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Eid Mubarak! (+ A Little Bit of Life Lately)

Eid mubarak, friends! Sorry I took a long break without a precaution. I’m really bad at managing my online and real life. Turned out Ramadan this year was more exhausting that I thought it would be; with me having to cook for sahur early in the morning, it felt like the day was way shorter than 24 hours. I felt so burned out, especially when Eid was coming closer and Eid shopping had to start. It was all so crazy!

I still think it’s funny that both Afief and I call Lampung our hometown. He was born and raised in the border region between Pesawaran and Pringsewu, while I go to North Lampung every year for Eid because my Granny lives there. I always imagined going ‘mudik’ (=back to one’s hometown for the holiday) to my (then future) husband’s hometown somewhere in eastern Java and no longer going mudik to Lampung. But no; I still went to Lampung for Eid this year. And I’m going to Lampung for all the Eids to come. It’s amazing. Haha!

Also, we took Miss Jess to her very first car ride which was really a long road trip. She didn’t see that coming and became kinda stressed during the trip. But as soon as she arrived in Negararatu, she found her freedom in the form of trees. She climbed trees, the roof of Granny’s house, and all the furniture inside the house. She had so much fun.

That poor thing wanted to chew on the birds, but the humans wouldn’t let her. She was seriously mad.

We stayed in Lampung for 10 days and went back to Bandung last Wednesday. It was the longest holiday I have ever had (or so I think), since we usually stay for only about 7 days. We didn’t do much but it was fun anyway.

Do you celebrate Eid? How was your Eid this year?

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24 July 2015
Jurasik Fest 2015*

I just love Bandung so much. Like, so, so much. Bandung is a food heaven; even with hundreds of cafes and restaurants everywhere (some are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week), Bandung still offers you food festivals every other weekend. If last month I told you about Keuken, now I’m telling you about Jurasik Fest.

Jurasik Fest combines food with music and arts. We can buy various foods from food trucks and booths, and then sit on the chairs to enjoy local street bands’ performance. The available food and drink are not too variative, but the price is affordable! Cheapest among all the other food festivals, I’d say. There are plenty of chairs and tables, so we don’t have to eat while standing up (which is something I’m not comfortable of doing).

We had chicken satay, fried ice cream, apple smoothie, and slushies. I loveee all of them. I especially love the chicken satay. It was very tasty and very different than regular satay. The slushies were the kind I had never tried before. They were strawberry and grape flavoured. The grape one was too sweet for me, so I had the strawberry one. The packaging was very unique; it was a pouch instead of a cup.

Jurasik Fest will be held until this Saturday. If you’re in Bandung, you really should come! It’s located in the parking lot of Hollywood Bar, 38 Sumatera St. Cheap food and drink plus good music in just one place? Yes, please! 😉

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7 July 2015
Weekend Links
Weekend Links is back again! Man, how I miss writing these links lists. I miss the entire Internet because I have been ~~sleeping~~ doing other things that I don’t have much time to explore the interwebz. These articles may not be new to you, as I’ve been catching up with what I’ve missed these past few weeks, but hopefully these are the ones you’ve missed to. Haha :p

Links!
- Since the word ‘selfie’ was invented, the act of taking one’s picture by oneself has been considered as something abnormal, e.g. a sign of chronic narcissism, etc. Kam’s point of view in her post about mirror selfies and how reflections tell better story is something to think about.
- As I may have told you before, I was born with absolutely no artistic skills. I’ll spend the rest of my life envying people like Amanda and Will, who recently did a makeover for their bedroom by painting forest wall mural. How did they do it?!
- Starting an online business just like I am? Here’s something to keep in mind: Online “Success” And “Failure” Don’t Look The Way You Think.
- An interesting read about how the US is smaller than you think it is.
- People in my country are crazy about “favourite schools”. But whose favourite are they? Parents’ or their kids’? *written in Bahasa Indonesia
What interesting articles have you found on the Internet lately? Share them with me! Put it in your comment, tweet me the link, or shoot me an email 😉

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4 July 2015
Charity with Mata Ilmu Private Course

On the sixth day of Ramadan last week, Mata Ilmu Private Course held a small charity event. We gave some snacks for iftar (called “takjil”) to the riders and drivers on Taman Sari-Pasteur crossroad. 200 packages were given away in less than 10 minutes! This charity was held to celebrate Ramadan and the end of the semester. About 15 teachers joined this event. We had iftar together in the evening.

Here’s to a blessed Ramadan and a new semester! 😉

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1 July 2015
Six Months Ago

Today marks the sixth month of our marriage. I still can’t believe that six months have passed since that exhausting yet wonderful day. I thought I’d share several pictures from that day 😉

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27 June 2015