Cocomomo and Me :D

Alhamdulillaaah!! Yeaayyyy i won the Cocomomo giveawayyy *dancing*

I've been eyeing on their product since about one year ago. I'm curious to have one, to touch the feel of the product, but it's quite pricey for me (well, Cocomomo used real leather so the price is actually worth the quality). Finally the time has come!!! I'm having one Cocomomo's product!! \(^o^)/

Excuse my sleepy face. Actually i feel happy! Heheheh.

I've been inspired by the owner, mbak Ayang, since i first read her blog (when i fall in love to a blog, I'd read the story from the beginning hehehe). It's about when she become unemployed, feeling afraid of what will come next, having no money, and then started to find out her passion. She loves to create. And as she poured her heart into her creations, her brand got bigger & got lots of love. Now you can find the products at Grand Indonesia, Jakarta.

Review:

Verryyy neat sewing

Good packaging (makes you happy since the first you received the package, open it, and see what's inside)

Good material

Me likey! :D Thanks mba Ayang!!!

PlayStation 3 Gaming Console: Taking the Ultimate Entertainment Powerhouse

A lot of people know about the upcoming release of PlayStation 3 in the United States, Japan, and Canada on November 2006 and Europe,  Australia and Asia on March 2007. However, what most people don’t know is what's lurking inside that sleek-looking shell.

PlayStation 3 gaming console is considered to be the ultimate entertainment powerhouse where it can offer the ultimate gaming experience that you will never find in other gaming consoles available in the market today. However, you may ask why the PlayStation 3 is able to deliver quality gaming while other gaming consoles do not.

The only way to answer this question is to find out what makes the PlayStation 3 tick. Inside that sleek and attractive-looking outer shell, you will find that the PlayStation 3 houses one of the best and latest technologies in gaming consoles. You will find that PlayStation 3 is more than just an attractive looking game console.

PlayStation 3 is set for release on November 2006 and is very much anticipated by gamers worldwide. It has different capabilities that will not be found on other gaming consoles available in the market today.

Here are some of the things you should expect from this particular gaming console and why this gaming console is touted as the next big thing in the entertainment industry.

First of all, PlayStation 3 gaming console is integrated with a very powerful central processing unit that can run at a speed of 3.2 GHz, faster than some computers.. Adding to the processing speed is another 512MB of RAM. With just these two features, you can expect high quality gaming experience.

Adding on to the very powerful processing speed and a very high RAM is a powerful GeForce graphics chip from NVIDIA. NVIDIA GeForce is known to be a very powerful graphics processor where it is capable of creating fine details and adds realism to the game. By integrating the state-of-the-art graphics technology from NVIDIA and SCEI, you can expect high quality graphics combined with a powerful central processing unit.

Not only that, PlayStation 3 is also equipped with an upgradeable hard drive. With a hard drive, you can use this to save your games and also store your music or movies. In the basic configuration, you will be provided with a 20GB hard drive. However, with the premium configuration, your PlayStation 3 will be equipped with a 60GB hard drive. With this memory space, you can effectively save your games without worrying about running out of disk space.

Sony PlayStation 3 has also integrated the latest technology in disc media. The Blu-ray disc drive is one of the most advanced disc media technology available today. With the Blu-ray disc capability of storing 5 times more data than your regular DVD, game developers will be able to provide you with higher quality games.

Blu-ray disc drive is able to support DVDs, CDs, and SACDs. Because of this, you will be able to play your DVD movies and audio CDs in your PlayStation 3 gaming console.

PlayStation 3 gaming console will also have the backwards compatibility feature that will enable you to play your old PlayStation and PlayStation 2 games. This means that your investment with these games will not be wasted as you can still play with them with the PlayStation 3.

There are a lot more features that you can take advantage of in PlayStation 3, such as online capabilities with a built-in Wi-Fi technology.

As you can see, the specifications itself can explain why PlayStation 3 is highly anticipated by a lot of people in the world today. So, if you want to have your own PlayStation 3, you better preorder now.

Land Coffee

..a.k.a Kopi Darat a.k.a Meet Up with some bloggers at Royal Plaza Surabaya, May 15 2011.

