Inside My Bag

So, I didn't intentionally write this. I tidied up my bag yesterday night, there were some stuffs I should've thrown up since long time ago, unused bills, expired candies, ugh. The thing is I rarely change my bag, and clear it up. And it ended up with me taking some photos with these. Haha, I can't believe I carry all these stuffs all day.

My bag is Elle black tote bag. My husband gave me as wedding gift. I really love this bag. It looks tiny, but really spacious.

What's inside..

HP Mini 210 Vivienne Tam Edition. My whole work life (and my fun life too!) depend on this tiny netbook. Honestly, it's too small for me, 10.1 inches, but I can carry it easily with its only 1.2 kg weight.

Charles and Keith wallet. Wedding gift from my college-mate.

Umbrella. You'll never know when you need it.

Natasha pouch. I stuck all my charger for laptop, blackberry, iPod, earphone, mouse, and bank token inside of it.

Notebook and pen. For work absolutely.

Wallet card.

Blotting paper. From Clean and Clear. Really love this one.

ID Card.

iPod touch.

Samsung phone.

A Novel. This time is Little Prince. Actually I rarely bring a novel.

Oceanus Body Mist.

Japanese Cherry Blossom Lotion in travel size.

A sanitary napkin.

Minyak angin. What do you call it in English? I often catch a cold, so it's a must bring. I often bring Tolak Angin too.

Revlon Matte Lipstick, "Mauve it Over" color.

And a Blackberry to capture these photos.

So that's it. I used to bring a cosmetic pouch, but lately I rarely do it, because it makes my bag heavier. Besides, I seldom do "touch up" so I guess I only need to bring an essential one.
What's inside your bag, and what's essential for you? Tell me in comment section! :)

Sebelum menikah, menabung sudah menjadi hal yang sulit buat saya. Of course saya punya persentase untuk tabungan, punya juga rekening khusus tabungan yang nggak boleh utak-atik untuk apapun. Mostly saya berhasil sih, cuma memang ada saat-saat tertentu dimana sebagai wanita yang normal, tergoda sama macem-macem barang perintilan lucu hehehe.. Percaya nggak sih? Belanja barang 100-200 ribu itu ternyata kalo misalnya diakumulasi jumlahnya besar juga lho! *gulp*

Sekarang sehabis menikah, apakah menjadi lebih mudah? Ooooh, tentu tidak! Haha, malah makin njelimet muter sana muter sini, secara payment account yang dikelola juga sekarang bertambah satu (suami kok entah kenapa percaya sama istrinya yang gila shopping online ini), peruntukkan sehabis menikah juga ternyata semakin bertambah banyak.

Bukan cuma itu saja, sebagai pasangan yang punya prinsip work hard, play hard, ternyata kita banyak maunya juga lho sebagai pasangan! Pergi liburan berdua (lagi), beli kamera yang bagus buat bekel liburan (halah), gadget buat suami, tas buat istri. Haha.. Dan alesannya tentu saja karena we deserved it, don't we?
Sebenarnya saya dan suami juga masih belajar. Masih baru mau mulai melangkah. Kebetulan sama-sama datang dari keluarga yang biasa, kita berdua harus kerja keras untuk mewujudkan keinginan kita. Kerja nabung buat uang muka beli kendaraan bekas idaman. Kerja nabung seperak dua perak demi bisa liburan berdua lagi suatu saat nanti. Memulai belajar investasi dari nol untuk mempersiapkan masa tua nanti (ceileee, bahasanya berat boook.. Hahaha, eat that, masa tua! :D )

