De'Borah vs. Nelly's Echo: "Message in a Bottle" - The Voice

SUPER LIKE IT!! :))

Just a castaway
An island lost at sea
Another lonely day
With no one here but me
More loneliness
Than any man could bear
Rescue me before I fall into despair

I'll send an SOS to the world
I'll send an SOS to the world
I hope that someone gets my
Message in a bottle

A year has passed since I wrote my note
But I should have known this right from the start
Only hope can keep me together
Love can mend your life
But love can break your heart

I'll send an SOS to the world
I'll send an SOS to the world
I hope that someone gets my
Message in a bottle

Jakarta Fashion Week 2013

I got tickets for two shows. Not an easy one to get. I booked the tickets at 1.30 am and so far these are the only I got :D But finally I only able to come to BENTEN show. But thank God I came quite early. While waiting for BENTEN show, one of the committee offered me ticket for Parang Kencana :)) And the other good thing, they allowed me to sit at the press area since I brought my SLR.

By the way, I'm too excited while watching the first show. Kind of forget to set the camera properly and review the result on the LCD. The result is not something I proud of :D. But I think the result become better on the second show, BENTEN :)

For more pictures taken on BENTEN show, please visit my photoblog :)

c.o.n.s.p.i.r.a.c.y

And I don't know what happened today. The universe makes a conspiracy, together with all of those tiny and giant particle. They definitely have done something. 

I don't know what it is. I just begin the day with numbness and then the anger comes unreasonably. I don't know how long they will stay, but their conspiracy hurt me badly :(

HOW GOOD DO YOU EAT TODAY?

Don't you love the color?  Yes, that's what I have for my dinner today. I simply mixed lettuce, tomato, banana, a few slice of bread (yeahh, not the wheat bread but not so bad, huh? ;p). Sounds like a healthy dinner? Sadly, that's not my habit actually ;p I just started tonight and hope can be last until the end of this week. And next week? I think I'll do it once in two days ;p

By the way, the healthy food is just for dinner. These are what I eat along the day before dinner today:

1. Breakfast: instant noodle (the kimchi label attempts me to buy it)

2. Flavoured snacks (I eat it before lunch)

3. Lunch: rice with chicken, anchovy and broccoli (sounds not so bad)

4. 5 packs of cheese and chocolate snacks!!! (that's horrible!!)

Well, I believe we only live once. So, I don't want to waste it by put so much limitation for what I really want to eat. LOL. Not a good idea, but at least I try to minimize the bad effect with some exercise everyday :D :D

Anyway, in case you interested about good food, here are some food that believed as the top 10 healthiest:

Lemons

Why They're Healthy:

-- Just one lemon has more than 100 percent of your daily intake of vitamin C, which may help increase "good" HDL cholesterol levels and strengthen bones.

-- Citrus flavonoids found in lemons may help inhibit the growth of cancer cells and act as an anti-inflammatory.

Broccoli

Why It's Healthy:

-- One medium stalk of broccoli contains more than 100 percent of your daily vitamin K requirement and almost 200 percent of your recommended daily dose of vitamin C -- two essential bone-building nutrients.

-- The same serving also helps stave off numerous cancers.

Dark Chocolate

Why It's Healthy:

-- Just one-fourth of an ounce daily can reduce blood pressure in otherwise healthy individuals.
-- Cocoa powder is rich in flavonoids, antioxidants shown to reduce "bad" LDL cholesterol and increase "good" HDL levels.

Potatoes

Why They're Healthy:

-- One red potato contains 66 micrograms of cell-building folate -- about the same amount found in one cup of spinach or broccoli.

-- One sweet potato has almost eight times the amount of cancer-fighting and immune-boosting vitamin A you need daily.

Salmon

Why It's Healthy:

-- A great source of omega-3 fatty acids, which have been linked to a reduced risk of depression, heart disease, and cancer.

-- A 3-ounce serving contains almost 50 percent of your daily dose of niacin, which may protect against Alzheimer's disease and memory loss.

Walnuts

Why They're Healthy:

-- Contain the most omega-3 fatty acids, which may help reduce cholesterol, of all nuts.

-- Omega-3s have been shown to improve mood and fight cancer; they may protect against sun damage, too (but don't skip the SPF!).

Avocados

Why They're Healthy:

-- Rich in healthy, satisfying fats proven in one study to lower cholesterol by about 22 percent.

-- One has more than half the fiber and 40 percent of the folate you need daily, which may reduce your risk of heart disease.

