Strange 20

Turning 20 might not seem to be a big deal in the beginning, until the wishes came and everyone keep acted as if everything will be different after 20 and you have to be aware with your age. At least that's what my relatives & acquaintances did toward me.

*the sky between Semarang-Surabaya

My July 17th this year went strange. I got flu days before it, and on July 15th I felt cold right after I left a technical meeting with permission in my college at 8pm. Drove home and I didn't really think that my body's temperature would reach 39.7C. Long story short, I was still cold until the next day so I decided not to attended my event which was started on July 17th where I supposed to be incharge as a liaison officer for delegates of a local chapter. Guilty feeling all over the day. Nevertheless, I should be happy as I turned 20 that day.
I don't even have my birthday picture because I didn't celebrate it even with my family because I need to get rest, prepared for the next day, because my event held on July 17th-20th so I need to get recover asap.
FYI, I had to stay at hospital for 5 days in June which was fasting month, because there was amoeba & bacteria swim in my digestive system: dysentery. Also had a great fever, 39.7C (after consumed febrifudge) and experienced major headache before. Worst condition in my entire life, I guess.
You know, July is holiday and break month so I actually already get used to celebrate it at home. But this was my first time of got sick, had to absent from my duty, and had a birthday in one day. Pretty cool. God's plan is the best, I know it for sure.

I received this present a week after my strange, hectic days. Pretty much fixed some things. I thank God a lot to granted me sickness and tight schedule in a right time so I had no time to worry about anything else beside those things that I believe if I had no agenda I would get very emotional and even more dying. As I have tweeted it before (yes I'm tweeting lol): "Bustling over something gets you clumsy, but apparently it could make you think straight." and that's the fact. Human mind works beautifully different with each other and all of these things that happened to me blooms consciousness of how I should defend myself from anything that hurt me, understand that nobody deserved to be demeaned, and resentment should be damped for the sake of our peace of mind.

May you have splendid days this week, people.
xoxo

White Light

Listening to Shura is quite addictive, no?

Anyway Jogja was my destination for this month trip due to my semester break. It's been quiet long since I don't live there aaand now I need google maps more often than before.

OUTFIT: unbranded lace tank & drappery pants, Biondi sandals, ARC.ART neck scarf

Mesmerized. That's gonna be a perfect word to describe what I thought when I first saw the interior design of RM. Demangan. Visited there on my 2nd day, captured some corners, and this place surely need no filter at all. If you guys don't know, RM stands for Rumah Makan which mean restaurant and they dish up heavy meals and Indonesian specialty snacks. Surely a must-visit place to dine in with your family or friends.
Should had been there back then to do a project but unfortunately it had to be cancelled and I'm quiet happy that finally I could be there.

My lovely nephew and his dad,

Will write anything soon! My semester break is going to run out in couple of days and writing helps to keep me sane somehow.
Don't forget to check @arcartlabel , a clothing line of mine in collaboration with my sister. Now provides you some scarves, because we understand what you need.
Ciao.

April 23rd 2016

Greetings.
2016 and I'm going 20 this year. An apology for none because it's been months since my last post and this page is kinda forgotten. At least for me. Hehe. Surprise for you because I'm finally back and got my mood to write again. Well I guess enough for the intermezzo.
I don't know what 2016 has bring you because it's still the 4th month of the year. The older your age, the more you will experience things.
I see, almost everyday, collegian at my faculty are tired with their own activity. Doing college task(s), organization activity, part time work, until chasing lecturer for their thesis. Well the last one seems tiring. I tends to be apathy but...I just know.
How about me? I was drown into this organization things, or perhaps it is just me drowning myself a little too deep because I didn't know the depth before.
It is me, never been able of being a busy person before. I know it's nothing than my friends or a lot people out there and this one is not me whining and grouching because it's over, at least for couples of day. But it engendered some pains and it remains. But we have to be grateful rite?
Driving is a way to keep me sober. By driving it means with the audio on, and dozens of  good albums of course. And mark this, I live in Semarang where the traffic is fine. I even sometimes enjoyed traffic jams which is rarely happen here.
Quoting from Beats Apart by Alanda Kariza & Kevin Aditya, "Perhaps traffic jam can be attributed as the modern-day counterpart of contemplating beneath the shade of an apple tree" and yes there's no better words to explain why I enjoy traffic jam.
And I read lately. Crazy how I really addicted to read and makes me realize that I've waste my life, like, how many great books passes for me to read? What have I done with my life before?
Anyway, now I'm with B that sometimes I think that we're just both two different pole magnet trying to get together, but it somehow works. Sometimes I just hate that he's far.
Well, this 4months of 2016 has taught me that sometimes when you want or need something, you only need to ask. Don't keep it yourself.

