tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69381047201640341612024-03-25T06:44:21.910-07:00A Well-dressed NerdRizuna Swon's blog about fashion, lifestyle, and travelRizuna Swonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17693831965637753122noreply@blogger.comBlogger294125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938104720164034161.post-11440371398127650042023-07-12T00:05:00.002-07:002023-07-12T00:11:14.736-07:00I'M BACK!<p style="text-align: justify;">I'm back y'all!! Three f*cking years since my last blog post. You might not notice but someone stole my domain around 2 years ago and connected it to their shop. I was quite devastated at that time and I lost interest in updating my blog since then.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">How are you guys doing? Pandemic is finally over and I believe we all start reclaiming our old life anymore, how is it going so far? I was finally opened my very first bakery outlet at the beginning of the year and it's been so busy. Life is good for me I suppose.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Oh right, last year I got Bell's Palsy for the second time and had to visit local hospital back and forth for like 6 months. But it's alright now Alhamdulillah. I feel like finally able to write diary again now that I return to blog.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Oh oh and I got tickets for Taylor Swift The Eras Tour in Singapore!! The ticket war was brutal and stressful and I just couldn't believe my luck that I managed to secure 3 tickets when my queue number was 2.4 mio. I guess it just meant to be, don't you think? I'm gonna see Taylor Swift next year!</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I know there are like seven months before the actual concert but I think it's not to soon to start thinking about the concert outfit right? I'm thinking about going with Lovers Era outfit because I'd love to wear shiny sparkly sequin dress but Folklore Era outfit is easier to do since it's just earthy toned casual outfit. Sequin dress will not suitable for daily use and I'm pretty sure I would want to wear another outfit if I had the chance to go to any other Taylor Swift's tours later on. Maybe I should go on with Midnight Era outfit instead?</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">While you're here, don't forget to checkout mother's new MV, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVkKLf4DCn8" target="_blank">I Can See You (Taylor's Version) (from the vault)</a> and stream Speak Now Taylor Version on Spotify hehe. See you in my next actual post!</p><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p></p>Rizuna Swonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17693831965637753122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938104720164034161.post-85880350247330570692020-05-23T22:03:00.000-07:002020-05-24T06:10:00.340-07:00Self re-Discovery<div style="text-align: justify;">
First of all, Happy Eid Mubarak to everyone who celebrates - myself included. If it's so hard to do it before, let this day be the day for you to let go and forgive others but remember to not exclude yourself to receive some forgiveness too. Forgive yourself first, love yourself first. It's also been more than two months for me staying at home. Bored? Obviously. Anxious? No doubt. But strangely speaking, I feel content too. My guess, I've been dealing with it one step at a time and I can finally able to see the end of it. Peace. The anxiety comes back once in awhile but I no longer feel the need to fight back, so I accept it. And it's gone sooner than I thought it would.</div>
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I know some of you probably feel the same. At the first phase of quarantine - mid March, I also felt like I'm losing some sense in me. The feeling of -'<i>few seconds more than this, I'm gonna lose it' </i>constantly reached my mind. No amount of video calls could help. I wanted to go out, but going out made me dizzy. I treated everyone like a carrier even my family members. I spent a crazy ton of time scrolling through e-commerces and a crazy ton more of money to redecorate my room. Just for the sake of <i>'I'm doing everything I could to stay sane!'</i></div>
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So instead of found a new hobby, I discovered that I find my old self wanted to make an appearance. Back in 2013 when there're only few cafes to visit and no money to travel, I spent a lot of time taking outfit pictures at home. And I had a lot of outfit pictures back then. It was a time when I only thought about what to mix and match and doesn't actually care about the background of my outfit pictures. Nowadays, I don't have lot of them because I always busy looking for new cafe to visit so my outfit pictures look more... shopisticated? Being at home makes me rediscover that old self. It's almost feel like everyone will -somehow understand when I take pictures at the exact same spot everyday because of this whole quarantine situation. And the good thing is, I can focus more on fashion styling instead of being stuck with the thought of having to take pictures with cool background, etc.</div>
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Aside from that, I also could write an awfully long monologue about how upset I am with how the government handle this Corona virus situation. But today is a happy day. I shall write about my gratitude instead of rumbling about how annoyed I was with some ignorant people out there. And today, I'm grateful that I'm still here. My family is still here. Breathing well and safe at home. I'm grateful that I'm still able to write this and tell you that we are all in this together. Don't be selfish., don't lose hope. Stay safe and spread love, peeps!</div>
Rizuna Swonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17693831965637753122noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938104720164034161.post-35767657659453552912020-03-18T00:23:00.001-07:002020-03-18T00:24:00.838-07:00Social Distance?<div style="text-align: justify;">
Basically, social distance means staying away from the crowd. Staying at home, doesn't go to work (for some people), doesn't go to the mall, doesn't meet with friends, doesn't go anywhere. It's highly suggested due to the outbreak of Coronavirus since between December last year till the beginning of 2020. Some people do meditating, spent time with family, but somehow here in my country, people use this 'lockdown' to go on vacation, like seriously?</div>
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The purpose of schools being locked down is to prevent the virus from spreading rapidly. We all know the spreading will be multiple times faster in a crowded place, yet people think schools being locked down means it's time to go on vacation. Help me I'm going insane with what are those people thinking.</div>
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Despite people being confused, anxious, or even bored during this social distance because they can't do anything they used to do, it doesn't really affect my life too much. Since I own a business and most of the time I work from home, it's just feel like another day to me. I regularly visit some malls in my free time and now I can't go to the mall, yes, but I don't usually buy anything when I go to the mall. I love online shopping instead. But I know some of you might feel a little bit shook up with this change of routine and don't know what to do at home during the lockdown so here's some things you still can do at home:</div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-color: yellow;">Learn a new recipe.</span> </b>It's time to give a try to all those recipes you've been screenshot from cookpad. Or from those cooking videos that you've been bookmarked from youtube. I know you've been wanting to try making them but don't really have a time due to your endless job. (Sometimes, what makes a job more tiring and results to the lack of free time we have is how much time we spend on the road before and after working, right?). So there you go, it's your time!</span></div>
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Kalo kalian tanya aku ke mana aja? Jujur tempat aku lebih banyak menghabiskan waktu duduk-duduk di cafe, atau makan chicken skewer di pinggir jalan, atau keluar masuk toko lucu. Eh tapi jangan salah! Tentu saja aku juga menyempatkan diri mengunjungi tempat-tempat yang ikonik bagi turis. Jadi postingan kali ini aku akan beberkan tempat mana aja yang aku kunjungi kemarin. Aku mulai dari tempat-tempat ikoniknya dulu ya. Baru setelah itu cafe dan toko-toko lucu yang kukunjungi.<br />
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<b>Platinum Mall</b><br />
Turun dari stasiun Ratchadewi dan berjalan kaki sekitar 1 KM, kamu akan sampai di Platinum Fashion Mall. Surganya fashion murah tapi ngga murahan. Tempat 'kulak' olshop-olshop jastip Bangkok. Hmmm, 1 KM terdengar jauh sih. Tapi tenang saja. Trotoarnya besar dan jnyaman bagi pejalan kaki. Kalau cuaca sedang bagus, aku lebih suka jalan kaki daripada naik Grab. Karena sambil jalan, juga bisa beli thai tea yang dijual di trotoar sepanjang jalan menuju Platinum Mall. <i>By the way</i>, ke Bangkok kemarin aku ke Platinum Mall dua kali haha. Karena setelah melihat kualitas dan harga barang-barang disana, temanku langsung memutuskan open jastip.<br />
<i>By the way</i>, untuk menghemat biaya agar berat koperku cukup untuk kuota bagasi kabin, aku cuma membawa sedikit pakaian dari Indonesia. Karena aku tahu bakal agak kalap di Platinum Mall, jadi aku putuskan bawa baju dua helai saja, sisanya belanja di Bangkok haha.<br />
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Wat Arun ini sepertinya destinasi terwajib kalo kamu liburan ke Bangkok, ya ngga sih? Rasanya semua orang yang ke Bangkok pasti ke sana. Untuk menuju ke sana ngga susah kok. Soalnya naik Grab hehe. Stasiun MRT terdekat letaknya lebih dari 2 KM dari Wat Arun Temple. Ngga kuat deh kalo mesti jalan kaki. Soalnya di Wat Arun kan mau foto-foto. Ngga lucu dong kalau terlihat kucel di foto karena habis jalan kaki,<br />
Tiket masuk Wat Arun adalah THB 50 per orang untuk turis. Ada beberapa anjuran berpakaian ketika mengunjungi Wat Arun, seperti harus berpakaian sopan dan memakai rok di bawah lutut. Aku agak lupa apa aja larangannya, tapi yang penting kalian berpakaian sopan, aman deh! Sedikit tips dari aku, sebelum ke Wat Arun, sebaiknya kalian browsing dulu deh foto orang-orang yang pernah berkunjung di sana. Agar sewaktu sampai di sana, langsung tau mau foto dari <i>angle </i>sebelah mana hehe. Sayang banget kalo fotonya asal-asalan padahal tempatnya udah bagus banget.<br />
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Tujuan selanjutnya setelah mengunjungi Wat Arun adalah Asiatique. Itu semacam <i>fancy </i>pujasera gitu deh dan letaknya di pinggir sungai. Berbagai macam restoran ada di sana jadi agak bingung mau makan apa. Range harga juga menurutku cukup mahal. Karena aku beli seporsi <i>grilled clams </i>aja harganya mencapai THB 200 huhu dan kerangnya kerang dara yang kalo beli di pasar murah banget. Tapi sebagai bucin kerang mengkaui kalo kerangnya besar-besar dan segar. Apalagi bisa sambil memandangi sungai. Oh iya, di Asiatique juga banyak sekali toko yang jual macam-macam souvenir khas Bangkok. Tapi lagi-lagi, harganya lebih mahal. <b>Saran aku kalau mau beli oleh-oleh khas Bangkok gitu, lebih baik sempatkan jalan-jalan di kawasan</b> <b>Khao San Rd.</b><br />
Untuk sampai di Asiatique ini, aku dan temanku naik Boat yang menyusuri sungai. Boat dari Wat Arun akan berhenti di beberapa tempat sebelum sampai di Asiatique. Mau turun di Icon Siam juga bisa. Tiket boat per orang dari Wat Arun menuju Asiatique adalah THB 60<br />
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Ya ampun aku agak muter-muter lho nyari lokasi Madam Tussauds ini, karena letaknya ternyata ada di dalam Mal, tepatnya di lantai 7 Siam Discovery. Nah di area Siam ini nih yang banyak toko-toko perintilan lucu, dan cafe-cafe unik. Kalo kalian ingin ke Line Village, lokasinya juga berada di kawasan Siam. Tepatnya di dalam Siam Square One.<br />
Tiket masuk Madam Tussauds ini, kalau beli di tempat bakal mahal banget yaitu sekitar THB 1.000. Langsung lemes sih, bayar sekitar Rp 450.000 cuma buat liat patung-patung lilin. Aku dan temanku sempat ingin mengurungkan niat, tapi Museum Madam Tussauds adalah salah satu destinasi wisata ikonik dan kami sudah mengarungi berbagai macam medan (lebay) untuk sampai ke sana. Tapi Alhamdulillah, waktu aku cek di Traveloka, harga tiketnya jauh lebih murah. Jadi kita bisa tetap masuk hehe.<br />
