Living only Happens when You Wake

You've forgotten we were strangeGuess somewhere we got coldNow every little bird is tameTheir wings are clipped in goldFear puts your heart on iceFor some other rainy dayYou'll only know that you're aliveWhen I melt the ice away

My life, my dreams, my everythingIs all yours, babeI'm willing to complete this act of faith'Cause living only happens when you wake

If you goIf you staySometimes better breaking baby, in the sunBefore it's goneIf you loveIf you feelIf you wonder how this heaven could be realThen let it run

Some might say ain't no sun without the rainLike I knew. I knew, yeahSome might say nothing given, nothing gainedI guess that's true, how 'bout you, babe?

'Cause I'd like, likeTo be somebody whoYou take a chance onI would take a chance on youEverydayLike, like to be somebody whoYou take a chance onI would take a chance on youEveryday

I got my summer sunI'll take my love and runI've got you babe

Oh, yeah'Cause I need somebody's loveAnd half is not enoughTo make me stayI've got you babeIf you go

Sophie Ellis Bextor - [Trip The Light Fantastic] - If You Go

I heart

Elle Fanning in Making Faces

Blackbook Mag

Flower blossom Audrey Hepburn Complex

Balenciaga evening gown, illustration by Bernard Blossac.

Nina Garcia

Semenit di kantor Polisi

ATM SAYA HILANG! Grrrrrr.. ATM tersebut hilangnya di Central Park sekitar minggu lalu. Pertolongan pertama pada kasus kehilangan ATM adalah memblokir tabungan dan melapor kehilangan barang di kantor polisi. Oleh karena itu, pergilah saya siang ini ke kantor polisi. Begitu datang, saya langsung datang ke bagian "Pelayanan Masyarakat". Saya disambut oleh bapak polisi yang ramah sekali. Beliau menanyakan maksud kedatangan dan menunjukkan ruangan tempat pelaporan barang hilang. Saya mesti menunggu antrian. Selama menunggu, bapak polisi yang ramah itu mengajak saya mengobrol santai. Seneng deh bisa ketemu polisi yang ramah begini ;) jarang-jarang loh! Biasanya khan ketemu polisi kalo lagi ditilang aja. hehehehe.. udah gitu polisi yang pada nilang biasanya ekspresinya ganas.

Begitu masuk ke ruang "Pelayanan Masyarakat", saya disambut ramah oleh polisi lain lagi yang bertugas membuatkan surat kehilangan. Beliau dengan ramah menanyakan benda yang hilang dan meminjam KTP untuk dicatatkan identitasnya. Betzeeeettt! dalam waktu 5 menit saja surat hilang saya sudah jadi dan siap dibawa ke Bank yang bersangkutan.

Haaaaaah senangnya punya pengalaman menyenangkan bertemu bapak-bapak polisi yang ramah, baik, dan membantu. Ini baru polisi yang melayani dan mengayomi masyarakatnya! *jempolan* Terima kasih Om Polisi! Saya merasa sangat terbantu ;)

Revlon Touch & Glow Face Powder in Cream Beige. Revlon Eye Liner in Black.

Viva Eyebrow Pencil in Black. Revlon Colorburst in Carnation.

Ruby Owl Earings ;)

Unbranded Pink Top. Levi's Jeans. Guess Studded Bag

SOTR: Sahur Of The Ring

Sahur On The Road. Niat awalnya adalah beramal pake uang jajan seada-adanya. Nah pas lagi ada ni momennya, bulan Ramadhan, SEKALIAN deh keliling kota pagi-pagi buta bersama teman-teman sepergilaan bagi-bagi nasi bungkus untuk sahur mereka yang membutuhkan. Target pembagian nasi bungkus rencananya adalah petugas kebersihan (tukang sapu jalan) yang bertugas dini hari atau mereka yang bener-bener ga berdaya, misalnya mereka yang tinggal di dalem gerobak atau stasiun. Persiapannya cuma diskusi yang dilakukan di bbm group. Nasi bungkus, minuman, rute, dan transportasi semua diomongin di sini. Persiapan kami matang.

