The Opposite of Blank Canvas

I don't want to sound like a weather forecaster or weather news reporter or anything, but finally London has reached 17 degree Celsius today! Can I hear claps and laughter? Yes I did. I am ready to leave my coats hanging inside the closet and only wear 2 layers of clothing maximum. Should. Buy. New. Shades. ASAP.

Top - Ebase

Skirt and beanie - H&M

Leggings - Unbranded

Shoes - Converse

Coat - Zara

Photographed by Paulina Koshan

Pictures were taken before this perfect amount of heat sprung London, actually. So that explains the coat and the leggings. I was attracted to this skirt because of the colours. The more colours you have in one garment, the easier it is to pair with many things. And also it looks very artistic because of the brush strokes pattern.

Have a great week ahead, everyone <3 p="">

Ciao.

City of Lion

Feeling like posting these pictures that were taken in January when I was vacationing to Singapore. Met some friends, had good food, and right now I just miss the ambience I got in that city of lion. I love being in Singapore. Everything is so well maintained and clear, very modern, clean, organized, easy... Ha, maybe that's just the point of view from a tourist like me. Well, what's obvious is that I miss the range of great milk teas there hahaha... Gong Cha, Koi, Happy Lemon... Nyumm.. OH! Forgot to mention, the airport is the best, seriously.

And I never missed any chance to take photos in those cute photoboxes

Top - Hand-me-down, Ebase

Vest - Bought it in Japan

Shorts - Cotton Ink

Necklace - COS

Bag - Issey Miyake Bao Bao

Flats - Steve Madden

Pictures 1, 2, 3 photographed by Bella Kurniawan

Oh and look at how long my hair has grew. I'm planning to cut my hair that short again, what do you think? Short hair is easy to handle, but in the process of growing, it really frustrated me when I woke up in the morning to find it not perfectly bob, but very wavy. Argh.

Anyway, have a good weekend everyone!

Ciao.

Green, Green, Green

Spent last Sunday going to church and missed the start of the first service, so had to join the next one. Since I started living here and go to church by myself (and with friends usually) and not with my family, going to church on time is like a must for me. I hate to miss the praise and worship part because that's my favorite part of the service. So every week, so far, I'm glad that I've always come on time or if not, just join the next service.

Anyhoo, planned to directly go home after the service resulted to not going home directly after the service. Went to Selfridges to accompany my friend and decided to linger on the handbags area and found out the Celine Trapeze in the color that I wanted sold out. Can you imagine? Yes, of course you can. Then went to Dover Street Market to check on their Celine bags collection and no color that I initially adored either.

And then I fulfilled my craving for bubble milk tea in Soho area, passed a Cinnabon store and walked in to buy a small bite, and finally went home. How on earth did I spend 3 hours not working on my homework but roaming around the city of London? But well, who could blame me? This city is interesting in every corner (but totally not when you look up--rain--and not when you look down--puddle of water because of the rain).

 

 Beautiful view except my bro's head ruining the corner

 The view on the highway :') (okay not the trees part, but the sunset was stunning!)

Can you see a room full of heart-shaped pink balloons? Wondered what was that for.

Green top and jacket - Vertical Club

Grey top - Club Why, got it when I went to Shanghai a long time ago

White top - Ebase, hand-me-down from my cousin

Jeans and boots - H&M

Sunnies - Rayban Wayfarer

Ciao

A Long Summer Break

I'm enjoying my holiday now :D

 

dorothy perkins tank top, cotton on dress, ebase outerwear, unbranded belt, evita peroni necklace, longchamp bag, accessorize bracelet 

 

 I don't know why but my choice in dressing up quite depend on the season. I automatically pick brighter colors for spring and summer and darker colored clothes for autumn and winter. Although in my country there's no such thing like four seasons, but you know what I mean. I love seeing bright and pastel colored clothes hanging on my clothes hanger.

 I hope this holiday gets better and better *squeals*

 Right now I'm watching DVDs. It's been a long long time since I went for a movie marathon. All the hard work for two years pretty much kept me away from entertainment and stuff. Or less entertainment, that is. So now it's like a pay-back time >:]

 But I won't be slacking just because I can. I'm still gonna get some useful activities for this holiday. After all, life isn't just about the fun. It's about learning and get your hands dirty or sweating your backs or whatever idioms I'm trying to create here. So, have a balance in life :)

Ciao. 

