No Remix Blog

Last One

2010-05-14T19:40:00.004-04:00

So. This is it! end of a chapter (or era if you will). I'm ending this blog as I'm gonna relocate my blog to other site. Check my new blog right here! I've been working on the blog for some time, on and off, and I decided to move over there for good, for good reasons: first, tumblr has better features and visuals and second, i'm tired of spam comments. I also have some major things happening to me in coming future.

I'm done with Boston for good (graduating tomorrow morning! :D) and going to transfer West Coast - not gonna give more details, sorry! haha. But it's gonna be so nerve-racking. After living for 2 years in east coast, I have to move out there and adapt myself to the new environment. Nervous! but excited.

I'm also coming back home soon, which I'm really looking forward to. I sense that this is prolly my last summer break in Indo, cause I'm planning to take some classes next summer. I'm transferring to West coast for now but I wanna find a way to be enrolled in NY fashion schools, which is my first initial plan and still does.

So that's it I guess. It's been a very awesome to blog here, if only there's no spam, life would be easier. lol. FYI, this post is coincidental to this blog's 200th post. So, I think that's a good solid number of posts. So, that's it peeps! i'm ouit! -Thank You And Goodnight!

Decision, Decision

2010-05-07T18:07:00.003-04:00

Ok..
Be ready for changes: I'm graduating soon! and now working on transfers! I think it'd be clear at the end of this month, still working on it, but I'm gonna make it official soon.

And also, I've decided to move from blogspot to tumblr. I found that I got some kind of spams that keep on coming which bothers me a lot. So I'm gonna start blogging via tumblr starting June! and coincidentally it marks my exact 3rd year anniversary blogging in here! Wow. I'm not gonna delete it or whatever, but I'm not gonna continue blogging on blogspot.

So, it's been exciting for the last couple of years and can't wait to restart fresh!

Roadblocks

2010-04-25T04:28:00.004-04:00

It's been 2 weeks since the show and I've been slacking all weeks. Yes, as much as I want to deny it, I have to admit that I don't feel like doing anything and it's been going downhill ever since - and, No! this post is not about being pessimistic or anything, but it's more like self-reflection, kind of my own wake up call, courtesy me.

So yeah, there's couple major things that I should really work hard on: school transfers (graduating in May), and one project for art class (which I'd love to drop, because (1) it's not mandatory initially, (2) it's just an addition to my credits, in order to graduate). So basically I've been slacking big time.

Plus, I got allergy that really bothering me (swollen eye, teary-red and itchy eye) and make me feels tired all day all night (I feel tired all the time prior to this already). So allergy just made it even worse. But there's this one worst allergy for me ever! Fears of reality. Yes, I gotta admit sometimes it's hard for me to get reality check, since I'm always avoiding it. But I don't know, I feel like I always postpone things, just for my own "sake" - I kept convince my self to do it tomorrow or later, which always ended up never get done.

It is scary situation for me - being a failure, but I always let it happen. I'm scared but gotta face this. God please help!

The Power Of Madonna

2010-04-22T03:46:00.011-04:00

So, after I watched last night's 'Glee' episode that dedicated to all things Madonna, I feel like I also want to weigh in (pretty much like everybody else in US right now).

The verdict: it's super brilliant! - I know I might sounds exagerating, but I feel like the episode lived up to the hype, that's been build up months prior the airing (13.5 million viewers can't go wrong). I love the fact there's moral in the episode, as well as beautifully made cover of Madonna number - and to be quite honest, some of the numbers are even better that the original Madonna's. I honestly never been so happy with 'Glee' songs since "Don't Stop Believin'"

So yeah, people basically been waiting for the musical numbers of Madonna songs and I think they deserves individual reviews.

"Express Yourself"
Love the outfits on the girls, the coreography was cool too, it's fun to see the Glee kids getting a little bit dirty and sexy and somehow they look grown up too. And on the personal note, I somehow can't take my eyes off Quinn. She's hot, that woman.

"Borderline/Open Your Heart"
The mash up number from Rachell and Finn is super catchy - beautifully mashed and sung too. I love the scene when they walked through the hallway with wind machine and in the background there's various girls with Madonna looks walking around, which I think its a fun little detail that made the number memorable.

"Like A Virgin"
This number is so memorable to me because the brilliant editing, coregraphed sexy bedroom moves (not that kind though) and the variety of the singers. In this one we see our Glee kids and Mr. Schue about doing the nasty to the song and for the first time we hear Santana sings and girl can sing. Though 'Virgin' is not my favorite Madonna song, I really love this rendition.

"Vogue"
The ultimate reason why I wanna see the episode! - Sue Sylvester doing the Vogue video. This number is literally copy every single thing from the original video and it's dead on! I also love Kurt and Mercedes in it. The surprising thing out of this, is the fact that Sue can sing! And she didn't suck at all. She got me at 'Vogue'.

"4 Minutes"
I personally went crazy (in a very positive way) once the original song was released because it sounds amazing, danceable and it also another reincarnation of Madonna that I always looking forward to. But I have to admit this Kurt-Mercedes duet is a killer and combined with the marching band beats, this one is even better from the original one. Besides, in the scene, Mercedes rocked the Cheerios outfit! And so does Kurt. Fun!

"What It Feels Like For A Girl"
This is a case of a good irony: the song was originally sung by woman and it's about telling how hard being a girl and then in the episode this song was sung by the guys - and it sounds better. I've never really listened to the original song until that episode and it's my favorite song to sing for the last couple of days. Glee made it better.

"Like A Prayer"
The grand finale number for the episode and it's grand. I love the song since couple years ago and I think I prefer the original more than Glee version, although Mercedes gave it a very soulful touch that always sounds nice. Overall, a great choice for closing number.

So there you go, my reviews of the scenes and musical aspect of the episode. I been watched it 3 times sinceit aired yesterday and can't get over it! You guys have to download the songs cause all of em sounds awesome. Madonna works wonder.

Dark Romance, Sweet Victory

2010-04-14T23:15:00.010-04:00

So it's been a while since I post my entry about my life.. and for the first time ever, I think I can take a breather. Yes, last Saturday was the Fashion Show and it went pretty well, I guess. I'm so happy with the outcome and I'm happy that I made it to the show. I finally can reveal what the collection looks like and can't wait to share with all my friends and family.

I've been working on this collection since June 2009, I've been sketching throughout my summer holiday last year - and basically in my head there's this image of classic, sensual lacy dress (black) - the inspiration came from Italian style (think Dolce & Gabbana + vintage YSL). So basically I came up with three sketches of a top and a skirt, a set of top & harem pants and a wedding gown (I put em on my facebook, if you interested). So anyway, It grew from a collection of 3 into a collection of 7 pieces (which 3 of 'em involving knit materials and 1 jacket). The collection was pretty dark overall, very somber. I was in the mood for fall - this is my idea of fall: dark, cold and sensual (somehow). I also ended up directing the rest of the collection towards edgier side, which I like (I drew a lot of inspiration from McQueen, Alexander Wang & of course, Ghesquiere).

Now, the working hours. It was insane, I spent so much time outside classes (I believe it could be 30 hrs a week, includes weekends too) and the most memorable, to me, was from Thursday night until Saturday morning, April 10, the day of the show. So I went to the lab at 5.30 PM and stayed there and working non stop until the next Saturday morning at 4.30 AM. It was exhausting and I never had so many espresso in my life ever (thanks to Bianca & Juliet, :D), and I only managed to took a nap for only an hour! it was so sad but I listened to Nadya and it kinda helped me a bit. (Not to mention ciggy break, which super unhealthy but helped to take the edge off). It was exhausting but hanging around with friends made the tiredness went away.

The most stressful part was of course the fashion show it self. 5 hours before the show (the show is 1 PM), I was still putting the spikes onto the leotard (It fits my model perfectly, so hard work paid off) and I was a nervous wreck, so tired - super dizzy. Fast forward to the shows: Scene after scene was on and all of them looked awesome - but once they presented scene 6, I started to became nervous, and at backstage, nervous is an understatement. I was so nervous, as I dressed this one girl, I have to sew in some 'flaws' on the dress, so basically I sewn in the dress while the model was wearing it. Everything was blurry at that point and I also rushed into the backstage at the side, and waiting behind the curtain until I walked with my bride (Karrisa who did a great job) and took a final bow. Adrenaline rush! take a look! (btw, I took photos from other people uploads onto Facebook, since I couldn't get a chance to take any wonk wonk)

Overall, I'm so happy with the show, although it's not as exciting as last year to be honest, but for me it's the best so far - these are the garments I most proud of. The whole thing working on the garments for 48 hrs non stop, not sleeping was exhausting and almost making me having a nervous breakdown, but It was so much fun and I'd do it again. Knowing this show is my final show for Fisher, I'm getting a little bit nostalgic and absolutely gonna miss my friends, it's crazy cause it's like I signed up for another 7 sisters! lol. I'm also happy with my models, they're the best (I personally think so) and they're so reliable and accommodating as well, so I'm happy! Glad I made it through, and now I'm ready to share it with the world.

Xtina 4.0

2010-03-25T16:05:00.004-04:00

It's Official!!

(New York – NY– March 25th, 2010) - With 30 million albums sold worldwide and the prestigious honor of being the only artist under the age of 30 included in Rolling Stone Magazine’s list of the 100 greatest singers of all time, 5 time Grammy Award winner Christina Aguilera has already achieved an unprecedented level of success. Aguilera’s been hard at work in the studio for the past year and is pleased to announce the release of her highly anticipated 4th studio album Bionic (RCA Records) on June 8th, 2010. The first single from Bionic is the fiercely energetic anthem “Not Myself Tonight”, produced by Polow Da Don. The song will premiere on ChristinaAguilera.com at 6pm EDT on 3/30, impacts radio on 4/5 and will be available on iTunes on 4/13.

Bionic features songs co-written by Aguilera along with her much buzzed about collaborations including Sia, Tricky Stewart, Polow Da Don, Le Tigre, Hill & Switch, and Ladytron among others. Aguilera notes, “Working on this album with so many talented artists and producers that I admire was really an amazing experience. The artists I chose to work with added so many unique sonic layers to Bionic. My intention was to step into their world and what they do combined with my own vision and sound. The results were magic.” The album also features a ballad produced and written by Linda Perry titled “Lift Me Up”. The title Bionic reflects Aguilera’s ability to take her range to new levels and use her voice in various ways never heard before.

Aguilera describes the album as a unique mix of many genres and styles of music, “I was able to explore and create a fresh, sexy feel using both electronic and organic elements with subject matter ranging from playful to introspective. I am so excited for my fans to hear the new sound. It is something I don’t think anyone will expect.”

In addition to completing the album which was all recorded from her home studio after the birth of her first son, Christina also completed production on her first film, “Burlesque.” The film, which co-stars Cher, Stanley Tucci, and Kristen Bell will be released by ScreenGems this fall.

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Goodness! Finally, the wait is over! I can't wait to listen the new single, the good thing is the release of the album is 6 days away from my birthday. I can't wait!

MIXER April '10: Black Eyed Peas

2010-03-25T01:29:00.003-04:00

I have a story behind this cover: 1, I was thinking that Black Eyed Peas is really the greatest group today and I really want a make a cover for them. 2, The day I'm working on the cover, was the day before the actual BEP concert! (check out my post about BEP earlier this month). BEP rule the world!

Spring Awakening

2010-03-11T23:15:00.003-05:00

Spring officially has come! The weather is nice, no more snows! and that's, for me, a bliss!

So basically I haven't really update anything here (beside the new banner), all because I've been so busy working on the collection that would be presented next month! April 10th! I'm a nervous wreck! - I still have like 4 garments to be finished, let alone some garments that need alterations. Excited but nervous. I'll keep it posted regularly. But I'm really happy that I have such a wonderful class mates that I couldn't wish for more, and great models too! I love it.

Though I'm done with the last class, I'm still need to work on some garments for the rest of the week. I literally have to cancel any personal leisure (except internet and sleep), cuz the garments are taking my time like bitches.

Oh, as for spring break, I'm heading to Orlando for couple days. Universal Studios baby! teehee. It's been my dream to go there and I'm super excited! Can't wait to share with u guys. Happy Spring Break!

The Energy Never Dies

2010-02-27T02:40:00.006-05:00

I actually I almost forgot that I have a concert to attend, a Black Eyed Peas concert. It was so much fun! It's kinda weird though, the day before the concert, I was working on BEP upcoming MIXER cover for April, and then my brother came in to the room and said "don't forget, BEP tomorrow night". I'm like.. spaced out. Anyway, LMFAO and Ludacris opened the shows which was alot of energy, but the guys from LMFAO really got in touch with the younger generations while Luda is more like veteran, that's just what I thought anyway.

The main show is, of course, the Black Eyed Peas and they really know how to work the crowds. People went wild! My favorite set was 'Rock Your Body' (my personal favorite), 'Imma Be' and Will.i.Am's DJ Setlist. As much as I wanted to say I love the encore, I kinda felt like the beats not really 'awesome' during 'Boom Boom Pow' and 'I Gotta Feeling' - but regardless it was the icing on the cake.

The guys from BEP are sooo much fun and energetic, this is my first time I saw someone famous up close (i'm such a dork, can't help it) and at one point I innocently started blew a kiss to Fergie - and she saw me and kinda waved back, thank God though, otherwise it'd be super awkward and creepy.