Tapi rejeki tuh beneran ada aja lho (alhamdulilah Gusti Allah..). Kayak abis resepsi nikah kemarin, prediksi kita bakal jatuh bangkrut melarat.. eh, ternyata enggak juga tuh. Trus waktu BB suami ngadat, menyebalkan karena memang udah tua dan tidak layak (hahhaha, I know suami, ini lebay, tapi BB kamu suka menyebalkan sih!), eh, ada rejekinya bisa ganti BB buat suami.
See? Ternyata nggak ada yang harus ditakutkan kok. Rejeki datang seiring dengan usaha kita, walaupun mungkin nggak datang saat itu juga. Eh, eh, yang penting, jangan lupa buat berencana. Jangan mentang-mentang rejeki datang kapan aja, gaji pun ludes seketika nggak sampai 24 jam dari tanggal gajian (hayooo, saya tau masih banyak yang gajinya cuma numpang lewat aja di rekening..)

Jadi, gimana cara teman-teman yang lain menabung? Share di comment section ya! :)


Image from here.

Biggie Bozzie Baggie

I am not actually a bag person. Gonta-ganti tas itu malesin banget deh, karena pasti aja ada item-item yang ketinggalan. Beberapa tahun yang lalu sih, saya lebih ke shoes person ya.
Tetapi, lambat laun, karena pergaulan yang kejam (duile..), banyak pengaruh dari kiri kanan, kok kayaknya seru ya kalo misalnya bisa punya koleksi tas. Yang bener-bener bagus, yang bisa diwarisin ke anak cucu kita nantinya (alesaaaaan!). Yang kalo nggak punya duit, bisa dijual lagi buat seperak dua perak mah, haha.. Kagak becanda.. yang pasti sih lambat laun ngerasa sayang aja kalo misalnya beli barang-barang, banyak, sering, tapi nggak tahan lama. Salah satu temen kantor (yes, you! You!) pernah bilang mending kita punya less, but best. Ini juga yang selalu terngiang-ngiang kalo lagi tergoda beli sesuatu sekarang.. Hehehe..
Dan berkat saran temen kantor tersebut jugalah, akhirnya saya punya dream bag list. Ah, susah banget ya, wong sebenernya saya itu orangnya plin plan, sedikit-dikit pingin ini, pingin itu, tapi nggak ada salahnya lah ya buat list, siapa tau bisa jadi guide buat nantinya kalo lagi bingung mau beli apa (hey you, songong abiiiis nggak kira-kira). So here are them..

1. Gucci GG Plus Canvas Large Tote navy grey

2. Cambridge Satchel Bag The Classic in Red

3. LV Neverfull Damier Ebene

4. Longchamp Roseau Handbag

I guess this is it! Hihihi.. I include all must have colors in my opinion. Well, kalo udah kesampean semua, nggak ada salahnya buat masukin Proenza Schouler yang satu ini.

Is it so cute and make your heart aches??? Hahaha.. Sekarang tinggal berharap suami baca postingan ini dan ngerti kode-kode yang disampaikan.. :D
Cheers!

Garage Sale

Hello, I am having a little garage sale in order to clean my closet. Do visit this link, and hopefully you'll find something you love!

Cheers!

Pursuit of Happiness

Inspired by this and this, well, I try to make few simple things that could make me happy. Life crowds make us forgot that sometimes little things could make us smile and happy.  So, for me I am happy today because of.....

1. Tried to listening some new musics, given by a friend and found them interesting. Although never hear most of them for all of my life. :D
2. Having a clear and fast internet connection at office.
3. Receiving a beautiful wedding invitation from a friend. I can't believe he sends me one, seeing in fact we're not that close. :)

4. My pre-wedding photographer posted some behind the scenes from our session last Saturday. Happy to see them. :)
5. Laughing out loud of some unimportant conversation that I can't even remember what, with my office mates.
6. Light rain at the morning. Make today's beginning is so different.

So, when you are gloomy and having a bad day, remember what's you've been through and try to find little happiness among them. Have a nice day!