That Hand Me Down Vest

Vest. Over-sized outerwear. Whatever you call it, it's amazing. For me. I got this from my cousin. She owned it for quite some time, I think in her high school period. That means like 10 years ago, probably. And so one day I borrowed this vest and she decided to give it to me. I like this outerwear a lot and I wear it quite often too because of its versatility and easy to match with anything. I wore this outerwear for two outfit posts in a row. Haha. Forgive me ;) So for that night I paired it with my sister's elita dress, a Mulberry Alexa, and a pair of Tod's loafers.

 

accessories: cotton ink belt, accessorize bracelets and necklace

  

That night was my after-exam party. Celebrated it with my classmates who fought together with me for a pass. It felt such a relief for finishing a two-years-course. Together we've felt sleepless nights, killer exam preps, the D-day of the first exam (maths for majorities), and all. Okay I'm exaggerating. But seriously, we did the same thing typically: pro.cra.sti.nate. Yep, if you read my year book later there would be similar words considering all the procrastinations we did.

 

The girls in our class. Yup, only 6.

 

Dinner at La Rucola. Have I ever mentioned this place somewhere in my posts below, before? If I haven't, then I'll suggest this Italian restaurant in Surabaya to you guys. It gets more crowded at 8 pm or later, so if you want to eat here, make a reservation or come at 6...or so. Usually what I'll order is their pizza (seafood and carnivora), rigatoni, ravioli, and the best dessert ever: chocolate molten cake which they called delizzia. Or something like that. I don't remember all the names exactly, but yep, that's pretty much of it.

 

 pizza carnivora (again, not the exact name)

 

the chocolate molten cake: delizzia 

 

We went karaoke-ing afterwards. Whatta fun night :) 

 

This is the whole class minus two people. Heart them.

photo creds: random people

Anyway, I gotta say I'd miss high school VERY MUCH. Although, I have to study things I dislike (SCIENCE!!!) or catching up with deadlines and dealing with moody slash annoying teachers, I'm sure high school would make one of the best memories of all time. In my life, that is. Apart from the worst scenarios, I must be missing the chit chat before class, the snacks sharing, the study group, the process of learning itself, the caring friends, the helpful teachers, and all in all, my one and only school.

So yeah, that summarize my feelings for now. Until next time,

Ciao.

"That's Just Who I Am"

So I'm now wearing my shower cap while blogging. Also listening to Taylor Swift's Speak Now.

Now I'm off of my shower cap and listening to Jay Sean's Down.

Anywaaay, because it's Friday, I decided to wear batik. It was tailor made and I thought why not make batik a little fun than it already is? So I designed a romper. The occasion was Chinese New Year. It's red. And it's batik. Double nationalities, ey? I like batik so much because the pattern is beautiful. There are rarely same patterns out there and I really appreciate the makers of batik because they are so passionate and creative. I'm planning to make more and more. I have around three (or is it more I cannot remember) batik right now. It's this red, blue, and a purple one. Batik suits teenagers too, when we pick the right style. So, wear batik proudly, like I do :)

There I was, far right. 

So this time I paired it with Ebase vest, Gucci sling bag, and Charles & Keith oxford-look-alike heels.

And of course, the rings I introduced on the last post. See? They match everything.

I just had a dinner with two of my classmates in La Rucola, a well known Italian restaurant in Surabaya. I like going there because it serves good Italian food (okay, what else? I mean, what more reasons could I tell you I'm confused or is it that I'm sleepy I cannot focus?) But you should go there to try it yourselves, it's good, really.

And then continued our night by watching Burlesque. T'was okay. Christina looked pretty and sincerely nice when her bangs were still straight and that long blond curly hair, with her attitude and all. I actually never noticed Cam Gigandet's hotness before, but when I saw him in this movie, and saw his eyes... WHOA. I was like, who is this guy? Those eyes are booyoohteefool.

But seriously. I need to start studying for the final exam soon. So yeah. Gonna go get some sleep and wake up tomorrow...pretty. Hahah ;)

Ciao. 

suzuya skirt as top, ebase bolero, giordano shorts, burberry bag, unbranded necklace, unbranded necklace as bracelet

ciao.