Garlic

Why It's Healthy:

-- Garlic is a powerful disease fighter that can inhibit the growth of bacteria, including E. coli.

-- Allicin, a compound found in garlic, works as a potent anti-inflammatory and has been shown to help lower cholesterol and blood-pressure levels.

Spinach

Why It's Healthy:

-- Spinach contains lutein and zeaxanthin, two immune-boosting antioxidants important for eye health.

-- Recent research found that among cancer-fighting fruits and veggies, spinach is one of the most effective.

Beans

Why They're Healthy:
-- Eating a serving of legumes (beans, peas, and lentils) four times a week can lower your risk of heart disease by 22 percent.
-- That same habit may also reduce your risk of breast cancer.

(source: http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/recipes/healthy-eating/superfoods/the-10-healthiest-foods-on-the-planet)

WIKI, BUCKET LIST, AND FEEVTY - FEEVTY

It's an attempting title, "The Geography of Bliss". Well, the word "geography" actually attracts me more than the "bliss". Complete with the eye catching cover and the "New York Times Bestseller", I decided to buy this book. Actually, I kind of bore with all of those "motivation" or "pursue of happiness" genre. So when I bought this book I expect to be entertained by the adventure of the writer, Eric Weiner, and not to be preached by those pursue of happiness thing ;p

Well, I didn't mean to make a free promotion here, but it's an interesting book. I feel like reading wikipedia. I found many interesting part that make me curious (so I end up with googling more information about it), slapped (oh yeah that's too much. I really wanna avoid this part but I just can't), and yeah I just put a few more countries to visit in my bucket list.

The writer went to 10 countries (including his hometown, US) for a research about happiness. He wanna find out which one is the happiest country (off course country here refers to the people). And it's quite amuse to know a few interesting fact about those countries. Well, since I didn't mean to make a book review, I won't describe many of those facts ;p. But it's nice to know there is a country which is already well known as the unhappiest one (it's Maldova), there is a man in Qatar who spent USD 2,5 million to buy a cellphone number (it's 66666 --> believed as the lucky number), that sun still 'reluctant' to 'show up' in Iceland even it's noon already (yeah I just knew about it ;p) and also there is a wise man with his enlightening thought named Karma Ura in Bhutan.

This book gives me sense of curiosity. So I end up with browsing about Karma Ura, Aurora Borealis, Ashram, etc. But reading this book feels like reading Wiki already ;p. And yeah, I just add some more countries to visit in my bucket list. They are Bhutan, Iceland and Maldova! Quite sad that it looks like not that easy to visit Bhutan. I visit the official website off Bhutan embassy and seems like there is no information about visa application for the tourist. Later I know to obtain the visa can be arranged via Bhutan Travel Agent which will cost you a lot lot lot of money! And Iceland? Good news you can visit this country with Schengen visa! (yes I really want to include this country in my next year Europe trip. Ameeennn). But just prepare your wallet. Your wallet will scream horribly in many times. Everything is sooooo expensive there. The last, Maldova! Ah, I just curious. I want to know what is the unhappiest country looks like ;p.

Speaking about those pursue of happiness things, this book presents it quite nicely I think. The idea is just right. Happiness is about acceptance. You accept what you are sincerely. Not thinking that you should be at the other place, doing something else, or being another person. Hemmm... Well, yeah acceptance. Acceptance, bring you to the grateful point of life and not thinking and worry too much. BUT... just like the writer said, those "ungrateful" and "lack of acceptance" bring us to many dreams and fight for them, which finally put us at new 'level' and 'grade'. It's like our fuel. The fuel that help you to fight, develops new thing and many more. The world with all of the great achievement now is the works of people who just not accept what had been put on their plate. They were not satisfied and settle down in the comfort zone.

However, I like the other happiness idea gave by this book. Happiness is also about relationship. That there is one thing that more noble that happiness. It's love! Love defeat happiness. Yes, many times we put our happiness behind just to let people we love feel their happiness, right?? ;p

If I'm asking my self right now, Am I happy?? Well, I really not interested to settle down in that comfort zone. Even it's put me in a "not happy zone". So it means I choose not to be happy? Yeah I guess. But I'm happy to be not happy. Cause it's make me happy while thinking that I will arrive at the new level and grade of my life. Ahhh, confuse hah? Ok, let's make it simple. Am I happy? I think the answer is the same like the writer said, feevty - feevty! And feevty-feevty is not bad. Not bad at all :)