Jul 17, 2016



 Let's see 'comparing yourself with others' from two different way:

(+) Plus:

1. Dengan membandingkan diri dengan orang lain kita jadi tau apa kekurangan dan kelebihan kita.

2. Kita jadi lebih bersemangat untuk membenahi diri untuk menjadi pribadi yang lebih baik.

3. Lebih menghargai diri sendiri.


(-) Minus:

1. Dengan membandingkan diri dengan orang lain kita jadi rendah diri. Misal, kita merasa kalau A lebih baik dari kita di bidang melukis dan dominan di kelas, kita jadi rendah diri dan percaya kalau kita tidak akan bisa melukis sebaik dia. Kita terlalu fokus pada ketidakmampuan kita, padahal kalau mau melihat lebih ke dalam diri kita, kita mungkin memiliki talenta dan bakat di hal lainnya. Seringkali, kita terlalu sibuk mencari 'keluar' tanpa mencari ke 'dalam' diri lebih dahulu. Got it? :)

2. Lain dengan rendah diri, terkadang terlalu membandingkan diri dengan orang lain justru membuat kita berusaha menjatuhkan orang lain dengan menjelek-jelekkan talentanya hanya untuk membesarkan hati kita kalau kita lebih baik. Biasanya dalam hal ini, jauh di dalam hati kecil kita tau kalau orang itu mungkin lebih berbakat, namun kita enggan mengakuinya karena kita tidak mau kalah darinya.

3. Kita jadi terlalu meng-copy paste kegiatan atau apapun hal yang dilakukan orang yang kita banding-bandingkan dengan diri kita karena kita percaya itulah yang seharusnya kita lakukan agar terlihat lebih baik.

4. If you are too busy comparing yourself (whether your strength or your weakness) with others, somehow you will find yourself lost in your way and at the end, you will give up your happiness.

Sebelumnya saya mau cerita sedikit, saya sempat ikut seminar nasional di kampus Udayana beberapa waktu yang lalu. Waktu itu pembicaranya Deva Mahenra, dan dia bilang begini: 'Bandingkan diri kita sekarang dengan diri kita yang dulu,' dan kata-kata itu terngiang di kepala saya tiap kali saya merasa lost and down.

Lihatlah jauh ke belakang untuk melihat seberapa jauh kita sudah melangkah dari garis start. Lihat sudah berapa banyak pencapaian yang kita raih and be grateful for it. Kalau kita rasa perjalanan kita masih jauh, jangan ragu untuk melangkahkan kaki agar kita bisa mencapai apa yang kita impikan.
Jujur, dengan cara ini, saya jadi lebih sering mensyukuri apa yang saya miliki sekarang, entah itu pengalaman hidup, atau pencapaian-pencapaian yang sejauh ini sudah saya lalui. :)

Kalau ujung-ujungnya kita masih terlalu sering (baca: kelewatan) membandingkan diri dengan orang lain, ingat deh, kita dan mereka tidak mengalami perjalanan hidup yang sama. Kita dan mereka mengalami pengalaman dan pelajaran hidup yang berbeda pula. Sometimes, what works for them, not works for us.  Don't force yourself being someone else that don't suit yourself.




Saya tidak bilang kalau 'comparing yourself with others' itu sepenuhnya buruk. Itu semua kembali pada bagaimana cara kita menyikapinya. Kalau membandingkan diri dengan orang lain justru bikin kita lebih semangat membangun diri, I think it's still okay.. :)

Whatever, just be happy with yourself. Be grateful with your life: about the way you think even sometimes you think that you are weird; be grateful for yourself, your parent, your family, your friends, your lover, your pets; your whole and entire life, everything that makes you today. Be thankful even for a small thing, like every breath you take or every minute you spend. You can make a list about everything that you have, be grateful and thankful for it. Believe me, it's makes your soul feel rich and full of joy..  :)

At least, don't forget to be happy. :)

Good night people.. xoxo

Jul 11, 2016



For sure, lagu-lagu soundtrack kartun disney selalu bisa bikin saya merinding. Banyak sekali lagu disney yang memberikan kesan untuk saya, salah satunya lagu "Colors of The Wind" soundtrack dari Pocahontas (1995). Menurut saya lagu ini memiliki makna yang sangat dalam. Wikipedia says: 'The song poetically presents the Native American viewpoint that the earth is a living entity where humankind is connected to everything in nature'. I love this song so much. I often found myself humming this song.