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Sudah ya segini dulu aku cerita soal Bangkok. Doakan aku bisa ke sana lagi agar aku bisa cerita lebih banyak! Jadi begini ringkasan biaya yang kukeluarkan untuk liburan ke Bangkok kali ini (tidak termasuk biaya makan dan grab).</div>
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- Pesawat (promo Air Asia): Rp 2.058.000 (+patungan bagasi Rp 245.000)</div>
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- Josh Hotel 1 malam: Rp 551.500/2 orang = Rp 275.750</div>
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- Pastel House 3 malam: Rp 854.074/2 = Rp 427.037</div>
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- Tiket masuk Wat Arun: THB 50 (x Rp 475 kurs saat itu) = Rp 23.750</div>
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- Tiket masuk Madam Tussauds (via Traveloka) = Rp 256.000</div>
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Jadi total biaya pokoknya adalah Rp 3.285.537 Biaya ini tidak termasuk makan dan belanja ya. Karena tergantung juga kan kalian mau makan di mana dan mau belanja oleh-oleh apa aja. Kalau mau hemat bisa makan di Sevel juga enak-enak kok. Ada salah satu menu yang saking sukanya, aku sampe beli menu yang sama tiga kali. Namanya Chicken Fried Basil. Kalau ngga salah harganya sekitar 30 Baht. Tiap beli, aku selalu sekalian beli poached egg yang setengah matang. Terus kutuangkan ke nasi Chicken Fried Basil yang habis dipanaskan di microwave.YUMMM!!</div>
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Yass! I've been wanting to write about Josh Hotel before I even went there. To be honest, Josh Hotel might be the most expensive hotel I stayed in when I travel aboard. I mean, I rarely had a vacation that took less than three nights so might as well staying in a budget room because I probably gonna be busy to explore the city anyway. But this hotel has been appearing in my Instagram's explore tabs for awhile and I got curious, hence the decision to give it a try.<br />
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As usual, I'm gonna write an honest review and my opinion about Josh Hotel. The room, the restaurant, the service, etc and I hope this review helps you to make the decision whether this hotel is worth to stay in based on your budget or not. </div>
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Josh Hotel located in 19/2 Phaolyothin Road, Soi Ari 4 (Nua), Phayathai, Bangkok, Thailand. The location is a bit 'unusual' I guess. I wouldn't say it's located in a dark alley, but I need to walk approximately 200 meters in a less lighting street to reach a more crowded area with all the cafes and street food stalls. <b>The nearest subway station is Ari BTS Station</b> and it's 500 meters from the hotel, it's pretty exhausting to walk with an empty stomach, you know.<br />
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<b>THE ROOM</b><br />
The room is a bit small. Or at least the type of room I chose. It costs around THB 1400 for one night including breakfast for two people. We need to pay THB 500 for deposit that will be returned when we check out. There's not much space left to pray (for us muslims) with our luggages and all. But the great thing is, it has balcony. It's not a beautiful city view that you get to see from the balcony so do not expect that. The view is simply a neighborhood view of another condo, locals being busy with their activities, or some empty alley. Call me exaggerating but the view totally give me vibe of being locals, you know what I mean? It's not pretty but I quite enjoyed the view while sipping my morning coffee.<br />
The bathroom is also small and it's quite hard to move inside just to tell you how small it is. Okay let me get this straight. I may seem like complaining a lot about small space, small closet, small balcony, but it doesn't mean I don't like it. In fact I really love the room though there are some inconvenience in it. It's quite comfy and I really love the retro and colorful interior.<br />
Oh I forgot. They gave us 2 bottles of water as complimentary (yes there's fridge in the room woohoo!). But coffee and tea are not provided in the room so you need to make your own coffee in the hallway. Remember how to get my morning coffee when I stayed in Yats Colony Yogyakarta? It's exactly like that. You can read Yats Colony review <a href="https://www.rizunaswon.com/2018/08/staycation-yats-colony-yogyakarta.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<b>THE RESTAURANT</b><br />
You're gonna pay less THB 300 than the rate I mentioned above if you book a room without breakfast. But since I intended to write a review about this hotel, then of course I need to have the breakfast. There's a long table where you can choose a light breakfast such as cereal, or toast. But they actually have 4 main menu for breakfast. <b>American Breakfast (which consist omelette, sausage, bacon, etc), Pad Thai, Fried rice, and French toast (with butter and jam).</b> I choose Pad Thai because I thought it's seafood Pad Thai and it's the only menu that doesn't mention 'pork' (I'm muslim duh) in the description. But turns out, they did put pork inside my Pad Thai I'm so going to hell for this. I know I should've choose French Toast instead but I'm sorry bread won't be my first choice for breakfast if there's another one in the menu.<br />
The restaurant is located side to side with pool area. The interior is cozy and reminds me of grandma house which I like that a lot and the staff is super friendly and helpful. There's actually one other cafe, an ice cream shop, and a boutique in the hotel but they open around 11 am and I didn't get the chance to check that out.<br />
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<b>THE POOL</b><br />
So here's my most favorite part of the hotel. The swimming pool! You can literally take pictures in every corner of this pool and all of them would be instagram worthy. Just to describe how cool is the pool for you. Most guest use the pool in the evening. If I remember correctly, I didn't see any sign that said the pool is for guest only. Please correct me if I'm wrong, because all strangers I came across that day at the pool were all guests of the hotel (I know because we use the same lift, duh!)<br />
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Ini bukan kali pertama aku berkunjung ke Bangkok. Namun sesungguhnya kunjungan pertamaku ke Bangkok tahun 2018 lalu kurang persiapan dan kurang berkesan sampai aku ngga tahu mau share apa. <i>If I can be completely honest with you, my first time to Bangkok was... unpleasant. </i>Makanya kali ini aku memutuskan berlibur lagi ke Bangkok untuk memenuhi rasa penasaranku akan Bangkok yang belum sepenuhnya terpuaskan tahun lalu.<br />
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Perjalananku kemarin menggunakan maskapai AirAsia, Maklum sedang <i>on budget</i>. Ada tiga pilihan ketika kamu memesan tiket pesawat menuju Bangkok. Transit di Bandara Soekarno Hatta Cengkareng, Changi Singapore atau di Kuala Lumpur International Airport di Malaysia. Aku memilih transit di Malaysia saja. Dari Surabaya ke Bangkok menggunakan AirAsia sekitar Rp 2.100.000 per orang tanpa bagasi. Lagi-lagi untuk menghemat biaya perjalanan, aku dan temanku memilih menggunakan koper kabin dan tidak membeli kuota bagasi ketika berangkat. Tentu saja karena tidak mungkin pergi ke Bangkok tanpa belanja, kami membeli kuota bagasi untuk satu orang saja ketika pulang. Hanya 20 kg dan itu cukup. <b><i>Here's the thing, </i>untuk ukuran satu koper kabin yang terisi penuh, aku bisa jamin kalau beratnya kurang lebih sekitar 10kg.</b> Kecuali diisi suvenir-suvenir berat macam keramik atau patung-patung gitu ya. Makanya kuota 20 kg itu cukup untuk dua koper kobin kami ketika pulang. Jadi lebih hemat karena tidak perlu membeli kuota bagasi untuk masing-masing orang kan! Kemarin, kuota bagasi 20kg yang kami beli sewaktu pulang, <b>muat untuk dua koper kabin yang terisi penuh, plus satu tas travel kecil yang juga terisi penuh. </b></div>
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Karena menggunakan AirAsia, kami mendarat di Don Mueang International Airport. Dibanding dari Suvarnabhumi Airporti, akses menuju kota dari Bandara Don Mueang menurutku lebih ribet. Tapi ya semua ada plus minusnya sih. <b>Akses dari Suvarnabhumi ke kota bisa dengan mudah dijangkau menggunakan Airport Rail Link. Tapi ya itu berarti kamu mesti pilih maskapai lain selain AirAsia <i>which is</i> juga ada kemungkinan lebih mahal daripada low-farenya AirAsia</b>. Dari Bandara Don Mueang ke kota bisa ditempuh menggunakan bus maupun Grab. Kemarin kami pakai Grab karena sudah terlalu lelah dan agak malas geret-geret koper kalau harus jalan jauh dari halte ke hotel kami. Hahah manja!<br />
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Oh iya jangan lupa beli provider baru biar bisa update instagram selama di sana! Apalah liburan tanpa update IG ye kan! Kios provider gampang ditemukan kok di Bandara Don Mueang. Tinggal turun eskalator setelah pemeriksaan imigrasi, terus cari aja kios yang rame orang antri hahah. Kemarin aku membeli provider baru khusus turis, harganya 179 Baht unlimited internet untuk 7 hari.</div>
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Liburanku kemarin hanya lima hari empat malam. Kami menginap di dua tempat yaitu Josh Hotel dan Pastel House. Josh Hotel karena hotel lucu ini sering berseliweran di Instagram dan sudah masuk <i>wishlist</i>ku sejak tahun lalu, dan Pastel House karena ngga kuat beb kalo menginap empat malam di Josh Hotel haha kan biar hemat. Eh tapi Pastel House juga lucu dan sejujurnya aku lebih suka menginap di Pastel House ini karena akses ke jalan utama lebih dekat dan banyak orang jualan di sekitar hostel jadi lebih rame hehe.</div>
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Untuk Josh Hotel aku tulis di artikel terpisah ya karena aku ingin menulis <i>review </i>total dan akan panjang banget kalau aku tulis di artikel kali ini. <i>Trust me you're gonna want to read my Josh Hotel Review</i> karena ada beberapa hal yang aku alami yang kurang sreg di aku. Kalian bisa membaca pengalamanku menginap di Josh Hotel <a href="https://www.rizunaswon.com/2019/11/staycation-josh-hotel-bangkok.html">di sini</a>.</div>
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Aku cukup ribet nih kalau milih hotel. Tapi sungguh, kalau kalian <i>traveling</i> bareng aku, keribetanku cuma sebatas hotel. Aku ngga begitu mempermasalahkan mau makan di mana atau harus jalan kaki panas-panas atau hujan-hujanan aku <i>chill</i>. Cuma untuk hotel memang aku pilih-pilih sih. Karena menurutku hotel itu kan tempat 'pulang' ya ketika liburan. Di mana seharian kita bakal capek <i>explore</i> tempat liburan kita. Jadi pasti maunya 'pulang' ke tempat yang nyaman dong. Jadi bisa mengumpulkan energi lagi untuk hari berikutnya. Makanya setiap mau pilih hotel. Aku PASTI baca-baca review dulu. Kebersihan menjadi faktor paling utama. Baru setelah itu akses ke alat transportasi publik, kemudian fasilitas-fasilitas lainnya. </div>
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Demi liburan yang lebih hemat, jangan males melakukan <i>research</i> sebelum menggunakan transportasi publik ya. Selama di sana, aku dan temanku lebih sering menggunakan BTS Skytrain dan MRT ketimbang menggunakan Grab. <b>Tapi perlu diketahui juga kalau tidak selamanya menggunakan BTS/MRT lebih murah daripada menggunakan Grab</b>. Apalagi kalau kalian pergi bertiga atau lebih. Kemarin, dari hotel ke Chatuchak menghabiskan biaya 88 Baht per orang kalau menggunakan MRT. Sedangkan kalau pakai Grab hanya sekitar 120 Baht (tergantung <i>traffic</i>) <i>which is </i>kalo dibagi berdua sama temanku jadi 60 Baht perorang. Lebih murah sedikit sih. Tapi selisih 'sedikit' itu lumayan lho buat beli air mineral 15 Baht. Jadi kalau kalian ingin menghemat biaya, jangan males cek-cek dan banding-bandingin harga dulu ya.</div>
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<i>By the way</i>, aku ngga punya <i>Rabbit Card</i> yang biasa digunakan untuk naik transportasi umum di Bangkok. Jadi aku membeli tiket sesuai tujuanku di setiap stasiun keberangkatan. Bisa beli di loket atau mesin tiket. <b>Untuk mesin tiket BTS Skytrain, hanya menerima uang logam ya</b>. Tapi kalau kamu ngga sedia banyak uang receh, bisa tukar dulu di loket. Sebenarnya bisa beli tiket BTS Skytrainnya langsung dari loket, namun di beberapa stasiun, loket mereka hanya melayani penukaran uang dan tidak melayani pembelian tiket secara langsung.<br />
