Darla!

Author: Dara

  • one of those days

    I don’t have anything to tell tonight. I hope this song can tell you a lot about my mood today.

    “Miss You”

    I miss you more than you even know
    More than you probably care
    More than I ever show to you, my dear
    At least in words alone

    And how does it make you feel
    To hear me say that I miss you?
    And how does it make you feel
    To hear me say ooohhh
    That I wanna stand next to you for a while
    I wanna hear you say

    I miss you more than you even know
    More than I seem to share
    And where would I go
    If ever you weren’t there?

    And how does it make you feel
    To hear me say that I miss you?
    And how does it make you feel
    To hear me say ooohhh
    That I wanna stand next to you for a while
    I wanna hear you say, yeah

    Oh oh ohh oh
    I wanna stand
    Oh oh ohh oh
    I wanna stand
    Oh oh ohh oh
    I wanna stand next to you
    Next to you

    Oh oh ohh oh
    I wanna stand
    Oh oh ohh oh
    I wanna stand
    Oh oh ohh oh
    I wanna stand next to you, yeah

    I wanna stand next to you for a while
    I wanna hear you say

    Sincerely,
    Putdar.

  • introducing: the nerdy elephant

    No, you’re not viewing a wrong blog. It’s still Putdar’s blog. And no, it’s not hacked. I’m the real Putdar. So why does this blog have a different name? That, my friend, is because I changed it.

    And about the reason… Well, I was googling myself (I love googling myself!) and I also googled ‘sincerely putdar’. Google suggested ‘sincerely jules’ and being the curious girl that I am, I clicked it. My browser then opened Sincerely, Jules. The blog is very cute and pretty! Jules is a super-fashionable girl. Suddenly I feel so small… Haha!

    Then I thought I really had to change my blog name. I didn’t want people to think of me as a copycat (well, I wasn’t, but still…) So Entin and I did a huge brainstorming in J.Co yesterday. I wanted my new blog name had the word ‘elephant’ on it. At first I suggested ‘The Dancing Elephant’. I googled it, but it was already taken by a studio. The next suggestion was ‘The Flying Elephant’, but it was taken too by an event organiser. After odd suggestions from Entin (dying elephant, crying elephant, bleeding elephant, big elephant, huge elephant, thin elephant, ninja elephant, zombie elephant, etc.), we came up with ‘The Nerdy Elephant’. I googled it and no blog or company used it. Yay! 😀

    And aside of changing the name of my blog, I also made new buttons. Old buttons still work, though, because I didn’t change my blog address. So, I would like to inform all of you who put my buttons on your blog that if you want to use the new buttons, you can find one on my right sidebar (right under my sponsors’ buttons) and there’s another one here. Feel free to grab them and put them on your blog 🙂

    I would also like to call all of you who want to sponsor me on August. No money required because I only receive button trade. Visit this page for more information.

    Sincerely,
    Putdar.

  • ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce you to…

    Marilyn from Pulp Sushi!

    As you may have known, this month my blog is sponsored by six awesome people (look at my sidebar!) Marilyn is one of them. She is the woman behind Pulp Sushi. Let’s check out my interview with her 🙂

    Hey, Marilyn! Tell us a bit of yourself 🙂
    I’m a thirtysomething year old self-taught jewelry designer born and raised in New York. I started making jewelry a few years ago when I was selling customized notepads and marble magnets on Etsy. I started making rings and pendants with left over marbles and cardstock and things gradually took a turn from there.

    What is your blog about? When did you start blogging?

    I started blogging a very very very long time ago lol!  I think I can go as far back at 1997. I’ve used different blogging platforms before I settled with Typepad. My current blog is a mixture of shop updates, lifestyle, DIY tutorials, supporting and promoting other independent designers and crafters.

    What do you sell on your Etsy shop? Where did you get the name Pulp Sushi?
    In my Etsy shop I sell handmade beaded and chain jewelry where I emphasize bright, fun colors inspired by early/mid 20th century.  I devoted an entire blog post to this subject which I hope your readers wouldn’t mind checking out by clicking the link: What does it mean?

