2010 xoxo

a week has passed since new year. and hey, it's never too late rite to make such wishes and anything close to that?;)

well, 2009 has been a year with abundant blessings for me:) ..truly a year that brought me many changes... ahem, as in directing me to the real world and i'm sooooooo thankful for:

- an opportunity to have an internship at l'oreal. i must say that it was a truly remarkable experience to get a peek into beauty industry
- passed my thesis defense well, pfiuhhhh. i carried my baby in my heart and brain for over 9 months. it was written all over my head within that period
- graduated from PMBS with good remarks. it's a great paid off for my 4 years of study there
- 1st permanent job at Sampoerna, an affiliate of Philip Morris
- and definitely, great people surrounds me:) priceless

what about 2010? well, dozen of stuffs run through my busy wuzzy mind. mostly would be addressed to my career life that has just started. got so much things to learn... and i somehow am excited for things ahead:)

to chop or not to chop?

my strands have grown so long and unstructured that i need to get a fresh hair cut. well, an option is to chop my hair to medium-length like these ladies..


i heart selena gomez's and jessica alba's hairstyle the most. super gorgeous rite?

however, i got to put the possibility of every-morning-rush as my consideration.. because when u have medium length hair, straightening iron and blow dryer are compulsary. it's nearly impossible to attain such nearly perfect hair *at least for me* without spending at least 15 mins on blow dryer and hair roller *the bigger, the better* hahaha.. oh, i don't think i could handle such rush every morning.

shoes-ism

today i forgot to bring my BB and i kinda miss twitter almost as equal as i miss my push e-mail service. so here i am, try to express how i feel through blogspot. ;)

today's been a quite gud day, except for the fact that my head feels like spinning around due to lack of sleep last nite ;( the rest is gud, especially for today's lunch menu. my office just changed the catering vendor and today they serve AWESOME dishes. me totally like them! honey sauce prawn, thai kwetiaw, stir fried beef, tofu sapo, and meatball soup. yummy:)

tonight's plan: go to ATM machine to refund travel expense, buy my dinner at KFC or that grilled chicken stall, then read latest issue of elle mags until i fall asleep. zzzzz..

PS: currently, i'm eyeing on a pair of peach gem stones sandals at charles and keith. the colour goes beautifully with my skin tone. unfortunately, the heels is approximately only like 3" or so. but still cool anyway. i know it'll look very perfect with my beige batwing-alike top (in indonesian it's called baju bodo/kelelawar) for my graduation day

ohya, i also found a very flattering flat sandals with just rite dose of studs. tres chic! but i'll probably rethink of buying this pair of sandals, it's not very urgent anyway:)

my weekend

my weekend started with attending Jakarta Fashion Week Closing Party on Friday nite. it was so nice to visit that event with my college besties:) too bad that we didn't take a lot of pics in the party. however, it was a quite nice party with free flow champagne and finger food hehe.

the runway show was great with max mara and several chosen indonesian designers on stage. it's kinda fun to see my junior high school friend got the 'favorite model award' from the photographers, the doll face Laura Basuki. honestly, that was the first time i see her on stage and i must admit that she's got the talent :) nice job!

btw, after attending that event, i was very very motivated to exercise more. my god, those models are just so skinnnyyyyyyy and fab. haha

on saturday, i went to bandung. too bad i wasn't able to shop at happy-go-lucky anddue to heavy traffic jam here, there, and everywhere. i still kinda enjoyed it because of the nice dishes i had there. hihihi:) zuppa zuppa soup and beef gyumaki at the valley, nice chinese food at gading, breakfast at rotiku, etc etc :):):) i wanna have another bandung trip again but minus the heavy traffic jam. hiks..

scarcity

been a while since the last time i updated my blog. i just dunno what to write.

so, i've been at my new working place for exactly 3 weeks. things have been good and smooth sailing :) hopefully, this is the right company to place my career.

okey, so now i have my own salary, medical benefit, etc. i hope i'd be able to spend and save my money wisely althou in my head now, i'm totally busy making priority list. remember economic constraint/scarcity principle rite? limited sources, unlimited wants. to put it in indonesian "banyak maunya" hehe.

