Chasing Intan

After many posts about happiness as newlywed, we finally reached our first milestone (which is not necessarily an anniversary, innit?) We were facing our very first obstacle in marriage life. Hubby says that we live on earth, not heaven. Don't be upset if there are things that won't live up your expectations. Everything won't be perfectly beautiful. Because this is life. Oh when the storm came, I was unprepared and it's inevitable. I didn't expect it'd be sooner than later. I mean, our marriage is barely a month old. It's nothing about our relationship really. There's a problem with our house. Thanks to my handy hubby, he acted fast and with helping hands from several people, we managed to get it done in three days. Chaotic days were long gone. In a more cheerful note we also have a very pleasant news nearing this end of year!! Soon to come xx Bloggie will be the first to know! All I can think of now is how thankful I am. 2012, what a year. What a ...

My teacher once asked me about my description about heaven. I answered that heaven is a very beautiful, peaceful place.. where there's nothing but happiness. It's the closest place to God. But in order to get there, we have to die first and we have to act kind and all positive things to people around us. I was blabbing about "my version" of heaven until she interrupted me and said, look over your heart, look over your family. Is it heaven? Do you feel heavenly? We can create our heaven. Don't bother to die cos everybody has their own heaven. I stopped for a minute or two to contemplate it. Yes indeed. She's right. I think I've read or hear somewhere about "hell on earth, heaven on earth". It's us that creating it. It's up to us and how we behave.  Having a little family now, I realize that I have to create a "heaven" in our house. Do we able to create it? Some says woman plays an important role. Man might give her a...

I was so thrilled when Andre from Studio Nine photography text me the other night that some of our photos were up in their Facebook page. I immediately grab my laptop and stared on it one by one. And boy, they're beautiful. Oh please, it's not because there's me all over it haha. I love candid photos and the team captured every moment very well. One of my favorite photo is where I wore pink kimono (with Mrs Dieter caption on the back of it) and staring at the church. The room where I stayed happen to have that "church view". Oh and it was the church where our holy matrimony held later that afternoon. So sweet innit. To cut long story short, here's the very first sneak peek of our wedding back in November. There will be tons photos upcoming fo sho.. and my blog defo will be the first to know LOL. For more photos please proceed to the link above :) Well about the details... I'll spill it on the next post! 

I stood still at our very own dining room few hours ago. The rain was pouring down outside. Ella Fitzgerald singing beautifully through the speakers that my hubby installed it by himself. So our tiny dining room turned out to be a nice, cozy cafe. Or so that he called. I recalled us years back. Never ever imagine we'll be in where we are today. Never ever crossed in our mind, that we actually could afford a house of our own. Again, God's plans worked truthfully toward us. He never late nor early, for He made everything beautiful in His time. We might faced countless thunderstorms and turbulence along the way. But when we able to see roses instead of thorns, we came to realization that everything happens for a reason. Our love grow stronger ever since. Then Ella continue her singing, "On my own, When I wander through this wonderland alone, Never knowing my right foot from my left My hat from my glove I'm too misty, and too much in love. Too misty, And t...

How I wish it was me. Boo. Lyndsey Parker who lucky enough to witnessed Amy at her best. After reading it, I feel I have to repost the article. I copy it straight away from here . First of all, please do enjoy the SXSW performance that Lyndsey talking about: Love you Amy :) Never a day goes by when I don't find myself listening, watching or humming some Amy Winehouse. And I know it'll be that way forever :)  ______________________________________________________________ Back in March 2007, Yahoo! Music went to South By Southwest, the annual Austin music festival where so many up-and-coming artists flock to kickstart their careers in America, and booked a studio where SXSW 2007's buzziest buzz acts came through to perform for the Y! cameras. All sorts of impressive musicians stopped by--Mika, Peter Bjorn & John, Albert Hammond Jr. of the Strokes, Brandi Carlile. But the moment I remember most from that whirlwind weekend is, unsurprisingly, when th...

There was a funny, well  (not so funny anymore)... An event before our wedding.  My close friends threw a bachelorette party for me (which is common slash normal thing to do, I guess) But little did I know, they crossed the boundaries and made Dieter gone mad.  Firstly, we had dinner at Takigawa meat bar. They dressed me up like Amy Winehouse! (oh who else I could /should be?) LOL. Susan made a handmade sequin tutu skirt which I love VERY much! And Ivy did my beehive hair. The theme is red lipstick so everyone must wear red lipstick (including Kevin and my preggo friend Vina, yay!)  It was supposed to be a fun, memorable night (it still is). Until they kidnap and brought me to a hotel. Turned out, they decorated the room with balloons and things. Aww... I didn't know ANYthing about it cos they keep my eyes shut the whole night. You know what came afterwards. The usual (or unusual?) bachelorette bash. The drinks, the dance scene, the truth or dare g...