Pas hari H, Jumat jam 12 menjelang Sabtu subuh, kami yang berangkat dari berbagai tempat ini, janjian di McD Deha sekitar jam 12. Karena ga mau ribet konvoy-konvoyan, maka kami mengusahakan untuk hanya berkendara dengan 1 mobil saja. Alhasil, kami yang bertujuh ini, uyek-uyekan macam keripik peyek di dalem satu mobil Nissan Livina milik salah satu dari kami. Beraaangkatlaaaah! TERNYATA di jalanan buanyaaaaaaak buangeeeet yang pada SOTR-an dan itu pada konvoy-konvoyan. Herannya.. konvoy SOTR ini lebih mirip kaya kampanye parpol. Mereka pada pake bendera, bunyi-bunyian klakson, dan lampu-lampu disko. Gilanya lagi, mereka konvoynya SEENAK UDEL dan cenderung URAKAN! Mobil-mobil modif yang pada konvoy ini jalannya pelan-pelan menuhin jalanan, pada buka kaca, sambil ngerokok. Belum lagi motor-motor yang jalannya berseliweran, sok jagoan, nguasain jalan sampe orang lain susah lewatnya. GEYOOOL (gaul) deh pokoknya. Maaauuuunyaaaa apaaaa??!! Malesin banget!

Sepanjang jalan menuju rute yang telah disepakati yaitu emperan Tanah Abang dan daerah Stasiun Cikini, ternyata banyak juga "target pembagian nasi bungkus" yang udah pada baris rapi berjejeran di sepinggiran jalan. Mereka udah siap banget ni nerima pembagian sahur dari parade SOTR konvoy geyol yang tadi sebelumnya saya ceritain. Saya ga sedikit pun deh tergerak untuk membagikan nasi bungkus pada orang-orang ini. Simpel karena saya bersikap negatif terhadap mereka yang bermental pengemis.

Tahun lalu di Stasiun Cikini kami menemukan banyak tunawisma yang rata-rata manula yang memang tidak berdaya. Ya ga tau sih mereka puasa atau engga, tapi saya masih lebih rela aja ngasih makan mereka yang bener-bener membutuhkan, bukan sekedar yang sehat walafiat, yang emang niatnya sengaja baris di pinggir jalan untuk dapet sahur gratis. Saya lebih rela deh ngasih petugas kebersihan yang memang ada effort, kerja keras menjalani kewajiban di pagi buta demi mencari sesuap nasi. Ternyata, di tahun ini tunawisma penghuni Stasiun Cikini udah ga ada. Akhirnya kami bagiin nasi bungkusnya habis di sepanjang jalan Dr. Satrio. Di sepanjang jalan ini kami banyak bertemu keluarga yang tinggal di dalem gerobak (sedih banget ngeliatnya). Ada salah satu keluarga; ayah, ibu, dan tiga anak yang pas kami datang lagi tidur pules-pulesnya. Pas dibangunin untuk dikasih nasi bungkus, mereka seneng banget dan mengucap syukur. Mereka ini yang saya maksud dengan "yang paling pantas" menerima nasi bungkus. Pelajaran dari SOTR ini.. kita ga bisa milih-milih juga sih siapa yang berhak menerima amal kita, cuma akan lebih baik aja kalo target amal kita itu tepat sasaran. ;)

Carla Bruni

Carla Gilberta Bruni Tedeschi

Someone told me

I’m told that our lives aren’t worth much,
They pass like an instant, like wilting roses.
I’m told that time slipping by is a bastard
Making its coat of our sorrows.
Yet someone told me

That you still loved me
Someone told me…
That you still loved me.
Well ? Could that be possible?

I’m told that fate makes fun of us,
That it gives us nothing and promises everything,
When happiness seems to be within our reach,
We reach out and find ourselves like fools.
Yet someone told me

That you still loved me
Someone told me…
That you still loved me.
Well ? Could that be possible?

