tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55535718634644191772024-03-19T15:53:31.378+07:00ELLE AND JESSTwo sisters viewpoint of fashion, beauty, culinary art, food, travel, music, lifestyle and life itself; throughout Jakarta and beyond.ELLE JESShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05275194939805889698noreply@blogger.comBlogger358125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553571863464419177.post-54237614732977073722020-10-20T17:41:00.013+07:002020-10-20T18:11:15.217+07:00Fear VS Love | A Few Tips for Happy Parenting 🤗<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Dari ngebut naik tangga sampai berenang nyebur sendiri, Arwen dan Arya di usia 1,5 tahun </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">pada dasarnya emang</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"> cukup berani sih, kadang terlalu nekad malah, bikin jantung mamma mau copot rasanya. 😱 Tapi biar gimana, aku seneng juga sih hehe, karena aku sendiri emang berharap mereka tumbuh jadi anak yang pemberani.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #807870; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica neue;">Tapi apakah Arwen-Arya dari dulu udah seberani itu? Hmm, ga juga lho.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: Short Stack; font-size: large;">Takut sama Daun</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: helvetica neue;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Eh, beneran! Jangan diketawain dulu anak mamma.</span></span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"> Jadi ceritanya, waktu awalnya aku dan Ant ajak Arwen-Arya jalan sore keliling taman, kita tunjuk-tunjuk kan tuh, "Ini bunga, itu kucing 'miaw', itu kakak lagi naik sepeda," terus aku ajak mendekat ke tanaman yang rimbun gitu, "Nah, ini daun". Whoa, serentak Arwen dan Arya menolak habis-habisan, antara takut atau jijik gitu pegang daun.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Selain daun, dulu Arya juga sempet takut sama kolam renang. Kebalikan dari Arwen yang dari di perut udah hobi banget 'berenang' (taunya dari USG, Arya selalu lebih berat 0,3kg dari Arwen dan keliatan dia tuh <i>chill</i> aja selalu di perut bagian bawah aku, sedangkan Arwen selalu pindah-pindah tempat), nah si Arya ini tiap berenang pasti maunya nempel kayak koala sama aku atau Ant.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Nah, kalo Arwen lain lagi. Dia sempet takut... jalan! Arya tuh mulai jalan pertama kali di usia 9 bulan. Sedangkan Arwen mulainya di usia 1 tahun. Arwen itu <i>observant</i> sekali, jadi awalnya tuh banyak kegiatan seperti belajar jalan, cobain mainan baru, itu semuanya dia kasih Arya yang coba dulu. Kalau dia lihat aman, baru dia juga mau nyoba (((si cece Arwen iniihhh))).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Terus gimana caranya mereka akhirnya mau (dan suka) berenang, jalan sampai lari, dan pegang daun? 😂</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: helvetica neue;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: helvetica neue;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: Short Stack; font-size: large;">Tak Kenal Maka Tak Sayang</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"> </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Tentunya aku harus sering-sering mengenalkan hal baru sama mereka, dengan nada yang positif biar mereka ga takut mencoba. Dibawa <i>fun</i> aja, gitu, tapi ga usah diburu-buru, apalagi diancam (waduh, film <i>thriller</i> kali, "PEGANG DAUN INI ATAU JATAH SUSU BERKURANG" 🍃😂).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: helvetica neue;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Aku sendiri ga tahu kenapa mereka bisa takut sama daun, padahal sama bunga nggak. Malah mereka suka kalau aku ajak pungutin bunga yang jatuh dari pohon. "Nga, nga," gitu sebutan Arwen-Arya buat bunga. 🌸 Tapi ya sudah, kalau lagi jalan-jalan, aku coba tunjuk dari jauh dulu aja, "Tuhhh, kalau bunga warnanya piii.....?" Lalu mereka jawab, "PINK!". "Kalau pohon warnanya hiiii....?" Terus kita sama-sama, "JO!". Lalu aku pegang duluan daunnya, "Eh lihat deh, daun lucu ya? Warnanya hijau. Arwen/Arya coba pegang, deh." Awalnya mereka masih ga mau, tapi setelah beberapa kali, akhirnya mauuuuu yay! 🌿 <i>Small win</i> for mamma hihi. <i>Next fear to conquer</i>: jalan di rumput. Iyaaa, masih pada takut geli-geli gitu kalau diajak jalan di rumput wkwk.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: Short Stack; font-size: large;">Pil Peluk</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Kalau Arwen dan Arya udah kelihatan takut banget, obat paling manjur menurut aku itu adalah PELUKAN. Yup. 🤗 </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Contohnya, waktu Arya ketakutan di kolam sampai nangis, aku peluk dia erat-erat, tenangin dia dulu sambil bilang, "Iya, iya, gapapa kok, nih mamma disini, Arya sama mamma, ya?" Lalu baru setelah dia tenang, perlahan aku jalan cepat di kolam, "Wowww, liat deh, kita ngebuuuttt," sambil goyang-goyangin kaki Arya, "Tuh lihat tuh, kamu bikin kita ngebut! Puk, cipak cipuk!" Pelan-pelan Arya pun bisa ketawa dan mulai ikutan goyangin kaki dia, walau tangannya masih pegangan erat sama aku, hihi. Gapapa ya nak, one step at a time. 😙🌊</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: helvetica neue;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: helvetica neue;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: Short Stack; font-size: large;">Babies Understand</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: helvetica neue;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Giliran Arwen nih. Waktu awal belajar jalan itu, aku lumayan takut dia jadi gak pede karena Arya kan udah bisa jalan 3 bulan lebih awal, dan ada beberapa oknum (mari tidak menyebut nama, tapi ya sudah lah ya haha) yang jadi ngebanding-bandingin gitu, "Hayo loh, Arya udah bisa jalan tuh, Arwen kapan? Nanti ketinggalan jauh lho." </span></span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Resiko anak kembar nih </span><i style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">btw</i><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">, pasti sampai kapanpun akan selalu dibanding-bandingkan, atau disama-samakan ya. 😭</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: helvetica neue;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: helvetica neue;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">"Tapi kan mereka baru 1 tahun, dibanding-bandingin mana ngerti sih?"</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Wah, jangan salah lho, </span><i style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">babies are very sensitive</i><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">. Mereka itu walau belum mahir bicara bahasa kita, tapi dari yang aku baca-baca dan yang aku rasakan sendiri, bahkan sejak lahir pun bayi udah bisa 'menerka' perasaan kita berdasarkan ekspresi, nada bicara, dan perkataan kita. </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Jadi berdasarkan hal itu, aku selalu </span><i style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">treat</i><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"> Arwen dan Arya </span><i style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">as if they FULLY understand</i><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">. Aku pikir sendiri aja, kalau aku kasar, nyinyir atau ngomong sesuatu yang bisa menyinggung perasaan mereka (seperti membanding-bandingkan, misalnya), itu pasti akan berdampak negatif terhadap pertumbuhan mental mereka, dan </span><i style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">worst case</i><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">, bisa luka batin sampai mereka beranjak dewasa. >_<</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: helvetica neue;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: helvetica neue;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><i>So</i>, waktu Arwen belum bisa jalan, aku santai aja. Toh, setiap anak, bahkan anak kembar identik pun punya kemampuan, potensi dan kecepatan berkembang sesuai <i>pace</i> mereka masing-masing. </span></span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Waktu akhirnya Arwen bisa jalan, wahhh senengnya minta ampun. Ga berapa lama pun, Arwen malah lebih akrobatik dibanding Arya, segala dipanjatin, dari kursi, sofa, meja, dan Arya pun ikut-ikutan. 😂</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #807870;"><span style="font-family: Short Stack; font-size: large;">Menjadi Busur yang Kuat</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #807870;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Ada yang familiar dengan puisi</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"> Kahlil Gibran berjudul "Anakmu Bukan Anakmu" ini?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue""><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: #faecf2; font-family: courier;; font-size: 12px;">Anakmu bukanlah anakmu<br>
Mereka adalah anak-anak kehidupan<br>
yang rindu akan dirinya sendiri.<br><br>
Mereka terlahir melalui engkau tapi bukan darimu.<br>
Dan meskipun mereka ada bersamamu,<br>
tapi mereka bukan milikmu.<br><br>
Pada mereka engkau dapat memberikan cintamu,<br>
tapi bukan pikiranmu.<br>
Karena mereka memiliki pikiran mereka sendiri.<br><br>
Engkau bisa memberi rumah untuk tubuh mereka,<br>
tapi bukan jiwa mereka.<br>
Karena jiwa-jiwa itu tinggal di rumah hari esok<br>
yang tak pernah dapat engkau kunjungi,<br>
meskipun dalam mimpi.<br><br>
Engkau bisa menjadi seperti mereka,<br>
tapi jangan coba menjadikan mereka sepertimu.<br>
Karena hidup tidak berjalan mundur<br>
dan tidak pula tenggelam di masa lampau.<br><br>
Engkau adalah busur,<br>
dan anak-anakmu adalah anak panah yang meluncur.<br><br>
Sang Pemanah telah membidik arah keabadian,<br>
dan Dia meregangkanmu dengan kekuasaanNya,<br>
sehingga anak-anak panah itu dapat melesat dengan cepat dan jauh.<br><br>
Meliuklah dengan sukacita dalam rentangan tangan Sang Pemanah,<br>
Sebab Dia mengasihi anak panah yang melesat laksana kilat,<br>
sebagaimana pula dikasihinya busur yang kuat.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">- - -</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Bagus banget ya, puisinya. 😭💕 </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Indah dan sedih, tapi sebenernya logis dan relevan sekali dengan peran kita sebagai orang tua di dunia ini. </span><span style="font-size: 13px;">Kalau menurut puisi Kahlil Gibran ini, apa aja sih yang dapat diberikan orang tua pada anaknya?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><b>Cinta</b> dan <b>rumah untuk tubuh mereka</b>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: #faecf2;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Engkau dapat memberikan cintamu,<br>
tapi bukan pikiranmu.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: #faecf2; font-family: courier;">Karena mereka memiliki pikiran mereka sendiri.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Setuju banget sama Mas Kahlil (eh?) yang sesama Capricorn (ehhh???).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Seperti yang tadi telah aku bahas di atas, aku percaya setiap anak adalah individu yang unik, yang terlahir dengan potensi dan pikiran sendiri. Sebaik apapun niatnya, kalau kita paksakan pikiran kita terhadap anak atau mencoba merubah jati diri mereka, (misal: kita ingin anak menjadi dokter, karena kan 'demi kebaikan mereka juga'</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">) </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">pada akhirnya kalau anaknya ga mau jadi dokter, akhirnya mereka malah memaksakan diri dan menjalani hidup sebagai dokter demi kita, orang tuanya. Apakah mereka akan bahagia? Mungkin iya, mungkin nggak. Tapi menurut aku, apapun yang dijalani karena terpaksa, itu hasilnya ga akan sebaik yang emang dijalani dengan tulus hehe.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><i>But that doesn't mean</i> kalo anak ada salah, kita jadi ga boleh menyalurkan pikiran kita ya. Kalo yang aku tangkep dari puisi ini, dan yang aku coba tanamkan ke <i>parenting style</i> aku sehari-hari adalah, kalau Arwen dan Arya ada salah, seperti tiba-tiba mukul atau banting barang, misalnya, aku coba tegur mereka tapi ga dengan dibentak atau (amit-amit) dipukul gitu, melainkan diajari baik-baik <i>with love</i>~~~ 😜💕</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: #faecf2;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Engkau bisa memberi rumah untuk tubuh mereka, tapi bukan jiwa mereka.</span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Mengenai 'rumah untuk tubuh mereka', ini</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"> sangkut pautnya lebih ke secara fisik ya, bukan mental. Jadi selain menyediakan lingkungan tempat tinggal, bermain dan belajar yang bersih dan mumpuni, aku sebagai orang tua juga harus memastikan TUBUH tempat tinggal Arwen dan Arya juga selalu bersih dan sehat.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: 13px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgchsri9U0wIM-e-dGkvQspfPWZ2YujK_G_7tOPd0qMQfbgYqjsSkSj4TIuDGoPdqMnxu6Bm1RYs50HAw8zXLBjVXj7r41XHlLlaJtXs-Wc1hnao4E2I_nEnlzzRvqr-O9O7sGqzYEOZDQ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="626" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgchsri9U0wIM-e-dGkvQspfPWZ2YujK_G_7tOPd0qMQfbgYqjsSkSj4TIuDGoPdqMnxu6Bm1RYs50HAw8zXLBjVXj7r41XHlLlaJtXs-Wc1hnao4E2I_nEnlzzRvqr-O9O7sGqzYEOZDQ/s16000/01a+Nutren+Junior+Review+Jessica+Yamada+Jessyamada+Jessbebes+Arwen+Joy+Cahaya+susu+penambah+berat+badan+anak+penggemuk+naik+bobot+weight+gain+milk.png" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";">Selain <i>personal hygiene </i>yang rutin dijaga dan dilatih setiap hari sampai mereka mandiri - seperti mandi, sikat gigi, <i>toilet training</i>, dan sebagainya</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";">, yang juga tidak kalah penting buatku adalah mengawal asupan nutrisi Arwen dan Arya setiap hari agar tumbuh kembang mereka sesuai dengan anjuran dokter dan WHO.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Salah satu caranya adalah dengan mengatur sarapan, makan siang dan makan malam mereka berupa mpasi dengan komposisi lengkap dan seimbang baik makronutrien (karbohidrat, lemak, protein) serta mikronutrien (vitamin dan mineral). D</span><span style="font-size: 13px;">an khusus untuk Arwen, aku berikan juga <u><a href="http://instagram.com/nestlehealthscience_id" target="_blank">susu yang mengandung Whey Protein</a></u> seperti <u><a href="https://www.nestlehealthscience.co.id/merk/nutren/nutren-junior" target="_blank">Nutren Junior</a></u> dari <u><a href="https://www.nestlehealthscience.co.id/" target="_blank">Nestle Health Science</a></u> untuk menunjang pertumbuhannya, karena berat badan Arwen itu biasanya di bawah garis batas bb normal menurut standar WHO. </span><span style="font-size: 13px;">Nutren Junior ini sudah tersedia di <i>e-commerce</i>, dan merupakan "produk yang diformulasikan secara khusus untuk anak yang memiliki risiko gagal tumbuh, gizi kurang atau gizi buruk usia 1-10 tahun". Jadi, kalau anak masih berusia di bawah 1 tahun, belum boleh minum susu ini ya.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Nah, terakhir, masih menurut puisi Kahlil Gibran di atas, sebagai orang tua pun, kita harus menjadi <b>busur yang kuat</b>, mantap dan stabil, agar anak panah (anak kita) yang diluncurkan dapat melesat cepat dan jauh. Tidak lupa juga:</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times;"><span style="background-color: #faecf2;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Meliuklah dengan sukacita </span><span style="font-family: courier;">dalam rentangan tangan Sang Pemanah,</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times;"><span style="background-color: #faecf2;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Sebab Dia mengasihi anak panah </span><span style="font-family: courier;">yang melesat laksana kilat,</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times;"><span style="background-color: #faecf2;"><span style="font-family: courier;">sebagaimana pula dikasihinya </span><span style="font-family: courier;">busur yang mantap.</span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Jadi dalam prosesnya pun, kita usahakan selalu dengan perasaan <i>happy</i> ya. 🤗</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: helvetica neue;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: helvetica neue;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: helvetica neue;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Kalau boleh aku rangkum, jadi yang bisa aku lakukan sebagai orang tua adalah <b>mendampingi dengan penuh cinta dan menyediakan lingkungan yang terbaik</b> (sebaik yang aku bisa) untuk Arwen dan Arya, </span></span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><b>agar mereka bukan hanya bertumbuh kembang optimal, tapi juga menjadi pribadi yang kuat dan </b></span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><b>bahagia menjadi diri mereka sendiri</b>, amiiin! 🙏</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Moms and Dads yang lagi baca ini,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">jadi pengen tahu deh, sekarang #SiKecilTangguh nya Moms dan Dads lagi punya aktivitas seru apa, dan support apa aja yang biasa kalian berikan? </span><span style="font-size: 13px;"><i>Share</i> dong ke aku di kolom komen, penasaran akutu. 😂</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div></span></div></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: helvetica neue;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Semoga kita semua selalu sehat sekeluarga ya. 🤗💞</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Thank you so much for reading and see you guys on my next post! 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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Arwen and Arya turned 1! One. Year. Old. Out of the blue. 😱</span><br />
