Pre-Graduation up till the BIG day!

Pre-Graduation up till the BIG day has passed...

Only memories that last...

So baby hold on tight. 

Don't let go! 

Hold on to the love we're makin', 

'Cause baby when the ground starts shakin' 

you gotta know, when you got a good thing. 

You know you keep bringin' out the best in me, 

And I need you now, even more than the air I breathe. 

You can make me laugh when I want to cry. 

This will last forever, I just know. 

I know! 

(When you got a good thing - Lady Antebellum)

DAY-1

me with tailored BATIK SOLO dress in orange-ish, mommy's monogram speedy bag, and heels by Paulista

(p.s. YESSS, hell yeeahh, I've gained some weights, and to be honest I am happy with a little curve I had now)

THE DAY

me? on picture above is the finest fifth person from left *tee hee*

wearing custom made kebaya in dusty pink with silver embroidery and batik jumputan fabric, andre valentino nude heels and mommy's nude classic chanel large flap bag

Congrats, Architects (S.Ars) !!!

Girls (left to right) - Sandra, Renny, Defi, Dika, Oi, Sekar, Mala, me, Ranny, Sheila, Chain, Mirdew, Risti, Eni, Dio, Dewi, Winda, Dian, Intan, Dira, Marina, Apel, Henny. 

Boys (left to right) - Rieky, Nirwan, Meygie, Aiz, Boris, Rangga, my awesome Man ;), Mamed, Mando

...in tons of photos from this two great days, lies our memories, we wouldn't let it fade away...

Lookin' at you standing there, I know I am. 
Happy ever after, after all this time. 
Oh there's gonna be some up and downs, 
But with you to wrap my arms around, I'm fine. 

(When you got a good thing - Lady Antebellum)

we got a good thing baby

to learn, to love, to shape, to share all these four years

though all good things come to an end

we are not kissing it goodbye, we stand still together at heart

coz hell yeah, we got a good thing baby

(Ode to graduation - Anastasya Adi)

p.s. thank you boyfie, for the sweet hand bouquet and for being drop dead gorgeous man standing next to me.

xoxo,

Memoirs of Side Porch (in all-brandless look)

For you who looking for a girl with branded things, you can't find it here.

Shock, baby? hahaha wrote this coz someone ask me a question on twitter, asking that why I keep stating 'unbranded' in my look details. Well, I am not the one that against those luxury branded stuff, otherwise I adore them wholehearted. I want to have my own LV neverfull damier or drapery chiffon gown from Elie Saab.  It's just I can't push my parents to afford me that stuff. More shock? Yes, I know not everybody could admit like this publicly, some may said 'shame on her' to me. But that's the truth, I can't afford the original and I can't stand myself using the replica version of it. Therefore I go for something unbranded in RTW store, department store, or even local flea market. Why not? it's the style that I go for not the brand tag attached on it. So pardon me if I keep wearing my local-store or unbranded stuff as it goes as cool as the pricey one. If you find it no good, I don't find any problem if you decided to leave. Massive thanks to the attention given to this blog.

great photos by my beloved photographer man, memoirs of side porch, a cozy laid down dating time at my side porch. Decided to adopt Russell's look, the scout boy on UP movie.

click to see his posterous album

found this cute detailing outer at local bazaar in less than IDR 100,000 ($10), how can I resist that?

thank God mommy have some in her closet so I could taste it a bit :D, talking bout lucky daughter

ps. my one lovely girl, Fika, is having a giveaway contest on her blog. 

mee and you should join to get those yummy stuff. CLICK HERE to fly yourself to her giveaway page.

xoxo, 

Say It With Jewelry!!

If it comes to May then it's mommy's birthday to come. She would be 52 years old this year and it has been nearly two weeks for me getting confused about what present should I give to her. My mom is a jewelry addict, gold to be exact, she tends to buy a jewelry shop than a house if she gets any money hahaha. Every time we go to mall or shopping place and pass a jewelry shop, there is no doubt she would stop, stare, and enter. Her jewelry collection is far more beyond her shoes or bags collection.

This kinda addiction made me decided to give her some kind of jewelry. I know I can't afford to buy her gold, if there's any of those matched my budget it would be the simplest, not so dazzling one. The gold price nowadays is freakishly expensive.

Then comes an angel. No, I'm kidding. Sarah from LuShae Jewelry get me bumped into her website and guess what, their collection are pretty and dazzling. She offer me free gift that I can choose whatever I want and that super pretty piece would be sent to my house also for free. Hurraaahhh!!

I instantly fell in love with her ring, some of them are statement ring, collection. I suddenly forget my-mother-birthday-present thingy and only think about me me me hahaha. There are also series of PROMISE RINGS which fly me to any proposal imagination. *pssstt don't tell my boyfie*.  My personal choice fell on these marvelous piece.

uupper left: Square Matte, | upper right: Two Toned Classic | bottom left: Bijoux | bottom right: Tuscan Sun

Their collection are in gold and white gold material and sell for a quite affordable price. Interested, huh? for more of their marvelous ring collection, CLICK CLICK, BABY!!

Did I already tell you about my engagement imaginary when I saw their promise ring collection? Yes? No? whatevs, but it will make you dreamin fairy tale, honey. Imagining those pretty stuff lay perfectly on your finger. How can you say no to these, with an on-bended-knee-man of course

upper left: Golden Mystique, | upper right: First Class 

bottom left: Premiere Passion | bottom right: Queen Mary 

CLICK FOR MORE on those pretty promise ring!

