time to travel and laugh

Last Vesakh's Day, we planned to hang out to Senopati but end up going to Pacific Palace.

We are watching San Andreas and tried the famous ramen, namely Ippudo. 

After that, we went to Senopati road and tried to find a good place to eat and hang out. 

Finally, after a whole round, we ended up at Pong Me Lounge. 

It's actually a restaurant with a ping pong lounge and table set up for a game. 

We heard about the famous ice cream in town, maybe it's because of the color and instagram. 

There, we went to a small cafe, Le Cafe Gourmand Gunawarman to try the hot place to hang out. 

Candid yaaa

The Famous Ice Cream, I tried Red Velvet Ice Cream with Oreo

Opps, I see an ice cream and I want more!

They are so cute, surely broforlife

We tried some pose and took lots of picture including a beauty shot. 

The place was so comfortable to chit and chat with colorful cones for ice cream. 

Evening Look with Sephora Haul

Hi Dreamers, I've been very excited to share my addiction to make up.

This time, I have time to create this natural evening look. 

I use this look to go on reflexology. 

Evening Look, do I look pale?

Products Used:

moisturizer | The Faceshop Blemish Zero

toner | The Faceshop Blemish Zero Clarifying Toner

brighthening serum | Victoria Secret Fresh Face Brightening Gel Cream

cushion pack | Innisfree Long Wear Cushion

concealer | Maybeline Fit Me Concealer

eyeshadow | Sephora Eye Palette

bronzer, blush & highlighter | Victoria Secret Radiant Glow Face Trio

lipsticks | Sephora Lip Palette

eyelashes | Lavie Lashes in Natural

Closer Look

What is beauty?

Beauty is about being comfortable in your own skin.


Thank you for reading, I will do seperate review on some products I have used.
Gonna share some of the make up look later ^^

How is it? What do you think?

Anyway, need a makeup artist for your event?
Contact me via my instagram @lisheahandoko

Cheers 

Memories

Words won't just describe what I feel right now.
Well, I've never been into a serious relationship, you know that too rite?
Maybe some friends have felt being friendzoned by me too. Sorry, I, as a woman, doesn't really catch the hints you guys giving it to me.

From primary school, I direct my life to wholy focus on study, for a better future. I just do not want to care about whatever things those girls want to do. A crush? I did have last time. The first one, is someone I even cannot imagine how the things work that I come to like that 'whatever' guy. He's someone who bothers me always. The innocent me (opps, well I do, what comes to my mind is just test and play). Just call him 'D' okay? Mr. D always bothers me when I was playing with the girls. He can suddenly try to push me down when I was in the stairs. I cried that time because I hate that kind of games. Then he comes to bother me again for giving me his handkerchief. That time I told my mon about being bother like that.
Unexpectedly, I come to like him bothering me, trying so hard to get his attention (stupid me). But well, nothing happened till 5th grade.


I met somebody, a nice guy in my school in 6th grade. He lives in my area and he's my neighbour.
We come to school together and go home together. Loving how we can tease each other and one day we become together, but sadly, I realize that I am still not ready for that and we broke up for only one day. Haha. Stupid girl. But I cherish this happening as one of my serious one.

In my high school, there's one guy who makes me cry hardly. He's one of my best friend back then. But again, no serious feelings, no attachment. Before graduation, I promise myself, I won't cry for a guy anymore. My highschool has been pretty boring. No guys at all, just from another crush to another one.


Till I come to China for a winter camp for one month and I met somebody there. That time, I saw his back in front of me. He's walking and I asked somebody there how old he is. We can just call him 'A', A is one year younger than me. I never thought that I would have something to do with this guy. This guy is like a 'komedi putar' where he could make my feeling suddenly would be high and down.
That time, before christmas, I was feeling not really well and go to sleep early. I woke up and our room was cery crowded by those little brats who play inside the room.
I went to the hallway to see what's happening and saw Mr. A, then I want to go to my room again, when I was going to open the door, he was running and blocking me. We saw each other and in the end, we smiled and introduced ourself.