<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">I haven't even gotten the chance to blog about my wedding, birth story, life with twins (and everything else in between) and yet, they decided to sprout 🌱 just like that.</span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">As for myself, </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">I'm eating clean, taking my vitamins daily, trying to stay positive (quick reminder: stress could reduce our immune system!) and of course, I'm </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">staying home most of the time with the kids, so I figured, heyyy, isn't this the perfect time to blog? Right here right now. Kinda miss blogging like this, though!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">B</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">y all means, I hope when you're reading this, you're doing okay (and your family and friends as well), and if somehow you're not, I hope this post could at least lighten up your day and make you feel like you're part of Arwen and Arya's party. </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">🤗</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">So, without further ado, I welcome you to:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #807870;"><font face="georgia" size="5"><i><b>Arwen and Arya's</b></i></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #807870;"><font face="georgia" size="5"><i><b>1st Name Day</b></i></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Welcome, M'Lady! M'Lord!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Let me take you to our first destination, THE decor. 🎊</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">And how cute are those mini Iron Thrones!!!?!??!!?!?? 😱💘💘💘</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">I was so psyched the moment I saw this 3D backdrop because:</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">1. It's SO BIG, like, it's 3x3m y'all!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">3. It's totally the way I want it:</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">A combination of <b>Lord Of The Rings</b> (where I got the name Arwen from) AND <b>Game Of Thrones</b> (where I got the name Arya from), but still with kiddy touch, because it's babies' birthday party, afterall. 😂 I've browsed around for GOT and LOTR party inspirations, but most of them are dark, very serious, and some of them are even gory! 😱🩸 As expected, though, especially from Game Of Thrones (referring to beheaded Ned's Cake Pops and more).</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">So, after I reluctantly told Febby from <u><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tuttifruttiparty/" target="_blank">TuttiFruttiParty</a></u> about all those tricky details I wanted in the party, and presented her with these images I've found on Pinterest, Google and Instagram:</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">...She said she could do it, yay!!! And she has really outdone it, I must say! 😍👏👏👏</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Let's just say it's the CUTEST version of </span></span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">#</span><u style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/gotxlotr/" target="_blank">GOTxLOTR</a></u><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"> party theme!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">I started by sketching out the idea of how I wanted the cake to look like, took it to Photoshop, blending some images I found online so I could explain it better to the cake decorator:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGoCmAjZKx9XjxGDIyCFEOubE0_hIBO3LYRKzp21t0HcpxBT4zP88mFqAYlQjJs_d7ikK8odMgPs6iiD-yzVZCz_zLfA68aruAmfNJKEJq95XoratTNy7xxaf0crRxQwXgAEjN4zzF1Bg/s640/03h+arwen+arya+twins+1st+birthday+party+kids+cake+three+tiers+icing+characters_+game+of+thrones+GOT+lord+of+the+rings+LOTR+theme_+jessyamada+jessica+yamada+antjess+babies+jessbebes.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="457" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGoCmAjZKx9XjxGDIyCFEOubE0_hIBO3LYRKzp21t0HcpxBT4zP88mFqAYlQjJs_d7ikK8odMgPs6iiD-yzVZCz_zLfA68aruAmfNJKEJq95XoratTNy7xxaf0crRxQwXgAEjN4zzF1Bg/d/03h+arwen+arya+twins+1st+birthday+party+kids+cake+three+tiers+icing+characters_+game+of+thrones+GOT+lord+of+the+rings+LOTR+theme_+jessyamada+jessica+yamada+antjess+babies+jessbebes.png" /></a></div></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">I love that it looks really similar to my design, BUT, to be honest, the color didn't turn out like this. I had to purposely photoshop this picture of the cake, so the color can at least... look the way I want it to be, right here on the blog. </span></span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">The real color of the cake - y</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">ou can see it later as you scroll down -</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"> was too neon-ish (especially the green and blue), and the base was red-black(?), not grassy green like how I wanted it to be. 🙃</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Pardon the OCD side of me. 🙏 </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">I'm very particular about color, so... 😭</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Like when Febby sent me a preview of the decor:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">I was SHOCKED because the color of the tree was REALLY DARK, unlike the initial design we agreed upon. But what truly impressed me was, she didn't shrug 🤷♀️ and let it be the way it was, because it was freaking 2 hours before the time of the party, right? Instead, she FIXED IT and boy, I was so grateful that here I am basically blogging about her hahaha. Anyway, if not for the color, I was actually pretty satisfied with how the cake looks! It's cute, right? It's from <u><a href="http://bit.ly/cakenoirart" target="_blank">Cakenoir.Art</a></u>, by the way. 🎂</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Loveee this dessert table, so much details befitting the theme, also by </span><u style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tuttifruttiparty/" target="_blank">TuttiFruttiParty</a></u><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font color="#807870" face=""><span style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></font>
<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">This is the food inspo I sent them:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Hobbit Cookies! 🍪 Red Wedding Cupcakes! 🧁</span><br />
<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Sadly, I didn't get to try any of those because I was busy during the party, and some of the leftovers were taken home by my mom and most of them were given away to my family. 🥺 I'm sure they taste just fine, though!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font color="#807870" face=""><span style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></font>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">In case you're wondering, those appetizers 👆 are:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">- Elf's 'Lembas Bread' (sandwich wrapped in leaf) 🥪</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">- 'Theon's Favorite Toy' (chopped sausages with bbq sauce 🤣) 🌭 and</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">- 'Gandalf Magic Mushroom' (deep friend champignon mushrooms with tartar sauce) 🍄.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">So, for a </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">#</span><u style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/gotxlotr/" target="_blank">GOTxLOTR</a></u><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"> party, of course the girls have to dress up as their counterparts in the movies, yes? In this case, Arwen as ~Arwen Undomiel~ from Lord Of The Rings, and Arya as ~Arya Stark~ from Game Of Thrones. But the thing is, Arya's costumes are all too boyish, and Arwen's too girly, so this was a challenge for me as well!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">First thing I did was deciding what type of costume I want the girls to wear? A dress / a set of top and pants / a jumpsuit / etc.? I've decided on a DRESS. So again I consulted my best friend Pinterest, and found this cute medieval baby dress on the left:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Sent the design to Lisa from <u><a href="http://bit.ly/bentencesa" target="_blank">Bentencesa</a></u>, and she finished both dresses in just. two. days. 🙀👏👏👏</span> </div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">...And look how adorable they are. 😍🤧😍</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Totally befitting the theme while looking super cute and dolly, and the materials are comfortable as well. I specifically requested cotton for the inner layer so the girls would feel comfy wearing it, and it WAS as comfy as it can be. Thanks a lot, Lisa! You and your team are super helpful and talented! 🤗</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">The party started with this video (which I made the night before the party, which reduced my sleeping hour to... merely 3 hours 🙃), projected on </span><u style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/srslycoffee" target="_blank">SRSLY Coffee</a></u><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">'s wall:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">After that, guests could mingle, eat and drink to their heart's content!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0wIEcICo1kWKRTe2SVC5hPYgg0W2DcIsjHs90CsOCkGV8O9quLIdH06pSHS3ilS11PHzDK0PDi78XjRojibSHjRd0DTjHIUFqmbQRBBNtoAe4DAkjBlgVF0uecH1iz4zZx0m4L85IGEY/s1276/05+arwen+arya+twins+1st+birthday+party_+game+of+thrones+GOT+lord+of+the+rings+LOTR+theme_+jessyamada+jessica+yamada+antjess+babies+jessbebes_+srsly+coffee+cipete+raya+coffeeshop+jakarta+pesta+ulang+tahun+anak_+guests+tamu.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1276" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0wIEcICo1kWKRTe2SVC5hPYgg0W2DcIsjHs90CsOCkGV8O9quLIdH06pSHS3ilS11PHzDK0PDi78XjRojibSHjRd0DTjHIUFqmbQRBBNtoAe4DAkjBlgVF0uecH1iz4zZx0m4L85IGEY/d/05+arwen+arya+twins+1st+birthday+party_+game+of+thrones+GOT+lord+of+the+rings+LOTR+theme_+jessyamada+jessica+yamada+antjess+babies+jessbebes_+srsly+coffee+cipete+raya+coffeeshop+jakarta+pesta+ulang+tahun+anak_+guests+tamu.png" /></a></div><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">1st pic: My Gen Z cousins 👻</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">2nd pic: Arya's deciding on how strong she wants her coffee to be 🤔</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">3rd pic: Arwen (not) trying her best to do a high five with Patrick 😂</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">During the partay, Arya was literally mingling around:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNg5qbBQSOAWrjuWd0M9xtbmgwdFhefPGVNjTismBZxKFii0px3vWFdbMDq8LbR9RoYdJIjT_Fw2g2U54WZzyYO3hurTfUOGnV0ra3sNejMgvQTHCBN5aunn89trZAZPGZI0Tq21DaeDY/s1276/09+arwen+arya+twins+1st+birthday+party_+game+of+thrones+GOT+lord+of+the+rings+LOTR+theme_+jessyamada+jessica+yamada+antjess+babies+jessbebes_guests+tamu+srsly+coffee+cipete+raya+jakarta+selatan+south+coffeeshop+copy.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1276" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNg5qbBQSOAWrjuWd0M9xtbmgwdFhefPGVNjTismBZxKFii0px3vWFdbMDq8LbR9RoYdJIjT_Fw2g2U54WZzyYO3hurTfUOGnV0ra3sNejMgvQTHCBN5aunn89trZAZPGZI0Tq21DaeDY/d/09+arwen+arya+twins+1st+birthday+party_+game+of+thrones+GOT+lord+of+the+rings+LOTR+theme_+jessyamada+jessica+yamada+antjess+babies+jessbebes_guests+tamu+srsly+coffee+cipete+raya+jakarta+selatan+south+coffeeshop+copy.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Arya: <i>"That's right, I don't mind making friends (although technically, they're my family)"</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvj07f4qdEDonAykvYEaHRmoyNEkoZBHUiPI87RN4xrxvRMM8E9FFpxGX7pRVkTAr5eZM9LGEZxmJTfH1mwCiKwP1f38XEBndra9w5FnuCzTMfhfw839hBsh-A4LFtefP17sRJaAWQn8/s640/10+arwen+arya+twins+1st+birthday+party_+game+of+thrones+GOT+lord+of+the+rings+LOTR+theme_+jessyamada+jessica+yamada+antjess+babies+jessbebes_+gifts+angpao+hadiah.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="344" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvj07f4qdEDonAykvYEaHRmoyNEkoZBHUiPI87RN4xrxvRMM8E9FFpxGX7pRVkTAr5eZM9LGEZxmJTfH1mwCiKwP1f38XEBndra9w5FnuCzTMfhfw839hBsh-A4LFtefP17sRJaAWQn8/d/10+arwen+arya+twins+1st+birthday+party_+game+of+thrones+GOT+lord+of+the+rings+LOTR+theme_+jessyamada+jessica+yamada+antjess+babies+jessbebes_+gifts+angpao+hadiah.png" /></a></div><i>"...As long as the gifts and angpaos are rollin, Aunties and Uncles! </i>🤩<i>"</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Justttt kidding, Aya! You're such a brave girl! 😂👍😍</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Meanwhile, Arwen prefers the comfort of (more) familiar presence 🥰</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBBZT5-p856QXOluOoFtXy-efLxQ60rT-KeUpw0OCb82NvovcRk6AvTETWxB6PV0qLu_2udftkv-l7ctQ06eHJm7bCzA3791uQVpho6wPysAP_ItOjCPvKvo5nt9mLZL_vo5qOI16ITnk/s640/10+arwen+arya+twins+1st+birthday+party_+game+of+thrones+GOT+lord+of+the+rings+LOTR+theme_+jessyamada+jessica+yamada+antjess+babies+jessbebes_guests+tamu+srsly+coffee+cipete+raya+jakarta+selatan+south+coffeeshop.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBBZT5-p856QXOluOoFtXy-efLxQ60rT-KeUpw0OCb82NvovcRk6AvTETWxB6PV0qLu_2udftkv-l7ctQ06eHJm7bCzA3791uQVpho6wPysAP_ItOjCPvKvo5nt9mLZL_vo5qOI16ITnk/d/10+arwen+arya+twins+1st+birthday+party_+game+of+thrones+GOT+lord+of+the+rings+LOTR+theme_+jessyamada+jessica+yamada+antjess+babies+jessbebes_guests+tamu+srsly+coffee+cipete+raya+jakarta+selatan+south+coffeeshop.png" /></a></div>Arwen with Mima, Thaima (my grandma), and Ciu Sen!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div>Awkwardly posing with my in laws 🙂:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-JFAWf4kQ9dKKuEOXjsx5pHnwrPWjlVm3O1wCD9VbW9aC3X2g_btHn-7UrJ8ntLU98V8OYKe5Iwi9bmROpxdOC-YTgOPVTYnD7PGZUhpHpgPVuURFht6toP-p4zmg76sBB3VAUZ7LoOY/s640/07+arwen+arya+twins+1st+birthday+party_+game+of+thrones+GOT+lord+of+the+rings+LOTR+theme_+jessyamada+jessica+yamada+antjess+babies+jessbebes_+srsly+coffee+cipete+raya+coffeeshop+jakarta+pesta+ulang+tahun+anak_+guests+tamu+mertua+in+laws.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-JFAWf4kQ9dKKuEOXjsx5pHnwrPWjlVm3O1wCD9VbW9aC3X2g_btHn-7UrJ8ntLU98V8OYKe5Iwi9bmROpxdOC-YTgOPVTYnD7PGZUhpHpgPVuURFht6toP-p4zmg76sBB3VAUZ7LoOY/d/07+arwen+arya+twins+1st+birthday+party_+game+of+thrones+GOT+lord+of+the+rings+LOTR+theme_+jessyamada+jessica+yamada+antjess+babies+jessbebes_+srsly+coffee+cipete+raya+coffeeshop+jakarta+pesta+ulang+tahun+anak_+guests+tamu+mertua+in+laws.png" /></a></div><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Oh gosh, now I remember how hideous that Legolas wig is. 👹😂 </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">No wonder Ant was feeling really hesitant to wear it</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">! 🤣🤣🤣 </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">We rented our costumes from </span><u style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><a href="https://www.gadingkostum.com/product/galadriel-hobbit-iaa0005">Gading Kostum</a></u><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">, by the way:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhdkwnCG9c7yTla_mqQGx9Z4M9S_adZSkA2fLzZA51pXvdD0dJdxu0zpfB7NQk4hNE0RJoNYpgZHo20pokYtaVoGmlqCI5J_XcgUgYApR4U4oUmEVZxMIwFTKlyoIfw7FgzN6TmUab8ao/s500/08+costume+legolas+galadriel+lord+of+the+rings+party+theme+kids+birthday+kostum+pesta+hobbit.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhdkwnCG9c7yTla_mqQGx9Z4M9S_adZSkA2fLzZA51pXvdD0dJdxu0zpfB7NQk4hNE0RJoNYpgZHo20pokYtaVoGmlqCI5J_XcgUgYApR4U4oUmEVZxMIwFTKlyoIfw7FgzN6TmUab8ao/w400-h400/08+costume+legolas+galadriel+lord+of+the+rings+party+theme+kids+birthday+kostum+pesta+hobbit.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Look how nice the wig (Legolas') was supposed to look 🧝♂️🤣 </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">I wonder what kind of hardship has happened to that poor wig before it landed on Ant's head... 🤧 </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">My costume did not include the wig, by the way. I bought my wig </span><u style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><a href="https://shopee.prf.hn/l/6b9OdWD">here</a></u><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">, and the elf ears </span><u style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><a href="https://shopee.prf.hn/l/rdao3vN">here</a></u><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">. 😄</span></div><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">While my and Ant's costumes are from Lord Of The Rings, Elle and Yansen represented Game Of Thrones!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="720" scrolling="no" src="//instagram.com/p/B9JC9KtHU5M/embed/" width="550"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Yansen dressing as Jon Snow, Elle as Daenerys Targaryen 🐉</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Julius and Angie went GOT as well with their wolf (Stark) hats 🐺😍</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQrxaEa6TcTm_pz7AW7LmqBpW7h3w7c3L9x6lGX07c5GKXdwqDA43Gu154_OGCbDrZXvgMiuKyXAy8NH7wO2sVlYb9hl5E5yHcs7yO4zDtf8ROMAF07b1rKQVAP9CkMXhfAdoOnbw9Zl4/s854/08+arwen+arya+twins+1st+birthday+party_+game+of+thrones+GOT+lord+of+the+rings+LOTR+theme_+jessyamada+jessica+yamada+antjess+babies+jessbebes_guests+tamu+grandmother+mima.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="854" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQrxaEa6TcTm_pz7AW7LmqBpW7h3w7c3L9x6lGX07c5GKXdwqDA43Gu154_OGCbDrZXvgMiuKyXAy8NH7wO2sVlYb9hl5E5yHcs7yO4zDtf8ROMAF07b1rKQVAP9CkMXhfAdoOnbw9Zl4/d/08+arwen+arya+twins+1st+birthday+party_+game+of+thrones+GOT+lord+of+the+rings+LOTR+theme_+jessyamada+jessica+yamada+antjess+babies+jessbebes_guests+tamu+grandmother+mima.png" /></a></div><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Should've dressed my grandma as Olenna Tyrell and my mum as Margaery Tyrell... 😛</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Somehow, Mima decided to have a sudden 'teapai' session(?) by giving Arwen and Arya these cutesy pink angpaos (money bags), that would later be carried around by the girls, but mostly Arya. 😂</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmfDfJytWUfYajNaS5DTwIJrsbuVrLDmpFGv3z_4xY_-eOje5-rYHzqkbcfIkRCyDvrENtSoYuAhzuHFFe1mw1HVUJw8eXSSzimtoccXjG4tsOGEK11mF54uvxThjtv1oiRtIOSNPlqA/s640/12+arwen+arya+twins+1st+birthday+party_+game+of+thrones+GOT+lord+of+the+rings+LOTR+theme_+jessyamada+jessica+yamada+antjess+babies+jessbebes_guests+tamu+srsly+coffee+cipete+raya+jakarta+selatan+south+coffeeshop_+mima+grandma+teapai+angpao+money+bag.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="536" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmfDfJytWUfYajNaS5DTwIJrsbuVrLDmpFGv3z_4xY_-eOje5-rYHzqkbcfIkRCyDvrENtSoYuAhzuHFFe1mw1HVUJw8eXSSzimtoccXjG4tsOGEK11mF54uvxThjtv1oiRtIOSNPlqA/d/12+arwen+arya+twins+1st+birthday+party_+game+of+thrones+GOT+lord+of+the+rings+LOTR+theme_+jessyamada+jessica+yamada+antjess+babies+jessbebes_guests+tamu+srsly+coffee+cipete+raya+jakarta+selatan+south+coffeeshop_+mima+grandma+teapai+angpao+money+bag.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Aya aya waeeeee </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">😂😭😂</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Oh, if you're wondering why Ant's making that hand gesture, it's 1 for age 1, by the way! ☝️😂</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Somehow, Arya and Arwen's relationship reminds me of Elle and I 😂</span><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="720" scrolling="no" src="//instagram.com/p/BwnvYwugh_Y/embed/" width="550"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">As you can see here 👆 I was kinda 'overpowering' Elle, like how Arya treats Arwen on daily basis 🤣 </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Not to mention that Arya really REALLY looks like mini me, and Arwen somehow looks like ie El? 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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">I've been working on this personal project for almost a month now.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">It could've been faster, but with my bad time management skill plus two babies, less-than-a-month is a pretty good achievement for me.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">In short, I was working on a campaign in which I tried to:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">🎗 Raise awareness about Child Cancer</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">🎗 Do something nice for these #PejuangKankerCilik a.k.a. children with cancer</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Problem is...</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">At first, I knew... probably nothing about child cancer.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Call me ignorant but it's the truth.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">I even tried to withdraw from this campaign. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">In daily life, sometimes I'd bump into random stories or informations about child cancer, and I *deliberately* avoided them because</span></span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;"> I was too scared to imagine that such a harsh reality could happen to a child, let alone reading some facts about it.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">I was afraid that if I could imagine it, it could REALLY happen.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">But it DOES happen.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">It is happening RIGHT NOW in Indonesia and around the world, and approximately 300,000 children aged 0 to 19 years old are diagnosed with cancer each year. 😭💔</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">The good news is:</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">💖 </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Between 30-50% of cancers are <b>preventable</b> by healthy</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">lifestyle choices such as avoidance of tobacco</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">💖</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;"> When <b>identified early</b>, cancer is more likely </span></span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">to respond to</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">effective treatment and result in a greater probability </span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">of survival, less suffering, and often less expensive </span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">and less intensive treatment</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">💖 <b>Cure is possible</b> for more than 80% of children with cancer</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">💖 </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Even with late stage cancer, the suffering of patients</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Source: <u><a href="https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/cancer-in-children" target="_blank">WHO</a></u></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Knowing that there is still HOPE,</span></span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"> I set my fear aside and decided to join this campaign anyway. 🙏</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">When talking about child cancer,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">As parents, of course we all hope and pray that only the best things would happen to our kids. But sometimes, shit happens. And knowing that early detection could make a HUGE difference for children with cancer,</span></span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"> I feel it's important that <b>we should at least KNOW the basic things about childhood cancer</b>, which I'm about to lay out here in this blog post.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">First, get to know the myths and facts surrounding cancer in children:</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Now, the most important thing in this post:</span></span></div>