Glad that I didn't miss this show!

MIXER March '10: Shakira

2010-02-25T14:03:00.006-05:00

Shakira, Shakira, Shakira. She never disappoints! her songs always catchy and I love this newest reincarnation of hers. I think she has the beauty, the talent and the brain and that makes her the perfect popstar.

Got Good Hair To Begin With

2010-02-22T01:03:00.002-05:00

I got my haircut on Friday night and I felt really good ever since. I felt some of my problems are taken off of my head a bit. Also, I kinda have been busy working on some garments. Still wedding dress, still a knit wear.

It's scary sometimes how one-note I am, because I'm kinda stuck with the systematic work of making a pattern, and then construct a garment, etc. I can't really elaborate if I get into troubles and so on. I am still hoping have some tricks left to get out of this. I already think about the accessories for upcoming shoe: custom detail shoes and lace gloves. I'm freaking out

Love In The Lunar

2010-02-14T03:18:00.003-05:00

February Already

2010-02-10T18:37:00.003-05:00

It's been a while & I'm kinda slowing down on the internet updates. I haven't really update on anything - facebook, blog, wtv - but just madly checking on gossip blogs, musics and so on. I also got new iPhone (I'm an Apple freak) and new provider too, 'coz I'm done with T-Mobile - over it.

O yeah, it's snowing outside and it comes with a stormy winds. We already knew this so, naturally, there's class cancelations happening - which is kinda gave me mixed feeling. First I need the class time, just to talk about the materials and progress with my prof regarding the collections, designs and stuffs, second, I love the fact that I got more sleeping time. Yesterday I was super worn out and hungry; I got home at 11 PM.. then went to ate like whatever in front of me, and then went bed at 12.10 AM. I'm a night owl, so sleeping before 2 AM is considered very early to me.

I couldn't help my frequent bitching moment, but, I'm like get over this winter and ready for some sunlight. I mean, the cold is too much.. It affects my nose, my skin, there's nothing good came out from winter except hot winter fashion. And speaking of fashion, another Fisher fashion show is coming up this April! and I'm presenting a collection!! it's so excited because I believe it's the first time ever our school presenting collections by its designer - not segmented. I wish us designers would be able to at least have our creative control on the look of the collections, the songs, models and the make up and so far, only the presentation part (As a collection) that was approved. But I keep my fingers crossed.

I'm in the middle finishing my wedding gown and I'm nervous - so I blog about it while listening to Alexander Wang S/S 2010 runway soundtrack ('Pon de Floor' by Major Lazer. It's my jam now). I love listening to music and since Spring is just around the corner, I listened to more dance records with cool beats! (Gaga, Madonna etc.) I think it's just happen to me, I have my seasonal favorites.. Sometimes I listen to all jazz all month, and then 2 months later, I'm hooked with more urban songs and so on. How bout you guys?

Anyway, I'm excited for this year! and I don't know what will happen next, but I hope it better be good!

Frozen Treats

2010-01-31T02:19:00.005-05:00

Ah! another bitter cold day, I absolutely hate it. it's around 15F (around -8/-9C) today and I decided to go out to Newbury, took my laptop to the Apple store, for service. The day before however was even colder, but I needed to go out for a while. Later tonight we went to see The Book of Eli (not a 'wow' movie) & Tooth Fairy (a totally family movie), and the night was pretty great. I absolutely have nothing special today, except! I got a reply tweet from Anggun! yes Anggun the singer!

I'm kinda happy for the turn-out. I'm happy that she replied me, but moreover, she is as humble as she is in interviews on TV, magazine etc. She's my only favorite Indonesian singer and I kind of appreciate the Indonesian-ess of her: long dark hair, exotic tanned skin and the politeness of an Indonesian woman.

So anyway, I'm packed with snacks, drinks and comfy bed - it's time for spending some me time.

We're The Night People

2010-01-27T15:55:00.003-05:00

Midnight, I really like the sound of that. I also love staying up late. Before I started my classes this January, I had this crazy nocturnal life: sleeping during the day, and awake at night. It's been crazy, but I kinda like that sensation. I love the quietness of midnight and I like that, it calms me down.. also I feel like I can do (literally) what ever I want. It could be lonely at times.. but for once you can have the world just for yourself

What about you guys?

Restart

2010-01-19T06:32:00.004-05:00

I really have to take this time to talk about my last semester. Yes, last fall wasn't my most brilliant time ever, I got failures from classes and have personal problems. I believe those things happened because of I got stress and I don't discipline myself. I admit that I'm not particularly great on that department and I feel the result now: stress, weigh gain, failures and so on.

I have to be honest, I'm mad at myself and the world for some reason, which now I think it's ridiculous. I need to be motivated and mostly, disciplined. I need to restart my life.

And then, I saw this article at Yahoo! about tips to lowering your stress level and stuff.. (20 Tips) and it includes like making list, exercise, making your bed, wake up earlier or sleep earlier and so on. I thought that's mostly things that I NEED to do and because of lack of discipline, I haven't done those things in a while. But I agree in that article; saying those little things like that can make you a little happier in life.

I really can't wait to change my lifestyle, but I don't do it as a resolution of a certain year, because I need this to happen throughout the rest of my life. I can wait to restart my life.

MIXER February '10: Sam Worthington

2010-01-16T03:40:00.004-05:00

After I watched both 'Terminator Salvation' and 'Avatar', I believe Sam Worthington will own 2010. With 'Clash of The Titans' coming this summer, this year's gonna be a full action-packed year! a whole year worth of Sam that is

Dark Little Secret

2010-01-14T07:38:00.004-05:00

Buckle up, it's my 'Emo' moment.

I always thought of myself as a single fighter, means that I always by myself, facing anything. I still feel alone after all these years, and it's pretty crazy because I love being around people and yet I kind of avoiding it at the same time. I love being alone and hate it at the same time. I'm full of contradiction.

I always fly solo, I see my friends they have strong bonds among their peers and I don't feel that I have that. I know that and I think, I think, they know that too. It's such a pity party I'm having here and I feel really empty.

Feeling suicidal? not really. I don't see suicide as an answer for any single problems, but I admit the thought of it running wild couple times and that thought kind of waiting on me, like a predator. I'm all for denial, either bad or good. When I was a kid, I was on denial on Santa Claus. When I got older, I was denial on weight and studies. Now I kind of being denial on any aspects, problems, weight issues, futures and so on. I'm on denial that I have a good life, I have a great times and shits, but actually I'm not. I just felt like I'm good at covering it.

It came to my head when I visit a tattoo parlor in Singapore. The tattoo artist talked about the Gemini thing, she said that Gemini has two 'persona' and it's kinda literal. I absolutely agree. I can't really feel that, but I think that I play a good numbers of personality and I played them well.

I don't know what future helds but I really wish it's a good one. Misery loves company

Lusting

2010-01-11T21:24:00.004-05:00

Someday I'll squeezed into these!
Givenchy S/S 10 & Balmain Pour Homme

Holiday Report

2010-01-04T22:28:00.007-05:00

It's good to be back to Bean town! 10 days stay in Atlanta were flew too fast. I'm so happy that I could spent holidays with my family in Atlanta, and meeting aunt Linda & my favorite cousin, Russ (he's big now!). The one thing I hate about it was the cold weather.. I expect it'd be a little warmer than Boston, and boy am I wrong. Darren (Linda's hubby) took us to a great BBQ place which I love so much! I'm addicted to BBQ period. Oh! I also paid a visit to Coke world. I didn't know Atlanta is the home of the world famous beverage, until last year (i mean, '08).

Anyway, nothing much happens since I got back to Boston. I've been lazying up my ass and eat. Ha, I know I sounds miserable, but I just let myself go, too much I think. I just want to relax myself before the hectic life resumes in 2 weeks.

Today I made grilled chicken bumbu sate for late lunch. It was pretty good actually.. Marinated chicken with peanut sauce and I put fried onion, crushed and add kecap manis (sweet soy sauce). Also, i made fried Oreo! the ultimate worst junk food ever. Basically I dipped a frozen Oreo cookie into pancake batter and then fried. I only managed to eat 2 and then I started to feel nauseous.

So there it is.. for those who still in holidays, enjoy! and rest of you who already go back to activity, have a great day!

A New Decade

2010-01-01T00:00:00.000-05:00

Soundtracks Of The Decade

2009-12-31T09:30:00.000-05:00

So, I'd like to compile my favorite tracks of the decade, the 00's. Basically I spent my teenage years throughout this decade and the musics have a very great impact on me. It's so hard to compile 10 years of great songs into 1 list, without being 100s of em, I'll narrow it down into 10 songs that I personally like during this decade. So let's celebrate a decade of new pop generations, full of catchy chorus, and pure geniuses - Plus my top 10 favorites of 2009!

10.
"Since U Been Gone"
Kelly Clarkson

It's the original American Idol's finest pop moment; the best of 2005 and the best from from any other Idol contenstant. She started to gained supports from the competition show and life's been sky-rocketed ever since for Kelly. It's the uplifting break-up anthem that everyone can relates too. Plus catchy chorus.

9.
"Hung Up"
Madonna

It's late 2005 and this track is the hottest dance track of fall. Madonna returns with this ABBA-sampled dance song that made people got up and dance.

8.
"We Belong Together"
Mariah Carey

'The Emancipation' marks the triumphant return of the 'Voice' and also brought up some of Mariah's best record, in this case, "We Belong Together". Mariah scored no. 1 on Billboard and also, after a while, she sings with no breathy vocals or whistle register. The result: an awesome great, pop song.

7.
"Cry Me A River"
Justin Timberlake

This song is the prove of there's always something good left out of the bad situation. This song is my favorite of his. I love the undertone hip hop beats with some kind of trumpet element in it. Betrayal + Timbaland's beat = Pure genius

6.
"Clocks"
Coldplay

I fell in love with the song when it was first time heard it during 'Peter Pan' trailer and I love the ethereal feel about it; the piano, the vocals, everything. It's too soft for rock, not too pop and it's not really alternative. It's such a comforting, beautiful song.

5.
"Rehab"
Amy Winehouse

The first time you hear this song, you'd my think it's an old record sung by black woman. Well, it's sorta right & wrong; it's not black woman or old record, but it is emulating those two. Amy really caught my attention when she released this song and I'm hooked ever since. It's still my favorite track of hers.

4.
"Beautiful"
Christina Aguilera

My personal favorite singer of all time and my favorite song of hers. It's not the teen pop Christina song and it sounds matured, raw and no gimmicks. A great anthem to believe in yourself. Always my favorite.

3.
"Hey Ya!"
Outkast

I've never found anybody who doesn't love this song. It's upbeat and fun and gave birth to the catchiest catchphrase: "shake it like a Polaroid picture"

2.
"Crazy In Love"
Beyoncé

I've to admit that the first time I heard this song, I was like, this is something I've never heard before and I'm hesitated. But after 2 or 3 spins, I'm like this is the song of 2003. Yes, it was her first single that catapulted the Beyonce we knew today: the ultimate entertainer.

1.
"Crazy"
Gnarls Barkley

I forget how I found out this one, but one thing for sure, this song is the ultimate song of the decade. It's 2006 and I was in the middle working on my yearbook. This song reminds me of my 'golden age', the time when I was really happy and enjoying my life. It has the element of old school (which I clearly love) and sense of irony (a depressing songs sung in a fashion of uplifting sounds). Crazy indeed.

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So as for now, I'm looking forward what 2010 has in stores: new Christina record that I've been waiting my whole life and some more great tunes. I'm looking forward another decade of great songs.

Best Of 2009

2009-12-30T21:00:00.002-05:00

2009 isn't not really the best year ever but wasn't bad either. Actually it's pretty decent. So many great experiences happened this year (Summer holiday, new apartment & fashion show) and some down points (this semester in general among others). But it's okay, I learn and eventually moves on. But anyway, ending the year in positive note, I wanna show you something awesome and big!

I'm talking about the songs that's big this year. I always love to make list of anything since I was a kid, and the list about favorite music each year is no exception. Here's my best songs of 09, according to me.. in random orders!

"Bad Romance" & "Telephone" - Lady Gaga
"Use Somebody" - Kings Of Leon
"Bulletproof" - La Roux
"My Life Would Suck Without You" - Kelly Clarkson
"Don't Stop Believin'" - Glee Cast
"TiK ToK" - Ke$ha
"Halo" - Beyonce
"Boom Boom Pow" & "I Gotta Feeling" - BEP
"Empire State Of Mind" - Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys
"Party In The U.S.A." - Miley Cyrus
"You Belong With Me" - Taylor Swift
"Obsessed" - Mariah Carey
"Heartbreak Warfare" - John Mayer
"Track Of My Tears" - Adam Lambert

I'd like to give movies a try this year. I don't really watch a lot of new stuff and that's why I don't have a lot of good amount of movies to put in the list. I look for a great visual and story line in a movie.. and my choice of top movies are

I just saw 'Avatar' and '500 Days' like 4 days ago and I fell in love with them right away. 'Avatar' has the best visual effect so far (and surprisingly good story-line) and also '500 Days' was unique and heartwarming, or quirky if you will.

So.. That's it! The Best of 2009! Can't wait to find out what's in store in 2010!

Givenchy Spring '10

2009-12-29T09:10:00.005-05:00

Merry Christmas!

