Take My Breath Away

The title describe well how I feel toward the collaboration of Lanvin with H&M.
I never felt this way before toward a certain collection.
Before I even said I don't wanna write a review about new collection from a designer.
I thought it's a bit overrated.

But now I learn never say never always say always :D

I am overwhelmed with the result of this collaboration.

Very well thought. Very Lanvin. Very romantic but playful at the same time.

Alber Elbaz has always been a favorite designer of mine. The man is super talented.
I'd like to rate his collection as 9 out of 10.

lipstick range

the kind of t-shirt i would wear voluntarily everyday

goodie bag, notice what's written on it ;)

Ohhh... I'm in love with fantabulous Elbaz !

You Are Invited To Wajah Femina 2010

inside the invitation

Those who say New York is the city that never sleeps haven't met Jakarta yet.
This post is one of my story during my short and sweet holiday in town.
It's a pure wishful thinking if you expect to stay at home when you're visiting my town. At least that's what applies to me.

Like the first night I arrived I must go straight to Make Up Store for a professional make up session before attending the silver anniversary of Femina with Baby my bff.

Take a peek of my first night in town...

one of my favorite make up artist

before

after

posing with Baby before heading to WF

Baby standing next to her Femina cover

after that night Indra Herlambang has become my favorite MC

the finalists

Sandy Sondoro, a modest man with extraordinary talent and outstanding performance

crowning moment

Baby from behind, too hot for ya !

am officially a fan of this funny and witty guy

surrounded by Femina beauties

I'll try to write the rest of the story tomorrow. I'm too sleepy for the full report.

Good night beeps...

Chemistry, Physical Attraction or None of The Above ?

I was just having a conversation about the need to settle down with a friend of mine a couple of hours back.
Now I found myself behind my notebook accompanying by the rain outside my house, the smell of someone's cooking, and the sound of Vampire Weekend writing a few thoughts for you. And oh a cup of jasmine tea and a slice of chocolate bread.

Too many people start their relationship with a physical connection at the very first stage of their relationship where they suppose to use those first times as an introduction to know each other better.
Don't get me wrong I don't mind with a physical attraction. I had that the first time I met someone I like. And you can't deny that's the first thing you see from the opposite gender (sorry strictly for straight people).

But it would be nice if you can add some personal qualities from that special other into the reason why you chose them.
It creates the sole of a purpose in a relationship.
I bet everyone wants to be seen as they are including the unseen part of them which is character. Later we will discuss about weaknesses and flaws.

Physical attraction alone won't be enough to get a good result from a relationship.
It will only last as a euphoria.

And I personally willing to take risk from going to a typical physical connection first relationship to a more advance level of character first relationship.

Forget the mutualism, drop all the intention to take advantage from others but instead ask yourself what can you give to this significant other, what can you do to improve yourself so this person can get benefit from you and by doing so they will also have some improvement in life.
Cause to me life isn't about take and give but rather give and get.
There's a whole lot different in the two statements above.

Find what are the things you have in common, so you can relate to each other. Activities you can do together, lesson you can learn from them, qualities you admire from them that can motivate you on becoming a better person, an equal partner to them.

Think of how you can grow together for a better future. Stop seeing thing from the fun side only.
The thing is start doing things you've never done before. Things with the same purpose but different approach. Think Thomas Alpha Edison .

I may sounded like a boring old lady but really that what it takes for you to have a better future. Only if you want one cause life is a choice !
Get out from your merry-go-round relationship, unhealthy relationship, a no grow relationship.

Let me help to make this easier for you.
Ask yourself these questions:

1. What do I want from a relationship ?

2. What are my expectation toward my significant other ?

3. Where do I see this going ?

To some it may take a few minutes but to others it maybe some of the toughest questions to answer. Either way you'll find this useful.

Always remember "If you can't question it, you can't own it !,,

Here are some pics from Christmas dinner

with Michaella in a skirt at last ! thanks Val

not so look a like sisters right Val

always one who don't get the beauty of a flower

with our hero

family portrait minus Joy my bro

trying to kiss the old man is never easy

captured in a rare moment, the old man showing off some smile yay !

