Sunday, 24 June 2012

“My two favorite colors of the rainbow are gold and leprechaun -- Jarod Kintz


Remember my last post about how I've been hunt  eye-ing Toshiba M840? Well oh well ladies and gentlemen, it seems that I've been a very good girl lately and in result.... tadddaaaaa look what's in my hand now! yeaaah your eyes certainly don't lie, it is the one!

As a person who loves to blog, browse and doing pretty much anything with her laptop, I really believe I need a good one for laptop. For me is just like when you in a trip or something, the thing that will determine whether it will be a fun trip or not is whom you go with. If your mate is one cranky, boring person then I can assure you, your trip will be like hell on earth, vice versa if you go with a fun and easy going person it will be one happy trip. And I consider this new Toshiba M840 is just like a very good mate, a person who makes you think there's no one else you rather go with. Hmm, I'm still thinking the right words to describe it, probably hmmm... probably dependable yes definitely dependable. If I have to go for a trip I would like someone who unshakeable and can deal with pretty much anything, and not easy to break, and that exactly my new Toshiba is, yes I won't mind to have Toshiba M840 as my mate. 

My dad is also very into laptop and technology thingies (well, now you know where I got my enthusiasm for technology from, I believe is running in my blood) so he is very happy seeing me pay a full attention to every detail and specification before I choose anything and not just that, I also learn about plus and minus of every product before I choose one. The one thing that very crucial for me a very impatient person who always get cranky if there's a moment I think just wasting my time when choosing a laptop is from the start moment, I just can't stand laptop that takes a life time that seems like forever in eternity to start (yesss drama queen mode switch ON hahaha but it really feels that looooong) so I'm in love when I found out that this sweet pie of my (read. Toshiba M840) is running like a wild horse, its start so fast! It’s about 30% faster than the others, cool aight? For me it's love at the first sight.

Another thing is, I just started to learn more about photography and can't stop gathering information and collected many pictures from various photographer as my inspiration and to do justice for they work, I really need laptop with high resolution, I love how sharp and clear this Toshiba is, they promise me a high definition from this sweet pie and they keep their promise, again I'm sold! 

And my friend, I've been back and forth about which color do I have to choose, actually I think pink or blue? Blue or pink? But then I saw the gold one! And BAM! Mi amor! I lOVE IT! It's so chic don't ya think?  I guess it’s right what Gerald M Loeb said that the desire for gold is the most universal and deeply rooted commercial instinct of the human race, hahaha so it’s more like basic instinct right? They told me it's called gold blaze, the color somehow reminds me of Sahara or Safari! Feels very adventury (yes, I just made a new word) but chic at the same time! You agree with me right? 

Well if you in love as much as I do, you can do your research just by go to Toshiba  Satellite M840 website, from there you can choose which one is more you. 




hat : from France
blazer : EVITANUH (yes my newest design! :) ) 
Bag : steve madden
watch : marc jacobs
pants : Zara 
shoes : MUJI 


This post is brought to you by Toshiba and Intel. Join the conversation on the Toshiba New Satellite M840 Notebook, Inspired by Intel at www.toshibaintelqueue.com

Thursday, 21 June 2012

Lend me your ear will you...

This post was made just to show you guys that, well.... yes I'm pretty much still alive and no I'm not trying to win award for the worst blogger ever, ( but if that award really exist I'm quite sure that I'll be nominated, hehehe).  Well, first thing to say after my long ( okay, super long...) gone, please don't get mad at me, I'm really sorry  and I'll take the blame this time, my bad, (yes you are right I don't have any excuses left to give you all...but is abducted by aliens for the second time works for you? No? ok, my bad again for trying...) Hehehe. Well I hope you don't mind lend me your ear, I got something to tell you...