He came to me as someone who can tell stories about me, he saw my hand and told me what kind of person I am. I just take it as a joke anyway. Till, we have to go down for xmas eve party. That night was so cold. I went down, we had an event and after than, Mr. A who saw me being cold, suddenly holds my hand and ran away. I just found out that he was running to his room and give me a jacket. That time I am seriously speechless, how come the guy I was asking my friend earlier suddenly showing this side to me?

The event was over and Mr. A suddenly ran to me, asking me number and said he had something to do right now, but he wants my number. I gave my friend's number cos I don't have one.
He then messaged me, a very long one, saying he feels something for me. I bet that's a joke and told him that we should take it slowly. The next day, we hang out together and many thing happened, even a misunderstanding.

The night before we come back to our home country, he showed up in front of my door and talked to me. He use that trick, a very lousy one, but I was catch onto him. He then hugged me tightly. Dunno what happened there cos I was shocked. And goodbye. That's what teenagers were doing last time. Nothin serious. Just being friends.


Then another Mr. A, Mr. I, another Mr.A again who make me ups and down. Nothing serious till now.
Well... full of color and I am tired of that.

Gonna love myself first!

22 - How To Become An Adult

Hi my dearest readers,

It's been one year and well, I'm gonna be 22 in almost a few hours. I just don't imagine time has flies so fast. I still remember the time I graduated from high school, searched the right university which I regreted so much not to be able to get as much information as I could, and finally entered the univerity life.

There were so  many things happened during that short period of time. At first, I was very depressed not to be able to enter National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU), but then thinking back, if I joined NUS/NTU, maybe at this time I am still struggling with the University Life and around this time I were going to graduate from university life. But then, in reality, I have now worked for almost 2 years and I was able to get into the working environment, being an adult in the career world.

I am also not sure whether I was able to get so many good friends like I do right now if I joined NTU/NUS. Although we have graduated, but our bonding is still going strong. Such as, I got a line message today from Andrean, one of my buddies in my uni life. He said Happy Birthday and success all the way for me. It suddenly touched my heart that he still keeps my name in the b-day reminder. That's what I have been thanking God for giving me lots of friends in another way, even better that what I expected.

Working life as an external auditor everyday is kinda, well....overwhelming. It's hectic but I like the job, I love how I can learn as much as I want. Getting those opportunities to challenge myself. Even though I like my job, it just feel that something is not right for me. I really feel tired when it comes to the super-called peak-season and not going home is something I really want to avoid but I can't escape from that. Actually it's okay if it's only for 2-3 days and finished. But that's not the case, cos it last more than 2 weeks long to go home at 7am in the next morning and come back to work at 12am. It felt like I am dying seriously. I don't have that so-called social life except socializing with my colleagues at work during those 4 months.

I dunno why, suddenly tears keep coming up. I know this is not something very terrible right?
But I do feel, if just I got a chance to turn back the time. Truthfully, I don't even know whether if I make another turn, my life would be the same like now or not. But that's gambling.
I do...agree that my pride is very high. Last time, the three of us applied at the same company but I didn't make it and only one of us got accepted in that 'Company', easily when everybody is trying to get a job. If hard work is paid off, where is that? How could I believe that when I tried hard every time but everything just doesn't work as I want?

Again, at work there are ups and downs. After one year, I finally got promoted and going through the harsh environment of being a so called professional yet we do not get paid off as much as people imagine for being a consultant. It was like hell not to be able to meet Kim and my other friends, not having to enjoy my life and go home as I want. I thought, no....everyone thought that I would be appreciated and got promoted again after 5 months in the interim promotion. But that sucks. Whatever it is, when the Company doesn't get you promoted, that means they are ready to lose you. I got a discussion with the boss and maybe what she said is right. I do happy with the pay raise. But I still do get hurt from the promotion announcement. What I thought last time was like, did you never see the hard work I gave to the Company?

Another chance keeps coming up. This time, is for the mobility program to go exchange to Singapore/Malaysia. The HRD keep bothering me to apply when I told her that I am still under the primary requirements. I know I couldn't make it but I still do hope for some miracles to happen and dang, I don't get the chance cos they said at least you are in the Senior level.
My heart feels like break into pieces. How could in just a few weeks, every little things seem to disappoint me more than anything else in the world?
I do ask God what I should do, where I should go and what His plan for me.....