Cheers for now ,

C~*

Infatuated by The Holiday Mood

I’m still in this terrible holiday mood (read: lazyness).

By terrible I meant I can’t even finish anything let alone think of getting up from bed.

I’m just too lazy, all I wanna do is lay on my bed all day long. Simply doing nothing and just let my mind wandering wherever she wants.

Like this particular day, I woke up at 7 am actually. Make coffee for me Dad and then talk to him for a bit then read my daily reading and then go back to bed until at about 9:30 cause my sis woke me up. Still in bed  ignoring the urge to pee for an hour. Yes that’s how lazy I am ! 

At about 11 am I push myself to wake up and not only do I have the urge to pee, I have the urge to clean out my room too.

So I’m awake and do what I have to do, I even managed to take a shower ha ! Not so lazy this time :p

Back to bed again aimlessly browsing some stuff, wanting to edit some pics but fail big time so I continue by looking at the rest of the pics, listening to the same song over and over again, I almost skip lunch but the worms in my stomach held some demonstration so I give up and drag my sis to find something to eat. We vote for KFC.

So we went for KFC and stay there for a bit so we can rush back to bed for a beauty sleep before meeting my friend for a coffee.

Slept for a few hours then we’re up to say hi to Dad and then lay on my stomach to browse again.

My sis told me we should get ready to meet my friend but I can’t be bothered getting ready so I just put on whatever clothes I saw after taking shower. Then take off to the appointed meeting place just to found out that we have a sushi, sashimi, and teriyaki awaits us instead of coffee. But we had a quick bite only because we’re too tired and want to hit bed as soon as human possible.

On the way to the parking area we have to pass the department store so I thought why not referesh our eyes for an express window shopping. We saw this epic make up box equipped with the beautiful lamps which you can found in an actress dressing room complete with the stroller too. Mind you I’m a make up eater so I definitely going gaga over this epic make up box !

slick isn't it ?

Unfortunately I’ve spent my Santa coupon on a brand new Iphone 4G. I don’t think I have any extra Santa coupon for this make up box which a bit expensive than my Iphone :( 

Later at home my sis lure me over a Hello Kitty polaroid in pink.
I guess I should add self control to my new year's resolution.

drolling...

i really need to control myself

yep she's the one who lure me, beware people !

Gosh just how many Santa coupon I need to satisfy my holiday needs ?

I Can't Afford Being Dumb !

with the luxury of technology in hand it is too easy to destroy a person, a community, or even a country. so use it wisely tweeps !

or if its too hard for you to digest let me put it this way, use your head really !

it bugs me a lot to see how people recklessly using the advance of technology. now i understand why every time we pray and ask something from God He won't answer it immediately. cause if He does He will instantly ruin one's life. you see technology and any other thing in our post modern world is good as long as we are fully aware of it function, purpose and even the side effect of what we use.

now you understand the importance of knowledge, the true need of education to our country.
really people we should highlight education as the foundation to build our nation. its never easy but at least we should start somewhere.

I don't want to sound so mad so here are some random pics my friend took this afternoon

with Grace growing beautifully each day

i should've been able to capture the back of her sandal/boots properly, it's hideously nice

cheers people !

Smile Looks Good On You

I bet you've heard that before.

In my case it has been a slogan for quite a long time.
Why did I call it slogan ? Because I know the power of smile yet I deny its power by not exercising it often for various reasons.

Like for example I don't want to appear too cheerful or too nice , cause they might end up thinking it's just too much for them to bear or another time I just don't feel like giving one or...
The point is you can come up with whatever reason you have but when I sum up all those reasons in one word it would be pride.

And you probably heard when you give smile you get smile in return.
I almost convince that it's not a theory anymore but it has become a law.
Because every time I smile people will smile back at me.
There's never one single smile i give is not returned to me.

Try for yourself if you don't believe me.