For you who follow my twitter and wondering where my hijab post is, well it's still in the process, been known to have all the things perfect all my live, yes you can say it I'm a bit perfectionist, for me if it's not perfect then better not to do it at all. My tailor probably the best person who can tell you how is not easy to please me. I keep coming back and forth to fix many things and of course there also other things,  you see fabric hunting, making the designs, decide which fabric to choose (and use), calculate how many fabric that I need, looking for neat and hard working tailor and so many little things (yet frustrating) to do, isn't easy task. I repeat it isn't easy at all. Working all this out is one of reason I've been away this whole time plus I've got some project that I'm not able to share yet, but soon! I promise I will share it as soon as possible, trust me I've been work all the hours that God sends.

Since I'm kinda in a one man show now which means I'm doing it all by myself is also frustrating, but weirdly frustrating in a fun way, you might found it weird, but I like being under pressure. Yes I am weird that way hehehe.  But there's also times when everything is seems like out of my hand and everything seems goes wrong if it's not one thing it's another...   I sometimes feel I'm running out of steam. This kind of moment makes me realized how I'm still just a little kid after all, but I have a dream and I believe action speak louder than words. I don't believe you can get what you want just by dreaming and mumbo jumbo about it. I just say to myself the higher the mountain the more beautiful the view is. Giving up word is not in my book. 

"When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal,
 you do not change your decision to get there"
- Zig Ziglar


"Hard work doesn't guarantee success, but improves its chances" 
- B.J. Gupta

My dad thought me since I'm very little that in life there's so many obstacles that I must face and he also told me Rome wasn't build in a day, everything needs process and hard work. If anything I'm proud about myself is that I'm a hard worker, a really good one. I'm willing to take the extra mile, even bend over backward if I have to for everything to be perfect. I hate when someone say everything that I achieved is because I'm lucky, well in my humble opinion we make our own luck. What make it more difficult is that everything that I do is because I want to, no one asked me and no told me what to do, why is difficult? Because that means I'm my own boss and I'm also the workers so everything is up to me, that means I have to be able to control myself which is not easy. But hell yeah, I'll try my best, come hell or high water. 


"Have regulars hours for works and play, make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well. Then youth will be delightful, old age will bring few regrets, and life will become beautiful success."
- Louisa May Alcott


Crazy schedules is crazy! Disregard how I enjoy the process and the work is, sometimes I scream for a day of! Like several days ago when the weather is just perfect (and I think I need to make outfit post too) I decided to take a pictures that allow me to have fun at the same time, and what can be more fun than take a day off and have a picnic? And picnic all by yourself is won't as fun as with your friend right? well since it's a sudden plan and I have no friends available, I make my own friends. I always try to make a post with a story, let's just say these two are twin with different personality. One is so girly and calm while the other is more boyish and funny. Who do you like the most?

Like always a picture worth thousand words. I challenge you to make a story from this pictures hehehe... and oh by the way you will find so many of my smiling face that showing my super huge big teeth, because probably you will miss it for quite long time, because I will wear braces soon :)




Girly one
Hat : a gift :)
watch : Rolex (my sister's )
polkadot dress : EVITANUH
shoes : argyle and oxford

Boyish one
Polkadot shirt : EVITANUH
Vest : Lanvin
knitted shawl worn as turban : Nikicio
knitted pants : Nikicio 



Thursday, 14 June 2012

Stronger one


Holla people! Just make a little back to share a good news to you all! Hehehe…  For those who read my blog for years might be already knew that I’m quite a gadget freak. Games, mobile phone and laptop and other gadgets, I keep my eyes on the technology, new invention and always curious about it. If you asked me two things I can’t live without (other than family and friends of course) are my mobile phone and my laptop. Seriously sometimes I can’t stop wondering how people live before laptop invented, how is that even possible?  But lately it’s been a love and hate between my old laptop and me, It’s start to frozen every time I got something important to do and yes it frustrated me, big time! But my bad actually, I think I abused it way too hard. Like I said, I do pretty much everything with it, school things, editing, writing, games and every other thousand thing. Especially since I work as a part timer photo editor the abused getting more worse hehehe. So I think my old laptop is kindda had enough with me, hehehehe. Well oh well I think I need to find a stronger one.

