Jalan Sutera

at the end of December i got the chance to join a tour titled "Jalan Sutera". this is a tour to a fabric store in Jogjakarta. The tour was created by my friend Elia of Simalakamma and Kunci Cultural Studies. Jalan Sutera is also a parallel event of Biennale Jogja 2011. since the theme of Biennale this year is about Indonesia and India, so we hopping around Jalan Solo, Jogjakarta to visit some textile store owned by India people.

the scarf and the catalog 

Elia as the tour guide

first visit is Prima Textile. this store owned by Mrs Hira. this store is the biggest fabric supplier for uniform in Jogja. they use variant of cotton fabric to serve demand for uniform in a massive amount.

when i first came in, i recognizing the interior right away, and suddenly sense the classic luxuriance of India. and one thing that you wont missed is the "don't bargain" sign board is everywhere in the store. LOL. straight to the point. got that!

Mrs Hira

second visit is Rama Gordyn, owned by Mr Jackie (not Chan ;p)

first impression is the interior (again) because i think rich people from India shows their wealthiness through the interior of the house, as seen on those Bollywood movies. it has to be luxurious, it has to be elegance, and it has to be in gold. that's exactly what i saw on Rama Gordyn.

if i'm not mistaken, Mr Jackie moves to Jogjakarta from India in 2004 to help his wife's family business. he stays here since then, and find it not that hard to learn Bahasa. most of his big family are still in India, so he go back there once in a while to visit his family and do some shopping for the store.

even the air conditioner matched the interior

third visit is Parissa. i don't know who's own the store because we meet the employee instead. he's a talkative person from Sri Lanka, named Anan. he knows a lot about fabric. specially brocade and cotton. he shows us the difference between the expensive brocade, and the cheap one. oh i learn nothing. seriously, the expensive and the cheap brocade looks almost similar to me. i couldn't tell the different. haha..

i do some shop here. a plain cotton fabric in a great colors. i couldn't stand to not buying them. good fabric, good price!

uh oh, we also found something unique here. they have a patch-work fabric, like literally a patchwork. and its only 40.000 IDR per meter. i think that's a cheap price for a patch-work, comparing to the making process.

colorful cotton fabric. love!

the patchwork fabric

it stitched, one piece to another

last store is Wijaya Textile. err..i forgot the owner's name.

here, we told a lot about brocade for wedding dress. the owner explain about the trend in wedding dress nowdays. he said that lately, most people love to mix and match more than two colors for their wedding dress, and he got the natural talent of doing that. even an unmatched colors looks so damn good in his hand. just like this picture as shown below. silver and gold, put it together and voila! somehow they made a nice combination :D

love this ornament! i want one for my room, please..

sooo, that's the end of the tour. it was an interesting experience, really. we're having a great time, aren't we girls? :D

EVALUATING

these are my wishes on new year, last year.

lets evaluate!

happier year

yes indeed!! i'm happier inside and out. 

nothing is really a problem when you don't see it as a problem right? and even if there is a problem, try to wonder why they create such word as "solution" :) i've learn that the whole year. it's not the result that matters, but the process to get there that worth so much. so just be happy. it is not that hard to just-be-happy :D

healthier life

well, i dont know how to evaluate this. sure i'm gaining weight the whole year, didn't do much sport, ate Indomi a bit too much, over-sleep, less-sleep, and another long list of an unhealthy activity. i know i'm not being healthier, but i'm happy enough that i only got less than five influenza this year, and of course no hospital visit for myself this year. thats..for me at least..healthy enough :D

prosperity

hmm..not much, but enough. and enough is good :)

another chance

no i didn't get the "another chance" as i meant last new year. but it doesn't really matter, because now i don't really want it anyway :D

new experience

yes definitely. i'll underlined my post-graduate school for this chapter. it was a really really really exciting new experience, and still counting :)

braver heart

i just did :)

fulfilled soul

reading again my writings above, see how life takes me the whole year. oh i feel fulfilled already..

forgiveness

really hope i do. because someone once tell me that forgiving me is an endless work. so i really do hope you-whoever you are, kindly please forgive my mistake, my slip-words, my last minute attitude, and all..and all :)

blessed from Above

always feel blessed all the way. the whole year. even when i'm not asking for anything. i feel blessed.

love

*long pause* *long sigh* 

i feel loved enough. and enough is good :D

i think last year was just not my time. this year, perhaps? haha..

so that was the evaluation for 2011. i'm pretty much doing good with all the wishes, yes?

now i'm so ready for 2012, i wished for a happy ending and a good start, i wished for a straight A, i wished for the happiest-the best-the greatest that universe could ever give :D

and i wished you a happiest happy new year *kiss to the world*

it was a nine-hours talking
and it was relieving

take a look a little bit closer

this is Thyme, a culinary herbs mostly used for European cuisine. these tiny little leaves has a strong flavor. just add a finger tip and it will made a perfection on a dish

this is another photo series for ten days on my daily photo blog, Screencast. i'm going to capture a tiny little details that built a perfection. it could be anything, a picture of random things. the photo series starts today and will end at 28 of August.

perfection is in the details, so lets take look a little bit closer, and gracing the beauty of detail.

cheers to you, world! :D

Dazzle Puzzle : Failed!

soooo, i failed my own challenge.

i couldn't make it to the last piece of jigsaw puzzle in two weeks. my problem was time, and the wrong strategy. turns out it is not as easy as i thought before. but i learn something. compiling a puzzle is a commitment. once you've start, you have to finish it. you don't want to break the half-work you've done, yet you cannot just let the unfinished pieces mess the room. there's no other choice but to have it finished, no matter how long would it take. so i take my vow, i'll finished what i've started. i'll finished my jigsaw puzzle!

this is the picture of my progress in two weeks. i compiled it into one. 14 days with a lot of this and that to do everyday, i just lost my puzzle-time. gonna have this finished soon! hope it wont take 14 months to do that :D

anyway, last picture was taken at August 14, my birthday. and i had a great one that day! lots of greetings, love, friends, and birthday present. will uploaded it soon! have a fabulous August, world ;)

Dazzle Puzzle

One day left to August, my birthday month.

this past week i'm thinking about something to do for my birthday. not like a celebration or anything, but something more interesting to do.

this is my birthday gift from my friend Aceng last year. its almost a year and never been touched. its a thousand pieces jigsaw puzzle, and i decided to have it done in two weeks!

so here's the deal. i have 14 days to finish this. start from August 1st, and should be done at August 14th, at my birthday. everyday, i'm gonna take a picture and uploaded it on my daily photo blog, Screencast, to report the progress. Dazzle Puzzle starts tomorrow, and i hope i could finish this in time, these tiny little pieces should bring something good for my birthday this year :D

wish me luck in this, because i never been this eager to finish a jigsaw puzzle before!

the eyes have it

a practical painting workshop, The Eyes Have It by Ben Fox and Kate Fielding from Wilurarra Creative, Australia. We learn to draw an eye, and its not just a circle with the black spot on it!

Ben told us, that an eyeball is just like a drop of a water. it reflects lights and have a texture

it was a fun workshop. the fun part is when we started to paint a piece of eye-shaped wood!

look at those "eyes"..never thought drawing an eye can be this fun! plus, we have our eyes go on a sudden exhibition. we hang it all, and voilaaa..the room looks eye-ly amazing :D

this is the amazing duo, Ben and Kate.

and this is my "eyes" ;)

thank you Ben and Kate, thank you Lir Shop, this my one of a kind Sunday!