Moving to Surabaya last April, i'm starting to joining a couchsurfing community and since then i realize that this city are surrounded by many beautiful places. for example, you can reach Bali for only 30 minutes by flight and also you can visiting malang for only 2 hours by train. It's holiday seasons here in Indonesia and i decided to have my first mountain trip to Bromo and spend some day in Malang with my friends. 

Starting the trip from Surabaya by morning train, we arrived in Malang Train Station and straight to Mador (Malang Dorm) which is quite famous for backpackers, the dorm it's self cost for 300k per persons for twin bed and bromo trip at night. since we only going for 2 persons, it's really convenient to have the trip arranged by the hostels which including the Jip Trip. The trip it self starting around 2 am at the morning from Malang to Tengger. arriving in Tengger Semeru around 4 am, the trip start by watching sunrise in Penanjakan, and it's really magnficent to watch.

 

some people said that Bromo don't counted as a mountain trip since you don't really climb, but for me it's my first mountain, so, let me count it as first (another mountain trip soon perhaps). Around 6 am in the morning, the guide takes us down, and i asks to stop on our way down and find some beautiful spot to watch the bromo its self from far.

We back around 11 am after spend around 15 minutes at the creater because so many people there and its really hot for sure. on our way to Malang, we stopped at the Coban Pelangi (pelangi waterfall) which really beautiful and the water are really fresh. 

Fifty Shades of Blue

Blue is always become my another option when it turns to outfits because the colors are really classic and really match my style, especially the navy blue. as i already works and graduated for 1,5 years now, i decided to make my own business photoshoot which i can use for my CV and Linkedin Profile. well yeah, before they read your resume, the company will look straight on your profile photo on Linkedin or on your resume itself. for this photoshoot, i'm wearing blazer and pants from zara, and white shirt from Topman and shoes from Pedro.

Talking about business photoshoot and photo on your CV. some people might think that it's unnecessary to put the photo on your resume and some will do the same that i've done. basically it's depends on where you works and which job you take. but for me, as i works in fashion retail, i need a good photo besides my good performances. i need to show that i take the job really serious, and i represent the brand. yeah it's back on your recruiter team. 

You can always wearing blazer in many occasion, a party, a job interview, or maybe prom. so for the people who don't wear blazer that much, like me. investing in one or two blazer which have a dark color will always important. you can choose between black, navy blue or grey. for me, i love black but i need another color which is i can use with my blue jeans, so i choose navy blue. yeah you can paired the blazer with jeans for your special occasion such as cocktails or date night.

Hey people, how was your spring so far? mine is going well since everyday is summer here in Indonesia, plus raining almost every morning. i decided to wear my old floral shirt which i bought from a local brands a couple months ago, but since i'm not really confident wearing printed shirt, i decided to wear my bomber jacket from zara, it ended up really comfortable for raining seasons (or spring if you have).

Talking about floral shirt, most of men will say no. But for Indonesian, wearing floral already become a culture, i mean, the fact that some of batik have a floral pattern, even big one. yeah, wearing floral is never wrong and it can be cool. you can use the dark color, or small pattern or wearing outer to make it more stylish. you can use it for formal or casual occasion.

Just realize that most of my outfits were consist of dark color, yeah i love dark color and i'm obsessed with black. you can also check my old post here which explaining why i really love black. one tips that i got from a friends which also love to wearing black is mix the outfits with some accessories, but i know i'm not kind of accessories persons. i don't really love necklace, or rings or event watches. i only have some pairs of glasses and 3 watches. the only way i can mix my black outfits is put on my favorite outer, and some glasses.

as you see on the photo, i'm wearing my black shirt from HnM, Jeans from uniqlo, my charles and keith glasses, Karl Lagerfeld watch, and shoes from Pedro. as simple as that, wearing black color for men will always become last decision, mens sometimes become "clueless" about color macthing. Investing in dark color, especially black shirt will give you a lot of advantage. also black is sliming and gave a fit effect on your body. you can always wearing black in many formal occasion, or event for works. 