Talking about the stronger one, I’ve been eyeing this one, it’s Toshiba Satellite M840 been, from what I heard Toshiba is in winning team when you talking about strong laptop ( which is I really need right now) I have my heart on it the first time I saw it on the internet ( yes call me geek, but one of my guilty pleasure is browsing around about new gadget ) and their tagline which is “reflection of you” is sold me! I still can’t decide what color I have to choose, it’s a cold war between blue and pink, we will see who’s going to win this war. Hehehe, or tell me which one is the best ? blue or pink? Which one do you think reflects me more?




Buuuut there’s one tiny problem, you see not long ago my sisters just bought me xbox 360 and my dad just bought new lens for me, so I guess, it’s not a good time for me to ask for new laptop, hehehe. Buuuuutttt (yes another long but) I’m on fire when I found out that I can get that shining Toshiba (is it just my eyes or it really shines I’m not really sure hahaha) with only IDR. 1000.000,- it’s about 100 $, yes! Your eyes don’t lie or typo, it really is $ 100! Crazy right? I know! all you have to do is click the like button on Toshiba facebook page  and get yourself a queue number and stay tuned at Toshiba Fan page because they are going to "let go" queue number, which can be contested. To get a queue number, which is more forward, we must "check in” simply by click the link at the fan page it will be calculated and checked in and you will got yourself a point, which you can check on your mobile phone too!  30 participants who later on the highest point at the end of the feeder will get Toshiba Satellite M840 for $ 100 of which the market price is about $ 800.For further information You can read about it in here  they call it  Toshiba & Intel Satellite Queue 

And there’s some reason I want this piece so much more, here it is :

  1. since I’m quite a movie geek, it really makes me more wants it more when I heard that this Toshiba M840 is able to elevate standard definition images up to high definition quality with Toshiba TV technology
  2. It got power saving eco utility (it’s so important!)
  3. You just hate it when someone open and use your laptop without permission right? Me to! so it’s a top notch for me when I learned that it for security, this piece got smartface technology which enables system login by face recognition! Awesome right? My laptop won’t open if it wasn’t me!

You know sharing thing might minimize my chances to win, but I have a good heart you know, hehehe I like to share good news.  So caaan’t wait to have it on my hand, new laptop come to mama! Hehehe wish me luck ok! And good luck to you too!

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Saturday, 10 March 2012

There's more than meets the eye


Hello people! is March already! it feels just yesterday I'm having my birthday and now is March already?! time does running fast I guess. So how do you do? I hope (like always) life treats you kind as they are to me. So lets start the post! I guess it become my habit to start my post by answering a question. So the most ( I swear this is the most often question given to me) question people asked is "where you get all the inspiration?" and I always answer it with the most boring answer human kind ever made. It was song, movies, magazine or even people pass by that inspired me. Might be boring, but it's the truth. I'm kind a person who cannot live without music, I put my headphones most of the times, when I'm in the car, when I'm drawing, when Im working, when I'm studying, when I'm cleaning my room and when I'm blogging, even in the bathroom I always put my shower radio on. It's funny how one song can take my mind everywhere. So it's true music inspired me so much.

This post for example, for this post I was inspired by one lovely song I love since long time ago. At first I'm in love with this song because of the up beat and happy melody and the catchy refrain, so I started to sing along and when I start singing I found it's funny and weird how this up beat song actually telling story about a child who got abused and the song is like some kid who's telling a story in a song. at that time I think maybe my ears playing tricks with me, maybe I heard it wrong so I google it and found out that it really is music about child abuse and that happy tune was intentional made as a metaphorical denial to make it seem beautiful and still serene while discussing something that terrible and devastating, gosh. It's also as a metaphor for so many abuse victim who deny their abuse. The song was singing by Suzanne Vega called "My name is Luka" or in Italian called "Mi chiamo Luca".  From that simple song I learned that every kids has their own story. Some are like fairytale and some are nightmare. Knowing that I feel blessed and lucky, I might not have a perfect family like all the commercial tv showing off every day but I have too much love given to me, too much sometimes I feel bloated. 

