Gatekeeper

♪ ♫ ♪ Gatekeeper - Feist ♪ ♫ ♪

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This song has been loyally accompanied me through hours and days of roadtrips on my little Tea during 2005-2006. Somehow, the song keeps playing in my head again recently..especially on a bright sunshiny day like these past few days. 

Maybe, it was because we're having a period of Indian Summer here in Jogja, which, as a matter of fact..is one of my favorite times of the year. You see, we're suppose to deal with the rainy day but, somehow, there are these brilliantly bright days as a break of those grey days. It's like a little surprise. We never know whether the day will turns out to be a rainy one or a bright one; and when the sun came up and the blue sky stretch as far as one can see, that's when the Gatekeeper decided to give us a little bonus; topped with marvelous sunset, cool breeze, and clear starry night, for sure.. :) 

A mini update: I'm already back to my hometown right now (yaaay!!), spending the past few days renovating and making end-of-the-year analysis, documentation, and new year plan for my Lir Shop. I feel completely energized, occupied, and I love it.  It's life to the fullest! 

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Orange Dress / Raindrops on Roses

(the dress actually has one of the cutest rounded low-back, but we forgot to take the detail pic of it..oops)

Photographed by Dito Yuwono 

(who took me on a spontaneous morning trip around Kotagede,where these photos were taken)

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Merry Christmas!! 

Raindrops on Roses

♪ ♫ ♪ My Favorite Thing-The Sound of Music ♪ ♫ ♪

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My dear youngest sister, Mirla, has just launched her new online boutique, Raindrops on Roses. Her choice of outfits are particularly sweet, casual, and proper for a girl her age (early 17s). She offers a wide selection of casual and daily outfit, sweet and flirty skirt or dresses, accessories, and just a dash of vintage finds. The best part is, although each one is unique, the price she offers is very pocket-money friendly (ranged between 15k to 75k rupiah only!). 

Take a look at her lookbook below (the models are her dear friends, naturally) and pay a visit to her facebook shop here.

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{16 Going on 17} 

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{She's a Darling!}

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{Tea with Bread and Jam}

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Photographed by Dito Yuwono

Talents: Echa and Amel

Stylist: Diny Putri of Fuschia and Viscaria

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Enjoy!

Well Preserved Moments

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Finding a film in my Rollei black and white camera undeveloped for one year feels like having the chance to look into a time capsule. It was so exciting. By the time the film is developed, more shriek of excitement and nostalgia arise. One images to another brings me back to certain moment that almost forgotten, certain place in the past, and certain notes I took carelessly that I find worth remembering. 

With all those little surprises, perhaps I'll be back to the mysterious world of  film camera once again. 

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"This camera, use it as a pen. Take notes with your eyes." 

(as said to Bill Cunningham)

Photographed by Miy and Dito Yuwono

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Have a great day!

Huff Magazine #4: Dream

Recently, I just released the latest edition of my magazine: Huff Magazine. It's rather special for me because, this time, it's my edition. By having 'my' edition means having the full control of deciding the content, choosing the contributors, and molding the magazine the way I like it. Yay!! 

In this edition, I collected dreams from hundreds of people and made collage out of those dreams. Anna of Much Love, Anna sent beautifully melancholic photo series of an amusement park by the sea. Sundea of Salamatahari made a photo story about a trip to the ice 'dream' stall unce upon a night. 

In the erudition section, Indie wrote a confession about being a newly wed~ to some, wedding is one of their dream. Keep on reading if you're one of these girls. Other than that, three ladies (a magazine store owner, a curator, a restauranteur) tell about their fabulous and out of ordinary jobs.

Take a peep to our favorite movie, shops, music event (written in A and B side by me and Risky Summerbee), and also an article of Ria Papermoon's toy collection. 

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Read on this box below for more:

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Download it for free here

Like the page on Facebook here

Read on the website (www.huffmagazine.com) 

Read the other self-published zine/booklet/magazine I made here

**Huff Magazine are** 

Miy (editor in chief) | Dito Yuwono (photographer and editor) | and Bentar Sadani (graphic designer and art director)

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Enjoy!

The Other "I"

"Life was a meaningless string of random incidents” 

(Orhan Pamuk)

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A year ago, I took a spontaneous turn in my life; leaving my 9-to-5 job as a lifestyle writer in a media in Jakarta and decided to pursue my passion. I didn't know exactly what I wanted to do (except for my lifetime dream of having a bookstore and my excitement in art) but I know what I don't want to do (sitting in front of the wall-facing desk for 8 tormenting hours doing all the routine, hating the Mondays, and worshiping weekends..argh!). A day after resigned from that job, I celebrated it by visiting the neighboring city and let my boots (the same one I'm wearing in this post) lead me to any twist and random turn of the road. 

That was a year before; and that's when I first visit Selasar Sunaryo Art Space only to find myself fell in love with the vibe, instantly. Right there and then, I knew I would someday work for this art space. 

Now, I reside in Bandung from September to December; working for an art exhibition in this gallery and having fun as much as I can~ that means numerous visit to other galleries and art scenes, travelling back and forth from Bandung to Jakarta and Jogja every now and then, and the best part is: it feels like I am in a holiday where I can both have relaxing time and learning new things. Funny how a 10-to-5 job in this art space actually feels like a holiday compared to my 24-hours job as a business owner back in Jogja. And guess what, as much as I miss my busy-happy time in Lir, I enjoy both!

I am still more or less of an in-betweens in the art world, I graduated from marketing and business management; and art was 'only' my wonderland when I first jumped into the rabbit hole in 2008 by incident ~it still is right now. Well.. serendipity, incident, fate, or whatever it is..I'm enjoying the ride.

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“Everything is more complicated than you think. You only see a tenth of what is true. There are a million little strings attached to every choice you make; you can destroy your life every time you choose. But maybe you won't know for twenty years. And you'll never ever trace it to its source. And you only get one chance to play it out. Just try and figure out your own divorce. And they say there is no fate, but there is: it's what you create."

― Charlie Kaufman, Synecdoche, New York: The Shooting Script

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(This picture is Dito's favorite and that's the only reason why I put it up here.. lol!)

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Miy

Boots / Garage Shop

Legging and Belt / Random

Polkadots Oversize Shirt / Thrifted in Bandung

Pocket Watch and Bag / Thrifted in Singapore

All the pictures were taken in Selasar Sunaryo Art Space, Bandung; by Dito Yuwono

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Hugs,