needs some batiks!

Sejak penetapan UNESCO soal batik menjadi budaya Indonesa bbrp bulan lalu, kantorku pun akhirnya ikut2an demam memberlakukan hari batik dan meminta karyawannya ber-batik ria pada setiap hari Senin. Aku sih seneng2 aja, karena batik is one of my fave fabric for clothes. Sayangnya, koleksi batikku banyak buat bawahan dan kain untuk kondangan, dan jarang aku bikin atasan/dress atau yg appropriate untuk ngantor lah. Jadilah sempet bbrp waktu lalu, aku beli2 baju atasan batik.

Yang cukup jadi masalah, I'm quite picky kan. Gak mau tuh beli batik yang bahannya panas, atau gak nyerap keringat, atau yang keliatannya murahan atau asal jadi 'batik'. Dan lagi, agak sebel kalo dihargain overpriced banget. Iya kalo emang bagus banget, ini padahal modelnya biasa aja dan bahannya pun panas. Keberatanku juga mengingat aku mau belinya agak banyak, biar bisa ganti2. Kan sebel kalo baru beli 1, tapi budget-nya udh habis. Gak bisa ganti2 dong nanti :P Dan satu lagi problemku: aku gak suka pake baju warna coklat. Tau sendiri dooong.. batik kan pasti dominannya warna ini. Makanya lumayan puter otak kalo lagi hunting batik. Soalnya banyakkan gak sukanya, hihihi..

On second thought, kenapa gak jait aja yaaa.. Well, udh pengen sih jait dari jauh2 hari. Cuma agak males belanja bahannya. Thanks to my dear Amesh dan koleksi batik fabric-nya yang ciamik, aku pun kayaknya mau pesan 1 atau 2 buat dijait deh. Nanti aku posting fotonya kalo sudah beli dan dijait yaaa.. :)

Wish me luck!

the hijab-women blogs

Last week, I got this link hijabscarf from my lovely cousin, Anggi. Aaaah, so inspiring! I've been wearing veil for almost a year, and sometimes I feel bored mix-matching my clothes (I love clothes, shoes, bags, all the girls thingy, fyi) and also with the veil. Some other time, I miss my good old times when I can wear anything freely. But hey, hijab is a good thing :) And I won't give it away for any reason (insya Allah, bismillah.. amen :)). Thanks to this blog, I suddenly feel blessed wearing hijab. I feel inspired to copy the style and mix it with mine.. :)

And today, i found this link that belongs to Talitha, a sweet girl who's also wearing a veil. She loves fashion as much as I do, and this blog has lots and lots of inspiring pics! :) Love it.

Thanks to all of you :)

hey, i recognize that! :D

So happy when your work is featured on somebody else's blog, in this case is my lovely friend amesh's blog dreamesh (well, actually it's not about the work, it's about the article, haha..), but still, i'm feeling good :)

Thanks, Meshy.. for your article :D

kost kost kost..

Butuh pindah kost nih.. Ibu kost sudah tidak menyenangkan (well, emang dari dulu cenderung gitu sih, tp masih bisa nahan). Kalo ada yg tau info tentang kost suami istri yang layak huni, ciamik, menyenangkan dan harganya bersahabat, lemmeknow yaa.. :)

Thanks a bunch!

good vs bad

Life has been bad (read: hard) to me these weeks, huhu.. But i got my brand new iPod touch to cheer me up!

Life's good indeed.. :)

lagu sore hari yang bikin mewek..

Alkisah, suamiku itu orang yang sangat pemalu. Paling susah ngungkapin perasaan buat istrinya straight by his own words. Makanya dia seneng banget ungkapinnya lewat lagu. And you know what, kadang lagu2 itu lagu yang sama sekali blom pernah aku denger.. atau gak aku perhatiin, tapi ternyata makna liriknya dalem banget.

Suatu kali, dia pernah kasih aku lagu ini, jaman masih pacaran dulu. Dia pernah puter di depanku dan matanya berkaca2. O well, aku tau banget itu datang dari hatinya. Dan sekarang, dia mengisinya kembali di iPod-ku. And believe it or not, sampe sekarang aku masih merinding denger kata2nya.. :">

When the visions around you,
Bring tears to your eyes
And all that surround you,
Are secrets and lies
I'll be your strength,
I'll give you hope,
Keeping your faith when it's gone
The one you should call,
Was standing here all along..

And I will take
You in my arms
And hold you right where you belong
Till the day my life is through
This I promise you
This I promise you

I've loved you forever,
In lifetimes before
And I promise you never...
Will you hurt anymore
I give you my word
I give you my heart (give you my heart)
This is a battle we've won
And with this vow,
Forever has now begun...

Just close your eyes (close your eyes)
Each loving day (each loving day)
I know this feeling won't go away (no..)
Till the day my life is through
This I promise you..
This I promise you..

Over and over I fall (over and over I fall)

When I hear you call
Without you in my life baby
I just wouldn't be living at all...

And I will take (I will take you in my arms)
You in my arms
And hold you right where you belong (right where you belong)
Till the day my life is through
This I promise you baby

Just close your eyes
Each loving day (each loving day)
I know this feeling won't go away (no..)
Every word I say is true
This I promise you

Every word I say is true
This I promise you
Ooh, I promise you...

I love you sayangku.. :*