I've had the time of my life.

2 weeks ago, just like what I’ve told you from the previous post, I finally quenched the urge to watch Secondhand Serenade concert. Three of my friends and I were enjoying it as much as you can imagine us goofing around at the exactly right the very front of row. So, I see that there was no opening band or such, it was supposed to be punctual on the stage at 8.00 pm  but I guess they had to do the checksound first so the show was kind of postponend until 8.30pm. I didn’t expect that Preston Jones (John’s manager) was the first person who showed up on stage. I can judge by how he managed to speak in Bahasa that he’s so impressive I can’t stand it! Speaking of Secondhand’s crew, I think they’re all very nice because John himself said that Indonesia was the best country that he has ever had the experience of travelling to, and he also said that we got the best crowds out of all the countries he had ever been to! By the time you read this sentence you’ll find me dead. Dead amazed by how John is so down-to-earth to all Indonesians!

The inexplicable and matter-of-factly overcrowded queue were definitely worth the wait, it was all paid off by seeing John, pleasantly shouting ‘Jakarta! We’ve come back! Are you guys ready to sing with us?’ Then all of the crowds were delighted and started to sing You And I (since it was the first song, so.), I still can recall what clothes that John wore, he wore a plain white shirt, and he also used a dark brown jacket and I can’t think of any best words to describe him that night. Amazing, more than that. Mind-blowing, beyond that. Unexpectedly performing Fix You right in front of my eyes with all those lyrics that got me tangled in rigid matrix of thought, YES IT WAS. Lol. All those videos of John singing 19 songs had been successfully recorded on Icha’s iTouch, so it just feels right everytime I want to remind how gorgeous he had been since the promotor themselves didn’t allow us to bring any SLR or camera recorder or some sort of any electronic gadgets that have any flash thingy. When You And I ended, John started to sing Stranger as the second song. So funny how the crowds turned from singing happily into shrouded in pain. And it went on and on and on just like that. Here is the setlist of the songs John had managed to sing:

- Maybe

- Your Call (all the people were completely singing the VERY slightest of the lyric)

- Vulnerable

- Awake

- Reach For The Sky (the most likable song to all of you, I reckon. Before John sang this one, he said that to all of us that this song is dedicated to one of his friend who suffer from the pain that he had to go through the harsh reality of life all alone and from John's way of saying this one I feel so touched, especially with the face expression that come up, somehow it just hypnotized us to literally savor the very rhythym he played on the piano)

- Stay Away (I can still remember how he smiled to all of us while saying 'everybody clap your hands!')

- Like A Knife (all serenaders must've known it already, if you were to ask me what's so good about this song I'd really love to introduce you to listen to its drums. You're welcome)

- So Long

- A Twist In My Story (he played this on acoustic guitar and he played this one by himself please you guys, don't force me to write any longer sentence because I couldn't help but admiring this lovable guy)

- Let Me In

- Fix You (Coldplay cover) ------- obviously the death of me ----- all the effort I've been put to hold this up had been totally leaked right at the very first time I recognized the melody of the guitar.

- Stay Close, Don’t Go

- Broken (With a snippet of Fun.’s We Are Young) ------- everyone didn't expect he would bring this up, so as you could imagine, we were all suprised by its sudden melody ---------

- Fall For You

(Intro Richard Marx’s Right Here Waiting) ------- so melodious I've gone mad -------

- Goodbye (tears of joy along with sadness due to John's leaving)

So that's all there was. At first everybody was about to leave, but then John showed up again because everybody around us screamed 'We want John, we want John!' and then, here it comes... The Last Song Ever!