Ring Pillow [Blue Love Theme]

Finally i finished this pillow right before my bestie left Japan, end of last month. R and N will have their wedding in Jakarta on 6th of May and i feel bad because i can't be there :'(

I and R(Bride to be) spent our time time lots to think about the design, color, fabrics, ornament, etc and it almost became another World War, since i kind of person who like everything neat, organized and prevent to much time/money wasted, i like to make the design clear in paper or even in my mind before buying. So when we both went to fabric store, i already know what to choose and how much i need to buy. But my friend was charmed by every cute lace, fabrics, and another DIY stuffs, until i need to dragging her out from store before she bought to much things :D

I think if she can... she will shout at me that time to tell me that she is the one who is going to get marry, not me :D But i know she understand me so much and so do i hahaha...

At first, she said that she would like to made a couple wedding bears to be put on the pillow. I rejected her idea, not because i hate the bear but i know the bear won't stand like what she want, it was too tall and will become sleeping bear soon or later. But finally she gave up about making her own DIY bears because we found out that making bear from felt ball not that easy *after she try to made macaroon strap from felt ball when we held ladies night at my place before...*.

After that, she decided to buy small bear straps online. I was happy for her choosing though i still don't have idea where should i put the bears :P But i tried my best because this time i'm working with my favorite color. Yes, i love blue and so do with her. Blue lace and flower were combined with pink Rose becomes a lovely ring pillow. Like the first one, this pillow is also hand made by me. And i glad that she like it...

I wish you will have a happily life dear friends :) i will be happy if you come back & stay in Japan, but maybe i can visit both of you in US next time. Thank You for every great moment we shared in sad and happy time. *i almost crying now...* Okay, this is the photos.. enjoy it and Happy Holiday!.. i will leave to Kansai for couple days..

Bunga Ditepi Jalan - 08

So busy here... dun have time for posting, so i'll just leave some flower pics for you :D Maybe i'll be back soon after Golden Week ......
*Ciao~*

Somewhere near Shimbashi Station

Hibiya Park Pic & my Babbling

Waktu aku kecil, aku suka banget baca buku-buku Enid Blyton. Tapi berhubung aku tinggal di desa, susah banget buat nemuin buku ini. Diperpusatakaan sekolah yang super mini kayanya sih ada, tapi ngga lengkap, di perpustakaan daerah juga kayanya ada tapi aku udah agak lupa-lupa ingat juga.

Tapi kayanya pertama kali kenal buku ini gara-gara main kerumah adek iparnya om di JKT. Dia punya koleksi buku cerita banyak & bagus-bagus. Jadi kalau pas liburan kenaikan kelas & main kesana, aku bisa pinjem & baca sepuasnya.

Kalau mau jujur, aku sih bukan fans nya Lima Sekawan karena aku ngga baca semua bukunya, aku malah lebih suka yang seri dongeng anak. Sambil ngebayangin kalau bunga tumbuh diladang itu kaya gimana, ngambil strawberry/berry liar itu kaya gimana, rumah ada cerobong asap itu begimana :P Pokoknya semua hal yang kayanya cuma bisa aku liat di dalem buku cerita itu doang, sedangkan kenyataannya klo di Indo adanya juga metik mangga, nangkep jangkrik, ngejer ayam, dll. Yah mirip-mirip tapi beda lah.

Anyway, yang aku mau ceritain bukan tentang bukunya atau tentang pengalaman masa kecil karena jujur aku kebanyakan lupa ttg masa kecil aku tu bagaimana *aneh ya*... Tapi akau mau cerita tentang taman di JPN, yang walaupun dikota, tp ada beberapa taman yang bisa dijadiin tempat untuk refreshing & ngeliat bunga-bunga musim semi biarpun cuma secuprit. Aku jadi tau yang namanya bunga poppy, daisy, dll... Jadi seakan-akan separuh mimpi aku waktu kecil dulu jadi kenyataan sejak tinggal di negara 4 musim :) Makanya aku sekarang suka banget klo ada yg ngajak nongkrong atau piknik di taman & kebayang dulu aku suka banget nongkrong di bawah pohon mangga, berjemur kaya kucing sambil baca buku :P Yang bedanya, kalau di Indo bisa denger suara daun-daun, kalau disini susah sekali karena mungkin ditengah kota jadi agak berisik.

