Plumsy!

Bismillahir rahmanir rahiim ..

Since I'm engaged in October 2011 and got the date when me & @minyakbumi will tie the knot in April 2012, I should now preparing all the wedding thingy. Happy? More than words! :')

About the preparation, ughh, I'm about to stuck of determining the color theme. Huhu. It all depends on my wedding gown, which is still not fixed. Last month I was sure that my wedding will be in pastel color but now I'm wondering if my gown will be 'that', so the pastel color won't fit to the gown. Iiish~ And many other issues that I think those will make me become bridezilla soon! Errrr~

Then someday, my mom looked at the worries through the eyes of mine, and said, "Sabar yaa sayaang, jangan lupa selalu berdoa, 'Dengan rahmatMu ya Allah, mudahkanlah persiapan pernikahan ini..'" 

Because it should be nothing without His blessings. It's just the way to the beginning. Bismillahirrahmanirrahiim.. :)

Anyway, I have an idea to make a blog just to share all the things I did, do and will do for the wedding.
Just wait ya! ;)

The Bromo 11 Trip (Part 1)

*Ah, Bromo, how come you could be that beautiful?*

The Beautiful Sunrise while Five-Celcius-Degree-Shivering

Just Knew That The Rising of a Sun could be that Beautiful :')

The Wide View that Made Me Sooo *Uuuuwwh~*

Bromo, You Made Me So Blue

When The Fog Began to Fall

The Shining Bromo

The Wide View from Another Viewpoint

And here are the people that made my trip more fun! :)

"The Bromo 11",
named by the trip organizer @AnindyaDesi

"11 People, 2 Days, 1 Night, Amazing!"

- @ndesinthya

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All pictures taken by iPhone 4 using ProHDR and Pano without editing. 

Thank you Steve Job for delivering such a great camera phone! #thisshouldbepostberbayaripad :p

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What A Dramatic Tour of Events (Part 2)

I'm so glad that I could take some videos at that moment so I can bring back the moment here with me anytime by looking at the videos. I would say thanks too to guys who upload A Dramatic Tour of Events (ADToE)'s video in youtube so I can feel the moment in different way by different view.

So here some Dream Theater's A Dramatic Tour of Event in Jakarta based on set list :

Dream Is Collapsing intro tape (Hans Zimmer piece) 

1. Bridges In The Sky 

2. 6:00

3. Build Me Up, Break Me Down

4. Surrounded

5. The Root of All Evil

Mike Mangini Drum Solo 

6. A Fortune In Lies 

7. Outcry

8. The Silent Man 

9. Beneath the Surface 

10. On the Backs of Angels
11. War Inside My Head 
12. The Test That Stumped Them All 

13. The Spirit Carries On 

14. Breaking All Illusions 

-----Encore----- 

15. Pull Me Under or As I Am

Ugh, if only I had time machine..

Note : I'll update this post with recommended ADToE's videos :)

What A Dramatic Tour of Events (Part 1)

It's been almost two months since I experienced one of the great things in my life that I still can't believe it's finally happened. Ah, even words cannot explain it. Then, let the pictures do for you..

T h e  L o o k

Shawl : Kamiidea | TShirt : Jenahara | Pants : Casa Elana 

T h e   M o m e n t s

@minyakbumi - @visyk (me) - @lakstyo

One of the fine feelings I had that moment was grateful. First, I was very grateful because I had a chance to watch the concert that I've been waiting for ten years, even met them directly! Aaaak~! Second, I was very grateful because I met sooo many people from all over Indonesia at the various age and background. I became acquainted with a man who later I knew he's from Papua. In the other moment, when me & @minyakbumi waited for the gate to opened in Kopitiam, cafe around there, we met middle-aged couple wearing DT's tshirt and looked so excited about the concert.  Then I wonder, if Dream Theater come again about some years next, me & @minyakbumi must be look like that.. Hahaha ;D 

T h e  U n b e l i e v a b l e

I still can't believe that in April 21st 2012, I met them, I shook their hands, and had a short talks with eye contact. Myung is quietly nice. Mangini is fun! Labrie is way too cool. Petrucci is awesome. Rudess is too kind! Ahh.. :')

T h e   G r e a t   S h o w

It's already 1 months 20 days after that concert, but I'm still..

* s p e e c h l e s s *

:')

Tentang Pemimpin (1)

Pemimpin yang buruk sekalipun adalah seorang mentor yang baik. Mentor yang mengajarkan secara tidak langsung nilai-nilai yang tidak patut ditiru. :)

Girl in Black

Dress - Coat - Necklace : The Executive | Watch : Alexander Christie | Mule : Fladeo

Inner ninja : Kamiidea | Scarf : *uhuk! ;)*

Yeaaa~ he was staring at me whole time while I was doing things with my Miko (my MBP's name^^v) including wrote this post. How cutee! :*

Photographed by FF | Digital Imaging : Me

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It's About Love, Growth & Cash

Jadi, ceritanya pas lagi baca buku Merry Riana : Mimpi Sejuta Dollar nya Alberthine Endah yang di dalamnya menceritakan bahwa setelah akhirnya mereka (Merry Riana & suaminya) bekerja dengan begitu keras lalu sukses, berhasil dan punya bawahan, tapi kemudian mereka sadar bahwa ternyata bawahan mereka tidak semunya memiliki semangat dan motivasi sama dengan mereka. Ada yang memang termotivasi karena ambisinya mendapatkan banyak uang, ada yang memang untuk alasan lifestyle (menikmati hidup, memperbanyak me-time dan waktu untuk keluarga), ada yang karena reputasi yang baik dan yang terakhir karena relationship atau hubungan yang dekat dengan pihak-pihak yang terlibat pekerjaan yang sedang digeluti.

