New Journey
It's been a while again. I've been so so so busy lately.
I feel it's been a long time since I am this busy, even my boyfriend admit that.
It's weird seeing me so busy T-T

Anyway, I've been trying to open my own business.. small one of course... online of course as I haven't got enough money to open a shop/cafe. Even though I wish someday I will be able to... Amin!
Well, it's a macaron shop. Why do I decide to make macarons not other sweet stuffs? Cos I think there is not much good macarons in Indo. It's not that I am that 100% confident that mine is perfect and taste heavenly but I am trying to offer the good one :)

I have made it for a week and it's getting better and better. Still not as perfect as the one in Melbourne but okayyy lahhhh..... Remember last time I was frustrated because my mom's oven is so small and unstable? Eh, did I post about it before or not yet? Oh well, anyway.. yes, my mom's even is a bit moody and made me suffered in the 1st week. I did a lot of trial and error and everything was just not right. But finally I get it, now I can do it perfectly with that small oven. hehehe...

Yes, I am planning to buy an oven. Gas oven. I know electric oven is more stable and the results is smoother. But in Indonesia, where electricity is so so expensive (considered by Indonesian) and where the electricity itself is unstable, it makes the temperature goes up and down whatever it likes (you actually need stabilizer for this), so my mom and I decided to use gas oven instead. The gas oven itself is cheaper. Wow! So gas it is!

Wish me luck and hope everything will run smoothly! Ciao!

how pretty it is!

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What I am up to...
Hi hi...
Can't believe it's September... it's been a while indeed since my last post.
Nothing much happened but I am here in Indonesia for good, my hometown to be exact.
A small but peaceful city called Solo. lol!

I am currently trying to adapt with the new life, new people and new environment.
Maybe it doesn't make sense to you why I need to adapt with my hometown as I was born and grew up here. But trust me, it matters!

For example, I get no more freedom by living with your parents. Second and third and fourth and etc, the citizen, the place, the weather, the goods in supermarket, oh no...!

Anw, enough with the complaints. I am trying to open something here based on my passion.
The big issue is I am a bit dilemma whether I should go to Jakarta and work in the big companies, living surrounded with my bf and best friends or opening my small business in this city. While I haven't got any job, I am trying to realize what I have in mind... which is baking. A lot of trying here, baking in a new country with this humid weather is torturing.

What I have mastered in Melbourne is all now gone. I need to start new from a scratch. I need to understand and get to know with Indonesia's ingredients (I can't even find an exact same egg and castor sugar here). The feeling when you baked something and it turns out to be disaster is torturing. Oh God, help me!

So, yes! This is what I've been struggling of. I tried to bake and make what I make turned out perfectly with the new ingredients. It's a disaster I must say. It's just exploring new things from the very beginning again. You play with the recipe, the ingredients, the weather and a lot lot lot of research again. Arghhh! So frustrating.

But, I know I won't give up until I really find and make the perfect one and finally succeed.
Wish me all the best so I can start my own dream very soon :)
Ciao!
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Body Butter in Hair? Big No!
I know this doesn't sound right, not making sense... but I accidentally put Body Shop's body butter in my wet hair.

So the story was started when I washed my hair and left it dry by itself. I sat on my desk, watched youtube while put my head leaning on one of my hands (which I used to apply body butter before).
The next thing I realised, when I tried to dry it out completely by using hair dryer, my hair, the part that touched my hand was sticky and greasy. Super yuckkkk! It's just like when you don't wash your hair for a week. 

I was wondering what happened that time then I realised of that body butter thingy.
Well, I never experience this before so I have no idea if the body butter will stuck in wet hair.
And guess what? I can't get rid of it even though I shower and washed it so many times after.

Trust me, it's super annoying. Like people said 'Hair is a woman's crowning glory', it is true indeed. When my hair looks so bad and sticky, I am ashamed. I feel like I don't want to go out.
So, I decided to Google it and find anything that can help me. Not much post about it tho, but there are few. Thanks God for people who did the same mistake ;p
Anyway, there was one said to put olive oil in it then wash it as usual.
Another one said to sprinkle your hair with corn flour, leave it for a while and wash it per normal.

I tried olive oil twice, it helps a bit, but it's back the next hour. Weird!
After 1 or 2 days without success, I tried corn flour.... and Tadaaaaaaa!!! It works!!! Magic!!!!
I am so so happy getting my normal hair back. Fiuhhh... Now, I can go out meeting people confidently :))

So, in case you make the same mistake as me, try corn flour. hehehe...
Ciao!
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Macaron and Drive Test
I read a blog from Trissalicious about macaron and driving license and this sounds exactly like me at the moment.