A smile is also a powerful weapon , you can even break ice with it.
Isn't that nice ?
Now I feel like breaking some ice :D

Like this one time in a concert I don't see any familiar faces and then came this guy whom I know but I never really talk to him since he's my junior and he's also very shy.
Filled by pleasure of meeting someone I knew I decided to throw him a smile.
At that time he was walking in a bit of papaya's face even after he saw me (before I smile). But it all change when he saw me smiling at him, immediately his mouth form a cheerful yet a very sweet smile that cause his eyes glowing at the same time.
Oh wow I could never look at him the same !

It's amazing how much more comfortable and secure we are when we smile at one another and how much discomfort and insecurity we cause one another when we go around with a sour look on our face.
We need to cheer up. When we relax and smile, it makes us and everyone around us feel better.

And just so you know a smile can transform you from a mere boring 6 to a beatific 9 whoo hoo !!!

with V, she covered her face cause she said she looks fat here

Another power of a simple smile is that you can made someone's day and by doing so you already become a blessing for others.
A simple smile can easily win someone's heart
Be it a new acquaintance, a new colleague, or even a hater, anything is possible !
This is what I mean when I say "little things that matters" (:

Even my sis whom very seldom smiling has finally come to her senses by saying she'll give out more smile to others from now on so they can get to know her better.
A little insight about my sister, people were afraid of her because she's infamous for her unfriendly manner and face lol !
I don't want to make it sound too scary to you, she's actually a very kind person at heart. If you go one step closer or two at her, you'll immediately realize how wonderful she is actually.
Again, don't judge a book by it cover !

It's for us to learn to smile first to those who find it hard to exercise a simple smile, in this way we are opening a path for them to experience kindness and love. And on our side we'll see how we actually need one and another and look beyond someone's charisma to their real self which is character.

smiling at last !

smiling with my baby and puty

I will close this post with the quote from George Eliot:

Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles~~

How Well Do You Know Yourself

If you ask me this question a few years a go I will say my sister and my ex know me better than I know myself.

If you ask me last year, I might give some crazy answer and explain a little bit about myself.

You can ask me now and I will give you a proper answer.

Why so ? Because through the years of my life I learn so many things, I met a lot of people, and experience both good and bad things.

This year, I learn continuously about myself. I took character/personality/temperament test and gifts/talents test. I also attend  conference, seminar, and workshop. By doing so I am enlarging my capacity, knowledge, abilities, and other aspects in my life.

When you attend seminar or conference you get to meet new people, you get to see how they set the seminar, the material they cover, and the speaker’s point of view.

I see too many people struggling to find out who they really are.

But one can never find the answer without one’s Creator.

Because He is the Source and He is the Core to our life.

If you understand what I’m writing then you can continue reading.

Now we can go to the next step of knowing ourselves. 

You can start by listing down your likes and dislikes. 

To be more detail you can divide the likes area into three parts:

1.       Your Passion

2.       What you love 

 3.         Things that really gets you excited

In dislikes area you can divide into two parts:

1.       What makes you sad

2.       What makes you angry

Once we know ourselves better we can see other differently, treat them nicely, understand them clearly, accept them just the way they are, then we finally can love them unconditionally.
We can reduce misunderstanding, avoid negativity, and cut to the chase.

For instance let me share my likes and dislikes

Fashion

Beauty

Education

Business

   

People

Reading and Writing

Traveling

Telling Stories

Sharing

Teaching

Education

Being with people I love,

go on a trip together

Books

Stationery

While on the dislike part things that makes me sad is that when I see people being abandoned, lonely, and for some reason I am moved whenever I see gay guys it seems to me that they're lost don't know which way to go and simply clueless. 

On the other hand I hate hypocrisy. Hate is a strong word I know, let me fix it with this: I loathe hypocrisy !

Another thing that could make me lose patience is stupidity or maybe I should use euphemism in this: ignorance. 

Last but not least I can be indifferent to those who can't keep their word.

Writing this blog is one way of me to translate what I love and to pour out my ideas.

And here are some of the shots to exemplify my passion for fashion...

So after you see my example you can now write your own and start to find out your true calling and your purpose in life. 

I would love to hear if my post help you in any way, by doing so you also help me to know how the thing that I love which is sharing can be useful to others too (: