27.4.11

Joy of Friendship

I've been happy lately reunited with my old friends, meet some of new friends, experienced plenty of excellent laugh.

One thing I really cherish in my relationship with my friends is that everything seems so laid back, everybody's enjoying themselves and the time we had, simply being cushy with ourselves and toward each other, no sense of threat in any way.
Just exactly what I need.




The amount of our meeting is just right, our busy schedule keep us from seeing each other to often as it can lead us to a dull if not boring time. Once or twice a week is the exact amount of time we need to catch up and to leave the room for that fond feeling to grow.



Sometimes we managed to catch up in the mid of weekdays just to fill ourselves with the latest update or just being goofy.
When one of my friend wants to make a BB group she asked me for a suitable name and I come up with "happy go lucky" cause that describes us well.




I'm a strong believer in BFF and I've experienced a lot of joy in friendship.

They're like your lover, always there for you, no lousy excuses, with a bonus of no broken promises they brighten up your gloomy days, always upfront, ready to protect you, they even give you presents, you can be sure they play no game when it comes to you, and the greatest thing of all they are willing to do anything to see you happy !



The only difference is they don't vow any commitment like any average couple would do as no one feel obliged to cause they simply walk with their deeds.



They just walk with you as long as you need them. All they need to know the feeling is mutual.

So do yourself a favor get a friend or two and life will be a little brighter with them around.

Friendship is much less trouble and far more rewarding !


So here's to friendship :D

26.4.11

Free



I was never a religious person 
and will never be one
What's a religion ?
It's something I won't buy
I believe in 
a relationship and
Jesus gave me one
I am now free
in His grace
and am able to
do good work

Dilemma

 Experimenting photo projector with my sis, I just jump in front of the camera after I came back from my friend's surprise birthday party.

It's our first time so we do it just for fun, we're always craving for new things and looking for any possible and impossible ideas.

So enjoy...











During our time in this crazy world we may experience a lot of dilemma and contradiction.
Especially for people like me who spend plenty of time reading and pondering, I tend to create some sort of theory.

Growing up in a country where democracy is substantial and raised by American culture in TV I come to know the importance of respecting one another .
In order to gain respect one must show respect.
But what happen if you already paid respect but you don't get respect in return ?

Now this is tough especially when you know the truth.
I was taught that even if you don't receive any respect after everything you've done you still have to respect that particular person.
Why ? So you can practice humility and above all you'll understand love.

We can always rely on free will but as for me I want to practice humility and understand the act of love.
Besides a right decision doesn't have to be a comfortable decision ;)

21.4.11

Superstar or Superficial

"If I am not for myself, then
who will be for me? And 
if not now, when?"
Hillel the Elder (c.60 BC-10 AD)
Jewish scholar and religious leader 







The quote above describes well about how I feel toward myself. I remember since I was very little I refuse to be someone else. 

I admire people’s work and character and yes I draw inspiration from them but there was never a single thought of me following them. I always try to find and leave my own signature in everything I do.

You know that famous question that frequently asked in one too many interview “If you were born again who would you want to become and why?” . I will answer without a single hesitation that I want to be born again as me !

I can’t imagine living as someone else, have a different family, own bigger eyes, strange hair type, and even though I don’t have the most flattering nose of all I wouldn’t change it and risk myself for being somebody else I am not. 

Not  only happy but being myself is my way of showing gratitude toward my gracious Creator (: 

With all my ups and downs, all my irresponsible and ill choices, almost equal amount of smart and silly move, balancing blissful and boring moments, enjoying jubilant and despondent time and making it memorable, I can’t be more pleased. 

Besides why would one wants to be someone they’re not.

I may not be the happiest person on earth but I sure know how to make the most of my life.
I know who I am and I wouldn’t have it any other way. 

I don’t mind any copycat, I can’t help but feel bad for them. Trying to copy everything is tiring. Trying to please others and proof something to let others know what you’re worth is pointless. 

