BRIGHTSPOT VLOG 2014

Hey guys I am finally back after a really long time. I was so busy with school so it disabled me to continue vlogging. As promised I would post a vlog version of my experience in Brightapot.

This video is about the Pop Up Mall - Brightspot! Brightspot is a bazaar or a pop up mall that consist of Indonesian designers and food from all over Indonesia. This year is my first Brightspot so it was very new for me and of course it was very exciting.

Anyway, Hope you guys enjoy the video! This video is different from my other videos because I just wanted this video to be fun and playful! Thank you guys for watching ! Give a thumbs up and Please Do Subscribe!

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All Time Essentials

Hey guys and welcome October! The time is moving so fast and now we are already on the last quarter of the year 2014. October is the month of fun and hard work in my opinion, because by next week I am going to have some term tests (yay!) and the next next week I am going to have a term break (finally!).

Today's post is about my All Time Essentials, all time in this post means that it functions for all season (Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter). Essentials are the things that I needed the most of course, so this post is about the things that I need all the time. The things that is going to be mentioned is basically stuff for my face.

All Time Essentials

1. Eau Thermal Avene - Thermal Spring Water (5.0/5.0)

This is a must in my backpack! I always have this either in my bag or my car, especially when I am travelling I cannot travel without this. The one that I have is the big 300 ml one, they also have the smaller ones, but I prefer the 300 ml one because it is more convenient if you like to carry big bags or like travelling. This Spring Water is really good and it feels really different from the other brands, Eau Thermal Avene feels more fresh and hydrating. This costs around $18.00, but I bought in the Dermatologist so the price was more than that, so I recommend you guys to buy this in a drugstore.

2. Kiehl's Facial Fuel Non-Shine Lip Balm (4.5/5.0)

This is literally the best Kiehl's product ever created! It moisturizes perfectly and it has a really sweet after taste (WARNING! DO NOT EAT IT THOUGH!). Since it is a lip balm of course it is very convenient to carry and store, I usually just put it in my pocket or probably the small compartment a bag. My lips are very dry from time to time so I always need this in my bag or pocket at least. This is very affordable, it costs around $10.00. I really recommend you guys to always have this in your bag.

3. Rohto Eye Drops (4.0/5.0)

I have the weirdest eyes ever, it is very often for my eyes to feel hot or tired, so basically I use this to cool my eyes and make it feel better. I know eye drops are often scary for some people and I heard it is not that good to use eye drops to often, so only use it when you actually need it. Confession! I am not addicted to eye drops LOL, but I just use to comfort my tired, red and uncomfortable eyes. This is of course really cheap, this costs around $2.50, so I am sure that this is very easy to be purchased and you guys can easily find this in normal drugstores.

4. Clean & Clear Oil Control Film (4.0/5.0)

My face is very inconsistent it tends to be very oily but it can also be dry from time to time. I always need this oil control film in my bag or pocket since the oil on my face can be really disgusting. I honestly don't like oily skin, it gives me acne and it is very ew to touch my face. So in conclusion I always need this, since this is a life saver and the one from Clean & Clear absorbs oil really well. This costs around $2.50 so it is really affordable and easy to get since it is available in normal drugstores.

That is it guys for today's post I hope you guys find the information given useful and hopefully my essentials are actually useful for you guys as well. Thank you guys for reading this post and have a great day! Have a great month ahead also!

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GOODBYE HONG KONG

Hey guys I am so sorry for the delay of this Hong Kong Throwback Blog and today's post will be the last post regarding to my Hong Kong Blog! Since today is the last post of my Hong Kong Blog the things that I am going to share are just very basic stuff and basically the pictures that I have captured in Hong Kong. As I have said before I will not be stating anything specific (like airplane cost, MRT cost, hotels and even restaurants) since I did not remember all of the specific things. Let's just get started with my last day in Hong Kong!

Hong Kong

Day 3 of my trip to ended in the iconic Hong Kong Disnyeland which was of course fun and magical (because of the fireworks there). Our last day started off very basic and quite later than usual, because we were very tired last night. Honestly we had no plan at all on what to do that day, we just wanted to relax and walk around Hong Kong.

After a few chat we decided to go to Harbour City and spend our last day for shopping since Hong Kong is the best place to shop in Asia (in my opinion). All we did this day was basically shop for some local brand and some international brands also. Truth speaking the stuff in Hong Kong is quite limited so sometimes there is not much use on having so much brands there but not having the stuff you want (get it? it feels weird somehow).