i think i'd buy my fam an early xmas gift, buy that very very petite diamond stud earrings, double breasted jacket, nice heels... err, whoah... chill.. ;)

au revoir et a bientot!

yesterday was my last day at loreal.. i know i'm going to miss those make up classes, beauty workshops, make up bar, glossy mags, and definitely my colleagues and boss as well. i learn so many things from them, especially on how to translate a grand strategy into execution that consists sooooo many fine details *the details are so tiny that might require you a microscope to see them hehe*

oh, and my colleagues gave me some nice freebies as my goodbye present *pardon the image quality*

i like them a lot. now i could save so much spaces in my bag by having those cute mini make ups hehe. Thanks a lot:) Btw, you can have them all *oops, except the Hydra Zen Day Cream* by simply buying Lancome's products worth IDR 1,500,000

L to R: Mini Eyeshadow Quad #350 - Mini Gloss - Mini Juicy Tubes - Mini Virtuose Mascara - Mini Magnifique EDT - Hydra Zen Day Cream - Mini Bifacil - Mini Khol

BTW, i really love that Hydra Zen Day Cream, very relaxing for both my skin and temper. Althought the texture is cream, it surprisingly doesn't break my skin out. I think I'd purchase the complete range if it does good within one week or so :)

mineral foundie

Happy Eid Fitr to everyone. May God bless you all x)

during this quite short eid-fitr holiday, i've been hardly spent my time on sephora.com. at first i only wanted to look around, but it ended up in deep confusion on whether i should give mineral make up a second chance or not.

i once used this mineral make up *but i can't tell which brand hehehe*, but my skin broke out. uhuhu, well, til now i'm not sure whether it was caused by hormone imbalance, my allergy to bismuth oxychloride, or the texture of the free kabuki brush that is a bit rough *and too bad i hardly washed it* hehehe.

well well, maye i'd rather stick to my conventional loose powder.. i can't stand the risk.. haha, enuff said. the girls at lancome have this gorgeous skin... so, i don't want to make the disparity any further. haha.

ohya, i also found many MANY eye candies there. Cutie eye shadow palettes from Tarte, Too Faced, and Sephora. very berry cute packaging. but again, i don't think i'd buy them because first I don;t know whether if they have rich pigment. Second, I am waiting for Lancome's Declaring Indigo palette in Or Liberte to be launched here in Indonesia *crossing fingers, hope it would be happening soon*

but really, i love the packaging. Especially this studded eyeshadow palette from Tarte (Courtesy: sephora.com). Cute rite, looked like clutch bag. Maybe I'll make myself make up pouch that looked like this cutie hehehe

j'aime bien

random facts:

1. i totally love glossy magazines. and my working place is heaven for people like me because they always have the latest issue of elle, bazaar, female, herworld, dewi, etc; therefore, they're all now become my daily dose. and this is really good since i'm totally into glossy magazines and hardly read motivational books. don't get me wrong... i enjoy reading investment books much more than reading motivational books and i read newspapers just-so you know but.... well, i just never feel any kind of enlightment or excitement after reading motivational books.
2. i love udon udon udon and any other kind of noodle or pastas. i always wish that ind*mie one day would produce an msg-free version of its superb noodle product.
   
3. i love the fact i can write for magazines eventhou i don't work for a magazine
4. dreams do come true, even my silly milly dream for an eyeliner that could be applied like the way i applied marker or felt tip pen. yes yes, i found this liner design from lancome, a fool-proof eyeliner that is suitable for people like moi, who always want make up to have big impact with such low effort hehe. well, the colour is not as opa
   

anniemal

i likeee that song a lot that it rhymes on my mind over and over x)

ohyaaa, a bit of me can't wait for tomorrow. hahahaha, i know it's monday but there are several reasons that makes workdays are exciting..
1. i want that super deliciooooo stuffed tofu at CCF
2. gonna visit SEIBU@grand indo for lancome's podium means i cud have mie lekker as my munchy lunch!
3. i want to wear that just-bought tulip skirt

sounds shallow.. i know hahaha

ohyaaaaaaaa, here are some looks that would be the inspiration if you work in fashion/beauty industry ehehehe.. i kinda like the 'dress code' at loreal's LPD division (LPD = luxurious product division)

chic and sophisticated are probably the most suitable adjective to describe the 'dress code' at LPD. a bit of sexiness/feminity/edginess on you daily look is totally okay as you could pull of that well-groomed look. ahaha, pour moi? j'aime bien ca.. i love dressing up, however i got to learn more about make up because i'm not really good at it. hahahaha...