If you're a color persons, or you love bright outfits you still need black jeans, yeah i'm sure most of people have more than one black jeans. as i said, if you love the accessories, you only need some black T-shirt and one silver necklaces, to make your outfits standing.

we never planned to meet but i wanted you to stay 

- Them -

2017 Has been good so far.. everything just comes as it supposed to be. as the years change, i still remember the day i came to this city to starts everything again. Time flies, a years since the day i comes and its the time for me to coming back. i was talking to some of my friends here, they really wanted me to stay with them, especially the coworkers. as my job as store's manager, i spend like the whole years with them. i really close to them. i come as a strangers but soon becomes their another family. as i never really do a boss things. We works as a team, we do all the things to achieve targets together, we success and failed together.

i really wanted to stay, actually. But i found it better to come back. i need to excel my career, find my real passion, and challenge my self. i need to improving my skills, meet a new people, and yes travel. well, someday i will back again. i will back not as a perfect strangers for them, but as a part of the team. or someday maybe i will back again to this city to attending their wedding party, or travel here again. i'm surely will missed the time while we share the foods, laughing for a small things and discussing for anything.

i know 2016 seems so weird for world. a lot of big things happened in 2016 without we expecting before. but life will always gave you surprises. as 2017 has just coming. another resolution we have made, and another plan already arranged. for me, 2016 actually been so great. yet there some plan that going really well and some of them just failed at the first try. starting my real career in retail this years, traveling to a new places, meeting a new people, finding and losing love.

During my journey in 2016, if find a way to healing my self, traveling is the answer. i meet a lot of strangers, a perfect strangers and some love who once gone wrong. well, i realize i never can control what happened to me, but one things i can do is to control what i can do for others. i've been thru a hard times before, i've been living in the worst part of it. day by day i'm heal by myself, but deep inside my heart and of course my unconsciousness will always have its memory. i need to heal, a total heal. and i found it on traveling.

i really hope 2017 will be a travel years for everyone. and 2017 can heal the past. let's just start everything with a hope. again..

pants = Uniqlo
Tshirt = Muji
shoes = HnM

Photo Location : Bukit Doa, Tomohon

Finally i finished my study and completed my degree. 4 years which full of great experiences. i still remember the first time i came to this city and start everything. start to live alone and manage everything by my self. find a good friend, best friend and lover. yeah,  i still remember the day when i need to stay awake until morning to finishing my task.  i will miss the day when i skip the class, sleeping in the corner of library and do some crazy stuff with my college friends. 

i want to say thank you for everyone who help me this far in the process of being a greater person. thanks for everyone who stays beside me when everyone else leaves, one who lifts me up when the world tries to drown me, one who always be there no matter ups and downs. The waiting is over but the journey isn’t over yet.

short : HnM, Shirt : Wadezig, Hat : Bershka, Shoes : Nike

photo location : Lawangwangi Creative Space

Jl. Dago Giri No.99A, Mekarwangi, Bandung.

Im ot a coffee person or a tea person. i love to drink coffee and having a great conversation and sometimes i love to spend my sunday morning with a cup of tea. accidentally found this unique coffee shop last week when im too bored to finishing my final report. located inside taman hutan raya djuanda. dago, Bandung. Armor Kopi which just opened about a week. The ambiance of the place is very welcoming and peaceful, with an outdoor area and large windows enclosing the cozy interiors. This is the perfect place to escape from the busy city of Bandung, and enjoy many varieties of Indonesian coffee.

If you're a coffee person, you can taste all of indonesian coffee varieties here. They have robusta and arabica. i love arabica, because its tend to have a sweeter and softer taste. you also can taste luwak kopi here. they also have tea and some foods such as fried rice. The pricing is really great (4,5/5) . well this places are really recommended.

Nikicio sweater, le specs sunglasses, zara t-shirt, bershka jeans, porteegoods shoes,

I love doing sports. gym, yoga, running, swimming, and sometimes dance. but there is something I am particularly guilty of, I spend days indoors only leaving to run errands, but never taking time to actually be outside and experience nature. I brush off the benefits of being outside by telling myself I’m healthy in other ways. Based on  theglobeandmail.com,  Walking in nature improves measures of revitalization, self-esteem, energy and pleasure, and decreases frustration, worry, confusion, depression, tension and tiredness far more than light activity indoors does, according to the latest evidence. Running outdoors, however, does not seem to have a greater impact on emotions or mood than running inside, maybe because running and more intense activities cause the release of endorphins that can cause feelings of elation and exhilaration, regardless of where you run. i know sometimes it is hard to find the right time and places for doing outdoors activity. but for me, living in a good places such as bandung giving me more benefits. a lot of park and good places to be visited for doing sport or only for walking and get closer to nature.

Sport already becomes a trends and its work out together with fashion. you can see a lot of designer releases their sports collection. i love alexander wang, DKNY and of course sports brand it self such as nike and adidas. sportswear for me is about comfort. plain t-shirt, jogger pants and running shoes are the best partner for doing outdoors and sports activity. you also could find your own sportswear at www.zalora.co.id , for basic tee ,  sneakers or jogger pants.

Topman Tshirt, HnM Pants, Nike running shoes