The last year is not my year. Nothing has changed but for sure, I know I am stronger than before.
I won't give up for such that small obstacles and by giving it a try, at least there is 50% chance to make it.

"If you don't succeed at first, try, try, and try again." - Calvin Chen

Does your life always go as you want it to be?
I do want a job, while liking the job I do, I could have fun doing it.
But the pressure... the not so flexible working hour...and the not being appreciated by the Company puts me down everytime. I do want to leave, but when I leave, I let go my future to be vanished. I just don't want to do that. So, what I could do is to slowly go through that and let God show me the path.

In the last day of 22, I just want to bury those painful memories deep down in my heart and I will remember it to make me even stronger than before cos I already made decision to never give up.
I still believe that maybe one day I realize those painful memories made me up till now and it creates me to a better path beyond my imagination and my wish in the early place.

 I wanna put what my goals for the next one year:
#getpromotion for the year 2015
#getajob - a job that I like and I could have fun while working
#getabf - boyfriend *where are youuuu*
#mom&dad - seeing my mom and dadn proud of me
#travelling - europe, us, korea and japan I wish one of those will be my next destination
#openbusiness - I wish my business will go smoothly and I could make it big
#felixgoestoUnilever - mysuper the most wanting thing right now!!!


So, everyone, whenever you get some difficulties in you life, be cheerful. Strive again to work hard, go out from your comfort zone. Because, when we strive hard, everything around us will become better.

"When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too." - Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

Explore, Dream, Discover

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”

And maybe it's time to explore , to dream big and discover.
It's time to make a turn and leave. No matter how hard it is, but to dream big is something you have to do.

High expectation

The sweet and bitter memory of fireworks, I couldn't just close my eyes and wish the memory would turn into bubbles and disappear.

Somebody said, "Do you wanna know how to not be hurt? Then don't expect anything from anyone and don't listen to their story. Close your heart and you will live happily."
That's true, give more and expect less. But sometimes, that's just only a theory. We do expect more anyway, right? How could you don't have any expectations?

I realized fully that some things do not work the way we want it to be.
Even though I know it, sometimes I wanna dream, like a fairytale, wishing upon a star, to make a miracle happen. Like yesterday night, I dreamt you, the feeling is so real, yet I'm full of anxiety. When I was awaked, what's left is only an imagination.

At times I wonder, what's the deal? Is that so hard to have things you want? But yeah, don't put your expectation too high because in the end what we get is only a heartache.

Learning how to ride a bike is difficult when you start learning it, but slowly, you would get used to it.
Likewise, letting go is hard but you can slowly learn how to do it. Don't expect too much things from someone. U gotta learn how to do that, right?


Cheers.

Welcoming 2014 and Goodbye 2013!

It's been really a long time, more than a year and almost 1,5 year, I have never write anything. Posting something online, doesn't really make me feel good about it. But, since my wretch was terminated last September, I guess I would start writing the 2014's story here.

Thinking back, what have you achieved in 2013? #newyear
2013 is not really a specially good year, but it is indeed a better year. Maybe I could say, the year I would never forget.

There were ups and downs. There were hard times when I faced so many difficultues - feeling like giving up; feeling like I had no more strength to carry on. Gone through depression, frustration, disappointment, even the early-20s crisis and whatsoever stages of adult life.

But there were a lot of amazing things happened also. It is indeed the first year when one of my dreams came true. I survived from the workforce, enterting and adapting with the adult-life is kinda weird yet amazing. I received my first salary with my official job and joined the stock market. Besides, I had a chance to go the most beautiful island with its amazing nature with my family. It was indeed a really good time together. One more thing I have achieved this year is that, I like my job even better. I got to meet so many amazing friends at work.

I have learnt a lot for this one year:

1. The most important things in life is to never give up.

Don't give up on someone; don't give up on things. Even when you face with rejection; even when what you received is just cold shoulder, ignorance, indifference; even when you feel exhausted; tired of moving on, NEVER GIVE UP.

