#66

Watching Avatar yesterday

V-neck red tee
Brown canvas bag
Digital watch
Coffee woven belt
Straight jeans
Charcoal sneakers

Anyway,...

Happy New Year,
Happy Twenty Ten!!!

#65

Xmas eve, attending my friend's birthday dinner.

Small dot skinny tie (used as scarf)

Vintage blue small-checked shirt

Black skinny belt
Wristwatch
Tailored pants
Olive moccasin

#64: Jami' Hasanuddin Mosque

It's a good old mosque named Jami' Hasanuddin in Tenggarong, Kutai Kartanegara. Love the originally vintage architecture.




The interior is simply warm with many pillars. It's quite a great heritage from the ancestors.

#63: Metropop Novel by Syahmedi Dean

I've just finished reading metropop novel called A.M.S.A.T (Apa Maksud Setuang Air Teh) by Syahmedi Dean.
A.M.S.A.T adalah novel keempatnya setelah P.G.D.P.C (Pengantin Gypsy dan Penipu Cinta), J.P.V.F.K (Jakarta Paris Via French Kiss), dan L.S.D.L.F (Lontong Sayur Dalam Lembaran Fashion). Novel2 ini layaknya sebuah serial bersambung dari yg satu dgn yg lainnya. Dan A.M.S.A.T tampaknya menjadi novel terakhir dari serial ini.

Generally, isi novel ini adalah refleksi dari sisi hidup wartawan-wartawan lifestyle. Mereka berada dalam profesi yg berhadapan langsung dgn berbagai kondisi sosial metropolis. Mereka berinteraksi dgn orang2 gila brand, social climber, fashion society, ingin jadi model terkenal, intrik agen-agen model, kaum metroseksual, dan org2 yg tulus di tengah sekelompok hedonis. Mereka menanggapi kehidupan dgn kriris dan investigatif. Tentunya dgn tambahn bumbu penyedap berupa romantika cinta dari para tokohnya. Mereka adalah Alif, Raisa, Didi, dan Nisa.


Di tiap2 novel menghadirkan ide cerita dan masalah2 berbeda yg dihadapi masing-masing tokohnya. Yang membuat novel ini menyenangkan untuk dibaca adalah cara penyampaiannya yang sederhana dgn thought2 yg fun, ditingkahi dengan ungkapan2 yg cukup smart dan tidak corny dari para karakternya. Ini mengingat Syahmedi Dean, sang penulis, yg sudah sangat berpengalaman sebagai jurnalis dibeberapa Indonesia's leading fashion & lifestyle magazines. Karakter tiap2 tokoh sendiri juga cukup kuat dgn keunikannya masing2.



Buat anda peminat hiruk pikuknya dunia fashion dan lifestyle, these novels are worth to be collected.
It's abso-fashion-lutely awesome Indonesian novel!

#62

Hot afternoon, going to the pool.
Metro Dept. Store big sale baby blue printed tee, tan vintage cargo shorts, Zenith specs, Soundrenaline flip, and HE Mango electric blue oversized tote bag.

#61: Traditional Wedding Costume

Year end seems to be the wedding season in my hometown. I have been attending many wedding receptions lately. These are the best two since the couples wearing the genuinely gorgeous Kalimantan traditional wedding costume.

1. Kutainese traditional wedding costume.



2. Banjarnese traditional wedding costume.

#60

Joining the professional MC training.
Tan vintage short sleeve shirt, grey tailor made trousers, coffee vintage woven belt, brown loafers, brown leather strap watch from Alexander Christie, and a Batik file briefcase.

#59

Last weekend at noon, attending my friend's wedding reception.
Dressed up, ate a lot, and sang couple of love songs ;)

#58

It's been wet and cold days recently.
Vintage grey long sleeve shirt, maroon long sleeve knit used as shawl, Wrangler jeans, and charcoal sneakers from Converse are those what i need to make me warm...

#57

Last friday nite, having chit chat and a bunch of doughnut with some friends.

