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This craziness of lip products started when I moved to Australia. One day, I was invited by my friend to visit a huge make-up clearance sale where they sold branded items with steep price drop. I managed to get few things that I liked with little money that I had at the time. I have already developed liking towards good quality local Indonesian lippie that my friends bought me for my birthday.…

This post is so long overdue. I went to New Zealand in 2018 with the whole family and was trying to write a post about it in 2020 but it stayed in the draft until 2024. I finally share my love for New Zealand now. The trip went for about 8 days and it was our first trip as a family unit again after I moved to Sydney. It was not a trip where we followed a rigid timed tour either as we arranged our…

Nails “Life is not perfect but your nails can be.” https://www.myglamm.com/glammstudio/nail-art-quotes-for-manicure-pedicure-enthusiast background. I grew up with a mother who loves polishing her nails. She always had this long almond shaped nails that she filed herself. Then she will coat it with various colors neatly. Never too flashy, but it always looks good because she took care of it so…

Melbourne, circa 2018. This thing called life―with sweat and thoughtfulnessas a novelist writes a novel,with sweat and perseverance,as a painter plies his brush,seated before the blank paper of the instant and the future,one creates a new portrait of oneself―it is a vigorous task to be engaged in.daisaku ikeda background. 2020 went by just like the wind, I didn’t even think that year existed,…

Prompt: What is the one question that you hate receiving? Explain. I have been struggling with self-esteem since elementary school when a schoolmate called me ‘Fat Pig’ for no reason. I did not remember to make any connection with this person and she was a bigger size girl too at the time. During this time, she influenced the whole class to avoid me and called me Fat Pig as well. This event has…

Me and UooUoo: The RCH150 Anniversary Art Trail

Hello again, everyone! Happy New Year 2021! We’ve made it past the tumultuous year of 2020, which is in itself calls for a celebration. I hope you guys are all healthy and safe, wherever you are. How was your holiday? Mine was pretty different from past years. Sure, the ‘new normal’ was ensued. But last Christmas, I have widened my social circle and got to spend it with new friends. Let’s stop…

Blair Waldorf from Gossip Girl

Hello again, peeps! We are here, on the tenth month of 2020, yet in another lockdown. In Victoria, pandemic situation has not settled yet and it was getting worse. The Government has issued a stage 4 lockdown across Victoria since 2nd of August for six weeks. It was extended for another two weeks before the curfew was lifted. It is Halloween season and yes, it has been a while since I posted…

In this post, I would like to share a beautiful story on diversity. During this global pandemic, we need to grasp the concept of ‘unity in diversity’ more than ever. For the first time, being apart from other people can actually save lives. How can we unite when social distancing is eagerly enforced? Everyone is different, and our approaches to address a situation will be different. However,…

Hello again! I know that it has been a while since I promised to put something up on the blog. I have been adjusting my life back to Australia since last February. I had too long of a holiday and kind of lost in adapting back to rugged life in Melbourne. In Indonesia, everything was done with the help of somebody else (e.g: going here and there or cleaning the house). I did not have to think too…

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Well, hello there everyone! How are you guys doing? It has been a long time since I last did some changes to the blog. It is now 2020, a new decade has begun. I suppose my last post was written four years ago, with little picture and less enticing writing. A LOT have happened to me since then and some of them are good, while others are challenging. I guess one significant change…

Five Fictions That Have Changed My Life

…and I think you guys should read them, too! I am a bookworm and very proud of the title, because being a bookworm means that you can absorb great knowledge and wisdom in short time instead by trying to experience it ourselves. We gain wisdom by reading other people’s misery, happiness, and life in general. This world is huge and with billions of people, come billions of different (sometimes…

Life Lessons from Adults

Sorry for the absence of posts during September and October 2016 because my laptop was broken down and nothing I can do to fix it so it’s been frustrating. Anyway, move on to better subject, 2017 is only a month away and I cannot wait to be someone completely new, better, and upgraded for the new year. 2016 was not a very kind year because there are a lot of separation ensued. Not only my…

Excuse (n.) : a reason or explanation put forward to defend or justify a fault or offense. Writing is like my therapy. It is cheap, because all you need is either a pen and a paper; if you are into traditional way; or writing for a blog, or using your Word Processor. For me, writing with paper and ink is the most effective one because I get to feel the emotion pouring down from the ink to the…

Inspired after Reading Sarah Andersen’s Adulthood is A Myth I got a new e-book by Sarah Andersen entitled ‘Adulthood is A Myth’ from my acquaintance and really hooked by it after the first glance. I’ve loved Sarah’s scribbles for quite some time now but I only read them separately in jpeg version. So I’m really excited to get the e-book. Sarah’s scribbles are very fresh in my memory because I can…

Can’t live with them, can’t live without them. Did I say I can’t live without making mistakes? Yes, you hear that right. I, personally, cannot live without making any mistakes. Everything that I am today is made from the series of mistakes along the way. Some were made accidentally, some were made very much consciously. Life is full of choices, and what is the consequences of the freedom to…