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<b style="color: #807870; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>Awareness & Early Detection</i></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><b>Get to know these possible signs and symptoms of cancer in children</b>:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b>C</b>ontinued, unexplained weight loss</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b>I</b>ncreased swelling or persistent pain in the bones, joints, back, or legs</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b>D</b>evelopment of excessive bruising, bleeding, or rash</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b>C</b>onstant, frequent, or persistent infections</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b>A</b> whitish color behind the pupil</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b>C</b>onstant tiredness or noticeable paleness</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Source: <u><a href="https://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/childhood-cancer/symptoms-and-signs" target="_blank">cancer.net</a></u></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Please talk to the family doctor or immediately take your kid to one of these places listed below.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Here in Indonesia, you can try reaching out to these places, whichever is nearest to your location:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Bidan Desa (local doula) / Posyandu (Pos Layanan Terpadu) / Puskesmas (Pusat Kesehatan Masyarakat) / Rumah Sakit (hospital).</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">That being said, let's move on to this concerning fact, </span></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">which is very relatable here in Indonesia</span></span></span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-size: 13px;">In high-income countries more than 80% of children with cancer are cured,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">but in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) <b>only about 20% are cured</b></span>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Well, aside from <b>donating money</b> to a trusted foundation, you can also try <b>doing a form of Palliative Care</b> (as I've mentioned above, and), which I did.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">...and I told them I will present their messages to these precious 32 Pejuang Kanker Cilik who are being taken care of by </span><u style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://pitakuning.or.id/2016/12/17/pita-kuning-kenalkan-layanan-paliatif-bagi-pasien-anak-dengan-kanker-melalui-media-luncheon/" target="_blank">Yayasan Pita Kuning</a></u><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">In total, including mine, I've compiled 10 encouraging messages (THANK YOU, kind-hearted people 🥰).</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">HOW can I present these meaningful messages to these kids, <b>in a beautiful and personal way</b>? 🤔</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Printing them all together was the idea, but even if I put the 10 messages in a frame, and gave 1 frame to each kid, it wouldn't feel very personal, I thought to myself. And besides, if I were those kids, would I want to hang a frame filled with messages (no matter how meaningful) from strangers? Hmm, maybe yes, maybe no.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">If I put these messages in an EMPTY NOTEBOOK, which they could actually use in their daily life,</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Not only the quality is nice, they also have such positive words on the cover, just perfect for the kids!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Reading all these messages put a smile on my face.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">and during a hard day, they could open one of these pages,</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As it turns out, my trip coincided with Hina-matsuri or Girl's Doll Festival, a Japan's annual tradition for family members to pray for the happiness and health of the girls in the family! It was actually celebrated on March 3rd, but thankfully, KEIO PLAZA HOTEL TOKYO hosts this exhibition in the whole months of February and March every year to help travelers around the world better understand Japanese culture. So, make sure you pay a visit if you are in Tokyo during this period! :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="text-align: start;">↑ 3.3 meter high hanging decorative art ornaments in the third floor main lobby area to welcome guests.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Not only Hina-kazari, KEIO <span style="background-color: white;">PLAZA HOTEL TOKYO </span>was also decorated beautifully with <span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">6,800 hanging doll ornaments which were meticulously hand stitched from old silk kimono garment</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">s </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">by renowned quilt artist Mitsuyo Matsuo and the 90 members of her Himawari Group of artists.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There were up to 30 types of Strawberry desserts, such as shortcakes, tarts, cupcakes, and parfaits that were just as delicious as they were kawaii!</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> The p</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">rice is JPY4,300 per adult, JPY2,600 per child, including drinks.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As for lunch, we had a Sakura-themed menu at one of KEIO <span style="background-color: white;">PLAZA HOTEL TOKYO</span>'s restaurants, KAGARI ↓</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: helvetica neue;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Berasal dari negeri sakura, </span></span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://panasonic.jp/beauty/&source=gmail&ust=1547660539187000&usg=AFQjCNHxnyzCyQz4AF7rBa46uI_30b-pLg" href="https://panasonic.jp/beauty/" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;" target="_blank">Panasonic Beauty</a><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"> mengkombinasikan <b>kecant<wbr></wbr>ikan</b> dan <b>teknologi canggih berkualitas tinggi</b>, dua hal yang orang Jepang memang jago dan terobsesi banget. Salah satu dari teknologi yang dimaksud adalah</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #ffd1d1; color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">'Nanoe' technology</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">, yaitu</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: helvetica neue;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"> partikel air elektrostatis berukuran nano yang teratomisasi. Oke, udah mengarah ke <i>science </i>banget nih ya. Begini deh, supaya lebih gampang, ini <b>3 fungsi utama</b> Nanoe, langsung aku ambil dari </span></span><u style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.panasonic.com/id/consumer/air-conditioners-learn/features-explanation/nanoe-2018.html&source=gmail&ust=1547660539187000&usg=AFQjCNEtULkjGwJ_UAT46u316ABf2SkNFg" href="https://www.panasonic.com/id/consumer/air-conditioners-learn/features-explanation/nanoe-2018.html" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">website</a></u><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"> Panasonic Indonesia-nya :)</span></div>
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<span class="m_909192514492959846gmail-Apple-style-span" style="color: #807870; font-family: "hiragino kaku gothic pron"; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Sekarang setelah kamu tahu bahwa Nanoe adalah kekuatan ajaib di balik beberapa produk Panasonic, kayaknya kamu juga udah bisa nebak kan, fungsi Nanoe mana yang paling menonjol di deretan produk Panasonic Beauty? Yup, <b>fungsi pelembab</b>nya yang mantap jiwa, dan yang pastinya terdapat di pengering rambut ini...</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>Nah, saatnya review!</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: helvetica neue;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Pertama, ini adalah beberapa pertimbangan aku sebelum ganti </span></span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">pengering rambut</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: helvetica neue;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"> baru:</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b>1. WAKTU </b>- Berapa lama produk ini bisa mengeringkan rambutku?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b>2. KERUSAKAN</b></span></span><b style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"> </b><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">- Apakah produk ini berpotensi bikin rambut aku rusak?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b>3. </b></span></span><b style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">DESAIN </b><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">- Terlalu berat atau besar gak, ya? Dan apakah aku suka penampilannya?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b>4. MANFAAT</b> - Apakah ada nilai tambah yang ditawarkan oleh produk ini?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><b>5.</b> </span><b style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">HARGA </b><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">- Apakah harganya sesuai dengan manfaat yang ditawarkan?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Berapa lama produk ini bisa mengeringkan rambutku?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Kira-kira 5 menit atau kurang. Aku sudah pakai pengering rambut ini selama hampir dua bulan, dan beberapa kali aku sengaja pasang timer untuk menghitung waktu yang dibutuhkan produk ini untuk benar-benar mengeringkan rambutku setelah keramas. Ada satu hari setelah keramas, aku lumayan lama pakai skincare dan sebagainya, jadi pada saat aku mau mengeringkan rambut, rambutku sudah tidak sebasah kalau aku benar-benar habis keramas, walaupun hitungannya masih saja basah. Yang bikin aku <i>wow</i>, produk ini mengeringkan rambut aku di hari itu selama 2,5 menit saja! Pengering rambut aku yang dulu sudah pasti butuh waktu lebih lama dari itu.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: helvetica neue;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Dan ternyata, itu berkat fitur <i>Quick-Dry Nozzle </i>produk ini, yang menghasilkan aliran udara yang kuat dan lembut untuk membantu memisahkan helai rambut, sehingga proses pengeringan jadi lebih</span></span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"> efisien dan cepat:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Sekarang kalau misalnya aku lagi ada </span><i style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">event, </i><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">atau sedang buru-buru di pagi hari, aku bisa banget mengandalkan EH-NA98 ini karena</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"> sudah pasti <b>menghemat waktu</b> aku dalam mengeringkan rambut!</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;"> #MorningNanoe</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Apakah produk ini berpotensi bikin rambut aku rusak?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Kamu tahu kan rasanya saat kita pakai pengering rambut yang berisik dan jadul itu - tipe-tipe pengering rambut yang biasanya nempel di tembok kamar mandi hotel seperti ini:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Pengering rambut macam ini bukan hanya lambat kerjanya, namun juga berpotensi 'membakar' rambut kalau dipakai kelamaan. Dan entah kenapa (ga tau ini aku doang apa nggak), kalau pakai pengering rambut seperti ini, rambut aku selalu ujung-ujungnya jadi kasar, PLUS ada bau-bau kebakar gitu hiks.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Dengan EH-NA98 sih, aku rasa selama kita mengikuti prosedur keamanannya (yang lumayan standar, yaitu jaga jarak <i>dryer</i> minimal 3 cm dari rambut, dan sebagainya), pengering rambut ini gak bakal merusak rambutku.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: helvetica neue;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Sebaliknya, teknologi Nanoe dan <i>Double Mineral</i> justru hadir di EH-NA98 untuk <b>membantu rambut kita menghindari kerusakan akibat gesekan berlebihan</b>. Ini karena:</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: helvetica neue;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">- Nanoe mengandung air dengan volume 1000 kali dari yang terdapat dalam ion negatif umum dalam udara, sehingga kemampuan melembabkannya pun jauh diatas kebanyakan pengering rambut yang beredar di pasaran</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: helvetica neue;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">- Dan <i>Double Mineral</i> membantu mempererat kutikel rambut, menjadikannya lebih kuat dan tahan terhadap kerusakan yang diakibatkan gesekan saat menyisir atau menata rambut, dan bahkan menjadikannya lebih tahan dari kerusakan yang diakibatkan paparan sinar UV </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Metode Tes (diambil dari <u><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.panasonic.com/sg/consumer/beauty-grooming/hair-care/hair-dryer/eh-na98.html&source=gmail&ust=1547660539188000&usg=AFQjCNEqRP15J_ut4Jcqekox7rxYgyHK-w" href="https://www.panasonic.com/sg/consumer/beauty-grooming/hair-care/hair-dryer/eh-na98.html" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">website</a></u> Panasonic):</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: helvetica neue;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><i>Seikat rambut dicuci dan dikeringkan dengan pengering (selama sekitar 90 detik), lalu disisir sekitar 1000 kali dalam uji akselerasi. Kondisi ujung rambut yang menggunakan Nanoe & Double Mineral dengan yang tidak menggunakan keduanya diperlihatkan di gambar di atas ini</i></span></span></div>
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<i style="color: #807870; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><u> Desain </u></i></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Terlalu berat atau besar gak, ya? Dan apakah aku suka penampilannya?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: helvetica neue;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Oke, sama sekali tidak terlalu berat atau besar, pengering rambut yang <b>ringan</b> ini bahkan <b>gagangnya bisa dilipat</b> dan ini pastinya memudahkan aku banget untuk <i>traveling</i> atau sekedar untuk penyimpanan di rumah. Ga makan tempat, SUKA BANGET!!! Dan kelebihan lainnya dari segi desain adalah:</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">✓</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"> EH-NA98 memiliki <b>filter yang mudah dibersihkan</b> dengan tisu dan tahan debu</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">✓</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"> Kita bisa memilih salah satu mode temperatur yang tersedia dengan <b>satu sentuhan pada tombol bulat itu</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">✓</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"> Desain <b>ergonomis</b> yang cantik dari EH-NA98 ini dibuat dengan memperhatikan pusat gravitasi dan <b>kemudahan genggaman</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: helvetica neue;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Secara keseluruhan aku suka dengan bentuk dan kegunaan fungsional pengering rambut ini, tapi KALAU aku boleh minta SATU HAL saja untuk diubah, aku bakal minta perubahan... warna. Bukannya aku ga suka warna yang ini sih, <i>of course </i>aku lebih pilih pink daripada hitam atau warna-warna lainnya yang terlalu 'cowok', tapi aku bakal seneng banget kalau EH-NA98 ini hadir juga dalam pilihan warna-warna pastel seperti di Jepang, hehe.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Apakah ada nilai tambah yang ditawarkan oleh produk ini, selain dari mengeringkan rambutku?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><i>"Oh, maksud kamu apakah produk ini juga bisa memberikan kamu rambut kualitas salon yang berkilau dan mudah diatur seperti ini di rumah?"</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: helvetica neue;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Karena jawabannya adalah YUP, tentunya bisa, berkat teknologi</span></span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"> </span><b style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Double Mineral</b><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"> dan </span><b style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Nanoe</b><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Efek nanoe™</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> untuk rambut</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">DAN berkat <b>Mode Alternatif Panas/Dingin-</b>nya:</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Kita semua tahu bahwa aliran udara <b>panas</b> <i>hair dryer </i>fungsinya untuk mengeringkan rambut. Yang ga semua orang tahu adalah aliran udara <b>dingin </b>di pengering rambut itu berfungsi untuk mempererat kutikel rambut, membuatnya tampak lebih berkilau. Nah, yang bikin EH-NA98 ini makin spesial adalah adanya satu tombol bulat mungil di atas gagang itu, yang dengan mudah bisa kita tekan dengan jempol dan otomatis udara yang keluar akan berubah jadi mode alternatif Panas/Dingin.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><i>Let's say</i> kita mengikuti saran penulis tersebut, yang berarti kita menggunakan pengering rambut ini setiap hari (atau setidaknya 2 hari sekali, kalau kamu bukan tipe orang yang keramas setiap hari seperti aku) selama 5 tahun. Jadi selama 1825 hari, biaya yang kita keluarkan untuk EH-NA98 ini adalah:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: helvetica neue;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Menurut aku itu sangat murah, terutama kalau kita bandingkan dengan salon rambut yang biasa menghargai Rp 60.000 sampai dengan Rp 200.000 untuk satu kali jasa keramas dan mengeringkan rambut. Aku bandingkan dengan harga jasa salon rambut, karena aku merasa bahwa hasil yang aku dapat dari Panasonic EH-NA98 benar-benar seperti kalau aku ke salon untuk jasa <i>wash & blow dry</i>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: helvetica neue;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Catatan: Aku hanya memakai jari-jari tanganku saat mengeringkan rambut dengan produk ini, tanpa sisir khusus dan sebagainya, jadi kamu bisa bayangkan betapa mudah dan cepatnya aku bisa mendapat hasil rambut berkilau ini dengan EH-NA98. Belum lagi manfaat tambahan lainnya yang sudah aku sebutkan di atas. Tentunya sekarang kamu <i>ngerti </i>kan, kenapa aku bilang ini pengering rambut terbaik yang pernah ada! XD</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">In case you're not familiar with it, "TED is a nonpartisan nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks." The topics it covers include self-improvement, science, business, global issues, the arts, and so much more.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">>> The most common type - this is <b>what we normally think of as "stress"</b>, e.g.