Ini foto-foto Hibiya Park beberapa minggu yang lalu waktu aku jalan di sekitaran Ginza. Tamannya mungkin ngga terlalu bersih atau warna-warni, tapi aku suka aja kalau bisa ngeliat sedikit ijo-ijo diantara gedung tinggi plus burung-burung, kucing atau ikan yang kadang ikutan mejeng.

Weekend Peek

Wiken kemaren, lagi2 ujan seharian hari sabtunya padahal jadwal padat merayap jadinya agak-agak bikin mood jadi drop juga :P Tapi untungnya hari minggu udah ngga hujan, jadinya bisa jalan-jalan sedikit sekalian ketemu temen juga.

Karena dari sebulan yang lalu udah beli tiket Sherlock, akhirnya baru sempet buat nonton hari minggu kemaren. Tapi itu juga terpaksa nunggu jam yang malem karena seatnya udah pada abis. Jadi pas lagi nunggu jam masuk bioskop, aku & K iseng2 foto outfit hari itu. Nah, sama dia, aku dibolehin posting fotonya tapi kudu "di blurrrr mukanya" hahaha...

Ini dia weekend peek kali ini :D *Klik Read More buat ngeliat gambarnya ya*

Sakura - Aoyama Cemetery

Today is Friday 13th , do you notice it? :) And like usually i had my lunch alone, but today i didn't bring Bento so i had my lunch outside then strolled couple blocks around office. Somehow I miss my girl friend, since she left Japan last year for going back to Korea. I wish my Boss will hire more women staff next time or i should think to find new job :P

And this what i ate and found today *the same pasta's restaurant and nice place to have photoshoot*

Melanzane

Street with Cherry Blossoms

Playing with Picasa 3.9

Playing with Picasa 3.9

All these photos are taken using my mobile phone :) the cemetery was so scary beautiful with sakura's trees along the street...

PS : may you have a great weekend :D

Bunga Ditepi Jalan - 07

Biarpun tahun ini bunganya ngga seheboh tahun yang lalu(mungkin karena cuaca yang lagi ngga stabil), tapi aku tetep seneng kalo pas lagi jalan2 trus ngeliatin banyak kembang lucu-lucu disana-sini. Pokoknya semua pedestrian terlihat indah karena banyak dihias pot-pot berbunga, bahkan yang ngga dipelihara macam semak-semakpun ga mau ketinggalan ikutan berbungan :D Jadi bawaannya pengen nyanyi-nyanyi kalau sepanjang jalanannya banyak kembangnya *halah*

Ini beberapa goto bunga dipot-pot deket sasiun atau pinggir jalan. Biasanya bunga-bunga ini ada yang ngelola, entah  dari yang punya gedung ngelola sendiri atau panggil tukang taman, trus ada juga semacam NPO, atau orang2 kelurahan kali ya sebutannya yang emang hobi berkebun & ngga punya space buat nanem dirumahnya, mereka ini yang ngerawat bunga-bunga di pinggiran jalan gitu.

Aku juga ikutan berbunga ceritanya :P

Weekend Peek

Kayanya memang tiap wiken sekarang ini jadwal padat merayap banget. Kebetulan sekali kemarin ini pas banget ama Paskah(disini sih ngga libur) & jadwalnya Hanami karena memang bunga sakuranya lagi bagus-bagusnya :) Lagi-lagi kali ini aku cuma tidur beberapa jam, karena jadwal padat merayap itu tadi. 

Ini aku upload sedikit foto-foto dari wiken kemaren lewat Henpon. Ntar foto versi aslinya kalau sudah ada waktu buat mindahin & milih-milih. Tapi yang jelas Hanami kali ini cukup puas karena temenku milihin dibawah pohon yang lumayan nge-pink hahaha... Biarpun aku sempet protes ama tempat pilihan dia yang persis dibawah pohonnya :P (krn sempet takut berdebu & banyak yang mampir buat foto sih hehehe..) Tapi ternyata tempatnya OK, ngga sampe kena badai debu.

