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Thursday, December 29, 2011

Weekend Getaway VS Movie Nights Out

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Went to this place called Haranggaul (not sure how to spell the place's name). It's somewhere near Brastagi. A few more kilometres from Kabanjahe (not sure if the direction is correct either, use google map if you want to be positive).
The way to the place is like going uphill, winding up up, then straight, more straight roads, then going downhill, winding down and down and then we get there.
There are some home-cooked restaurants there that serve fresh seafood.
Everything down there is just fresh and tranquil. The food is good. The two-and-half-hour journey is worth going.
We barely felt tired because the journey was smooth with absolutely zero traffic.

One useful tip : go when it is not holiday season or else it will become a four-hour tiring and sick journey.

There are several wooden huts which stand on the side of the lake, supported by large logs. The hut we chose overlooks the lake and some green mountains in the background.


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He had this knitted cap on and then commented himself that he looked like those Pecel sellers at Cemara Asri boulevard. LOL.

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Us with a smiley auntie at the background.

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Back to our beloved city, on a movie night out.
If there is one thing I am looking forward every weekend, that will be movies showing at the local cinema. Gotta admit that this city, despite being the third largest in Indonesia, is really lacking in entertainment industries.
Dear rich people, please kindly invest your money here in Medan to build more hang-out places, malls or whatever in relevant. Probably if you do, Medanese won't flee to Singapore or Malaysia every time holiday comes. In short, please build a Singapore here.

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LZ : Why don't you sit near me?
YS : No, that's for commoners

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LZ : Then I will place my arms on you so that we look lovey dovey in the picture
YS : (rolled his ugly eyes)

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On another movie night out.
On a side note, I need to warn all moviegoers about Jet Li newest flick, Flying Swords of Dragon Gate. I can conclude the movie in three short phrases : exciting at the beginning, boring in the middle, disappointing at the ending.
Jet Li has lost his it factor. First the ridiculous White Snake Whatever WTF Legend. Now this.
Before this, we watched Tom Cruise's Mission Impossible 4 - Ghost Protocol, which I think is kinda entertaining, although Paula Patton is not hot enough and Tom Cruise is looking old.

Enough craps. Pictures time :)

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And Happy New Year to everybody.
Farewell 2011. Please bring us all more good things in 2012 and let's hope that Mayan Doomsday Prophecy is simply another myth.
Remember to kiss your loved ones on New Year's Eve for good luck (that's my myth)!!!!
HAPPY NEW YEAR.................... MUAXXX!!

Friday, December 16, 2011

What's Your Key?

There's this quote I find really interesting, and surprisingly, it. is. just. so. true.

"Money isn't the key to happiness, but with money, you can have a key made - Joan Rivers"

Can it be more true or what? LOL
I know some wise-ass people will probably deny this and come up with their own theory of happiness and so on and so on and yadda yadda bla bbla.....
BUT....... AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU ALL JUST HAVE TO ADMIT THAT THE QUOTE IS SO DAMN TRUE!!
RIGHT???!!!!

Financial security. Isn't that the single purpose of all the hard work we put out there?
Okay, probably one doesn't have to be a super millionaire or anything near that level, but at least enough money in bank account will somehow make one feel secure.
Are you not happy if you are financially secure?
Yes, I may be shallow, but seriously, isn't that what everyone is pursuing?
Well, that's me. If you think differently, maybe you should figure out what's your key OR how to have your key made. When you already have your key made, make good use of it and be appreciative towards it. You'll never know when that key is taken away from you. Nothing is eternal, remember??
Find your key. Live to the fullest. Be grateful.

Alright, let's talk fashion nonsense now. :D

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Going preppy this time, wearing pale yellow shirt dress.

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Paired with leopard flat and bluish green accessories

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Even my face was as pale as the dress

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On the way to a movie.
Wearing pearl collar necklace, trying to breathe a little bit of life into this plain dark blue top.

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Accessorized with a dark red top-handle handbag

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Going crazy in the car, singing "yippie yippie yay yayy, we are going to a movie heyy heyy heyy"

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Good night, everyone.

