#whatisayabout

am not really good at baking.. my cooking skills are also in the dummy level.. but i have a good taste.. people mostly love what i make, mix or cook.. but basically i have my own definitions about my dream kitchen.. so one day if i own a house.. my kitchen would be like this... 

old, fancy, sweet, a lil' bit color here and there..

or this.. 

clean, bright, with soft turquoise color paints...

or this

simple, with sophisticated jar shelves.. 

or might be this.. 

earthy material, nature and a rusty look.. 

or the minimalist one..

 good for two!

or this.. :">

or this!

mother of God!!!

or this super white one..

all white, rusty.. old-fashioned

or a bit gloomy like this...

seriously, my definition is more like these pictures, no avant garde no luxury.. i have my own perception with luxury..

or could be this.. 

tomboyish yet awesome.. this kitchen is good for pasta!

or maybe like this.. 

a smart wine bottle shelf with a light brown floor.. and suspicious brick wall.. 

or a hot guy in the kitchen would be a good addition ;p

or maybe the last, *but surely i have a lot pictures of kitchen

well actually, i just need white interiors, a lil bit bright color like lime, light blue, turquoise and also a lil' bit like creme or shocking pink.. and a happy heart that ready to cook.. 

well this is my second or might be my 3rd wish lists in the past 3 years for my birthday.. usually my friends or my family taking this notes as a hint for my birthday gifts hahaha! the idea of making this list is actually just a plain wish list that the things i need to buy or have.. but it turns as a hint.. just like last year, i wrote that i need cycling helmet and voila, my brother sent me a cute cycling helmet as a birthday gift!

if i see the whole 2012, actually there are so much things that i have to grateful for.. i got a new job in jakarta, knowing new friends, having a new boyfriend (twice! even if the former relationship didn't work at all haha!) but still i'm happy!

actually, i am fully contented with what i have and what i've been through, i can't even think what i have to wish for, because i feel a lot of joy and happiness so i'm thinking that i have to give more to people, just do it and expect nothing for return.. but if there's anything i want to have, it will be:

1. camera. a pocket camera will be really fine! hahaha! it's Canon IXUS 125 HS (yes i know it's the expensive one! and i believe i won't get this for my birthday, this is obviously i will buy with my own money sih.. -_-)

2. mini brush kit from the body shop. i need this soooo bad, this one is affordable and the brushes are very veryyyy soft like a boyfriend lips stick to your cheeks.. haha!

3. okay this one is an easy one, i wanna have a baked Alaska birthday cake with a perfect flame! rainbow cake? ombre cake? c'mon! it's so last year! mine?? so last century! hahaha.. fyi, the name baked Alaska was coined by a chef-de-cuisine Charles Ranhofer at Delmonico's Restaurant in 1876. nice fact!

4. okay i'm in love with earrings lately.. how about retro camera studs by Accessorize? i found this really cute! but i can give you more references! check out on uk.accessorize.com haha!

5. notebook for 2013!! think about something edgy, classy and functional

6. apron and cooking appliances might apply! find it in informa/ace hardware! hahaha!

7. leather rucksack!

okay, right now i'm dating with an old soul, liberal minded and creative-person at the same time. to describe him in a fashion he will described by the stuffs i post here, okay i will start from accessories..

wallet: Mens Bifold Leather Wallet - Vintage Guitarist

he loves to play guitar, one of his 'bucket list' is buying guitar, just one simple purpose.. to play and sing for me hahaha! oh he has great and euphonic voice.. :) lucky me! okay, i chose this wallet because it might describe his old soul personality..

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bag: 14" Manhattan Camera Bag - Serengeti -Full Grain Leather - Large Padded Camera Insert Divider with Padded Bottom

one of his jobs is capturing good moments from events, he works in magazine, he needs to be anywhere to catch the pictures to put in the pages.. so i think this bag would be a good idea and stylish way to capture moments 

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bag: Light Brown Canvas Messenger & Laptop Bag 

he has active personality, he will need a messenger bag, a light one, the fabrics like canvas will accommodate him to feel loose with his carriage.. he often carries his mac in the bag, so this would fit with his simple casual style

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t-shirt: Gorilla T-shirt

he is easily sweating, he has to pack at least one or two t-shirt on his bag for change, and he knows why it has to be gorilla..

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journal book: Brown Leather Journal Blank Book/Diary/Notebook, Sketchbook

well, he has tight schedule and deadlines.. he might put some notes to find sometime to cheat an hour to have a dinner with me..  hmmm

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eyewear: Deadstock Sunglasses - Le Parc

purple, shades, and browline, what more you ask for?

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bath & body: Vetyver by L'occitane

his scents... simply earthy and represent himself... he has beard, think that this stuff will help him to stay clean and neat.

