Happy Birthday Mum

Yesterday when I woke up, I was looking for you. You were not in the room. I went downstairs.Oh, there you are. You woke up so early. Busy making breakfast. I called your name, you looked back, then I hugged you. Hugged you tightly, and whispered as I said my prayer: Happy Birthday Mum, may God bless you..

You did not hug back. No response at all.

For second, I thought: what's going wrong here? Oh, my bad. I forget my family do not hug or kiss or do anything sweet and lovely like others do. Hahaha. For god sake it is just a hug and we do not do it. How on earth could that be possible? I don't blame anybody. I know my mum loves me much. It's only a tradition or culture or whatsoever that we-in my family-do not express our feeling physically. Strange, huh?

A hug may mean nothing, but some survey said (I read it somewhere) a hug a day will make you healthier. I'd love to hug and be hugged, to and by anyone I love. I guess I will make it a tradition in my future family. And no worry, I will keep hugging you, mum and dad! :)

Happy birthday Mum.
I love you.
July 10, 2011

Smile and Pose!

Currently loving this picture so much. Lesson learned: you don't need a professional photographer to get a lovely picture. All you need is a pocket camera with timer and a photo-editor program (Calvin edited this picture in Picsay Galaxy Tab). Don't forget to smile and pose! :)

Outfit: Body & Soul Dress, Etcetera Cardigan

I Remember

I thank God, as He is good to me. All the time.

I remember being a dorky teenager back then I first touched down at Malang, East Java. I have been too long being a mommy-and-daddy girl at Bajawa (a small town in Flores island, East Nusa Tenggara). I guess my parents sent me away for me to see the world. The world of real life.  The world of modernity: rush and harsh.

I remember I cried a whole first month in my dormitory, phoning and begging my mum and dad to go home. I was in culture shock. I was in without-mum-and-dad shock. I felt terribly alone. I knew nobody there. After a whole month crying without any result, I stopped. I apparently was busy with my class. Kolese Santo Yusup Junior High School has famous credit to their strict rules like you can't pass a day without home works. It was suck. But at last I have to thank them for making my loneliness away. And thank my friends too.

I remember I was being laughed a lot by my weird accent, yes Bajawa accent. Hahaha. I remember I was ashamed when people asked me: 'Why do you talk so weird?' 'Where do you come from?'. I somehow felt humiliated. Being a teenager back then was such a survive experience.

Thank God, I had good grade in my class, not flying colors, but it was OK. I can't imagine what people think of me if I was dorky (a girl with weird accent) and dumb.

But now seeing me, where I am today. I am more than grateful. I accept modernity with humbleness. I accept culture-shock as a way to survive. I accept different people without any judgment.

And now I can proudly answer any questions toward where I do come from. You know, now Flores is such a famous island because of Komodo island becomes a candidate of New 7 Wonders of Nature. It's an international credit for Indonesia. And I did vote them (with all my 4 email accounts!) to be one of  New 7 Wonder through the website here.

From dorky to doughty , I thank God :) :) :)

Sweeter than Ever

I know I always have a heart to a cute card design. It feels good to me just to look into a beautiful wedding invitation or birthday/anniversary cards in a stationery store. I remember when I was graduated from university, I want to go to design course, anything in designing cards or something like that. But unfortunately, the plan was off by no reason, hahaha.

So here I am posting my excitement by making cute card for my bf, it is especially made for our six months being together as a couple today. The theme is about sweets, because my days are way sweeter with him *blushing*. Anyway, I made the card from left-over papers and bows and so on. I do not buy things at all, just use anything around me. You see, I re-use! Hail to green earth! :D :D :D

Happy six months! *hug*

Running Man Birthday Card

Yesterday I made a birthday card for a birthday girl Sylvi, one of my Honda mate. She is mad about Running Man, a South Korean variety show, so we decided to make a card about it. You guys want some refreshing and a big out laugh should watch it.  Although, I did not make it good, just cut up and glued, it turned out OK. Really should make it good next time :D

Watch it, Love it!

Original picture of Running Man casts, downloaded from google

Jean gave some photo-shop (Ji-hyo is out and Sylvi is in :D) and I did the cut and so on

Our wishes to Sylvi. Can you guess what is it standing for?

Hahaha. It's my wish for Sylvi. MAYDCT is an easy one :P

Bet Sylvi (and you, perhaps) does not know what it is X)

Have a Very Happy Birthday Syl!