Chasing Intan

Memories Light the corners of my mind Misty watercolor memories Of the way we were Scattered pictures Of the smiles we left behind Smiles we gave to one another For the way we were Can it be that it was all so simple then Or has time rewritten every line If we had the chance to do it all again Tell me - Would we? Could we? Memories May be beautiful and yet What's too painful to remember We simply choose to forget So it's the laughter We will remember Whenever we remember The way we were Barbra Streisand Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone from Sinyal Bagus XL, Nyambung Teruuusss...!

When you reached the lowest point in your life, there always be two options: you can easily lose hope and drowned in an enormous regrets feeling or.. you can bounce back, keep your head held high, face it, and be a better self. They said our tears will dry on their own. But the pain that left can't be undone and forgotten. Here's an instant example: you got burn and it left scar on your skin. The pain will eventually gone, but the scar will be there forever. Yes, my tears would be dry.. just for a WHILE. I had a strength to bounce back and recharged myself through all this time, but I can't be like this forever.. I'm sure someday I'll stop at one point where I can't take it anymore & wave the white flag. I'm NOT a superwoman. Do I really love him... Or addicted to the pain? Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone from Sinyal Bagus XL, Nyambung Teruuusss...!

Nicholas Kirkwood suede lace up 120mm Nicholas Kirkwood cut out bootie 120mm - black, lace, leather! Nicholas Kirkwood for Rodarte Sand 120mm - the artsy shoes I have a MAYJAH shoecrush to  Nicholas Kirkwood . I've been seeing his collection in various magazine and websites all over the net for months. The man knows how to translate the word art  in shoeworld.  Even one of his masterpiece became SJP's shoebsession. She wears it with anything! (literally), her LBD, boyfriend blazer, cute dress, and even her jeans! I couldn't agree more with her cos bold shoes can go with almost everything. Personally, I really fall for the cut out bootie: black lace leather . PERFECT! While the 3rd picture shows his sense of art even though the shoes are impossible to wear (except for ones who dare to wear it.) SJP with her shoebsession SJP wears it with almost everything Ah... I wish I can rob a bank. LOL. Find out more detail  here . 

When I was a little, I often heard songs about mothers:  Mother, How are You Today?;   Mama; Bunda  (means Mama in bahasa) to name a few. Every songs that parents-related are all about mother. Yes Mother plays a really big part in our life, but it doesn't mean we can easily forget the existence of Father figure.  Today I went to hospital by mean of visiting my friend's Dad whom has been comma for a week. He fell and then he passed out. Things were going so fast. No fuss No rush. I knew her Dad has hypertension but who would've thought it attack suddenly? I was with my boyfriend when the first time I heard the news. We immediately prayed for her Dad & her family that night. It's so devastating to received such a bad news. But who could handle it? God has plans for each one of us.  I never love being in a hospital, no matter how fancy it is, hospital is my most hated place (who doesn't?) There always two things left in my heart after a hospital visit: fear ...

On exact August 17th sixty five years ago, Indonesia stated its own independence day on behalf our first president, the one and only  Sukarno .  Now, sixty five years later from 1945.. We celebrated our independence day in a different way. Some subdistrict keep the tradition by organize events such as  lomba balap karung, lomba makan kerupuk, lomba panjat pinang,  etc. (Sorry I couldn't find a proper word to describe it in English). Some keep in the modern way by blabbing through 140 characters on twitter using  #indonesia65 . They're like, "let's make Indonesian independence day a TT (Trending Topic)". Yes they made it to the top 10, and then what? I sincerely think, words are not enough, let alone a trending topic.  Anyhow, I was keeping it real. Surprisingly, I've missed upacara bendera . It's a ritual that implemented every Independence Day in honor to reminisce about our heroes and heroines who struggled between wars and finally made Indones...

TopShop PAISLEY Flower Cut-Out Boots A combination  of ankle boots with large flower cut makes it look edgy but still has a girly side. I'm dying to buy them but unfortunately TopShop online doesn't ship to Indonesia :( There's a TopShop store here, but this beautiful piece is nowhere to be found and often cost a lot more than it actually is. More detail  here . 

Yesterday I made an effort to clean up my room, not entire room but I manage to move all my shoes to somewhere nicer than my room. It's frustrating everytime I step into my room, all I see were shoe boxes everywhere! I was tired to hear all cynical comments regarding this situation, especially from my boyfriend, whom a regular member there. He was like, "will you ever STOP shoe-shopping?" I shrugged. It's kinda irritated me cos I loved my shoes (and many many my shoes-to-be) very much. OK there are like several new pairs that haven't been worn, but I'm sure I'll wear them someday.  Shortly, I took out all of them from their boxes. As I keep on going, I asked myself, how many shoes is too many shoes? It seems I always craving for more. Whenever I walk into a store, I directly go to the shoe racks. Moreover, I had a strange dream the other night: I dive across the ocean just to find my favorite pair of Manolo ! I know it sounds very silly, but hey, e...