Trus hari minggunya juga sempet nongkrong sebentar di deket gereja karena memang kebetulan banyak banget pohon Sakuranya. Trus si K dateng bawain Bento dari Kombini buat makan bareng dibawah pohon. Jadi kita langsung ndelosor bareng dirumput karena ga bawa alas duduk :P Tapi memang kalau cuaca lagi cerah gitu lebih seru kalau makan di tempat terbuka loh.

Ngga lupa, telor paskah yang aku beli di gereja ternyata buat aku kaget. Enak banget soalnya :D trus dalemnya itu agak-agak setengah mateng & udah ada rasa asinnya. Mungkin ini telor ala JPN yang dibikin bareng trus baru dihias ama anak-anak sekolah minggunya, karena semuanya sama persis kaya begitu.

Yang jelas aku seneng banget wiken kali ini karena ngga pake ujan & cuaca cerah biarpun agak dingin waktu hari sabtunya :) Oh ya, Happy Easter ya buat semua yang merayakan~

Crowded

Quick Lunch : Kombini Bento + Sakura

Yummy Easter Egg(Japanese Style inside LOL)

Dessert @Takashimaya

What i wore
[Left] Jacket:Honeys/Top:Evina/Skirt & Belt:Forever21/Legging:Tutuanna/Shoes:JellyBeans
[Right] Jacket:Unbranded/Check shirt:Uniqlo/Jeans:(lupa!!)/Belt: Forever21/Shoes:Unbranded

Sebenernya sabuk difoto kanan itu punyanya rok yang di foto kiri. Kalau ngeliat foto yang kanan, jadi kepengen beli skinny jeans :( Tapi aku jarang pake jeans jadi mikir2 juga mau beli karena ntar lemarinya jadi makin penuh. Btw aku keliatan cebol di foto kanan hahaha... + look so fat juga hayayayaya~*kata si K sih cuma karena efek pipi, tapi tetep 1 muka jadi bulet LOL* Dan mata juga makin sipit karena kurang tidur m(-_-)m

Cafe & Meal Muji (Aoyama)

I never knew that Muji also run Cafe, until this one was opened around my office station last year. But i never have a chance to get there until two or three weeks ago. It was around 9pm when i finished my work and heading home. But that day, instead of taking my regular route, i walked along main street, because the back street already too dark. And on my way, I stopped by this Cafe to had my dinner.

When i went inside, there is a bread shop corner before the Cafe. You can choose to enjoy the bread or pastry and another choice of food. They have kare set(JPY840), children set(JPY525), and 2 different set menu for cold(salad) and hot meal. The first one is JPY780 for 2cold & 1 hot meal, including bread or rice, the second set is JPY930 for 2cold & 2 hot meal served with bread or rice(you can choose it). Moreover you can order Quiche, Dessert and Drink.

This Muji Cafe not only give a Muji touch to the interior but also the food is good. My favorite is Tandoori Chicken :) When i came back for the second time, i can resist to choose Tandoori Chicken again :P I also like their Japanese style Cold meal because lot of yummy greens.

If you are looking a place to relax and enjoying healthy food, maybe you can try it. Also can be a nice place to meet friends before strolling around Omotesando :D

Cafe and Meal Muji (Aoyama)

Open : 09:00-22:00 (Sunday/Public Holiday : 11:00-21:00)

Aoyama 5-11-9, Minato-ku Tokyo.

Tel : 03-5468-2368

5min walk form B1 exit @Omotesando Station

http://www.muji.net/shop/cafemeal.html

Weekend Peek

Buat sebagian orang, mungkin weekend adalah waktu yang paling nyantai dalam seminggu, karena bisa tidur sampe siang, bisa nonton tv seharian, bisa mainan dengan anak, atau juga bisa jalan-jalan dengan pacar atau teman.

