Product Review: Himalayan Herbals

Hi guys!

Kali ini aku menyaru menjadi beauty blogger karena aku akan mereview produk kecantikan dari Himalayan Herbals.

Jadi sekitar sebulan yang lalu, aku jalan ke Margo City dan ternyata Watson lagi ada sale gede-gedean, mulai dari produk kecantikan hingga kesehatan semuanya lagi diskon. Singkat cerita, aku yang suka liat-liat beauty product ini akhirnya nyangkut di booth Himalayan Herbals.

Brand ini jelas-jelas asing sekali buatku karena belum pernah dengar sebelumnya dan pertama kali melihatnya ya pas di situ itu. Setelah dijelaskan panjang lebar oleh mbak-mbaknya dan baca sendiri kandungan produknya di balik setiap kemasan... ehh.... ternyata... made in Bangalore, India.

The Body Experiment

I have an interesting idea to make you know your body better. Starts from getting familiar with your natural smell, a.k.a body odor. Here is the way:

Just in one fine normal day, try going out and do your activity without applying deodorant, deo powder, perfume, or whatsoever on your body. Let your armpit be as natural as possible without putting anything on it. Do your activity as you use to be in the daily basis. As the day passes, go back home and smell your cloth on the armpit part. That's your natural body odor!

I know it sounds ewww... kind a rather disgusting to going out without putting deodorant but guys, who else would know your body better than you? It is you! Not the doctor, nor your mom.

Sometimes the body odor problem can be cured by changing your life style such as modifying your food intake or bathing more cleanly, not by putting more deo. Give your armpit the time to release the sweat naturally bcoz sweating is one of natural forms of detoxification. 

If you don't feel confident to go out in a day without deo, it is very fine. We all use deo to not ruin people's nose especially in public transportation. I use deo too. But at the end of the day, do make it a habit to sleep with deo-free armpit to give it a time to breath. 

Gud luck!

Need To Talk

Hi guys.

I just woke up from a 2 hours nap and I don't feel good now. Lately, I have been feeling that I need someone to talk, about everything, at anytime, by anyways. But sadly I just don't have that someone to talk :'(

Turning 23

I am turning 23 today!

Nothing much special today coz I am so busy and tired in finishing my field work. I actually had planned some kind of birthday post, writing about things that I am grateful for and things that I want to achieve in my 23 buuuut... I am not in a good mood to write about all those. Maybe later I will do Ok!

For now, I just wanna express my gratitude to Allah SWT for all the unstoppable blessing and love He showers me, despite the up and down of my imaan. Oh Allah, please always guide me and show me the way to live a better quality of living, for myself and people I love and people who love me.

I hope in my 23rd age I can improve my daily ibadat and be more sincere in heart; no more wrong deed and negative feeling inside my heart so that I can always think positive and do kindness to people and my surroundings.

May in my 23rd age I can always perform healthy lifestyle and influence people around me to do so, be healthy inside and outside. May I can always be consistent in doing what I am doing, be a better person with integrity, patience, and honesty. To be a professional in one particular field so that I can earn good with my profession and help my family and people around me that are in need.

And last but not least... I hope I can continue living my life with someone I love and loves me back, just in the right time so that I have someone to share about everything in life coz lately I have been realizing that living alone feels suck.

Semoga Allah SWT mengabulkan harapan-harapan sunyi di hati yang sedang berultah ini. Amien.

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So...... The picture of the birthday girlll
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Date taken: 7-Oct-2014
Camera: Sony DSC W270
Story behind the photo: I was so ready to go to work... but first let me take a selfie ;)

Stay young, positive, and healthy guys!

xoxo

Muara Hati

Currently in love with this song. Dato' Siti Nurhaliza is absolutely a great singer. I get goosebumps everytime she sings with her powerful voice.

Assorted Soaps

Hi guys...

So yesterday I went to department store just to buy............. soaps!

Initially I only wanted to buy one, but as I smelled each variant of soaps I couldn't stop myself not to get one of every variant!

You know guys, I just woke up in the middle of the night bcoz I am sweating and it is so hot here. So I decided to continue some works and do blogging.