 
 Colors of The Wind

Ini bait lagu yang paling saya suka dari lagu ini karena menurut saya, bait lagu ini memiliki arti yang sangat dalam dan sangat menyentuh, and it makes me goosebumps every time I hear this lyric:

'You think you own whatever land you land on
The earth is just a dead thing you can claim
But I know every rock and tree and creature
Has a life, has a spirit, has a name

You think the only people who are people
Are the people who look and think like you
But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger
You'll learn things you never knew, you never knew'

Do you like this song too? :)

Jul 7, 2016



" Rainy day + a cup of tea or coffee + good book + nice song + nice place = Perfection. "

Here I write down my other rainy day songs. Let me know if you have other songs that you love to hear when rainy day comes, maybe I can add it to my playlist too :)

1. Shinee - Replay
2. Shinee - Quasimodo
3. Shinee - Hello
4. S.M. The Ballad - ๋„ˆ๋ฌด๊ทธ๋ฆฌ์›Œ 
5. Super Junior - No Other
6. Super Junior - It's You
7. King of Convenience - Mrs. Cold
8. King of Convenience - Misread
9. Mikky Ekko - Pull Me Down
10. Raisa - LDR
11. Rihanna - Kiss It Better
12. James Bay - Let It Go
13. Bread - Baby I'm A Want You
14. Bread - Make It With You
15. Bread - Diary
16. Bread - Everything I Own
17. Bread - It Don't Matter To Me
18. Bread - If
19. Frank Sinatra - I Won't Dance
20. Keane - Somewhere Only We Know 
21. Frankie Valli and The Four Season - Can't Take My Eyes Off You
22. George Benson - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You
23. Shakin Stevens - Because I Love You
24. Linda Ronstadt ft. Aaron Neville - Don't Know Much
25. Lobo - I'd Love You To Want Me
26. Lobo - How Can I Tell Her
27. The Carpenters -  Close To You
28. The Carpenters - Yesterday Once More
29. Neon Trees - Everybody Talks
30. Neon Trees - Text Me In The Morning
31. Neon Trees - Sleeping With A Friend
32. Marie Digby - Miss Invisible
33. Jayesslee - Officially Missing You (Cover)
34. Sara Bareiles - Love Song
35. Sara Bareiles - King of Anything
36. Sara Bareiles - I Choose You
37. Sara Bareiles - Brave
38. Ingrid Michaelson - Sort Of
39. Mary Lambert - Secrets
40. Colbie Caillat - I do
41. Boys Like Girl ft Taylor Swift - Two Is Better Than One
42. Landon Pigg - Falling In Love At A Coffee Shop
43. Landon Pigg, Lucy Schwartz - Darling I Do
44. Jamie Cullum - Mind Trick 
45. Bombay Bicycle Club - You Already Know
46. Matt Pond PA - Specks
47. Phosphorescent  - Nothing Was Stolen (Love Me Foolishly)
48. Train - Marry Me
49. K - Only Human (Ost. 1 Liter of Tears)
50. Kim Jeong Hoon - ๅ›ใ‚’ๅฎˆใ‚ŠใŸใ„ (Kimi wo Mamoritai)
51. The Weepies - World Spins Madly On
52. Stars - Dead Hearts
53. Halsey - Colors
54. Dido - White Flag
55. Taylor Swift - Jump Then Fall
56. Taylor Swift - Hey Stephen
57. Taylor Swift - Today Was A Fairytale
58. Edith Piaf - La Vie en Rose
59. Carla Bruni - Quelqu'un m'a dit
60. Daniel Bedingfield - If You're Not The One







Jul 2, 2016

I believe that I likes a lot about 60's to 70's era and still don't know why. I was not even born at that time. I am 90's generation, FYI.

I think, back then in 60's to 70's are both produce a lot of good music, a good taste of style, a good movies. Still, I don't know much about that, but I know about The Beatles (My mom listen to some of their song, such as 'Hey Jude', 'Don't Let Me Down', 'I Want To Hold Your Hand', 'And I Love Her' -and 'Hey Jude' is her favorite one so far, which I like the most too.) I love The Beatles.


The Beatles


 I also know a little about Audrey Hepburn because I remember ever saw her in my mother's pile of old magazines.