    You live in Fishkill. What is Fishkill like? If I were to visit the town, what place would you recommend?
    Fishkill, NY is in Dutchess County – it’s about an hour north of NYC. It’s a small town in a cluster of many towns that make up the Hudson Valley which is rich in art & history.  So we’re very close to art towns like Beacon, NY and antique shopping in Cold Spring, NY. I would recommend the Dia: Beacon art museum which was an old Nabisco factory converted into an art museum, and then grab a bite to eat at my favorite restaurant in Fishkill, The Tomato Cafe. 🙂

    Is there any other thing you want to share with us?
    Thank you for sharing me with your readers! Visit my Etsy shop and receive a 15% discount using coupon code “sushi15”

    Thank you for sharing with us, Marilyn! And you, guys… You should check out Marilyn’s blog. She’s very creative 🙂

    Sincerely,
    Putdar.

  • 5 random things you might be interested in

    1. Have I told you that Mr Boyfriend flew to Makassar on the same day I went to Jakarta?

    He will be there for 10 days. It’s been 3 days and I already miss him 🙁

    2. I was a bridesmaid at my cousin’s wedding yesterday

    You know some girls look prettier with their make up on. Well, I’m not one of them. I looked like a scary old lady who eats babies to stay alive. I guess I’ll just stick with my eyeliner.

    3. The package from All Things Chula arrived today

    A few weeks ago, Heather from Lilac & Lace held a blog party with a lot of giveaways. I won one of them and these pretty butterflies are mine now 🙂

    4. I went to Madtari with the dudes and dudettes from BlowUP! this afternoon

    I ordered this… thing. It was supposed to be a bowl of instant fried noodle with cheese, corned beef, and fried egg. But then it turned out to be a bowl of CHEESE with instant fried noodle, corned beef, and fried egg. I still don’t know how Afief managed to finish his meal.

    5. This was the very first thing I saw when I opened my Tumblr dashboard

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    Sincerely,
    Putdar.

  • getaway day 2: bekasi

    *WARNING*
    This post is super heavy. There are a lot of pictures and a long writing.

    After messing up in Jakarta, my friends and I went to stay overnight at May’s house in Bekasi. We took a Kopaja, a bus, and an angkot to get there. We arrived at about 9.30pm. We changed clothes and gathered in the livingroom, to play with light and Afief’s borrowed camera.

    Defri tried to make an elephant for me. Too bad he couldn’t finish it on time…

    We slept waaay too late that we got up at 7.30am. Being the lazy and tired people that we were, we didn’t take a bath but gathered at the livingroom, watching Saturday morning cartoons. It wasn’t until we found out there were no more cartoons that we realised it was already 10.30! We finally took a bath and got ready to leave May’s house.

    Midday, we left May’s and went to the nearest mall. May and Rima didn’t join us because they already had their own plans. We played Pump It Up and some other games.

    Afief beat me in this table hockey. I want a re-match!

    After everybody got the chance to play Pump It Up, a guy came to the game machine and started to play AMAZINGLY! I mean, all I knew about Pump It Up was that you were supposed to step on the right floor according to the display. But this guy, he did this freestyle dance and he didn’t just step on the floor with his feet but also with his hands, elbows, and knees!

    Dear up-side-down sir, would you want to give me a little bit of your skill?

    We all got sweaty and smelly… and hungry! So we went to grab a lunch and did the last shopping before we went home. Look what I found for only IDR6,000!

    My sister called it “a bearded elephant” but I’m pretty sure that it is widely known as a mammoth.

    We went out of the mall and waited for our bus to Bandung. It took us a pretty long time to wait for it. Just look at our faces. Haha!

    When the bus arrived, we ran and chased it. It was already crowded, but luckily we got seats. Our journey back home was pretty smooth because the bus took a route through the highway. It took us about 1.5 hour until we got to Leuwi Panjang. Vicky went home rightaway, while Afief, Defri, and I each had a bowl of meatball before waving good bye. Dad came to pick me up and the boys took angkot to go back to their dorms.

    And so the getaway ended. It was exhausting. Jakarta was hot and confusing. But it was fun! We really should have another getaway as soon as possible ;D

    Sincerely,
    Putdar.

    PS. All pictures are courtesy of Afief, except for the mammoth and the up-side-down dude. You might also like Afief’s version of the story.