Well ? Could that be possible?

So who said that you still loved me?
I don’t remember any more, it was late at night,
I can still hear the voice, but I can no longer see the face,
“He loves you, it’s secret, don’t tell him I told you.”
You see, someone told me

That you still loved me
Did someone really tell me?
That you still loved me
Well, could that be possible?

Cerita si Ajani tambah usia

Happy birthday mbak Dini sayang..

Wish you all the best things the world could offer.

With each year i'll love you more.

Remember that your best years are still ahead of you,

I'll be there for every up down and in between.

Too much love for you, Pute

Ceritanya sih udah basi yaa. Secara perhelatannya udah lewat hampir lebih dari seminggu yang lalu. Cuma mau pamer gambar poster aja. Minggu kemarin, sahabat kweciiil saya, si Dini Ajani, berulang tahun ke-25. Ini anak biasanya jadi otak party planner temen-temennya. Nah kali ini, giliran dia yang berulang tahun, sibuklah para teman terkasihnya menyiapkan sesuatu yang sesuatu banget untuk hari ulang tahunnya. Apa ya? Apa ya? Akhirnya kami memutuskan untuk membuatkannya sebuah poster berupa standing banner yang berisi ucapan selamat ulang tahun dan foto-foto (pastinya) kami. Senaaangnya melihat ekspresi bahagianya si Ajani pas melihat kami datang membawa poster ini, diiringi nyanyian Selamat Ulang Tahun yang dinyanyikan dengan suara oposisi *off key*.

Beginilah (potongan) posternya..

Bagus yaa! *bangga*

Selamat menunaikan ibadah puasa 2011

Hair products

Now i'm gonna try writing an amateur review about hair products i've been using in lately. The main reason i cut my hair short way back was simply because my hair wass getting dry after i curled- waved and colored my hair at the same period of time *Blame the Thesis for making my life so boring* Realizing the fact that it was about time to tame the beast, i asked my stylist to trim my hair. My lovely stylist, Tante Mona, was so very understanding and yet brilliant, she showed me some hair cut models that suit my face shape and gave the idea to make a major make over to the hair. I agreed to have a hair cut like Jessica Simpson (as you can see in my previous post). Voila! in about a half hour i got the look of Jessica Simpson's hair cut. Weeks later, i found that my hair was STILL in a very bad condition. Been searching- trying many great hair products since then.

Till one day, L'oreal newest hair products were advertised in TV. L'oreal hair products recommended by many stylists, beauty magazines and Internet sites (trust me i've read all the reviews) and yess saya memang kemakan iklan. Went to the drugstore, i found it difficult to decide what product of L'oreal i would use, then i ended up buying these..

1. L'Oreal - Elseve Nutri-Gloss shampoo

What it claims: After Using Nutri Gloss Shampoo and Conditioner: Your hair becomes stronger, more dynamic and shines brilliantly with targeted nourishment that helps prevent split ends.

My experience: Amazing results! This is by far the best drugstore shampoo i've tried. It makes my hair look less dull, makes my scalp stay fresh for more than a day (fyi, i live in a tropical country, PADANG GURUN, which has very humid condition at times), makes my hair smooth, and has its shine back. WHOOP! WHOOP!

2. L'Oreal - Elseve Total repair shampoo

What it claims: Expert Care for Damaged Hair.Formulated with CEMENT-CERAMIDE to fight five signs of hair damage:

1. Hair fall

2. Dull hair

3. Dry Hair

4. Rough Hair

5. Split Ends

My experience: I counted on this more than the Nutri-Gloss one, but i guess i was wrong. It doesn't work on me like i what i thought before. I don't think it revitalised or restored any moisture to my hair.

3. Proteline Emulsion (by L'oreal also)

Proteline Emulsion restores vitality to dry and sensitized hair. Its protein rich formula acts on the parts of the hair where it is needed most.
How to use :
- Appy Proteline onto shampooed and towel dried hair.
- Work the cream generously through the hair.
- Comb through and leave for 2 to 3 minutes
- If the hair needs deeper treatment, put under steamer and leave for 20 minutes.
- Emulsify and rinse thoroughly.