Instead of doing so why not try harder to dig deeper within your already worthy self, you will be surprise by lavish treasures inside and by that you won’t have time to compare yourself with others and end up feeling more frustrated than before. 

There's only one you and me, peculiarly special and superbly precious  (:

14.4.11

Peculiar, Precious, Treasured







When most of the girls I know would gone mad or at least irritated if they see their peers wearing the exact outfit, own the same hair cut or hair color, or even own the similar accessories.
I saw in a several TV commercial how a girl would go nuts if they bumped into another girl who happen to wear the same outfit. Or there's another ad who exaggerate the story by illustrating the girl's thought into 3D, she would fall into the deepest pit again after seeing someone wearing the exact dress.

I really don't mind if I spotted someone wearing the same outfit I wear. Cause really it's not the outfit it's more about the one who wears it, how they wear it ;)
It's one's personality that shines through the outfit that steal the spotlight !

As we all know style unlike trend or fashion is personal.
I often swap clothes with my sister in fact her clothes are mine and vice versa.
I reckon every time I wear the clothes she wore before, our friends don't even realize it.
I remember there's one time a friend of mine ask whether I'm wearing the same outfit she saw my sister wore the other day. I said yes and she said wow it looks totally different on you, it's almost like a different outfit if I didn't recognize the print in it.

The very thought inspired the concept of Vintage Treasure.
Our design is diverge into many style but limited. 
Because I understand everyone's need of being recognize, unique, and one of a kind.
That way they need an outfit which is our basic need as a statement how everyone is different and beautiful in their own way, an affirmation to their existence.
 
Individuality is the quality I valued above all others.
That's why I don't follow trend cause trend creates uniformity and uniformity bores me !
Everyone must be seen and treat as a significant individual.


Outfit  : Vintage Treasure
Bag     : Eta Rossiya
Photographer : Nisita
Makeup Artist : Valerie
   

10.4.11

Memento









Vintage Treasure is now available in Sogo check out our luscious lines, fabulous shoes, and super bad ass bags !

I know I'm supposed to be happy, gleeful, and  all that but all I can say is with our brand finally entering big department store all I can feel is it's a mark of more hard work to come not something that can make us relax and laid back.
More responsibilities equal more work, more challenge, more competition to win, and more mountains to conquer.

Stay creative, gleamy, gleeful, and zealous.

7.4.11

Just Between Me And My Sister

My sis has sugested too many ideas on how I should get my hair done or undone.
From curly, shorter, mid length, long hair, highlight, dark brown, lighter color, baby blue, half wig until extension. She tried it all on me.

It still fresh on my mind how she always ask me every two weeks or at least once a month whether I want to change my hair cut.
Sometimes she nagged on how I should dye my hair because the color is just so bad on me.
And there are too many times when she complains about my bangs aarrgghhh...

While I can't be bother to ruin my hair on any further dangerous chemical way, recently she asked have I considered to straightened my hair.
That does it ! I think she just flatly hate my hair.

All I need is a natural blow dry and I'm good.
I'm happy with my type of hair and haircut.
If she or anybody else mind then they just have to deal with it ;)






These was taken last night, it was a spontaneous idea when she did my hair I said why don't we do beauty shoot.
No preparation, no fuss, no nothing.
But it turns out to be good. We had an excellent laugh.
I like it !

She's just brilliant my sister. Despite all the odds and differences we have, she's always be my sister and soulmate.

Bear hug ;)

Ps: If you like what she does, check out her portfolio

4.4.11

Contributor Not Spectator

You all know about our project to support under privileged mothers, but if some of you are new you can read the background of our project HERE

If you want to succeed in what you're doing, you gotta be focus and set goal.

So we set goal to ourselves that we'll do whatever it takes so they all can be independent.
We put a reasonable number of hangers each mom can work with and will soon add new members to this group when orders increasing.
When more orders come each of the mother can make a living out of this simple thing and when more mothers joining this club, we're getting closer to put poverty to end.
And to this very reason I stand and live !

By teaching them new things because Indonesian are really good with small things most of our people are familiar to details.












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