You know guys, I just realized how stupid and careless I am since I just opened the admission web for a postgrad study in UI and guess what.... the major that I would like to take IS NOT OPEN for the next coming semester, which means, it will only be opened on the semester after the next semester, August 2015! Oh gosshh... How can I not know... Well, Okay.. Someone from one department has already told me abot that but I was just too busy lazy to log on and check the registration page to make it sure.. but wait... I remembered a lady from another department once told me that it will be opened, which made me confident that it surely will! #ahsudahlah #mungkindialelah #atau #mungkinsayayanglelah

Sooo what I am gonna do now...? Should I still apply for LPDP for this November's batch? What I am gonna do if I didn't pass? What I am gonna do after this semester ends? Will I be able to assist the class on the next semester? What I am gonna do during the time before that awaiting semester come? Working? Or.... getting married maybe?

Birthing Over Wedding

Hello guys.. how's life? Hope you all doing well. It's October already and guess what... I am turning 23 in very soon hehehehh...

So guys in the past few days I have been watching some wedding and birthing videos on youtube and facebook. The wedding videos are soo beautiful, one of my favorite is this. 

But guys... but... as I watched a birthing video shared by my friend on facebook yesterday... I think that... I am trapped in a deeper state of emotion compared to the emotion I feel when watching the wedding video. Both are incredibly beautiful but... I dunno guys... The birthing video just gave me more goosebumps... But yaa I know, in order to give birth as sweet as that way, you gotta get married first :'))

20 Facts About Me

I know no one tagged me for this #20factsaboutme post, so why not I tag my ownself hahahhh... Okay let's get started...

1. I am a morning-breakfast person. I always wake up early in morning and I can never skip breakfast
2. I love music and lots of song, but I cannot sing nor play any musical instrument
3. I was born and raised in Padang until I graduated high school. I then moved to Depok to continue study in Universitas Indonesia
4. I do not drink coffee and I hate cigarette as well as the asshole smoker
5. I love jogging and playing badminton with my brother
6. I really enjoy my childhood time. If I could, I would love to turn back time and live my childhood time foreveeerrrr
7. I am pretty indecisive, there is always something in between Yes and No in my life #iamnotagooddecisionmaker
8. I am a punctual person. I always do my best to arrive earlier and anytime I got late I sweat a lot and my heart beats very fast
9. I can only sleep with lights off
10. I do not consume much of dairy products
11. I am family girl. I love my family so much and I would do everything for them
12. I don't really like eating out in the restaurant
13. I love cooking and experimenting new recipes
14. I love Japanese and Indian food, even sometimes I crave for Japanese curry and Indian roti
15. Eventhough I am from Padang, I actually don't really like Rendang #sorrymom
16. I don't like walking with eyes on the mobile phone
17. I love watching make up tutorial  and cooking video on youtube 
18. I have been thinking to be a vlogger (video blogger) from the past few month. I guess one day I will make it true :))
19. I never really hate people coz I belive that everyone has its own positive quality
20. My favorite colors are pink, yellow, and white

Reuniting Brotherhood

Last weekend I went to Bandung to visit my 3 siblings and it felt soooo nice and peaceful to be completely-brotherly reuniting when you are far away from home ;)

Having Ramen as dinner (taking pix while waiting for the ramen to come)

Morning walk to campus... Ohh.. I always love the fresh ambiance in morning Bandung

Talking About Price...

I am actually not a really accessories-girl but once a while when I have a short visit to accessories shop, of course lah hasrat tuk membeli barang-barang cute itu tak dapat terbendung juga, hehehe...

From my little experiences purchasing accessories, I personally think price doesn't always matter. I mean, cutie stuffs often come with more affordable price. Even the quality is not as good as the pricey ones, at least, you still can go menggaya with it lah, hahaha...

Here are some examples of my recent broke down in accessories stores:

See? Even my cheap ring looks more fancy than the pricey one!

Okay.. I think that's more than enough for me. It's time to earn and save more money now... in order to.... get married maybe... hehehehe...!!! Amieen...:)

Get Unready With Me!!!

Here is how exactly I want to end my day everyday every night!!!!

(video by AprilAthena7)

Well, I actually have been doing quite similar routines for a long time except for.... the last part!!! #ifyouknowwhatimean

*PS: For my future husband please do watch this! ;p

Meet The Blogger [neverstoptravelling.com]

Jadi kemaren sore pas lagi liat-liat timeline twitter, gw ngeliat ka Amank, travel blogger and travel videographer dari neverstoptravelling, ternyata lagi ada di Depok. Lalu gw, antara iseng dan nekat, me-reply tweetnya: ka amank lagi di depok ya? ka aku ngefans sama blog dan videonya boleh ketemu ga ka?