No, I'm not gonna make a post about abused, but about how in every family there's a story. Every head had their own world, their own way of thinking, their own dream. So I'm thinking to make a short story ( been long time since last time I make my own story) but yeah let me warn you, it's not a jolly story, it's a story about a photographer and a twisted sisters. I was also inspired by a movie called "the secret life of bees" where in the that movies lived a sisters with name after a month August, May and June and every of them has different personality. In my story I used a birthstone as my characters name. I always love precious stone name like lazuli, amethyst I find them very beautiful yet mysterious. I'm start rumbling again, okay now I'm stop. So let's start the story. (hope you love reading long story! )

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- This story is happen in very old and small town, It's the town where everybody knows everyone. Most of the building is old and have moss all over you can tell how old the building just by smelling it. The town is well known as a raining town, sun doesn't like to show his shine in this town for unknown reason.  To make this town more gloomy, everyone there seem to love wearing dark colors. You don't see any people wearing red or green in this town. This town is as old and gloomy as the soul go people living there.
Dwayne is a new and young photographer, he and his old camera is wondering around town to town try to finding a job. He take pictures of almost everything, but mostly a family pictures. Dwayne loves taking family pictures for him, nothing can make him as happy as make a happy moment of a family last forever in his photos. Of course the money is good too. So there here is Dwayne finally arrives in that gloomy old town, the moment he step his foot in, he instantly surrounded by bad feeling but this young boy decided to ignore that non sense feeling. He entered an old bar, the moment he's in everyone  stop doing what they do and every eyes on that bar is on him. He nod his head little bit and ordered one glass of water. There was three old man asking sit near him, Dwayne put himself together and introduce himself.

He asked that three old man if they know any family who needs photographer to make a family pictures. They all look at each other with weird expression. "I know one family who looking a photographer, but..." that old man did not finish his sentence, but you can see  fear expression in his face. The other men have same weird expression. Dwayne couldn't figure out why. "May I know where they live?" Dwayne asked politely. This time the other old man answering his question, "you can easily find their castle kid, it's in the top of the hill, you can see it from here... but if I were you I rather not trying..." again this old man like his friend not finishing his sentence. That old man take his  eye to look through the window, Dwayne following to see what that man look, from that window Dwayne can see the castle. Dwayne won't lie he's feeling not good about this, but there's no harm with trying, by look at the castle Dwayne sure he's gonna get a good money from that family, and money is everything he need right now.

That three old man was right, that family is searching for a photographer. The old butler take Dwayne to his Mrs. She looks nice, too thin but nice. She looks happy to see Dwayne knowing his a photographer, "I want you to take pictures of my daughters, I have five daughters. I hope you can work with them, they are not to easy to handle" Dwayne already imagine a little kid running around and screaming but look at the gold coins that madame hands to him Dwayne have no reason to say no.

Dwayne was surprised when he find out it wasn't kid at all, it's a girl, a teenager and a quiet one. She introduced herself with no smile at all. Dwayne later on taking pictures of the girls one by one and start learning their different personality. Dwayne knows much about zodiac and personality so here's how he pictured them one by one.



Saphirre


The butler told Dwayne that Saphirre is the rebel one in the family, she will not be pinned down by anyone or any rules no one can tell her no if she want something, that purple shoes is the living proof, her mother is almost crying asking her to take off the shoes, but as you can see it's failed. From short introduction Dwayne knows how Saphirre clever with words. She's a gemini for sure. 


Carnelian



 

 Dwayne starts to worry the minute Carnelian enter the room, she's so quiet and just like her sister she doesn't smile at all. As a Virgo she exists in the mind, everything is inside. To the world, she presents a calm and collected exterior but on the inside, nervous uncontrolled intensity in the mind, trying to figure things out, how to improve everything, analyzing and thinking. She can tire herself out without even moving! has a constant drive to improve and perfect, this can lead to extreme pickiness and finickiest. She is pure, her motives are honest and never malicious. 