White baseball tee - Topman

Grey slim fit pants - local distro
White loafers - Matahari Dept. Store
Yellow & orange striped belt - unknown
Watch - Swatch

#56

It was taken about couple weeks ago..
Just ordinary outfit. Baju navy itu juga umurnya udah sekitar 7 tahunan lebih.. Untunglah badan gw segitu-gitu aja ya. Padahal masih pengen weight gain 5 kiloan lg :)

#55: Lost & Found

I lost my Chinese flip last week. Someone had stolen it at the swimming pool.
Lumayan kecewa sih. Bukan masalah barangnya, tapi karna tuh sandal adalah oleh2 dari temen gw waktu dia ke China (#37). It's quite a precious gift from my bestfriend, huhuuu.. :(

This is my Rest (hopefuly) In Peace Chinese Flip

But, God is truly fair...
Yesterday, my collegue brought me a brand new flip all the way from Bali! He just came back from the annual music event, Soundrenaline 2009. Inilah oleh-oleh yg dia kasih.....

Lumayan lah menghibur hati yang lara, hehehe...
I lost one, then i found another.

#54

Casual dinner with some friends.
Grey marl notch neck tee from Topman, olive green roll up tailored pants, brown loafers, and wristwatch from Swatch.

#53: Last Purchase

No.1: A pair of classic white loafers from local brand bought in Matahari Dept. Store.



No.2: Coffee brown tote bag from anonymous brand.

#52: Wedding Expo

Here are some pictures from the wedding expo that i attended 2 weeks ago.

Below: The creation and modification of Sarung Samarinda in such modern evening dress and suit.

Below: the venue, audience, and trophy of local model competition which was also included in this event.

#51: the Glorious Batik

It was a week ago when I become a host for 4 days wedding expo in my city. I had to wear Batik for this event since it's kinda celebration of Indonesia traditional fabric, especially Batik and Sarung Samarinda. These are my interpretation of wearing Batik for this casual occasion.

Below is typical Batik of my own province, East Kalimantan

#50

Attending the wedding party two weeks ago.

#49

Creamy vintage deep v-neck sweater, grey tank top, basic blue-jeans plus sneakers.
Simply casual.

#48

Going to a new friend's birthday dinner. All in black.

#47: Album Review

Here is the latest album from Dewi Sandra called Wanita (Woman). It's been her 5th album of her career so far.


Gw ingat banget dulu jaman SMA sempet punya album kaset kompilasi model2 baru dan kondang Indonesia masa itu yang tergabung dalam Model Indonesia, dengan singelnya Menari-nari. Alasan gw beli album itu pastinya karena tampang2 cantik dan menggoda dari model2 itu. Dan salah satu model yg bergabung didalamnya adalah Dewi Sandra.
Selain nyanyi keroyokan di single Menari-nari, dia juga nyanyi di salah satu single berjudul Biarkan Cinta. Kalo gw bilang sih waktu itu suaranya masih pas2an banget!
Tapi kyknya dugaan itu saat ini mesti gw koreksi deh. Perkembangan karirnya smp skrg sih cukup bagus dan konsisten. Buktinya sejauh ini cukup produktif dan baru aja merilis album ke-5. Masalah teknik vokal yg sempet gw sangsikan tampaknya perlahan-lahan tidak terbukti. Karena seiring dgn kedewasaannya, I must admit that she does learn how to sing! I'm not a big fan of her but I appreciate every step of her way.



It's been my first time having her CD. The reason why i bought is just because her duet with male singer, Alam Urbach 'Sabila' on track no.8 called "Satu Untuk Selamanya". Dunno why, i just love this single. It sounds very simple, melodic, slow down yet touchful. Tapi setelah mendengar the whole album, ternyata lagu2nya cukup asyik dan variatif dgn sentuhan pop yang kental dan sedikit soul and funk.
Over all, it's worth to buy and i must say she's done very well as the singer and producer for this album.

#46

It was just an ordinary casual day of work.

#45: The Weekender

About 2 weeks ago me and my friends went to the small cultural village outside the city. We saw the once in a week traditional dance performance by the genuine Dayaknese dancers. The show was so beautiful including the unique and colorful costume they wore. The local and some foreign tourists seemed enjoy the show pretty much.

The venue is a big traditional house called Lamin.

Below is the pic of Dayaknese girls sitting on the bench rite after the show.

Below is the pic of biggest reservoir outside the city that my friends and i stopped by at noon before we end up our nice weekend. Very silent and peaceful!

#44

It was about couple days ago, being a news anchor. Super black tailor made suit, orange shirt, and yellow-pink striped tie.