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Weddings

Honestly speaking, I have never been to a wedding that is different than the others.
All are pretty much - more or less - the same (including my own).
Not one has impressed me so far.
However, that is just an insight from a guest's point of view. Who cares what a guest thinks anyway?

But on the other side, I am sure a wedding will always be special to the people who are involved in it, like the brides, the grooms (hell yeah their weddings are VERY important for them, especially the brides), the parents, the best friends.the close friends. Right?
So after giving it a little thinking, I decided that I have to stop being so critical and skeptical about wedding celebrations.
After preparing my own wedding (which is a really really small one -no fuss, no muss) and looking back to all the preparations, I finally know that a wedding IS indeed special.

People who receive invitations might think "HAIYAA, another stupid wedding party again."
(and some even complain that they receive one and too many invitations because that means extra spending for them. LOL)
We can't stop people from thinking so because, again, they are not involved in it personally so why should they give a damn? Right?? Right!!!!

So here I am at two different weddings.
(Actually, I never dislike going to any of these parties because I love playing dressing up. LOL)

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Wearing grey leopard shirt dress with pussy bow.
(Can you see the bow? I can't see it in the pictures. Where did it go?)
I was my sister's plus one that night. It's her friend's wedding.
My sister did my hair, making it look more voluminous. :)

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An old dress from sometime around 2009.
My sister did my hair too, curling it with her old, lousy, half broken curling tongs.
It came out really nice though. Love it. This is exactly the kind of curls I've always wanted.
So now you know, if you want to have curls like this, the key is to use lousy curling tongs!!!
OK!!!

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They had dessert table at this party.
Cupcakes, chocolate bars, chocolate lollipop, more and more chocolate candies.
And of course, they were all gone in matters of minutes. LOL.
The guests must have been too hungry waiting for the main course dinner, which started one and a half hour later than the time written on the invitation, as always.
(And that must be why most people are lazy going to weddings. It's always about waiting, waiting and more waiting).
Probably, Medanese should start a new way of feasting instead of following the old way.
When guests come, meals are served. No need to wait.

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We were early so we could take pictures without people staring at us.
(And that's also another Medanese's problem. They stare)

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My plus one that night :)

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Probably - IF possible - one day later, I am going to start my own event organizer which offers people new way of celebrating their important events. This way, weddings will also look special to guests who attend them.
Do you think I am capable of doing so? LOL
I am just blabbering anyway.
I'm out of here. Bye.....

Friday, December 9, 2011

Weight Gaining Master

If there is one thing I am absolutely good at, it has to be gaining weight.
I read one article in Reader's Digest about weight gaining disorder.
Honestly, I don't quite remember what the article said exactly, but there's something I clearly remember, which is weight gaining for some people is merely a genetic problem. Meaning there is nothing they can do about it. No matter how little they eat, they will still gain those incredible out-of-this-world numbers. Or no matter how hard they try to stop munching, they just can't seem to take off that extra pounds off their bodies.
Well, more or less something like that. Google the article if you want to know precisely.

I absolutely agree with the article.
I am that type of people the article described. Really.

I am considered "big" for my height (and has always been for all my life), but as long as I am not overweight, I am contented. I never aim to be skinny to the bone or being able to wear an S size clothing or an M size one.
To me sizes are just numbers and letters. If you can pull one look, you will look good in any numbers or letters.
To me, it's okay to have cellulite or flabby arms, because come on,let's get real, cellulite is humane. LOL
So, as long as I can maintain a proportional weight, it's okay to have a little fat around your waist or thigh or wherever the fat feels like settle. LOLOLOL.
Right???

Back to the genetic thing. I'll tell you what my case is like.
I eat 3 proper meals a day,normal portion, with 0 hour working-out hour, I WILL successfully gain AT LEAST 4 pounds in just a month.
That means if I want to maintain the luxury of consuming meals like a NORMAL human being WITHOUT gaining any pounds, I have to work out INSANELY, 5 times a week, like an obsessed working-out addict.

So, I think something must be wrong with my system. Either the digestive system is slow in processing the food intake or it's just my gene taking its toll on me. I think it has to be both.
You know, both aspects conspire and decide to punish me if I eat normally.
And if I eat 6 meals a day, they form a greater conspiracy and batter me until I hit the lowest bottom (probably gaining 20 pounds or more in just a single month of feasting).

