from in front of the lens.

I've been curious with analog camera since 2 years ago, but I couldn't afford to buy one that time. I decided to get my self a disposable camera instead and I loved it??? although most of my photos turned out not really great lol (yep, I rarely used the flash and I forgot it has low ISO...). Several months ago, I finally bought an analog camera and it's Fujifilm Vista AF Date. This one is quite good I think but I still have to practice to adjust the focus. I was so excited to try out  my very first analog camera and I used Fuji Industrial 100 roll film as its companion. Well, I actually planned to use Kodak Colorplus 200 at first, but I accidentally rewind it :( thankfully I still can save that roll for the future use!

In this post, I want to share you the result from both the disposable camera and the analog cam, and it's really interesting to see the differences (the color I mean!). Here are the photos that I took by using the disposable camera:

I took this one when I went to a village for a community service agenda.

 

 

Oh okay, I miss my campus.

 

 

And these one were from my analog camera. I just realized that I have an issue with the photo orientation with this cam and I have to learn it again, lol.

 

 

Personal favorite.

 

Another personal favorite.

 

I really love the color tone from the roll film! It's really beautiful with a bit greenish effect. Yes I took these photos in the middle of the pandemic. It was taken when I had to go to the nearest supermarket to buy my daily needs (in order to survive, ofc!) and somewhere around my office (yes, I still have to go to work). I can't wait to spend my next roll to see the color that it will bring ahaha. I guess that's the excitement of taking photos with analog cam, because we'll be so curious about the result and being super impatient to develop the roll lol.

 

Hope the situation will get better one day. Stay safe everyone! Don't forget to wear the mask and wash your hand frequently.

Cheers!

It's Time to Rest

It's been a while since I wrote something in here. Talking about the current situation, it's really hard to adapt to something we've neglected for a while. But I guess we can see at the bright side of this situation. It's really a great opportunity for us to take a deep breath, surround ourselves with our family, focus on something you need to do, take a rest. Even the earth is taking a rest now, right?

Most of my friends decided to take some online courses, which is a great thing to do. I want to but I can't find what interest me to study haha. I decided to focus on developing my Korean language or my writing skills. Yes, writing skills. It just come to my mind how I miss writing a story so badly (maybe, I can produce one story within this week?). Another activity that I like to do is journaling. I just found how that activity can really relieve my stress (plus seeing those aesthetic journals makes me feel at ease). Making some playlists is a great idea too or maybe you can just clean your place to make you more comfortable during this physical distancing era.

Whatever you do during this physical distancing situation, I hope you always find your own happiness. Don't forget to pay attention to others. Stay hydrated and healthy. This will over soon!

Oh and I present you my latest playlist (will update soon with more songs): anxiety distancing.

Going Abroad

Oh it's 2019 already and it's been months since my last post, haha!

Last month, I got an opportunity to do an internship in South Korea and I was super excited since it was my first experience to go abroad (+ study abroad). The reason why I applied for that program is to know how's the studying atmosphere in the other country (plus it's KR tho! if you know what I mean). I was so happy because I met some new friends and had an opportunity to go to another city around Pohang. 

These two photos are from the road in Pohang, near the Postech University area. Yeah, it was winter so it's kinda cloudy and that day was raining tho.

A downtown area near the Jungango Station in Daegu. 

Ramen from the underground Japanese restaurant in Daegu.

The view from the bus when I went to Busan from Pohang  

Roads in Busan, in front of the Kyungsung Univ. Station

It was a nice experience for me. South Korea is a beautiful country, I really love the road and the scenery, it's so pretty. I also had a chance to try almost all the type of transportations in KR (from taxi to KTX!!). Really grateful for having some reliable friends so that I could experience a nice internship session in KR. Hope I can go back for holiday tho hahaha.

Photos were taken using Samsung NX 3000.

Beauty 101: Skincare

Because of many people were talking about skincare nowadays, I (suddenly) want to share about the skincare products that I use too lol (it's weird because I rarely talk about these girly things....even with my friends...haha). So yep, I was starting into skincare things last year (well, I know I'm a bit late lol) and I just figured out that taking care of our skin is actually a good thing to do. So, I did some research and I watched a lot of youtube videos about skincare to know what kind of skincare products which are suitable for me. Before deciding the skincare products that should be used, we should know our skin type first. Well for me, I thought that my skin was an oily type at first, but it turns out to be the normal one. But, because there're still some oily parts in my face, so I decided that my skin type is the combination one. These are the products that I use:

I found these products work well for me. So, I guess, if you have the similar skin type with me, you can take this post as a recommendation hehe. (a disclaimer: I'm not a beauty expert so please don't expect something from this post lol and it's based on my preference~)

1. Cleansing

These are the cleansers that I use. I usually do a double cleansing every day (although I only wear powder + lip product every day). So, I use the micellar water first, then I wash my face with the garnier one. I use the emina one only in the morning hehe. The reason why I use different cleansing foam in the morning and night is because I just feel like the garnier one is too harsh to use in the morning hehe, so I prefer a gentle cleansing foam for morning cleansing and I like the emina one (the foam is not that much).

