Whats up? / July

What’s up! Wow it's surprisingly good to be on blog again. I couldn't keep up my promise to keep this blog updated *sigh*, truly sorry for the empty promises. But I finally have a spare time - a lot of it! I want to make this "Whats up" as a monthly blog post, hopefully i can keep up, finger cross. Because I love love love to write & share about my daily life, and I thought to myself, if I enjoy it then posting one post/month wouldn't be that difficult, right? ((positive thought))

For me posting a blog is not about "wanting to be read", seriuosly, unless I was promoting/selling something.. The thought of my blog will be read by my friends or other people is kinda embarassing! But blogging for me was for  my own pleasure, is like having my own therapy. Yes, writing & reading is my type of therapy lol *Please don't judge me as a nerd*. In other side, when I think that people (my friend perhaps) may read this blog, although I would feel a bit shy but I keep telling my self, It's okay. Blogging for me is like telling people "This my life, this is what I like, this is how I enjoy my life - and you should enjoy yours too!". 

I've been trying, listening, watching, playing many different thing since the last time I post. In my Instagram I've been following THEGOODQUOTE.  I always love a good quote and I've been following a few instagram account that post the quote thing but I think TheGoodQuote is the winner. It's like having a bit of tumblr sensation on instagram, I know that nothing can beat the tumblr when it comes to quote & "menye menye" things, but since I'm not on tumblr anymore so following this is a nice thing. Is like having a doze of morning sprit everytime I scroll my instagram in the morning hihi. If you're a Tumblr person then this quote is actually taken from here -> kushandwizdom. 

I'm not exactly a music person, my voice sound so horrible & off pitch when I sing and I can't play ANY instrument, -well actually I play classic piano for years (5 years probably) just to realize that I'm super bad at it hahahahaha. But I'm so in love with good music and I always feel like I'm the kinda person that always so curious about it. My love for good song does not limited to any genre at all, from country, follks to pop rock as long as it make me feel good than It's a good song for me. But one thing that I wasn't actually hype about at the beginning is K-Pop songs (Well, is not a actually a genre right?). But then nowadays I literally just found out that there's actually some good songs/artists in Kpop industry. YES PEOPLE, THERE IS!! What I've been listening lately is Taeyang (One of the Bigbang member) newest  album, Rise, almost all the songs are quite good.

Beside Taeyang, Bigbang itself have many good songs & Akmu (Akdong Musician) is the talented korean artist that I've been listening too. Whoa there are a lot of good songs in K-Pop, I'm surprise that I was missing out much about this since it's actually famous from when I was in high school, right. But at that time i have zero interest in korea thingy - drama/songs, because for me they're look kinda the same and i don't understand the lyric they were saying lol. I don't thing I'm Kpop lover/whatever they call it because I'm not that obsessed tho, but for me good song is good song wherever it came from.

Other song that I may suggest you is :

John Mayer - XO (Original song by Beyonce) - ah, I'm so addicted that I pressed replay button too many times :(

Birdie - Tee Shirt

Tablo x Taeyang - Eyes, Nose, Lips (Cover)

                It's just too sad that I haven't buy any good books for holiday, I haven't read much either which is so not me. And the most annoying thing is I haven't read John Green - The Fault in Our Stars which is so famous and heartbreakingly beautiful (some say). But I have watched the movie, it was... good. But I didn't cry, - just teary eyes for a second. It's not like a sobbing cry or whatever which I expect after watching this movie. The book that I've been dying to buy is the Veronica Roth book (Divergent, Insurgent & Alleviant) and Love & Misadventure by Lang Leav - I actually found this Lang Leav book in Periplus (Gramedia don't have it at that time), but it was a bit expensive and I don't bring much many at that time so...

Well I can't say "That's all" because is not all at all, I still have much much to write but then Ah, it's 29 July already I better safe it for next month post then!

Here's the quote that I love,

"I don't know a perfect person. I only know flawed people who are still worth loving." - John Green.

Have a Joyful Holiday everyone, XO

Sabrina Putri.

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Are you an Introvert? (Just like me..)

Are you an Introvert like me? Do you just feel lonely when you’re around people you don’t know well enough? Do you feel interacting with many people sometimes can be exhausting? Do you feel a bit scared being around new people? Are you the best listener? Then Hey, You’re just like me! (And that's okay)

Being introvert can sometime misunderstood by being shy, antisocial, weird and depressed (perhaps?). An Introvert people don't interact for the sake of interact, so they may seem a bit calm & shy. Yet extrovert people, (in my opinion) can sometimes feel the silence of an introvert as a hurtful thing.An Introvert tend to keep their circle small and only hangout with people that they really feel comfortable with. And they (really) need time apart from people, to be completely alone, that's how they recharged!

Don't you know that J.K Rowling, Albert Einstein and Steven Spielberg is also an Introvert? So be proud! And Introvert usually have a tendency to love books and have much bigger imagination. They're also known as the best listener.

These were some of my traits of being an introvert :

- After a long tiring day, i prefer not to speak with anyone and just went straight home.