Met the creative Amelia Saga, accompanied by her sister. They came from Tulungagung for this meet up! Waooowwww... Thanks for coming! :D BTW Amel wore a cute DIY owl brooch.

Mbak Yuni and Aishi Lely, they were junior high school friends. Mbak Yuni came from Sidoarjo, and Aishi lely from Tanjung Pinang!!!

And there were mbak Elsa (from Jombang) accompanied by her sister, Nona. Ooops sorry Nona i only had this picture when you're not in a good pose >.<

Had a fun and noisy chit chat for about 3 hours at "good friends great pizza". Nona had a hidden plan. She made us fill her questionnaire task!! Hahahaha...
It's so great to meet the 'real person' of bloggers we'd only known online :)
By the end of our meet up, Amel gave us brooches she made herself :) Thank youuuuuu... And thank you mbak Elsa for the food! Read the full article on mb.Elsa's blog (btw the 1st and last picture above are hers) ^^

What I wore:

I wore my new purple hijab, sent by Bunda Key from Rumah Jilbab.

It has 3 layered colors from chiffon (I don't know the real material name), and surprisingly the hijab is easy to wear & not see-through. Thank you Bunda Key!

Purple brooch from Luchie.

What I Love Recently

1. Movie:
3 Idiots
This is an Indian movie, and watching it can really makes you laugh, and then cry, and then happy... just like a roller coaster. I think this movie is really smart and you need to watch it!! Love love love the characters and miss them when the movie's over.
PS: Ummm, don't be fooled by it's cover... the first time I saw it, I thought it's kind of (sorry) porn movie. But nonononno it's not!! What a greeeaaaatttt storyyyyyy


2. Song:
Man In The Mirror - Michael Jackson
Must be heard and must read the lyrics!!! I love how MJ created songs with universal theme, not always about love. Fallen in love with this song while watching This Is It, and love it even more after I know the lyric :)

I'm Starting With The Man In The Mirror / I'm Asking Him To Change His Ways / And No Message Could Have Been Any Clearer / If You Wanna Make The World A Better Place / Take A Look At Yourself, And Then Make A Change

3. Event:
HFW!!

For those who don't know, HFW is an international fashion event when bloggers around the world showcase their outfit for a specific theme in a week. How fun is it? :) *you can search the label "HFW" on my blog hehee*
And they now have a facebook page, and twitter. If you would like to know or join the next HFW (coming soon this year), please Like and Follow :)

PS: I won't be joining the next HFW... It's your turn, ladies to showcase your looks :)

Purple Pour Vous

What I wore to work yesterday:

Oh yeah I do wear these sort of things... This is what I like about working in a non formal job :D

Purple stripes shirt / boxy tee / grey skirt / doll brooch

Yesterday I had a problem caused by my decision of choosing a wrong printing company. My company's catalog turned out to be soooo dark :( *sigh* and I felt guilty of it.

One thing cheered me up, I've received my order to Pourvous body care. Hehehe Alhamdulillah I won their latest competition (writing an essay about our dream). I got a voucher Rp 175.000 to be spent on their products.

Energetic ginger body butter / milk body scrub / moisturizing foot cream

Review: 

Body butter: I've bought green tea body butter before this, and I like the green tea more... Well, the ginger body butter's smell is fresh like lemon... (I'm not a citrus-lover :P) Kinda greasy, but I know I need this body butter due to my dry skin

Body scrub: the scrub is rough, but skin feels smoother after that... however I've already fallen in love with Susan's spa body scrub and no product has beat it...

Foot cream: I love the cold effect on my feet.. :D

Overall: I feel safe using these products coz they claimed to be natural (paraben free, lanolin free, color free, methanol fragrance free)... But they're soooooo expensiveeee! :(

Good news that wiped away my worries: today all problems are solved... Thank you Allah... :) Alhamdulillah, Allahu Akbar!

Cotton Ink Shawl for Hijab?