I am going to have my driving license test tomorrow morning and I am nervous as hell.
Not that I can't drive properly but because I've been driving too long... but in my home country not here in Australia.
Why that makes a problem? Because in my country, road laws are made to be broken (well, except the traffic light). So, in fact I've been driving more than 10 years there and with no proper lesson from the certified instructor (my instructor is my mom) who follows all the road rules, I have made all this behaviour planted to my body and to my brain. 
When I drive, I drive safely but in my own way. That means I discard all the steps in how to be a good driver, especially when you drive in Western countries but I still do all the basic and necessary steps in driving tho (I'm not that bad).

I had my driving lesson just to make myself sure what I need to do on the day and it just made me more nervous.
Head check, mirror, sign, break, road sign, merge, tram, bicycle. Oh man!
I know all of that things but do I need to literally move my head to check just on the mirror? Cry!!!!

I am seriously scared facing the test tomorrow, I hope I will pass though so I won't deal with it anymore.

And cos I am stressed out, I am baking macaron today.
I feel if I can make it right, I am gonna pass my test tomorrow. Finger crossed!!!!

Anyway, I did try the Italian method today in making my macaron.
This time is Oreo Cheesecake macaron. Sounds yum, isn't it?
I heard that the Italian method produces the best and stable results. 
Well, it probably is. My macaron has the stable form and feet, not like last time when I use the French method. Sometimes I get beautiful look macaron but sometimes I don't even dare to take a pic of it. hahaha...

So, I will probably stick with this Italian method from now. But, I still can't get that shiny surface on the top. I noticed it should be glossy but mine looks more matte. 
I wonder if this is because of the oreo mixture or I did something wrong. Sigh!

Recipe is adapted from here
In conclusion, I am able to make macaron perfectly today so I do really really hope everything is going to be fine tomorrow and I will get a kind tester.

Wish me luck!
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This Melts My Heart
I am melting - wish someday I can afford few of them. Amin!

love the side storage 
I DEFINITELY want a kitchen like this!!!!!
Or this!
and THIS shower too 

I don't mind to have a living room like this ;p
Love the idea and creativity
and I SURELY don't mind AT ALL to have a house like thisssss! OH!!!!
In love with this
and this. Period.
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Karaage
Made Japanese Kara-age on Saturday noon and gone just like that.
My sister loves it - of course!

It is really yummy and easy.
I use the recipe from here and in fact I did not use the sake but still taste yummy.
Looking at the original picture then looking at mine, I think mine is too pale.
I should probably leave it longer to get that golden brown color.

Anyway, go try it and enjoy!

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Easy on Your Daily

This is the best combination ever... to go on my face :*

From left to right:

Make Up Forever HD Primer - I can tell, this is the best primer ever. And I did not realize that primer gives a huge difference on your face until one day I ran out of it and thank you Australia that this brand is not available in any store, I need to order online and wait several days. Anyway, that time I didn't use any primer.. clearly and I just put my foundation straight away. I looked at myself in the mirror and 'why do I look different' 'why is it so bad' 'why is it not smooth as usual' then I realised, the primer. WOW! So, use primer girls!

Next is MAC Longwear SPF 10 Foundation - Well I don't need to do retouch for the whole day by using the primer and this foundation (this is not applied in the hot weather when you're sweating, ok!)

On the top, there is MAC Prep+Primer - This can be used or not. Depends on how you want your make up to be. The lady told me I can use this only after the foundation or you can use compact powder if you more cover on your face. But I found out using this makes my face feels so much lighter.

Next to it, there is Smashbox O-Glow Blush On - Love love love it. It's a gift from my best friend. She knows I want it but I feel it's too expensive to buy another blush on when I still have my own at home so she bought it for me. Less guilty. Yeayy, thank you!

Going down again, you will apply your eye liner first before your lisptick. I use Stilla liquid eyeliner in intense black and of course waterproof (in case I am crying ;p ) - Super duper love it as well.
I used to use Bobbi Brown gel eyeliner and it's too messy. You need brush, you need brush cleansing, you need make up removal later on. Too many things to bring esp when you're travelling and it smudges on me. Dohhh! So I prefer this Stilla one. Easy and it stays the whole day, no smudge.

Last but not least, Rimmel lipstick in pink - Somehow the color goes really well on me. In fact, a lot of people ask what lipstick I use when they meet me. Hmmmm.... So I am keeping it for daily use.

That's it. Not so complicated, easy, fast and not too heavy for daily make-up.
Ciao!
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