Dip.

      It's been a while, DEE AI WAI! 


The summer was productive because my Santorini trip got cancelled, thanks berry much ah. On the bright side it WAS,  a very productive summer. Designed more dresses made dresses and did more DIY's and it was like a little crafty summer. And this was in July 2011 (see how I've neglected my dear dead blog for now because I'm feeding amongst many other places)


This is rather easy, you know, the usual DYING. I only did a couple experiments by using color  and trying to keep the colors together because I dyed three colors at once, but to not dye the backside... seen below.

So this was my experimental black dye with my dad's old tee, which you could see what happens to it now and it looks a fantastic add if you agree with me...

It was a whole black pail because I wanted to dye a gradual color for my grey slouched top from (X)SML, which in the end failed because I didn't bleach it first.

However after I bleached it... everyone else agrees to keep it just like that. Pictures soon!

THE BIG QUESTION: Which of the colors you guys prefer?

   It is now, actually plain white again (after all this tedious work, I KNOW.) 

I'll be updating this post with another DIY Collar! Tee hee.

Traditional.

       Over the holiday back in Padalarang, an 3-day event  to celebrate arts was held. Jazz Craft Vaganza juxtaposes traditional crafts turned contemporary and an arts exhibition with live jazz music in one smooth motion. I was there, reporting as usual and having fun and do some shopping to give some love back to local products!

       Not to mention Jessica the ever depressant lady was sleeping over for the weekend! (Tip: Read over hers and you'll know why how I say she's so) Photos are directly from her camera which I forced her to bring. Heee. This was held in the 2nd weekend in July.

The entrance to the scene was just as creative as we were inside the weave tunnel -

and when the sky gets dark, it just gets better.

Then J went crazy on this ancient motorcycle bike which I think she took about 25 pictures on it itself. Tsk tsk tsk~

This was the front door of the art exhibition; they made a huge mural painting! It states the theme of the exhibition as painted: "Making is Thinking"

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•old style bike hats and sunglasses - back to the fifties!•

•amazing paper origami•

•ceramic mugs so pretty! second from front's blue flowers is cute•

The shark reminds me of JAWS in Universal Studios! Except this one's made out of weaving.

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•wearing Hush Puppies sport tank, Kavi green dress, Turquoise stone necklace, Polo shorts, brown sling bag, Konnichiwa yellow mellow sandals and sporting Mom's shades•

•in one of the stores, Hasan Batik from Bandung where I got my machine-washable batik dress!•

We knitted with our fingers! Taught by The Man Who Knit. Visit the amazing team of men who knits right here and the full collective, Tobucil!

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•sky high kite up in the air!•

•J, you ruined the picture - why did you close your slit eyes even I kept mine open. Kekeke~•

Support local brands and products - they're as loveable and as good as the rest all over the world! Take that European minded branders.

Do check out the report on Whiteboard - link on top, for a full view of two local brands. I was wearing one of them, Kavi batik wear, a Bandung-based brand that uses colorful colored batik with contemporary patterns.

It'll be another year before I'll meet again face-to-face with this stick-thin beeeach of food, so toast to this! Take care of the fishy. You owe me one. I wanna burpday gift too~ kekeke

A LOMO lala-land First Post

As a budding still amateur lomo-taker, I have an affinity and respect to any format of Lomography to its little tidbits. Same like photography, but much more than that. Because of my first Lomo camera, which is the Fisheye 2 I named Taemin, courtesy of my little dongsaeng in SHINee, changed my world. I now despise digital in a way and is a fan of negatives!

Wanted to get a DSLR but now it’s to get those ex analog cameras like Blackbird or Lubitel and those small cameras which uses 110 films which are the expensive part of it. Grrrr curse you cameras that makes me go wild. Oh, not forgetting a Fuji Instax since Polaroid would seriously kill me and forget the rest of my camera dreams in lala land which I do want to make it come true.

While hunting for little shops in Bandung, Happy Go Lucky, the shop in Diana post I introduced much earlier, but couldn’t find anything to my likes or it’s just out of budget (DIY time!) such a coincidence that next to the store has this Lomography thing going on, so I went to check it out.

Turns out it was a mini exhibition that showcases Lomo Lubitel users from around Asia. It was stunning!

The colors, professional multiple exposures and just photos in a square.

Brilliant captures of colors in just a square.

And now, I NEED A SCANNER IMMEDIATELY.

My first holga roll, my third Lomo camera I acquired named Minhwan courtesy of my 4th hubby, has been printed. And last week I’ve printed from my second camera, an Anna Sui Supersampler I now name Little Anna and her friends (4 lens but I think the last is not working) second roll is out! I just need a scanner to post the images to the forum!

DAYS TO AFRICA (should I bring all my three Lomo’s? OH NO): 6!!!

Listening to: Juliette - SHINee

So far…

As promised, I would have a productive summer indeed (I SHOULD have).

In Singapore I would be 24/7 online when I’m not in school. However back home I would be doing this (so this should explain the hiatus of my blogging).

So whilst trying to loose some EXTRA EXTRA weight baggage on my body, my mom ‘hired’ me without my CV and agreement or even a ‘yes’ to “Clean the wood panels outside until it’s white!”

So here I am cleaning like a monkey. It’s not funny. It’s tiring. But since I have nothing better to do and I could sweat a bit out so here I am cleaning dirt and dust on each top rectangle panels. I didn’t mind though; cleaning when I put my mind to it I’ll do it well.

As for expanding my wardrobe, Ouval, a local Bandung brand has another sale as it does every 6 months. This time it’s their 12th anniversary. Hooray for me scoring 2 tees at 70% off! And a pair casual jeans at knee length. FYI, this store is my official tee store. I don’t get tees anywhere else. They have the most affordable and flattering tees for moi body. . .(image waiting from Taemin's eye to be developed!)

Meanwhile, my brain is crafting some DIY mischievousness. Depends on my mood (sometimes at night I would pray I HAVE and WOULD and CAN wake up early, and would have a creative mind and would want to continue my craft projects) and if I’m feeling creative or just plain holiday sluggish… But I do have progress!

*One hand knitting which now I have forgotten how since I lost interest in it (aka. not in the mood.) Sorry gran, I’m now ready to re-listen whatever you said last time.*

*Artificial flower necklace. I made two, I think I’ll let one go. Hmmm. If anybody’s interested then a mass production it is if my hand allows*

On spotting some seriously good stuff that relates to my future career, here’s the newest (actually discovered it more than a month ago but I’m too lazy to post until this program-TTYL to this) Topshop collaboration. I’m not a Topshop fan, but the designer is the one I’m after.

Her drawings are boldly beautiful!

*My favorite part. Now you see it now you don't!

It’s gone.*

Barbara Hulawski (from what I read right now since I’ve forgotten, really, sorry would update and edit if I find the one) is a designer from a country somewhere definitely in the Europe region. It has been up since the end of April, online, for her designs. Personally haven’t checked it out and I think I do not want to since it would make more infatuation and just a great disappointment that I can’t get it after all unless it’s sold in stores. Standing ovation behind my laptop screen for her preview!

COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS TO AFRICA: 10!!

Listening to: Maramaramara – Project Pop

Missing...

The place I now call home.

I moved from the metropolitan capital city of Jakarta to the cooler climate city Bandung, and to be more exact, my new premises is in the outskirts of it near the mountain, Padalarang, which is even cooler - I sleep without AC! Talk about getting healthy and save the world by moving here. ^^

Thanks to Diana's post on the stores I would hit the moment I would go back there I CANNOT WAIT I'M SO BORED OF THE SMALL SINGAPORE ALREADDDIEEEHHHHHH...