Membaca itu, saya jadi ingat salah satu bahasan di buku favorit saya Your Job Is Not Your Career nya Rene Suhardono *Insya Allah I'll review this powerful book soon! ;)*. Bahasannya tentang Career Triangle. Bahwa ternyata, dalam menapaki karir (yang seharusnya nggak identik dengan perusahaan tempat kita bekerja, tapi kita sendiri, atau buat saya, Ovie.), kita biasanya akan punya prioritas dan konsekuensi dari karir tersebut. Istilah lain dari Career Triangle ini adalah Love-Growth-Cash Triangle.

Love Growth Cash Triangle : A Look At Work

Love | Gaya Hidup
Pemanfaatan me-time untuk kepuasan hidup atau keluarga

Growth | Kepuasan Kerja 
Kepuasan dalam bekerja, mempelajari banyak hal dan berkarya sebagai bagian dari organisasi

Cash | Kompensasi 
Uang dan manfaat intrinsik yang diterima sebagai kontra prestasi kerja

How it works?

Easy. We only have to set our priority from those love-growth-cash choices. Dan kemudian menjalani prioritas tersebut dengan penuh kesadaran akan makna dan konsekuensinya. Menjalani pilihan tadi tidak semerta-merta mengabaikan unsur yang lain tapi justru bisa lebih enjoy dalam menapaki karir. Dengan begitu, nggak boleh ada gerutuan musti lembur kalo memang menetapkan cash sebagai prioritas. Begitupula pilihan lainnya. *tampar-tampar diri sendiri*

So what's my priority(es)?

Mungkin kalo ada yang udah baca bukunya Rene, jawaban saya sama banget dengan beliau. Hehe. I'd rather choose love & growth as my priority(ies). Kenapa? Karena saya punya tujuan hidup yang salah satunya adalah jadi istri & ibu yang shalihah *aamiiiiin :')* yang ternyata akan lebih kondusif dalam proses pencapaiannya jika saya memilih kedua prioritas itu. Dan entah kenapa, percaya aja gitu, kalo nanti udah punya usaha sendiri, dan menetapkan strategi yang mungkin awalnya fokus di point growth, cash akan dateng sendiri. Hehe. :p

Lagipula, Harvard Business Review aja pernah ngetwit,

"The Best Investment You can Make is not Gold. It's People You Love, Dreams You Have and Living a Life that Matters." - Umar Haque

So, what's yours? :)

I ♥ HK

Alhamdulillah, at the end of 2011, I had the opportunity to attend training in Hong Kong. 

Wohoow! Super excited! \(^^)/

The speaker of the training was Shaun Belding who's recognized as one of the leading global experts on customer service, service recovery, employee performance and building positive workplaces. Well, personally, he's a very nice person. I'm so glad to know him. :)

I made friends too! They came from best companies in Southeast Asia such as Singtel from Singapore, Microsoft HongKong, Asia Commercial Bank from Thailand, Bank Mandiri & Bank BNI from Indonesia. 

The training was held for two days. Since the flight home was two days after the training, so I had one full day to explore Hong Kong. So here, I won't tell you about the training but my HK exploration x)! Honestly, that was my first experience of going aboard! Alhamdulillah.. \(^^)/

Day 1 : Just Arrived :)

Scarf : Cashmere Pashmina bought in Living Room | Coat : Zara | Jeans : C2 | Shoes : Crocs

Day 2 : Excited for Hongkong's A Symphony of Light

Scarf : NonieQ | Shawl : Dunno, gift from FF ;)

Me with Mbak Dewi as my companion from my company :)

Day 3 : Buy Souvenirs in Night Market ^^

Scarf : Cashmere Pashmina bought in Living room | Brooch : MissMarina

Day 4 : Full Day HK Exploration! Wohooww! \(^^)/

This magazine from hotel is the only provision of our HK exploration. :))

Inner Ninja & Scarf : KamiIdea | Shawl : gift from FF ;) | TShirt : Hema | Pants : Monel | Shoes : Crocs

First destination : Ngong Ping Village & Giant Budha

Inside crystal cabin which glide over the South China Sea and North Lantau Country Park, enjoying panoramic views of Hong Kong International Airport, the flora and fauna of the Country Park and the Tian Tan Buddha Statue. Exciting!

The Giant Buddha
Look at my pants at the bottom side! My pants wedged by escalator hotel so i think it's stained by its oil. Huhu. Looks very bad, doesn't it? Since I didn't know people there, I tried to not care! ;)) 

Second destination : CityGate Outlets

There are sooo many fashion brands with outlet price.
Will you believe me that I didn't buy anything there? I didn't have more time to shopping there.
*garukin lantaii sambil nangis*

Third destination : Madam Tussauds & Victoria Peak

Me with the wax of Madam Tussauds

Me with uncle Pablo Picasso, hoho ^^

Playing with him ;))! -- this is FF's idea :p

And here is the Hongkong's view from Victoria Peak. Beautiful! :)

Day 5 : we wished we could buy something while we were 
Shopping & Going Home

Photographed by FF | Digital Imaging by Me

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