Audrey Hepburn at 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'

And as I ever told before, I do love a movie and also novel titled 'Love Story' by Erich Segal which is published in 1970. And oh, I love so much about the way Jennifer Cavilleri dressed.


this:



this:


or this:


Ali MacGraw as Jenny Cavilleri in Love Story 1970


Oh, I just love this movie and novel so much!

By the way, doesn't it looks perfect? This style is never getting old fashioned. Even now in 2016, I believe this style is still accepted.

I don't know, I see that 60's and 70's style are catching my eyes. I am not a fashion people but I can say that 60's and 70's style is never dies; let's say 'cat eye', or 'bangs' or all the fashion material that Jenny Cavilleri wears above.

bangs and cat eye:


Pattie Boyd


In technology, I dream so much about having this:




and this:



I love those two classic item and dream a lot about having it even since I was too young to notice that those item are both 60's or 70's style.


I also love 80's era, and my favorite icon is absolutely 'Lady Diana'





Princess Diana


Another era that I like is now, in 2010's. I like how minimalism effect lifestyle and makeup and fashion, and how 50's to 2000's era is come back, blend together with modernism and minimalism and make the style is more modern but a bit classic and vintage. Monochrome are also 'in' again. In makeup section, I think in 2010's, neutral and nude make up is the new black, which I love.


Taylor Swift



Kendall Jenner


Gigi Hadid



P.S: Still, I don't know much about fashion for sure, but I love all era that I mention above. 

So, which era do you like the most?  :)

Jun 26, 2016

which one are you?


I identified myself as introvert one because I do feel like an introvert: I avoid eye contact with other people but strangely try so hard to make eye contact with puppies (I often talks to dog even I am not sure the dog know what am I talking about because they don't talk to me back, but, never mind, I still love them.). I love to have a me time as much as possible. I do love sleeping than going outside to hanging out. I love to being quiet but sometimes you can find me so chatty, especially, when I talking about something that I love or when I surrounded by people that I love.

I take a Buzzfeed quizzes to test what kind of introvert is myself in this link: Only Take This Quiz If You're an Introvert and find out that I am the mild introvert one. It says that mild introvert are tend to be introverted but have extroverted moment here and there. Mild introvert will be awkward in large social gathering but don't mind being in small groups of friend. First, I only takes this quiz for fun but end up believe it, because I think it suits myself.

Oke, before you go so far, and still don't have any idea what introvert or extrovert are, here is some differences between being introvert and extrovert:

1. Introvert is love enjoying me time with them self. Extrovert love enjoying their 'me time' hanging out, or going somewhere with other.

2. Introvert are good listener, and extrovert is a good talker. When introvert try to find some good topic to talk about, extrovert naturally have a bunch of that.

3. Introvert are to shy being the center of attention, but extrovert is love being the center of attention.

4. Introvert often cancelled appointment or plans, extrovert often making appointment. Introvert as I told before is often too shy even just to met their old friend. But extrovert in other hand is too crazy to met their old friend so they often makes appointment first.

5. Introvert is often have a problem socializing with other, and extrovert is the opposite. Introvert find them self struggling with making friend but extrovert is easily makes a new one here and there.

6. Introvert is feels easily drained when they are in social gathering, and to charge their energy, they love to fill it with a quality alone me time. Extrovert love being in social gathering and easily feel bored when they are alone.

But don't be too judgmental about these two different type. Introvert is not the saddest one and extrovert is not always the happiest one. Just because introvert are struggling when making friends, it doesn't mean that they don't have friends at all. Sometimes extrovert is also feels lonely but not because they hate being lonely, they hate to being alone sometimes. Yes, introvert and extrovert is quite different, but remember, they are both born unique :) Whatever you are, just be happy with it.

If you want to find out which type are you, you can take this quiz (that also I takes before). This quiz is from arealme.com. This quiz is not only help you to find out that you are introvert or extrovert, but you will find more deep explanation about your personality. This quiz is called MBTI or Myers–Briggs Type Indicator or 16 Personality Test which is quite accurate. Here is the link: 16 Personality Test

In MBTI test, I got INFP personality. So which one are you? :)

 Jack Vettriano, The Singing Butler, 1992


Today is raining in Denpasar, so I decided to write down some other songs that I love to listen to celebrate this beautiful rainy day. Here is the list:

