Be Yourself!

In many school yearbooks --at least in Indonesia, there is a section where you should put your life motto. It was very hard to fill, because we know nothing about life. So most of my friend would put "Be Yourself" in it, for me it was sooooo cliche because we often see that in a textbook but was meaningless.

It was meaningless.

Until this day, where I have met a lot of people under many circumstances. Where we have the urge to fit in, to be accepted among the peers. We put on some masks, different mask each days and we forget who we really are. For me, it's even harder these days just to be myself at all. Truly be myself. Because people and society have expectations toward me us. That I should be this person, should not do that and everything. 

So I come to think that, being other person (who is not really you) is easier than being yourself. Hmmm, maybe all of us should've win an Oscar. Move away, Jean Dujardin, the best actor isn't you after all, don't you think?

Le Hijab Le Fashion Le Bay

Kalau kalian mengikuti blog saya (earth to Tara, earth to Tara, nobody cares about your blog!) mestinya ngeh dengan my current obsession with Garance Doré yang lumayan berefek sama diri saya. Efeknya; kepingin jadi full time blogger, full time photographer, live in New York, speak French, beli iPhone 4S, and so on. Saking terobsesinya, kali ini saya mau nulis tentang Le Fashion, which I rarely write because I ain't no fashionista.

Jadi, apakah kalian familiar dengan Hana Tajima atau Yuna? Hana Tajima adalah designer asal Inggris dan Yuna adalah musisi dari Malaysia. Keduanya berhijab. Dulu banget, mungkin agak aneh ya mendengar desainer yang biasa bikin baju aneh-aneh berjilbab atau musisi tapi berjilbab. Sekarang hal ini biasa kok, hijabers are everywhere and able to express themselves through fashion, writing, music, everything. Sebagai pemakai jilbab, saya senang dong melihat perubahaan ini, bahwa jilbab ngga lagi dilihat sebagai pembatas yang kaku. Geliat fashion in hijab pun lumayan pesat, hal ini terlihat dari banyaknya fashion blogger yang juga buka clothing line khusus hijabers.

 

Gaya menutup kepala pun ngga lagi kaku, dari model ala-ala Rieka Roeslan, longgar ala Hana atau jilbab Inneke Koesherawati (ya ampun, jaman kapan ini sihhhh?), gaya modifikasi pakaian juga macem-macem, pokoknya yang dulu cuma kebayang atasan abaya dan celana panjang sekarang lebih dari itu. Ngga percaya? coba search kata "hijab" di Lookbook.nu langsung muncul banyak referensi, even The Sartorialist pernah capturing perempuan berjilbab.

Image taken from here

Di Jakarta juga banyak kok seliweran perempuan muda berhijab yang fashionable dan diantaranya ngga ada saya. It's not that I wasn't trying to be one of those girl with "hijab ala Hana Tajima" I tried kok, but failed. Karena muka saya jadi keliatan mbulet dan repot banget kalo mau wudhu karena harus lepasin dan rework on that fashionable hijab, I don't have that much of time. Jadilah saya dengan gaya berjilbab paling standar sedunia dan bikin temen-temen saya gemes karena they think I should follow the trend.

Well, I would love too (since I'm a pure follower instead of trendsetter) tapi terlalu ribet dan ngga nyaman dipakai, jadilah gini-gini aja. Tapi sejujurnya dengan banyaknya fashionable hijabers, ada sih beberapa penampilan yang menurut saya agak kurang cocok dipakai yang berjilbab karena entah terlalu ketat atau trying too hard ngga terlihat jilbabish tapi atas nama fashion, dihajar juga. Tapiiiii (janji deh ini tapi yang terakhir) ditengah maraknya fashion blogger yang berjilbab, kenapa banyak banget yang fotonya mangap sok seksi ala le model ya? I don't know, for me it doesn't look right aja sih.

Well, whatever your style is with or without fashionable hijab, just make sure that you're dressing for yourself not to please others or even worse for the sake of following the trends. C'mon people just be yourself!*

*I'll write a little about this be yourself thing on my next post.

First Published Work!

Hellooooo! If you recall my post about Daisy's wedding invitation here, now I'd like to share what's in it. Well, the we (the couple, me, Via and Sheila) came up with the concept; the concept was the journey which was in-line with their wedding concept. Via and Sheila did the design and I did the writing.

The wedding invitation itself is their love story and a ticket for people to come and share their joy. Personally, I like this so much, because they give me plenty room for wordplay because Daisy & Om Don wanted it to be personalized, since I've known Daisy (and her love life) for almost 3 years (3 PAGES FOR WORDS, YAY!) and this is the first time I write something for public (yes, please mind the blog!).

[The Copy]

Finally they're getting hitched!

Strangers to each other at first.

So many years passing through a long road searching for happiness, love and comfort, sometimes got tricked by fate. But finally found each other's way.

Isn't it amazing how a person, who was once just a stranger suddenly means the world for you?

It's a divine intervention, the universe conspires to make it happen. So here we are by the grace of God would like to request the honor of your presence at our wedding on Monday January 16th 2012.

He's not just another mister right now, he's the right one. She may not be his first love, but sure she's the last one. And the journey hasn't ended yet. It's just about to start and we'd like to share it with you on xxx. (Little note) Please leave your pretentious attire at home, no heels, no suit just laid back and fun outfit. We'll have fun and great talk, who knows you'll meet your perfect strangers here.

Cheers to...

Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes, the ones who see things differently --they're not fond of rules. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can't do is ignore them because they change things. They push the human race forward and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the one who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.

(Steve Jobs)

Don't Settle!

You've got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as its for your lovers. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven' found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it. Don't settle.

(Steve Jobs)

Lost In Bangkok [2]

Here's the things you do when your plane is delayed for 4 FREAKIN HOURS!

Misspelled name and totally wrong date of birth.

Took public transportation in Bangkok and confidently wear sunnies, things I never did when I took public transportation in Indonesia. Why ya?

 And I'm not a fan of it, that's why I took times to getaway from its ambitious schedule

Sushi for 5 THB or IDR 1500 each and it's surprisingly good. But still....

PRECAUTION

They're so open with transgender and transsexual thing, that's why Ronald come out.

The one who got lost in Bangkok.

Celebrate me home!

Lost In Bangkok

Just got home from short trip to Bangkok.