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pocket square: PAUL SMITH SHOES & ACCESSORIES - Mr Brown Printed Fine-Cotton Pocket Square

hahahah! i know about this, my man always brings pocket square everywhere.. there's a story why he keeps the pocket square. he was slimy boy when school time, morning sickness he got like everyday and especially when he got flu, it's getting worse. so her mom asked him to bring handkerchief to school.. now? he is not slimy boy anymore, i believe he can take care himself.. but still he brings it to wipe his sweaty face after riding his motorcycle. but with this Paul-Smith cotton pocket square, he'll look cooler and i bet he'll love it because there's purple accent on it!

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knitwear: Cashmere Sweater by Burberry Brit

i remembered when we had family dinner at one of suki restaurant in Jakarta, he was wearing a navy blue sweater that night.. and now wet season is coming, time to put some colors on his outfit!

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eyeglasses: OLIVER PEOPLES Diandra Rectangular-Frame Optical Glasses |

OLIVER PEOPLES Gregory Peck Acetate Optical Glasses

  both are cute!

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pants: Green Pants, Mexico Straight - Leg Cotton - Blend Corduroy Trousers by Etro

khaki chino pants? black or brown? n'ah! it's 2012, everything goes green! hahahahha

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shoes:

it seems comfy and manly, it has 2 purpose semi formal for dinner seminar and casual look at the same time!

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watch: Round Watch with Calfskin Band - Brooks Brothers

classy watches, supaya gak lupa waktu.

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shirts: LUMBER TARTAN SLUB COTTON SHIRT by hentsch man

i know that he always looks good in plaid or tartan shirt for his casual days.

hmm.. it's no longer a big news for me anymore. i had plan in April this year to get married in March 2013, venue, wedding dresses, souvenir, invitation designs and all that matters to wedding party or the marriage itself were almost ready.. but seems God has another plan for me, much better plan ahead.. started on mid October when i found things that i shouldn't see if you are committed and planned to get married with someone. someone was breaking my trust and things went really really bad at that time. 

and i had to reconsider my marriage, it was so hard to make decision whether i have to stick with the plan and irrationally get married with my damaged trust or shut the wedding bell and move on.. i never thought that this would happened to me... ever.. but then i had to face it and it was really tough situation.

luckily, i'm still blessed by bunch of best friends and also family who are ready, whatever happens, to lift you up and got your back. the important key to face this situation is keep calm and stay sane, find and stay with people who is prepared to give you a simple, logical reason why this things could happened to you...

if you are lucky enough, in that situation you need to have at least one person, who is ready to pick you up wherever you are just to avoid you to feel alone or lonely.. alone is okay actually, feel lonely is not cool..

and the next important thing that i could do is change my state of mind, never tired to ask yourself zillion times, what actually do i want in life? to be happy or shabby? i chose to be happy.. :)

i talked about this and discuss it to one of my friends, she's just right! she said that "when you married with a wrong man, then it would a lifetime hell" then i captured this line that could make me stay sane.. so i made some conclusion, it might be a year ahead people asking me about the wedding i planned, sounds like a year-hell to face that kind questions or situations.. but it's better than to have a lifetime hell because i marry the wrong guy and i have damaged trust..

i had some flashback, memories back to March 12th 2012, the first time i knew my ex, then i found that actually he's just my beinaheleidenschaftsgegenstand, (i knew this words when coincidentally watched HIMYM eps 8 on tv) it's German words for “the thing that is almost the thing that you want…but it’s not quite.” our relationship was just something that develops over time, but actually it won't go anywhere.. maybe just because we had no strong fundamentals at that time.

so, next time make sure you'll marry your lebenslangerschicksalsschatz, this is not something that develops over time, it's something that happens instantaneously. it courses through you like the water of a river after a storm, filling you and emptying you all at once... :)

there's always happy ending in every situation, well you should start believe it when you have rough times.. move on, find new activities or do what you love.. some say that if you are looking for the love of your life, stop. they will be waiting for you when you start doing things you love.

This one is about sugar consumption and diabetic, but mostly it was written in Bahasa

RT @SehatPlus: Diperkirakan thn 2030,diabetes meningkat jd 21,3 juta penduduk.Wow!Lebih baik dicegah yuk! #batasi140

WHO mencatat, jumlah penderita Diabetes Mellitus (DM) Indonesia menempati urutan ke-4 di dunia

Menurut depdag, konsumsi gula secara langsung: 14,19 kg/kapita/tahun 

Mdh2an tdk salah. Pd 2010 juml DM tipe 2 di Indonesia meningkat, mncpai 21.3jt org, 3xlipat dibanding 10thn lalu

Dan DM tipe 2 bahkan ditemukan juga pada remaja

Selain hrs mengurangi gula, kita jg hrs pintar pilih2 gula.. Gula memiliki dampak berbeda utk kshtan tubuh & organ pankreas

Gula merupakan karbohidrat yg diolah mjd gula darah dlm tubuh. Lalu pankreas m'hslkan insulin utk m'ubah gula darah mjd energi