1. Sia - Fire Meet Gasoline
2. Foster The People - I Would Do Anything For You
3. Daft Punk ft. Julian Casablancas - Instant Crush
4. Lorde - Royals
5. Justin Timberlake - Mirrors 
6. Lorde - Team
7. Paramore - Exception
8. Hoobastank - The Reason
9. Avril Lavigne - Wish You Were Here
10. Avril Lavigne - When You're Gone
11. Fergie - Big Girl Don't Cry
12. Ciara - I Bet
13. Chris Brown - With You (This one is real nostalgic, reminds me a lot about my junior high school day)
14. Ne-Yo - Mad
15. Craig David - Insomnia
16. Far East Movement ft Ryan Tedder - Rocketeer
17. B.O.B ft Bruno Mars - Nothing On You
18. Bruno Mars - Marry You
19. Radio Head - Fake Plastic Trees
20. BJ Thomas - Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
21. Kodaline - All I Want
22. M2M - Pretty Boy
23. Miley Cyrus - When I Look At You
24. Taylor Swift - Safe And Sound
25. Taylor Swift - Mine
26. Taylor Swift ft. Ed Sheeran - Everything Has Change
27. Ed Sheeran - Photograph
28. Taylor Swift - Ours
29. Boys Like Girls ft Taylor Swift - Two Is Better Than One
30. John Mayer ft. Katy Perry - Who You Love
31. Lifehouse - You and Me
32. Taylor Swift - White Horse
33. Broods - Bridges
34. Broods - Mother & Father
35. Sixpence None The Richer - There She Goes
36. Rhye - Open
37. Rhye - The Fall
38. Nidji - Bila Aku Jatuh Cinta
39. Nidji - Rahasia Hati
40. Charlie Puth - One Call Away
41. Adele - All I Ask
42. David Archuleta - My Kind of Perfect
43. Sixpence None The Richer - Kiss Me
44. Blackbird Blackbird - Happy WithYou
45. Blackbird Blackbird - Love Unlimited
46. Emily and The Woods - Steal His Heart
47. Iron & Wine - Flightless Bird, American Mouth (Ost. Twilight)
48. Cartter Burwell - The Lion Falling in Love with The Lamb (Ost. Twilight)
49. Dustin O'Halloran - Arrivals N.2 (Ost. Like Crazy)
50. Dustin O'Halloran - We Move Lightly (Ost. Like Crazy)
51. Dustin O'Halloran - We Float (Ost. Like Crazy)
52. Dustin O'Halloran - Fragile N.4 (Ost. Like Crazy)
53. Regina Spektor - Us (Ost. 500 Days of Summer)
54. The Smiths - Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want (Ost. 500 Days of Summer)
55. The Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (Ost. 500 Days of Summer)
56. John Lennon - Imagine
57. Phil Collins - You'll Be In My Heart
58. Christina Aguilera - Reflection
59. Richard Marx - Right Here Waiting
60. Chantal Kreviazuk - Leaving on A Jet Plane

Part 4 will be updated soon :) Enjoy your rainy days..!






Jun 16, 2016

Quite classic memang but I love it! Meskipun keluaran tahun 1970, menurut saya cerita dalam novel ini tidak lekang oleh waktu. Bercerita tentang gadis miskin, Jennifer Cavilleri, dan laki-laki kaya bernama Oliver Barrett IV yang jatuh cinta. Kisah dalam novel ini sangat romantis, lucu namun juga getir. Bagi yang ingin spoiler bisa baca plot lengkapnya di Wikipedia, tapi bagi yang ingin menikmati kisah lengkapnya silahkan baca bukunya :)




Saya pertama kali baca buku ini hasil pinjaman dari perpustakaan. Mungkin saya sudah membaca buku ini sebanyak tiga kali, tapi saya tetap suka. Saya suka jalan ceritanya dan saya suka bagaimana buku ini bisa bikin saya senyum-senyum sendiri, lalu mewek beberapa saat kemudian.

 Ini beberapa quotes populer dari buku ini:

- "Stupid and rich, clever and poor
What can you say about a twenty-five-year-old girl who died?
You can say that she was beautiful and intelligent. She loved Mozart and Bach and The Beatles. And me." -

- 'What makes you so clever?' I asked.
'I'm not going to go for coffee with you,' she said.
'Listen - I'm not going to ask you!'
'That,' she said, 'is what makes you stupid.' -

- 'You don't know about falling off cliffs, Prep­pie,' she said. 'You never fell off one in your god­damn life.'
'Yeah,' I said, re­cov­er­ing the power of speech. 'When I met you.' - 

- 'Love means never having to say you are sorry' -


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