deadline/test, giving a public speech, small car accidents. It's not harmful if
we can find ways to relax quickly.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">>> Symptoms: anger, sadness,
headaches, constipation, shortness of breath<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">We can actually change Acute Stress into
Good Stress by changing our perception of what triggers our stress: See them as <b>CHALLENGES</b> instead of threats, because the
fear would then turn into excitement! In other words, learn to be an <b>optimist</b>! :D</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">>> This is <b>what we really have to worry about</b>. It comes when a person
never sees a way out of a miserable situation, e.g. a desperate financial
situation, being trapped in an unhappy marriage or in a despised job or career,
episodic acute stress (acute stress yang terjadi hampir setiap hari)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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heart disease, weight gain, memory issues, high blood pressure<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Jadi, ketika kita mengalami Good and Acute Stress, what happens in our body is: our pulse
quickens, we breathe faster, our muscles tense, out brain uses more oxygen -
ini semua sebenarnya functions yang bisa membantu kita untuk SURVIVE.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Sedangkan dalam Chronic Stress, those same life-saving
responses in our body can suppress immune, digestive, sleep, and reproductive
systems, yang bisa lead ke hal-hal yang lebih berbahaya, seperti cancer dan suicide.
Makanya sebelum sampai ke tahap ini, kita harus sebisa mungkin <b>CUT OFF</b> sumber2
Chronic Stress di hidup kita, do <b>self-care</b> activities, and of course, <b>get
support</b>!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hi guys, I'm back with a skincare review! It's a product that </span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I've been wanting to try for some time now and</span><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> has been highly-raved by many people, including <a href="https://www.goodhousekeeping.co.za/kate-middletons-stretch-mark-secret/" target="_blank">A-list celebs</a> like Victoria Beckham and Natalie Portman: </span></span><b style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Bio-Oil</b><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To give you a bit of a background story, back in August this year, I posted a picture of me in a swimsuit to my <a href="http://instagram.com/elleyamada" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, and one of my followers asked me how could I didn't have any stretch marks? To which I answered, "I do have them, they're just not visible in the picture, but since they don't bother me, I never looked for solutions to get rid of them, so if any of you have suggestions, kindly DM me."</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Various answers came up, but the most common answer of all was... you guessed it, Bio-Oil!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Wow, right?</span></div>
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</span> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Even if I wasn't bothered with some stretch marks on my thighs (hey, when you've experienced a huge breakout TWICE in your life, you can't really be bothered with something that can be covered with clothes 😂), I was INTRIGUED to try this product!</span></span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Why?</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Because first, I believe there is always room for improvement (stretch marks don't hurt, but I'd be happy if they fade away), and second, </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bio-Oil is popular not only for treating s</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">tretch marks,</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> but also for smoothing and moisturizing the skin, which I'm a fan of!</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So, when Bio-Oil sent out their product for me to review, I was THRILLED and immediately tried it out! </span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But before I share my personal review of it, I'm going to show you some information about Bio-Oil first, so you can get to know this product better (some kind of introduction, heheh):</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(Hypoallergenic means<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"> that the product causes fewer allergic reactions than other ones. That doesn't necessarily </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">mean</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"> it is allergy-proof or gentler for your skin. </span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">—<a href="http://webmd.com/">webmd.com</a></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">)</span></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc; color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: left;">What each of the ingredients does:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: left;"><b>PurCellin Oil™</b>: This is actually the breakthrough ingredient by Bio-Oil which reduces the thickness of the formulation and makes Bio-Oil easily absorbed.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: left;"><b>Vitamin A:</b> Promotes the formation of new collagen and assists in skin renewal</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: left;"><b>Vitamin E:</b> Helps maintain healthy-looking skin, protecting it from skin damage and premature aging.</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Vitamin E also increases the moisture content of the epidermis, making the skin soft, smooth and supple.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: left;"><b>Calendula Oil:</b> Has cell regenerative effects to treat sensitive, damaged or sunburned skin while reducing inflammation.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: left;"><b>Lavender Oil:</b> Calms and soothes your skin</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: left;"><b>Rosemary Oil:</b> Helps to </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: left;">invigorate and condition the skin, it also has soothing properties and mild antiseptic effects.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: left;"><b>Chamomile Oil:</b> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: left;">An anti-inflammatory, providing soothing and calming benefits to the skin, and is particularly beneficial for sensitive skin.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small; text-align: left;">(Source: <a href="http://www.biooilhealth.ca/">www.biooilhealth.ca</a>)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The texture is lighter compared to other oil-based products, thanks to Bio-Oil's innovation, <span style="text-align: left;">PurCellin Oil!</span> That means it will not leave your skin feeling greasy and looking overly shiny after application. Take a look ↓ </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I've only been using Bio-Oil for 2-3 weeks now. I apply it daily after every shower to my arms, hips, buttocks, thighs, down to my feet </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">—</span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> focusing on where my stretch marks are located, which is my outer thighs near buttocks, and gently massage it into those areas.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I haven't seen significant difference on my </span><span style="background-color: #f4cccc; color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">stretch marks</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, but it's expected from the short-term usage. They say we have to use it twice daily for a minimum of 3 months to get the maximum result, so I'll keep using it and update you guys after 3 months! :)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fyi, my stretch marks are the silver type, and I read many reviews that say it's much easier to treat red or purple stretch marks, because they are still new so the blood vessels are still functioning, hence they're more responsive to treatment. Silver or white stretch marks are older, meaning that it's harder to produce collagen, but they can still fade away with time and the right treatment. Note what I said: "fade away," not "disappear," because as quoted from <a href="https://www.bio-oil.com/id/id-en/original/uses/stretch-marks" target="_blank">Bio-Oil</a>: "</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: start;">Stretch marks are permanent in nature, and although Bio-Oil is formulated to help improve their appearance, it can never remove them."</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On the other hand, Jess has been using Bio-Oil as soon as she found out she was pregnant and even though her belly has grown SO big right now, she doesn't have a single stretch mark on it!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Moral of the story: </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Prevention is better than cure!</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> 😁</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><i>[For English version of this blog, click <u><a href="https://elleandjess.blogspot.com/2018/08/how-i-met-my-husband-why-i-chose-him.html" target="_blank">here</a></u>]</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Guys, sebelumnya aku minta maaf dulu ya </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">😞🙏, soalnya sejak nikah sampai sekarang, aku belum sempat-sempat ngenalin Anton - cowok yang sekarang statusnya suami aku, ke kalian semua. Waktu aku nge-<i>post</i> foto ini di Instagram, banyak banget dari kalian yang mengirim komentar dan DM (<i>direct message</i>) buat kasih ucapan selamat untuk aku (sekali lagi makasih ya, <i>guys</i>! *peluk*). </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Dan beberapa dari kalian, khususnya yang udah <i>follow</i> aku selama bertahun-tahun juga minta </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">aku untuk <i>sharing</i></span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"> cerita latar belakang </span><b style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">gimana cara kita ketemu, dan alasan aku mau</b><b style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"> nikah sama dia</b><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";">Tapi sejak</span></span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"> </span><u style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BVKD6GMB9SG/?taken-by=jessyamada" target="_blank">lamaran</a></u><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"> bulan Juni 2017, waktu rasanya berlalu super cepat dan aku serasa harus joget-joget buat kebut</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"> </span><u style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BSGGQmUh8xj/?taken-by=jessyamada" target="_blank">tesis</a></u><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"> dan berjuang</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"> </span><u style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BcWzng3hpHr/?taken-by=jessyamada" target="_blank">lulus</a></u><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"> tepat waktu, setor </span><u style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://bit.ly/jessprewed" target="_blank">foto <i>prewed</i></a></u><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">, cari tempat tinggal dan <i>shopping</i> perabotan rumah tangga, persiapan dan desain berbagai detail untuk </span><u style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BePzVaEg9T9/?taken-by=jessyamada" target="_blank">nikahan</a></u><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"> (sampai sekarang belum sempat juga aku <i>blogging</i> soal nikahan OMG), susun rencana dan <i>packing</i> untuk </span><u style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/antjess%F0%9F%8D%AF%F0%9F%8C%99/" target="_blank">bulan madu</a></u><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"> yang <i>cus</i> langsung cabut habis nikahan (oke, buat susun rencana <i>honeymoon</i>, aku sampai sudah serahkan semuanya sama Anton, karena aku benar-benar sudah gak sanggup lagi urus ini itu T_T), mengatur beberapa sistem operasional baru untuk </span><u style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/dapurfit/" target="_blank">Dapurfit</a></u><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">, dan tentunya ngelakuin semua itu sambil mengurus kerjaan aku kreasi konten untuk media sosial DAN ke-<i>distract</i> terus menerus oleh berbagai film, serial TV dan kucing-kucing aku yang super gemas</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"> </span><u style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/bolmik/" target="_blank">bolmik</a></u><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Mama peduli banget sama aku, pokoknya Mama cuma mau anaknya cepat <i>move on</i> dan jadilah Mama ikutan ke India padahal Mama orangnya sangat tidak tahan panas dan India waktu itu lagi SUPER PANAS (s/d </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.8px;">40º C di bulan April) 😱♨️😭💕</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">Mungkin karena pada dasarnya aku itu <i>introvert</i> yang egois, jadi aku tidak suka bergaul dengan orang banyak (dan memang jumlah teman dekat aku super sedikit dari dulu), tapi aku tetap butuh bersosialiasi; dan kalau bisa sama seseorang yang sayang banget sama aku, selalu ada untuk aku dan mau ngelakuin apapun buat aku. Dan pastinya posisi yang menuntut semua kriteria itu lebih cocok diisi oleh seorang pacar</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"> daripada seorang teman. Lagipula, meskipun aku tipe orang yang logis dan jarang banget mau nunjukin sisi rentan aku (terutama dalam sebuah hubungan, soalnya aku selalu merasa sisi rentan aku itu bisa jadi pisau bermata dua), diam-diam aku orangnya *ehm* romantis (dalam hati). Jadi kalau aku bisa ketemu '<i>the one</i>' selagi masa pencarian, ya buat aku itu <i>jackpot</i> banget.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">Satu hal yang pasti, aku TIDAK PERNAH <i>stay</i> lama-lama di sebuah hubungan yang buruk. Ini faktor yang penting banget, karena kalau kamu orangnya gampang terikat dan tidak tegaan putusin orang lain, suatu hari kamu bisa saja bangun sama orang yang... tidak tepat buat kamu. Jadi, begitu aku ada <i>feeling</i> ini bukan orang yang tepat buat aku (misalnya: </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">tidak</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"> tulus, anak mami, berpotensi selingkuh, kasar, pelit, dan banyak lagi sifat-sifat jelek lainnya yang </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">tidak</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"> mungkin bisa diperbaiki), aku </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">tidak</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"> pernah ragu <i>sedikitpun</i> untuk putus dan menjauh dari dia sepenuhnya karena aku terlalu sayang sama diri aku sendiri untuk membiarkan orang lain <i>bully</i> aku, dan aku </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">tidak</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"> rela buang waktu aku lebih lama lagi sama orang yang salah. Nah rekor itu dipatahkan sama mantan aku yang terakhir itu, yang bikin aku ke India. Karena meskipun hubungan kita jelek banget dan aku sudah berkali-kali coba putusin dia</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">, pada akhirnya dia minta putus juga sama aku. Tapi mengingat dia orang pertama yang minta putus sama aku, aku jadi <i>down</i> banget karena ego aku super tinggi hahaha. Ya, walau pada akhirnya kalau dipikir-pikir itu benar-benar <i>blessing in disguise</i> sih, karena kalau kejadiannya </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">tidak</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"> seperti itu, mungkin aku </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">tidak</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"> akan dapat pencerahan ini.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">Oke, seperti yang kalian lihat, alasan-alasan aku di atas tentunya kurang sehat untuk menjadi dasar sebuah hubungan, karena sifatnya kekanak-kanakan dan egois, ya gak sih? Dan aku sadar bahwa dasar yang jelek tentunya </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">tidak</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"> bisa dipakai untuk membangun hubungan yang bagus. Berangkat dari pemikiran itulah, aku memutuskan untuk <b>mengubah pola pikir aku</b>, dan langkah pertama yang harus aku ambil adalah <b>mencoba hidup bebas dan <i>single</i> selama... yang dibutuhkan</b>. Sebut saja ini '<i>relationship detox</i>' atau apalah, tapi yang benar-benar tidak aku sangka adalah dalam masa-masa <i>single</i> ini, aku bukan hanya menemukan diri aku sendiri, tapi aku juga menemukan orang yang akan jadi pasangan hidup aku.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">Oke, satu per satu. Sebagai seorang <i>introvert</i> yang jarang banget bergaul sama teman, pergi ke acara-acara menarik atau melakukan hal-hal yang bisa menciptakan kemungkinan bertemu orang baru (baca: potensi pacar), aku benar-benar merasa Facebook itu alternatif super oke karena sistemnya benar-benar memudahkan proses <i>stalking</i>. Serius aku ga bohong, semuanya ada di sana, lho. Kamu mau cek zodiak seseorang, siapa saja teman yang kalian sama-sama kenal, film favorit mereka, berapa banyak saudara kandung yang mereka punya, kamu tinggal cek Facebook mereka dan <i>tadaaa</i>, <i>skip</i> semua pertanyaan dan lanjut ke tahap berikutnya -atau tidak.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";">Hal ini pastinya hanya akan berhasil kalau gebetan kamu itu benar-benar mengisi semua pertanyaan Facebook nya, sih. Tapi dulu (kira-kira tahun 2008-2012), Facebook adalah media sosial paling populer seperti Instagram hari ini, jadi kebanyakan orang memakai Facebook untuk <i>exist</i>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";">Nah, coba kita balik ke masa-masa <i>cowok ini</i> kirim aku <i>message</i> di Facebook.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Dia ga banyak bicara, cuma nanya, "Gimana liburannya?" Soalnya waktu itu aku baru dari Bali.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Tapi <b>yang langsung menarik perhatian aku adalah namanya, Anton Widjaja, karena Papa aku namanya Anton, dan Mama aku nama belakangnya Wijaya </b>(walaupun 'Widjaja' itu ejaan lama, tapi sama-sama kalau dibaca jadi 'Wijaya'). Reaksi aku spontan langsung, "Apa-apaan nih." Sayangnya, dia tuh tipe orang yang sama sekali ga ngurus media sosialnya, jadi bakat <i>stalking</i> aku sia-sia, deh.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><i>Aaaaanyway</i>, kalian ingat kan waktu di India aku sempat janji ke diri aku sendiri untuk <i>single </i>dulu? <i>Well</i>, aku mungkin agak sedikit mangkir dari janji itu dengan <i>reply </i>dia. Lagian, sekedar <i>chat </i>doang ga masalah, kan ya?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";">Aku pergi sama dia, dong! Parah, lemah abis!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">Ummm oh iya, nama kakaknya juga Elissa, lho!!! Kebetulan. yang. aneh. banget. gak. sih.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">Setelah ketemu dan ngobrol lebih lanjut, ternyata cowok ini sangat, sangat <i>sweet</i> dan yang pasti dia itu cowok PALING gigih yang pernah aku temuin selama ini. Belum lagi dia lumayan, ehm, enak dilihat.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">"Terus gimana soal janji <i>single-</i>dan-merasa-puas-dengan-diri-sendiri nya??" </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">Suara hati aku seolah teriak sama aku.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";">Dan 'suara hati' yang aku maksud adalah </span></span><u style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://instagram.com/elleyamada" target="_blank">ELLE</a></u><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">, adikku tercinta. Yep, dari awal Elle sudah sangat mendukung program <i>relationship detox </i>aku ini, dan dia berkali-kali mengingatkan aku untuk fokus demi kebaikan aku sendiri. KZL.</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Seminggu setelah pertemuan pertama aku dengan Anton, Elle dan aku pergi ke Singapura untuk syuting Pantene.</span></span><br />
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<span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Yang bikin aku kaget, ANTON NYUSUL KE SANA JUGA DONG dan karena dia tahu jadwal aku dan Elle cukup padat, dia minta aku ketemu dia KALAU AKU SEMPAT SAJA. Aku kayak, OMG dia ada disini! Dan ya ampun, orangnya pengertian banget *nilai tambah*!!! Tapi karena aku tidak mau terlalu mengabaikan (bikin kesal) suara hati aku (Elle), jadi aku berencana menemui dia di lobi hotel tempat aku menginap saja, mungkin sekedar ngobrol-ngobrol di sana karena sudah lumayan malam setelah syuting selesai, dan besoknya kami sudah harus bangun pagi untuk syuting lagi.</span></span><br />