2009-12-25T00:35:00.004-05:00

Happy Holidays, People
Stay warm

Hot List '09

2009-12-24T03:10:00.003-05:00

There's a teenage country superstar, a controversial 'Idol' and a new savior of Pop: The last year of the 00's has a full of hotness, gayness and Gaga-ness.

MIXER January '10: Michael Jackson

2009-12-21T05:55:00.003-05:00

He's truly the artist of our generation, which can be compared to the likes of Marylin Monroe or Elvis. He's that big of a deal.
Rest In Peace, Michael Jackson!

Confessions In The Darkest Hour

2009-12-19T06:36:00.003-05:00

I'm sleepless, I'm bothered and I'm fucked. That's right, I've to say that this end of the year, despite the great life and so on, I don't feel happy. I feel like I, once again, re-entered the dark time again and speaking of dark, it's really dark right here literally.

I actually it began with the distance between my house and school (40 min by train, one trip) and then It spread out into 'too many courses taken' situation. Which is kind of true: I took 5 courses - textile science, french draping, history of costume, college algebra & microeconomics - which every single course need an extra care. That means that I have to work extra hard this semester - and it kinda failed.

I managed to survived Math test on Friday morning (at 9 AM), although I skipped to many classes. That happened to History, which I kinda confident with, but I was absent 10 times - which can resulting in fail. So does Micro and Textile. As for French draping, I'm not really sure anymore. I have this wedding dress I need to finish by Monday and I haven't even cut the lace. Such a tragedy and ironic.

Speaking of ironic, my weight. I know I promised myself to not talk about it anymore on the last post, but I have to come clean that, I gained half of the weight I lost in 2006-2007 period. It's such a shame and disappointment because I worked so hard on that and I blew it. I hate to say this but, I started gaining weight the first day I went to Jakarta for holiday, and it went downhill ever since. It's uber-ironic because, that 3-month holiday was literally the best thing happened this year and yet, it also started my new era of darkness - and here I am writing about it.

I do think that I'm in denial somehow and I'm afraid of discipline. I felt like some of me wants an endless freedom and a lifestyle of an ultimate devil-may-care slacker, but I'm seriously feels like, it's enough. I can't let myself down the drain now.. It's time to get up. Hopefully with this entry, I'm ending my dark ages and entering a whole new chapter.

Wish List: Indonesia

2009-12-11T22:53:00.000-05:00

I know it's premature, but I already been thinking about what I'm gonna do (If God allows) when I'm going back next summer.

1. See my Jokker & Rockey
2. Dance along to Lady Gaga, in the car, with Sianny & Rubby
3. Sushi Tei with Ingrid
4. Meet up with the trinity: Angel, Cyn & Bjay @ SoHo
5. Make some dresses (learn something new from Mom, hopefully)
6. Meeting my old friends.. after all these years.
7. Get some Grandma's sate ayam, karedok & more.
8. Drive around Jakarta

That's pretty much it! fingers crossed now!

Manhattan Weekends

2009-12-10T02:20:00.000-05:00

Last Thanksgiving weekends were pretty great, we went to NYC to bought fabrics for my third design (I got 30 yards of fabrics, insanity). I actually went with a friend & my bro on this trip and it was pretty nice. Well, we good this good, small hotel on 23rd St and it has the nicest bed i've ever sleep on in years. Anyway, I met up with my friend, Rani in the hotel. I wished I could have more time but there's always next time! it was good to see her after quite a while.

Well, basically it's typical NY to do list: checked out the Fifth Ave, SoHo and stuffs. Oh! I got a nice winter coat from Topman, I've been thinking about getting a trench coat and I got what I like there. I also checked out SoHo's Dean & Deluca market; I literally wanna get everything from that stores! the cakes, the sea foods, every single thing there looks like a luxury items. (Thank God, I brought a luggage with me).

The first night on the town, my friend Jade brought us to this small yakitori shop. It's superb. I was hungry all day and the foods are so tasty, I wanna stuff my face with those foods. I ordered pork chasu with avocado, and some yakitori set and those are heaven on small, wooden japanese bowls. We actually wanted to get some desserts on Serendipity 3 later that night, but it was 2 hr waiting list and we decided to checked out Dylan's Candy Bar. The verdicts: Dylan's service was bad (we waited 20 mins for 2 frozen hot chocolate) and the desserts are FAILs.

And on Sunday, me and bro went to Bali Nusa Indah (Indo restaurant) for lunch and checked out SoHo. Here's the thing, somehow my great genius mind decided not to book the return ticket to Boston and the result is predictable: all the bus tickets to Boston were sold, even the train tickets. I literally could faint any time, but luckily we gambled to get on to the bus on Chinatown. We got on at 6.30 pm and we arrived in Boston at midnight. It was exhausting but relieving at the same time. I'm looking forward to go back to NYC soon!

That Girl Is A Monster

2009-12-01T23:35:00.009-05:00

Last week, On Dec 2nd, I went to see Gaga's Monster Ball Tour and it's absolutely the best concert I've ever seen, so far. The wait was pain in the butt, but it was worthed. The show was spectacular.. and I picked the perfect date! it's extra special because it was the night Gaga go nominated for 5 Grammys! (that's the reason why she delayed the show)

The stage was simple, only have 3 giant monitors and a big lights framing the stages (and I think a treadmill track). I love the videos that shown throughout the shows.. it's artsy and weird and sick and fashion at the same time. Best Best Best show of the year!

I managed to took photos from my phone. It's pathetic but here they are!

MIXER December '09: Rihanna

2009-11-27T01:37:00.004-05:00

The return of the pop princess. Well, she's like the hot stuff since "Umbrella" came out, and she's still is, until the Chris Brown scandal and it just put her to Britney Spears level of fame. Rihanna is like Britney and Christina and Justin back in 2002; from sweet pop star, transformed into this hot, sexy and dark stars. And I'm loving it.

Be Thankful!

2009-11-26T14:14:00.003-05:00

O God, I love my sleep. Last night I went bed at around 9.30 PM.. and wokeup like 11 AM today.. but decided to continue the sleep until 2PM. I know, I sleep like a dead person, but I love every minute of it. I feel fresh & happy.

Anyway, today is Thanksgiving, so.. Happy Thanksgiving people! I think I've sort of plan for tonight, going out with couple of friends for dinner. Can't tell much about it, since I don't know anything about it except who's the host, who's come with me and what not.

Have a great day!

UPDATE:

Well, basically i went to a dinner like, bunch of Indonesians we had this traditional dinner. Loves it. My first Thanksgiving dinner ever. But I went to Jade's house and her cousin brought her leftovers. They're the best!

Musicalité

2009-11-23T01:06:00.005-05:00

It suddenly came to mind to post some reviews on new music coming this week! I've heard some of 'em and here's my favorite!

RIHANNA
Rated R

The first listen didn't cut it; and suddenly I craved for more. Rihanna is back, angrier and edgier than ever. I love how she has dark , somber-vibe songs in it and yet they got some cool basslines. She played so much on Rock music element: there's "Rockstar 101" with Slash on guitar, which reminds me of Lil' Wayne and "The Last Song" which reminds me of Kings of Leon material. The bass thumping "Wait Your Turn" was the highlight for me, because it is catchy and the bass is sick. The low point on the album is "Rude Boy" because it's just like a track from another urban album. But above all, I enjoy her new reincarnation from the island pop princess into this dark rock 'n' roll super bitch, but it might came out to dark and too in-your-face for some people.

Keytracks: "Rockstar 101", "Wait Your Turn"

LADY GAGA
The Fame Monster

Of course, I won't shut up about Gaga (and actually this is the 3rd Gaga-related post). Where to start? Ok her album is super amazing! I love every single 8 tracks in it. According Gaga, 'Monster' has 80's reference, with European gothic vibe, which I think, coincidence with 'Twilight' craze, it's a great formula and it works. "Bad Romance" kick off the record as the first lead single and it's the new "Poker Face"; the lyrics are psychotic, beautiful (the French, hello), and the beats are sick. The best 80s inspired is "Dance In The Dark", despite the uplifting melody and retro beats, it actually one of the darkest song in the album. Gaga got in touch with her personal side on "Speechless", a beautiful Beatles-inspired ballad that she addressed to her father. The track "Telephone" is definitely the highlight of the album, not because it features some singer named Beyoncé, it has the best energy among the bunch. 'Monster' is her best record so far!

Keytracks: "Bad Romance", "Speechless", "Telephone"

ADAM LAMBERT
For Your Entertainment

The Idol Worship! Mr. Lambert is showing his true color, at last- he got in touch with his inner diva in this record; a lot of glam-rock vibe, disco and a little bit of rock & roll. His first title single "For Your Entertainment" is an okay track that gives u a sense of what the album is about - but Gaga penned track "Fever" really has the catchiest beat. And there's this rock song that is Idol worthy called "Whattya Want From Me?" which is actually co written by P!nk. Lambert kind of recreated the "Mad World" sequel on his heartbreaking ballad "Broken Open", which showcased Lambert amazingly controlled vocal. Lambert's finest moment was on the Queen inspired track "Music Again" which was written by Justin Hawkins of The Darkness, he has the craziest vocal range in it. Overall, this is a fun record that some kind of tribute to the 80s rock that can make you forget where you are, in a good way.

Keytracks: "Fever", "Broken Open"

LEONA LEWIS
Echo

Leona is the new Mariah! well at least for her first two records. In 'Echo', Leona still sings about love, heartbreak... in Pop element. Her lead single "Happy" is her best song yet since "Bleeding Love". She also get her dance on the second single "Outta My Head" which reminds me of 70s techno dance. She sings a very beautiful minor song "Brave" which beat sorta reminiscing Lambert's "Broken Open" and her other catchy ballad "I Can't Breathe" was another winner. This second effort of hers is very pop mainstream and accessible, only with better sense of vocal and more contemporary sound.

Keytracks: "Happy"

Recharged

2009-11-19T19:18:00.003-05:00

I love this week, such a relaxing - laid back week. Canceled classes, no intense quizes and shits. Anyway, TGIF! can't wait to get some therapy. Shop therapy that is. Actually last night I went out to get 2 sweaters from Marc Jacobs. Besides the label, the fabric actually feels comfy. But my favorite for now is the blazer I got! for only $30 from $88.90! score.

This past week, shows are kind of getting excited. Finales on both 'Top Model' & 'Project Runway'. Not their best season yet, but kinda pleased with the winners pick. But, my faves right now are Glee & 30 Rock. They never fails! Go to 'Rock' for some good laughs, and 'Glee' for some geek-y fantasy (read: musical numbers).

Despite the fun escapades, I do still have the projects that sometimes irritating. Both design and portfolio are super stressful. At least after all the fun, I feel refreshed and excited again. Besides, fashion supposed to be fun to begin with

Ga Ga Ooh La La

2009-11-14T00:06:00.005-05:00

It's obvious: I'm obsessed with Lady Gaga. She's everywhere, in magazines, blogs, itunes, youtube, ipods whatever. And she's a hell of a pop artist. Her musics are extremely catchy and her fashion is sick. She is the art of her own works. Her new album The Fame Monster out Nov.

My Favorite Things (Trés)

2009-11-10T01:50:00.003-05:00

Three times a charm! well, actually this is the only 3rd entry about favorite things, and I think, I still have plenty of them to come (in the future). But it's a little different this time; I don't have as many as usual so anyway, here's my favorite for Fall 09.

SHOES
This obsession with shoes just came out lately. I'm obsessed everything black and white shoes. My favorites have to be adidas, vans and ALDO (all of em are whites). Also, I got D&G loafers last month and Puma by Mihara Yasuhiro (July) and I can't get enough of my Gucci too from last winter. I know a bit show off this one, so, apologize.

ZARA SCARF
I bought when i was in Singapore and Im thinking glad that i got it!

GLEE
It's a happy-hour club: Satyric characters, singing jocks, girls with great voices, gay kid, drama, drama & drama. I'm obsessed!

DIOR HOMME SPORT
I bought so manya scents earlier, but I liked this particular perfume because it smells good, ofcourse and it stays on longer than the other. and How can i decided this is good? I put it on my hair and if its smell good, than it's the good performe.

BOSE Headphone
Worth every penny!

LADY GAGA
I heard her first Jun 08 and I just hypnotised ever since. Just Dance won me over, but Poker Face & Paparazzi were the ones put me in awe. I thought I loved her before, until I heard Bad Romance & Dance In The Dark, and I'm officially obsessed. And should I say more about her fashions?

J'Adore!

2009-11-05T22:15:00.005-05:00

I'm fascinated with gladiator sandals, and wondering why can't men sports one? I mean, men wore that waaay back then to begin with (Roman period, remember?). I found out this fab Shanghai shoe designer, Kiroic, who made these gladiator inspired for Juun.J, a Paris-based fashion house. I'm freaked out! in a good way.

(images from selectism.com)

Witching Hour

2009-11-01T07:23:00.004-05:00

This past Halloween day was my first ever Halloween experience, and I concluded that I don't go well with Halloween. Last year wasn't really fun at all, and this year, the trip to Salem felt like a struggle, literally; the trains like an hour long, and it rained when we're in line to catch a train back to Boston (it's cold and we're hungry).

