A Letter to Shintaro Ikeda

Dear Shintaro-san,

     I think it's like a joke when I started to write this letter. But I just try to let you know about something. So, here it is...

     Shintaro-san, I've known you since long time ago. I know you as a Japanese badminton player. I know that you have a very beautiful partner, Reiko Shiota and you have ever got a bronze medal in World Championship in Men's Double. That's all.

     A few months ago, I saw you when you played against Indonesian pair, Liliyana Natsir/Muhammad Rijal in Japan Open 2012. And that was the time that change something in me. I started to admire you.

    Then I followed your twitter account and clicked the 'like' button in your facebook fanspage. I've ever tried to open and read your website, but I quit because the content is full of Japanese language and I can't read that :(

     I don't know why I should start to admire you. I don't have a reason. I just think that you are inspiring me without you know about that.

     When I wake up in the morning and before I get to sleep, I always pray to my God that someday I can meet you, I can take a picture together with you or something else. To meet you is one of my wishes list. And I write your name in my resolutions note this year.

     I don't know if you will take a part in Indonesia Open this year or not. I'm not sure about that. But I've saved my money to buy a ticket to watch Indonesia Open this year while hoping that you will be there.

     I believe that there's always a hope when we trust to something. And I do believe that someday I can meet you, Shintaro-san.

     You know what, I printed one of your photo then I put on my room wall. So when I wake up in the morning I can see your smile and it will re-charge my spirit. And I can face anything in the whole day.

     Shintaro-san, maybe you just think what it is. I know that you have so many fans in the world. But I, as one of your fans, do hope that you'll read this letter that I wrote to you. Just want you to know, I wrote this letter in front of your photo ^_^

     I think that is all I can say to you. Can't wait to see you in Indonesia. Send my best regards to your wife and your cutie son, also to your dog.

     Now I can see my dream will come true and I believe it will be true.

     Thank you for being my inspiration, Shintaro-san. I hope one day I'll get a husband who will be a good father for my son (or daughter) like you.

     Stay strong, stay healthy and stay lucky, Shintaro-san. And stay inspiring me ^_^

Best regard,

Lilis Wiyatmo from Indonesia