I'm enjoying every second of it, melt in the process, and thank God it went well. It's irrelevant though, cos it's only been a few days. But hey, off a good start! Woke up earlier than your hubby is the key really. So you'll have time to get everything done once he wake up. For me, I got up on 6 ish (my best effort, could've been better. LOL) First thing to do of course let the fresh air goes into the house, drink water, and I go straight into the kitchen preparing breakfast.  Errr OK I lied. First thing to do is showering hubby with kisses :) And then the aforementioned above, and then clean the house. It's not that hard cos we're blessed with this tiny house that let us clean it by ourselves. As matter of fact, it takes only less than an hour to get everything done. I usually do the laundry first. When hubby wakes up, the house is all clean and breakfast is set on the table. We're having breakfast together, getting ready, the...

I choose you for life. I promise you my deepest love, my fullest devotion, my tenderest care through the pressures of the present and the uncertainties of the future. I promise to be faithful to you  I promise to love you, to commit to you, and support you. I pledge to respect your unique talents and abilities,  to lend you strength for all of your dreams. You have shown me what love feels like and for that I thank you. You are everything I need and at this moment I know all of my prayers have been answered and that all of my dreams have come true. I praise God for you, for all your love and constant friendship. I know that our love is heaven sent  and I promise to be here for ever and always. From this day forward, you shall not walk alone. My heart will be your shelter and my arms will be your home. As I have given you my hand to hold, I give you my life to keep.  Intan Juliana 17112012

Tonight is the last time I sleep in my bed. The bed that I've been sleeping on through all these years. A true witness of how Intan really is. I slept on it, cried on it, laughed on it, every single emotion I ever shared in my bed. People move. People change. Now it's time for me to open a new book, a new chapter with you. But one thing for sure, I will forever be my Daddy's little girl. Thank you for all the time we've shared, all the memories that make me who I am today. This is not goodbye nor the end. It's only the beginning. I'll prove that I'm a better child, a better sister, a better partner. I won't let you down no more.

Thanks to you :) for making another dream come true.  And baby? That is one major shoe closet. Prettiest I've come across.

why it takes too much for a fucking piece of paper? all i want is you and you only. i don't need all this. i ain't self obsessed. i wish they can show more support and less judgement. i wish i can get through night without a bad dream i wish i can...get it over with. i'm exhausted. intense. extreme.

Let me introduce you to Tom Tom! The only puppy that survive during Loubi's labor. Ain't he the cutest puppy in the world? xx I have three dogs at my house. Choo (chihuahua), Loubi, and TomTom (shihtzu). How I wish I can take them all to our new home. But Dieter has a strict doggy-rules and I can only take one of them! *CRY* I'm sure my Dad can take care Choo cos she's always been his favorite. So I was torn between Loubi & TomTom. I'm so confused cos I LOVE all my dogs equally the same, I hardly choose one. Sigh Every dog has its own personality. Choo is a smart, independent, and elegant dog. She's very hard to photograph and really love tanning. Yes, tanning! She has this favorite stone at my backyard, when the sun shines on 9she will sit there prettily. While Loubi is unquestionably the most spoiled dog and "diva" at the house. She is very maternal and protective to her child. TomTom is the naughtiest. He could easily climb upsta...

Marriage course!  My fiance and I, we attended this marriage course in our hometown. We went there with faith and open mind. We took front row seat for three days (six hours each) and we left with no regret. Moreover, with loads of knowledge and power to carry on our marriage in future. Everything seems right when we done it in a right way. And we're so glad we had a chance to attend it. For all marriage couples out there, feel free to take this with pinch of salt. Nevertheless, this is only theory.. Reality bites. But I'm gonna share it anyway. At first we have to introduce our partner to the crowd. Yes with microphone. Do tell his/her name, hobby, reasons you love him/her in a first place. My dear Dieter said that I am a shoe freak, and my one and only hobby is collecting shoes. I'm sure my face turned reddish that day. I love shoes, I really do. But I thought he's gonna said something nice like writing and stuff. Well OK. So everyone in the room st...