Assalamu'alaykum! Hiii... :) Meet me again on my last posting before Ramadhan ^^ 

You guys have known the brand cotton.ink, rite? I've been so curious about their shawl... Which will look fabulously good on fashionable person but also will look like "kain gombal disampirkan"--if our outfit doesn't match.

Well, I ordered one. It's the London Cream Classic Shawl. The material felt like Vannara's clothes... and I just feel like I could make my own piece from leftover materials -_-" hehe..

Then,, it's time to think how could I, or we hijab girls, can wear those shawl.

I've been inspired by Living Daisy's style here.

First trial:

Wear basic hijab. Wear the shawl outside. Pin at the back, and you're done. Let the rest cover your chest :D

Second Trial:

Wear basic hijab. Wear the shawl outside. Cross the rest of the shawl and wear it over your head. Let it be loose like wearing capuchon :D

Third Trial:

Wear basic hijab. Make ruffles of your shawl and pin it with brooch. Voila.

!!!Be careful when you pin it or the material will be torn!!!

Review:

• Well, the shawl is wearable, and can be worn in several ways. But I'm not sure I'll be confidence enough to wear fancy hijab hehehe.
• Material is a good cotton (I guess it's combed cotton).
• Color is so pale. I don't really like it actually.
• Prize vs quality: hmmm fair enough.. A little bit pricey I think, but their name is getting famous, rite? It's the brand.
• Buy again? Umm maybe :)

Sisters Who Blog

This post is dedicated to Amber Misk who has a spirit to gather muslimah bloggers all around the world :)
She created a network: sisterswhoblog.ning.com (an alternative to our Facebook), that consists of all sisters having an active blog ;) Joining the network, you'll find out many talented muslimah in art, fashion, dedicated to education, etc etc etc ^o^
And NOW Sisterswhoblog held a Blog Award: Here's what she said:
"I’m pleased to announce that we have 12 categories listed for the 2010 Best Blog Award. WOW!

1. Best Arts and Crafts Blog
2. Best Educational Blog
3. Best Fashion Blog
4. Best Food Blog
5. Best General Blog
6. Best Islamic Blog
7. Best Motherhood Blog
8. Best Motivational Blog
9. Best New Blog
10. Best Photo Blog
11. Best Political Blog
12. Best Teen Blog"

Rare opportunity for muslimahs ;D

Comic Strips I Love

In order of appearance at the pict above:

1. Kobo Chan by Masashi Ueda (and lately Ueda published new comic "Otoboke")
2. Benny & Mice comics, appear in Kompas Newspaper & Tamtomo blog
3. My Milktoof by Inhae, story of 2 little teeth :) Inhae made all her props and captured them into stories. You'll be amazed seeing the artwork.
4. Locomostrip, made by an Indonesian student. His tagline is "One comic strip a day" so everyday you can check back for new strip :D
5. Being Five, stories of a 5 yo boy who blogs... Pretty cute ;p

I can be happy just by reading them :p

Temanku di Kontes Bukan sekedar Blogger Bertuah

Flashback ke beberapa bulan yang lalu tepatnya dibulan September 2009, ketika blog ini masih belum punya apa-apa,  followers baru beberapa orang , lalu aku dapat saran agar blogwalking, komentar, menfollow blog orang lain serta ngajak tukeran link, memang kala itu saya akui banyak blog yang mengacuhkan maklum masih newbie (sekarang kan juga masih newbie belum tahu apa-apa??) beruntung dengan petunjuk dari Fatamorgana, akhirnya saya mendapatkan komunitas blogwalking (saya jadi rindu dengan logo milik Zujoe kayaknya sekarang nggak ada yang pasang lagi ya), ya aku kenal beberapa blogger yang tidak perduli dengan PR, Alexa ataupun usia blog seseorang, mereka akan setia berkunjung balik setelah kita mengunjungi blognya. Dan Ternyata Mereka semua sekarang meski blognya sudah begitu apik dengan PR serem dan alexa yang kena gizi buruk (kurus sekali) ternyata tidak berubah malahan semakin ramah

Lalu saya mengenal sebuah komunitas yaitu Blogger bertuah, sebuah Komunitas blogger yang begitu kokoh, dengan blogger humanis, peduli lingkungan, jago IT, jago SEO semua kumpul didalamnya, waktu itu jujur saya agak segan untuk berkenalan dengan mereka, saat itu bang Atta sudah berPR 3 apalagi nan limo yang sudah Ber PR 4, wih seperti terkunci rasanya tangan ini untuk menulis " tukeran link ya" saat itu aku masih N/A lo. Ternyata sambutan mereka hangat dan jadilah persahabatan itu berlanjut sampai sekarang.