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Segini dulu ya <i>tips & trick</i> jalan-jalan di Bangkok berdasarkan pengalamanku. Masih banyak ceritaku lainnya termasuk makanan dan tempat-tempat yang aku kunjungi di Bangkok. Tapi biar ngga kepanjangan, akan kusambung di <b>Bangkok Trip part 2</b></div>
Rizuna Swonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17693831965637753122noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938104720164034161.post-69518240972836045432019-06-13T04:22:00.002-07:002020-09-04T06:55:47.330-07:00Place to Go (Surabaya): Lucid Dream Art Exhibition<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm just reminiscing how I used to blog in 2014. Less text, more picture hehe. I'll write more in the next post I promise. I just want to share these pictures right now.</span></div>
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All pictures were taken inside Lucid Dream. A Thematic Art Exhibition in Pakuwon Mall Surabaya. Entry ticket is Rp 55.000 in weekday and Rp 85.000 in weekend. If you want to visit Lucid Dream, you better hurry up because the exhibition ends in July.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh and don't forget to shop women dresses here at <a href="https://www.dresshead.com/c/chiffon-dresses/" shape="rect" style="background-color: white; color: #338fe9; font-family: "new serif"; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;" target="_blank">https://www.dresshead.com/c/chiffon-dresses/</a></div>
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Rizuna Swonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17693831965637753122noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938104720164034161.post-15806932594418475802019-04-23T04:50:00.003-07:002019-04-23T04:50:45.001-07:00Staycation: Kapal Garden Hotel Malang<div style="text-align: justify;">
Kalau dipikir-pikir, sudah lama juga ya aku ngga <i>staycation </i>yang beneran berasa <i>staycation </i>gitu. Maksudnya yang bener-bener berasa <i>enjoy</i> dan bener-bener menikmati hotel dan segala pelayanannya. Kali ini, aku akan kasih kalian rekomendasi hotel murah dan unik yang (lagi-lagi) berlokasi di Malang, Batu. Tolong jangan bosan-bosan ya. Habisnya Malang ini yang paling dekat dengan Surabaya dan banyak tempat menarik untuk dikunjungi.</div>
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Baiklah, hotel yang kukunjungi ini namanya <b>Kapal Garden Hotel</b>. <b>Berlokasi di Jl. Raya Sengkaling Malang dan masih satu area dengan Taman Rekreasi Sengkaling</b> UMM. Sesuai namanya, Kapal Garden Hotel ini sangat unik karena bentuk bangunannya yang mirip kapal. Jadi berasa <i>Cruise Holiday </i>dengan kearifa lokal hehe. Hotel ini masih tergolong baru lho. Karena sebelumnya, bangunan hotel ini merupakan museum Kapal Misteri (salah satu wahana di Taman Rekreasi Sengkaling) yang kemudian dirombak ulang dan driesmikan menjadi hotel sekitar pertengahan tahun 2018. Kalau kalian tinggal di Jawa Timur dan cukup sering berkunjung ke Malang untuk rekreasi keluarga, pasti tahu deh sama tempat ini dulunya.</div>
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Menurutku, Kapal Garden Hotel ini bisa dikategorikan sebagai hotel bagus dengan harga murah. <i>Rate</i> kamar termurah di hotel ini cuma Rp 95.000 lho. Sudah termasuk sarapan pagi. Terjangkau banget ya. Kamar yang aku pesan kemarin adalah tipe kamar deluxe twin. Harganya Rp 250.000 semalam. Berhubung hotelnya masih baru, furniturnya juga tentu baru semua dong hehe. Bentuk kasur di tipe kamar Deluxe Twin adalah bunk bed. Instagramable sekali kalau buat foto-foto.</div>
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Satu hal lagi soal kamar yang mungkin sepele tapi sebenarnya sangat penting, kamu bakal dapat <i>amenities kit. </i>Cukup standar sebenarnya. Sikat gigi, pasta gigi, sabun, shampo semua sudah tersedia di kamar mandi. Sepele ya? Tapi aku pernah menginap di salah satu hotel yang tidak menyediakan sikat gigi. Malam-malam lho harus cari Indomaret demi bisa tidur dengan nyaman karena aku anaknya ngga bisa tidur kalau belum menyikat gigi.</div>
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Seperti yang aku bilang tadi, <i>rate</i> kamar termurah pun kalian sudah mendapatkan sarapan gratis yang bisa kalian pilih sendiri. Ala-ala prasmanan gitu deh. Ada roti bakar, sereal, nasi goreng, hingga cordon bleu yang sudah aku cobain semua dan semuanya enak! Maap ye maruk. Tapi kan biar aku bisa kasih review. <i>Well</i>, semuanya enak sebenarnya. Cuman cordon bleu yang aku ambil agak kurang matang. Huhu tidak beruntung kamu, Zun!</div>
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Eh, di depan Hotel juga ada cafe ala-ala anak muda gitu sih. Aku lupa namanya cuma tentu saja aku sempet mampir. Enak juga buat nongkrong sore-sore. Harga makanan dan minumannya pun bersahabat. Cuma jangan berekspektasi yang makanannya 'wow enak banget' gitu ya. Aku pesan thai tea sama banana cake habisnya sekitar Rp 22.000. <i>To be honest</i>, rasa thai teanya ya seperti thai tea yang dibeli di kedai-kedai minuman thailand yang sedang marak-maraknya sekarang ini. <i>It's not that good, but it's not bad either</i>.</div>
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Yang kutahu, kamar seharga Rp 95.000 yang tadi aku bilang adalah tipe kamar dormitory. Harganya sudah termasuk sarapan. Tapi aku kurang tahu apakah tipe kamar itu juga memberikan <i>free access</i> ke gym dan kolam renang. Yang jelas, tipe kamar twin deluxe yang kupesan, selain mendapatkan sarapan gratis, kamu juga akan mendapatkan <i>free access</i> ke tempat gym yang letaknya di samping hotel dan <i>free access </i>ke Taman Rekreasi Sengkaling UMM untuk dua orang.</div>
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It's kinda hard to imagine there's someone who book a vacation to Singapore and don't put Universal Studio Singapore on their list. I mean, it's like a mandatory place to go to when you visit Singapore right? A lot of travel group usually offer Universal Studio Singapore as one of their tour package program. But if you're poor af like me and don't want to waste money by renting a tour, worry not, I got you covered. Here's a short article that I hope will help you understand how easy it is to go to Universal Studio Singapore by public transportation, what to expect when you get there, etc. I hope it's helpful to you, but if it still doesn't clear the air, feel free to message me a question.<br />
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Just like I mentioned in the previous article, MRT is the best and easiest (and of course the cheapest) way to explore the city. If you have questions about how to use MRT as transportation, please read my <b><i><a href="http://www.rizunaswon.com/2018/10/what-to-do-in-singapore-part-1.html" target="_blank">Singapore Tips & Travel Guide (part 1</a>)</i></b>. </div>
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Universal Studio Singapore is located in Sentosa Island, a tiny island separated from the main land of Singapore. This perhaps sound complicated, but it's actually super simple to get there. If you use MRT as your chosen transportation, all you need to do is <b>take the train and get off at Harbour Front Station then take an exit that at VivoCity. </b>Harbour Front Station is connected with VivoCity so it's not gonna be hard to find your way. Take the escalator and go to the 3rd level of the mall, because that special 'train station' that will take you to Sentosa Island is at the rooftop of VivoCity. The EZ-Link card is still can be used to pay for the train just like how you use the card for MRT. It's around SGD 4 for one way trip to Sentosa Island so make sure you have more than SGD 8 in your card.<br />
One day ticket of Universal Studio Singapore costs SGD 79 for adult, SGD 59 for children and SGD 41 for senior citizen if you buy them on the spot. <b>I prefer to buy it online days before your arrival date because you might get a more cheaper price than what you'd get from the counter ticket.</b> I bought mine from one of travel agents that I found in Tokopedia and it costs only IDR 674.000 or around SGD 65 for one adult ticket. You'll get an open date ticket which you can print on paper or just scan the barcode from you phone screen at the Universal Studio Singapore's entrance gate.<br />
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<b>WHAT TO EXPECT</b><br />
It's packed. Like any other dream park, it's packed with people. You won't be able to enjoy every attraction if you buy one day ticket. There is no difference between weekday or weekend, it's always filled with people. My tips for you, <b>buy an additional express access that will allow you to enjoy attractions without hassling with the queue </b>because most of the attraction queue can take literally 2 hours long. Unless you've been to Universal Studio Singapore before, then all you have to do is go straight to attractions you never tried in your previous visit (haha it's my experience).<br />
Some shows such as Waterworld or Pantages Hollywood Theater are only available to see at certain hours, so please ask any clerk you can find.<br />
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<b><i><u>Update 28/08/19 </u></i></b>Most people walk from right to left when entering the USS. To avoid being in a long queue, I<b> suggest you to walk clock-wise or simply take a route from Madagascar area instead of taking a route from New York Area.</b> I admit Madagascar and Far Far Away is kind of 'children' area, but I think it'll give you the chance to experience more attractions without wasting too much time queuing. Trust me, I spent more than two hours queuing for no more than 5 minutes Transformers ride (it was around 10 am), but no more than 30 minutes queuing for Revenge of the Mummy ride when I enter the attractions around 4 pm.<br />
Anyway, there are some prayer rooms for Muslim in the USS so you don't have to worry about that.<br />
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There are a lot of restaurants and food stalls you can find inside the Universal Studio Singapore. In fact, you can find Starbucks in there if you need your daily dose of caffeine. Oh, and there will be a lot of food stalls that sell turkey leg anywhere you go so take a note that <b>IT IS NON-HALAL</b>. Yes, the turkey legs look tempting and delicious but when I made an attempt to buy one, they said it's non-halal so yeah, what an unfortunate. But worry not! There's a cafe called Oasis Spice Cafe in Ancient Egypt area that serves a delicious chicken wings that costs SGD 8.80 for 6 pcs of wings. Trust me, it's so worth it!<br />
Another restaurant I visited was Mel's Drive In. It is also one of the restaurants you can find inside the Universal Studio Singapore and the place is actually super cute and instagramable, but I can't say the food is good tho. In fact, I'm actually not very fond of it. Unless you want to take cute pictures with antique cars, then be my guest and visit that diner.<br />
ps: I'm sorry I can't review all of the restaurants inside the Universal Studio Singapore cause I choose to waste my time on queueing for attractions instead T_T</div>