Sekitar satu jam kemudian gayung bersambut, ka Amank merespon positif. Asik asik asik... Jadilah magrib-magrib gw meluncur naik angkot ke sebuah mall buat ketemu sekalian minta foto sama ka Amank. Hihihi...

Pas ketemu... aiihhh.. Ternyata bener seperti yang selama ini gw tonton di videonya, orangnya suka ketawa dan ramah pula. Rasa nervous dan shy-shy cat gw sebagai seorang fans nekat yang ingin ketemuan akhirnya jadi mencair, hihihi... Thank you ka Amank. Sukses terus ya!!!

Saturday Night

It's Saturday night tonight and guess what...? I am at home and....... blogging!!
#duh #foreveralone #yuck

Btw, I am just sooo in love with itsjudyslife family and cannot stop crying watching the recent surprise by Benji... Oooucchhh.. Where can I get myself a Benji??!!!

After 1 Month...

Assalamualaikum friends

It's been a month since my last blogpost and oh yaa  before I write  further I would like to say Happy Eid Mubaraak 1435 Hijriyah, Taqobbalallahu minna wa minkum, shiyamana wa shiyamakum. With all my heart I humbly apologize for all mistakes and wrongdoing that I have done, consciously or unconsciously. May Allah swt accept all of our ibadat and good deeds during the Ramadhan and may we all meet the next Ramadhan Insya Allah. Aamin.

Soo what's been happening during Ramadan and Eid ul Fitri?

First of all, I went back to my hometown and spent half of my Ramadan at home. Then, I went to mom's hometown at the second day of Eid. Aaand you know what, my older brother Adil and my younger brother Zakki got accepted in ITB! Bro Adil continues his post-grad study in Pharmacy and Bro Zaki takes bachelor  degree in Mechanical Engineering and he awesomely passed the national selection SBMPTN himself! Congratulation for them!! This is just the beginning for them but still I am a proud sister! They, along with my sister Sarah, have departed for Bandung on August 1st and I am now staying alone at home... hiks... accompanying Mom and supervising the renovation of my house which Insya Allah will be done soon.

So when will I be back to Depok?

Hmm... At the end od this month I guess.. Coz I understand that my mom is in need for me to supervise house's renovation aand... still I am finding chance to work on a research and to be a lecturer assistant as well.

How about my plan on getting post-grad study?

Ow yaa, after being rejected by UKM.. I have been doing contemplating a lot about it.. which means... still I am so on fire in continuing my study but I am thinking about the place... I guess my mind has switched from Malaysia to Indonesia... But let see... I need to count on everything before taking decision; chance of getting the scholarship, the living cost, the subjects, my family's circumstances, my age (before and after taking the study), and... when will I get married maybe? Heheh... The more I think about it, the more I want to make it precise and less complicated. Ugh yeah.. That's pretty much all. And oh yaaaa... I am quite surprised to see my blog's page view has reached 10,000 plus!! Aahahahaha!!! I hope I can still be consistent to write, to keep practicing my English, to develop my writing skills which I hope will not make my readers get bored... hehehe...

Here are some pix I got from my Ramadan and Eid at hometown... (all pictures are stolen from my cousin and aunty's facebook)

with my cousin ( I am in love with this hijab style right now!)

With my sister and cousin at kampung

Drinking traditional hot coffee Kopi Kawa Daun (eeiik... I could't finish my coffee.. I just can't be a good friend with coffee)

Thank you for reading!

Youtube Inspirations

Assalamualaikum guys...

Nowadays, the contents of Indonesia's TV stations are getting soo alay, boring, less educational, full of random joged-joged, political campaigns, and the their qualities get decreased day by day. Unconsciously, all of them lead us to be more pragmatical, lazy, and so pessimistic in life, don't they?!?

So in the past 6 months, I have been turning my watching onto youtube and I found out sooo many inspiring channels that make me more positive, cheerful, and open my eyes to the world as well. Here are channels that I subscribe and watch the most on youtube:

1. Michelle Phan
First time I watched Michelles Phan's video was around 10 months ago when I was searching for make up tutorial for graduation and I really love her! She taught us (girls) things that are barely taught in school: about how to apply make up, be positive, be creative and be confident in looking beautiful inside and outside.

2. Itsjudytime and Itsjudyslife
After Michelle, my make up inspiration is Itsjudytime. She does make up tutorial, product review, first impressions and product swatches as well. In the Itsjudyslife channel, she does daily vlog (video blog) about her daily life with her husband Benji, her daughters Julianna and the twins Keira and Miya. I learn a lot about how's the family's life in the US and how Judy lives her happy life with her beautiful family.