Bad things aside, there's also fun thing happen: seeing people in their getups. When on a train to Salem, there's this guy i saw who wrapped himself with plastic wraps - which later he told us he's a 'manwich', and then there's so many other whacky costumes in Salem: there's acne (a guy wears red and has a plastic bag with mashed potato in it, and that's for the zit. ew), the queen and king cards, there's Stewie from Family Guy, multiple Dorothys and Alices (which one of them is my bff, Steph), Amy Winehouses and more. By the way, I dressed up as a gangster mafia, while my bro was a.. ringmaster/vintage/etc and there's chinese girl as a geisha and a friend he dressed up as a psycho I guess, BUT since he wore Ed Hardy tee, I kept calling him Jon Gosselin went nuts.

In Salem, there's couple of Christians fanatics that held a demo in the city, and I assumed they don't really enjoy Halloween like the rest of us. Kookoo.

Later that night, I ended up at Steph's apartment with Jaeho and a friend, and we cooked (well technically, only Jaeho) so many foods, Kimchi jigae (?), omelet with crab sticks and reheated foods from days back. So, It was a fun Halloween. But there's.. a little problem going on later (waaay later) that night; just another episode that got heated, but we ended it up. So I guess, that's why I'm not really a big Halloween person. Well, I will certainly try next year, I would dress up even more elaborate than last Saturday.

Anti-Social

2009-10-27T16:07:00.002-04:00

For the last couple of days (or weeks) I haven't really interact to people that much, except some class mates (fashion classes) and indo friends online. Yes, I'm on the edge into the anti-social world. Well, maybe I exaggerated that, but here's the thing: fashion classes really take your time, like a lot. It almost left me no time for social life.

Let me break it down; last week alone I spent average 10 hours at school, which for me a new thing, (well I never done that in high school or wtv) and sometimes stayed at the fashion lab until midnight. It's crazy, I'm losing sleep and uber-exhausted.

Last Friday, I was like a mad person, walking around Newbury street to do some window shopping after class. It's so sad but pretty relieving, cause after a week of torture, I can tasted a bit of freedom.

This week is no different, with two tests for Wednesday, portfolios due on next couple of weeks (need a lot of attention this one) and.. some sketch works, and design projects due Nov 13, I don't think I can be social for a very long time. I need vacation.

MIXER November '09: Megan Fox

2009-10-24T16:16:00.003-04:00

It's the Hollywood Issue! and you know why I put Megan Fox on it ('cause I'm obsessed with her). The Transformers princess caught my eye since the first time I saw her in - of course - Transformers. But I became obsessed when she starred in "Jennifer's Body"; the movie is so quirky, almost B-Movie ish, dark, geeky and sexy. She's this half demon, half resident bitch in high school that's so brilliant to me. Megan Fox screams hotness.

Freaky Friday

2009-10-17T03:21:00.012-04:00

Last Friday was the freakiest morning I've ever had in years. I had this weird dreams that I was in this a 20-stories flying apartment (I assumed it was a plane), and I was on the 20th floor and it was flown during the winter storm which was dangerous (even in a dream).

In the same dream, I watched this 2 guys eating a funny looking things which turned out were seahorses! (this one, I think, because of I watched McQueen's Spring 2010), one was this bubbly-animated purple seahorse on a skewer (grilled) and the other one was gory-mythical looking seahorse (also on a skewer).

I don't know what happened to me and my dreams, but I think it's because I had so many things in my mind and mostly, I was sick. Which brought me to the next topic I'd like to share. I got to the nurse office, and the nurse gave these various meds: for cough and cold. What's interesting was she put em all in this plastic bad, and have label on it saying: "BIO HAZARD". It's humorous and dark at the same time. Just the way I like it.

It's been a rough week for my body and as a result, I was sick for 3 days (5 including the weekends). I, infact, still a bit sick, but I'll deal with it. So tired right now. I'll leave you guys with the must-download tracks of the moment!

DOWNLOAD: "Bad Romance" - Lady Gaga, "Morning After Dark" - Timbaland, "Who Says" - John Mayer, "Did It Again" - Shakira, "Doesn't Mean Anything" - Alicia Keys

Thanks, Weather!

2009-10-15T15:29:00.003-04:00

Yep. This climate change just f***ed me up, right in the throat (and nose). It's been 3 days now that I feel ill, and I just need to get rest. But alas, I can't. Too many assignments and important things to do for me to just leave em for a while: design 1 garment due next Friday (got the laces!), Tests on Mondays (History & Math) and basically the next whole week will be bombarded by midterm tests and my condition 'really helps' me a lot.

Speaking of weather, the coldness comes early. Last year I remember it wasn't cold until early november. This make me sick! (literally, and I heard tomorrow's gonna snow! ouch). I really need vacation but I just can't think one. Btw, lack of internet drives me crazy lately. The internet in Malden is free no more (And I can only access it in the lounge area, which of course no privacy at all). So as I said before (in my last 3 posts), this week pretty suck.

There's still bright sides though, I was granted second chance in History classes which, for me, is huge. I can regain trusts to the people and show that I can fix this. Also, fall means new fashion! and I'm eyeing some stuff at Marc! I wish I have time off. Oh! the Spring 2010 Collections also held last month and I will post my top favorites!

So Long My Watch

2009-10-13T15:44:00.003-04:00

I just lost my watch like 2 days ago, and i sucked hard. This is my second loss after my first lost (Sidekick in September last year). I have this kinda Phantom Limb effect on me, I feel like I still have it on my wrist but it's not there anymore. This week was pretty sucked.

Another update about suckness is my History of Costume class. Gosh, I missed my second test, I've prepared so much last night - I studied the names and photos - just to found out I was so late came into class room. I hate the fact that I didn't really thought about the times this morning and also, I missed the T.

I just wish I can get over this situation real fast.

Sucktober

2009-10-06T22:25:00.003-04:00

I know it's too early to call that out - I even wanted to call it worse but the drama is so would be unnecessary - and here's why: I experienced too much trouble already for the last couple of days. Too many fights and arguments ensued and left me all frustrated and weird. Ha. I don't know what happen to me lately.. but surely, this week is hell and yet, the first week is still going on.

I feel terrible for the fights and all of em were unnecessary. I didn't know what I was thinking and the worse part is the guilt and it happened.

So moving on. I was asked to help do this project and I must say I'm not really 100% sure about it. I was asked to do sketches but I just wanna do that. I don't need to come back and forth to make it perfect and give comments and so on. This person's taste is different than mine and it seems our aesthetics are very different and for me, if I don't like it, I wouldn't feel like doing any of it. But I gotta do it - because my moral compass says so.

.. And yeah, pretty much that was happening in one day. So pretty blurred earlier today (buta karena emosi). Anyway, life goes on and time to moving on. Boy, do i need to hear that again.

Nights To Remember

2009-09-29T15:00:00.004-04:00

Last Saturday was pretty major for me; i and friends went to Four Seasons to attend a dinner and a speech from - get this - no. 1 man in Indonesia, a.k.a. Mr. President SBY. He's here because of the G20 Summit and also his son enrolled in Harvard, I think. Before we get into the highlight of the day, let's talk about the "dinner". I put the quotes because it's not exactly what I had in mind; the food as not good, almost flavorless. Oh, the guests were hot too. So many branded bags and killer shoes totting around the room, It was like soiree of a socialite.

Anyway, the speech was nice that he talked about Indo's economy, and also he addressed about Malay-Indo situation, which he handled gracefully. I never been so proud of my country until last weekend. So, It was a great night overall. But sadly I couldn't have a picture with him, he entered the room last and exited first, before everyone exits (and he's obviously guarded, so). It's a fun night. However, I forgot to mention that, not all the people put in the same room, there's an additional room next door installed with TV streaming live of him speaking from the other room. So I didn't really see him in person, except when he walked out the door. Pathetic? yes.

Talking about a night to remember, I had this talk with an old friend which for me a relief because it's been a burden for a while. We did talked it through and it wasn't easy. I said I need this to be refreshed completly - means we have to talked about every pain and let it go and then move forward. It worked on me and glad I did it.

Another night to remember was actually last night. I spoke to mom for a while, and it's been so long since I talked to her that candid. I talked everything about what happen to me recently and she did opened my mind once again. I kinda lost faith along the way, but now I kind of get my faith back. So I think last night conversation was pretty powerful and I see myself and life in a different way. So many things happen lately and I think I was overwhelmed, more or less, and needed a guidance. So thankful for her.

I believe there'll be so many things happen to me bad or good, I'll just never know when. Just need to be prepared.

MIXER October '09: Adam Lambert

2009-09-23T17:21:00.003-04:00

I've been planning to put Adam on the cover since I heard his performance of "Track of My Tears" which moved me so much. I felt the emotion of the song and I kinda clicked with it. Besides, I like his flamboyant style on Idol stage - which gave Idol a much-needed extra 'kick'. I think he's the first idol contestant that makes me excited & wanting for more. To this day I still think that Adam Lambert is the real winner.

Random Thoughts

2009-09-19T18:27:00.004-04:00

This fall is definitely brings something new for me, from new classes to new apartment, new friends and some new adjustments that have to be made. So, almost everything is brand new and it's exciting in a way, but also makes me nervous.

So far, the classes have been great. Of course bad habit die hard, I couldn't help but skipped the first day of class (Sept 8) and last Monday, but I managed to got up at 7.50 for my 9 am Friday class (which I despise, despite the nice professor who teach us). But I mostly excited for my French Draping class; we were assigned to create a 3-piece collection and it was exciting. I couldn't scan the pictures yet, 'cause it hasn't perfected yet. The collection's gonna be a bit cliche (but very fall season-ish): it's gonna be dark and romantic.

I also surprisingly rediscovering Lady Gaga. I had her album last year, but until 2009, I started to hear her music on a heavy rotation. I love "Paparazzi" so much since the beginning and my love of it comes in full circle when she delivered the most exciting performance of the year at VMA last week. So great! And also, I became a fan of Kathy Griffin. After I watched her stand-up specials and all 5 seasons of 'D-List' I'm instantly in love with her. She has this sarcasm and sometimes snarky jokes toward celebrities, but I think she's just our inner-self that most of us afraid to let go of. Unlike normal people do (I mean when it comes to express our opinions), she's like talk about things honestly and brutally-deathly honest about it. That's why it's fun to watch her. Btw, I'm reading her new 'memoir', "Official Book Club Selection" which title referencing Oprah's book club. Genius!

I want to say thay this week's been fun, but exhausting. My body can't compromise with it, somehow it feels like I'm 57 year-old guy trapped in a 21 year-old body (with 12 year-old minds stuck in it). I really need to keep up with the 18 year olds right now. Maybe learn a thing or two from the 'Kardashians'.

The Stars Align

2009-09-13T19:27:00.007-04:00

This week has been exciting despite the mellow weekend I have been experiencing (thanks to the weather, now I'm not feeling well). The classes have been great so far, met up with classmates (i called em personally as my extended sisters) and also the new Indonesian friends. So it's been a fun week.

So.. I just watched the VMA 2009 and! I must say it was the craziest show so far! (lebay). Well let's break it down of what's the highlights of the show:

- MJ tribute was awesome for an opening number and Janet just simply killed it when she performed a dance sequence ("Scream") with her late brother on screen behind her.

- Kanye West interrupted Taylor Swift when she was accepting her Best Female Video award. It's just sad to be completely honest. Kanye used to be cool but now he just a tool. However, I agree Beyonce deserves the award more, but hey it was fan voted awards. Btw, Beyonce's reaction shot was priceless.

- Lady Gaga. Well, the most awesomest yet her most gruesome performance ever of "Paparazzi". It was crazy! referencing "Phantom of the Opera", the chandelier, the thong, the blood!? U have to see to believe.

- P!nk & Shakira wore the exact same Balmain Fall '09 leather minidress. I love it! despite it would be called as "oops" moment. Btw, P!nk's performance was gutsy! so exciting - singing while doin' trapeze? awesome.

- Beyonce's winning Video Of The Year. She's so gracious that she called Taylor to give her a second chance to have "her moment" which was robbed by Kanye. So humble that lady.

So there you go. I love every minute of this year's VMA. It was grand, it was different. It was starry. Goodnight!

Shout out to my sister: Happy Birthday!

09.09.09

2009-09-09T17:55:00.004-04:00

Happy Nine, Nine, O Nine, everybody!

I feel like it's sorta a 'duty' to post an entry on this date; not only because it the single digits date, but I also started my first day in this fall semester and it's exciting day. I met my classmates from the past 2 semesters and it felt good to see 'em around (ah.. feels like home).

I'm super excited for this semester for no reason. But i wish that this semester is gonna be 'my semester' and i want to get it together this time. Last semester was rough (on fashion classes), and now I'm ready for the draping class. I think another factor that makes this semester exciting, is perhaps, by moving to a better place (Malden) really recharged your own being. Interesting fact, 10 years today was the date that people thought it was gonna be an end of days (09.09.1999)

So far so good right here in Boston and I really want my family to come and enjoy this together (preferably with my dawgs). So anyway, happy back to school day & hopefully the triple 9 will brings u luck.

From Jersey To City

2009-09-04T00:31:00.004-04:00

Last Saturday I visited a friend, Rani, who I haven't seen her since last Spring break. She's kinda my best bud right here in States, just 'cause she's my classmate back in the day. Anyway, we made 5 videos! and it was a very fun couple days. Over there, I unleashed my biggest appetite yet; went to Qdoba, Jamba Juice etc. and I felt sorta horrible. Regardless, my visits there was very nice! I stayed at her new apartment and it was very nice of her to let me (once again) stayed over her house. To be honest, I like going to NJ once in a while, but I just hate the long trip - 5 hours bus trip, continued with 45 minutes of NJ transit. It's exhausting.