I still remembered how I went through the deadline, work had been super hectic. Though in the end, we successfully closed the deal, the performance results was just over target. Rejection and disappointment, for sure many people have felt that way. But then, when one door closes; many other doors will open. Perseverance is the key. I feel blessed that I got even bigger responsibility right now to bear. That's true, you have to endure it, hard work does paid off, of course not in the instant way. There should be a reason for a promotion and recognition. One thing, I am still not too sure whether this rule applies to relationship. It doesn't always work as the rules stated. Sometimes you have to understand, feelings can't be forced. The more you force it to happen, the more you got hurt later on.


2. Never give up on your dreams. When you have no dreams, then there is no hope. Keep dreaming big. You never know what will happen tomorrow. #dreamchaser

Hello 2014!! Years and still counting.

3. Friends come and go. Distance doesn't even matter when they are close to your hearts. Having some close friends around is the best feeling ever. I had a small reunion and I felt things have changed a lot, specially on me. I now dare to start the conversation first; dare to speak what I think and feel. Keep making friends, you never know, maybe you will realize your friends might be your soulmate (lol).
4. Family stays together. I just can't thanks my parents and my awesome siblings enough for accompanying me through the ups and downs.
5. The bitter and sweet memory of fireworks; the treat I would never taste; the courage perhaps never happen again; the sweetest smile I ever got; and the world of fantasy I've always imagined. Things that have happened will always be a memory.

6. Being bold isn't a crime and I am proud of being the one.

7. What it's meant to happen, it will naturally happen. Don't feel sad for yourself when you are single. I understand the feelings when you see your friends going in relationships or getting married, building a family and sweet home. Well, I gotta say this, everyone meets that "someone" at different times. I think it's better to stay single rather than being in a relationship for the sake of having one.

Ritual panjat genteng. Bitter and sweet memory of fireworks

I haven't thought clearly what I wanna do in 2014. But some ideas keep appearing on my mind;

• Healthy, happiness and success always be with my family and the loved ones. 
• Going through the peak season once more, with the good spirit. I like my job right now even more, I like how I can discuss everything that bothers me to my manager and I like how I have the responsibility to bear. That's challenging. 
• Got promoted this year, for sure. 
• I hope and I wish, I could meet that "somebody" this year.
• Keep improving myself; in terms of knowledge and personality.
• Korea or Canada would be my dream to go this year
• A year older, I should be wiser.

There are of course many things to do, it's just I haven't thought so much about it. 

I will add it here after a good thinking. 

Once again, welcome 2014, let's start the year with a smile! :)

Taiwan, Illa Formosa 2013

Hi dreamers,

On August 6, 2013, my family and I finally landed at an island near Philippines. It's actually an island where more than 20 million population there and 95% of the ethnic is from Han Chinese.
After for more than 5 years, we finally grab the chance to come to the country where most of my favorite idols are there!!!

We took a night flight with China Airlines to Taipei Taoyuan International Airport and arrived exactly 5am in the morning.

The first destination is to grab a breakfast near Taoyuan International Airport. I really cannot remember what exactly the name of the places, but it's actually on a hotel. After grabbing my very first breakfast there, Felix and I went to find a convenient store to buy a phone card but I don't really understand why we cannot buy and there is something like card -idunnohowtoexplain- thus we finally cannot connect to the internet.

Arriving at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport

my Brother, Felix

Taiwan in small pieces #streetphotography

Day 1:
We went to Chiang Kai Sek Memorial Hall, National Palace Museum, Martyr Shrine, Taipei 101 Shopping Mall and Shihlin Night Market.

It's super hectic and packed day for us who just landed on that island. I never expect that we would directly go on city tour. However, the view was amazing, though along the way, the tour guide will just mention amount Teressa Teng. Mygosh, It's been like a very very long time ago.
We had a really nice lunch at a Thailand Restaurant.

Inside National Palace Museum

Just below the Taipei 101 Shopping Mall

Inside Taipei 101 Shopping Mall

Damper Baby Taipei 101

The most famous Love sign beside Taipei 101

Taipei 101 from Below

Inside Taipei 101 Shopping Mall

Day 2:
We went directly in the morning to Hua Lian, in which we are going around the Formosa. I will show you the map later where I bought them at last. The journey took about 4 hours from Taipei to Hua Lian by bus with the amazing Pacific Ocean view alongside the road.