After I clean my face, I do the moisturizing part right after it hahaha. I don't put any essences or serums because I still haven't tried it hehe. But sometimes I put a toner and the toner that I use is from Viva, the Lemon one. I rarely use it now because I'm just too lazy to put it + sometimes it makes a small acne appears in my face. I don't know why.....

2. Exfoliating

I love this part so much! Because it makes your skin smoother and cleaner hahaha. I really love those two products because it really gives you that effect. Actually, there's one more exfoliating product that I use ㅡ The Body Shop, Drop of Youth Exfoliating Gel (sorry no photo because I don't bring it to my hometown). I use the The Body Shop one every Saturday and I use the St.Ives one for every 2 days. I use the Oatmeal Scrub whenever I think that my face is not that dirty and I use the Apricot Scrub whenever I think that I've been through a hard day hahaha. I use the exfoliating products after I clean my face.

3. Moisturizing

I really love this product! This product gives you a cooling effect and it really suitables for relaxing hahaha. I use a moisturizer as the last step in my skincare routine (yes, I put it every night and just leave it until the next morning). For every day moisturizer, I don't use the Nature Republic one because it really takes time to dry, so I use the Wardah one instead.

4. Masks

Another favorite part! I really love Innisfree's masks. I use the Jeju Volcanic Color Clay Mask on every Sunday and for the sheet mask, I just wear it whenever I want to. The reason why I use the purifying one...I don't know lol. I bought it because I saw it in Produce 101 and I guess purifying was really needed especially after been through a hard week in college hahahaha. And for the sheet mask, oh seriously, this lime sheet mask is the best sheet mask ever, I guess? It really brightens your skin right after you use it until the next morning!

5. Blackhead Caring

I bought this because I really want to try whether this product is effective enough or not to clean my blackheads, and the answer is....not that effective (uh so sad). This product makes your nose skin smoother but doesn't really clean the blackheads. Maybe I should try to use it more? Hehehe. But I like it.

Sooo yep, that was the products that I use to take care of my skin. I'm sorry if the explanation is not that good because I still can't make good sentences to describe a good skincare product lol (my skincare's knowledge is still low tho). I know that my step is quite short but this is the best thing that I can receive for now hehe. Hope you find this post helpful!

A Day Well Spent

Sooooo finally I'm writing something again in here! Yay!

I'm so happy because the final exam is finally over and I really want to do a lot of things that I have postponed before hahaha. So, nowadays, I'm just being kind of addicted to 'kopi susu' (please, I don't like coffee before, but...everything....changes...) and I really want to explore some good cafes in Bandung. On April, I had a chance to visit one of those cafes. The name of the cafe is Yumaju Coffee and it's located on Maulana Yusuf street. I really love the interior design of the cafe. Although the place is a bit small, it still feels comfortable.

a latte that I bought!

I really love this place and I think this gonna be my favorite kind of a place for escaping lol. I'd love to come back again! Hahahaha. Oh and for the price itself, it's not that pricey I think? And I'm sorry I can't give any details about the dishes because I just bought a latte that day haha.

So, what are you guys into lately?

Photos were taken using Samsung NX3000

Saving Plan Project

Hi! Omg finally I can post something again to this blog haha. Oh ya, it's been 3 weeks since the 1st day of  the new semester (yes, I'm in the third year now. Wow. I can't believe) huhu time flies so fast, really. So, in this new year, I make a resolution to save more money for my kind of self satisfactory lol. At first, I don't have any methods for saving the money, but after I saw a post about Saving Plan Project in twitter, I became interested and decided to do the same thing. The method is quite interesting and also it's based on our favorite things or works or whatever you want.

So this is my Saving Plan Project for this year. I choose my favorite groups as my parameter to save the money (because they often update something so it'll affect my savings too, haha!). I also made a tracking page to see how much I earned in that month. I guess this method is really effective because I have to save the money whenever my favorites drop some photos/tweets/new videos and I can't undo it because I can't deny my own promise hehe.

Hope you guys can do some good resolutions too in this year!