And then.. after 3 days in NJ, I visited NYC briefly (before going back to Boston), and decided to go to SoHo. After a little-confusing trip, I arrived at the Canal St. station and sorta lost. Then I found Prince St. and the next thing I know, I got excited; I saw a lot of stores, and I saw some of the familiar SoHo stores. I was already in SoHo area, I just didn't realize it. So I looked for a MUJI store (my bro asked me to buy a knitted cap there) and I'm so excited to check the area out (I wanted to check out Topman NYC). SoHo is like, a meltin' pot of individuals; there's girls with Cali styles, the indie guys, the uber metrosexuals (men), the rich-high socialite women, and some of the artists kinda people. So it's exciting. I saw alot of models too, walking around SoHo with their portfolios in their arms - I just realized then that Fashion Week is gonna be held in less than 2 weeks.

Now I realize how much I attracted to NY life, at first I was thinking that West coast life will fits me more, but now I'm really attracted with the NYC's exciting, colorful energy - and hopefully, NYFIT Fall 2010!

The September Issue

2009-08-27T12:49:00.007-04:00

September is the major month in fashion industry's calendar. Why? I assumed that it's because the Fall collection (from February - March 09) come in full force, before another fashion collections for next year's Spring coming. But actually, have no idea.

I'm really obsessed with fashion magazines' September issue and I already purchased 3 so far: BAZAAR, VOGUE & W (I'm missing V magazine & VOGUE Italia. I skipped ELLE, cause it's becoming un-chic). I don't know exactly why I'm obsessed with it or when was I started to become obsessed. But one thing for sure, the issue is thick to begin with. It's thick as hell and you can use it as a self-defense if you wish. Second, it's bombarded with major designer fall campaigns (ah, maybe that's the reason it's major). The last one, the price still the same, despite how many pages the issue will get.

My personal favorite is probably VOGUE. Besides the quality of it, VOGUE is easily THE access to fashion world, thanks to the fashion's resident bitch (allegedly) Anna Wintour. They also offers more high fashion side of fashion, unlike any other fashion magazines. There's also my other favorite, BAZAAR. I love BAZAAR because they tend to be high fashion but don't completely leave commercial part behind. So I appreciate the fashion spreads and also the trends section of what's in, what's still ok and what's should be kept in the closet.

So, what's your favorite September issue?

Back In Boston

2009-08-23T17:46:00.003-04:00

Finally here! yea, I'm in my new apartment right now, and it was great! I love everything so far - however, now i have to get use to using the train to go everywhere, cuz here's the thing: i use to live in chinatown which close to anything i need (CVS, Food Court etc), so this is a new adjustment, here and there. Anyway, just got the boxes coming and we're opening one by one - and btw, the storage was hot like hell, i hate to know that i eventually have to do that all over again next year.

About the apartment, I love the fact that it's more spacious than the previous one and the kitchen is way bigger too. There's also so many closet spaces for clothes and stuffs - very convenient. Comparing this apartment with my last one, this one's a great deal! love the internet connection here - it's so fast and I got lucky again! that's all i'm saying. Also, just got Comcast cable today! so, yay!

We already unpacked things - like, 89% of it, so it's great now. The apt. started to grow on me and I can't wait to resume my life here.

One Last Week In Jakarta

2009-08-20T14:21:00.015-04:00

Hi! this prolly my last entry before I'm leaving for Boston in less than 12 hours! So anyway, here's some higlights! (btw, I chopped my hair off, traded my faux-hawk for clean-crop cut!).

An Indian Wedding

Last Monday, I experienced the most interesting wedding I've ever been so far. It's an Indian wedding for Mansha's! my fave teacher of all time! (aha). Anyway, I love the fact that this wedding is sorta like a mini-reunion for some of us - and btw, the bride's Sari! gorgeous!

I went with my ex-MaFia mates, Vincent and Sianny, and we got there like 15 mins earlier. Anyway, i totally forgot that the actual wedding was held inside a Pura, so the guests must take off their shoes (I got a pair of dirty feet later that night). I met some of my old schoolmates and some of them (3 of them) wore Saris and the girls got tattooed! (henna tattos). Highlight of the night: the photo sessions and the grilled focaccia!

Congrats to the happy couple!

A Barbecue Night
Last Wed, (19 Aug) we had this fun barbecue - it was a tad quiet one (although my bro's table was the ridiculously loud that night). Well yea, it was a low-key BBQ this time, toned it down to just serving Sate (pork, chicken & lamb) and siomay (or chinese called it Shiu Mai).

I called some of my closest friends to come and it was a blast! So happy that they showed up and I truly appreciated them coming! (to Bajaj and Cyn! next time ya!). I consider this party to end the 3 months of summer holiday! to seal the deal! the finale and stuffs.

A Holiday To Remember
My holiday has truly coming to an end! Months in Jakarta, spent crazy amount of funs, foods (these weight i gained, is unforgivable) and others will be truly missed. I love the karaokes, the frozen yoghurts, the foods and of course friends and family I've been meeting for the last couple of months - and also won't forget my Jo-Rock. I personally love my trips with my closest friends - however, there's one trip with an ex-bff, was quite dull. So, so far I got a matching stars with Aidee, did hundreds of karaoke, multiple trips to Sushi Tei (& SoHo), gallons of Sour Sally, took thousands of photos and played millions of hours with Jokker & Rockey. So now it's officially over, and new semester (and busy nights) has already on the line; it's time to go back to reality now. Selamat tinggal Jakarta!

MIXER September '09: Lady Gaga

2009-08-19T13:30:00.004-04:00

We goin' gaga for Lady Gaga. Actually it's not really strange to find out that Gaga is everywhere, grace every fashion magazines with her quirky-androgynous look. Thanks to her uberhit "Just Dance" and "Poker Face". She's truly a unique individual, and pure artist that I really enjoy and adore!

Happy Hours

2009-08-15T16:41:00.010-04:00

These last couple of days are felt like weekends to me, I had fun - loads of em, and I enjoyed it with some of my closest friends. We sing, we laugh and we eat! and when it comes to the latter, it's all about the Friday's!

TGI Friday's that is. Yes, I love them food especially the Jack D's steak or babyback ribs. Me likey and apparently TGI has become me and some of my friends favorite place to dine and hang out (Rubby and Sianny, btw). Ok, this might sounds super cheesy, but I love hanging out with em over there, it's very laid back and jokes seem never run out from our thoughtless minds.. just kidding.
It was Friday night and I haven't sleep for 25 hrs - but somehow I feel really good!

So anyway, on last Thursday, Aug 13, we went out at 2ish PM and we went straight to TGI via highway. It was quite fun - and photographical (I mean Sianny is the photog of the day, so). We took a lot of photos that day (sadly, I forgot to took my camera when we were singin' crazy at karaoke). Some of em are okay, some of em are asian stars-ish (gah), but mostly memorable! :D. Later that night, we hit the karaoke to seal the day. We went mad inside the booth, singing madly, cover songs from "Faint", "Me & Mrs. Jones", some of MJ's hits to the bottom class track (brace yourself), "Kucing Garong." Granted, we had hell of a fun night.

So, after two days of downtime, today my bestie from high school, Aidee came visit! we walked my dogs and later that night we went out for dinner, getting our sushi fix at Tei. It was again, fun and sorta laid back and we ended the night with kwotie and Sour Sally treats.

Moral of the story: If there's food, friends and good times, I'm always in!

Gorgeous Gucci

2009-08-12T15:29:00.005-04:00

Campaign ads for Fall/Winter '09 - my favorite Raquel is in it!

designscene.net

Knowing What's Up

2009-08-07T14:38:00.002-04:00

Hi! For the last couple of days, it was pretty fun and super exhausting. Last Thursday I went out to see 'UP' in 3-D at Senayan Plaza and It was great with a capital G. The movie was fun, the visual was off the hook, the story-line was okay though - and oh! the 3-D was great! and I can say that Indonesian is really catching up in the entertainment department. So you knew by now that I really enjoyed it!

On Friday afternoon I woke up after a 12-hour sleep at 1 PM. I didn't know what happen but I felt incredibly tired. Anyway, I spent the whole day with family (my aunt and brothers - including Russell), went swimming, checked out some culinary school, went out for Chinese food and so on. Well, I felt really laid back yesterday and it felt nice.

Btw, I watched 'Knowing' for the first time last night and I was intrigued by it. Well, the disasters were pretty shocking, but I'm thinking about this world - people in particular. Is the world has been tainted by human so much, that we - the grown ups - deserve to be left out on earth and 'burned' alive? and what's up with the aliens anyway.. why they're portrayed like they have the rights to decide who's right and who's wrong? I think all we can do is start taking seriously about the green movement.. save the earth thingys. Save energy, conserve the forests, for the sake of our future. Good night!

Life Resumed At Three

2009-08-05T12:41:00.004-04:00

For the last couple of days, I did nothing but eating and sleeping. And oh, i caught diarrhea! what a nice "present". So yea, I decided today it's all gonna change, one twitter post at a time. (I put my vow on the status).

Initially, I've planned the whole day started with gym at 10 am. Little did I know, my sleeping cycle hasn't go back to normal. So everything started at 3 pm. Before I hit the gym, I paid a visit to my aunt's "salon" to got some hair cut - well, when I say salon, it means a set up with table & chair downstair - and I got a crazy one, a la Rihanna. Then hit the gym; did some cardio, weightlifts and so on. The first time this week! so pretty excited and later at night, I went out with family to had dinner, celebrating dad's b'day.

So it's actually nothing special but so glad my daily life restarting again.. so it's a small step for me, a giant leap for my future! whatever.

Nervous

2009-08-04T07:19:00.002-04:00

I have to admit that I'm super nervous at this point. The main reason is that my days are numbered here, and I'm not ready to go back to Boston a.k.a. reality. I also have a gym membership that'll end in less than a month (and I just used in once last week) and I can't go there, thanks to diarrhea. Another factor is that I have a secret project with a friend that involving wedding.

Not gonna lie, that I'm a type of person who wait until the very last minute. It used to be fun (when you were in high school), but not anymore. I have to finish everything, every single thing in less than 18 days. It's sick. I just hope that I can finish everything in time. So, no more traveling for me.

In conclusion I gotta finish: the gym membership, the wedding project, packing my bags, making clothes and spend some quality times with family and friends. This is intense!

It's Never Enough

2009-07-31T17:39:00.003-04:00

I'm the worst person to be told enough of something, because I never feel enough of anything, especially the good stuffs. I'm a big believer on "there's never enough of a good thing". So yeah, like you guys didn't notice, I do overindulge myself during my stay here, and stuff myself up with shopping and foods.

I don't know why, but I think I just can't help it. I do get happy from that - and it becomes creepy. I think I get addicted to what makes me happy. For some reason I can't stop eating; I found great happiness in it and I refuse to let go (big problem if you want to reach your weight goal), also I really can't help in buying things that's, let's just say not really necessary and there's the internet 'addiction'. The last one, I just can't help it period. I will go online from as soon as I wake up until right before I decided to go to bed. It's ridiculous! thanks to Youtube, Facebook and all those gossip blogs.

I'm not a wise man on this one, but I do want to have control of myself, discipline. The 'D' word is really, really tough for me, because I used to get that a lot when I was a kid and I don't like being under control, so I used to let go of myself once in a while. But now it's kinda too much and I have to pay the price. This is just another reminder for me everytime I go online.

One thing that never enough for me is holiday. I just never feel it's enough. I still remember vividly, my first arrival in Jakarta May 23rd morning. It was awesome and now, my I'm only 19 days apart from going back to Boston. I'm so sad, yet I wanna go back to Boston to, for the sake of reliving my memories for the past 1,5 years there. I know I'm weird. I never feel enough of anything.

At Midnight

2009-07-30T12:54:00.003-04:00

It's 12.01 AM right now, and I don't really want to close my eyes and off to dreamland yet. So here I am. Well, for the last couple of days, I've been going out with my friends, and had fun. I think I'm overindulged myself, went out to karaoke and ate loads of stuff. I'm fat already. But you're not gonna hear me bitchin' and moanin' about my everlastin weight issue. Not tonight. I wanna talk about what I like to do.. at midnight. Nothing x-rated or whatever, it's more like what I enjoy to do, by myself or with others (as a kind reminder, there's no sexual innuendoes goin' on).

First I enjoy late night chats with friends. I must admit sometimes we don't have topics to cover, but I somehow enjoyed it much. Maybe the 'bonding' factors that made me enthusiastic. Then, I love watching DVDs! especially the feel-good ones: Pirates of The Caribbean or Sweeney Todd to name a few. Movies that somewhat cheesy or lame, but makes you feel good, sorta like that. The guiltiest pleasure ever, of course, eating late at night. The later the night, the more pleasant the dining experience. I don't know why, but maybe the fun factor of eating at night makes you happy? Oh, besides that, I like to update myself on latest musics! Cause they usually come out at nights.