Nah Blogger bertuah yang aku kenal  kemudian bertambah lagi ketika seorang jago IT dan paid Review datang berkomentar  diblog ini , aku masih ingat komentar pertamanya diblog ini

" salam kenal bagaimana jika sebagai tanda berkenalan kita tukaran link"

Ya blogger itu Adalah Laksamana Embun

Sumber Gambar Disini dari blog Maryo

Sekarang blogger bertuah sedang mengadakan Kontes SEO Bukan Sekedar Blogger Bertuah dan Laksamana Embun ikut dalam kontes ini Semoga menang ya, Terakhir Blog Berpikir Positif mendukung Sepenuh hati  agar anda sukses dalam kontes ini

Nonton New Moon Sambil Manyoon

Yayyy!! Akhirnya nonton New Moon! Menurut postingan desieria tentang film ini, nonton New Moon sebaiknya sama suami/pacar/gebetan. Aku nonton sama teman2 kok, dan tetep seru! ^o^
Tapiiiiii.... yang ngeselin & bikin manyun:

1. Temen di sebelah kiri sms-aaan terus ma gebetannya, menyebabkan ada cahaya silau -___-
   
2. Temen sebelah kanan, karena dia udah baca novelnya, bosen. Dikit-dikit nanya, "Filmnya kapan selesai siiih kok lamaaa?"
3. Mereka berdua suka ngasi tau kelanjutan adegannya, "Ntar dia berubah jadi serigala..." "Ntar juga Bella-nya jadi vampir.." "Ntar Bella nikah ma Edward" Aaaaaarrrrgggghhhhh!!!! $*@&%#@
4. Temen 2 kursi sebelah kananku malah nyaris ketiduran -___-

O my God, kapan-kapan nonton film romantis gak sama mereka lagi deh, huahahahaha...

Adegan konyol:
Pas Jacob nolong Bella yang habis jatuh dari motor, Jacob langsung buka kaos buat ngelap darahnya Bella. Adegan itu lebaaaayyy! Terkesan si Jacob pamer otot-ototnya! :D Sebioskop ketawa semua!

Filmnya bagus, tapi gak seromantis yang digembar-gemborkan.. Atau akunya yang ga romantis? Wkwkkwkk... BTW, aku sukaaa tokoh Alice!!!

Habis nonton, foto dulu di depan gambar fotomodel. Cakepan fotomodelnya! :p

Newmoon Poster picture was taken from here.

Sushi Sale & Gramedia Tei

3 Alasan Pengen Mencoba Sushi Tei (ST):

1. Baca novel A Very Yuppy Wedding by Ika Natassa, restoran favorit tokoh utamanya adalah ST. Penasaran.
   
2. Ngikutin twitternya SherinaMunaf, dan dia sering ngetwit, "nyushi tei". Makin penasaran.
   
3. Liat foto facebook temen2 yang udah sukses lagi makan ST. Oke, seenak apa sih? ST itu??
   

Akhirnya malam ini berhasil ngajak bapak & adek ke sana :-D
TIPS: For newbie & kanker person (kantong kering) like me, pilihan terbaik jatuh ke piring sushi berwarna pink atau biru muda. Harga per piring Rp 16.000.
Kalo makan sushi gak bikin kenyang, coba mini ___ Salmon + rice (duh lupa namanya), Rp 37.000. Walau mini tapi cukup bikin perut penuh. Dan ikan mentah kan baik buat kesehatan karena kaya enzim ^__^
I'm not looking for expensive lifestyle which is known as "Gaul". I like to enjoy discounted sushi at some supermarket after 8 pm. Tapi emang beda sih sama yang beli di supermarket. Lebih segar. Like It!
If you like Sushi Tei, you may also like Takigawa.