Well honestly there isn't much to explain in the last day, aside from shopping. The stores that was really good in my perspective is the I.T Store, Agnes B., Calvin Klein Jeans, Louis Vuitton and Carven. What is I.T Store? I.T Store is like a department store that sells streetstyle fashion pieces, some of my favorite brands are 5cm, Musium DIV, Style Nanda, Comme Des Garcon and Jeremy Scott. 

We kinda over shopped and left Harbour City in a rush. As soon as we arrive at our hotel we immediately pack our stuff and put all of the things we just bought. After that each of us had a very quick wash and we went straight to the hotel's lobby to check out. Our hotel is pretty strategic, it is called Holiday Inn Golden Mille.

(#ootd #airportfashion | Zara T-Shirt and Sweatpants, 5cm Shoes, Louis Vuitton Bag)

We immediately got a cab in front of our hotel and went straight to the airport. It took us about 45 minutes (if I am not wrong) to get to the airport and the fee was about HK$ 200 (the only fee that I remember hahaha). The airport is so nice, it's very clean and modern. I didn't take pictures of the place but personally I think the airport itself is a very good place to shop. The airport is like a mall, it has stores like Chanel, Valentino, Hermes, Gucci, Prada and so much more, not to mention the duty free stores that sells perfume, chocolates and liquors. 

This officially end my very short and exciting trip to Hong Kong. Overall I was very happy all throughout and in my opinion Hong Kong is a very fun place to be explored. Hong Kong is also very easy to be tackled since the map and the MRT systems are very clear and detailed. The only one problem is the language problem that makes it very hard for me to communicate with one and another. I would definitely go back to Hong Kong A.S.A.P!

Thank you so much guys for tuning in to my blog even though it is still very basic and rough (I think). I am so sorry if this Hong Kong Throwback Blog is not that interesting or anything but I do hope that you guys find my other post interesting and fun. Anyway thank you guys so much for reading until this point and have an awesome day!

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Brightspot Pop Up Mall 2014

Hey guys I am finally back after a week, apologies for not posting the second edition of Afternoon Tea Time and I think I am gonna do Afternoon Tea Time once every two weeks, but anyway hello guys and welcome back to my blog. As the title of today's post say I am going to share to you guys my experience in Brightspot Pop Up Mall 2014.

(Group picture! Me, Vira and Gianti - Brightspot Team)

Brightspot Pop Up Mall is basically a bazaar like event that showcases talented designers from all over Indonesia. What is inside Brightspot 2014? Basically stalls that sells food, clothes, accessories, stationary, decorations and even furniture. Brightspot has already started quite long ago (around 5 years I think, I do not know the exact year) but this year is my first time in Brightspot. This year's Brightspot is also located in the very strategic Senayan City which is not that far from where I live.

(Mirror selfie in one of the stalls)

Brightspot was pretty fun and it was actually held on the 26th of September until the 28th of September which makes it very flexible for people to visit. The entrance fee for Brightspot this year is Rp 20,000. My friend who usually goes to Brightspot stated that the previous years entrance was free but I did not really complain since the ticket can be used from the 26th until the 28th.

(Doctor Martens buddy!!)

The first thing I did in Brightspot was of course queue to buy the tickets and then receive the Brightspot bracelet which is like the ticket to enter. I was very excited since this year is my first year and I heard Brightspot is very fun and interesting from my friends. Since this year's Brightspot is located in beside the actual mall of Senayan City so the venue was quite hot. The venue does have AC but there were just so many people which cause the venue to be quite hot and stuffy.

(#ootd | Topman T-Shirt, Paul Smith Cardigan, Black Pants, Black Doctor Martens)

As you guys can see from my OOTD picture I was wearing my Paul Smith Cardigan which was quite thick, so obviously I was wearing the wrong outfit. Aside the hot temperature I was very happy since I got some things that I never knew existed in the local brand community. Aside the shopping there the food is surely a must also, since the food sold there is very unique and yet very delicious.

(The menu in Goods Cafe Stand, somehow this tastes way better than the one in Goods Dept!)

Overall my experience in  Brightspot was really fun and interesting at the same time and I would really recommend people to come to Brightspot. I am sure to look forward to Brightspot 2015. Plus I got two very unique stuff from Brightspot 2014, a black journal/notebook from the Black Book and a T-Shirt with cat prints from Wellborn.