Another Cafe Trip

Finally I can write something again in here and I want to share about a cafe in Bandung! So, several weeks ago, my friend came to Bandung and we decided to try some cafes in here (in fact, we only tried one cafe lol). We decided to visit Sejiwa Coffee, because I was that curious about that cafe. Just like what I saw in instagram, the cafe has a good place and it feels nice. Sejiwa Coffee located in Progo street.

Those croissants somehow attract me

Accidentally saw this Sapardi's poet

So, I really want to go back to this cafe because I don't know, I just feel nice being in that place haha. For the food, I think it's a bit pricey for me? but it's okay because who won't spend their money on delicious food right? I can't tell the details about the food since me and my friend only ordered pancakes lol (it was 10 o'clock and we only wanted not-that-heavy-breakfast), but I can sure you the sweet ice tea was that good (I meant it's different from the ordinary sweet ice tea???).

After going from Sejiwa Coffee, another friend joined us and she wanted to go to Mom's Bakery. The first step I came in, I totally excited to see this place because omg it's just like those old bakery shops. And plus those bakeries looked delicious tho. Mom's Bakery located exactly in front of Sejiwa Coffee.

Photos taken using Samsung NX3000

World Stamp Exhibition

So, hi everyone! On August 5th 2017, I went to World Stamp Exhibition that held in Bandung, specifically in Trans Studio Mall. I went there because one of my junior asked me to come to a Postcrossing Meet Up in there. I was soooo happy to go to the exhibition and the meet up event, because it was amazing! You can see a lot of stamps and postal things from other countries and also make some new friends from the meet up event hahaha. I also surprised because there were a lot of people came to the event and they were so enthusiast to see and buy some postal things. I can't believe that there're still a lot of people who care about those postal things in this modern era, hehe.

As you can see, this was the queue for the daily stamps booth. Many people came to get the daily stamps. I didn't get the daily stamps because the queue was that long :(

And yeah, this was in front of the booth. You can see that it was that crowded hahaha. After passing the booth, I went to the meet up location. There were a lot of people in there and they were exchanging their cards to be signed by each other. There were also a lot of foreigners came to the meet up event.

 Meet Up Event's post mark!

Me and my juniors from the high school

After that, I went to the exhibition area. There were a lot of stamps booth from other countries and you could buy some stamps or postal things in this area. I was amazed at the first because finally I can get some stamps from the rare countries lol and those stamps are soooo pretty. I was kind of confused, which stamps that I should buy lol. Oh, the sellers were originally from their countries too, so you could interact with them to improve your language skill, haha!

Stamps from North Korea, one of those rare countries! (for me haha)

I was really happy to see a lot of pretty postal things and meet another postcrosser from other countries! Glad that actually, there are still a lot of people who love postal things too (yes, I saw a lot of people buy stamps and other postal things!). Oh, I got a lot of stuffs from the meet up event and also I bought some stamps from the booth. I was that happy that day!

Those are the things that I got from the meet up event and some stamps that I bought. I was happy because I could get those things for free! Hahaha (for some stuffs, of course). Hope that later I can join this kind of event again and don't forget to save some money first hahaha!

Photos taken using Samsung NX3000

Another Short Getaway

Sooo, finally holiday in here, but sadly I still have to stay in Bandung due to some works(?) that I have to do during this holiday huhu. Last weekend, I attended a makrab that was hosted by KGMC and I was super excited because the villa's so pretty hahaha. Well, the event was good tho and I enjoyed it, but I also felt a little sad because there weren't many people from my year who could attend the makrab :(

The happy thing that happened in there was I could go hiking! Finally yeaaaah! There's a small mountain--or you can say it a hill, near to the villa. The name of the hill is Bukit Batu or Gunung Batu. Me and my friends went there and we were stunned because of the beautiful scenery that we saw in there. Oh ya, it is located in Dago Atas area, near to Lembang and it takes about 15 - 20 minutes from our villa to go to the hill.

As you can see, we had to go to that hill (in the center one). We had to go to the highest peak of that hill. The first time I saw that hill, I couldn't imagine how can we go up there, since it was looked so high and we couldn't see the path to go up there. I felt amazing when I saw the hill because wow finally I went hiking to that kind of high place lol.

Sooo this was the path that we had went through to go to the peak. It was amazing, seriously. The slope of the path was quite high so sometimes it was hard to walk in the path. We can start to see beautiful sceneries from here. We can even see our villa from here hahaha.

Finally we've reached the peak of the hill! Those 2 photos represented the beautiful scenery that we saw from both side of the hill. We were tired but it was all paid off after we saw this beautiful scenery. I still can't believe I could be in the peak with my friends hahaha, we were so happy. I hope I can go to these kind of places again because I do love mountains or hills so much!

Photos taken using Samsung NX3000