Rizuna Swonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17693831965637753122noreply@blogger.com1Singapore1.352083 103.819836000000010.8441055 103.174389 1.8600605 104.46528300000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938104720164034161.post-51753794169759247012019-03-19T20:54:00.001-07:002019-03-19T21:00:23.457-07:00Fake It Till You Make It<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i>You are as good as what you think you are</i></b>. All this time, I believe in the power of mindset. I believe the saying that when you always think positive, you'll also attract positive things. My best friend told me this few years ago and I believe her. She's one of few people who understands how bad my mental issues are. And her encouragement to think positively and be happy is never actually end. <i style="font-weight: bold;">Fake it till you make it! </i>is what she always telling me to do. Be happy, act happy, until you actually feel happy. So I did. God knows I so did for these past few years.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Little did she know I've been faking it since day one and I'm getting tired of hoping that I finally make it. I'm so done if I may say it out loud. There are more times when I had to pull of the road because I can't control the urge of crying than what I share to my friends. For every reason and no reason at all. It's confusing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Nowadays I understand that thinking positively isn't much of a help unless you also surround yourself with positive people. It's hard to cut off people especially if you are close with them in the first place, but fortunately I've learned that <span style="background-color: yellow;">cutting people off is highly necessary</span> and it's getting a lot easier right now. I don't like you, you can excuse yourself from my life for all I care. Preferably forever.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">There are times when I feel like I don't have any friends. There are times when I feel so lonely and feel like I don't have anyone to talk to. Even though those few friends that I still love dearly and contact regularly are always there for me. Unfortunately, I didn't realize that my walls has been built too high to the point of no one really knows what's behind it anymore. No exception. </span><br />
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Rizuna Swonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17693831965637753122noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938104720164034161.post-3200290557536550432019-02-05T03:58:00.002-08:002019-02-05T03:58:56.674-08:00Staycation: Villa Victoria Boutique Malang<div style="text-align: justify;">
Selamat pagi, Happy Chinese New Year, Gong Xi Fa Cai semuanya. Aku sudah kembali nulis review hotel meskipun tidak ada dari kalian yang bertanya. Haha ngga papa sesukaku lah. Kali ini aku berkesempatan menulis tentang staycation singkatku di sebuah hotel yang lagi-lagi di Malang. Mohon maaf nih, Malang adalah destinasi wisata favorit yang cukup dekat kan ya dari Surabaya (kalo ngga macet bisa cuma dua jam. Kalo macet ya wassalam) jadi lagi-lagi tempat penginapan di Malang.</div>
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Meskipun banyak tipe kamar yang disediakan. Aku memilih tipe kamar Double Deluxe dengan harga sekitar Rp 390.000 permalam. Aku menginap saat weekend. Kalau kalian ingin menginap di hari-hari kerja, rate permalam bisa lebih murah Rp 100.000. Ketika kita check in, <b>deposit sebesar Rp 100.000</b> dikenakan untuk setiap kamar dan kamu juga <b>tidak diperkenankan untuk merokok</b> dalam ruangan.</div>
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Jujur saja sih ya, setelah melihat kamarnya, harga hampir Rp 400.000 itu menurutku <i>overpriced</i>. Ya mungkin akan terasa lebih <i>worth it</i> kalau aku menginap di hari kerja. Ukuran kamarnya cukup kecil namun nyaman. Sayangnya ketika aku tiba di kamar, aku merasa kamarnya belum benar-benar bersih. <i> </i></div>
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Tipe kamar Double Deluxe yang kupesan tidak memiliki jendela yang menghadap keluar bangunan dan tidak ada pemandangan yang bisa dilihat. Hanya ada lorong dan pintu kamar lain yang bisa dilihat ketika aku membuka jendela. Jadi saranaku<b> sebaiknya kalian memilih tipe kamar Victoria Suite</b> saja. Haha maaf ya kepentok budget nih aku.</div>
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Begini, sebenarnya aku menyukai banyak hal tentang hotel ini. Bagiku cukup nyaman. Tapi setelah diingat-ingat, ada beberapa hal yang juga membuatku kurang suka. Salah satunya tidak tersedia layanan TV kabel. Yang ada di pikiranku saat itu,"<i>Why God why??</i>" padahal menurutku Hotel Victoria Boutique ini bisa dikategorikan sebagai hotel bintang 3 meskipun di Traveloka hotel ini belum berbintang. Apalah aku yang kurang paham syarat-syarat apa yang harus dimiliki hotel agar bisa diberi label "hotel berbintang". Tapi untunglah, layanan wifinya kencang sekali. Aku tetap bisa <i>streaming</i> tanpa macet meskipun tak bisa menonton televisi.</div>
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Baik aku lupa mengatakan bahwa tipe kamar yang kupesan sudah termasuk sarapan pagi. Tentunya rate permalam yang ditawarkan akan lebih rendah kalau kamu memilih untuk tidak mendapatkan sarapan. Makanan yang disediakan saat itu ada nasi goreng, mie goreng jawa, dan ayam yang aku tidak tahu dimasak seperti apa yang jelas semuanya enak! Aku jadi merasa bersyukur karena memilih paket kamar dengan sarapan. Ada jelly sebagai pencuci mulut serta teh dan kopi sebagai minuman. Ya standarlah, tapi wow <b>kopinya enak banget woy!</b> Aku tidak pernah berekspektasi apa-apa soal kopi yang disajikan hotel saat sarapan pagi, tapi aku suka sekali kopinya. Jadi setelah kutanyakan, mereka seperti ada produksi kopi sendiri juga. Mereka juga jual bubuk kopinya dengan harga Rp 100.000 untuk tiga bungkus kopi bubuk.</div>
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Jadi sebenarnya aku cukup bingung sih. Karena di Hotel Victoria ini terdapat dua tempat makan yang dua-duanya adalah bagian dari hotel. Resto De Colonial dan Cafe Pasar Rakyat. Memang ada meja kursi selayaknya tempat makan, tapi kosong. Tidak ada pegawai yang mengantar menu, atau hal-hal lain yang biasanya kamu temui ketika memasuki cafe. Setelah kuselidiki lebih lanjut, kamu harus memesan melalui resepsionis hotel lho baik ketika kamu ke bagian cafe atau restonya yang menurutku itu cukup ribet.</div>
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<i> Overall</i>, menurutku Hotel Victoria ini cukup oke jika kamu berkunjung ke Kota Malang ataupun ada perjalanan bisnis di sana karena lokasi cukup strategis dan dekat kemana-mana. Tapi jika tujuanmu Kota Wisata Batu, aku lebih menyarankan kamu memilih tempat penginapan di Batu saja. Bukan apa-apa sih. Kalo diukur dengan jarak sih tidak seberapa jauh dengan tempat-tempat wisata di Batu. Tapi macetnya itu lho mohon ampun nggak kuat. Semoga artikelku ini membantu ya. Sampai jumpa di <i>staycation</i> berikutnya.</div>
Rizuna Swonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17693831965637753122noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938104720164034161.post-29114604707104159382019-01-02T18:02:00.002-08:002019-01-02T18:02:56.788-08:00Hi! It's Rizuna Here<div style="text-align: justify;">
I feel like I need to make a statement for people become confused with my blog lately. I don't actually remember the first time I love fashion. But I always knew that I love wearing colorful outfits. Even if we didn't know each other back then ten years ago, you would easily find me, wearing a yellow coat among my black or blue coated friends in high school. There was this one time that I picture myself working in a fashion industry someday in the future. That's the reason I started blogging.<br />
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But to be completely honest, I always feel like blogging was a competition. At least for me though. It's good to have a target. But in uni, I was taught that target means number. I studied financial business for four years and there was this one day when my lecturer asked, <i>"What is your target? And what is your goal?"</i> And I learned that those two have a very different proposition. For example, if you started building a company, at one point you would have to set a target that you and your partners need to fulfill within a month or a year or for some period of time. Target is number. And therefore I speak that means the target is how many new customers you have to reach or how much selling money you have to collect. Meanwhile, the goal is something that is more general. Like become a leading company in its field or to spread kindness by helping people in need if you run a non-profit organization. </div>
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Yet, you can't reach your goal if you can't even fulfill the target. I've come across a lot of bloggers said that they are getting tired of how many people obsessed with a number of likes and comments and decided that enough is enough. Funny thing is, they still want to collab with brands. The bigger the brand is, the better it will be. Brand is business, you know. And as I said, target is number. When a brand offers you a collaboration, that means <b>they expect some amount of new customers or selling</b> that will fulfill their target and it's your very responsibility to help them. Darling, how come you still want to be 'a big person' if you don't even want to reach a target? Please, if you have a different opinion, feel free to share with me in the comment section below.</div>
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I've been trapped by this kind of mindset for quite a while and I become very uncomfortable with it. I become so tired of something that I usually like doing and some probably say it's normal. But no one knows it's very consuming for me. I take good pictures, plan a beautiful Instagram feed, reach a number of likes and engagement and money comes from it. And like any other bloggers say, it's depressing when sometimes they don't have enough likes. Yes, it's depressing indeed. But for a whole different reason for me. It's depressing because I have this responsibility to the brand I collab with. It's the feeling of failure if I can't reach their target since they trust that in me.</div>
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If you notice. Lately, I've been taking it slow with outfit pictures. I found it more satisfying when people actually read what I wrote rather than appreciate what I look. It may be exaggerating but I'm getting tired of receiving "You look good!" or "I like your outfit today!" comments. And become more excited when people actually send me an email or dm asking about something they actually want to know, like "Hey, I've read your article about this hotel from your blog and you didn't mention how far it is to the downtown..." And that's how I knew my article is being read and helpful. Not just for the sake of pictures.<br />
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So, since everyone has been doing "NEW YEAR, NEW ME!" resolution, I might just do that as well by saying thank you all for being such a kind reader to my blog. But this is my resolution. I will make a huge change for this blog by writing place and travel articles as my main topic. If you still want to see my fashion pictures (I don't force ya), just head over to my instagram @rizunaswon and sayonara!</div>
Rizuna Swonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17693831965637753122noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938104720164034161.post-84582430593824953952018-11-15T01:15:00.000-08:002018-12-21T06:51:43.562-08:00Staycation: Posto Dormire Hotel Jakarta<div style="text-align: justify;">
Sejujurnya, karena beberapa alasan pribadi, aku enggan mengunjungi Jakarta. <i>This city actually triggered my anxiety.</i> Namun karena beberapa waktu yang lalu aku ada acara yang cukup penting, mau ngga mau aku harus kembali ke kota metropolitan ini. Jujur, moodku benar-benar kacau nggak karuan sehari sebelum keberangkatanku ke Jakarta. Aku sangat suka bepergian. Namun kali itu, rasanya benar-benar, aku ingin segera berangkat agar aku bisa segera pulang. <i>Do you know how it feels? </i>Kalo kata orang Jawa, <i>ndhang mari ndhang wes.</i></div>
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<i> </i>Baiklah sudah cukup curhatanku satu paragraf saja. Karena sesuai judul, aku ingin menceritakan pengalamanku menginap di Posto Dormire Hotel. Salah satu hotel yang kusinggahi selama di Jakarta. <b>Lokasinya di Jl. Dr. Susilo Raya Grogol, bersebelahan dengan Hotel Amaris</b>. Kalau kalian belum pernah dengar tentang hotel ini, ya karena hotel ini masih baru. Saking barunya, sewaktu aku ke sana, hotelnya bahkan belum ada plang namanya astaga! Plang nama baru dipasang ketika aku pulang. Yaaa kemajuan lah.<br />
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Seperti biasa, aku memesan kamar melalui Traveloka. Ada beberapa tipe kamar, dan aku memilih deluxe twin room dengan harga per malam sekitar Rp 400.000. <i>Well, </i>untuk harga kamar ini sebenarnya <b>tergantung kapan kamu akan menginap</b> sih. Karena setelah aku cek lagi, rate termurah yang ditawarkan adalah sekitar Rp 366.000 per malam sudah termasuk sarapan pagi. Ketika kamu check in, deposit sebesar Rp 200.000 diperlukan sebagai jaminan. Dan kamu juga perlu menandatangani perjanjian untuk tidak merokok di dalam kamar atau kamu akan dikenakan denda.</div>