Speaking of musics, I recommend these following songs for you playlist! Happy listening: Madonna - "Celebration", Shakira - "She Wolf", Michael Jackson - "Ben", James Morrison - "Man In The Mirror", Nelly Furtado - "Manos Al Aire"

MIXER August '09: Katy Perry

2009-07-29T13:11:00.006-04:00

She's one of the hottest breakout female artists of the year, and she's cute! Katy Perry's songs have been played countlessly and gained so many good reviews (and fans too) and of course I wouldn't miss her to be on the cover!

In The Land of Merlion

2009-07-23T13:43:00.008-04:00

For the last couple of days, I spent the day and nights in Singapore, my ultimate favorite holiday destination. Why Singapore? you may ask. Well, Singapore was the second overseas country I've visited in my life (after Sydney, Aussie). Besides, Singapore has a lot to offer: great foods, great shops and.. that's pretty much it. However, that's all I need.

I went there with my bestie Ingrid (who's a Singapore resident at heart) along with her bf. We went to see Sentosa which was excite me the most, cause there's a rollercoaster under construction and I knew it's the upcoming UNIVERSAL Studio! aha! Since we stayed on different hotels, we got different plans too; I spent most of the time shopping and cruising around Orchard (which btw, has a new mall ION which was fantastic). I managed to picked up some goodies along the way (my fave, silver Puma by Yasuhiro Mihara). I also gained some serious pounds, which to me kinda questionable. Because, I've walked thousands of miles, I climbed my way to the hotel every freaking day and I ate less food! So I don't give a damn no more on that.

So overall it was fun, wild and bittersweet. Can't wait for another trip!

Fierce People

2009-07-18T01:56:00.004-04:00

Some of the group shot that I adore. Like to recreate these someday (not the D&G one tho).
(top-bot: D&G fragrance anthology ad, David LaChappelle's last supper, New York magazine Gossip Girl cover July '08)

Another Tragic Events

2009-07-17T08:24:00.002-04:00

Two bombings occured in Jakarta this morning, in two of the most luxurious hotels in Jakarta (Ritz-Carlton & J.W. Marriott, which restaurant is my favorite). It breaks my heart, cause for obvious reasons, there's deaths and once again, Jakarta is not safe any longer. I just wanna say that my prayer goes out to those family who lost their loved ones.

My Favorite Things (Deux)

2009-07-14T08:29:00.007-04:00

This is the second installment of "My Favorite Things", I called it Favorite Things summer edition (last time was, April edition, fyi). Anyway, to clear things up, this list was made out of boring circumstances about what I like at this moment. It could be a good reference though or simply, a fun thing to read.

1. Basic Black
I just love anything black since I was a kid, but now it's like I'm rediscovering black all over again. I'm crazy for basic black t-shirt, or basic black shirt, or black leather jackets or bags. I even bought a black swim pants! Black will never dies and will always live.

2. Driving Around
Yes, driving car has never been this good! (After 1,5 years without it, things could be a little bit out of control).

3. Sushi
Sushi has always been on my favorite menus since 1997 (the first time I tried this raw delicacies). But now I'm an official addict. Since the first week of my arrival here in Jakarta, I frequently stop by at my favorite sushi restaurant in Indo, Sushi Tei. Must try: jumbo dragon roll.

4. Marc Jacobs Jeans
I bought that jeans exactly 2 days before I went back to Jakarta. It's still my favorite jeans ever. The most comfortable jeans i've ever owned.

5. Stay at Home
Staying at my Sunter house has never been this good. Regular activities such as, playing Wii, getting lazy on the sofas, hanging out at my mom's workshop, playing with dogs, eating home-cooked meals (and the list still goes on), have become very exciting.

6. Sunglasses
I'm addicted to my RayBan wayfarer and MJ's aviator. Can't get enough of em.

7. Twitter
Truly addictive. The telegram for millennium era!

8. Fro-Yo
Well, i'm just a little bit late (well, way too late) for this frozen treats. Frozen yoghurt with mochi is the greatest invention after cookie dough ice cream! (recommended place: Sour Sally).

9. Karaoke
My favorite activity, resurrected! Key tracks: "I'll Be There" (Jackson 5) & "You Give Love A Bad Name" (Bon Jovi)

10. Jokker-Rockey
Of course, for obvious reason. The reason why I can't wait to go back to Jakarta. The first day I'm arrived at home, I was very tired, but then soon all of it went away, thanks to the furry buddies (I was on 30+ hrs flight, so). I took em out for walks around the complex or wherever. Took Rockey to a dentist, despite too much pain for Rockey, it was a fun trip. However, I do feel sad, cause time will fly so fast.

Did July To Me?

2009-07-03T15:28:00.002-04:00

Ok that title was a lamer. Anyway. I'm just in the mood of a new post so, I thought a "nice & fun" title would be, of course, nice & fun.

I'm just finished open my Facebook page and played some games. As soon as i closed the window tab, I'm thinking.. what did they use Facebook for? Of course for reconnecting with friends, get in touch and all that jazz. Well that's boring excuses. I have conclusion what's the "real" purposes of using Facebook! here's the top 5!

1. Stay In Touch With Friends (a.k.a. Collecting people)
Yeah, of course, the stay-in-touch part is true. But these days, I saw lots of my friends, somewhat "collecting" the people. Means that they just accepted friends request without considering or whatnot. I mean, in real life, nobody would be really have that much of friends as much as 2000 friends. That's redonculous.

2. For the sake of having a Facebook page.
Read: people wants to be updated with what's hot right now, at this very minute.

3. Stalking
(This one's for the FB addict) The reason of having so many friends, beside of "stay in touch" with them, we want to stalk the hell out of em. We just know what happen with them, the latest photos in the bar, getting artsy and shits. People buy them!

4. Competition
Well, as much as you denying it, people somehow competing to show each other (or people) how much they own friends. The bigger the number the merrier.

5. Self Expression
You know, photos, status. Show off a abit. (Hey, you like doing that too don't cha)

Well, that's just what I thought about facebook-ing. What do u think? or can you come up with another 5 reasons?

MIXER July '09: Green Day

2009-06-30T15:16:00.002-04:00

Green Day is back after 5 years absent from releasing new record. I have no other reason why I chose em. I just like them styles in this pic, and I love their hit "Boulevard of Broken Dreams".

Just So You Know

2009-06-29T16:02:00.003-04:00

So everyone must know about the death of MJ and Farrah Fawcett by now. They're gonna be truly missed. Michael Jackson is a truly music legend and he will gonna be as legendary as Marilyn Monroe or Elvis Presley. He made huge impacts on our life, regardless. While Farrah, she's the iconic 'Angel' from the famous tv series Charlie's Angels and I believe she's one of other people who defined the 70's era. Farewell icons..

On more personal notes,

I saw something on Facebook that makes me sick (too). Too bad if you don't like what you read. That's reality, NOT everything is always going your way, so get over it already. I'm human, and humans have bad days. And speaking about Facebook. I have to say, ban the word "Yummy" or "Nyummy". It's sounds retarted and cutesy-sluty sounded. Again, not my fault if you don't like what you read.

Connect, Connect

2009-06-25T16:14:00.003-04:00

I have to say this: internets here are super suck-a-delic. I've been using internet for 8 years now, but still has no progress what so ever, regarding connection and stuff in indonesia. They should make it faster, reliable and qualified enough to provide faster service and whatnot. In Boston, I could download a song faster than I could say "it's done!", while in here, it prolly could take thousand years to download a thing or to stream a youtube video. It's frustrating sometimes when you're downloading something, and it's cut because of the connection down, or while's u're chatting and there's miscommunication and so on. It just makes me wanna go mad (and to create a post about it).

Also, the mobile providers. Gosh! as a very loyal XL customer (been using this number since 2000!) here I'm announcing: this year is the worst XL service I've ever have. OK, bars are lacking, almost no signals everywhere. I think since the blackberry era came over here, XL connection has been busified (pardon me vocab and grams). It's hard for me to call from inside the house using XL, while any other providers could reach. It's major annoyance. Gotta be honest; as much as I love Indonesian life, I miss my mobility in Boston.

Nobody Should've Read This

2009-06-21T15:32:00.004-04:00

It's me again with a post from the 'complaining-post' department. Today was a very, very weird day - a sensitive day to me. I haven't been this emotional and stiff since I don't know, 3 months ago? Anyway, yea, today I felt like I was pissed. This is sad but true, I felt like someone's arrival here destroyed my mood almost completely.

I don't wanna say I hate that person, or cursing or whatever, but I'm human and I just react naturally when somebody acting fucking annoying: I just get super annoying too. That's my natural reaction. Regardless the background or the history, NOBODY should be that fucking annoying. Why would I be the only person against that and I'm the one who's not understanding. Shitness.

Ok. I recommend you to not mind this post.. this just a random, crazy emotion that I could hold any longer. Thanks anyway for reading!

Übersexual

2009-06-18T14:40:00.005-04:00

I miss the blog so much, I take some time to write a new post - although I don't have any idea what to talk about. But I came with one interesting topic I just had conversation with a friend.

Well, I just had this conversation with a frien and we talked about something, quite NSFW and very racy (I mean, late night, cheap phone rates, hello?). We talked everything from 'tips', 'pleasure' (I'll leave those for your imagination) - also on the serious note; family problems, friendship etc. But the most interesting topic wasn't the sex or whatever; it's sexual preference. Sorry guys, I'm gonna stop there and I couldn't let you know what was our conversation. But basically, we talked about gay, bi, lesbians and stuff and I ended up with one conclusion, which I highly agreed. Ambiguity is Sexy. Yea, nowadays, being sexy is the way to go. Let's face it, it's all about the looks now. I have to confess there's something mysterious with sexually ambiguous people: they're unpredictable and crazy attractive, and also, they mostly good-looking (I'm hopelessly Hollywood).

You may disagree or agree on that one, but that's just me. Maybe I'd change my mind.. or not.

Berry Berry Boring

2009-06-11T14:59:00.005-04:00

After I saw couple of friends' photo with their Blackberrys, I think I have to voice my take on that matter: It's annoying.

First of all, I'm not a big fan of Blackberry since day one; I have no desire to have it (ok I lied. once. It doesn't look aweful). Besides, I already have a sidekick and I'm more into iPhone. Second, it's everywhere!! I'm sure that in every 5 miles radius, there's one person has it, in this case, Indonesia. I think, Indonesians are easily getting into trends (too much), latah (Indonesian must know that word), and they need a sort of prestige. I'm not saying that's bad or whatever, because it's their own money and they have rights. But to me, they kinda get sucked by the trends and eventually trends come and go.

To me the BB is annoying. Why? because every friends I know with BB, they hooked with their little chatting machine. They constantly checking the messenger, updating Twitter and so on. I don't like the fact that the regular conversation got interfered by that little thing called Blackberry. Beside, it makes us forgetting how to communicate naturally. I'm afraid that one day, people forget how to exactly talk to each other, show emotions, in person (at least on the phone).

Well, BB can be both good and bad. Use it wisely!

Hey, June

2009-06-09T14:01:00.005-04:00

My favorite month of the year, with obvious reason; cuz the second day of the month is my birthday.. and it happened last week. It's hard not to be cheesy about this, but I felt overwhelmed by happiness through the wishes I got via Facebook. I felt so happy for at least the first 5 hours of June 2. I just want to say, thank you guys so much.. I couldn't thank you each and everyone through facebook (cuz, it's just too many).

Ok.. So far, my holiday in Indonesia was pretty awesome; the food is great, the house still in Sunter, and the malls get bigger. Speaking about malls, I have 1 particular place (in a mall) that I really love: Social House. I just can't get enough of it. I don't know, call me tacky, but the environment and foods are great. Maybe I'm like a fish out of water or just simply outdated. O yeah, I also went to Sushi Tei 4 times on my first week here. It was a sushi-pandemonium. I ate millions of rolls and the result was predictable: I gained 10 pounds (5kg) in just 1 week. Insanity.

I also want to take this time to appreciate my first love of magazine, Rolling Stone. Why? because It's been almost a year since RS changed the format of the magazine; they changed the mag's size from the iconic big size into the regular glossy size (i called it a recession format). I haven't really been a fan for the last couple of years' issue, because they don't feature great photographs for the cover and also, they don't feature interesting people anymore, and instead, they feature the safe-bets (yes, I'm talking about you, Springsteen and Dylan). But for the 2 recent covers, Lady Gaga and the recently came-out, Adam Lambert, they are a different case.

Their covers are interesting and daring. Gaga graced the cover (issue 1080) nude with only plastic bubbles (by photog David LaChapelle) and Lambert, the 'Wild Idol' (or at least that's what the magazine claimed), graced the soon-to-be-out cover laid down on a rustic bed, all in black complete with black eye liners, glam rock outfits and hot accessory: a live snake. RS is trying to be edgy and bold again I think (take a look at their 90's and early 2000's covers, they're daring, edgy and iconic). To me these to covers are the sign that RS are getting their groove back. Don't stop, RS! surprise us with interesting and sexy and edgy covers! and remember this old-wise phrase: SEX SELLS.

Boy, was it long post or what. Have a great summer people!
(and O, In case you wondering: I referencing Beatles' "Hey Jude" for the title, just cause I don't have any great idea for it)

Scented

2009-05-30T12:44:00.002-04:00

Who doesn't want to smell good? Of course no one would ever want to be smelly or whatever. Me neither and perfume seems the best compliment to complete a look. Yes, I'm obsessed with perfume! (at least for now). For the last couple of months, I bought 2 perfumes (YSL 'L'Homme' and Jean-Paul Gaultier 'Le Male') to add my collections of scents.