Selesai dari Sushi Tei, ke GRAMEDIA (Tunjungan Plaza Surabaya).
Lagi diskon 30% all item, bokkk!!! Buku murah, buku murah!!! Obral, obral!!!
4 Hal yang Harus Diwaspadai Ketika Belanja di Gramedia Sale:

1. Desak-desakan karena pengunjung berjubel. Jadi kepanasan deh. Hati-hati juga sama barang bawaan!
   
2. Ada beberapa buku best seller yang abis.
3. Antri kasir panjang.
4. Kalo ga sadar diri ambil kebanyakan buku, bisa jadi bokek. Makanya gak boleh kalap!

Betul nggak?

Jangan Nonton Film 2012

Kalo:

1. Kebelet pipis
2. Jadwalnya pas di waktu solat
3. Laper & ga bawa cemilan
4. Wasir/ambeyen

Karena filmnya 2,5 jam! Hahahaha... Lama bangeet... daripada harus ninggal di tengah-tengah film ;)

Menurutku sih filmnya lumayan, ga rugi lah beli tiket bioskop (ya ampun telat bgt ya tu film diputer dari kapan, baru kutulis sekarang -__- maklum baru nonton). Efeknya bagus (that's what people said, right?).

Tapi kupikir ada beberapa kejanggalan di film. Kalo masih ada yang selamat, berarti bukan kiamat ya, cuma bencana global aja. Trus, cepet banget kondisi bumi balik ke bagus lagi. Padahal kan habis bencana besar-besaran, banyak mayat donk. Atau setidaknya tanah gak subur lagi, habis kena tsunami + gunung meletus :-/ Dan berdasarkan gambaran bencananya, burung2 yang terbang tinggi mungkin juga ga kena dampak ya?

What do you think? This is my point of view, I'm not a geologist... Maybe I'm wrong?

UPDATE: googling ke situs ITB...

Kiamat yang mungkin terjadi pada tahun 2012 sebatas kiamat teknologi yang mengandalkan satelit bumi.

Will be off for 3 days :)

I'm going to Jakarta for a job interview. Wish me luck!

O ya, kalo nganggur, cobain deh ke yearbookyourself, huahaha... Di sana secara otomatis fotomu bisa berubah era ke foto jaman dulu. Emang loadingnya agak lama, jadi harus sabar :)

<-- picture of me when I was 6 years old, after yearbookyourself turns me to much more older look hahaha

Puri Garden Restaurant

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Puri Garden Restaurant: Masakan Indonesia
Delta Plaza Surabaya, lt. dasar seberangnya Dundee & Es Teler 77

Ibu bilang di Delta ada restoran "Duduk Enggan Mati Tak Mau".
Minggu siang kemaren, aku, bapak & ibu ke Delta. Ibu ngintip2 ke resoran Puri Garden. Dalam hatiku, "Yah, mau ke sini ta?" --> entah kenapa kok aku males masuk ke dalamnya. Terkesan mahal tapi kuno...

Yang dipesan:

a. Tahu tek
b. Plecing kangkung 
c. Ikan (lupa namanya) 
d. Ayam panggang
e. Rica Rodo (yang salah kusebut sebagai Ridho Roma :-p) 

Ternyata oh ternyataaaa....
I  L.O.V.E  THEM  ALL!!!!
Ya Allah... ternyata masakannya begitu NIKMAT... Ngapain aku sempat ragu. Uah pokoknya masakan di Puri Garden MANTAP JAYA!!:D

Tiba-tiba aku keingat sesuatu.
"Bu, mana sih ada restoran Duduk Enggan Mati Tak Mau?" tanyaku.
"Ya ini Yak. Liat aja pengunjungnya sepi. Tapi masih bertahan aja nih dari jaman dulu..."

Huaaaa... ternyata inilah restoran yang dimaksud! Bener juga. Emang restoran ini relatif sepi (banget). Lihat stan Dundee, Pizza Hut, Hoka Bento... beuhhh bejubel! Padahal harganya juga ga beda ama fastfood lah.