Semakin tinggi IndeksLelahPankreas artinya smkn keras pankreas bekerja, smkn lelah organ tsb, hingga akhirnya dpt rusak

Gula yg beredar di pasaran di antaranya: gula pasir, gula batu, gula jagung dan gula merah/aren/jawa

Rata2 gula2 tsb diolah selama 3menit oleh tubuh utk diubah menjadi gula darah

Utk gula pasir, sekitar 140menit utk mengubah gula darah mjd energi, IndeksLelahPankreas (ILP) mencapai +5 utk 1/2-1 sdm gula

Cukup melelahkan bg pankreas yg scr normal hny mampu mengubah 1/2 sdm (5gr) gula pasir mjd energi tiap hari

Untuk gula batu, cukup 3menit utk mengubah gula darah mjd energi. ILPnya +0,0005, sekitar 10rb kali lbh rendah dr gula pasir

Pankreas normal mampu mengkonversi 6sdm gula batu (60gr) mjd energi tiap hari.

Untuk gula merah, butuh 3mnt mengubah gula darah mjd energi. ILPnya pun +0.000005. Lbh rendah 100rb kali dr gula pasir

Pankreas mampu mengkonversi 9 sdm (90gr) gula merah mjd energi setiap hari.

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this writings are taken from my twitter, enjoy!

Packaging does matter! Say no to styrofoam.. Bring your own lunch box or tumbler! :) #EcoTalk

If one million people reduced their trash by 10%, we'd keep 600,000tons of CO2 out of the atmosphere per year #EcoTalk

25 billion styrofoam cups are thrown away by Americans each year, how about in Indonesia? *still have no data for it* #EcoTalk

We are almost as addicted to styrofoam as we are to oil. It takes 3.2grams of fossil fuel to make a single styrfm coffee cup #EcoTalk

The challenge isn't just coffee cups and packing peanuts: we love overpackaging in all shapes & materials :( #EcoTalk

Remember your toy packaging? A dvd set, or a blister packed memory card? We love big boxes! It's time to say no to all that waste! #EcoTalk

The US makes some three million tons of it each year, the majority of which goes to the landfill.. :( #EcoTalk

How to fight overpackaging? 1) Leave the packaging at the store, unpack ur product right there at the store & hand all that pesky packaging to the manager. This sends a message to retailers to downsize their waste #EcoTalk

2) Recycle! While styrofoam is hard to recycle, most plastics are not. Making 1ton of recycled plastic saves 685 gallons of oil #EcoTalk

3) Bring your own spoon (or your silverware & napkins) so you won't need plastic forks/spoon&paper napkins wrapped in plastic #EcoTalk

4) Give positive feedback! Praise companies that have switched to smaller, biodegradable or recycled packaging :) #EcoTalk

5) You can use/choose paper sack if you FORGET to bring your own lunch box #EcoTalk

Companies that concern in minimal packaging are: Apple, Nokia, @TheBodyShopIndo, @nastack, @greenerationID, #EcoTalk  cc: @suzyhut

And for countries: Japanese with their furoshiki methods, Indonesia with banana leaves packaging for traditional foods #EcoTalk

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The Live Earth Global Warming Survival Handbook, by David De Rothschild, 2007

okay, it's time to post about my daily life.. it's been a while anyway.. lately, i'm too busy to focus in my woooooorkingg life (and also having fun) and i didn't spare my time for writing things.. since almost all the people over the world celebrated valentine's day on feb 14, so i wanted to share a bit about it.

actually i don't do valentine's day, it's not because i'm single, desperate or not excited about it. it is because i used to share love everyday and not only on feb 14.. and since valentine's day is on monday and we got a holiday on tuesday in indonesia, so me and my best friends set up a party in the night.. and it was a birthday party! it's Fery's - a friend of mine, my classmate in IELTS class - he was born on valentine's day.. so we wanted to celebrate his birthday with another crazy plan.. .

we set up some plans, these are the plans:

PLAN A : we wanted to have a night-picnic-birthday party in a downtown park. bring some foods and drinks, light some candles and laughing.. 

PLAN B : having a salon-birthday party in my salon room, everybody gets dressed and looks pretty.

PLAN C : errrr... actually, we don't have it

then the reality... 

PLAN A -> FAILED, because it was raining.. -__-"

PLAN B -> FAILED, because there was my uncle sleeping right next to salon room.. we knew that we won't be quiet.. haha!

so.. yeah the ideas never run out.. 

JENG JENG!!! 

the birthday party was in my room!! Fery was suprised about it!

and the best thing is we had it all on PLAN C.. 

the picnic and candles thingy, checked!

the dress up and be pretty, checked!

laughing and having fun, checked!

and we had a martabak birthday cake!! aahaha lovely!

here is the conceptors: 

ryan and melissa..

and of course we had blast!