credits: lookbook.nu, elle.com

a month after

so, yesterday's my very first pay day hehehe. happy like a hippy hippo. hohoho... and honestly i spent quite a lot today on skin care. but trust me, if you were me, u'll do the same thing... i mean, all the girls at lancome have incredibly smooth skin. and i was like... uh oh... hahahaha.

oh, and i feeell superrrr glad today because i bought a tulip skirt at orange that looked truly similar with the skirt that i want at xsml unless this skirt's price is like only 1/3 of its twin at xsml. ahahaha, i was about to buy it at xsml when i passed through orange store and found this skirt. happy happy happy..

well, the hightlight of the skin care products that i just bought is..... taaaadaaaaaaaaaaa..... this masker from lancome: PURE EMPREINTE... basically, it's a mask with white clay ingredient that is well known of its effectiveness in absorbing excess oil. and a very gud fact about this product is.. it could also be used to dry up you zits overnight.

just apply it a bit on ur zit and voilaaaaaa, those naughty red dots would fade away in the morning after. hehehe.... hopefully it works as wht the beauty consultant told me. hehe.... and no, this is not an advertisement because who's gonna read this blog but me et moi hahahaha....

my 1st week report

hey all, i’ve just passed my very 1st week@l’oreal. so far so gud, ehmmm beyond than gud i guess. well, how can i not enjoy my internship time there if i’m literally surrounded by glossy magazines, big traincase fulfilled with arrays of makeup palette, beauty workshops every week, etc etc etc. hahaha, sounds fun rite?

aheemm, but don’t get me wrong. the work load there is also very heavy and intense. 7pm is the average time for the employee to go home and 6pm could be considered as “pulang cepat” hahaha. and yes, we work on weekends.

ohhh, and i’m a bit excited to come to elle tomorrow to supervise  lancome’s photo shoot. hihihi x)

reject Ho

do u guys still remember tye-dye that had became major trend last year. i dislike that trend so much that i made this hypothesis

ho: tye dye= unchic

confidence interval = 95%

the null hypothesis was accepted under 95% confidence interval. not until several weeks ago when i fell in love with this dress from celine s/s 2009. ohh, so maybe i got to change the confidence interval to 99% so could must reject the null hypothesis that stated tye dye is unchic. hihihi. love this kind of uber chic tye dye x)

ahaha, true!

“Us men designers, we make costumes. Women designers make clothes.”

a comment of a male fashion designer who recently had a dinner with DVF.

Later on she replied that women designers love working with comfortable materials like jersey while men designers prefer, for instance, satin. “You know, because it looks more glamorous,”

original article: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/19/business/19diane.html?ref=global

condolences

my deepest condolences to the family of jakarta's ritz carlton dan jw marriott bombing tragedy victims. x'( pengeboman terjadi di area restoran airlangga dan syailendra. both are well known for their fine buffett dining. miris banget melihat tragedi seperti itu, apalagi pas liat foto2nya the late timothy mackay *may he rest in peace*, sedih banget kan opa2 seperti itu harus kesakitan karena ledakan bom. selain dia ada 8 korban meninggal lain dan puluhan korban luka.

semoga di masa depan kejadian ini jangan sampe kejadian lagi karena selain alasan kemanusiaan, dampak ekonomi pasti akan terasa semisalnya kepercayaan investor yang sudah mulai pulih kini harus kembali ke titik nol. and maybe the least that we can do is not whining when security guards in a mall or other public places do the security check procedure to our belongings, including laptop and handbags. i guess this is a small thing but might contribute althou a bit to the society. x)

pengeboman ini juga membuat fans MU kecewa karena tim kesayangannya batal tampil. saya sendiri bukan penggemar, tapi saya sedikit kecewa karena saya sukaaa banget sama iklan ini: iklan "budi bermain bola". nga pernah bosen ngeliat iklan ini.