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Jakarta. Dengan harga kamar di bawah Rp 500.000 menurutku menginap di Posto Dormire Hotel ini sungguh sangat menyenangkan sekali. Iya kata 'menyenangkan' barusan benar-benar butuh ditekankan. <i>Just to emphasize... you know...</i> Kamarnya nyaman sekali dengan interior yang bernuansa retro. Dindingnya ala-ala batu bata gitu. Sesungguhnya, sejak pertama kali masuk ke lobi hotel, nuansa retronya sudah sangat terasa. Apalagi di bagian resepsionis.</div>
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Salah satu kelebihan dari Posto Dormire Hotel yang aku suka adalah, <b>tiap kamar disediakan mini refrigerator</b>. Kulkas ini memang lagi aku perlukan dalam perjalananku kemarin sih. Sayangnya, karena Posto Dormire ini berdempetan dengan hotel lain, pemandangan dari jendelaku adalah jendela hotel lain. Syukurlah tidak ada adegan seseorang dari hotel lain membuka jendela bersamaan ketika aku membuka jendela. Kan jadi ftv banget nanti huhu.<br />
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Fasilitas sarapan ala buffet ini tersedia untuk semua tipe kamar. Aku menginap selama dua malam dan setiap hari, menu sarapan yang ditawarkan berbeda. Kamu juga bisa memesan omelet kepada salah satu koki di sana lho. Rasa makanannya ngga yang enak banget gitu, <i>but it was okay. </i>Aku mah, yang penting ada kopi, aku senang. Eh eh bicara soal kopi, sewaktu aku check in di sana, aku dibuatkan segelas capuccino hangat sebagai <i>welcome drink</i> lho. Ya ampun, mereka ini sungguh ekstra dalam melayani pengunjung. Ya kan biasanya <i>welcome drink</i> sudah disediakan gitu kan dalam toples kaca besar yang kita bisa ambil sendiri. Jadi aku agak takjub. </div>
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<i> Anyway</i>, konsep restorannya juga unik banget. Masih dengan nuansa retro yang kental. Aku sangat menyukai bagaimana mereka memperhatikan detail terkecil di setiap sudut hotel, bahkan di desain mejanya yang unik haha.<br />
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Sungguh saking barunya hotel ini, beberapa fasilitas seperti gym dan kolam renang belum bisa digunakan. Sayang sekali ya. Kolam renang terletak di lantai tiga dan konsepnya sangat unik. Karena bagian dasar kolam sesungguhnya adalah langit-langit lobi. Rooftopnya juga nggak kalah unik lho. Bentuknya seperti kapal, dengan roda kemudi kapal beneran. Gym juga terletak di dekat area roof top. Aduh, nanti kalau aku ke sana lagi, semoga semua fasilitas sudah bisa digunakan deh ya. Jadi aku bisa update artikel ini. Karena aku ingin sekali foto-foto di rooftop, tapi kemarin masih banyak pekerja yang memenuhi area rooftop.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Bahagia itu sederhana. Sesederhana ketemu e-commerce yang menjual khusus brand-brand lokal di Indonesia. Yep! It's The F Thing (<a href="http://www.thefthing.com/">www.thefthing.com</a>). Lebih bahagianya lagi, aku diberi kesempatan oleh Clozette (<a href="http://www.clozette.co.id/">www.clozette.co.id</a>) untuk mereview pengalaman berbelanja di The F Thing. Kebetulan yang sangat menyenangkan karena akhir-akhir ini aku lebih memilih mengisi lemariku dengan brand-brand lokal.</span></div>
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Seperti yang aku bilang tadi, <span style="background-color: yellow; color: magenta;"><b>The F Thing adalah fashion e-commerce dan lifestyle platform</b></span> di bawah naungan MNC group yang menampung brand-brand lokal di Indonesia. Bukan cuma baju atau aksesoris, tapi makeup-makeup lokal juga bisa kamu temuin lho di sana. Nikicio, Muzca, Duma, semua brand kece yang lagi hits di kalangan millenials berkumpul dalam platform e-commerce yang sama dan memudahkan kita mencari barang yang kita cari.</div>
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Sejujurnya, aku telah mengenal e-commerce ini sejak lama, walaupun baru kali ini berbelanja di sana. Namun, aku baru tau kalau ternyata, The F Thing ini bukan hanya tempat berbelanja online, namun juga merupakan komunitas yang menyediakan platform untuk kita menulis berbagai konten gaya hidup maupun fashion. Jadi selain berbelanja, kita juga bisa berbagi serta mendapatkan informasi soal trend fashion. Bermanfaat sekali bukan?</div>
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Berbelanja melalui The F Thing sebenarnya sangat mudah. Kita bisa mencari produk yang kita inginkan berdasarkan kategori maupun brand. A-Z brand-brand lokal yang biasa kita lihat setiap fashion week, bisa kamu temukan di sana.</div>
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Aku sudah bilang belum kalau selain produk fashion, mereka juga menyediakan produk-produk kecantikan baik makeup maupun skincare? Namun karena produk-produk kecantikan yang kumiliki masih banyak, aku memutuskan membeli pakaian saja.</div>
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Pilihanku jatuh ke jaket merah bermotif tartan dari brand Muzca dan sandal dari brand Minka. Berhubung hujan sudah mulai turun akhir-akhir ini, jadi kupikir jaket baru akan sangat bermanfaat. Apalagi tartan adalah salah satu motif favorit aku. Kalian tau dong kalau aku sangat menyukai permainan tabrak warna dan tabrak motif dalam berpakaian? Tartan adalah salah satu motif yang cukup <i>tricky</i> untuk dilibatkan dalam permainan tabrak motif makanya aku merasa tertantang hahahah. Sedangkan sandal yang kupilih, well sudah lama sih ingin sandal yang ada bling-blingnya gitu hahah.</div>
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Seperti yang kuharapkan dari brand-brand lokal, kualitas produk mereka yang ngga kalah dari brand-brand internasional. Material yang bagus, jahitan yang rapi, dan potongan yang jatuh sempurna di badan adalah beberapa alasan kenapa akhir-akhir ini aku lebih bangga menggunakan produk lokal. Selain itu, aku juga ingin menghargai karya anak bangsa dong.</div>
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Yang aku suka lagi dari The F Thing, aku bisa dengan mudah menemukan koleksi kolaborasi fashion influencer favorit aku dengan brand-brand lokal. Seperti <b>DumaXAnaz Siantar, NovereXPatricia Gouw, NohoXJovi Adhiguna, </b>dan kolaborasi-kolaborasi keren lainnya yang memang tertarget sesuai dengan gaya millenials. </div>
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Hai hai setelah sekian lama, akhirnya punya kesempatan nulis review penginapan lagi nih. Iya, sudah pergi beberapa kali, tapi setelah Yogyakarta bulan Juli lalu, masih belum ada hotel/penginapan yang menurutku <i>worth to share </i>bahkan ketika di Singapura. Beberapa waktu yang lalu, aku menemukan sebuah penginapan yang lucu banget di Malang. Dan karena Malang cuma sekitar 3 jam dari Surabaya, jadi aku memutuskan kenapa tidak?</div>
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Sejujurnya, ini pertama kali lho aku ke Malang tanpa ke Batu. Karena tiap ke Malang selalu memilih penginapan di Batu yang lebih adem, dan terletak di pegunungan. Selain itu, tempat-tempat wisata juga hampir semuanya ada di Batu seperti Jatim Park, Batu Secret Zoo, BNS, dll. Makanya jalan-jalan kemarin, aku memutuskan untuk berkeliling Kota Malang saja. Mengunjungi cafe-cafe lucu yang instagramable juga menyenangkan kok.</div>
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Kali ini, aku ingin menceritakan pengalaman aku menginap di sebuah penginapan murah di Malang yaitu <b>Rumah Jaksa Agung</b>. Aku menemukannya secara tidak sengaja di Instagram dan karena tempatnya warna-warni, aku jadi penasaran. Apalagi setelah dicek di Traveloka, penginapan yang berkonsep kos harian ini ternyata cukup murah. Jadi buat referensi kalian yang ingin jalan-jalan ke Malang dengan budget terbatas, ya segera bookmark artikel ini (maksa).</div>
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Baiklah seperti biasa, aku akan menceritakan satu persatu mulai dari bagaimana cara ke sana (karena tempatnya agak masuk ke gang-gang gitu), harga kamar, serta kelebihan dan kekurangan penginapan ini.</div>
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<a name='more'></a> Rumah Jaksa Agung ini letaknya di <b>Jl. Jaksa Agung Suprapto Gang 1C No 241 Malang</b>. Kalau lihat dari peta yang di Traveloka, tempatnya agak menyesatkan karena sebenarnya tempatnya masuk-masuk dan agak ribet. Jadi bisa langsung ke Google Maps saja untuk mencari Rumah Jaksa Agung. Patokannya ada di Gang sebelah Maxone hotel.<br />
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Aku kurang tahu berapa jumlah tipe kamar yang disediakan oleh Rumah Jaksa Agung. Yang jelas, ada tipe kamar dengan kamar mandi dalam, tipe kamar dengan kamar mandi luar, tipe kamar yang muat hingga enam orang per kamar, dll. Harganya per malam mulai dari Rp 39.000 per orang. Tapi jika kamu memesan via Traveloka, semua tipe kamar di bandrol Rp 120.000 (tidak dihitung perorang).</div>
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Aku memilih tipe kamar '<i>cheerful</i>' dengan kamar mandi dalam. Isinya dua orang dengan kasur spons ukuran queen, namun juga disediakan tambahan kasur lain di dalam kamar dengan ukuran single. Jadi kamar yang aku pesan sebenarnya bisa diisi untuk tiga orang. Ada tv, gantungan, meja kecil, dan kipas angin. Oh ya! Semua kamar di Rumah Jaksa Agung tidak ada yang ber-AC ya.</div>
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Bersiaplah untuk bagian yang paling aku suka dari penginapan ini yaitu <b>DAPAT SARAPAN GRATIS</b>! Hahahah Rp 39.000 per orang dan dapat makan? Senang sekali aku tuh!! Walaupun cuma nasi bungkusan ala anak-anak kos gitu sih. Lauknya bihun, oseng tahu tempe, telur, dan dadar jagung. Bhanyak dan mengenyangkan. Kalian juga diberi segelas air mineral juga kok.</div>
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Penjaga penginapannya juga ramah sekali. Cepat merespon sms-ku ketika aku tersesat mencari lokasi. Bahkan tetangga-tetangga yang tinggal di sekitar rumah penginapan tersebut juga baik dan ramah. Aku berasa kembali ke jaman-jaman kuliah sewaktu masih tinggal di kos-kosan.</div>
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Kekurangannya? Jalan menuju lokasi cukup sempit. Apalagi jika naik mobil. Kemarin ke sana pake CRV, ngos-ngosan jalannya karena mepet banget. Tapi masih bisa masuk kok ke dalam gang. Dan gangnya satu arah gitu untuk mengindari dua mobil desek-desekan. Kekurangan lainnya, tidak disediakan dispenser minuman. Jadi air minum gratis yang diberikan hanya waktu pagi hari. Karena aku ngga tau hal ini sebelumnya, jadilah aku kehausan dari malam sampe pagi huhu. Tapi ya ngga papa sih. Dengan harga segitu, ngga usah berharap yang muluk-muluk haha. Eh tapi, kalo kalian mau ngopi, atau makan pop mie malam-malam, ibu kos katanya jual kok.</div>
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Oh iya satu lagi! Selain menyediakan penginapan, mereka juga menyediakan berbagai macam tur wisata ke Bromo dan pantai-pantai di Malang. Ada jasa sewa motor juga dengan harga Rp 70.000 per hari, dan berbagai fasilitas lainnya. Kalau kalian ingin kepo lebih lanjut, cek aja instagram mereka <b><a href="http://www.instagram.com/kost.malang.jaksaagung">@kost.malang.jaksaagung</a></b></div>
Rizuna Swonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17693831965637753122noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938104720164034161.post-41808037122441125802018-10-26T04:18:00.002-07:002018-10-27T16:13:47.771-07:00Pentingnya Menambahkan Facial Oil dalam Rutinitas Skincare<div style="text-align: justify;">
Di antara 10 steps skincare yang rutin aku lakukan tiap hari, sebenarnya aku ngga pernah 'menyisipkan' face oil sebagai salah satu rutinitas skincare aku. Alasannya? Karena tipe kulitku oily-combination. Takutnya kalo dipakein face oil malah makin berminyak dan jerawatan. Aku nih gampang banget lho jerawatan. Makanya kalo mau nyobain produk-produk baru, harus bener-bener baca review orang-orang dulu saking takutnya jerawatan haha. Kan sayang banget kalo udah beli mahal-mahal tapi ternyata ngga cocok di muka aku.</div>
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Oh iya, balik ke topik face oil ya. Ternyata teman-teman, selama ini pandanganku tentang face oil itu salah. Karena setelah googling kesana-kemari tentang face oil ini, aku jadi tau kalau sebenarnya, menggunakan face oil pada kulit berminyak justru dapat membantu menstabilkan kadar minyak di wajah lho. Jadi face oil ini penggunaannya penting juga disisipkan dalam rutinitas skincare kita tiap hari.</div>
