OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

To: All department stores, outlets and my beloved shopping ally


I'M SKIPPING THIS SALE SEASON!!!

And shopping malls, I dont care if you cut your price in half, or if my favorite shoe stores are giving away gift with purchase, NO!!
you are not going to tempt me even if you are up to 70%. Just give it up, please ... and let me be..

Dear Shopping Ally, its a though and heart breaking decision i make,.. my financial diet is already hard as it is, so please dont make it any harder for me.

I do appreciate all your kind understanding and support, extremly in time like this. But please do, keep me update with your new arrivals, katalogs and latest purchase.


Warm Regards
Cherrious

My Hat

Here i go again... making another turn,.. taking another leap..
yess, i forgot to think and think and think..
now that i'm alone with my head,.. it asks things that i dont have answers to..
but i have a hat...
and i love my hat,... i introduce my hat to my head and i hope they share common view ^_^

BLANK

When i go blank,..
my sketch is blank
my layout is white and untouch
and it goes by the name untitled 1

i hate blank
hated 'blank-on-deadline' even more..
why can't blank take care of it self..
that way i wont hate blank as much

The Jellyshoes obsession

i've been obsessing bout jelly shoes since junior high, when guess first made it popular,.. i still have my first one, though beaten and bruised all over,.. there is something bout jelly shoes that feels easy and un serious, it makes me feel like i'm wearing a pair of toy on my foot, which is super fun...

now, apparently jelly shoes are back n budget friendly,.. dont you just love it when love comes true on a budget,.. well i do.. i ordered this one for just 199 bath from a friend who are travelling to bankok..



And this one already available at local ITC (Cempaka mas, mangga dua, ambasador, etc) starting Rp. 45.000 (bargain)..



or for a more upscale jellyshoes check out these brands: Mellisa, Ipanema & Grendha..

GiRL oN DieT

I'm on diet week 4 already, and this is the best tips i've come so far:

1. No Excuse:
if i only have a bite its ok-> this is an excuse
its only salad _> this is an excuse
but i havent indulge in like forever -> this is an excuse
Girl on diet are great with excuses, but if you are serious bout losing weight, then no excuses !!

2. Brush Thy Teeth everytime u feel the urge to EAT
i swear it works, just the thought of brushing my teeth for the 10th times today
help me lost my will to eat !!

3. Share your food !!
If no one is around, the fly is also great for cutting portion,.. not to mention appetite !!

4. Stay Active
Just distract yourself from food..

5. Don't Stock up Food at Home
if its not there for you to have and to munch,... it'll be easier. now all you have to do is stay home !!!

6. Have a Diet-spell
that you tell yourself everytime the hunger strikes. for me its
"i'm on a diet, of course i am hungry"
well, its not much, but it reminds me that i'm 'hungry on purpose' that for this time its a false alarm, that it was not to be
taken seriously.

Wardrobe investment - NOT MY FAULT

i've just notice this,.. last saturday i was in the dentist office, and after finishing all the tabloid and woman magazine, out of curiousity (and boredoom) i pick up an ESQUIRE magazine, magazine for man.
and as i browse through the pages,.. i notice a very significant difference in content compare to my usual typical woman magazine. which taken me aback...

DAMN !!

man magazines are educational, while woman magazine are just plainly about whats hot & new, trend and about..
(and dare they complain about woman who shops !!)

The most significant difference is, -of course kinky girls pictures aside-, man magazine actually teach man how to invest, i mean real investment like in stock, gold, property & etc. it shows man how to secure their wealth before 40...

no body told me about a better way to spend (or rather invest my money) for me a good pair of black shoes is an investment for the future, a good quality of white Tee is another good investment, and i know how to look 10 years younger when i'm 40, and thats the kind of investment i know..

now, i feel betrayed,
fooled...
and alone with my shoes..

ooo the shoe years i spent, not to mention the tee years, the bag years,.. ooo all those years... all those investment..
now that i learn that to invest means to grow money, not your wardrobe collection..

Lesson learnt: READ MAN MAGAZINE !!

SHOPAHOLIC & BABY is finally here

I was browsing on the net to kill some time, got bored and i decided to go to Amazon.com and 'its' there !! The novel that makes my shopping itch seems modest.....
The previous series are soo addictive and i just cant wait to burry my nose on the next one, escape life and indulge on Becky Bloomwood's mishaps and misfortunes.
Hmmnnn,.. I wonder how long it takes for it to publish here.. i just cant wait... i just cant wait.. btw,.. if u really really cant wait, Ak' sa ra bookstore already imported the paperback version... as for me, i'll be waiting for the local version, budget wise..

the perfect antithesis of me

there's a Genie bean I've grown for nine years
but never really grew close til recent five
we grew close not because we 'click'
we grow closer because we bump every turns we took

i dont get her and she doesn't get me
we see things different, we stress out different
we argue our point to tears
for one can't see the other view

