Lady Speed Stick - Powder Fresh

It's my new substitute for the regular deodorant stick I regularly used. From my teenage years until just recently I had been using Rexona dry stick to demolish unwanted body odour. Rexona dry stick does its job pretty well odour wise, and I like the fragrance too. I already have a favorite fragrance that's fresh and soft, plus Rexona is a house hold brand in Indonesia, the price is cheap because I guess they have their own local factory here, so the access to Rexona products is very easy.

But, I can't help but noticing how Rexona always leave some whitish stains in the arm pit area of my clothes. It broke my heart every time I see how Rexona ruins my new blouse or my new t-shirt from the inside, especially the dark colored ones. Besides, what's more important is people said Rexona tends to make our arm pit skin darker. Well, after hearing that, I have to admit, maybe mine is darker than it supposed to be. 

So, my BFF suggested this Lady Speed Stick product from Mennen (distributed by Colgate-Palmolive). According to her, this stick won't make our arm pit skin darker, and won't leave any stain in our clothes. Lady Speed Stick isn't a new thing for me, cause I often saw it  in many drugstores which sell imported products. But, the problem is, it's an imported product made in USA, thus the price is about double the Rexona's price, or more.  

But, I don't want Rexona to ruin my skin and my clothes more that it already  has. So, after using up all my Rexona, I bought Lady Speed Stick at last. I choose "Powder Fresh" fragrance (powder scent always works well for me). The price was quite expensive for my range, Rp. 47.000 (around 4.7 $) for a stick that weighs 39.6g. Judging from the size, I think it could last a long time. It said, this product contains aloe vera extract that will keep our skin soft and moisturized. 

Since then, I have been using it for a week, and quite happy with the result ^_^. It really keeps away unwanted odour all day long, and so far I have not found any (new) stain on my clothes. But I don't know about the darker skin thing, I guess for this one, I need to observe longer to know if this product really reduces the darker shade on my arm pit skin. 


UPDATE: 
After a few months applying this product, the darker shade on my arm pit skin was reduce!! Yaaayness ^_^, so this will be my household product.

Blog Walking

Have just spent a couple of hours blog walking, and I found some interesting blogs ^_^, mainly about snack reviews, and other Japan related blogs made by foreigners in Japan. Quite inspiring!

Mapping Hadiah Selesaaai

Akhirnya selesai juga menghitung ulang pembagian hadiah >.<. Dari kemarin revisi bolak-balik. Dari mereka ada yang salah, dari gw ada juga yang salah. Jadi, mau nggak mau harus dihitung ulang dan dibagi ulang. Semoga kali ini nggak ada yang salah lagi, hufffff.

 Oh iya, hari Jumat kemarin dapat pemberitahuan yang cukup menyenangkan walaupun itu berarti hard work is in order in the end of this year, and next year! Gotta keep my promise to myself: Time managing, and working step by step. Fighttooooo!!

Currently Reading... Wuthering Heights

I'm Currently reading Emily Bronte's one and only novel, "Wuthering Hights". Yes, it's a classic, but I found my mood to read it just a few days ago. But during my college years I've watched the movie version in British Council's library, still a movie sometimes only shows a part of the original work's charm. Thus, some months ago I bought the book, it was cheap anyway compared to the Sookie Stackhouse series I long for :D. 

But, man... I only reached like 4 or 5 chapters. Despite the not so complicated story, it is totally not an easy reading. Well, maybe because my English is rusty, and after all it's 19th's century literature, surely people back then just love to jumble with words. I just hope I wouldn't get tired a long the way...        

UPDATE: I finally gave up reading it :D. It's more practical to read the summary in Wikipedia, ha ha ha, bad me. 

Last Day

It's the last day of my Lebaran holiday T_T. Wish I could extend it. 

But, need to get back to reality, a.ka. working life tomorrow with all the mock-ups, the scripts, and those bosses that I don't miss. Many wishes I've made for the upcoming days ahead, hope they will come true.