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Apa aja sih kegunaannya face oil selain melembabkan wajah? Wuidih banyak! Karena banyak juga macamnya. Nanti aku akan jelaskan lebih lanjut ya, tapi sebelumnya, kalian pernah dengar Rosehip oil dong? Rosehip oil ini akhir-akhir ini <i>happening </i>sekali ya. Rosehip oil dipercaya mampu mencerahkan wajah dan membantu meregenerasi kulit yang membantu kita terlihat awet muda. Nah Rosehip oil ini juga termasuk salah satu jenis facial oil. </div>
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Facial oil itu banyak sekali macamnya dan memiliki manfaat yang berbeda-beda. Misalnya <i>rosehip oil</i> untuk <i>anti-aging</i>, <i>tea tree oil</i>, untuk mengatasi jerawat, dan banyak macam lagi. Kalau mau dapat semua manfaat dari facial oil, yakin mau make bermacam-macam facial oil? Aku sih ngga bakal serajin itu, apalagi kalau harus pakai lebih dari dua facial oil sebagai rangkaian rutinitas skincare-ku di malam hari. Kapan aku tidurnya meni asa naon??</div>
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Setelah browsing sana-sini, tanya kesana kemari, dapetlah aku rekomendasi facial oil yang menjawab semua permasalahan aku. Namanya <b><a href="http://www.bhumi.co.id/">Bhumi</a></b>. Merek lokal gitu, tapi sumpah worth it banget. Kalo dipikir-pikir, sekarang ini banyak bermunculan merek-merek lokal yang bagus-bagus ya! I'm so proud.<br />
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Nah kenapa aku bilang Bhumi ini udah yang paling oke so far, karena selain mengandung berbagai vitamin seperti vitamin C dan vitamin E, dia juga mengandung 9 pure essential oils yang berbeda dengan masing-masing manfaatnya. Apa aja itu?</div>
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- <i>Clary Sage Oil </i>yang berfungsi untuk mengurangi kerutan di wajah</div>
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<i>- Frankincense Oil </i>yang berfungsi untuk mengencangkan, menghaluskan, dan menyamarkan garis-garis halus di wajah. <i>Frankincense Oil </i>ini juga banyak digunakan untuk menghilangkan selulit lho</div>
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<i>- Geranium Oil </i>yang berfungsi untuk mengurangi jerawat dan menyamarkan noda hitam di wajah.</div>
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<i>- Grapeseed Oil </i>yang berfungsi untuk melembabkan kulit dan mencegah penuaan dini</div>
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<i>- Lavender Oil </i>yang berfungsi sebagai antibakteri. Membantu mengatasi banyak masalah kulit seperti iritasi dan <i>eczema</i></div>
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<i>- Lemongrass Oil </i>yang wanginya membantu kita untuk relaksasi. Lemongrass oil ini bagus banget untuk kulit yang berminyak </div>
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<i>- Rosehip Oil </i>yang berfungsi untuk meratakan warna kulit dan membantu meregenerasi sel-sel kulit</div>
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<i>- Tea Tree Oil </i>yang berfungsi untuk mengatasi jerawat</div>
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<i>- Turmeric Root Oil </i>yang berfungsi untuk mencerahkan sekaligus sebagai <i>anti-aging </i>yang ampuh karena mengandung antioksidan yang membuat kulit kita terlihat <i>flawless.</i></div>
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Dengan harga yang terbilang cukup terjangkau yaitu Rp 229.000 Bhumi Facial Oil ini menurutku sangat sepadan bahkan melebihi ekspektasiku sebelumnya. Pertama kali menggunakannya, aku sempat kurang suka dengan aromanya. Wangi khas essential oil, banyak essential oil yang dicampur jadi satu. Menyengat banget. Tapi lama kelamaan aku malah suka banget dan merasa justru wanginya yang sangat herbal itu membantuku merasa relaks setelah beraktivitas seharian. Mungkin karena mengandung <i>Lemongrass Oil </i>itu ya.</div>
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Dua minggu pemakaian, aku merasa kulitku lebih kenyal dan sehat. Beruntusan di wajahku juga berkurang. Noda-noda bekas jerawat belum sepenuhnya hilang sih. Mungkin membutuhkan waktu yang sedikit lebih lama. Ngga papa, aku anaknya rajin kok skincare-an hehe.<br />
<i>Worth to buy? </i>Oh tentu saja! Aku suka kulitku terasa lebih kenyal dan terasa lebih muda gara-gara pakai facial oil ini. Ngga perlu takut kalo kulit kalian tipe yang berminyak. Karena facial oil justru akan membantu menyeimbangkan kadar minyak di wajah kamu.<br />
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<b>Kalian bisa beli online di website Bhumi (<a href="http://www.bhumi.co.id/">www.bhumi.co.id</a>) atau beli langsung di AEON MALL atau WATSONS jabodetabek ya.</b></div>
Rizuna Swonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17693831965637753122noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938104720164034161.post-11358142349504360842018-10-21T21:02:00.001-07:002018-10-21T21:04:20.795-07:00When Anxiety Kicks In<div style="text-align: justify;">
I was happily making pumpkin puree this morning. Two hours later, the delicious smell of pumpkin spice cake filled my kitchen. While waiting for my fresh baked cake to cool down, my mind uncontrollably wandered. I stopped what I was doing and just laying quietly there. On the floor. Looking at the ceiling with uneasy feeling. Next thing I knew, it's hard for me to breathe. I clenched my hands too tight and too long. Mind is a powerful thing and God knows how hard I try to be careful with it. But shit anxiety just kicked in. Why am I being like this?</div>
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Let me describe what I feel. I'm sad, but nothing to be sad about. I finally made a perfect pumpkin spice cake after four attempts. I should be happy. I made it and it's delicious. I'm afraid. Of what exactly? I'm safe and sound at my own home yet I feel like being surrounded by something that going to eat me alive. I am angry. This is the only thing I know because I am angry at myself. But for what? That's unclear. One day I was happy and learn about loving myself, then the next day, I'm hating myself like kids hating broccoli.</div>
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If you don't feel comfortable reading this post, it's fine. My therapist said when I no longer able to hold it in, I should write about it. So here I am.</div>
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<b>Shouldn't crying all night is enough?</b></div>
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I sing it out. I don't have a beautiful voice but I sing it out. Any song is fine. Usually, it helps me to focus on something. But not today I guess. I just feel numb because I've tried everything and they are all failed.</div>
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I've visited Singapore several times I already became very fond of it. I love seeing how busy the city is. And it might sounds cliche and childish but I love the lights, especially at night. I've posted some article about my visit to Singapore a few years back, the very first time I visited Singapore but come to look at it, I realize that it contains no information at all. Huh! What a blogger I was!</div>
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Regardless of how many times I visit this country, the closest thing I do to live like locals is just cafe hopping. It's not even so special, duh! One thing that I realize, every time I go, I always bring at least one first timer with me. That means I have to act like a tour guide and visit the same place over and over I don't want to brag, but I actually get bored I might as well write a guidance post about it. My parents won't let me travel alone to Singapore and I also kinda think that having someone to accompany me is really helpful. You know... to take pictures of mine. </div>
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One thing that everyone needs to know before stepping their foot on this country is they have very strict regulations. Don't eat in public places (especially inside the MRT), don't spit, don't smoke, prioritize pedestrians, and so on. I'm sure there's more than that, but those are the basic thing you need to know. Follow the rules, and you'll be okay. Oh! And always <b>step to the left side whenever you use an escalator.</b><br />
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Here in the first article, I'm going to tell you the basic things. All you need to do to survive especially if you're on a budget. In case this is your first time, this article is a (almost) complete guide for you to explore Singapore especially if you decide to go solo without a travel guide. Then the next article would be about places to go and how to get there. So make sure to stay tuned! Alright, let's get started.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">1. Transportation</span></b></div>
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The very first thing you need to do as soon as you're landed in Singapore is to buy Ez-link card. You can always use Grab from the airport to the city, but if you're on a budget, just use the train like most people do. It's called a mass rapid transit or MRT. Ez-link card itself is one of electronic money that you can use for almost everything in Singapore because they already use this cashless system for public transportation payment. So <b>you can use it for MRT, Bus, Sentosa Express, you can even use it for buying things at 7/11</b>. So, where to buy this card? There is this small counter in the airport, usually near the baggage claim area that sells Ez-link card and local sim card. It's easy to find don't worry. It's only $10 with $7 balance inside.<br />
Another option is you can buy Singapore tourist pass. It costs $20 for 3 days unlimited use. But I personally don't recommend that. If you only take 3 days trip to Singapore, no matter how many places you are going to visit, I doubt it will cost you more than $15 in total (if you use MRT and bus to go everywhere).</div>
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<b>The MRT station is located at Terminal 2</b>. So if your arrival is at other terminals, you can use this Skytrain to T2 and it's free of charge. You can also buy a one-way ticket in a ticket machine, but I suggest you use Ez-link card instead because it's easier. On a further note, please download MRT map first from Google. Oh and dear, if you choose MRT as your main transportation during your visit to Singapore, then <b>you probably need a serious amount of pain relief patch</b>. Trust me on this.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">ps: There's this super cute MRT station in Singapore which all the walls and stairs are painted pink. It's in Redhill MRT station. To be honest, I stopped by at that station just to take pictures lol.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">2. Place to Stay.</span></b><br />
My favorite place to stay is at Orchard or Bugis Area. Why Orchard? Because it's like a shopping center in Singapore. You can literally find a different shopping mall every five steps. And why Bugis? I don't know. Because it's crowded there and somehow I feel safer in a crowded area I guess. Oh and also, <b>halal food can easily be found in Bugis</b>. I once stayed in Geylang area, the first time I visited Singapore because hotel/hostels there has a quite cheap rate. It's not as crowded as Bugis but it's safe too. Yet, some say Geylang is categorized as red area in Singapore. Correct me if I'm wrong.<br />
There are so many pretty hostels you can find in Singapore. Choose wisely and my advice is, please do read guest reviews because you book a room. Because sometimes, pictures can be manipulating. Oh and one more thing that I almost forgot to tell you is you need to <b>bring travel adapter type G</b>. You know, the ones with 3 pins and rectangular blade plugs. You can google the image yourself, right?<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">3. Place to Eat</span></b><br />
It's not that hard if you prefer halal food in Singapore. My favorite place to eat is at Indian restaurants. Well, that is obvious because I love Indian cuisine. There are so many Indian restaurants near Mustafa Center. And all of them are delicious. If you wish for junk food (because you can't go wrong with junk food, duh!) I suggest you choose Popeye's Lousiana Chicken instead of Mcdonalds or KFC. I love McD and KFC, but Popeye's fried chicken is... well... I could never resist that! Or you can always buy sandwich at 7/11.<br />