3. Amenakin
Browsing for hijab tutorial, I found gorgeous Amenakin's channel and I love it!!! Amenakin is Indian descent who lives in the UK. Not only posting hijab tutorials, she also posts videos about make up, style, daily vlogs and Islamic messages as well. Really opening my mind and making more excited to improve my daily ibadat.

4. Ochikeron and Cooking With Dog
Besides of watching make up and styling tutorial, my another love is watching cooking videos. My 2 favorites come from Japan; the kawaii Ochikeron and a neat lady with her dog, Francis. I learn a looot about Japanese recipes and other food recipes as well. Banzaaai Japanese!!

5. Vah Chef
Other than Japanese recipes, I am also in love with Indian recipes and my inspiration is a hilariously funny Vah Chef. Namaste! Salammualaikum! Satriakal!

6. Xiaxue's Guide to Life
I just cannot stop watching hilarious Xiaxue's Guide to Life and this is one reason why my internet quota get finished before its due date. Watching this show, I get to know more about how advance Singapore is and I get to be more familiar with Singaporean English. Welcoming the ASEAN Economic Community in 2015, get your ears used to Singlish lah! Ok lor!?!!

7. More beauty and daily vlog channels...
April Athena and AprilJustinTV; another beauty and US's family vlog
Chloe Morello; the beautiful Australian make up personality,
Lilith Moon; European make up and hair tutorial's personality. I love her accent!!!

That's pretty much all guys. I hope I can give you a little insight if you want to watch more quality and positive programs!

Quick Update

I am in hometown now since last 2 days until the next 10 days. I am carrying my works home while waiting for a new job's application procedure. Wish me luck guys ^^

And the sad news is... I probably wouldn't be able to come to hometown on Eid :'((

Best Beautiful, Why Doubt?

Just watching this commercial on a TV program and I totally agree with it!!!

Sometimes..., okay... most of the time when I dress up in front of the mirror: swiping some powder, putting lip coloring onto my lips, etc, I mostly ends it up with smiling just by myself. As I am ready to step out of my room, just within second, I unconsciously try to "neutralize" all of them, trying to tone down everything that I just put on. Oh My God... What's going on with me..? I do want to be looking nice and pretty but in contrary, I feel like a slightly guilty to seem like I do put some efforts to it. What a pity, right? 

I guess... It's bcoz I am too shy... or in the right words: I have a rather low self-esteem... and yes, I admit that I am lack of confident in wearing things that make me up. You know what I mean, lah...

But after watching the this ad... I feel like waking up and my confident level rising up. There's nothing wrong in appearing nice and pretty, isn't it? And to achieve it, one has to put "confidence" on the first basis. Once confidence is there, no more doubt or fear of swiping more powder, trying new hijab style, or even wearing red lips. Am I right?

Thanks Olay for waking me up to go out confidently with the best version of me. 

And oh ya, I have been using Olay's moisturizer for almost 5 years now and I really love it!

(English/Thailand Version)

Product Review: Systema Nano Toothpaste

[Disclaimer: This is not a sponsored post]

Hello guys!

Kali ini aku akan memberi review tentang pasta gigi baru yang kubeli awal bulan ini: Systema Nano.
Awal mula belinya sih karena.... ekonomi lagi labil!!! wkwkwk

Secara diriku adalah konsumen setia pasta gigi Enzym sejak dua tahun terakhir, akhir bulan kemarin pas lagi belanja groceries pasta gigi Enzym kebetulan lagi gak diskon (sekitar Rp 20.000-an) dan disebelahnya Systema Nano udah nangkring cantik dengan harga kurang dari separuh Enzym (sekitar Rp 8.000) dan isinya lebih banyak 20 gram pula.

Here is the review...

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Diklaim sebagai pasta gigi dengan butiran nano-kalsium yang bisa menutup lubang-lubang mikro di gigi, pas gosok gigi emang beneran berasa ada butiran-butiran gitu....
Awalnya rada asing gitu sama butiran2 yang berasa pas lagi sikat gigi itu, tapi setelah beberapa kali gosok gigi udah nggak berasa lagi tuh, mungkin udah terbiasa kali ya..

Rasa mentolnya cukup kuat dan oh ya... busanya banyak banget... Karena sebelumnya udah terbiasa make Enzym sikat gigi tanpa detergen kali ya... sekarang dengan Systema Nano ini aku gosok giginya jadi tiga ronde: sikat-kumur, sikat-kumur, dan sikat-kumur sampai busanya bener-bener hilang.