There's something about perfume that makes it interesting and, for some reason, prestigious. When it comes to perfume, the label is on top of my head. The designer label makes a perfume prestigious and exclusive. Not so many people can afford thousands of dollars worth of designer stuffs (bags, shoes, clothings, etc.) and designer perfumes are the most affordable among others. So for me, the label is make or break a perfume (in my case, the label can make or break me from buying it).

Overall, the reason I collect perfumes is because I love fashion and I love to collect the bottles .. while the perfume itself is a bonus to the unique bottle. I like the fact that it is a designer products and it smells good too. So far, my favorite perfumes are Bvlgari Aqva and YSL L'Homme. Which one is yours?

MIXER June '09: Bono

2009-05-28T12:29:00.005-04:00

I like U2's new single, Get On Your Boots, cuz it's fun and upbeat. Besides, it was used for Dolce & Gabbana Fall 09 show, so it's fashionable (I Think). Regardless, Bono is a legend in his own right, he's a philantrophist and a rocker! good combo.

First Week In Jakarta

2009-05-26T23:30:00.002-04:00

It feels real good; home-cooked meals, the smell of my old room and of course the family and friends. My dogs also the best things ever in this house. The first week of my trip back home was beautiful. Well, it's not even a week yet though, but feels like forever now. I deffo consider this (although hasn't not even started yet) holiday my highlight of the year.

One Last Post

2009-05-20T08:20:00.002-04:00

Ok, first off, I'm so ecstatic that I'm going back to Jakarta in one day! I already losing sleep because of excitement. On the other hand, I feel I have so many memories in Boston, I don't feel like leaving these all behind. Well, it's a bit exaggerated, and besides I'll be back this fall. I can't wait to see my dogs, families, friends.. and do things I usually do there. So-so-so excited.

Unfortunately, I'm still a little bit sick. It is upsetting, because it's almost 3 weeks I've been dealing with this and it has become very annoying. Last weekend, I spent a whole day moving boxes to a storage (well, mostly my bro and his friends did the heavy-lifting, thank God 4 them) and I spent days packing things up. I gotta admit it was super stressful and for that, I hate moving, period. Moving always give people such drama (literally or not) and besides I hate drama (in films or real life).

Yesterday, while my brother and friends went to NY (I decided to called off the plan, due to illness), I went to have lunch and snappy sushi. While I was eating my "uni", I was wondering how many times I've been visiting that place and eventually, I saw flashbacks of my past 1,5 years of life here in this bean-town. During that lunch, I felt like a 70 year old guy who reflected his life, and I'm not even 21 and f I haven't even finished my degree whatsoever. Then, I went to shop, and quickly I felt like a 17 y.o.

I'm just so happy and a bit in a state of shock; I couldn't believe, I almost spend 1,5 years in Boston! I think, more or less, I need a little bit a pat on the back! I'm so happy I decided to wait for 1,5 years and going back to hometown never feels so good. So far, I'm gonna miss this town, and moreover, my home and two lil' doggies! See you in Jakarta

A Piece Of Mind

2009-05-05T03:07:00.003-04:00

After a bathroom break, I came back here (to my laptop). Thinking "it's May! it's almost done". I can't believe tomorrow's my last class of this spring semester and I'm about to go back to Indonesia in less than 3 weeks! I almost can't contain my excitement. I decided to write down things to get 'em off my chest - and boy, it's gonna be a long-ass one.

Anyway, today I just finished my whole dresses (day dress and an impromptu dress). I stayed over 24 hrs straight to finish them all and me and Emily stayed over at my place working on the dress in the wee hours. I felt so unfresh at that time. Anyway, I was very happy and so happy to found that finally! I made it on time (which I never did before) and It ain't look too bad. I took some pics on Monday and today (it's 3 AM Tuesday as I writing this entry) I'm gonna take some more. I have to say I outdid myself and to be honest, I kinda proud of myself (big thanks to Emily who helped me figure out the effing linings! and facings too! :D). After the unnecessary linings fixing (3 hrs!) and 8+ yards of chiffon, I can relax a bit.

While the fashion part is over, I do still have more to come; final is on Thursday (for English) and a reflective paper for Public Speaking. I do take it easy this time, and I'm gonna do the paper tomorrow at school. I still have some classes tomorrow, and I think I'd come. It's funny 'cause I always hate to come to school period, but it's the last day I just wanna experience the last day of school (I'm very looking forward for the public speaking class).

It's been a pretty exciting semester so far and in fact, my favorite yet. I do have to say thank to my fashion design teacher, Mr. Mason, cause he actually made this happen and made it exciting. Friends are ain't bad either. I love my classmates and I'm gonna miss them throughout the summer. I miss the activity in the class, the busy lab and night hours of grueling works and even I'm gonna miss the senior-students who helped me a lot during the Fashion Week. My other classes are good too - although it's not really the case for the history of costume. English pretty good although I'm questioning my grade there. Public Speaking is definitely my fave. So yeah, I love this semester.

I'm so glad I took a stand of what I believe and I felt. I wasn't happy in business school at that time and after certain 'dramas' on friendships, I decided to listen to my head for once; it's time to be honest to myself. I came up to mom and said I want to quit the school and pursuing fashion design and both parents said yes. I remember I felt so overjoyed and very touched by that - o yes, there were some on-the-verge-of-tears-of-joy moments. I took a year off and concentrated - well not really - on preparing myself for the next step. I initially picked NY as a first choice, but faith decided another way; Boston. I never think of Boston as a destination of fashion design, but it's my only choice at that time. But I'm glad anyways and here I am, 2 years after I decided my choice and I absolutely stand by it.

I'm looking forward for the next fall semester and meanwhile, I can't wait for the summer vacation for 3 months in the most exciting place on earth right now (to me at least): Jakarta.

Hotness

2009-04-29T01:18:00.006-04:00

It's getting hot out here. I feel so happy about it, but ironically I got cold. It's a bad one, every morning I sounds like some kind of drugged up person. Anyway, It's good to have the heat around, I almost forgot how it feels.

Speaking about heat, the swine flu is everywhere in states (when I say everywhere, it means in NY, and some other places). I'm freaked out! there's no cure yet available and it makes me going a little bit insane right now. Just be careful and always be clean, people.

By the way, final exam is around the corner and there's also dresses due on monday and a final paper due on next friday. I just want this to be over and heading back to Indonesia. Before I go back, I have to deal with the moving things and also the electricity stuff, the TV and so on. I just want to fast forward that part, and straight to the day I'd depart from Boston to Jakarta.

Anyway, Spring has sprung! enjoy the day! D

MIXER May '09: Taylor Swift

2009-04-19T22:48:00.003-04:00

If this moment were like it was 2000, Miley Cyrus would be the Britney Spears, Jonas Brothers would fill the spot for NSync and Taylor Swift will be the Christina Aguilera (the talented one. Although Demi Lovato is the best Disney singers. I know, I happens to know alot about Disney stars). Since I tend to look talent over fame, I pick Taylor for the cover. I think she's a wonderful songwriter and her song, as sweet as it can be, it's very catchy. So, which ever Jonas who broke up with her, shame on you. D

Reflections

2009-04-16T21:27:00.002-04:00

I think I need to do some soul-searching. I know it's kind of hard topic, but I think that's what I need the most. I feel lonely at times, feeling uncertain and kind of trying to please anybody. It's hard because I can't really distinguish which one is real. I feel lost again. I don't know who should I believe now and I think too much of everything and make things thousand more times complicated.

It's a recurring theme happening in life for the last couple of months. I'm seeking help for now, but I don't push my self enough to get it right. I have an inner battle with myself that I wanna be out of this problems, break free - while on the other side, I just want to sunken in. I haven't been in good mood for the last couple of days, I just wish my aunt and cousin's visit will make it better.

Electronica

2009-04-11T22:17:00.003-04:00

Another random post on another random day, and I'd like to talk about my current interests. I love electronic music lately and only from Daft Punk, Ladytron and The Faint. I occasionally listen to Goldfrapp but only few of em songs (btw, 'Ooh La La' is gorgeous and I'm goin' to download it now). Actually it's more like synth pop or something like that; I like the synth effect because it feels futuristic and sounds like u could get into another dimension.

Anyway, back to reality. Today I woke up at 3.27 pm, pretty late. I felt terrible, tired and lazy. But only for the first 5 minutes. After I took a bath, I went straight to clean up the apt.! started with the carpet floors, I vacuumed it all, the kitchen floor etc. then washed all the dishes and then, took my comforter and some bed sheets to laundry - and resulted the spill of my detergent inside the elevator. I know, it was clumsy.. but it happened. Then, my bro cooked some prawns while I just heated some terong balado (Love em!). By the way, we went to Shaws and got this ice cream called Ciao Bella, with malted chocolate flavor. It was good!

Despite the heavy rain, I still love this day. I like the fact it's calming, relaxing, typical lazy Saturday. Yesterday in the opposite, was busy. I finished some sketches, went shopping (finally got a wayfarer I've been wanting for a year now!), went to restaurants (Haru & Bhindi Bazaar) and watched movie (Monsters v.s. Aliens.) which is quite funny and entertaining, although lacks of 'X' factor. The bottom line is, I love doing laid back thing but when I wanna do fun things, I'm no half-ass doing it!

Wow, this actually could be the longest random post I've ever done. LoL. O yea, I also wanna put some of my current listening:

Ladytron - "Destroy Everything You Touch"
I like this track out of them. I'm still a beginner about their music and actually I knew them because Christina Aguilera is working with them for her next record. I love the synth effect and the disco aspect of it. It's fantabulous.

The Faint - "The Geeks Were Right"

Goldfrapp - "Ooh La La"
I personally think that 'Keeps Gettin' Better' is a rip-off this song. Very glamourous, with underground feel in it.

Kings Of Leon - "Sex On Fire"

Kleerup feat. Lykke Li - "Until We Bleed"
The goth disco. Love this track. I heard it from my fashion show and fell in love with it. It's in heavy rotation on my playlist.

Michael Jackson - "Don't Stop Till You Get Enough"
It's used for Balmain Fall 2009 show! it's catchy and very disco-esque.

Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow

Daft Punk - "Technologic"
It was used for my fashion show, on my favorite segment: Non-textile!

My Favorite Things

2009-04-06T19:38:00.004-04:00

April Edition. Well, this is the first time tho. These are what I really like for the last couple of weeks, or months. Enjoy

1. Fashion Projects
This is the first time I feel like I have a purpose, a calling. I love the class, the classmates, the assignments, the show and of course ultimately the dresses. There's few snafus here and there.. but still those are my babies.

2. Diet A&W Root Beer
My childhood favorite comes in 0 calories. Perfect guilty pleasure.

3. iPod Touch Apps
I always looking for some new applications. It's like putting outfits for your doll or something, except this is iPod (nevermind) and so far I got Skype, DDR, Style.com, Cooking Mama and Facebook. Which brings us to number...

4. Facebook
Ultimate obsession. It's MAJOR addictive. I can't help it for this one; I constantly checking out updates on Facebook. Everyday! It's kind of ironic actually, now our meeting points always on the internet instead of cafes or whatever. But you know what, sneaking into others' profiles, looking at their photos are always entertaining.

5. Take Outs
I Love Chinese Takeouts, Sushi.. Burritos u name it, I tried em all and I love it. It's fast, it's tasty and it's comforting. One problem: it's not cheap, if you do it every day.

6. Skype
I always love to do video calls, especially with Mom. Don't get me wrong, I'm not that kind of Mama's boy, I did it for my dogs. I'm sorry, I miss my dogs a lot - or too much I think. I always see them thru webcams and I love every minutes of it. Plus.. I can talk to mom.. and share thoughts.

7. Urban Outfitters
Especially the SALEs rack. Tee for $9.99? A cool cardigans slashed from 50 bucks to 29? I'm in.

8. YSL L'Homme
I wear it every day! Sometimes I put it on my hair, especially when I didn't shower.. cause I always late to class.

9. Kathy Griffin's Stand-up Shows
I can't get enough. I always watch her reruns and the videos on YouTube and never get enough. I love her hilarious behaviour, rude jokes and stuff. I love her making fun of celebrities and every time she did it, it worked. I know that she's coming to Boston.. sadly on June 12! At that time, I'd probably already in Jakarta :(

10. YouTube
Yes! The ultimate entertainment package. It has everything from awards show performance to videos of people acting stupid. I love it! and I happens to have some videos over there too (acting stupid of course). My favorite show: Ellen DeGeneres Show.. while eating take outs!

The Fashion Show

2009-04-05T21:01:00.005-04:00

It was great. I loved it. I have to say that I'm very pleased although there's some things that I don't really like or proud of.. but overall it was a blast! - and I'd like to say, the first year rocked the show!

I have 3 garments overall: first is the ensemble - blouse and pants. pretty boring actually.. almost bland. But I liked it. Mr. Mason told me to put the blouse on backwards and it looks interesting (I'd like to take some pictures of it tomorrow). I love the pants tho.. I'm so proud of it, too bad it wasn't shown that much.

The second one is the Non-textile and I have the official name for it, "Galactic Origami". Well, it's cheesy cheese lame, but who cares? Anyway, I love the way it turned out. My prof told me to put some black tapes on it and it works very well. I'm pleased! It took me like 3 weeks total to finish the whole thing. Thanx to Emily for helpin' me out. Btw, I'm glad I borrowed the white shoes. It rocked!