Sempat ada satu keluarga bawa balita, masuk ke Puri Garden. Si balita nangis, merengek pengen makan ayam goreng fastfood.
Coba si balita nyicipin nih makanan Indonesia lengkap pake sambelnya! Supaya nangis kepedesan dia tau betapa masakan Indonesia ga kalah ma fastfoood!

Recommended: b, c, e (see picture above)
I LOVE INDONESIAN FOOD!

Bakso Gun

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Bakso Gun: Bakso masak-masak sendiri!
Plasa Marina Surabaya, lt. dasar (dekat Waterpark)

Bakso biasa? Boseeen!! Kalo Bakso Gun pasti mau! Makan di sini jadi inget konsep sukiyaki-nya Hanamasa :)
Kalo mau sehat, pilih sayurnya yang banyak (dan lebih murah pula, hehehe).

Sebelum dimasak

Porsiku setelah matang: Hajar bleh!!

Like it!! Kalo menurut selera ibuku sih, udah pasti beliau bakal bilang LOVE IT!! Ibu doyan banget dan kayaknya ga pernah bosen makan di sini. Bersih pula tempatnya... *hah ga nyambung ya*
Bakso & gorengannya dijual per biji, sayurannya dijual per porsi. Yummy...

 

Rasane Seafood & Ikan Bakar

Last Sunday: November 1, 2009

RASANE: Rumah Makan Seafood & Ikan Bakar
Embong Ploso 27, Surabaya

Oke.. Restorannya keren. Namanya resto seafood, tentu harus siap-siap harganya mahal (thanks God I was with my mom & dad :D)
Tapi ternyata di daftar menu TIDAK DICANTUMKAN HARGANYA. Sekali lagi thanks God I was with my mom & dad. They pay, I eat, hihihi.

Bapak & Dio, "Ngapain sih ni Tia motret-motret?"

Makanan yang dipesan waktu itu:

• kepiting asap juhi (ternyata Rp 80ribuan --> tergantung berat kepiting)
• kerang ijo saus padang (ternyata Rp 22500)
• kangkung lombok (ternyata Rp 22500)
• gurame asem manis (ternyata Rp 50ribuan --> tergantung berat gurame)

Kerang, kepiting, & kangkung. Kepiting = maknyuss

Minumanku: Ice timun serut --> hwaduh rasanya anehhhh bangeeettt. Berasa minum acar...

Okay,  I must be honest that I feel just um.. so-so... Well, the food tastes good, but for cheaper price you can get the same delicacy at D'Cost (censored, hehe). Of course you can find Rasane is cozier, not so crowded...
But if you're planning to eat here, try KEPITING ASAP JUHI (smoked crab)... Covered with banana leaf, greased with spices, wow, it's sooo tasteful!!

Tips: by credit card, my mother got 20% discount.

Situs-situs Kreatif

For an instant boost of inspiration!
Kalo ada akses internet gratis, aku suka banget mampir ke situs-situs di bawah ini:
*Kalo internetnya bayar, males juga--soalnya bandwith killer, banyak gambarnya! Hehehe.

1. http://www.etsy.com/showcase.php
Etsy ini tempatnya orang-orang pada jual hasil karya handmade mereka. Beuuuhhh... really inspiring! Dari perhiasan, pernak-pernik, baju, tas, dll. Cuci mata online!


2. http://creaturecomforts.typepad.com/my_weblog/today_i_love/
Today I love: Ya, si pembuat blog nampilkan hari ini dia suka karya apa (yg ditemuinya di internet). Asik juga buat cuci mata, lucu-lucu bangggeeeettt...


3. http://menteridesainindonesia.blogspot.com/
Naah ini produk dalam negeri. Kementrian desain, hahaha, unik juga namanya. Di sini si pembuat blog menampilkan ide-ide desainnya. Misalnya ada logo yang dia gak suka, dia bikin contoh penggantinya. Kreatip... ^_^

beberapa hasil karya di kementrian desain