Beberapa hari di awal, setelah gosok gigi tuh jadi suka ada kayak apa gitu... semacam lendir gitu di bagian dalam mulut dan ujung bibir, tapi nggak banyak sih. Jadi inget sama pasta gigi Close Up, yang dulu aku suka pake, setelah gosok gigi mulut jadi suka ada lendir gitu.

Kesimpulan
Secara harga Systema Nano cukup terjangkau. Secara khasiat yang katanya bisa menutupi lubang-lubang mikro di gigi sih... belum tau deh. Dan untuk membuktikannya memang perlu waktu sih..

Secara kualitas pemakaian... busanya berasa banget dan gigi jadi berasa keset juga. Cukup beda dengan Enzym yang nggak berbusa dan nggak bikin gigi berasa keset sehabis dipakai.

Saran
Hmmm... Kayaknya kalo punya duit bakal balik ke Enzym lagi dech... hehehe..

Daan... Oh iya.... Don't forget to do this sebelum membuang produk-produk harian kamu... supaya nggak dioplos sama tangan-tangan tidak bertanggung jawab gitu... Okey...?!

Pengalaman Pertama Dikejar Doggy

Jadi hari itu, aku lagi after duty from tutoring privat anak SD kelas 6 buat menghadapi ujian nasional. Tutoring mulai dari jam 5 sampai jam setengah 7 trus pulangnya jalan kaki keluar komplek perumahan. Ya... elit gitu deh perumahannya... Di belokan yang rada remang-remang dan menyeramkan aku ngeliat kucing unyuuuu banget... Badannya gemuk, bulunya lebat, ekornya panjang, hidungnya pesek, warnanya putih abu-abu gitu... Kayaknya kucing Persia atau Anggora dech, nggak mungkin kucing kampung. Aku tegur dengan bahasa kucing seadanya "pusss... pusss... meoooww...  meoooww" tapi dianya malah menjauh dan ngelirik aku dengan ekspresi waspada gitu... Sempat terlitas di pikiran, eh ini kucing unyu apa kabur dari rumah ya... koq sampai berkeliaran malam-malam gini... aku ambil aja apa... masukin tas trus dibawa pulang, hehehe... Ya udah dech selamat tinggal kucing.. jangan lupa pulang ke rumah yaa...

si kucing imut

Aku jalan lagi dan dari jauh ngeliat lagi anjing lucu berbadan kecil... kalau ini kayaknya jenis Chihuahua soalnya sering liat di TV. Pas aku udah dekat, dia nyalakin.. "grrr... gukk gukk grrr...". Eh copot!!! Aku kaget dong.. 

si tersangka pengejar

Nggak taunya... dia mendekat dan nyalak makin kenceng, "GUKKK!!! GUKK!!!" Aku refleks langsung lariiiiii.... Eh... emak... dia malah ngejar.... "Ttoloonggg...!!!". Pas di depan ngeliat pak satpam lagi lewat pake motor... "Pak satpaaammm.... Tolooonggg...!!!!", tapi sial Pak Satpam nggak dengar teriakan aku... "GUKK!!! GUKK!!! GUKK!!!" Aku lari making kencengg.... Ehh.. Di depan ada anjing lagi... badannya juga kecil tapi agak gedean dari yang sekarang lagi ngejar... tipe-tipe Hachiko gitu... nggak kalah unyu-unyu... Eiits... Kalo dia juga ikutan ngejar gimana... haduhh... tamat deh riwayatku....

hachiko yang baik

"GUKK!!! GUKK!!! GUKK!!". Pak satpam udah menjauh... eh tapi alhamdulillah si Hachiko diem aja cuma ngeliatin... 

"Guk... Guk... Auffttt... Aufft..." Suara si Chihuaha makin mengecil... Aku liat ke belakang... Alhamdulillah... dia udah berhenti... capek kali ya... trus jadi ngeliatin aku gitu... "Hoshh... hoshhh... hoshh...". Legaaa.... Aku berhenti sebentar, ngatur napas sama detak jantung dulu... Fiuhh.... Begini toh rasanya dikejar doggy -,-

Wise Bargainer

What is the most satisfying feeling for a woman when she does shopping?? Winning a bargain for a stuff with the lowest price. I found this message on my FB's timeline this morning and it suddenly wakes me up to practice bargain wisely in the future.