So, because one thing and another, which is too long to explain here, I have stopped working-out for two months and counting now.
AND I TELL YOU PEOPLE, I HAVE SUCCESSFULLY GAINED 6 POUNDS!!!!!! (and counting)
ISN'T THAT INCREDIBLE?????

I have to march back to the gym, IMMEDIATELY!!!!
I can't never go on a diet. It kills me, literally.
However, no pain no gain. I have to, no, I NEED to eat 3 times a day, therefore, I must exercise.

Actually, I like working out so much. But, I like snuggling in my bed even much better.
The moment when you have to drag your lazy asses off the bed is, God I swear, the hardest moment ever!!
However, once you hit the gym and start the session, everything just becomes so easy and fun. And you keep ask for more.
And you wish the session wasn't over so fast.
And you can't wait for tomorrow's session to begin.
And the excitement goes on.
And the next morning, you feel tons and tons of sleep chains chain you to your bed.
And you have to drag.
Sigh.....

This is the transformation :

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Gaining 4 pounds

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Chubbiness in my cheeks starts to show.....

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Chubby

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Those meat dumplings on my cheeks

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Jeng jeng jeng........the scale is mounting......

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But my pig legs still look cute in leopard pointy shoes.

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4 pounds and hanging on.......

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And yayy, gaining 6 pounds!!!! Bravo.... LOL

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I will report back once I managed to put on 10 pounds.

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Signing out with hopes I never have to write such report. LOL

Celebration Spirit

Hey ho!!!!
Are any of you aware that Chinese New Year is around the corner?
I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT THAT, YOU KNOWWWW.....
I notice that many people are not really aware about that.
Well, it's probably because Christmas and New Year's Eve are coming too. Consequently Lunar New Year is overshadowed.

So now, I'm implanting Lunar New Year spirit to everyone.
Red. Loud. Joyous.
Dress up. Eat. Celebrate.
Yayy.....

Anyway, it seems that we sisters love Christmas so tremendously much without us realizing it.
We literally screamed "Christmas" by wearing red pants and green pants.
Trust me, we didn't even plan it.
When I picked her up, we looked at each other.
She said,"Do you think we look ridiculous in green pants and red pants?"
I replied,"Maybe, but who cares.....???? Get in now!!!"

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My arm looked humongous here, but somehow I like this picture.

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Genetically-altered female Santa

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And her not-so-elf-like green elf

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We scream Christmas louder than anyone else.
Woot!!!!
We don't do gift-delivering service but we DO do gift-accepting task.
Ta tah...

Thursday, November 24, 2011

Pink Teams Houndstooth

Wearing this houndstooth pattern dress to another wedding party.
It's tad loose but I figure if its size was smaller then I would look like a sack of houndstooth rice.
So the looseness is actually an advantage for me. Besides, I always purchase clothing one or half size larger than my original size. Not only it's more comfortable to wear but also provides me more space to breath - in case I put on more weight, which I always do (because my weight goes up and down like stock market).

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Accessorize with wine color faux crocodile pattern over-sized clutch and bowed wine flat.

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And do you not notice I wear pink lipstick this time? lol
Girly not? Hahaha.

I am never a fan of lipstick as it's pointless applying lipstick, imo.
You eat, the lipstick is gone, then you have to re-apply it.
You drink, it leaves stain on the glass, which is an ugly scene.
You go shopping, you are not careful, you stain a dress (OR a white shirt) while trying it on.
AND worst of all is this scenario. You are having an affair with other people's husband and you mistakenly leave your lipstick mark on his shirt (what a cliche - roll eyes) and then you are in serious deep shit. LOL

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I meant to wear red lipstick but I wanted to look fresh and young ( yes because I am in denial) instead of mature or old.
Also, the night before I watched Fashion TV and I saw one of Victoria's Secret Angels look so divine in pink lips. They're glowing, fresh, sexy and all. Literally drooling over the Angels.
So, pink lips it is!!!!

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The opposite version of glowing, fresh and sexy : dark, dull and DUH!!!
Triple D.

I am out of here now. Till the next post, folks.