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<span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">*<i>Btw akhirnya aku gagal traktir dia es krim karena ternyata, di dompet aku hanya ada selembar uang 1000 dolar Singapura (belum sempat aku tukar jadi uang receh) dan tentunya bang es krim gak punya kembalian yang cukup buat aku. Aku malu banget tapi Anton cuma ketawa dan akhirnya dia yang bayar es krim-nya. Sampai hari ini dia masih suka ngeledekin aku soal 'insiden es krim'. -_-</i></span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Sementara itu (kalau kalian penasaran tentang Ant), setelah India, aku tidak pernah SEKALIPUN membalas <i>chat</i>, <i>comment</i>, telepon, <i>email</i>... Dia mengirim banyak banget <i>email</i>, btw. Tunggu, aku akan <i>screenshot </i>beberapa dan menaruhnya disini hahaha. Kamu bisa klik setiap <i>email </i>untuk memperbesar tulisannya:</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">Aku tuh selalu senyum-senyum sendiri baca <i>email</i> dari dia, tapi secara aku udah <i>fix</i> <strike>ga bisa</strike> ga bakal melakukan apapun soal itu, akhirnya aku cuma <i>forward </i>semua <i>email </i>itu ke... </span><u style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://instagram.com/fifiutama" target="_blank">MAMA</a></u><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">! Hahahahaha. Aku tahu aku ga bisa bahas <i>email </i>itu sama Elle, soalnya aku udah coba sekali dua kali, tapi ujung-ujungnya dia selalu kuliahin aku agar kembali ke jalan yang benar menjadi <strike>biarawati</strike> seorang cewek yang kuat dan ga butuh </span><span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";">validasi dari cowok untuk merasa puas dan percaya diri.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><i>"Ya elah Jess, kalau Mama jadi kamu, Mama bakal angkat telepon itu sekarang juga!!! Boleh ga Mama angkat teleponnya?"</i> Ya enggak lah, Ma!! </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">😂</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Yah, <i>lumayan </i>lancar lah, secara kalau kalian lihat dari <i>chat </i>dan <i>email </i>di atas, awalnya aku memang masih agak ragu untuk memulai lagi (<i>so sorry, </i>sayang<i> </i></span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">😂), tapi akhirnya kita berhasil sampai tahap sekarang ini kok yeyyy!!! Hehehe.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Salah satu teman baik aku, </span></span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><u><a href="https://www.instagram.com/hannawijaya87/" target="_blank">Hanna</a></u>, juga menanyakan hal yang sama pertama kali dia ketemuan sama aku dan Ant (saat itu, aku sudah terima lamaran dia, jadi status kita saat itu sudah tunangan). Sesaat begitu Hanna sampai di meja kami, hal pertama yang dia lakukan bahkan sebelum duduk adalah menjabat tangan Ant dan tanpa basa-basi dia langsung bertanya, "Luar biasa. Elu ngapain aja sampe Jess mau merit sama lu? Soalnya gw kenal Jess udah lama banget, dan setau gw, dia ga tertarik buat merit."</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Itu memang benar sih, dan aku rasa, perasaan skeptis tentang pernikahan itu adalah hal yang lumayan umum di kalangan anak-anak yang orang tuanya bercerai. Jadi, walaupun aku memang diam-diam orangnya romantis, selama ini aku cenderung pesimis. Apalagi setelah beberapa hubungan yang berakhir dengan kegagalan, makin lama aku makin ga berani berharap bahwa suatu hari, <i>akhirnya </i>aku akan bertemu dengan <i>THE ONE</i>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Oke, balik ke pertanyaan tadi. Hm, pas ditanya begitu, jujur aku bingung harus mulai dari mana, jadi akhirnya aku buka aplikasi Notes di hp aku saja, dimana aku ada <b>satu daftar yang khusus aku isi dengan hal-hal terlucu, tergemas, ter-<i>sweet</i> yang pernah Ant lakukan buat aku (dan keluarga aku) yang </b></span></span><b style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><i>fix </i></b><b style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">bikin aku<i> </i>jatuh hati sama dia</b><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">. Awalnya aku tulis daftar itu supaya pas aku cerita ke Mama, aku ingat keseluruhan cerita beserta detil-detilnya gitu (aku dari kecil selalu cerita apapun sama Mama). Tapi lama-lama itu jadi kebiasaan karena BANYAK BANGET hal-hal yang terjadi dan aku ingin banget bisa ingat semuanya. Dan ini bahkan belum semuanya:</span><br />
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ELLE JESShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05275194939805889698noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553571863464419177.post-27044507283168784382018-08-19T06:50:00.000+07:002018-09-09T17:22:34.890+07:00How I Met My Husband & Why I Chose To Marry Him<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Let me begin with an apology 😞🙏, because it took me so long to properly introduce Anton - the man I now call husband, to you guys. Ever since I posted this following picture on Instagram, I have received a lot of kind comments and DMs (direct messages) from many of you who congratulated me (thanks again, guys! *hugs*). And some of you, especially those who have followed me since years ago also requested me to share the backstory of <b>how I met this guy, and why I chose to marry him</b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.8px;">She's so sweet and caring, she just wanted me to move on ASAP so she tagged along despite India's SUPER HOT WEATHER (up to 40º Celsius in April) 😱♨️😭💕</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">I guess it's because I'm a self-centered introvert, I </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">prefer small social circle (never really have a lot of friends to begin with either), and yet I also need to socialize on daily basis; preferably with someone who sincerely adores me, always be there for me and willing to do anything for me. So, a boyfriend definitely fits the criteria better than a bff. Besides, even though</span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"> I'm a logical person who rarely show my vulnerability (especially in a relationship, because I always feel like it can be used against me), </span></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">secretly I'm a hopeless romantic. So i</span></span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">t would be a real jackpot for me if I finally found 'the one' while moving on from one relationship to another.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">So as you can see, my reasoning up there are definitely not the healthiest causes for wanting to be in a relationship, because they're quite childish and selfish, am I right? And I realize that it wouldn't be possible for me to build </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">a good relationship out of a bad foundation. </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">Therefore, during that very moment in India</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">, </span><b style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">I decided to change my mindset, </b><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">and first of all I'd need to try to</span><b style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"> be truly free and single for... God knows how long</b><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">. Call it a relationship detox or whatever, but l</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">ittle did I know that along this journey, not only I found myself, I also found the love of my life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";">He didn’t say much, just a simple, “Hi. How’s your holiday?”. But <b>what instantly caught my attention was his name, Anton Widjaja, because my dad’s first name was Anton, and my mom’s surname is Wijaya</b> (same pronouncement with 'Widjaja', only slightly different spelling). So naturally, my first reaction was, “What the hell”. Unfortunately for me, he’s one of those people who doesn’t really take care of his online persona, so all I could figure out from his barely used Facebook page was... nothing, really.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";">And by inner voice, I mean my one and only sister <u><a href="http://instagram.com/elleyamada" target="_blank">ELLE</a></u>. Yep, she’s very supportive of this relationship detox idea from the beginning, and she would constantly remind me to stay focused for my own good. FML.</span></span><br />
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</span></span> <span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Meanwhile (if you're wondering about Ant), after India, I have never replied to ANY of his messages, comments, phone calls, emails... Boy he did send me lots of emails. Wait, I'll just screenshot some and put them here hahaha. You can click on each email to enlarge it:</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Well, kind of, because as you can see up here, I was still a bit scared to start again at first (so sorry, babe 😂), but we managed to work it out anyway yayyy!!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Honestly, now that I think about it after being married to him and all, </span><b style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">if it weren't for him patiently waiting for me throughout that period</b><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">, </span><i style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">if</i><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"> I decided to just be with him after India, </span><b style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">maybe I would still have my doubts about myself, and about him</b><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">. After all, it wasn't only me who just broke up with someone - he, too, just got out of a relationship in 2014. So naturally, I was skeptical that he'd just wanted to use me as a rebound. But that thought was cleared out thanks to his 'waiting time', because if all he wanted was a rebound, he should've just gone for another girl right away, not waiting for THIS girl, </span><i style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">"without definitive time limit"</i><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"> (as he said in that June 2015 email), right? 😛 I guess everything really happened for a reason, then, and for this particular reason, I'm just very, very grateful.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">One of my best friends, <u><a href="https://www.instagram.com/hannawijaya87/" target="_blank">Hanna</a></u>, also asked the same question when she first met me and Ant on a dinner (by that time, we were already engaged). When she got to our table, the first thing she did before sitting down was shaking Ant's hand and shot him right away, "Amazing. What exactly did you do that made her want to marry you? </span></span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Because I've known Jess for so long, and as far as I'm concerned, she just doesn't want</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"> to get married."</span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">His extraordinary efforts even made my grandma said to me twice, "If there is a reincarnation and if I'm going to be reborn as a girl again, I wish there would be a guy who would do the same things for me. Chasing me around the world, how nice!" 😂😭😂 But </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">I know that some people might find things that he did for me a bit too much? Like, I know some girls prefer their guys to be a bit mysterious and not clingy, but for me personally, I hate guys who play games and I love those</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;"> who wear their heart on their sleeve, just like Ant. And yes, I love it when he's clingy, I think it's really cute. 🙈💕</span></span></div>
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ELLE JESShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05275194939805889698noreply@blogger.com61tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553571863464419177.post-6469789061783512792018-07-11T20:52:00.001+07:002018-07-16T22:50:26.351+07:00HOSHINOYA Tokyo | A Luxurious Ryokan in the Heart of Tokyo<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Welcome to HOSHINOYA Tokyo, the city's first luxury five-star ryokan that combines contemporary and traditional designs with high-tech features.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This stay marked the third time I've had the privilege</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> of staying at Hoshino Resorts properties (the first time was </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://elleandjess.blogspot.com/2018/05/my-stay-at-lhotel-de-hiei-ryokan-on.html" target="_blank">Hoshino Resorts L'Hotel de Hiei</a>, and the second time was</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><a href="https://elleandjess.blogspot.com/2018/06/a-luxurious-and-relaxing-getaway-at.html" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">HOSHINOYA Kyoto</a><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">). And for the third time, I was, once again completely impressed by the design aesthetic, the quality of service, the various activities you can do, the FOOD, and the attention to detail put into everything. For example, the building looks like a tall black monolith from afar, but as you get closer, you'll see that its dark exterior is actually an elegant lattice of leaf-like patterns that veils the building. ↓</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">HOSHINOYA Tokyo is surrounded by office towers as it is situated in the Central Business District of Tokyo, only 300m from Otemachi Station (very easy walking distance), making it convenient to reach from anywhere in the city and for you to go wherever you wish in the city.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">As soon as I walked in, the buzzing atmosphere of Tokyo begins to fade away and I felt the elegant silence that spread throughout the ryokan.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I was greeted by a seasonal ikebana arrangement and a bright and friendly staff in a kimono who asked me to take off my shoes for her to store in one of these bamboo shoeboxes that line the hallway ↓</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">What a unique idea for shoeboxes, right? 😍</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">"If you had to take off your shoes, how did you walk around the ryokan then?"</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">The answer is, by barefoot or in socks.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">"Was it dirty? Or uncomfortable?"</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Not at all, all the areas are very clean and the floors are covered entirely with tatami mats (even in the elevators)!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There are two types of lounge in HOSHINOYA Tokyo. The first one is located on each guest floor where we do the check-in process while being </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">served welcome snack and drink, and </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">explained about the ryokan by the staff who speaks very fluent English.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Delicious mochi to welcome your stay 💖</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This lounge is also called <i>Ochanoma</i> where guests can enjoy seasonal sake and confectionary 24/7 for free. What's more exciting is that the confectionery changes throughout the day! For example, you'll have onigiris in the morning, various sweets in the afternoon, and ramen noodles in the evening! 😋</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There are also a work station, sofa, and books to complete your relax time here.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Enjoying my favorite, the Dorayaki! It was seriously the most delicious dorayaki I've ever had! I even asked the staff where to buy it! 😂</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">The second lounge is located on the lobby floor where you do the check-out process.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">If you are staying here and you want to invite your friend, s/he can only visit this area.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Hotel merchandises are also available to purchase here ↓</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">HOSHINOYA Tokyo has 84 guestrooms that are split into six groups on 14 floors. There are three categories of rooms: Yuri, Sakura and Kiku<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">—</span>named after flowers (lily, cherry blossoms, and chrysanthemum).</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">My room's entrance. I stayed at the Kiku room which is double the size of Yuri and Sakura rooms with a spacious living area and a walking closet.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">The room's key is presented in a form of a wooden case.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">The stars of the room are these low futon beds that are sooo fluffy with soft sheets and plush pillows, you'll feel like you're laying on clouds! 😭😍</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">A lovely welcome letter and drink from HOSHINOYA Tokyo team. Thank you :)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Hoshino Resorts properties were designed to offer their guests a place to relax completely, so they usually do not provide a TV inside guestrooms. However, since HOSHINOYA Tokyo is located in one of the busiest cities in the world, you can expect to find a flat-screen TVs here.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"> The interesting part is, the TV is cleverly hidden away behind a mirror. So, after you press the remote control, the screen will magically appear! ↑</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Walk-in (bamboo) closet with automatic lighting which allows motion sensor.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">There are two sets (depends on how many persons staying) of kimono provided inside the cupboard for you to wear around the ryokan, or even outside for a stroll around the city. There is also a set of pajamas available, just like the one in <a href="https://elleandjess.blogspot.com/2018/06/a-luxurious-and-relaxing-getaway-at.html" target="_blank">HOSHINOYA Kyoto</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">A spacious bathroom with a separate bathtub and shower on one side, and a separate toilet on the other. The bathroom is equipped with a hair dryer and high-quality skincare products too.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Love the aesthetic shadows that form on the sheets in the morning. 💘</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">🎌 <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>D I N N E R</b></span> 🎌</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">The dinner is served at the ryokan's restaurant that is located on the basement floor and only open to guests. As you stepped off the elevator, you'll see this big rock formations and earthy clay walls - combine it with the tranquil atmosphere, it will surely make you feel like you are inside a beautiful cave.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">There are two types of dining areas. The first area consists of 10 tables, each separated by a wooden partition ↑ and the second area is a private room with minimalistic designs. ↓</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fun fact: this tray was made out of the same wood as the entryway doors! It was <span style="background-color: white;">Executive Chef Noriyuki Hamada's idea to create the continuity between the hotel and the restaurant.</span> And could you please look at that cute piece of paper! 😻</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Anyway, just like in <a href="https://elleandjess.blogspot.com/2018/06/a-luxurious-and-relaxing-getaway-at.html" target="_blank">HOSHINOYA Kyoto</a>, the dinner comes in <i>Kaiseki</i> type. I've explained about it on my previous post, but I'll repeat it here, in case you haven't read it :)</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Even though the dishes come in small portions, I can assure you that you will leave with a satisfied and very full belly!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Executive Chef Noriyuki Hamada uses his French culinary techniques and fresh Japanese ingredients to create dishes that represent a ryokan experience with a twist. Every single dish was undoubtedly delicious and presented beautifully!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A (literally) sweet birthday surprise for me! Thank you so much 😘</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">🎌 <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>B R E A K F A S T</b></span> 🎌</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">The breakfast is served at your room or the Ochanoma lounge. You can choose between Japanese style and Western Style breakfast. I chose the Japanese style, obviously. 