Then I remembered one word, MOM ahaahaha bad daughter.  So I decided to pass this sincere offering to be a beautiful present for my mom. I go for LuShae Pendant Collection, to avoid any mistaken size if I order rings. They are as pretty as their ring collection. After a long pick-and-drop moments, I finally choose . . .

Chelsea Leaf Desing Pendant

 

Isn't this piece of art pretty? About yesterday the package has arrived. It is as pretty as this catalog picture in real life. I really can't wait for May 21st to come and surprise mom with this pendants. Promise me to keep your mouth shut, okay? :D. And after all, I have to say "hugeee thaaanksss" to my dear Sarah from LuShae Jewelry. It really means a lot for me. I definitely gonna order again for these beautiful collection. I wish all the best to LuShae and keep on adding the catalog with more and more pretty stuff. 

 Much kisses also to everybody who has read this post, I really appreciate your time and it means a lot to me.

xoxo,

A Baby as Couple

 (source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrpry3bnVgE)

meteor shower by owl city
 

I can finally see that you're right there beside me.
I am not my own, for I have been made new.
Please don't let me go, I desperately need you.
I am not my own, for I have been made new.
Please don't let me go, I desperately need you. 

The lyrics is short and simple, the song is simple but deep. Just like what we feel and do in our relationship, simple but deep and we keep going strong.  

HAPPY 2nd ANNIVERSARY, STEFANUS!  

 

xoxo,

Madness!

hello bitches and old man!!


thank you for all the lovely comments and for sticking with me after being ignored for more than a week tee heee. I'm really sorry, this Easter and campus thingy has stolen all my life past few days. It means no dress-up time, no photo session time, even I have no Glee and Gossip Girl time.

So, what's up with you in this long weekend, as for me I was rushing here and there to attend many church service. I have campus event on Citos on Saturday too. So, again, I'm sorry for not replying your comments or stopping by at your blog. I've tried as much as I can to keep in touch with you, if there's any of you who I haven't visit yet, yell to me, I'll fly myself there in a jiffy!

Two weeks ago, I was invited to the lunch meet-up on Poste, Kuningan arranged by Sara Veal from The Jakarta Weekender. She is doing a research about twenty-something blogger and ask some bloggers to help her out. That's when I finally met some of these girls.

Lalitia Apsari, Noran Bakrie, Nalia Rifika, Catherine Viriya, and me!

Last week, daddy is being ordained into the church council. We have a huge church ceremony service this year since there are about 20s who were being ordained that day. As in my family, we had daddy and his cousins, Uncle Ricky. Since this is not the first time for daddy, he has been doing this thrice, we have no special celebration. We just went out for lunch in Kelapa Gading, that's it! hahaa quite boring. 

that's my daddy getting a congratulation greet from our Priest

the service took time on Palm Sunday, that's why my church is decorated with palm leaves all over the place

nothing could defeat boredom better than taking pictures heheeh, we are so bored waiting for daddy after the church service and playing around with the empty church.

printed dress - a gift from my grandma, actually she sewed it to be a sleepwear for me haha

belt - cascade

unbranded tights and accessories

pink suede pumps - ditchy mitchy

I'm a daddy's girl. 

He is the one I will always look up to no matter how tall I grow or how high my heels are

xoxo,

I know time will heal, those love that surround me will make it even faster

Hello there!!

I've been missing you all like hell. Deeply sorry for being in a hiatus. It's been ages since I did my last post. So, I had a motorbike accident two weeks ago, when I was using ojeg (a public transportation using a motorbike in Indonesia) inside my campus area. The story is kinda stupid actually because this is all my fault, the ojeg rider did absolutely nothing wrong. I was extremely sleepy that time and I lost my balance and fell off to the ground hahaha, I know it's silly. Thank God, when it happened, my boyfriend was also using ojeg and followed right behind me so he could immediately helped me out. I was rush to the emergency at the hospital near my campus, got 15 medical stitches in the back of my head, and being hospitalized for almost a week. I got injured in my right hand and my neck and also a wound in the back of my head.

 

But, I'm completely okay, no serious injury, and by this time my wound has been hecting off, and my neck and hand are normal again.Though I'm still in recovery process, and doctor said it would be a month, I am able to do my daily activity again now.

I want to thank all my friends and family who always been there to support me. A HUGE one sent to my boyfriend who stayed with me in the hospital everyday and did everything he can to help me. You know I love you so much!!!! To my family who never stop praying for me, sorry daddy for making you spent a lot for the hospital thingy. To my friends who has visited me alternately everyday and share laughs though it was really painful to me to do laughing :D, but who can resist it anyway. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!

Lastly, I'm officially back on track now!! See you on my next outfit post, darling...

xoxo,

back-to-campus will never be the anticipated day

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I would start my february with going back to campus today. After a whole month exciting ultra-fun holiday, I have to back to reality: the last semester in my campus life which come along with mini-thesis thingy. Most of people might hate this day but this semester I'm a dork, I love when school's on.

I'll push myself harder to reach the finish line. 

With these positive thoughts, so wise I could produce a great words which normally I can't, I enter February.

competition is what my life about, and winning is all I want, though failure is something to be accepted for but fighting is the main thing

xoxo,