The last one is the Geometric dress. I actually inspired by the fabric. It's very tribal.. very earthy kind of motives and it inspired me to make a tribal dress. I also dressed her with a headband - I want to make the hippie kind of look - and I think it works well with the whole look. I actually had thought about this assignment that I wanted this to be red this time and so I did.

Overall I'm so happy with the show and already can't wait for the next year's show. Thanks for coming people! D

Human

2009-03-30T02:22:00.000-04:00

"Human"
by Brandy

I've said sorry over a thousand times
Is there anything to say to you to help you dry your eyes?
I would make it all better if I could, I hope you realize
I cry when you cry, I hurt when you hurt
I make mistakes but I can't turn back time

(I'm only human)
Forgive me
(I'm only human)
Love me
(I'm only human)
Save me, save me from myself
(I'm no super woman)
Embrace me
(I'm fragile and broken)
You're just like me (oh)

I'm perfectly human
I might just tell a lie
I'm perfectly human
But I'm an angel in disguise

I'm staring in the mirror and a stranger's looking back
What are you afraid of, girl? The future or the past?
If you wanna see inside of me all you have to do is ask
I cry when you cry, I hurt when you hurt
I've made mistakes but I can't turn back time

I'm only human
Forgive me
(I'm only human)
Love me
(I'm only human)
Save me, save me from myself
(I'm no super woman)
Embrace me
(I'm fragile and broken)
Just like you, oh

I'm perfectly human
I might just tell a lie
I'm perfectly human
But I'm an angel in disguise

Maybe what tears us apart is what brings us back together
And everything that makes us different really brings us closer
Could you hold me (for a little while)?
Could you love me (without a doubt)?
I need you, I need you

(I'm only human)
Forgive me
(I'm only human)
Love me
(I'm only human)
Save me, save me from myself
(I'm no super woman)
Embrace me
(I'm fragile and broken)
You're just like me (oh)

I'm perfectly human
I might tell a lie
I'm perfectly human
But I'm an angel in disguise

We're only human (perfectly human, oh)
I might just tell a lie
I'm perfectly human (oh, oh)
But I'm an angel in disguise

I'm perfectly human (perfectly human)
I might just tell a lie
I'm perfectly human
We're all angels in disguise

D

Dramx

2009-03-24T04:01:00.004-04:00

I don't know what to say.. someone's got a tat! (hint: not me) that's all I'm saying. I mean, I'm a big believer in tattoo, but I don't think it's appropriate to get one at this point, first, I don't have income yet and secondly, I want it to be special. I witnessed some unpleasant situation (miles away from here) and It makes me sad to this day. I don't want to disappoint. I just made this post vague, cuz I need some release, without reveal it too much.

On the other part, I got a very cute news (cute cuz it's about my dogs). Mom told me that like two days ago, she brought Jokker to a vet to get him checked (he got some weird situation, involving anus. there I said it). She went there by herself (as far as i know.. whatever), so of couse, she couldn't bring both of dogs (o fyi, Rockey is super close with mom. He's sorta like spoiled brat) so she left Rockey at home, with my dad. As she got back from the vet with Jokker, my dad and Rockey went out to greet em. My dad told my mom that Rockey cried (or howled) when he found out he was left behind. Dad also mentioned that, when Rockey found out Jokker was gone, he was super anxious, he went back and forth, door to door, and at one point, waited nearby the window, checking out if Jokker is coming back or not. I think that was very cute, since I know that Rockey is pretty dominant over Jokker and it's all about me, me, me or me first when it comes to Rockey and to found out that Rockey actually inseparable with Jokker, is actually adorable. Oh, yes, when Jokker got home, Rockey was brutally happy, he sniffed out Jokker. They're inseparable. That's brotherly love AND that's made my day (or night).
D

MIXER April '09: Beyoncé

2009-03-21T01:20:00.005-04:00

Queen B is on the cover, two to be exact. I can't decide which cover suits the best, so I just going for both of 'em. So I put is as so-called collector edition. Beyoncé is the hottest diva in the business today! she's everywhere. Her latest album is her best work yet! I'd definitely put a ring on it. D

Spring Broke

2009-03-15T20:11:00.002-04:00

The holiday of the season is officially started and yet, I feel bored. I don't know what to do, everybody seems has something going on. I really wanna go places, but money's tight. So, NJ is the place to go!

I wanna see my friend/old school's mate/video partner, Rani. But since fall, we got things going on: family's coming, new courses and stuff. For me it's annoying to see people growing up. Call me nuts, but I love to stay young. I don't wanna deal with stress in society or what not. I'm bitter.

Anyway, I don't wanna talk about that - let's back to Spring Break. Actually I don't feel like this is a holiday, cause I know I still have plenty to do: the projects, warning grades (yes, 2 warning grades), and shits. I'm stressing out. I just wanna curl up in my bed, and sleep the days away. Also, want to resume my gym routines. I know I should call it off, but I wanna keep the membership til I get back to Indo.

Speaking of Indo, I only have 2 months away! Alright! So excited. I wanna see my mom, dogs and friends. Hopefully she's already in Indo.. not somewhere else, like Shanghai or whatever.

Ok then, Happy Spring Breaking! D

Madness

2009-03-10T10:45:00.003-04:00

This month is both good and bad and a little ugly. I have (as well as the other students) to work on 2 other garments: pants and a geometric dress. It's kinda bad for me 'cause apparently, my spring break would not be too relaxing as it was last year. The other thing is, the ugly part, is that I have to fix my bloody paper dress. Sigh. I'm so tired on that one. Shorten it up, put black tapes all over it. Stitch up the skirt band (which is ridiculously hard). So much for my spring break, which brings me to the good part. You guessed it, Spring Break!

Anyway, get bored as usual (although I have plenty of assignments to keep me busy) but, I wanna post what's my current listening! Enjoy.

Katy Perry - "Thinking Of You"
A surprise for me, cuz I've never really love her song, but she got me with this one.

Daft Punk - "LV Spring '08 Fashion Show Mix"
Still in love with this one. My major source of inspiration!

Sara Barailles - "Gravity"
Good mellow song, good for showers too!

Girls Aloud - "The Loving Kind"
I know, sissy gay-ish song. But I love the ethereal disco theme. Whatever.

Ray LaMontagne - "You're The Best Thing"
I just love his vibe! Great James Morrison-esque type of track.

Madonna f/ Justin - "4 Minutes"
It's stuck in my head. Can't help it. Good workout song!

Anggun - "Still Reminds Me"
The only Indonesian artist that I respect. It's an old song, oldie but goodie.

-D

Happy Birthday, Rockey!

2009-03-03T02:29:00.003-05:00

Today, March 3rd, is my buddy's bday! Rockey who turns two today!Looking big, he is now. I'm so happy, I ate pasta and Indomie today. Have a good one (despite of the heavy snow) :D

PS: click here for JoRock new video! :D

Sew Not Over

2009-02-23T23:37:00.004-05:00

I'm so tired of this. Actually I'm not really good at sewing things but it's inevitable for my case. I have these fashion projects: an ensemble of blouse and pants, a non-textile design and an upcoming geometric design. I've been working on the Non-Textile for like, a week now. I've been going to school since friday.. yes, including weekends, and I have to stay very late (the latest one I had to stay was until 11.15 PM). Quite pain in the a@#.

But I'm so happy it's almost done, all I need is to shorten up the top, pinched a bit.. but the velcro.. and that's it. I was happy to see all the classmates also done with em. Can't wait for the fashion show. Now I need to relax today (after one helluva week) and takes everything slow.. one pattern at a time. :D

MIXER March '09: Britney Spears

2009-02-16T04:12:00.003-05:00

It's Britney, Bitch.

She's back! and for real this time. Although I'm not sure that she's 100% fine, but, her latest record is one of the best. Best of luck for her. Just a lil fact: I used new fonts! :D

My Kind Of Valentine

2009-02-14T22:18:00.003-05:00

Valentines Day was made for couples.. but singles made it better.

Last night was a wee bit out of control; we got drinks! aha. After we had dinners at the fancy but not tasty Rustic Kitchen, we went to Stephanie's house for some good times. Well, one of my friend got so wasted so fast, she went to bed first. Ha! me in the other hand, talked with other friends (Korean, Japan, Indo too) until like 3 AM. I'm not a big drinker actually, I prefer sipping cocktails or other well-tasted drinks rather than taking 5 shots of tequila or whatever (although, sometimes it's quite liberating to do that). I went to bed at 5 AM with massive headache and woke up at 2.30 PM. Thank God we have extended holiday! D

Tuesday

2009-02-10T20:45:00.002-05:00

Today...

12.30 PM: Woke up. Checked iPods. Getting ready 4 school.

01.00 PM: In the shower

01.20 PM: Leakfast? Brunch? can't decide. (Went with oatmeals and a cookie)

02.04 PM: Class in Session (out at 3.10ish)

03.30 PM: Found out, Public Speaking got cancelled (Score!)

03.40 PM: Workout at a Gym (for the first time! since November 08!)

05.11 PM: Out of gym, went to various bookstores.

05.20 PM: Had dinner at Samurai Boston. Nice sushi! I believe sushi is the tastiest and chic-est food in the world. I ordered this sushi deluxe and some fusion roll and the squid salad is delish.

06.11 PM: Back at home!

07.00 PM: Watched 'United States of Tara' and 'Heroes' back2back.

08.56 PM: Typing this blog... and wondering what am I gonna do next. D

On The Record

2009-02-09T22:48:00.002-05:00

Hey.. it's been a while. The weather is in good behavior lately, no more over-coldness.. and also, the snow begins to fade. alright.

Well, it's been a lil busy for me now, especially the fashion projects. I got 2 projects, one is a set of blouse and pants and the non-textile garment due 2 weeks from now. I dunno if I can do that in time, but.. I gotta have to work under pressure I guess. I have the cool idea for the design, but I won't release it for now cuz I don't wanna just talking, better wait for the result.

Anyway, last night was the Grammy Awards! not really great tho, but the music is tight; Coldplay, Justin Timberlake, Al Green, Katy Perry, Adele etc. I like Adele latelys (check out "Chasing Pavements".. it's gorge) and happy she won awards. John Mayer also won too ("Say")! Too bad, lots of diva no shows, Rihanna & Chris Brown cancelled the arrival (u guys shud check the entertainment news, it's everywhere!). Oh btw, Estelle's "American Boy" is my latest favorite. The Grammy effect. ha.

Oh! I recommend you to watch "He's Just Not That Into You" (Jen Aniston, Drew, Scarlett, Ben Affleck etc.) It's a good, fun movie. Good for chicks tho. I never really like the cheesy romantic movie, but this one is an exception. Good one!

Ok.. I leave u now. have a good one :D

Givenchy Spring '09

2009-01-30T04:23:00.003-05:00

Fierceness!
Givenchy's current designer, Ricardo Tisci, brings the house to the top once more. I really like the androgynous goth inspired in his designs, but for this spring, i can see a bit of cowboys here and there - the faux chaps and all. Loves it!
Models: Mariacarla Boscono, Lara Stone, Ana Claudia & Lakshmi Menon. D

MIXER February '09: Coldplay

2009-01-28T00:19:00.004-05:00

Two words: Cold. Play. The February issue is here! and Coldplay is the cover star. I love the band's last record and their new album isn't dissapoint either. Well. yea. that's it. :D

Heavy Rotation

2009-01-26T22:13:00.007-05:00

Hi! Don't feel like updating the blog, but don't want to abandon it either. So, I came up with my current favorite songs! enjoy

Christina Aguilera
"Falling In Love Again"
U guys can listen to the song in this blog. I love the new direction the song takes! Christina (or shud we say, Christina version 4.0) is going for the electronic, futuristic element for the next record, which scheduled to be released this year! :D. Back to the song, it's actually a remake from an old song that originally sung by Marlene Dietrich and then covered by so many artists, including the great Billie Holiday. This song has this moody minimalistic electronica and.. very James Bond-ish (Aidee, u got it right!).

Kelly Clarkson
"My Life Would Suck Without You"
The original American Idol is back! "Since U Been Gone" was her signature song that brought us Kelly Clarkson, the rock star. Then, she came out last 2007 with moody rock album, which kinda brought her down. But this song, will bring Kelly back to her triumph! This Rock-pop song produced by Dr. Luke & Max Martin (Britney, Katy Perry) is the fresh song to start the '09.

Chris Brown
"With You"
The male version of 'Irreplaceable". Easy pop, guitar driven song that everyone can appreciate. In my case, I was a little late. Ha!

Yelle
"A Cause De Garcons"
French revolution! yep, lately I really like French songs (only Anggun tho). But, this band has caught my attention. This techno-rock song is so fun! even tho I have no idea what the song's about. It's good for dancing, fashion show.. or even shower singing.

Beyonce
"Diva"
This one is really catchy. This heavily influenced by hip-hop song is really good for dance floor! I've been listening to this song since "I Am.. Sasha Fierce" came out. Actually this is my third favorite songs from the album ("Boy" and "Single Ladies" on no. 1 & 2). Actually beside the infectious beats, the video is the one makes this song even catchier. The video contains in-your-face couture styles.. with urban twists. In short.. Diva is here to stay.

There u have it. Have fun! Gong Xi2! :D
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