(Angel-Rebel) Avril Ramona Lavigne
I still can't stop smiling when I see girls with the pop-punk look like Avril. She makes singing high notes while jumping look so easy.
Avril Ramona Lavigne (Avril = April month on French pronouncation, but she was born in September) appears in the world in the same exact moment as a “very tricky” game has been published: Counter Strike. In college (SMP), I was to be rebellious, “oftenly playing in game centers” but keep Top 5 ranking in the classroom. Just 3 days ago, the creator of Counter Strike announced a new version of Counter Strike (namely CS-2).
Too young, too rebellious. I was tempted by the “Terrorist Option”, a green shirt with glasses, in the game “Counter Strike”. Never forget the options on the Counter Terrorist side: DEVGRU France, SAS UK, GSG9 Germany, and DELTA USA. Believe it or not, I’m at least Top 10 in Yogyakarta for ability-skill to playing CS (Counter Strike), nearly selected to be in the delegation for the National Competition. Guess what: in the next 3 years after “Rebel”, I nearly became a selection player/athlete for Marathon at the local level (PORDA), lol. Not bad for 47 kilograms / 172 cm in 2004-2007, I guess
I lived (when I was young) with Counter Strike, Avril, Majalah HAI (Hai Magazine) around 12-16 years old. Even, I have “loyal shopper” to buying Majalah HAI, new edition or hunting old/vintage edition of Majalah HAI. CS and Avril are the same “breathe”: a rebel. Maybe some another fact, very absurd: I was adored SONY Music singer, and Avril is SONY Music too.
When I was still SMP (JHS/Junior High School), I was really tempted when Majalah HAI reported about PENSI (Pentas Seni/Art Festival) or music concerts from foreign artists like Avril. I got exposed (about) how sophisticated SMA 6 Jakarta (*yes, Wulan’s School), Labsky, SMA 70, Al Izhar, etc etc.
I know my school-SMA (Senior High School) has a “really fuck-bad background check”. Yogya has a bad reputation at least 2001-2007: Klitih, “rammed - hit by motorcycle”. Please dont be wrong, my school is actually not “low level”, at least “middle level” when I am studying. Anyone must have scored at least “23” (out of 30) to be selected / to be a student in my (lovely) school. Average scores when I started to studying in level SMA/SHS, in Jakarta only (averages) around 22-22.5, when average score in Yogya reaches 24.3-24,5
Just 7 hours ago, I read in the news that some Klitih happened again in Yogyakarta — just like 2001-2007. No, Jakarta is not our (Yogya) level. We (was) the dangerous district/city in ASEAN — same level like Rio, Brooklyn/Harlem, or Durban. Even my school set a rule that no one uses a uniform to attend school because “too dangerous, anyone from rival school will hit you if you use a uniform”. My School has a lot of enemies, but… love or hate, I’m proud and very love my school. I'm a jerk (nakal), and fell in love, crush-ed “kembang sekolah” (the prettiest angel) in school named Ella. When her (Ella) peak of beauty, Wulan just like “puta” level. Really lucky for a guy who is currently married to Kak Ella. Never forget her motor-plate license. Really really Jerk of Prada. In a bit, Ella or Kak Ella actually represented a rebel student the same as Avril Lavigne: very beautiful, “jago ngebut” (Kak Ella motorcycle is a moto-racing type like in circuit, not standard “motor bebek” lol). Same white skin (VERY WHITE in Yogya standard — no one my friend in HI UGM/IR UM have a crystal skin like Kak Ella) same as Avril Lavigne.
I try to agree that maybe, with chaos - but - memorable in SMA (Senior High School), memories about Avril Lavigne, a rebel symbol of (women)singer, echoed. Of course not only because a “KLITIH” news that I read hours ago (happened again).
I’m blessed that I lived when singers like Avril in peak performance. Also: Craig David, Linkin Park, BEP (Black Eyed Peas), RHCP, Alicia Keys, Dido etc,
Because I have “photographic memory”, I never forget a cranky story from the Avril concert in Indonesia. She insisted on a concert in Indonesia, whatever bomb tragedy (repeatedly) happened in Indonesia. How rebel her. For comparison, Eric Clapton, Manchester United, etc canceled their visit to Indonesia just because of a bomb.
When she was in Jakarta, she set a rule: “please don't pass the street near Hotel Hilton" (now: Hotel Sultan). Years ago, she had a rivalry with Paris Hilton. Avril also adored - amazed how big Istiqlal — of course no masjid / mosque too big like Istiqlal in Canada.
On the verge I try (very gradually) learn French and Danish language just because a Jews, I try to keep memorizing how beautiful the “2001-2010” era was, and at least how I was to be fangirling Avril Lavigne.
Like a lot older (maybe around 40-50 years old) which peaked in the teenage era in the 2000s era, have the same memory about Avril. Her voice is really “high” the same as Mariah Carey. “vocal control in the chorus absolutely took me by surprise”; “Avril voice was one of a kind that's why she stands out until now because its so rare to hear a kind of voice she had that so powerful plus the gorgeous beauty she had no need to autotune to her voice its already perfect”; “Her voice here is high, clear and in the mood” ; “the whole band genuinely looks like they're having fun”; “t shirt + pedals + doll shoes + real talent = Legend” ; “how steady and stable her voice when sing while jumping”
Hopefully Avril concert again in Indonesia, one day.