gentleman and gentlelady

hari ini adalah hari pemilihan umum presiden. saya sudah mencontreng dong tadi pagi. hasil quick count menyatakan pasangan no 2 yakni sby-budiono sebagai pemenang.

quick count memang bukan merupakan hasil perhitungan resmi dari kpu, tapi sebagai seorang mahasiswa yang sedang berkutat dengan skripsi dengan jumlah sampel cukup banyak *menurut saya loh* membuat saya sedikit mengerti tentang statistik.

saya mengasumsikan hasil quick count tersebut cukup akurat karena elemen survey telah terukur secara matang, mulai dari wilayah apa yang akan menjadi sampel ditinjau dari sebaran demografis, kantong suara, dan sebagainya untuk meminimalkan tingkat sampling error *kalau tidak salah adalah +/- 1%*

tentu saja di posting ini saya bukan mau mengungkapkan pandangan politik karena saya jelas-jelas kurang mengerti politik hahaha. tapi di sini saya cuma penasaran, kenapa tidak ada kandidat dengan perolehan suara di posisi 2 atau 3 yang mau mengakui hasil quick count ini?

mereka malah menyatakan bahwa hasil quick count ini tidak relevan atau dalam versi mereka disebut “ngawur”. saya sedikit tersindir loh walau saya nga ikut-ikutan bikin quick count ini hehe. artinya mereka meragukan validitas survey sebagai sebuah karya ilmiah, padahal bikin skripsi kan juga perlu survey, menentukan model, menentukan sampel dan sebagainya. jadi terkesan kurang menghargai gitu. *tentunya dengan asumsi bahwa lembaga survey adalah independen dan memiliki metodologi yang akurat*

hehe, mungkin akan lebih terlihat elegan kalau mereka mencontoh Hillary Clinton yang dengan berbesar hati mengakui kekalahan dan bersedia untuk mendukung Obama untuk bertarung dalam pemilihan presiden melawan Mc Cain.

sisi positifnya kalau berbesar hati adalah respek di mata masyarakat karena mereka mau menjadi seorang ksatria (gentleman atau gentlelady hihi), jadi kalau mau run sebagai calon presiden di 2014 mungkin saya akan memilih mereka.

eniwey, this is just my two cents. hahaha.

bakso cak man *dan kawan2 bakso lainnya*

hari jumat ini adalah deadline pengumpulan skripsi untuk seminar 2 maka hari ini gw stay dirumah untuk kejar tayang. *walaupun diselingi nonton insert dan membaca fashion blog hehe*.

jam 12 siang gw laper banget, maka gw keluar rumah untuk beli makanan. yang ada di pikiran gw sih bakso cak man.

gw sukaaaaa banget sama bakso cak man ini karena:

1. kuah nya enak

2. cak man menjual berbagai gorengan seperti: bakso goreng, siomay goreng yang panjang dan siomay yang normal2 saja.

pokoknya viva la cakman haha. namun sayang tadi siang tutup. semoga cuma karena libur aja, bukan tutup selamanya. hiks hiks. soalnya outletnya yang di fatmawati juga udah tutup for good.

ohya gw mau ngasih beberapa tempat makan bakso yang enak hehe:

1. bakso afung (senayan city, pasar festival kuningan)

bakso ini juga favorit gw soalnya kuah, bakso gepeng dan tahu isinya enak, bisa pake babat dan tetelan yang buaaaanyaaaaakkk banget, ada perasan jeruk yang bikin segar dan kalo biasanya bakso pake bihun, di afung kita bisa minta bakso pake kwetiaw. rasanya cihuy hahaha. beneran, gw suka banget bakso ini.

namun demikian ada satu faktor yang bikin gw ga mau sering2 makan afung, yaitu lapisan lemak di kuahnya itu loh yang tebel dan bikin gw rada parno. ahaha.

