secret by secret is revealed and feeling grow more and more stronger. And nothing could have prepared her for the tough, sexy warrior who first saves her life and then vows to protect it, no matter what

Once again, a book with a bad-ass female lead. Well, she didn't actually the kind of 'expert with gun and fight' bad-ass but still she have the special ability to make any man or people awe. I was looking for a protective male lead and end up with this book. This actually the 5th installment of #midnight series by Lisa Marie Rice, and since the story didn't really that add up with the previous book, I can say I was safe to read the fifth book first.

I was amazed by the story, it bring up the problem that not just involving the characters on the book but the whole new level that will blow your mind, and both of the main character are awesome in their own elements. but, I'm not a fan of how their relationship develop because well, I'm a huge fan of slow progressing relationship, but hell Metal protective side really do make my heart flutter and you will definitely want to have at least one Metal in your life.

Overall, this book is so enjoyable. and for those who are a huge fan of a protective lead male, you gonna love this book. 

Rating: 4.3/5 stars

[BOOK] Only for You (Forever and Always #1) by E.L Todd

Only For You 1^st book of Forever and Always Triology from E.L Todd

Genre: Young Adults, Romance
Year Published: 2013

I don’t know what makes me hook up with this book. The story is pretty common, two best friend, fall in love with each other, but they never realize that until something has set them apart. We heard this kind cliché story quite often.

Scarlet and Sean have been best friend since their freshman year, it all start with a platonic kind of relationship until suddenly Sean get dumped by his longtime girlfriend who he thought is the love of his life. Long story short, Scarlet is trying to cheer him up over the breakup until one day they accidentally slept together. There is a huge misunderstanding here, while Sean thinks is just another one-night stand while Scarlet thinks this is the beginning of their relationship. Thinking that she been used and betrayed by her own best friend, her best solution is to run away and start a new life in a new city with the help of her brother that she have been ignored for a year and his handsome best friend who later have a quite complicated story with her. 

The thing that I enjoy is, the story is not just focus with the two main character, Scarlet and Sean but also with the other things that happen in their life which involve other minor character like Scarlet’s brother, Ryan and his best friend Cortland. One time I just want to slap Scarlet for always moping around for a man, but the other time I’m very proud of her for standing on her own and be an independent woman and caring sister.  As for Sean, he’s fine character to be, nothing from him that stand out the most, but I do get irritated for the slow response that he make or every situation in this book.

Because this is a trilogy books, some reader might be disappointed for the ending that we get in this book. So many unsolved mystery and problem in this book, of course it makes you want to read the next trilogy. But for me, I think I pass the next book, there are no excitement or the thing that makes me want to read the next book.

Overall Rating : 3.7/5