Things in common is something we're not
for we breathe different air and drink diverse water
beanship we share is shaky yet sturdy
and through time sticky beans we've become

When harsh wind blew into my world
i'm glad Genie bean is on my side
for she keep me steady
whatever storm may come and blow

i may never understand your point of view
but i do understand our friendship
we are friends because we are friends
theres no string attach and yet we stick

for we know we both kind sick
of you being you
and me being me
but gal, you cured me of me..

my rainy blog..

i hate rainy season...
it makes me hungry

handy words

this poem was dedicated to a best friend, going to a new world..

what would Genie needs
when she decide to roll to a new
thought an extra hand would do
to help Genie with those luggage full of shoe

Hopping this hand might even do
to give Genie a comfort pat in times of woe woe..
or just a hand to hold when she kinda blue

I shall say in case Genie doesn't have a clue
that the space left is kinda huge
and my world had missed a hue
when' i lost a special friend such as you'

The sale spell

Overspent.. Overspent..
on the land of discount and sales
somehow i've lost my sense
when i see that special pants

The hair drama

to complement my curly mind, i of course was blessed with curly hair. No.. no no no, wait....I actually was a straight haired girl. Until it all happen, I was a nine years old kid in the 80s, curls was happening back then and i was just a little sister who always wanted to do whatever things my sister did. So, when she permed her hair..... so did I.. and it was the last time i see my glossy-manageable-straight hair... from there on it was all frizz and coarse... i hate it .. i hate it !!
it was the biggest mistake of my life, while the trends lasted 5 minutes, I, however, 17 years later, still stuck with this big curly hair..
So from there on whenever i was idle-ing i would brush my hair, pulling it down, hoping that the curls would go away, and my hair would finally be straight and easy once more.
but 'big and frizzy' was meant for life for me..

Then i give up, i stop brushing my hair, i stop trying to control my frizz, i stop pulling it into a ponytail, i was exhausted.. and miraclelously it started to work !

ok,.. to sum up this is how i got my hair to work for me,..

rule #1: Stop brushing your hair.
its the biggest crime againts curly hair. brushing would only pulling the curls down into undescribe-able frizz, so.. dont !!

Rule #2: Good hairdresser is key, when your hair is curly.
When my hairdresser move to another town, every haircut was an adventure, with my mane at risk.... turn out it was a good thing. i started to try-out new styles and i learned some cut actually complement my curls instead of hiding it
the basic key is layering, so curls wont be too bulky and heavy that it gotten soo big.

Rule #3: Conditioner, oil & lotion.
After all this year i have been walking around looking like a lion head,... the mysteries of curly hair is in emollient.
curly hair go wild when they dry, so always use conditioner. and no, regular conditioner wont do, curly hair needed richer cream. daily.. i used them every time i shampoo-ed. Yes that is what it takes for curly hair. I even layer on conditioner, with a leave-on hair lotion to define and further more enhanced my curls.

Rule #4: Air-dry is best !!
You have pile-up those cream and lotion on your hair, blow-drying would only make it dry, and frizzy again. so for curly hair, blow drying doesn't make any sense.

and now i just wait, good hair-day surely come my way !!

My growing rule of thumb

These are the list of things that curling in my mind, that i'd wish i know earlier on life. I have strong belief in this list and i suspect life could be easier if i can, which i cannot always, stick to these rule :

1. If you should ever choose beetwen beauty and brain, always go for beauty !!

People always wants to help makes life easier and bearable for the pretty ladies.. even when she doesn't need the help.

2. People dont always remember what u said, but they'll always remember how you make them feel.

when u said something bad, people dont always remember what you've said, but they always remember the feelings of hurt u cause.. so if u can't say something nice, just shut your mouth !!

3. Always stand-up for yourself or you will be perceived as a Doormat-personality

when you let people walk over you once, they'll walk all over you again and again.. and when u finally stand up for yourself, they'll think that you have an attitude problem, because its not natural for a doormat, not wanting to be doormat.

4.when you are struggling, you are on the rigth path

I learned this from my fitness instructor, when i complained that my leg is tremble-ing, and the weight is too heavy for me that i find it hard to keep my body stable. she said, "then you are doing it right". Apparantly in order for the muscle to strenghten i have to challenged it, traumatize it so bad, that in order to cope-up, the body will have to become stronger. and i think it applies in other area on life. if you want to grow u have to traumatize your self. if you want to be smarter, traumatize your brain, if you want to be emotionally stronger traumatize your heart, etc, etc..

5. Believe in yourself.

Sometimes confident people are not always the right one for the job, but they'll surely get ahead because they have confidence in themselves. Often the competent one have everything she/he needs in order to succed, but she/he is failing because she/he always constantly questioning her/his self.