2. bakso tenis ata (sebelahnya my shoes pondok indah)

yang gw suka di bakso tenis ata adalah bakso urat dengan ukuran besar dan potongan urat yang kasar, jadi masih terasa tekstur tulang muda dan uratnya

yang menarik juga dari bakso tenis ata adalah topping pelengkap berupa kucay, yakni sawi yang dikeringkan dan diasinkan yang membuat rasa kuahnya semakin enak. harganya juga lumayan murah. terakhir sih cuma 10 ribu ato 12 ribu, tapi cuma dapet 2 potong bakso gede sih hehehe.

3. bakso toto

bakso ini ada di sekitar rumah sakit pondok indah. pertama kali gw makan bakso ini  pas masih SD.  gw ngiler banget karena keliatannya mbak gw doyaaan banget makan bakso. dia makan hampir tiap hari pas nungguin kita dijemput nyokap.

berhubung gw saat itu masih kecil, maka gw nga boleh jajan2 di depan sekolah. tapi dasar anak kecil, makin dilarang makin penasaran. suatu hari gw minta dipesenin bakso pas nyokap gw lagi les bahasa inggris jadi kemungkinan masih lama datengnya. mbak gw awalnya nga ngebolehin, tapi karena muka gw memelas dan dia sepertinya merasa berdosa kalo nga berbagi makanan enak, maka akhirnya diijinin.

pertama kali coba, gw lumayan suka soalnya bisa minta bakso pake indomie *gw suka indomie!*.  ohya akibat makan bakso ini, gw jadi rada sakit perut. bukan karena bakso ini kurang bersih ato apa, tapi karena dirumah gw harus makan lagi biar ga ketauan kalo gw jajan tadi. begitulah saran dan nasihat jitu dari mbak gw. ahahaha

tapi rasa suka gw terhadap bakso ini berkembang pas gw udah smp, waktu itu gw abis makan di mcd *bakso ini deket sama mcd deha*, tapi gw masih laper. akhirnya gw inget sama bakso toto ini. gw pesennya bakso pake indomie. di situ gw bener2 suka karena sambelnya itu pedes banget tapi enak. pake sawi pula. wah gila deh. hahaha, sayang kelemahan dari bakso toto ini adalah tempatnya yang kurang asoy dan adem hahaha jadi gw udah lama ga makan di sini. hehe

4. bakso fiesta dan GM alias gajah mada

kenapa gue gabung? karena rasa kuah dan tekstur baksonya sangat mirip hehe. tapi gw suka kok. ehehe, lumayan lah kalo bakso fiesta ini buat dimakan pas lagi laper di tengah malem. tinggal direbus doang. harganya juga murah, kalo nga salah di carrefour sebungkus rp 8000 saja per bungkus. isinya 9 bakso. hehehe

5. bakso nrimo

bakso ini lokasinya ada di depan sekolah tirta marta. yang gw suka dari bakso nrimo adalah ukuran bakso yang besar dengan daging cincang di dalamnya. enaaakkk. hihihi, udah gitu sambelnya juga pedes dan pas banget sama rasa kuahnya.

soal harga juga terjangkau, 10,000 saja per mangkok  berisi 2 bakso besar, 4/5 bakso kecil  *ini tergantung nego sama si pak nrimo* hehe, dan tahu goreng/rebus.

lumayanlah kalo pas istirahat pas lagi ngampus. hehehe

mm, apalagi ya, gw lupa nih pernah makan bakso dimana aja. hahaa. kalo gitu sekian dan terima kasih untuk edisi bakso kali ini. lain kali saya akan posting tentang mie yang juga merupakan makanan favorit saya. ahahahaha

skripsi

loh loh, ngomong2 kok tampilan windows live writer berubah ya?  jadi lebih kece. hehehe.

eh, tadi mau nulis apa ya? ohya, mau cerita *dengan sedikit curhat* tentang skripsi yang lagi gw susun.