Moving On

I wanted to write so bad, but it was so bad even I hesitated to call it a writing. It was more than a rambling.
I dunno how many times people had left me in my life. People come, people leave. I even don't dare to say that true love does exist. Bad experience, I guess. So when someone come next to me, and I feel comfortable with them, I feel frightened too. What if they go away? What if they stop loving me?
Yesterday, I read a book, written by Raditya Dika, a writer from Indonesia, titled "Manusia Setengah Salmon". It told me a lot about moving on. That people have to move along their life. Kids grow up into teenagers, teenagers become mature, old, and die. We love someone, and move, and love again, and move again. We can't say exactly where we have to stop, because we don't know. We only feel that maybe it's the right time to move.
So, when someone stop loving you, when someone leave you, maybe it's time for them to move on. Whether you're ready or not, you've given chance to love them, and by the time they go, you can only make sure that you have gotten out the best from you. You can try to stop them, you can try to deny it, but the best thing you can do is keep moving on.
So, being left and disappointed is another life experience, huh? Chin up and smile. There are always good things waiting for you in new place.

Maroon, Gold, Green, and Baby Pink

A friend was throwing her wedding party on previous Sunday. Decide to go there, although it's quite far from my town, in order to meet her and my other friends. We befriended because we were on same batch when we had our training at our office.
I can't tell you a lot, let the pictures speak. Though I'd like to say that she is so beautiful, I couldn't even recognize her at first. So, pictures!!!

Had no idea what's in our mind when we decided to make similar gown to be wore to Arundina's wedding. It's kinda cute, tough, so we don't regret it. And the gift, is from our batch, we both only coordinated it.

First comes! It was sooo nice to see them all, it's been a long time since we met.

The bride and groom! They are gorgeous, aren't they??

After the couple entered the aisle, it's time to mingle and EAT!!

It's us, ladies! :)

Full team!

We had been called to the aisle to take pictures with the bride and groom. The most awaited moment! :p

Cool pose. I just realized that in second picture, the bride was having fun facial expression. Sorry, you're still the prettiest woman there, dear!

Ooooh, attitude please, guys!

Satisfied with delicious dish and few captures, we still spent more time to take pictures at the outside. Geez.

They prepared the background sheet, but when we arrived, the photographer hadn't came yet. So, we took initiative, and took pictures by ourselves. :)

The Ugly Truth.
Actually I came with my boyfriend. It's just... a friend came and brought her D-SLR cam, and because this was kinda our reunion moment, my boyfriend offered himself to be an impromptu photographer, confidently, because actually he has less skill about it. But I was impressed with his sacrifice, he went there and there taking pictures, such as hired one, and ended with less being captured. But, Eno, such as good friend, took some pictures of us, and believe it or not, they are only pictures of him for all day long.

My Man!! :D

Happy Wedding, Dela Arundina! Have a good life ahead! :-*

Going with Rambling

Feel a little bit numb lately. I walked a day without knowing what I've been passing, it's like gazing through abstract exhibition, you've finished it but have no idea what you seeing.

I was sitting, hours by hours, trying to finish some unfinished business. And the worst of that is I keep forgetting what to do, my brain is rebelling, folders  of mind keep disordered.

I've been through worst. Been through worse moments than today. Should remember how to gain some strengths, some confidence, and I am not big fan of self motivation book. Screw them to tell us how to live. I do think everyone have different life, customized one, so none could generalize your life. I believe it's okay to complain sometimes. It's not like none has ever complained about their life, or job, or lovers. Complaints reminds us how lucky we are, to feel, to have own opinion, to be free to say something.

So, I am gonna hang on as long as I can. Moreover, I read somewhere, only the dead who have no problem. Really? I am one of people who believe life after death, theory which says that we are responsible of what we are doing now, assessed by good and bad things we have done. So, the dead sure still have some businesses down there, right?

I've rambled much. It is the result when you need a distraction from your super busy meaningless life. Some of them dancing, some of them singing, some of them reading. I am writing. And rambling.

Keep trying to make your life count. Do tell me how you cope when you think that your life feels so bored lately.