😋</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You can enjoy seasonal sake, wines, and snacks while watching an interesting Kagura performance on the lobby lounge area along with other guests.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">All the guests were very entertained by this talented and hilarious performer! xD</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This activity offers guests an opportunity to gain a deeper appreciation of Japanese hospitality (it starts at 10AM to 11AM).</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A program that calms the heart with deep breath to spend a peaceful night (starts at 10PM).</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The <i>onsen </i>at HOSHINOYA Tokyo is amazing! It is located on the top floor (17th floor) and the hot spring waters flow from 1,500m beneath Tokyo<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">—</span>they said it's good for your skin and body. Aside from it, it has an open roof, so you can enjoy a beautiful view of the night sky at night or cloud-gazing in the morning or afternoon while soaking in a steaming hot bath.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">My experience at HOSHINOYA Tokyo was incredible and is one I'll never forget. Thank you once again to HOSHINOYA Tokyo team for having me and taking care of me during my stay. 💖</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Nearest station: Otemachi Station</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Languages: Japanese, English and Chinese</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Price: US $1,110 (per room/per night) and up</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">HOSHINOYA Kyoto, like Hoshino</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Resorts</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="https://elleandjess.blogspot.co.id/2018/05/my-stay-at-lhotel-de-hiei-ryokan-on.html" style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">L'Hotel de Hiei</a><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">, is also under </span><a href="https://www.hoshinoresorts.com/en/" style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Hoshino Resorts</a><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> management, and even though it's not located on the mountaintop like its sister property, it's still as dreamy because it's peacefully situated on the edge of Kyoto, high atop the Oigawa riverbank, surrounded by beautiful trees, and reached by a shuttle car or</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">—</span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">wait for it</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">—</span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">a riverboat!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">From Arashiyama station, you can either take a 15-minute walk or grab a taxi (around 2,000 yen) to get to the "Waiting Room" which is near the famous Togetsu-kyo bridge ↓ </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You'll do the check-in process here while waiting for the available shuttle car or riverboat to transport you to the hotel. I strongly recommend you to take the boat because the scenery is magnificent and the boat is very comfortable (with cushions on the seats)! However, it is only operating until 6PM, so if you arrive later than that, you can take the car instead. But don't worry, you can still enjoy the boat ride on the next day! :)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Once I stepped into this resort, I felt immediately relaxed by the atmosphere, fresh air, and the friendliness of the staff (90% of the staff here speak fluent english). <span style="text-align: left;">Then I got even more awestruck after I was escorted to my room which was a tastefully decorated ryokan with plenty of modern amenities and a wooden bathtub for a private onsen bath!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A Japanese style bedroom with sooooper comfy beds!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Inside the cupboard: yukatas, pajamas, and coats. You can wear the yukata and coat to walk around the hotel.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I soaked in the bath twice a day just because I wanted to try all the herbs haha (morning herb and night herb are different).</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">↑ HOSHINOYA Kyoto has two gardens and they are both charming ↓</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It was very peaceful and refreshing doing stretching and simple yoga in this beautiful weather under the trees! The instructor spoke in a soft and clear manner too 😌</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Nearest station: Arashiyama Station</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Languages: Japanese, English and Chinese</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Price: US $1,081 (per room/per night) and up</span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">First stop! <u><a href="http://bit.ly/usjexpress" target="_blank">Universal Studios Japan</a></u> is a fun, family-friendly theme park where you can enjoy thrilling rides like The Flying Dinosaur (highly recommended), immerse yourself in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, unleash your inner sailor scout at the Sailor Moon anime attraction, get entertained by the 4D shows, stage shows, and even street shows — all that while taking beautiful pictures around the park!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Just two muggles trying to study and practice magic. This is one of the attractions at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter area: Wand Magic. So, when you cast the spells while waving your wand in a certain way, it can perform magic from water fountains to light up lanterns! It was pretty fun! :D</span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">This area is the cutest of all, so you might want to spend some time here to take instagrammable pictures! ♥(ˆ⌣ˆԅ)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Many of you asked us about these Sailor Moon bags when we posted it on our Instagram, so they are actually POPCORN BAGS! Correction, they are the CUTEST popcorn bags! You can buy them (along with the popcorn) at this stall in front of the cinema.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">There's also a Sailor Moon shop adjoining the cinema where you can buy a lot of merchandises like sailor wands (not only Sailor Moon's), hair accessories, makeup, clothes, etc.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Who wants some Sailor Moon themed desserts? (♥ω♥ ) ~♪</span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Our next day in Osaka, first thing in the morning we went to </span><u style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://bit.ly/harukas-usj-vip" target="_blank">Harukas 300 Observatory</a></u><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">, which happens to be THE TALLEST BUILDING IN JAPAN!! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Standing 300 meters above the ground,</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"> the observatory building </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">has this new attraction, <b>Edge The Harukas</b>. What is it, exactly? </span></span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">So first, we went up to the 60th floor (the highest floor that is) with this</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"> </span><u style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9KuAlSTEaU" target="_blank">elevator</a></u><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">, which was quite a view itself:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">After that, we jumped to those rocking red suits, and climbed up the ⚡️ stairs, heading toward the edge of the building. The guides -the ones in the blue suits- explained to us about the building and the attraction, while making sure that all the safety procedures are done (making sure our</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;"> harnesses are attached to the safety rail, etc.).</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">After that, she asked us to look at the beautiful city view, lean forward and scream "HARUKAS!!". Not thrilling enough, she then asked us bend over the edge of the skyscraper, and raise our hands. Well, that's when we started to get the kick. But not only that, she got us to do THIS:</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">HELL YEAH WE LEANED OVER UPSIDE DOWN WITH OUR HANDS DANGLING WOOHOO!!</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">What a way to 'feel' the amazing height! Seriously, even with the harness, the thrill was REAL!! And of course, there’s a bonus of enjoying the gorgeous Osaka city view from high up in the sky! 😻 Very recommended when you visit Osaka, especially if you're also a thrill seeker like us lol. But even if you do not fancy doing this kind of thing, you can also opt to go to this other side of the building:</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">Now this one- how to say this? Both of us love animals, we're a fan of them. We grew up with a lot of pets: fishes, turtles, chickens, dogs, rabbits, and now <u><a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/bolmik/" target="_blank">cats</a></u>. When we were smaller and our parents didn't let us keep a pet yet, we'd even beg them to take us to pet shops, where we can at least get up-close and personal with the animals, with a chance to even pet them if we're lucky. Our infatuation with animals doesn't diminish as we get older, it just grows. So naturally, whenever we travel and there is this zoo or that aquarium, we'd try our best to visit them!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";">But, with increasing amount of informations we get about <u><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHBuAOp5upU" target="_blank">animals in captivity</a></u>, our joyous little visits to these places feel more and more like a guilty pleasure, instead of being a pure pleasure like it once was. Simply put, we are absolutely happy to meet these animals, but are they happy to meet us humans?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">And that was the exact dilemmatic feeling we went through during our visit to Nifrel, an <i>"interactive aquazoo which houses 2,000 animals of 150 kinds, and is artistically designed to highlight the individuality of each creature, using a combination of construction, lighting, music and screen images."</i> (quoted from <u><a href="http://www.nifrel.jp/en">www.nifrel.jp/en</a></u>).</span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">Seriously though, this place is EXTREMELY visually aesthetic. There are sections which are artistically designed based on our senses, like this 'Colors' and 'Shapes' sections, which shows us water creatures based on, well, their unique colors and shapes:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">There's also this 'Wonder Moments' room, which is <i>"an interactive art experience delivered to you via a round light installation, which has been created by Artist Takahiro Matsuo. You will be taken to a mysterious world which could give you a sense of viewing the earth and other stars and planets from space. The spherical body portrays various scenes from nature, including water sculptures, flowers and trees, as well as the universe, with a shower of light being poured over you"</i>. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Really wish we had more time to spend in this magical installation (that day's schedule was pretty packed), but for now, let us just immerse ourselves in this <u><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQmocYNKqRk" target="_blank">Youtube video of it</a></u>.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">We were totally fascinated by the otherworldly charm of this place UNTIL we reached the 'Waterside' section, which showcases MUCH bigger animals such as a pig-nosed turtle, a white tiger, a pygmy hippopotamus, and a saltwater crocodile, which are definitely more intelligent and has more self-awareness than the fishes or the other small creatures in the 'Colors' or 'Shapes' section.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">First of all, each of them are alone, meaning that they don't even have one friend of the same species like the other creatures in Nifrel, these four guys are just- well, alone. Second of all, each of these animals are given the largest spaces here in Nifrel (except for the turtle, whose tank is the same size with the other smaller critters in the 'Waterside' area), but even so, these spaces are just too small for these big guys. Take the pig-nosed turtle for example. Here, his tank is just about 1 meter deep, while in nature, this cutie usually inhabits rivers <u><a href="https://www.arkive.org/pig-nosed-turtle/carettochelys-insculpta/" target="_blank">up to seven metres deep</a></u>. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Now the saltwater crocodile. Averagely 5-7 meters long in the nature, they are known as <u><a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/s/saltwater-crocodile/" target="_blank">excellent swimmers and have often been spotted far out at sea</a></u>. Here in Nifrel, the enclosure isn't even big enough as human swimming pool, and yet it's as empty as human swimming pool, unlike their <u><a href="http://marinebio.org/upload/crocodylus-porosus/6.jpg" target="_blank">natural habitat</a></u> at all.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">The white tiger enclosure has too many sharp corners here and there, and there's simply not enough room for him to run around. We were actually a bit confused as to why there's a white tiger in the 'Waterside' section, and after a simple (google) research, we found this short <u><a href="https://www.wildcatsanctuary.org/the-truth-about-white-tigers/" target="_blank">article</a></u> describing that it's been known that <i>"the entire captive white tiger population originated from one single white tiger and has been inbred ever since. In order to retain this recessive gene, zoos and breeders must continually inbreed father to daughter and father to granddaughter and so on. This inbreeding has caused many genetic problems. For years, breeders and exhibitors have been using the excuse that white tigers are an endangered species so they need to keep breeding them. This is completely false. Breeders of white tigers do not contribute to any species survival plan; they are breeding for money." </i>T_T</span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">And finally, there's the 'Behaviour' section, where we can interact super duper closely with the animals there. We got so excited when we entered the room because there were these victoria crowned pigeons and ring-tailed lemurs which casually ran around us! There are also many other cute animals and most of them are uncaged except for the otters!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">In the video, there were only one penguin, but when we were there, there were about four to five penguins who kept swimming hard like that, banging their beaks against the glass wall, as if they're trying to get out of there. We asked three staffs there, who all answered similarly. They said, "Oh, they (the penguins) love to dive deep, but since their body is too light, they use their beak against the wall to help them reach deeper into the water".</span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">Our conclusion: Nifrel is truly a 'living museum', a highly artistic one filled with living animals as part of its exhibition, as its commercial <u><a href="https://youtu.be/OpKKjgfguwY" target="_blank">here</a></u> probably intended us to perceive it so:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">Our last visit of the day was to this magical place filled with marine life. Just like what we said up there, it's always a pleasure for us to meet animals up close.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="color: #807870; font-size: 13px;"><span style="text-align: left;">Unlike Nifrel, the tanks here are much, MUCH bigger, that even though it was completed in 1990, today in 2018, it's still number 6 out of </span><u style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://worldcitiesranking.com/best-aquariums-top10/" target="_blank">10 largest aquariums in the world</a></u><span style="text-align: left;">.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">The size of the massive main tank really impressed us. We literally had to spiral our way down from the 8th floor entryway to get to the bottom of this 9 x 34 meters tank. Looking around, it made us feel like we're going underwater with these ocean friends!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="color: #807870; font-size: 13px;">There are a wide variety of marine creatures and all of them seemed well cared for, but still.. *sigh* just like what we said about Nifrel, now every time we see some</span></span></span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;"> bigger, more intelligent animals in captivity such as (and especially) the dolphins and whale shark, </span></span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">we can't help but feel sad for them. </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">😭</span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">I</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">f</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"> you've watched the movie <u><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackfish_(film)" target="_blank">Blackfish</a></u>, which we really recommend you to do so if you haven't already, you'd totally understand what we're talking about.</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"> It's always a fascinating and exciting experience for us to see and observe these beauties up close, but deep down we also know that they would live a <u><a href="http://uk.whales.org/faqs/captivity#n8111" target="_blank">happier, healthier and longer life in their own home, the sea</a></u>. GUILTY PLEASURE MIXED FEELINGS TO THE MAX!!!</span><br />
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<i style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">King Penguin (aptenodytes patagonicus) in Kaiyukan</i><br />
<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">These guys remind me of Mumble, if you remember that awkward penguin in the movie Happy Feet, who accidentally got captured and put in a zoo? 😞</span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">On the other hand, we do realize that not all of us can travel to Antarctica, or dive the depths of the Pacific Ocean, and without places like zoos and aquariums like this, we probably would never get the chance to see these animals in person. A</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">nd watching kids’ faces light up like this is a joy in itself:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">All around the place, there are many parents pointing at the various creatures, telling their kids about them, and the kids would press their cheeks against the glass, looking astonished and seemingly very eager to learn about these fascinating friends from the sea. Honestly, we feel like these kids too! But then again, <b>it is a few hours of entertainment for us, but a lifetime of captivity for these animals</b>. 😞😭</span><br />