Anyway, you don't go to Singapore unless you eat Hawker Food. There are several Hawker Centers in Singapore that I alone haven't had the chance to try them all. It's basically a food court area with cheap but delicious food where you can eat like locals. One of my favorite hawker food is Laksa from 328 Katong Laksa. This is the Laksa that Gordon Ramsay lost his skill to Hawkers. If you wish to pay a visit to this place, I recommend you to take bus Instead of MRT. Because the distance from MRT station to the restaurant is quite far. Take a bus to Opp Roxy Sq and you just need to walk approximately 50 m after you hop off the bus.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">4. Place to Shop</span></b><br />
It's like everybody knows that Bugis Village and Chinatown is the right place to shop for souvenirs. And it's so easy to get there because MRT station's exit gate will take you exactly there. If you wish to shop fancy things, then go to Orchard area as I said above.<br />
Mustafa Center is a 24 hours shopping mall that you can reach with MRT to Farrer Park. I personally love this place because you can literally find anything there. Once I had a backache and in need of pain relieving patch as early in the morning as you can imagine. And since I was staying in a hotel nearby, that shopping center feels like my lifesaver.<br />
Also, there is this new retail store located inside 313@Somerset at Orchard that I begin to love called Don Don Donki. It's originally from Japan and it sells all thing about Japan. From snacks, until household needs. And we all know you can't go wrong with Japanese snacks. You can also play Gacha in this store. Do you like Gacha?<br />
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That's probably it. Basic tips & tricks you need to know for your first visit to Singapore. Apologize for grammar mistakes, I will update them in time. See you in part 2.<br />
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Ngga, ini bukan aku lagi di Yogyakarta lagi. Tapi aku lagi-lagi akan mereview sekaligus menceritakan pengalamanku menginap di Artotel Yogyakarta. Menginapnya sudah beberapa bulan yang lalu. Jadi walaupun ingatannya ngga seger-seger banget, tapi aku masih inget lah tips and trick (halah) kalau menginap di hotel ini.<br />
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Siapa sih yang ngga tau Artotel? Artotel ini ada di kota-kota besar di Pulau Jawa dan Bali. Udah femes banget karena keunikan hotel ini yang dindingnya dipenuhi mural-mural cakep karya seniman lokal. Ya namanya aja Artotel ya kan? Tapi menurutku, Artotel Yogyakarta inilah yang paling unik di antara Artotel-Artotel lainnya? Bukan bererti aku sudah incip menginap di semua Artotel ya, cuman kalo dari foto-foto yang aku lihat di Traveloka, memang Artotel di Yogyakarta inilah yang menurutku paling cocok gitu deh sama aku. Kenapa? Karena ada perosotannya! Gede! Nanti kalo kamu mau dan ngga malu (aku sih mana punya malu ya, malah mainan perosotan bolak-balik), kamu bisa turun dari restoran Artotel di lantai dua menuju ke lobby hotel di lantai dasar menggunakan perosotan. SERU ABISLAH POKOKNYA! AKU SANGAT SENANG!!<br />
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<b>Kamar</b><br />
Baiklah seperti biasa, yang aku bahas duluan adalah kamarnya ya. Aku memesan kamar tipe studio 23 dengan twin bed dan tanpa breakfast. Ratenya sekitar Rp 570.000. Sesuai namanya, Artotel ini dipenuhi hal-hal berbau seni di setiap sudutnya. Termasuk dinding kamar-kamarnya. Yang aku suka dari Artotel ini salah satunya adalah tiap kamar disediakan mesin kopi. Bukan pemanas air seperti biasa, tapi mesin kopi Nescafe Dolce itu loh. Haha maaf ya aku yang tiap pagi mesti ngopi ini, dapet mesin kopi gini aja girang bukan main.<br />
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Oh iya satu lagi yang aku suka dari kamarnya, adalah kamar mandinya cantik banget! Minimalis dan monochrome pokoknya aku suka banget. Ya walaupun aku anaknya warna-warni ya, it doesn't mean that monochoromatic colors are not pleasing in my eyes. Unfortunately tho, foto kamarnya ngga sengaja kehapus huhu (goblo kamu, Zun!). Bisa cek sendiri ya di google atau traveloka maaf banget.<br />
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<b>Restoran</b><br />
Jadi, alasan kenapa aku tidak memilih kamar sekaligus breakfast, adalah karena breakfast mereka dibikin buffet all you can eat, tapi pilihan makanannya terbatas. Sedangkan aku sebenarnya ingin mencoba makanan yang bisa aku tunjuk langsung dari menu. Agar sekalian tau harganya gitu lho maksudnya.<br />
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Restoran di artotel ini terbuka untuk umum dan bernama Roca Restoran. Sebuah tips maha dahsyat dari aku nih, tolong simak baik-baik. Di setiap kamar sebenarnya disediakan buku menu Roca Restoran, tapi lebih baik kalo kamu turun aja deh sebentar untuk beli langsung di restorannya. Karena kalo pesan dari kamar, harganya bisa lebih dari dua kali lipatnya bok! Pertama kali aku melihat buku menu yang tersedia di kamar, aku langsung ngerasa bangkrut. Sungguh! Apalagi karena aku ada janji dengan Nia (itu loh yang lagi perosotan) buat ketemuan di Roca Restoran. Duh rasanya saat itu aku pengen ganti tempat janjian aja di Warunk Upnormal. Tapi setelah aku memberanikan diri dan bertekat untuk tidak memesan yang mahal-mahal, ternyata harga tertera di buku menu yang disediakan di restoran jauh lebih masuk akal haha!<br />
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Review makanan? Well, believe me when I say that nasi goreng mereka ENAK BANGET BANGET!! Ada sate, telur mata sapi, ayam goreng, dan kerupuk yang mana empat makanan itu kalau dimakan terpisah rasanya sebenarnya biasa aja, tapi nasi gorengnya itu loh kebangetan enaknya! Ice cappucinonya juga! Aduh bayanginnya aja udah pengen seruput-seruput ice cappucino mereka. Selain nasi goreng, aku juga memesan Banana Fritters dan Vegetable Rolls. Aku ngga bisa bilang ngga enak sih, tapi ngga ada yang spesial aja gitu dari dua makanan tersebut.<br />
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<b>Pool</b><br />
Kolam renang Artotel ini lokasinya satu area dengan restoran. Menurutku pribadi kurang nyaman. Memang sih, agak terpisah gitu. Tapi misahnya cuma dipisahin dinding kaca. Sungguh itu ya, tiap ada orang yang melompat ke kolam, airnya nyiprat ke mana-mana ke meja makan juga. Jadi menurutku agak maksa gitu kolamnya. Maaf, fotonya ngga ada juga huhu (bentar lagi gue diprotes netijen nih karena memberikan review yang kurang informatif).<br />
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Oh iya, Artotel ini ada butiknya juga lho. Menjual berbagai macam kain batik dan karya-karya seni para seniman lokal. Sebagian besar karya seni tersebut dijual secara lelang. Jadi kamu tinggal masukin harga yang ingin kamu tawarkan ke dalam box kecil, nanti kalau penawaranmu yang terbaik, akan dihubungi oleh pihak Artotel.<br />
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Selamat siang! Lama ngga buka blog nih gegara pikiran lagi kacau. Kalau dipikir-pikir sih, aku sering juga ya rehat dari internet karena merasa pikiran lagi sangat negatif. Termasuk rehat dari menulis artikel apapun itu. Ya gimana mau konsisten kalau posting aja bisa dua bulan sekali kayak gini. Mohon maaf ya huhu.</div>
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Tapi, kali ini aku kembali membawa topik konten baru yang akan aku tambahkan sebagai konten utama blog aku yaitu PLACE TO GO. Isinya ya review serta rekomendasi tempat-tempat lucu yang aku datangi yang pastinya instagramable. Tapi updatenya pelan-pelan yah. Soalnya ngga mungkin juga dong tiap hari aku hunting kafe-kafe lucu cuma buat konten. Kira-kira 1-2 minggu sekali deh aku hunting tempat lucu. Oh iya sedikit disclaimer, tempat-tempat yang aku rekomendasikan hanya tempat-tempat yang bukan cuma instagramable, tapi makanannya juga enak dan staff-staffnya ramah. Karena ya percuma instagramable tapi makanan ngga enak. Malah pengunjung dikenakan biaya untuk foto-foto (ehem) yang follow instagram aku pasti tau deh. Udah pernah aku bahas di caption salah satu postingan aku.</div>
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Baiklah, tanpa basa-basi yang terlalu lama, langsung aja deh aku mau review salah satu cafe wajib dikunjungi di Surabaya, namanya <b>Slice of Cali</b>. Letaknya di Surabaya timur. Tepatnya di Jl. Manyar Kertoarjo V No 19. Itu loh di sekitaran Bonnet lokasinya. Atau kalau yang lebih tahu Mcd Manyar, ya disekitaran situ. Tinggal Google Maps aja elah, gampang!</div>
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<a name='more'></a> Menu utama yang diandalkan cafe ini sebenernya adalah pizza. Beragam pizza dengan beragam topping, mulai dari topping-topping manis hingga yang asin. Tapi ternyata juga tersedia berbagai dessert dan menu pasta lho. Harganya juga menurutku affordable. Untuk pizza, mulai dari sekitar Rp 65.000 kalau ngga salah CMIIW. Lumayan kan Rp 65.000 untuk satu loyang pizza yang nantinya dibagi lagi maksimal 8 orang. Hemat sekali ya saya wkwkw. Untuk dessert, kemarin temanku memesan Cookies Ice Cream seharga Rp 25.000 dengan varian es krim coklat atau vanilla.<br />
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Aduh sebenarnya, waktu kemarin mengunjungi cafe ini, aku sama sekali ngga ada niatan untuk mereview lho. Cuman ingin foto2 makanan dan tempatnya yang lucu buat konten instagram. Jadi aku tidak begitu memperhatikan semua detailnya.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Uniqlo x Marimekko tee, <a href="http://www.atsthelabel.com/products/max-flower-pants">ATS The Label</a> trousers, Payless shoes, Kate Spade bag</i></td></tr>
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Slice of Cali ini memiliki dua lantai. Tapi menurutku, spot-spot lucu untuk di foto ada di lantai satu. Lantai atasnya biasa aja biasa banget malah. Di sana, kamu bisa bebas foto-foto sepuasnya tanpa dikenakan biaya dan tanpa ada minimum pembelian seperti yang marak terjadi di cafe-cafe lucu saat ini. Tapi ya walaupun begitu, jangan deh jangan banget kalian cuma beli segelas es teh manis terus duduk berjam-jam di sana dan foto-foto di setiap sudut. Karena selain MALU-MALUIN dan NGGA SOPAN, rugi banget kalo ngga nyobain salah satu pizza mereka.</div>
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Serius! Aku ngga doyan-doyan banget pizza dan pizza bukan salah satu makanan favoritku seperti orang-orang, tapi aku suka pizza yang rotinya itu ngga terlalu tebal. Dan pizzanya Slice of Cali ini ya gitu. Ngga terlalu tebal tapi ngga terlalu tipis juga.<br />
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Akhir kata, sungguh sebenarnya aku ingin sekali mereview lebih dalam lagi soal makanannya, tapi kemarin aku lebih asyik mengagumi spot-spot lucu nan warna-warni cafe ini dan ngga ada niatan pengen review, jadi seadanya dulu yah. Nanti kalau aku ada cafe lucu lagi yang '<i>worth to share</i>', pasti aku share lagi di blog. Nantikan saja! </div>
Rizuna Swonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17693831965637753122noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938104720164034161.post-38090817437125866552018-08-05T19:39:00.000-07:002019-06-12T06:54:53.334-07:00Staycation: YATS Colony Yogyakarta<div style="text-align: justify;">
Hmmm, akhir-akhir ini aku lagi punya hobi baru nih. As you know, dua bulan terakhir aku sangat jarang update blog karena masalah pribadi. Saking depresinya, banyak di antara sahabat aku yang menyarankan agar aku melakukan me time. Biar jadi semacam self-healing gitu buat aku sendiri. Ketimbang berpura-pura baik-baik saja, lebih baik kutumpahkan semua, kutangisi, lalu bangkit lebih cepat.</div>
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Lah jadi curhat, padahal mau nyeritain hobi baru aku lol. Hobi baru aku adalah staycation! Iyak bener. Menginap aja di salah satu hotel seharian, tanpa kemana-mana dan menikmati saja semua fasilitas yang ada di hotel. Seperti kolam renang, gym, restoran, dan semua yang disediakan hotel.</div>