One Thing Led to Another

Rasanya ingin menulis sesuatu, tapi nggak tahu mau nulis apa. Jadi, dimulai aja dengan cuaca sekarang. Di luar terus hujan seperti hari-hari kemarin. Belum reda-reda juga setelah beberapa jam, paling nggak dari pagi sampai siang dapat sinar matahari untuk mengeringkan jemuran baju. Still in the middle of my Lebaran holliday, sebetulnya sekarang udah masuk ke cuti pribadi, karena kantor udah mulai masuk. 

On the productive side, di liburan kali ini gw lumayan lebih ringan tangan dalam membantu beres-beres rumah. Tapi, kalau productive secara kerjaan, I only managed to edit some articles, and sent it to my graphic designer. Lagi pula, liburan 'kan bukan untuk dipakai menyelesaikan kerjaan kantor yang hanya membayar kerjaan di waktu kerja yang mereka tentukan. So, I can not let myself feel dissapointed if I could only deliver trivial office work. Justru kantor beruntung gw masih sudi ngerjain kerjaan mereka di waktu pribadi gw, mereka dapat jasa gratis, cih!

Di bulan ini, seperti juga di saat-saat sebelumnya, gw kembali disadarkan kalau kantor nggak sayang sama kita, mereka hanya menghargai kerjaan kita yang menguntungkan mereka, so better I do the same, daripada makan hati. Yah, kalau membahas itu lebih lanjut, cuma akan menimbulkan hawa negatif. Jadi, kita tinggalkan saja topik yang nggak berujung itu, soalnya sama aja dengan menentukan mana yang muncul duluan, ayam atau telur.

Btw, pernah merasa sebagai orang yang paling menderita, sampai-sampai susah menerima kalau orang lain merasa lebih menderita daripada kita? Pernah merasa gara-gara situasi orang lain lebih baik, lantas mereka nggak seharusnya merasa menderita? Seolah semua penderitaan belum seberapa kalau dibandingkan dengan penderitaan kita? Tapi, setiap orang 'kan punya situasi dan kondisi yang berbeda, yang menghasilkan emosi dan rasa yang berbeda2 pula, dan kita ini nggak tahu segalanya. Kalau dipikir-pikir, kita selalu merasa yang paling menderita dalam pikiran kita sendiri. Mungkin karena kita sendirilah yang paling mengerti hidup kita, paling tahu apa yang ada di dalam hati dan otak kita, dibandingkan dengan pengetahuan kita tentang orang lain.

Hanya kita yang paling tahu apa yang kita rahasiakan dari dunia, dan apa yang kita rasakan di dunia ini. Kalau setelah sampai di titik itu, alangkah baiknya kalau kita bisa membalikkan cara pemikiran kita. Kalau kita tahu it's all in our head, mungkin di titik itu kita bisa mulai melihat a bigger picture, outside our shell. In my own case, di saat gw merasa udah nggak kuat menahan penderitaan diri, biasanya di saat itu pulalah gw akan sangat merasa seakan gw ini paling menderita sedunia.

Untuk melawan pemikiran kalau kita yang paling menderita di dunia (yang bisa berujung ke depresi dan self insecurity), ada baiknya kalau kita menanamkan pemikiran bahwa selalu ada yang lebih menderita daripada kita di dunia ini, dan memang bener, 'kan? Kalau selalu ada yang lebih menderita daripada diri kita, berarti kita punya banyak hal yang lebih daripada orang lain. Kita tinggal menganilasi apa yang kita miliki, satu per satu, dari hal paling sepele, sampai yang paling signifikan. Dan, yang paling penting, kalau kita merasa memiliki banyak hal yang membuat kita lebih beruntung daripada orang lain, di titik itu pulalah tiba waktunya untuk bersyukur ^_^. We're all lucky in our own right.

Tapi, yang nggak kalah pentingnya, walaupun kita ini beruntung dengan apa yang kita miliki, seperti halnya selalu ada yang lebih menderita daripada kita, di dunia ini pun selalu ada yang lebih baik daripada kita. Sehingga muncullah saat untuk menjadi humble, alias nggak besar kepala. Soalnya sebagus dan sejelek apa pun seseorang, pasti dia memiliki suatu kelebihan yang nggak kita punya, memiliki sesuatu yang bisa kita pelajari...