Politic and religion aren't clearly my cup of tea... (Shoes are definitely my kinda tea) I'm uncomfortable to talk about those topics to be honest, let alone in my own blog. Hence the "smile and nod" in both political and religion views column at my Facebook page. I don't understand and never interested in this dirty political world (cough). Pardon my ignorance but the idea to drawn myself in politic makes me want to vomit. On the other hand, religion is a whole different level. I'd rather to keep it private, just me and my creator... God, that is. It doesn't matter about my personal belief because I believe that religion is the foremost human rights. Sometimes people don't get that. They curiously wanted to know about that. It's just creeping me out. Whether I'm a Christian, Catholic, Muslim, Buddhist, or even a Jewish, it is NONE of your business. Just STFU and mind your own.

I'm only flesh and blood, but I can be anything you demand I can be a king of everything,  or just a tiny grain of sand ... Said I love you more than you'll ever know 

Jetting off to junior high slash high school, the sentence "Once I grow up I will...." was often heard between conversation. I was born in an environment with the thought that women destined to be a lovely wife and mother. So mostly girls dream about marriage, her prince charming that will later be her husband, and things like that. But as we move forward, our mindset will develop. We meet certain people, go to new places. Then without we even realize, we become a totally different person than we were then. As matter of fact, I am circulating in the "once I grow up" phase now. How time flies. If we used to "hope your dreams come true" at birthday cards, I'm finding it a bit odd now. That's why I always write, "many happy returns" recently.. Let's admit it, we're in MID twenties! Soon (I mean real soon) we'll be entering late twenties, early thirties, the big four, ... and so on. Anyway, I can't say that my drea...

A friend came up with a question that she thinks quintessential regarding a relationship. She asked if I can write down at least 10 things I love about my other half. It's not like he's handsome, hot, and all. But it's more like whether he has the quality to be a husband/father. I was insdisputable answered, of course I can. Even more than 10 I guess. It's unquestionable the easiest task to do.  She got the question from a marriage course she attended with his fiance. In the end, she could only wrote 5 out of the requirement. It shocked her and she thought it was a big issue.. She's getting doubtful about whether she should continue the relationship to the higher level or step backwards.  I honestly can't make further comment about this, I only advised her to contemplating about their relationship all over again. Never get married for wrong reasons.. As it will lead to one and only destination, hell. And trust me, you don't want to raise your kids ...

Above all many differences between my significant other and I, thank God we have at least one thing in common: OUR MUSICAL TASTE. It's still cracked me up whenever I remember one event in our relationship many many years ago. I think it happened in our first trimester... One day he showed up at my house and gave me a CD. "Wow" I thought. This guy knew my much interest in music by buying me an ORIGINAL CD (which was rare then). Then I immediately opened the case just to found some Chinese or Korean boybands in the cover. I read it, "5566". Like "lima lima enam enam" or "Five five six six" and I thought, "who the hell.... where on earth do they belong?"  But then I decently told him, "Oh that's so sweet of you... Do these lima lima enam enam boys can even sing?" We played it and I couldn't stop laughing. There's no way I'd caught dead with this kind of CD stuck in my player.  Poor Dieter. His face turned r...

click here and enjoy the fun! Yay! Finally my long awaited blog has launched. I've previously wanted to arrange a garage sale, but because I haven't find a proper place so I decided to make another blog. I made it to sell my (both) new and preloved items such as clothes, bags, shoes, or even make up. As I'll move to our new house within months, so I've been doing closet cleaning throughout this time. What are you waiting for? Go Go Go...!  Who knows you'd be the one who will adopt my babies xx P.S some proceeds will go to the Amy Winehouse Foundation .

If you're looking for a proper food, dare I say it, not much. Obviously there are so many cafes in Bandung. But from what I've experienced, you would only get a disappointment. Especially food and service wise. I used to be a cafe hopper (not anymore), often felt I just got robbed and sorry to myself for I've stuffed my belly with bad food. To name a few, I've experienced as thin as paper pizza (with flour flavor), raw dory fish on my fish and chips, cold meat, half done chicken steak, a dead fly inside my food, etc. BOO! For the record, those foods came from a well known, hip, and "happening" cafes!  I also frequently encountered some places that were nice and decent at first, but then experiencing a drastic decline on my next visit. They just can't keep up with their business. You know your place went well, then why don't try to maintain the quality? Otherwise, you wouldn't go anywhere but down. I don't want to name it one by...