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Few years ago I said to friends that I don't like Bottega Veneta cos the design is so simple that doesn't make it that unique. In fact, it looks like my elementary school's handicraft.

Well, I am afraid I will need to eat my own word. I think it's a karma.

Sometimes, the simple one is the best one, isn't it?

I really don't mind if someone gives me this gorgeous collection from Bottega as a present? Oh, how I wish.

Traveling with Bottega? Why not?!

Maybe that's too much for a gift, this one will do :p

P.S: all pictures taken from Bottega Veneta official website.

Until the next post. Addio!

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Grateful

I am in the middle of nowhere at the moment.... of my life.

I am confused for what I want, am trying to find my identity.

I am trying to look for what I am capable of and what I should do for a living, for future.

And with all the problems in it, happens to me or to anyone who is related to me,

I sometimes think that 'why I don't have a life like her/him', 'why I don't have a job like them' or anything that human can think of a jealousy.

Thus, I look at my surroundings again, not too far, started from my close friends....

then I realize I am still a lucky person. At least I have everything I want so far, most of my plans work smoothly til now and I still live my life adequately.

There is a friend said to me one night, "You need to live your life 100%, either you have a job or not, either you are happy or not, either you have money or not, either you are in problem or not... I know it's not like you choose your life to be miserable but it is a life from God, you've been given a chance to live so if you do it 100%, you will find a way and you'll be helped."

Well, I am not a very very religious person but when he said that to me, I was like 'Dammit, it goes to my heart and to my mind!' It's maybe true cos what I do til the previous second is just complaining.

So for what I have and for my life, I'm grateful. I thank God and I will always be.

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Sad and Mad

I am so sad sad sad and mad mad mad.

I don't know which one to blame, Indo or Aussie.

Okay, let me explain the problem here.

My boyfriend planned to come to Melbourne next week for holiday for about 7 - 10 days.

Well, Thanks to Australia Immigration in Jakarta that successfully ruined our sweet, short and romantic holiday plan.

They refused my bf's visa application. Yes, it is a Visitor Visa only.

Why? Because they said:

his passport does not have a lot of stamps in it (what the? it's a new passport. Geez!).
his family card is not strong enough to show his relationship with the family in Indonesia which made them think that he will not go back to Indonesia and will stay in Australia illegally.
his bank account's transaction or history is not stable even the total amount he has is enough for travelling and staying in Australia.
what else did they say? I even forgot cos it doesn't make sense. In conclusion, they are afraid that my bf is not travelling genuinely and are scared that he will stay in Australia forever. Dohhhh!!!!

Did he provide all documents required? Yes.

Did I sponsor him? Yes, I did!

Does not make any difference apparently.

In my experience applying a Tourist Visa, you can actually explain or even give argument when something is not right. At least you can actually speak to the officer and go through the documents together and if they need additional documents to support the application then they will tell us and we will provide it happily. Apparently, this does not happen in Indonesia or for Australia Visa. Sighhhh!

So once the decision has been made, it is a dead sentence, checkmate and we need to accept with open hands and minds. You can't even request for re-appeal?

Don't ask if we tried to contact the department or not. Many times! And only 1 person replied to our email, maybe there is only 1 person working as a support there. And as expected, the answer is not helpful at all, it's just like an automatic answer based on the template they agree on.

What happen now? No more holiday plan as he can just come here next week, not the week after, not next month or not even the next 2-3 months. Why? Because he needs to work and do his project in Indonesia. See, how sincere he is to go back to Indonesia? I wonder if this kind of issue happens to a lot of people or not.