My experience: Smooth and shine baby! Smooth and shine!

now i miss my long blackest black healthy hair

Apa kabarnya si Sophie Ellis Bextor?

I am nowhere but here

Another day break and we face the sun

You are everything to me

And i am overcome, i can taste it now

I know we have become single minded

And have i told you, how i want to breathe you in

You're so far beneath my skin, darling i'd be...

Nowhere without you

You're the only one i have ever loved

I'd be nowhere without you

You're the only one i can really trust

Let my loving surround you

You are safe inside, this is paradise

I'd be nowhere without you

And i want to be beside you always

Heaven help me, oh how i pray you stay

I would die without your love

And i am stunned today, so far fallen now

Another choice is made, i want you forever

I couldn't bear it if we had never felt the same

Could I have ever found my way

And have i told you, how i want to breathe you in

You're so far beneath my skin

- Nowhere without you by Sophie Ellis Bextor

The Heart of the Matter

And i thought of all the bad luck,
And all the struggles we went through
How i lost me and you lost you
What are these voices outside love's open door
Make us throw off our contentment
And beg for something more?

But i miss you sometimes
The more i know, the less i understand
All the things i thought I knew, i'm learning them again
I've been tryin' to get down to the Heart of the Matter
But my will gets weak
And my thoughts seem to scatter

The more i know, the less i understand
And all the things i thought i figured out, i have to learn again

-The Heart of the matter by India Arie

Mysticism

The whole world had become almost like a living person, and it felt as if that person were Sophie herself. The world is me, she thought. The great big universe that she had often felt to be unfathomable and terrifying-was her own "I". Now, too, the universe was enormous and majestic, but now it was herself who was so big.

Could she really believe that everything was one divine "I"? Could she believe that she carried within her a soul that was a 'spark from the fire?' If it was true, then she was trully a divine creature.

-Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder

Glams

We heart it

Kebaya Recap

Everytime i got a wedding invitation from a friend or relative that required me to wear kebaya, i felt excited and confused at once. Especially when i got the honor to be the bridesmaid and got the kebaya fabric. Excited cos i would look perfectly beautiful in kebaya and confused about the model. Whenever this thing happens, i rely on google to find the various kebaya model.

Kebaya by Anne Avantie found in Google

Avantie known as one of the best kebaya designers in Indonesia.

She's a very talented woman.

Besides finding the model, the hardest part of all is to find the kebaya tailor that is good at sewing it and making it fits and comfortable to wear. Thank God i finally found this ibu MILKA who resides in Plaza Aldiron. You can ask me her phone number, i'll send you by email ;) She's the best at it, never failed to amuse me with her works. She's smart also, once i went there bringing her my Paris kebaya fabric and pattern, telling her exactly what i wanted to be, she translated it into the drawings, and voila! in about three weeks, with two times of fitting, i got my kebaya perfectly sewed with the most comfortable bustier someone ever made for me.

Here it is.. Kebaya made by Ibu Milka

Biaya jasa menjahit di ibu Milka:

Kebaya Rp 150.000

Bustier Rp 150.000

Saya sangat puas dengan Kebaya yang jatohnya pas dan bagus di badan saya.

Menurut saya sih ya murah banget-bangetan

Ini adalah kebaya panik! Saya dapet bahannya dadakan H-10 . Semua penjahit fully booked dan menolak menjahitkan bahan saya karena waktunya terlalu sempit. Akhirnya, di dekat rumah ada penjahit yang lumayan bisa menjahit kebaya. Modelnya sengaja dibuat sederhana saja. Asal jadi saja. Asal saya bisa datang, menjadi bridesmaid di kawinan sahabat saya tercinta. ;)

This kebaya i wore was the same kebaya that my mom wore at her -siraman- wedding day

This kebaya i wore was the same kebaya that i wore at my graduation day "Wisuda"