When we travel, we want to freeze that happy moment through our lenses. Be it unique, beautiful, or a quirky travel photo, it will forever be in your heart. After all, we’ve come from far far away and been waiting for the holiday! For me who often travel solo, I’m always a bit anxious if I would meet people who can handle my DSLR. Even though I always join a tour group or book private drivers and guides (which most people I meet can handle the camera), there will be times when I’ll be roaming the street alone. I used to believe that anyone can handle DSLR as long as…
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Something Strange Happened When I Was in Vatican City
A few days ago, I’ve been thinking about what to write for the next blog post. I’ve made a list of topics for the blog, but I didn’t want to force myself to publish something without the excitement burning inside while typing the article. On Sunday morning when I arrived at the church, suddenly I got an idea of what to write. The idea was so simple, yet I felt it would be useful to any of you who are planning to visit Vatican City for Christmas. It’s also for everyone, whether you’re a believer or a free thinker when you travel to sacred places. After the choir sang a few…
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Behind the Hype of Singles’ Day: The Truth of Being Single in China
What used to be a self-pampering day by single university students in Nanjing, China, has become the biggest shopping spree around the world. This year, Alibaba broke its own Singles’ Day sales record by racking up $30.8 billion in one day. That means $5.5 billion more than last year! Looking at the number of one-day sale in one country, the Chinese sure are super excited with the deals and try to grab as much as they can with lower prices. To the world, the mega-success of Singles’ Day may represent not only the effect of a brilliant business strategy but may also paint a rainbow image of how Chinese singles…
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The Easy-to-follow Shopping Rules for Conscious Spenders Who Love Fashion
A friend commented on my previous blog post about Venice, said the content was a bit ‘floating’ and didn’t have a call-to-action. I agree and feel so lucky that he told me early on, hence this post about shopping rules for conscious spenders who love fashion is up! The incident reminds me that the purpose of creating this blog is to share something meaningful. It’s not a place to just showcase my travel photos in a bigger size than a Facebook page or let the world knows how my daily life goes on. For this, I apologise if you feel disappointed with the last post. I have to admit, for…
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This is the City Where You Should Dress to Kill
When was the last time you dress up when traveling? If you think it’s not important, you should really dress to kill if you plan to visit this city. When it comes to travel, I’ll make sure that I make the most of my time when I’m in a new place because I don’t know if I can afford a second visit. Be it try as many as local cuisine, take lots of photos, tick off all must-visit spots, make new friends with the locals, or get lost. I’ll also make sure that I wear comfortable shoes to help me walk all day, from morning till night. I mean it.…
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The Fat Within: Understanding Sarcopenic Obesity
Have you heard about sarcopenic obesity aka skinny fat? At the time the photo above was taken (around one month ago), I was on the verge of becoming sarcopenic obese. Now I am. A few days ago, I did a body composition analysis at the gym. The InBody machine will give analysis reports of your muscle-fat, obesity, segmental lean and body water. It also suggests if you need to gain or lose weight, fat and muscle. My recent analysis states that I’m a sarcopenic obese. I was like, WHAT? HOW COME?? Have you heard about sarcopenic obesity? It’s a condition when you experience both sarcopenia (low muscle mass/strength/physical performance) and…
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Why You Need to Own a Filtered Water Bottle
I travel often and sometimes to countries where I can’t safely drink tap water. One day, I found out about filtered water bottles and how they helped me save a lot of money when travelling. It all started when I moved from Indonesia to Malaysia. The first few months after I moved from Indonesia to Malaysia, I could feel the pinch every time I spent money because of the currency rate. At that time, RM1 is equivalent to Rp3.000,00 (3x rupiah). Even mineral water was considered pricey to me. Now I’m working and earning my own money, I’m still facing the same issue whenever I travel to countries with stronger…
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My Delayed Baggage Makes Me Realise the Ultimate Thing That Gives Me Confidence
Recently I watched A Star Is Born and boy – it’s been a long time since I watched such a beautiful movie! The story, soundtrack and actors are just wonderful and touching. Don’t worry, this blog post is about my experience with delayed baggage and how it shaped my confidence, just like the title 😉 Lady Gaga is so charming in her natural look, a contrast to her theatrical makeup in the “Bad Romance” era. It doesn’t mean I don’t love her antique persona, she just looks so different in the movie. Still going gaga over A Star Is Born, I googled news about it and found out that she…