Tapi buat aku, weekend itu waktu yang paling super sibuk :( Soalnya aku cuma bisa ngelakuin beberapa hal yang aku senengin di waktu weekend karena kalau weekdays 9-8(parah banget ya klo nine to eight yang seharusnya nine to five tapi begitulah budaya disini) itu dikantor, pulang kerumah masih beberes, nyiapin bekal, dll. Jadinya ngga ada waktu buat hobby & nyenengin diri juga, plus boro2 ketemu pacar ya. Nah jadinya setiap weekend selalu penuh dengan rencana, entah ketemu temen/pacar, beresin rumah, nyiapin acara buat temen, ngerjain hobi atau juga PR. Penuh deh kayanya. Jadi jangan heran kalau ternyata aku tidur lebih dikit kalau weekend, sisanya molor dikereta sampe ngorok.

Misalnya jumat yang lalu, aku tidur jam 1am trus udah bangun 6.30am buat lanjut nyiapin masak-masak buat acara malemnya. Tapi berhubung udah janji mau lunch bareng si K, aku harus ngebut buat ngejer waktu supaya bisa masak 3 macam lauk & bikin muffin. Untungnya keburu & emang selama ini si K yang sering banget jadi korban karena harus nungguin aku datengnya molor sejam & pernah 2 jam sampe kelaperan hahaha [tapi aku juga kelaperan kog ya]...

Dan kadang yang bikin aku sedih, kalau ternyata pas weekend itu cuacanya jelek :( Jadi ngga bisa jalan-jalan, juga ga bisa berjemur. Tapi untungnya setelah beberapa minggu ini ujan melulu tiap weekend, baru kali ini hari sabtunya ujan tapi minggunya cerah :D Jadi hari minggu kemarin, aku & si K jalan kaki deh kesana kemari di sekeliling Tokyo. Alhasil gempor, tapi kog ya lemak diperut tetep aja ya :D Tapi aku nih emang paling seneng jalan kaki sambil ngobrol asal ga pas pake high heels, sampe si K kudu nyeret aku masuk stasiun terdekat supaya naek kereta aja daripada ngga nyampe-nyampe hahaha. Tapi emang abis itu jadi kecapean karena kurang tidur juga, sampe dibilangin si K "Ga kapok kaya gitu masih mau jalan kaki berkilo-kilo?" :P

Oh ya, ini weekend peeknya[hasil jepretan kamera henpon si K & henpon bututku]... me so jealous with iphone, application nya banyak banget sih. Tapi ntar deh sabar nungguin si blacky ini rusak baru ganti *can u guess which one yg by iphone dan yg mana yg kagak?*

Note : lots of pic & masih belum semuanya :p

Uniqlo Global Flagship Store @Ginza

Ah, finally they move to his new building which is their first flagship store in Tokyo. How come their first flagship store isn't in Japan and when they decided to make it one, it is located in Osaka. Why not in Tokyo? But finally they make it here(in Ginza) as the 9th :)

Actually, they already have couple stores around Ginza especially at Chuo-dori. But now it's becoming G.u & Softbank store. This store was not convenient because they were not connected(There are 2 buildings for women and men apparel) and the placement make the store look smaller.

This Ginza Store is claimed as the largest one. I forgot how was the Osaka's Store look like, but i think this one is indeed larger. But the items were not complete. They put same items repeated at some floors. I was lil bit disappointed when i was looking for a green cardigan(i saw it before at another store but my size wasn't available), moreover because i look that one of their staff wear it but actually that cardigan wasn't in stock yet :( but never mind, i still enjoy the new store and buy some pairs of pants for me and friends.

Anyway, i love the store design, though Shinsaibashi building looked more attractive from outside than Ginza's because it looks so colorful. As you can see, there is a lot spinning mannequin at the first floor. i love it :) you can see how they put coordinate apparel on the mannequin so you can use it as fashion idea or maybe just copy cat it :P At another floor, they also put colorful LED roll bar. There is a plus thing about this store because their staff not only speak Japanese but some of them also speak Chinese, English, Korean, French & Spanish. Just don't forget to stop by this store if you go to Ginza :D