jadiii, saya punya skripsi dengan 2 skenario. ahaha, udah kaya sinetron aja. dua skenario tersebut untuk mengakomodasi 2 alternatif model penelitian yang saya punya. keputusan akhir mengenai model yang akan dipakai adalah besok. sebenernya sih nga masalah mau dipake model yang mana. orang dua2 nya udah oke. ahahaha. *as if hahaha*

proses pebuatan skripsi ini penuuuhhhh perjuangan. ASELI deh, mulai dari pontang-panting cari data kesana kemari. ini bukan majas hiperbol ya.. menilik dari berbagai sumber yang komprehensif  *hahaha* misalnya bloomberg, reuters, yahoo finance, idx.co.id, pusat data bei, website perusahaan, minta data sama yang membuat topik serupa, majalah swa, etc etc. gile gile.

trus juga mencari landasan teori untuk asumsi2 tertentu, misalnya market premium untuk cari WACC, RFR apakah suku bunga deposito ato SBI,dst dsb.

kalo sampe skripsi ini dapet nilai a, hampir dipastikan gw sangat terharu. ahahahaha. mak nyus deh perjuangan buat nulis skripsi ini.

eniwey, topik  judul skripsi gw adalah:

studi empirikal economic value added sebagai pengukur performa perusahaan di indonesia pada tahun 2003-2007

dari judulnya aja udah mantap, apalagi pas buat ahahaha.

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transformers 2: revenge of the fallen

ouch ouch, it took me around an hour just buy the ticket. so here i go on saturday noon, queued patiently in a super long line that reminds me of a traditional games called ular naga. tee hee hahahaha. seems like many people can't wait to see this film.

honestly, i'm not a big fan of transformers but the film itself was quite entertaining for me. however, i found out that all of the boys in the whole world LOVE (all with CAPITAL letters) transformers 2 a lot lot lot. well... surely michael bay, the director, already put the right formula to make those boys crazy about this film.

transformers2 = megan fox + many explosions + gigantic robots

in my opinion, one of the success formula is megan fox, she's like one of the main attraction of the film with her super hot body; therefore, there are many scenes that obviously intended to emphasize her super hot body, like when she made that tattoo on motorcycle, when she ran with sam on the desert, etc etc. hehe.

oh anyway, presidential election is like 8 days from now. i surely am going to use my right to vote hehehe x)

bb addict

am i? i guess *untill this very moment* i'm not a blackberry addict. to test this assertion, simply offer me to exchange my bb with i phone 3g and i'll surely nod at a glance. hehehe x)

hey, but do i have addiction to any particular thing? actually, there are several things that i'm kinda addicted to, they're

1. sambel *traditional chili sauce*

aheemm, i don't know how i would survive without some nice chili sauce or sambel in BAHASA. ahaha, well, something's missing if i don't have sambel for my dishes' additional sauce. the spicier it is, the better it is! there are like dozen types of sambel in indonesia and i love them all. name it: sambel terasi, sambel tomat, sambel hijau, err...? what else? i don't know most of their names but i love love love them all x)

PS: however, i got to control this addiction because it caused me several severe digestion problems in the past. hiks hiks.

2. internet
i am no longer fb addict nor twitter follower, but i am a blog walker. i could spend like hours just to peek-a-boo into someone's blog and read from one page to another. as a result, when i see the clock, it's already bedtime. uhuk uhuk x(

3. mineral water
frankly, everybody needs water to survive, but in my case, i get dizzy if i don't drink every... errrr 30 mins and i also drink a lot, as much as 2.5 liters per day.

4. blanket and bolster
it's better off for me to sleep without pillow than without bolster and warm blanket.

hey, it works

Most of the times, price has positive linear correlation with quality, however there are some exceptions, for exapmple i found out several beauty products that are ridiculously cheap but works really well. This is one of them:

Sekar Jagat Scrub

This is a Balinese scrub and i loveeee how the smell and texture like. It has various array of flavours *ahahaha*: chocolate, strawberry, milk, coffee, and green tea and smells like the real one. Silly me sometimes combine chocolate and coffee which triggers my desire to go having a cup of coffee. tee hee x) The best feature of this product is simply its price. One small pot would cost you Rp 11,000 or around USD 1 *could be used up to 3 scrubbing times* weeewwww, i highly recommend you this product. You can actually order this scrub thru my friend here... PS: this is not an advertisement hahahaha