Shoes

I don't have much of shoes, but once I have it I made all of them dirty. *hold your nose, please*

Thank you

Anyway, 'dekil' means filthy.

Intense May!

An intense week lies ahead! I'm about to finish my final project pre-report so I will allowed to join the pre-final presentation.

My work is far from done! *can't stop scratch my hair right now*

But here I came to have my therapy post....

Not actually my desk since I never have those shark jaw, but I used to work there :p

Anyway, if you love to collect your inspiration in visual form, you should try Pinterest, it's fun!

Well, since I don't have any garden, I decided to plant in the pot! My first attempt is orange seed but it never shows anything in the surface. Then my mom try to tease me with the onion, unfortunately it works. So, here it is, the onion :) *the beads are only for photography purpose* :p

Tjong A Fie's Mansion

 Still linked with the previous post, I will show several photos of Tjong A Fie's beautiful mansion with some information that I could get from the guide :)

Some words that printed on the ticket:

"Tjong A Fie alias Tjong Fung Nam was born in 1860 in Sung Kow Village, Canton,China. He left mainland China and headed for the East Coast of Sumatra. He landed in Kampung Laboean (Belawan) in 1877. As he established his new life in Sultanate of Deli, he built a thriving grocery business.  Upon seeing his success the Dutch government appointed him as a government official, with the initial rank of Major, to care of social affairs, especially for the Chinese community. Tjong A Fie later built the city of Medan, he also. He also was appointed as an honorary officer of the Chinese Empire for the Far East during tthe era of the Ching Dynasty"

The picture of Tjong A Fie's family.

The mansion is located in the middle of the city and the shape is not has a major difference since built in 1895. It's the entrance gate.

It's the Chinese Guest room that will be seen right after you step inside. There are three guest room with different theme in this mansion.

Here is the praying altar for the ancestor.

Mr. & Mrs. Tjong A Fie's bedroom.

Some dried flower and herbs.

The clothes from 1890's era on the display.

 The bedside table. The guide said that nothing in this room that changed. Means it's already been used by the family I guessed.

The chandelier in the ballroom.

I really adored every detail and pattern that came from every little thing in this mansion. I also felt grateful because there's a community that still care with history and tradition :)

Medan After Two Years

Now, I'm so happy that Blogger finally made a translator gadget! So, I don't need to make bilingual post anymore! Hurray!

I've been through so many places lately and just received a major event in my lifetime, my grandmother just passed away. I spent almost a week in Medan with my family. Although we felt sad, happiness surrounded us while the chit-chat is flowing around. We share much about our life in my hometown since my mother is the only one that live separately. Here is some pictures when my grandparents resting.

Since I'm a Buddhist, I do believe in reincarnation so I wish that my grandmother would have another great journey that much more better right now.

I also paid a visit to Tjong A Fie's mansion. He is a Mayor in Medan that already struggle to make the city grows in great shape. His mansion is open for public and located in the city. Each person should pay 35.000 IDR and a guide will accompany you for a tour. I'll give some update later!

1870's

Bergelut dengan dunia di tahun 1870-an, saya butuh mesin waktu

Wrestle with the world in 1870, I need time machine

Let's Get Our Hands Busy!

Sebagai perempuan pada umumnya, sebenarnya saya sering gemas melihat benda-benda lucu dan unik (tapi saya ga tertarik sama warna pink). Sering kali benda-benda yang lucu itu ga selalu fungsional dan harganya mahal.

As a woman in common, I also love to see funny and unique stuff (but I'm not actually attracted with pink). Funny stuff is not always functional and usually expensive.

Ada satu benda yang belakangan ini saya butuhkan, tapi saya ga mau keluar uang :p Jadi saya putuskan untuk membuatnya saja! Benda yang dibutuhkan sederhana dan hanya kemampuan jahit dasar yang digunakan. Dan lagi, kita bisa menentukan sendiri seperti apa bentuk dan warnanya!

There is one thing that I needed lately, but I don't want to spend my money on it :p So, I decided to make it! The tools that needed to make this thing is simple and only basic sewing skill that used. And, we can choose the shape and the color that we like!

Voila! Jadilah kantong untuk hard disk!

Voila! It's a hard disk pouch!

Alat dan bahan yang dibutuhkan:

Tools and things that needed:

Sayangnya, saya ga sempat memotret langkah-langkah pembuatannya, tapi kurang lebih seperti ini:

Unfortunately, I couldn't make it to take the step by step picture, but this is the steps:

1. Ukuran kain dan busa ditentukan berdasarkan dua kali ukuran panjang benda yang akan disimpan di dalamnya. Beri jarak tambahan kurang lebih 5 cm untuk lebarnya.

The size of fabric and foam that needed is twice the length of the things that you would like to keep inside of it. Add 5 cm for the width size.

2. Tumpuk busa di atas kain kemudian lipat menjadi dua dengan busa di lapisan luar.

Place the foam on the fabric and fold it into two parts with the foam outside.

3. Jahit kedua sisi samping.

Sew both side.

4. Potong dan simpulkan tali karet dengan panjang yang disesuaikan untuk bagian atas kantong.

Cut and tie the rubber lace with any length that you like for the top of the pouch.

5. Lingkarkan tali karet pada bagian atas kantong kemudian lipat keluar kurang lebih 2 cm lapisan kain dan busa. Jahit agar dapat membuat ruang untuk tali karet.

Round up the rubber lace on the top of the pouch the fold out the fabric and the foam about 2 cm. Sew to make a room for the rubber lace.

6. Balikkan sisi busa ke dalam sehingga lapisan kain menjadi bagian luar.

Fold back the pouch, so the fabric will be on outside.

Waktu yang dibutuhkan: kurang lebih 1 jam

Needed time: about 1 hour.

Proyek ini cukup menyenangkan untuk mengisi waktu luang dan bisa melatih kesabaran. Sungguh.

This project is quite fun to spend your spare time, also it will test up your patience. Really.

When You Have to Decide

Hasil pemikiran karena tidak bisa tidur semalaman adalah... Saya memutuskan untuk membuat post dwibahasa! Sebenarnya udah lama mau bikin blog ini jadi dwibahasa tapi rasanya masih belum sreg hingga kemarin malam.

My last night result of thought is.... I decided to create a bilingual post! Actually, it's been a long time that I want to make this blog with bilingual feature, but I never reach the agreement with myself until last night.

Kenapa dwibahasa? Sebenarnya penyampaian ide dengan bahasa Indonesia itu jauh lebih mudah, tapi keinginan untuk melatih bahasa Inggris lebih besar :p post dwibahasa ini mungkin lebih banyak pembaca yang dapat dijangkau dan semangat saya untuk terus berbagi jadi semakin besar!

Why bilingual? Sharing the ideas with Bahasa is much more easier (since it was my mother of language) but my wants to practice English is bigger :p But maybe, this bilingual post will reach much more reader and my spirit to share becomes much more bigger!

Bahasa Inggrisnya sendiri mungkin belum tentu sama persis dengan bahasa Indonesia karena kemampuan bahasa Inggris saya yang masih patah-patah. Mohon maaf kalau ada kesalahan dalam penulisan.
Maybe the English version is not really similar to the Bahasa version because of my ability in English is not quite good. I beg your pardon if there's any mistake in  writing.