If I have a magic wand that can erase human's feeling, I probably would erase JEALOUSY in a first place. Every bad thing mostly come from jealousy. Cos it leads us to hatred, resentment, revenge, and in a very bad case, criminality. I know it's pretty hard to not jealous to someone whom prettier, smarter, wittier, richer, etc (the list will go on and on and on). But how long will it end?  Yes people often have a slip. But we should see this in a clear eyes, think about how much time did we waste only for be jealous of (let's say) someone's success? The truth is, we never walk with their shoes, let alone step into it . We never know if there are painfully tears behind those gorgeous eyes & fancy bags. As I live and breath, I always ensure myself that nobody is perfect. Nobody were perfect. Nobody will be perfect. The thought about imperfection help me a lot to not beating myself up everytime I flip my fingers through fashion magazine where the size 0 models spread i...

One of the most historical and artistic area in Bandung is none than the other, Braga Street . Located in the central Bandung, it is the place where you can see remnants of its colonial past. The once beautiful buildings that line the street are now displays a tired look(in a good way), that's why some photographers find Jalan Braga is a nice spot to take photos. Although it still is one of the sites where history is brought back alive, it's not alive and kicking, but more alive and tired. Many bars and restaurants scattered all over Braga Street. But what attracted me most were, streetside stalls selling paintings of unknown age and origin. I love the colors that caused my photo a bit colorful :) This kind of thing that you won't find anywhere in Bandung. However, I came to Jalan Braga the other day to take some pictures. Hoping for a nice and sunny weather, I wore a Karen Millen's one shoulder dress with a huge flower detail on my shoulder. But too bad, as I arrived, ...

Although Indonesia likely have to say goodbye to summer for good, but I forced myself to wear summer outfit. Bought the ruffle crochet jumpsuit weeks ago but haven't had a proper time to wear it. So let's rock the jumpsuit :) crochet jumpsuit, white tee (inner), belt: zara shoes: unbranded tights: unbranded sunglasses: Mango I'm kinda obsessed with Alexander Wang cat-eyes sunglasses, so I manage to buy a lot cheaper one but still get the look :) Fell in love at the first sight with this jumpsuit because of a very pretty ruffle detail on the front and crochet detail from the back that give it a fresh and summer look. xoxo PS: I hope you guys enjoy my Fashion Smashion feature as much as I do! :)

From now on, I'm adding a new feature in my blog. I decided to name it..... *drumroll* FASHION SMASHION This feature will be my salvation from my interest in fashion world and shoes. As a beginner, I'll start with capture my outfits. I don't use a professional DSLR Camera which I can't afford, cos my money mostly went out to shoes. But I'll try my best to present something that creative, fun, and affordable. If you asked me about my personal style, well I don't have any particular style. I wear what I want to wear, whether it's feminine or boyish, flowery or polka dot, or even gothic? Yeap you name it. But please don't expect I'd come up with branded stuff. I tend to mix what's in my closet and style it with some shoes. Actually I want to separate my personal blog with my fashion blog but there are lot things to figure out first. In a meantime, enjoy my new feature and I'm wide open for any commentary and advice from you fabulous readers! xo...

When you have a rainbow deep down in your heart, your smile will shine bright. You know you're a part of that colorful, magical, feeling you'll find, when you have a rainbow inside. ~Have yourself a LOVELY weekend~ Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone from Sinyal Bagus XL, Nyambung Teruuusss...!

INTRO Madonna's Lucky Star song keep spinning around in my head , "star light, star bright, first star I see tonight... star light, star bright, make everything alright.. you may be my lucky star, and I'm the luckiest by far......" I accidentally bumped to this tweet from one of magazine in Indonesia the other day. The tweet written, "Want to walk in Carrie Bradshaw's shoes? Join our My Dream Shoes contest" . I got hysterical and then I immediately checked the website, read the term & conditions and yup. I was READY to go. The contest rule was just simple. Which Sex and The City girl are you? If you already find out, then upload your best photo to their website and the winner will win pairs of Christian Louboutin and Manolo Blahnik. O M G. I think I was dying. I am Carrie , that's for sure. First of all: I love shoes, more than anything else in fashion world. If many women put the dress on before the shoes, I do the other way. I pick the shoes...

Have a Little Faith I never cry this hard when it comes to read a book. But turned out, this book is different. It touched me in many ways that the author could possible touch his readers with his book. Well in this case, Mitch Albom come up with his beautifully written, a soft and caring, a based on true story book called Have a Little Faith . He has a way of helping you walk a mile in his shoes as he learns to walk a few miles in someone else's shoes. The book focuses on two men, one of which is a rabbi named Albert Lewis and the other one is an African-American pastor named Henry Covington . However, the true essence of the book is Albom's own walk with his faith that more or less, tickled me how I walk with my own faith. The soft and caring tale begins when Albert Lewis, the singing rabbi, who happened to be Albom's childhood rabbi asks him to do his eulogy when he dies. Albom accepted and he begins to meet more regularly with The Reb or simply he call him, Al (Albert...

Hola fabulous people :) Sorry for the late post, I've been trying to keep up with my hectic job so my posts always end up on a Draft folder. Been pretty busy with other personal things too. I'm so relieved that finally I can get out of those dark clouds. I felt so ambitious recently till I missed the big picture. I don't wanna fall into same hole, so I keep myself busy figuring things out. What's next, what's left to do, projects, etc. There r so many things I'd wanna share with u. Such as reviews. Whether movies, music, or book. Too many great movies are now playing on theatre. While I'm preparing my next posts, get your lazy butt & go to your nearest movie theatre ☺ XOXO Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone from Sinyal Bagus XL, Nyambung Teruuusss...!