Pacific Ocean right beside me

Me in Taroko Gorges

Did you see the amazing view there?

Hua Lian is famous for its natural side whereby there are lots of national park and we went to the Ami Dance Performance in the evening,


Day 3:
Enough talking about the spectacular of Hua Lian, let's just see how amazing the Taroko National Park. It was famous for its shallow bird nest cave whereby this biggest park is for tourism purposes while to protect the habitual of the shallow bird for its reproduction. It's the most famous as Grand Canyon of Asia with the length of 19km. After being amazed, we continued our journey to one of the small city, namely Taitung and rest our tired body with hot sprint in Chiben Resort. Even in the small city, we are treated with super comfy hotel and I was sleeping comfortably.

Our hotel, Chateu De Chine Hotel

Day 4:
Early in the morning after we had our breakfast, Kaoshiung would be the next city to visit. It's the second metropolitan city in Taiwan. I really like Kaoshiung more than Taipei. The hotel was very luxurious and sadly, I didn't get a chance to go around the hotel. In the morning, we visited a National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium. The weather was very hot and grab our lunch near there. The restaurant was very crowded. At night, we have chance to go to a night market in Liu Ho Night Market and I finally found my baby milktea drink fresh from the origin, which is 50Lan (KOI in Indonesia & Singapore). The taste was incredible and I was craving for the original one now.

at National Museum of Marine & Biology

There was a wreck ship right behind me

Where am I???

Day 5:
Dolled up in very feminime way, and we went to Spring Autumn Pavillion in which there were a big dragon and tiger figures there. Beside the temple, there was a lake with lots of lotus there.
We also went to Fokuanshan where we could see the giant Buddha of 25 meter. We also went inside and I got my fortune telling there. In the evening, we went to a shopping mall with ferris wheel on top of the mall, Dream Mall but I did not find anything there. No shopping and just going around. At night we went to Shin Ku Jiang Night Market and I grab a G2000 clothes for work. The night market in Kaoshiung is very different from Taipei. It's crowded and I feel like I was in Orchad Road, Singapore for some reasons.

In front of Spring Autumn Pavillion 

Mom & Dad did a pose there, I forced them XD

At Fokuanshan

I dunno where, cos the weather was too hot, thus I just go inside and order a Starbucks

Day 6:
Feeling tired of the city again? Well, this time we went to one of the sanctuary in Taiwan, which is Alishan National Park. We had a round trip inside the forest with more than years of history. I had a chance to find out the Sister Pond, Brother Trees and Trees of Three Generations. Each of the name is the symbolize of the history behind it. The view is spectacular and the weather is a bit cool. At last, we spend the night at Chiayi.

My Family & I before entering the Alishan National Park

Super nice weather and amazing forest

Inside the Sister Pond

There was a lake there, very beautiful

Day 7:
Yay!! We finally went to Sun Moon Lake. Never thought that somewhere in the middle of the lake, there's a place where Romantic Princess was shot there. Arrghhhh. But well, the view is so amazing. We finally went to Formosan Aborigine Village & Theme Park. It's actually a theme park in the middle of the forest. We should ride a cable car to get into the theme park. Amazing. I never thought there would be a place in the middle of the forest.  I played around and super excited to see the photo taken out by Felix. He doesn't even dare to ride anything.

at Sun Moon Lake

Did you see how scary the cable car is?

We took the ride for 3 times!! Banzayy!

Mom was scary to ride the cable car while I was enjoying my ride ^^

This is the path to the ride, like a roller coaster but there was a water at the end of the ride. It splashed to us. 

Day 8:
Our trip is almost finished, we went back to Taipei. We went to Danshui Old Town to taste the unique of the architectural buildings. After that we went to Lover Bridge in Taipei where Meteor Garden took several shoots there.

At Lover Bridge, I wrote a wish there. 

Me at Lover Bridge ^^

Strolling around the Old Town and found a cute cafe, Mom took this pic cos I was cute sitting there she said.

Felix tried his skills for photography near the Danshui Old Town

Our last, this is the hotel in Taipei, our last night ^^


Cheers