(Obviously the black book is from Black Book and the black T-Shirt is from Wellborn)

That is pretty much it for today's post, I am so sorry if this is really crappy or lacking so many things but I tried my best hehehe. Hopefully my next Brightspot post will be better and more detailed. Coming soon is the Brightspot Vlog and it will be uploaded through my Youtube Channel make sure to check it out later! Thank you guys for tuning in and have a great day!

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HONG KONG DISNEYLAND

Hey guys! Welcome back to my Hong Kong Throwback Blog! It is almost the end of this month already, next week will be the last part of my Hong Kong Blog. As I have said so many times before I am not gonna state any specific things (like price, duration or anything like that) because I did not remember all of them. For those who are new to this blog I actually visited Hong Kong in May 2014, so that is why this is called a throwback blog/post, hope you enjoy it!

HONG KONG

Day 2 of my Hong Kong blog ended in the very beautiful Madame Tussauds Wax Museum and also the iconic Victoria Peak. After that day we were actually really tired, because we have to take a cab back to the Central MRT Station from the Victoria Peak, we were so lucky that there was just one cab left and the cab was perfect for the four of us (my mom, my mom's friend, my sister and I). So basically after a long ride back from Victoria Peak to our hotel -Holiday Inn Golden Mille (in the Tsim Sha Tsui area)- we instantly felt really tired and sleepy but happy also.

The next morning was actually planned for us to go shopping around the Tsim Sha Tsui area. Hong Kong has tons of brands and most of those brands are not even available in Indonesia (Prada, Alexander Wang, Carven (for Men), Valentino (for Men) and some other more), that's why I was really happy. The highlight of the day was actually our visit to the I.T Store in Hong Kong, I ABSOLUTELY LOVE ALL OF THEIR PRODUCTS. Make sure to check out the store if you guys are going to Hong Kong (Click here for I.T's website).

(#ootd | Gucci Hat, Topman T-Shirt and Shorts and Louis Vuitton Keep All Bag)

After lunch we rested for a while in our hotel and then we went to the most visited place in Hong Kong, Hong Kong Disneyland! It was base on our own will to go to Hong Kong Disneyland in the afternoon, because we were actually avoiding the very hot sun and we wanted to see the iconic Disneyland Fireworks. We actually bought the Disneyland Tickets outside of Disneyland (I actually said this on the first part of my Hong Kong Blog), so all we need to do was just scan our tickets.

(Me and my mom)

As usual guys we went to Disneyland by MRT from our hotel, it took us around 30 minutes less to get there. I personally think that 30 minutes less is very fast because Disneyland is very far from our area (Tsim Sha Tsui) but with MRT it was actually really fast and convenient. As I have said before the MRT system in Hong Kong is very easy and similar to Singapore's.

(Disneyland City Hall)

I honestly did not do anything in Disneyland, I swear to God that all I basically did was taking pictures of my surroundings and going to the gift shop. This was actually my second time to Hong Kong Disneyland so I kinda did try every interesting ride already and plus I arrived there quite late (around 3 or 4 pm).

(Toy Story Land!)

The very interesting part of Hong Kong Disneyland is the Toy Story Land which was really cool and cute if I say so. I really like the Toy Story Land here, it is very colorful and alive, the gift shop is also very cool and they have legit Toys from the Toy Story itself.

My favorite place in Hong Kong Disneyland would be the Chinese restaurant in the central part of the theme park itself. The Chinese food there is just amazing and very satisfying since the portion is very fulfilling. The price was a bit pricey compared to the other restaurants or food stalls in Disneyland but it was completely worth the price.

We kinda rushed on finishing our food because we really wanna see the fireworks. Since the restaurant is in the central part of Disneyland, it is very easy for us to go to our position to watch the fireworks. We were right on time and our spot was magnificent. IT WAS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. I did take a video of it in my Instagram, go check it out if you guys want to (Instagram link in my bio). I didn't take pictures of it because I really wanted to focus on watching the beautiful work of art.

(Disneyland Castle! (I don't know the exact name LOL))

That ends my trip to the very iconic Disneyland, which was very beautiful and fun at the same time. I would say 'One can never be too old or too young for Disneyland'.

(Little Green Man)

Thank you guys so much for reading until this point and I am so sorry if today's post is very messy, especially the grammar. I actually wrote this post late at night so my brain did not function well but all I wanted to say is Thanks once again and stay tune to my blog for more of my Hong Kong Blog! Have an awesome day guys!

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