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Kali ini, aku mau nyeritain pengalaman aku staycation di YATS Colony Yogyakarta. YATS Colony ini lagi hype banget beberapa tahun terakhir. Entah kenapa semua pada ngomongin hotel ini. Penasaran, tapi ternyata masya Allah, bookingnya susah. Selalu penuh. Kalau mau menginap di sana, benar-benar harus pesan sejak jauh hari. Tapi entah kenapa saat itu mungkin alam semesta lagi ada di pihakku (cieh). Apa karena aku sedang bersedih ya? Jadi semesta kasihan sama aku dan beri aku jalan untuk bisa ngerasain menginap di YATS Colony. Aku dapat kamar dengan rate yang termasuk murah, hanya sekitar tiga hari sebelum keberangkatanku ke Yogyakarta.<br />
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Baiklah, aku akan menceritakan satu persatu mulai dari harga per kamar, fasilitasnya apa aja, sampai apa yang harus dicoba di restorannya.</div>
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<b>Rate Kamar</b></div>
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Ada lima tipe kamar yang disediakan oleh YATS Colony. Mulai dari regular room, sampai kamar kece yang menghadap langsung ke kolam renang. Kalau kalian memesan via website mereka yats.co rentang harga yang ditawarkan mulai dari Rp 500,000 sampai dengan Rp 1,500,000 per malam. Namun saat itu aku memesan via traveloka dan dapat harga sekitar Rp 485,000 hahahah jiwa emak-emak emang nih, beda 15ribu saja udah seneng! Lumayan bisa beli bubur ayam cuy! Sengaja pilih kamar yang paling murah. Ya karena emang ngga punya banyak duit aja sih huhu. Tapi seenggaknya pernah ngerasain gitu loh, menginap di tempat yang lagi hits-hitsnya. Biar bisa pamer gitu di Instagram. Lagian ternyata eksteriornya aja udah kece banget bisa buat stok foto aku sebulan rasanya. Kamar termahal mereka nih yang kayaknya punya pool side lounge pribadi setiap kamar. Ya Allah, beri aku banyak rezeki agar bisa nginep di kamar yang itu! AMIN!!</div>
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Ampun cakep bener!! Ngga seberapa besar sih, pas gitu aja. Dan yang bikin aku cinta adalah, kolamnya dikelilingi tanaman-tanaman jadi keliatan asri gitu. Saat aku di sana, kebanyakan yang pengguna kolam adalah anak-anak dan orang tua mereka. Untuk yang muda-muda (seperti aku haha) lebih memilih duduk-duduk di pinggir kolam, atau foto-foto. Buat konten tentunya. Di pinggir kolam sebenarnya ada tempat duduk berbentuk lingkaran. Untuk bersantai dan kumpul-kumpul sebenarnya. Tapi seringkali tempat duduknya basah huhu. Ngerembes gitu di bantal duduknya, jadi agak kurang nyaman untuk pengunjung yang dalam keadaan kering dan hanya ingin duduk-duduk di sana. Anyway kalo mau bersantai di kolam, ngga perlu khawatir bakal terlalu ramai. Karena area kolam renang ini khusus untuk tamu hotel.</div>
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<b>Restoran</b></div>
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Restoran di Yats Colony ini sebenarnya ada dua. Satu di lantai dasar dan terbuka untuk umum, dan satu lagi khusus untuk penginap terletak di lantai atas. Sarapan pagi adalah salah satu fasilitas yang pasti didapat semua pengunjung. Bentuknya buffet dan tersedia berbagai macam makanan mulai dari nasi uduk, hingga spaghetti. French toast hingga jajanan pasar seperti kue lapis dan lemper pun ada! Omelette tersedia sesuai pesanan. Sari buah, smoothies, susu, kopi, semuanya! I can't say the food is so great, but it's 4/5 for me. </div>
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Untuk restoran yang terbuka untuk umum di bagian bawah, letaknya jadi satu dengan butik dan resepsionis. Oh ya! Resepsionis di sini fungsinya sekaligus sebagai kasir untuk restoran umum dan butik tersebut. Aku tidak mencoba makanan di restoran tersebut, tapi aku tetap tak kuat menahan godaan untuk mencoba Nona Manis. Signature coffee mereka. Harganya sekitar Rp 25.000 dan wow, SANGAT ENAK! So good I wanna cry! Lebih enak daripada kopi-kopi kekinian hits yang pernah aku coba beberapa kali di Jogja.</div>
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Rizuna Swonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17693831965637753122noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938104720164034161.post-25762016303794340322018-07-28T07:36:00.000-07:002018-07-28T07:36:00.269-07:00Love Letter<div style="text-align: center;">
Dear my younger self,</div>
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You probably won't believe when I say this.</div>
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There are so many things could happen in one year. </div>
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Heck, there are so many things could happen in merely two months.</div>
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You'll experience lots of heartbreak, betrayal, and you're gonna find yourself having a mental break down more often than you already have.</div>
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The nightmares haven't stopped, up until now, in my time.</div>
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I'm still working on that</div>
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In one year, you're gonna find your circle of friends is getting smaller. </div>
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A lot smaller.</div>
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But there you are!</div>
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In a place you where you finally find someone who loves you so dearly like nobody else before.</div>
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Someone who's gonna take a bullet for you.</div>
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They're gonna place their body as your human shield and protect you from bad things.</div>
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Stop you from being a bad person.</div>
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In one year, you're gonna feel like the most worthless person on earth.</div>
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So here I am as your future self, telling you one thing you always tell other people but no one tells you the same.</div>
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Pain is inevitable but suffering is optional.</div>
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So take a leap of faith, honey!</div>
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We're healing. </div>
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It takes time but we are indeed healing I can feel it in our bones. </div>
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And by the end of the day, we will succeed.</div>
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All of this gonna be just a story.</div>
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One hell of a story that we're gonna laugh about.</div>
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xoxo,</div>
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Rizuna Swonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17693831965637753122noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938104720164034161.post-83826036329071473302018-07-23T19:45:00.002-07:002018-07-23T19:45:06.357-07:00That Pink Wall<div style="text-align: justify;">
So, I've been dreaming to have a pink wall as long as I can remember. But to be honest, it's so rare to find such an eye-catching house here. People usually paint their house white, gray, or yellow. And it's a lil bit hard to convince my parents to let me paint my house pink.</div>
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<i><b>Dad: What color do you want to paint your house? *showing me the color palettes*</b></i><br />
<i><b>Me: I want pink. Like shocking pink! *point out the fuschia*</b></i><br />
<i><b>Dad: Wow you must not be serious!</b></i><br />
<i><b>Me: I'm seriously serious. I won't have it any other way</b></i><br />
<i><b>Dad: Let's choose another shade of pink. How about this one?</b></i><br />
<i><b>Me: Hmm okay...</b></i><br />
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Most people don't realize that a great dipping sauce is crucial for the taste of your food. It can level up your food game recipe into dream-worthy kind of food but also can ruin everything. And that might be the reason why I find most diner which serves french fries are kinda failed. Seriously, it's just french fries and they can't even make it a good one? Also happens to chicken wings menu, nugget, or any other kind of food with additional sauce as the dressing.</div>
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I mean, why would you settle with chili sauce and mayonnaise if you can make a heavenly taste dipping sauce in just three simple ingredients?</div>
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Well, let's say goodbye to those dark days because today I'm going to share two quick and super easy dipping sauce recipes that going to make your simple french fries taste like it comes out from the kitchen of celebrity chef! (Well, I never eat celebrity chef's food actually but I don't want to overuse the word 'heavenly' in this article)<br />
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- 2 teaspoons of palm sugar</div>
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Those recipes are equal to one dish of french fries but if you want to make more, simply double the ingredients or as much as you like. Happy trying!<br />
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Rizuna Swonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17693831965637753122noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938104720164034161.post-19436213404217218732018-05-16T23:55:00.001-07:002018-05-16T23:55:12.425-07:00Aku dan Surabayaku<div style="text-align: justify;">
Jadi tulisan kali ini bukanlah tulisan yang akan mengangkat isu sensitif. Hanya sedikit curhatan salah satu warga kota Surabaya yang beberapa hari lalu mendapat serangan teroris beruntun yang kalian semua pasti sudah tahu detailnya dari berbagai media sosial.<br />
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Bermula saat J bertanya di telepon, "kamu nggak apa-apa?" Tentu saja aku jawab tidak apa-apa. Karena pada saat kejadian pun aku sedang berada di Gresik. Ini jawaban tidak bohong. Tapi juga tidak sepenuhnya benar. Karena walaupun secara fisik sehat walafiat, tetap saja secara psikis rasanya benar-benar trauma. Awalnya, kupikir serangan akan selesai di tiga ledakan bom hari Minggu pagi. Aku sudah sangat merasa berduka, tapi tidak merasa begitu takut untuk keluar atau bepergian. Keberanianku mulai goyah saat mendengar kabar bahwa sebuah bom meledak lagi di malam harinya. Jauh dari tempat tinggalku, tapi malam itu aku tidak bisa tidur. Apa kamu bisa merasakan bagaimana perasaanku sewaktu bangun di pagi hari dan mendapati berita lagi-lagi ada bom yang meledak di Surabaya? Dengan lokasi yang juga juga jauh dari lokasi bom-bom meledak sebelumnya.<br />
Lima bom, lima tempat berbeda, dan lima waktu berbeda. Semuanya acak. Kalau aku diminta menyebutkan hal yang paling membuatku kesal, adalah <b>berada di tempat yang salah di waktu yang salah</b>. <i>Death is inevitable</i> aku tahu itu. Bukan berarti aku tidak takut mati, tapi aku tidak pernah mempermasalahkan kapanpun aku meninggal. Yang penting aku sudah berusaha menjadi orang baik selama hidup di dunia. Amal perbuatan hanya Tuhan yang berhak menghitung. Tapi bisa bayangkan dong, niat pagi hari ingin keluar mencari sarapan, atau pergi ke mall untuk jalan-jalan, kemudian sewaktu melewati jalan tertentu tiba-tiba ada bom meledak. Ini aku pasti kesal sekali. Aku cuma ingin jalan-jalan. Pun melewati jalan yang biasa kulewati. Apa salahku kok aku harus tiba-tiba mati di tanganmu? Teroris jancok!<br />
Jadi, apalah arti <i>hashtag </i>#Suroboyowani kalau aslinya dalam hati ketar-ketir. Aku tidak ingin membohongi diri sendiri ya. Sama kecoa saja aku lari apalagi sama teroris. Jelas takut! Jadilah beberapa hari aku diam saja di rumah. Bosan, tapi mau bagaimana lagi. Ke minimarket saja takut. Berhenti di lampu merah, takut. Lihat banyak polisi bergerombol, takut. Bahkan lihat orang bermotor membawa anak kecilpun, aku ingin menjauh dari mereka karena pikiranku sudah kemana-mana. Setiap berada di jalan, rasanya sudah was-was. Takut tidak bisa kembali ke rumah. Apalagi, aku termasuk orang yang suka menghabiskan waktu sendiri. Kemana-mana sendiri. Nonton sendiri, ke mall sendiri. Bukan menyedihkan ya tapi memang aku lebih nyaman pergi sendiri.<br />
Sudah begitu sekian saja curhatanku. Pokoknya, di manapun kalian berada, <i>stay safe</i> ya teman-teman! Selamat berpuasa bagi yang menjalankan. Mohon maaf kalau selama ini ada perbuatanku yang kurang menyenangkan.<br />
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