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ELLE JESShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05275194939805889698noreply@blogger.com20Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan34.6937378 135.5021650999999634.4848083 135.17944159999996 34.902667300000005 135.82488859999995tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553571863464419177.post-67616553481348379542018-05-23T19:29:00.000+07:002018-06-04T20:54:36.641+07:00My Stay at Hoshino Resorts L'Hotel de Hiei on the Mountaintop in Kyoto<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The first time I visited this beautiful city was in 2016 with mom and Jess, but it was only a one-day trip, with no overnight stay. This time though, I spent 4D3N and I stayed at two different hotels. So, today I'm going to share my review on the first hotel, Hoshino Resorts L'Hotel de Hiei.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The welcome food tasted from savory to sweet, and each one was accompanied by three different cups of "Oumi Tsuchiyama Tea" </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">—the tea that</span> </span><span style="color: #666666;">has the</span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> longest history of all Japanese tea, and was said to be good for your heart health. Each cup of tea was prepared using different techniques to best complement each food.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The size of the bedroom is relatively spacious compared to average Japanese rooms and the interior come in several designs inspired by French cities, like Provence, Savoie, Normandie, and Paris. My room was the Savoie room. I really loved the use of high-quality wood around the room! 😍</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Anyway, as I've mentioned earlier, they have several designs for the rooms, and this one is the Paris-themed room. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: left;">↓</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">There is also a painting that represents each country i</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">n front of the room (how cute is that!)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The total number of guest rooms is only around 30, so rest assured you will get individualized attention :)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I've got to say the dinner at Hoshino </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Resorts</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> L'Hotel de Hiei is the most unforgettable experience from my stay. The meals were made using local ingredients that had been picked carefully straight from Lake Biwa and Omi area, an area around Lake Biwa. Then they were prepared using French technique.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The results? EXQUISITE!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My personal favorite was the Potage/Soup - Chicken C<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">onsommé with lever paste, but the steak was a close second.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There are several activities that you can enjoy during your stay at Hoshino</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Resorts</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> L'Hotel de Hiei, such as wine tasting, afternoon tea, and morning prayers at Enryakuji Temple.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I didn't get the chance to experience the first two, but I was lucky enough to join the morning prayers</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">—</span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the one I had anticipated the most! 💫</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So, I went on the hotel shuttle bus early in the morning (6AM) along with other guests to the Enryakuji Temple area. There was no photography allowed inside the temple, but I can say it was such a unique experience to just sit there listening to the monk chanting in Japanese (even though I didn't understand a word), and surrounded by Japanese elementary students who, I assumed, were having a field trip to the temple.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">was founded in 788 A.D. and is<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"> one of the most significant monasteries in Japanese history. As such, it has been part of the </span><span style="color: #666666;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNESCO" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="UNESCO">UNESCO</a><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Heritage_Site" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;" title="World Heritage Site">World Heritage Site</a> </span>since 1994.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There are numerous important temples and stupas gathered in this area, and the prayers </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">were held at Konpon Chu-do, the most important temple in Hieizan where the hidden Buddhist icon Yakushi Nyorai is enshrined.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On our way back to the hotel, we passed by this spectacular view of Lake Biwa (<i>Biwa-ko</i>), the largest freshwater lake in Japan and one of the oldest lakes in the world</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">—</span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">at least 4 million years old! This lake can also be viewed from the hotel.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As Hoshino</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Resorts</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> L'Hotel de Hiei is located on the border of Kyoto and Shiga prefectures, you will find many items that were produced in Shiga prefecture that you can buy at the gift shop, as well as </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;">Hōjicha (roasted green tea).</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">An outfit isn't complete without a certain hairstyle to top it up. And when it comes to summer, all we want is to look cool AND stay cool at the same time. E</span></span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">specially since it's summer (read: hot and humid) all year long in Indonesia. </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">But don't go chopping off your hair just yet, because we've got these four celebrity-inspired summer hairstyles that we think would be perfect for you to try out this weekend.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As much as I love my hometown, Jakarta, I can't ignore the fact that the air pollution here is pretty bad. And it does not only affect our respiratory system, it also has negative effects on our skin and, t</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: left;">hanks to new research, on our hair as well—ranging from dryness to breakage to hairfall!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: left;">Well to me, hair is more than an accessory; it's an <b>investment</b>. I mean, it</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: left;"> can do a great deal for your look—when your hair looks amazing, your whole look is amazing, and you FEEL amazing!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since I was in middle school, my mom - who <i>really</i> cares about skin and hair care - have made me used Pantene shampoo and conditioner. Sometimes I tried other brands, but always came back to Pantene with the reasons being:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. The shampoo cleanses my hair without making it squeaky clean.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. The conditioner leaves my hair soft and smooth, yet still full of body.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They have a long-lasting great scent. Having hair that smells great all day long can not only boost your mood and make you feel confident, but also helps to leave a good impression on others!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now I'd like you to meet my P3K box,</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: left;"> 'Pertolongan Pantene Pada Kerontokan' box from Pantene which consists of Pantene Hair Fall Control Shampoo and Pantene 3 Minute Miracle Conditioner—the duo that has helped me fight hair fall caused by air pollution and kept it strong and smooth!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For the conditioner though, you really have to leave it for three minutes for maximum benefits! I usually apply my body and facial wash while doing that so I won't get bored in the shower hahah. Then I'll just rinse them altogether. Playing music helps, too!</span></div>
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2. Apply conditioner to the midlengths of your hair to the ends (NOT to your scalp) after cleansing it with shampoo</div>
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4. Avoid using tight hair ties; opt for hair claw clip instead.</div>
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5. Healthy eating. Nutrients like vitamins, iron and proteins are needed for your hair growth and health.</div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">As you have probably knew from </span><u style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://instagram.com/elleyamada" target="_blank">Elle’s instastory</a></u><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"> yesterday, we just experienced a miracle, or should I say...</span><br />
<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">A MEWRACLE. 😹 🙏 ✨ ✨ ✨ </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #807870; font-family: "hiragino kaku gothic pron"; font-size: xx-small;"></span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">12.12.2017. It was cloudy with a drizzle and we were on our way to the mall. Our car was moving slowly when we saw this tiny, grey furry thing scurried down the path and almost got hit by a car in front of us. </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">It awkwardly inched away from that car, and almost got hit by yet another car, and this time it was so close that I screamed out loud. By this time, it was clear to us that the furry grey little thing was a kitten, which by then made a wobbly turn and sprinted towards our direction.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">So if what they say is true that a cat has nine lives, then this kitty has just spent three out of them in just a few minutes. 😱 😭 👊</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">In the car, she (yes, it's a female btw 😻) just stared at me and maintained her adorable position in the cradle of my hands. I think she's also really shocked with the series of accidents she got herself into.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">We live in an apartment and *secretly* already have two cats with us: @<a href="http://instagram.com/boluthecat" target="_blank"><u>boluthecat</u></a> and @<u><a href="http://instagram.com/miikopanda" target="_blank">miikopanda</a></u>. While we really want to adopt this cutie cat, we can't because this baby wouldn't stop meowing the moment we leave her alone. This could make us caught by our apartment's security, and risk Bolu and Miiko getting extracted as well. Bolu and Miiko are very quiet, by the way, so they never got caught. *fingers crossed* 🤞 Getting her back on the street is not an option as well, because as you can already tell from my story up there, this girl is just too careless and she's definitely not made for the street. 🤦♀️ 😭</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">If you are interested to adopt her, please contact me via Instagram DM @<u><a href="http://instagram.com/jessyamada" target="_blank">jessyamada</a></u>.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Cerita dalam film Kartini mengalir sempurna, tidak terlalu cepat dan tidak terlalu lambat. Semua adegan dapat dinikmati dengan baik. Berkat penulisan naskah yang bagus, perpindahan antar adegan yang mulus serta tidak bertele-tele, sinematografi yang menawan, serta akting para pemain yang totalitas, p</span></span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">enonton dapat dibawa secara visual dan emosional ke masa dimana Kartini (diperankan oleh Dian Sastrowardoyo) tengah merakit sejarah.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Demi memerankan Kartini, akrtis cantik Dian Sastro pun berusaha tampil total di film ini. Ia membaca banyak buku tentang Kartini, belajar logat Jawa dan bahasa Belanda dalam waktu singkat, belajar gerak-gerik dan adat istiadat wanita Jawa kuno, hingga berkunjung ke rumah Kartini dan berziarah ke makam Kartini di Rembang.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Salah satu bukti yang memperlihatkan kelihaian tim di balik film ini adalah adanya adegan yang dibawakan tanpa dialog (contoh: ketika </span></span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Slamet memberitahu Ngasirah bahwa ayahnya jatuh sakit</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">) namun kental dengan pengambilan gambar, gestur badan dan mimik wajah yang deskriptif sehingga alur cerita tetap mengalir dan penonton tetap dapat menghayati apa yang tengah terjadi.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Penonton juga kerap diajak 'bermain' ke alam pikiran Kartini yang seolah 'terbang' keluar rumah tempat ia dipingit ketika ia sedang membaca buku dan membaca surat dari kakak dan temannya di Belanda. Cara penyampaian yang sungguh indah dan menarik, serta selaras dengan pepatah 'Buku adalah jendela dunia'.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Kalau baru saja menonton film Beauty and the Beast, mungkin penonton akan terbayang kemiripan Kartini dengan Belle yang sama-sama kutu buku dan berani menentang arus. Bedanya, dalam film ini Kartini ditemani oleh kedua adik perempuannya, Kardinah (Ayushita) dan Rukmini (Acha Septriasa).</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Kehadiran dua tokoh ini berhasil mengubah citra Kartini di mata saya dari sosok yang 'individualis dan berjuang seorang diri' menjadi 'seorang kakak yang berjuang bersama adik-adiknya dalam susah dan senang'. Menarik sekali melihat Kartini dan adik-adiknya </span></span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">bermain di pantai, memanjat pagar, membatik, memasak, mandi kembang, bercanda dan menangis bersama. Hal ini seolah membuat foto-foto hitam putih yang biasa saya lihat di buku pelajaran mendadak jadi 'hidup' di depan mata, serta membantu 'meringankan' unsur cerita yang 'berat' dalam film ini.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Perjuangan Kartini tak lepas dari peran ayahnya, Raden Mas Adipati Ario Sosroningrat </span></span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">yang diperankan oleh aktor senior Indonesia Deddy Sutomo. Tidak seperti kaum pria pada umumnya di masa itu, ayah Kartini ini tergolong pria yang berpikiran terbuka. Ia memperbolehkan Kartini dan kedua adiknya 'keluar sementara dari pingitan' untuk bergaul dan belajar menulis dari Marie Ovink-Soer, salah satu orang Belanda yang berpengaruh besar dalam hidup Kartini.</span><br />
<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Selain berpikiran terbuka, ayah Kartini juga digambarkan sebagai sosok yang penuh kasih sayang dalam film ini. Hal ini dapat dilihat dari tatapan, perbuatan dan cara bicaranya pada Kartini. Ia ikut bangga dan senang ketika artikel Kartini dipublikasikan di majalah Belanda, dan bahkan membelikan Kartini meja tulis untuk mendukung bakat dan cita-cita putrinya ini.</span><br />
<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Ketika Kartini ingin menulis surat pada pemerintah Belanda untuk mendapat beasiswa pendidikan, sang ayah juga mengizinkan meskipun awalnya beliau ragu karena ditentang banyak pihak. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Film yang sarat dengan unsur kekeluargaan ini juga menampilkan Christine Hakim sebagai Ngasirah, ibu kandung Kartini. Akting beliau (</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">seperti juga akting-akting pemain lainnya dalam film ini - </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">dari akting para pelayan sampai dengan Kartini kecil, kebanyakan para pemain di film ini menunjukkan kemampuan akting yang mumpuni) patut diacungi jempol. </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Ngasirah rela suaminya menikah lagi dengan R.A. Moeryam (</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Djenar Maesa Ayu</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">), </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">perempuan yang derajatnya lebih tinggi darinya</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">, dengan harapan anak-anaknya bisa sekolah dan "derajatnya bisa lebih tinggi dari ibu". Untuk itu, ia bahkan rela tidak dipanggil 'ibu' oleh anak-anaknya sendiri dan tidur di kamar pembantu.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Ketika Kartini tidak mau menerima lamaran dari seorang bupati yang sudah memiliki tiga istri dan berkeras mau menunggu jawaban dari pemerintah Belanda mengenai proposal beasiswa yang diajukannya, Ngasirah mengajarkan Kartini apa yang tidak mungkin putrinya itu pelajari dari aksara Londo (Belanda), yaitu 'bakti'. Digambarkan dengan cerdas dan indah memakai analogi aksara Jawa 'trinil' dalam film ini, Ngasirah mengatakan, "Manusia, ketika dipangku itu hatinya tentram karena keseimbangannya terjaga. Sepintar-pintarnya Londo itu menguasi dunia, mereka tidak akan pernah mengenal 'pangku'". </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Bakti atau pangku disini memiliki arti yang kurang lebih 'mengorbankan kepentingan diri sendiri demi kebaikan orang lain'.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Kalau film-film Ghibli seringkali memamerkan budaya Jepang yang kental, film Kartini juga tak kalah dalam hal tersebut. Berbagai detil budaya Jawa kuno dari bahasa, pakaian, arsitektur, furnitur dan peralatan rumah tangga, kendaraan, tarian, alat musik, adat istiadat, permainan... semuanya nampak sangat diperhatikan, dihidupkan kembali, dan ditampilkan secara apik sepanjang film ini berlangsung.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Sungguh apresiasi budaya yang luar biasa.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Dedikasi tim untuk menghadirkan semua aspek budaya tersebut dalam film ini dapat dilihat dari <u><a href="https://youtu.be/CczBENL6Jn8" target="_blank">video behind the scene</a></u> ini</i></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Selain keindahan budaya Jawa yang ditonjolkan di film ini, menarik mempelajari perbedaan budaya yang begitu mencolok antara zaman Kartini dan zaman sekarang. Berbagai unsur feminisme yang progresif ditampilkan bersitegang langsung dengan </span></span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">budaya paternalistik yang telah mengakar kuat di sebagian besar negara Asia, termasuk di Indonesia. Sesungguhnya hal inilah yang menjadi dasar pembuatan film Kartini ini.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Hal-hal yang mungkin tidak terbayangkan di zaman sekarang namun kenyataannya benar-benar terjadi di masa Kartini seperti, 'perempuan hidup hanya untuk menikah dengan lelaki yang bukan pilihannya sendiri, dan tidak peduli sebagai istri keberapa', </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">'harus jadi bangsawan supaya bisa belajar',</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"> 'perempuan harus dipingit ('dikurung' di rumah) sejak menstruasi pertama', dan sebagainya.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Seperti dilansir di </span><u style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2017/03/26/hanung-bramantyo-dedicates-kartini-movie-to-men.html" target="_blank">The Jakarta Post</a></u><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">, Sutradara Hanung Bramantyo menyatakan bahwa ia mendedikasikan film ini untuk para pria Indonesia. Hanung berkata bahwa proses pembuatan film ini ikut membantunya belajar cara yang baik dan sepantasnya dalam memperlakukan wanita, jadi ia berharap para pria dapat memahami wanita lebih baik lagi setelah menonton film ini.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Pertama, Kartini menunjukkan sifat yang <b>bersemangat</b>, <b>aktif</b> dan <b>berinisiatif</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Di fim ini, Kartini juga tampil sebagai seorang <b>negosiator ulung</b>. Ketika para pengukir enggan menerima pesanan ukiran dari Kartini karena pada masa itu terdapat mitos bahwa mengukir wayang dapat mendatangkan bencana, Kartini berkata, "Aku sing nanggung dosa'ne, pak". </span></span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Kartini bicara tulus dengan bahasa pengukir itu, t</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">anpa argumentasi panjang atau memakai bahasa elit-elit, atau bahkan mencemooh kepercayaan pengukir tersebut. Para pengukir akhirnya mau mengerjakan pesanan Kartini, dan sesuai harapan, pesanan terus berdatangan dan hingga saat ini Jepara terkenal dengan ukiran kayunya.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Bentuk lain dari apresiasi adalah pemahaman. </span></span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Dalam adegan dimana terdapat acara pengajian keluarga, Kartini nampak menghampiri ulama di akhir pengajian tersebut. Sifatnya yang <b>penuh rasa ingin tahu</b> dan <b>selalu ingin belajar</b> membuatnya ingin mengerti lebih dalam mengenai arti dari ayat-ayat Al-Quran yang dibawakan oleh sang ulama. Kartini lantas meminta Kiai Saleh - sang ulama untuk </span></span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">menterjemahkan ayat-ayat tersebut ke dalam bahasa Jawa dan dibukukan</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">. "Banyak orang merasa sudah cukup puas hanya bisa membaca dalam bahasa Arab saja, tanpa tahu makna dan artinya," sang ulama menjawab. Namun Kartini tidak putus asa, ia tetap meminta sang ulama untuk merealisasikan keinginannya, hingga pada akhirnya sang ulama menghadiahkan kitab yang sudah jadi tersebut sebagai hadiah pernikahan Kartini (sumber: </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><u><a href="http://www.republika.co.id/berita/dunia-islam/khazanah/12/04/01/m1s0xf-kiai-muhammad-saleh-darat-semarang-guru-para-ulama-dan-ra-kartini" target="_blank">http://www.republika.co.id/berita/dunia-islam/khazanah/12/04/01/m1s0xf-kiai-muhammad-saleh-darat-semarang-guru-para-ulama-dan-ra-kartini</a></u>)</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Saya rasa film ini patut ditonton oleh semua orang, terutama remaja yang sedang mencari jati diri. Karena bahkan sampai sekarang pun, tidak dapat dipungkiri bahwa masih banyak orang, bukan saja perempuan, yang tidak berani menyuarakan pendapat atau bahkan mengambil keputusan untuk hidupnya sendiri. Entah itu karena tekanan sosial maupun tekanan dari dalam diri sendiri. </span></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Kartini, melalui film ini seolah berbicara dan membakar semangat kita untuk terus menyuarakan pendapat dan memperjuangkan hak-hak yang seharusnya kita peroleh.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Saya tutup tulisan ini dengan beberapa kutipan inspiratif dari R.A. Kartini:</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><i>"Banyak hal yang bisa menjatuhkanmu. Tapi satu-satunya hal yang benar-benar dapat menjatuhkanmu adalah sikapmu sendiri."</i></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><i>"Saat membicarakan orang lain, Anda boleh saja menambahkan bumbu, tapi pastikan bumbu yang baik."</i></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><i>"</i></b></span></span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b><i>Agama memang menjauhkan kita dari dosa, tapi berapa banyak dosa yang kita lakukan atas nama agama?</i></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">It could be anything from a stunning smile, confident personality, caring gestures to... </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">well, anything based on your personal outlook about the word.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><i>Senyum yang menawan, karakter yang penuh rasa percaya diri, sikap yang menunjukkan kasih sayang, ...bisa jadi apapun, tergantung dari persepsimu mengenai kata 'memesona' tersebut.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">To me, when I hear the word 'charming',</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><i>Pengaruh terbesar dari </i></span></span><u style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://instagram.com/fifiutama" target="_blank"><i>mama</i></a></u><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><i>:</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><i>Aku ingat melihat mama saat bekerja, mengenakan segala atribut 'wanita karir' nya: blazer, celana panjang, sepatu hak tinggi, dan sebagainya. Sayang tidak ada fotonya (coba kalau Instagram sudah ada dari dulu, mungkin ada hashtag #FifiWears </i></span></span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">😁</span><i style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">), tapi ada sesuatu dari setelan pakaian tersebut yang mengatakan bahwa wanita ini cerdas, percaya diri, dapat dipercaya, profesional, tahu apa yang dia mau dan langkah selanjutnya yang akan dia ambil (mama memang sudah seperti itu, tapi penampilannya seperti 'mengkonfirmasi ulang' hal-hal tersebut). Terpesona, aku ingat saat itu aku berpikir, "Wanita karir keren banget! Suatu hari aku mau terlihat seperti itu, pakai semua baju itu PLUS sambil nyetir mobil merah dengan atap terbuka!"</i></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><i>Bicara soal penampilan, kamu sadar gak aku bilang, "Aku mau TERLIHAT seperti itu"? Itu karena saat aku kecil, aku hanya melihat bagian luarnya saja, tanpa benar-benar mengerti apa arti sebenarnya dari menjadi seorang wanita karir (atau wanita yang bekerja sendiri / pengusaha / dsb. Intinya, apapun pekerjaannya:)</i>