Amethyst



Amethyst what can you say about amethyst, if her other sister is so quiet already the she is the most weird one. As a pisces as the sign of mysticism, mystery and the spiritual unknown. She lives in two worlds, the real world and the spiritual or mystical world where she interpret what she see into what she want. She do this to avoid all the realities of pain and suffering in the world. Her personality is hard to pin down, it is very mysterious and elusive.  She's molded by her surroundings, her incorporate her experiences and surroundings into themselves. She have extreme compassion and  feel the pain of others. If something is wrong in the world that affects her, it affects her deeply, she take it to heart and feel extreme feelings regarding the matter. When she is happy, she is extremely happy and when she is sad, she is extremely depressed.


Emerald



Finally a smile!  even a small one, but finally a smile! But the butler told Dwayne not to be fooled turn out Emerald is very complex, fragile, unpredictable and temperamental and need constant support and encouragement, more then all her sisters, She needs to be needed. Even when all needs are satisfied, she can be irritable and cranky. She have an uneasy, delicate temperament. She have contradictory nature of  gives her temperament the wild mood swings and possible temper tantrums. She is easily offended and will sulk and wallow in self pity for a long time if she get hurt. 


Lapis Lazuli



All Dwayne can say that Lazuli probably the most humane one, finally a conversation! Dwayne learned that Lazuli is not emotional or moody person, in fact she can be downright emotionally detached but she do get irritable when she got bored. Boredom is her fear and instead of facing it, she will up and leave in search of something more stimulating. She may not an emotional person but she is easily hurt by a careless selfish action, she will be blue but turn it around pretty quickly with her naturally sunny disposition. She don't dwell on hurt because it is a waste of their energy. Yes she's a sagitarius, it explain everything. 

She asked Dwayne who's next, and when Dwayne answered that it will be her oldest sister diamond, Dwayne swore he can see a smirk in her face, and she just say "good luck" and leave the room. 


Diamond





~All the dresses are from Z et S by Zico Halim and Sherry Kandou ~

Yes, diamonds are the hardest substance known on earth, and assigned a hardness of 10 on Mohs hardness scale. You can only cut diamond with diamond, and there only one diamond in this family, so that means, she's the queen in the house. Oh she is the queen! She strongly project her personalities onto others and very self-oriented, but underneath the strong, independent surface may lie insecurity. This is due to her intense drive to succeed  put too much pressure on herself, thus resulting in self-doubt however, the natural optimism and enthusiasm overtakes this and the underlying insecurity may never be known to others.

Dwayne is finish taking pictures all of them, and when she pack his bag. The butler stay beside Dwayne. Dwayne finally asked the butler how old all the girls are. The butler smile weirdly and answer "you'll be shock sir if you know how old they are" confused with not so clear answer Dwayne asked again "Diamond, the oldest , how old is she?" The butler still with weird smile answered "Miss Diamond is hundreds or more, just like her name sir, she last forever" Now Dwayne just want to get out of the place, he cannot stand the weird atmosphere he then asked a where the exit door to the butler, the butler gives a funny look to Dwayne, and said "yes, exit door sir, as if you can come out life of this house... "
 ~ to be continue 

Hahahaha do you want to know is Dwayne comes out that house alive or not? you really have to wait! 


So now I'm sure you all wondering, how amazing all those dresses that I wear right? yes you can call me the one of the luckiest kid on earth, I won't deny it. Those amazing dresses was made by my very own talented friend koko Zico Halim and his friend kak Sherry Kandou, they both collaborated to make this line called Z et S beautiful right? I was in love with every single of them! When I first met koko Zico I know for some reason he was a very talented person, I don't even know that he was designer at that time but somehow I can sense it, and its turn out that I'm right. Will tell more story about him  on my next post ( I'm gonna wear his accessories on my next post! yaay!) So back to the dresses, let me tell you these babies was everywhere from  runway on last Jakarta Fashion week and many fashion magazines and now me as I told you one of the luckiest kid on earth wearing it, hehehe. Well, of course I might not look as cool as those professional model who's wearing it, but not bad right?    Right! hehehe... So thank you Ko Zico and kak Sherry!

Gotta go now! see you on the next post ! hope you enjoy the story! *kisses!


- all the zodiac personality was taken from here