Maneki-Tanuki

Beberapa temen udah tahu kalau gw hobi koleksi maneki neko lucu, yang udah moderen dan free style . Tapi, kalo nemu gratisan maneki neko tradisional juga, akan kuterima dengan senang hatiiii ^_^. Nah, dari dulu, udah niat pingin mendata spek para kucing keramikku itu, tapi sampai sekarang nggak kesampaian T_T, gomen neee.

Jadi, mumpung ada satu foto koleksi gw di kamera yang belum diupload, maka koleksi gw yang satu ini sangat beruntung karena mendapat kesempatan pertama u/ debut ^_^.

  Hi hi hi, sebetulnya ini nggak bisa dibilang maneki neko(kucing) juga, secara dia kan tanuki (Japanese raccoon dog). Tapi, nggak apa2 tetep masuk keluarga koleksi maneki gw, karena dia juga mengemban tugas memanggil keberuntungan ^_^. Dan dia juga sangat mandiri karena kalau ditoyor bakal keukeuh berdiri sendiri lagi.

Belinya di Food Hall Senayan City. Di sana kan suka ditaruh boks produk2 Daiso, dan banyak maneki nekonya >.<. Huks, pinginnya semua meong itu gw bawa pulang, tapi tahu diri deh. Jadi, gw cuma beli yang paling unik ini ^_^. Tanuki yang maneki neko wannabe .
Tingginya 10 cm, tampangnya dodol, dan finishing touch di matanya kurang sempurna. But I love him anyway ^_^, iya kayaknya sih jantan ya.  

Oh ya, sebetulnya selain maneki neko, pingin juga koleksi Matryoshka. Tapi, carinya susah >.<, kalau nemu pun harganya lumayan ya. Di rumah Matryoshka baru punya 2 set itu pun sebetulnya punya ortu :D yang udah berasa hak milik gw sendiri. Kalau ada yang pergi ke Rusia, gw cukup kok dioleh2in itu aja ~_^.   

Food of the Day

So today is the last day before our Idul Fitri holiday ^_^. Happy, happy~ joy~joy~!

 And to break my fast, I went to Sphageddies at Senayan City. Usually this restaurant isn't too crowded but not too empty. But yesterday, it was fully packed. The good thing was, I was  with my brother, so no prob on getting the seats for two. 

These were the dishes we ordered ^_^.

I forgot the name, but it's my favorite dish in Sphageddies. Doesn't make your stomach too full, but the taste is so savory, and just like a seafood spaghetti should taste like. I love how they are always generous with the clamps. Yummy...

 

A guilty free pizza (except for the price ~ maybe). A delicious snack, with slices of smoked salmon and olives. The crust is thin, so you can have a pizza and spaghetti all at once without worrying  too much about your weight. 

 Penne Alfredo ~ the portion was too much for me, but after all I had been fasting all day. And my tummy could not take too much food in one time, it needs to pace it self after a whole day of fasting ^_^. I wish the pennes were much softer, cause I'm the kind of person who loves soft noodles, and that goes for pasta too. 

Purchase of the Day

I ordered these from my BFF ^_^, she's an Oriflame girl now. 

From left to right:
- Soothing Eye Contour Gel - Chamomile for my eyes that got puffier in this fasting month T_T
- Milk & Honey Nourishing Face Cream for my Mom ^_^
- Tender Care Proctecting Balm. A must have! I've been using this product for years.

New Month - September

It's a new month! What will happen this time? Celebration for Idul Fitri that's for sure.  But, how about our personal lives? Our working lives? Will, everything go as planned? Have you made a plan? Will there be a nice surprise or two? Sadness happiness? 

To me, I want to stick to two simple goals:

- Working step by step, not all at once (alias cicil kerjaan!)

- Organize my working life 

Soaking the new sun

PS: Right in the first day of September, I've got a pretty heavy blow >.<.