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<i style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Mungkin kamu bingung. Kenapa harus 'mandiri secara keuangan', itu kan 'sangat spesifik'.</i><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>It means you're on your own.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>But you can choose not to.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>It means you have options.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>terasa sangat <b>membebaskan</b>.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Hey guys! The product I'm about to review today is 'masker kefir' a.k.a. facial mask that is made from fermented goat milk. If you're into beauty products (or simply exposed to Instagram online stores on daily basis), I'm pretty sure you've heard about this kind of mask because it's pretty popular right now.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><i><b>May 5th</b>: After religiously using it morning and night, this morning I skipped using it because I got to run to campus for group assignment. When I washed my face, my skin is really in super super bad condition. At night when I washed it, there's this underground(?) acne on my left cheek (the painful one that's gonna stay for a pretty long time wth) & small acne on top of my lips. Keep calm and use the mask again at night.</i></span></span></div>
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<i style="color: #807870; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>May 6th</b>: When I washed my face this morning, the left cheek's acne became smaller already, and by nighttime, the upper lip's acne is totally gone. To be fair, I always use on-the-spot acne cream as well, but still, normally, the acnes won't dry out this fast.</span></i><br />
<i style="color: #807870; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>May 7th</b>: The cheek acne is getting smaller, skin texture is nicer, smaller pores..</span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><i><b>August 24th (morning)</b>: Use the mask again. Btw the acnes got better already and skin became more matte.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A while ago, we had the pleasure to visit the city of love with Lux and other influencers from around the world to enjoy some perfume-related experience! Let's get into it! :D</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After a 15-hour long flight, we finally landed in Paris and arrived at our stylish hotel, Hotel Bachaumont. This is the view from our room :)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Greeted by this cute purple box from Lux on the bed! What's inside: a box of </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ladurée</span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> macarons, Lux body wash, notepad, mini Eiffel, and a robe with each of our names embroidered on it!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Jess took the opportunity to pose with the robe immediately! I wanted to but couldn't because I had menstrual cramps, you know that pain in your lower tummy? Ugh.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So, instead of taking insta-worthy pictures, I just laid in bed all afternoon nomming my macarons. Such a shame though, because the weather was so nice that day:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Before our actual dinner started, we sat down for like 15 minutes chitchatting with everyone over wine and Amuse-Bouche* like this:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">*)<i>Amouse-Bouche</i> is <span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">a little bit of food which is served before the meal to stimulate the appetite. The difference with <i>Hors d'Oeuvre</i> is that a</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">n <i>Amuse-Bouche</i> is not ordered by the customers. They are brought to the table free of charge. Everyone in the restaurant gets the same amuse-bouche. <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(Source: </span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">http://www.yourdictionary.com/amuse-bouche)</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> It happened at almost all restaurants we went to. I think they wanted us to sit back and relax before we enjoy the meals, which is totally different than our Asian culture where everything is "chop-chop"!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So, after a short time of mingling, we were seated right away and here's the menu:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And when the sky gets dark, it's just as magical. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; text-align: left;">❤</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Welcomed by foooood! <3</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Anyway, in the USA, Lux is branded as <b>Caress</b>.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We were gathered at this meeting room, seated, and listened to the moderators and perfumers like good students, but it was anything but boring!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: "helvetica neue";">For those who are interested to know:</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #999999; font-family: "helvetica neue";">Perfumes are a blend of different levels of
scent, also called “notes”. When you spray a fragrance on your skin, it moves
through these notes in the following order:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue";">-</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: "helvetica neue"; text-indent: -18pt;">Top notes are what you smell first. They are also what disappear
first, usually within 10 to 15 minutes.</span></div>
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<span style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- </span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: "helvetica neue"; text-indent: -18pt;">Middle notes appear as the top notes die off. These are the
fragrance’s core, determining which family the perfume belongs to — for
example, oriental, woody, fresh, or floral.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: "helvetica neue"; text-indent: -18pt;">- Base notes accentuate and fix the fragrance’s middle notes, also
known as its theme. They comprise the fragrance’s foundation, making the scent
last up to 4 or 5 hours on your skin.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: "helvetica neue"; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(Source: wikihow.com)</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: left;">Besides watching slides, we also got the opportunity to compare A LOT of fragrances or 'notes' from well-known brands, such as Versace, YSL, Chanel, Prada, and so on.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The lunch itself was a unique experience because all the meals had a touch of <b>edible</b> flowers. YES, you can eat the flowers! This was the first time we tasted flowers, and it was quite nice actually!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">↑ </span>Our absolute favorite:</div>
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Pan-Seared Scallops with Herbs & Fennel Mousse</div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On to the main session aka <b>LAB SESSION</b> (Wheeee!!)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Our task was simple: we were given Lux Magical Spell fragrance to smell (which smelled so good, btw) and we had to RECREATE it by mixing the Head (top notes), Heart (middle notes), and Base (base notes)!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> The challenge here was the RATIO. We had to do a lot of trial&error to find the correct ratio of the fragrance!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Geez, I'm telling you, it wasn't easy at all! Well, unless you have a very sharp nose that can differentiate and identify each scent easily like </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Jean-Baptiste Grenouille from the movie Perfume!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We all failed btw, but the wh</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ole experience was all that matters. We felt so happy for learning and experiencing new things! That's what makes us feel alive, don't you think? Never stop learning :)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Another sweets at the end of the day: Meringue and Pierre Herm</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">é</span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> macarons! :D</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Givaudan surprised us by giving each of us a bottle of perfume that they thought were in accordance with our characters haha, so cute right!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thank you, Lux, for being so thoughtful the entire event and for this unique experience.</span></div>
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<i style="color: #807870; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13px;">"It has been estimated that there are approximately 10,000 three-leaf clovers for every four-leaf clover"</i></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">It was a really hot day in Ancol, Jakarta. I was out for a photoshoot and as </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">I was walking to find the perfect spot for the shoot, I stumbled upon a clover field under a big tree.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Realizing they're clovers, I quickly scanned for the four-leaf one, because it is well known that a four-leaf clover is a symbol of luck. And to my surprise.....</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Within a few seconds of scanning, I found this sweet four-leaf clover!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">I was sooo happy!! After making a wish while holding this lucky charm (yes, yes, I'm quite superstitious ^^), I returned to the clover field to find another one because hey, if I could find this one so fast, there must be another ones, right? #greedy #opportunistic</span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">But turns out, after minutes and minutes of scanning, I couldn't find any more of it! :O So I guess it must be a real lucky shot! </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">(ノ≧ヮ≦)ノ*:・゚✧</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Thank you for showing yourself to me, four leaf clover!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Earlier this year, I wrote about this awesome portable wifi (a.k.a. mobile wifi router) in Singapore, and now I'm gonna introduce you to its newly born Indonesian sister, who's now ready to serve our wifi needs all around the world: <b><u><a href="http://bit.ly/wi2fly" target="_blank">Wi2FLY</a></u></b>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Some of you have asked me various questions about traveling, and one of the most frequently asked questions is: Do I prefer to travel by myself or use a travel agent? The answer is the former. I enjoy traveling by myself, creating my own itineraries according to things that really interest me, following my own schedule (which is very 'flexible', I must say), and so </span></span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">I posted this DIY traveling tips last year on </span><u style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><a href="https://ask.fm/jessasked/answers/133419835687" target="_blank">my ask.fm page</a></u><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">As you can see, <b>upon 'Arrival', I strongly suggest to my readers to have a portable wifi ready</b> with them, because </span></span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">imagine this. You're arriving at this deserted terminal at midnight, carrying two heavy suitcases -one on each hand- and nobody's picking you up. It's cold outside but you have to wait for a taxi that seemingly would never come, but it is your best option because you might get lost if you try to walk further from that taxi stand, and besides, it's too cold and the suitcases are getting heavier and you're getting more and more tired.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Then you can connect your smartphone and contact a friend or family who can pick you up, or order a local cab, or perhaps find the best route from that terminal to your hotel and get on with it by yourself, because at the very least... you wouldn't get lost.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">And that's just one of many perks of having a portable wifi around when you're traveling, my friend.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Now now, without further ado, let me re-introduce you to </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><b><u><a href="http://bit.ly/wi2fly" target="_blank">Wi2FLY</a></u></b>, the wifi solution that I mentioned earlier</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Yes, because for this review, I had the chance to try </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><b><u><a href="http://bit.ly/wi2fly" target="_blank">Wi2FLY</a></u></b> on both my Maldives and France trips, and this lil black one got my back in Maldives!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Although during the first night it didn't work (the connection kept failing), that I needed to connect to the wifi in the hotel lobby, the customer service from </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><b><u><a href="http://bit.ly/wi2fly" target="_blank">Wi2FLY</a></u></b> replied me quickly and helped me check on the connection:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">And so, the next days, I was able to surf (geddit geddit, surf~) around the island, happily connected to the outside world. </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Without it, I wouldn't be able to publish any of these posts on my <u><a href="http://instagram.com/jessyamada" target="_blank">Instagram</a></u>:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">And many more on my Snapchat, Shine, <u><a href="http://twitter.com/jessyamada" target="_blank">Twitter</a></u>, <u><a href="http://twitter.com/jessicayamada" target="_blank">Facebook</a></u>, etc. XD</span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Yes, there were a few glitches (the wifi would suddenly stopped working), but most of the time, I easily solved it by pressing the power button on the device to turn it off and and on again (restarting it), and voila, it's back to work.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Used it all day long while enjoying the beautiful views in Nice and Grasse:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Heck, it even accompanied me in the plane for more than an hour due to my delayed flight from Nice to Paris:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Thank you, </span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><b><u><a href="http://bit.ly/wi2fly" target="_blank">Wi2FLY</a></u></b>!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">(( Not to mention how you helped us keeping in touch with our family, friends, clients, customers and employees during the trips ))</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">(( Also, how you enabled us to use these helpful apps on the go: Google Maps, Uber, Waze, TripAdvisor, Google Translate, Weather Forecast, Currency Converter, and so on ))</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">(( Really, thank you, </span></span><b style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><u><a href="http://bit.ly/wi2fly" target="_blank">Wi2FLY</a></u></b><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">! ))</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">When you order <b><u><a href="http://bit.ly/wi2fly" target="_blank">Wi2FLY</a></u></b>, you will get a red bag which consists of the</span></span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"> router itself, a SUPER USEFUL travel adapter (seriously, this thing is the bomb, it's a one-plug-fits-all adapter and I was really thinking to keep it. I didn't btw), a charger cable, and an troubleshooting card in case of any problems:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Here are some useful informations about <b><u><a href="http://bit.ly/wi2fly" target="_blank">Wi2FLY</a></u></b> (</span></span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">benefits, pricelist, worldwide area coverage, how to order</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">) that I found on their website:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;">As you can see from the info up there, the router is DELIVERED FOR FREE* to you 1 day before your departure!! How convenient is that??</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: x-small;">*You can also choose to pick it up at their office</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b><u>When you're ready to order</u></b>:</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">1. Go to </span><u style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://bit.ly/wi2fly" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/wi2fly</a></u></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">2. Enter your destination and traveling dates</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">3. Use this Discount Code '</span><b style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">W2INJESS</span></b><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">' to get <b>15% OFF</b> your purchase*!!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">*</span><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: x-small;">this code is valid until 30 September 2016, so make sure you use it before thattt XD</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">And that's it, enjoy your trip!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue";"><span style="color: #807870; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 13px;">Okay guys, I hope you find this post useful. See you again soon! :D</span></span></div>
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