This post is more likely to share about my "How's your life?" things and to greet you since this is the first post of the year. See you on my normal #OOTD post!

Some shadows are demands to be shown

Greetings!
These are some old photos before I trimmed my hair due to my hair-loss problem, even wayyy before the fasting month. For daily updates of outfit and landscapes pictures, follow my instagram @arabita_

High neck or as I formerly known as turtle neck is one of my favorite items since I was in junior high school. This year when this high neck is back to trend and many shops sell this kind of outfit, I ordered some heehee and this one from Retail Therapy is the best purchase I've done so far. Anyway if you following my blog since the beginning and if you notice, Retail Therapy is also one of my favorite place to shop because they have a loooott of cool stuffs (basically I love winter outfit and they're selling outerwear, sweaters, coats so...we click!). I personally recommend you this local brand. What's not to love from them?

The floppy hat came from family stuff . You guys could get them in a very affordable price.

So what's the relation between the title and this post?

I only want to say to the girls all around the world, that we don't need to create "an image" too much in public. Once you create an image, you will be slipped there and it will be harder to get up and show your true self. Shadow here means your flaws, your past whether it's good or bad, etc. People will judge you anyway.

"Actually, you don't have to cover it all because time reveal."

Time can do anything.

(To be continued)

Have a great day!

Why'd you try to be somebody else

...when you could be yourself?
As time goes by and new people keep coming up to your life; whether they only "recognize" you or they know you as their relation that we called friend, I understand that there are some reasons why people try to be someone else, or become a copycat, or what-so-ever you name it.
We live a life where all this technologies surrounds us. By the technologies evolving, there come these crucial thing for social life called social media (yes, blame it all to social media it's so sacred we can't live without it). It's the biggest influence in our social life nowadays, no?
It facilitate us to reach many information; in this case, fashion trends. However, the negative side affects us a lot; the standard of become a-girl-to-be-admire, fashionable, a fashion-forward becomes slightly boring, then there goes this stereotype of  girl-to-be-admire or in Bahasa we called it "Kekinian", "Hits" or something like that oh cmon you know you got what I'm trying to spell out here. It's a kind of peer-pressure in a big range.
For example, this "monochrome" trend that everyone try to dress in monochrome. No, it's good. I adore those people who consistence and the style is really who they are, but not for those person who grab the style only to catch attention, and they will leave that ashamed behind.
There is also this reason: they don't really know you but she thinks you're cool enough that she need to "compete" with you in persistence and become better than you or just...become slightly you. I don't have to explain you in this case.

People busy representing their life as perfect as it could be in social media that they forget to improve their quality in real life.Their attitude, their heart (what?). Well it's also a self-reminder for us, for me.
Please, fix your personality. I can't imagine how Alexa Chung or Kendall Jenner deal with this haha but I think they don't really mind but it bother me.
Doesn't it good to express your disappointment as something positive than just lying down in your bed and getting upset all the time.... Haha don't get me wrong I don't really mad at this because I laughed too hard when I realized this kind of thing. It really made my day, for sure.
Have a good day!

Gray Scale

Greetings,
It's a lil bit windy today but I'm in the mood of wearing some easy dress. Well you know if I wear a dress, that doesn't mean I wanna look more feminine but I'm on my lazy day.
Lately I love this kind of front tied-up detail (which is hype right now) so this item can't be missed for your wardrobe. Wondering where I found this dress? Scroll down

OUTFIT: COLORBOX sweat dress, shoecorner slip-on, KLAR transparent necklace

Yes they come from COLORBOX. No wonder, right?
It's such an honour to team-up with them :))

Well, people. In real life, I'm socially awkward. That becomes a behavior and that get worse every single day. It's such a minor culture-shock (in my own hometown) (yes I know it's weird). It started out from the first semester and getting worse this whole semester. Poor me? No. I'm the one who could save my condition, get me out from this situation but I still don't know where to start.

So, guys, all I wanna say is, being yourself is such a crucial thing that you have to do whenever and wherever you are. It's not only a teen-quote, believe me. Never have a bad-thought at the beginning of anything. Don't worry of people will accept you or not, just let everything flow. Because if you're doing the opposite, it will end badly. Even worse that you've worried before.

My awkward face because I didn't know that my friend already pressed the shutter button but it turns out to be the best pose. Look at those baloons! At least it can make me happy until tomorow.

Have a good day!