- I listen more than I talk, and I talk what I meant.

- The only place i can be relax is to be alone, in my home. (Certainly not in public places).

- I can be really funny and non stop joking only with my closest friend.

- I (sometimes) ignore chats / phonecalls.

- I can express my self in writing (sometimes better than in conversation).

But either you're an extrovert or introvert, thats okay! They complete each other right <3

Here's what I found from pinterest :

I found these article that I bookmark in my laptop, you may want to read it! It's about introvert and how they'd do in their Career Life,
Revenge of The Introvert (dailymail.com)
Intovert's Guide in Team Meeting (CareerBlis)

Be sure to hug your Introvert today! - Sabrina Putri

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Short Trip : Hiking at Kawah Ijen

Liburan kemarin rasa – rasanya sedikit gak adil cuma dapet jatah libur secuil apalagi kalau dibandingin sama temen temen kampus lain. Tapi diantara waktu liburan yang (seingetku) gak sampai satu bulan itu kita (Hana, Laras, Faza dan Saya) berhasil mendaki kawah ijen. Alhamdulillah.. Kawah Ijen ini sendiri letaknya ada diantara Bondowoso dan Banyuwangi. Disana kita nginep di Catimor Homestay, letaknya beberapa puluh km dibawah tempat pendakiannya. Tempatnya bagus nih, recommended lah.. sayangnya seringkali gak kejangkau sinyal, jadi agak susah kalau mau booking dulu. Kalau dibandingin sama bromo sih, menurut saya masih adem-an bromo jauh. Tapi tetep harus bawa baju tebel, habis kalau udah malem dingin banget kerasa lah beku beku gimana gitu ya..

Kita nginep dulu di Catiamor dengan alesan agar nanti kita bisa mulai mendaki dari jam 1 pagi terus bisa lihat api biru. Tapi entah karena kita super teledor + kecapekan atau emang udah takdirnya, kita berempat gak ada yang bangun jam 1, baru bangun jam 2 dini hari. Karena bisa dibilang kita masih newbie dalam hal daki mendaki, sesampainya di tempat pendakian kita nyewa tour guide. Ya kali mau ndaki sendiri malem malem gelap gulita penuh kabut gitu…

Perjuangan sekali ya mendakinya sekitar 3 jam kurang lah buat naik ke atas. Karena kitanya juga kurang prepare sebelumnya (olahraga, latihan fisik, dll) terus juga kebanyakan cewek doang yang bisa dibilang bawaannya ke atas bisa dibilang rempong dan gak penting, seperti yang diperkirakan kita gak dapet api biru. Tapi akhirnya nyampe nyampe aja ke puncak dengan kaki kemeng sekitar jam 5 pagi. Dianjurin bawa masker karena kalau udah diatas bau belerangnya menusuk banget.  Karena kita mendaki waktu musim hujan jadi masih banyak banget kabutnya yang seliweran, jadi pemandangannya kurang wah… tapi tetep bagus sih, Subhanallah banget lah.

Ya ampun sudah kumus dan kucel banget ya muka muka kita, habis emang mendakinya bener bener nanjak banget dan penuh perjuangan dan peluh keringat. Tapi worth it lah, kapan kapan kalau kesana lagi sih diajurinnya pas musim kemarau dan mulai mendaki jam 12 malem, biar bisa dapet api biru. Pingin banget kesana lagi! Tapi, tapi *baca kalender* *nangis dipojokan* dipikir entar dulu deh, liburan selanjutnya masih lama…

Selamat memulai perkuliahan!

Sabrina putri.

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What's up?

What’s up! Did you guys notice the different? Yes, I managed to change the blog layout due to my no-to-do-list week. But this blog way far from over, you can easily notice that there are many things need to be fix immediately. Since I’ve been enjoying these leisure holiday time, one very short - and far from enough – holiday time, I decided to make this random post.

I spent my time mostly to watch korean variety shows, mostly like everyday 5 hours/day. Just because I know that I won’t have time to do it when the new semester came, so I’d rather watch as many as I can!! Right?

Running Man
You guys probably knew this show waaay early before I did. It's so famous even in Indonesia.

The Return of Superman
You can't resist how adorable these kids are! I share a video link in case you guys want to watch it (youtube).
Episode One

(I do not own these picture)

I really amaze on how these Korean people managed to design and create variety shows like that. So addicted that I even watch it with my whole family.

Music that I’ve been currently listening to is The cardigans, The cranberries (Old stuffs, I know!), Arctic Monkeys, Banda Neira, Tulus. I try to catch up with new songs as well. Check out this awesome performance Christine Aguilera & A great big world – Say something  @ American Music Award. I literally crying my heart out loud the first time (and second time as well) I saw it. I don’t know whether it’s just me, but I felt sooo related to this song.

…. And one great thing about this weekend is that I exercise and cook (Routinely). I jog for about 40 minutes before breakfast and before dinner. And I cook too! I’ve been dying to post a recipe about chiffon cheese cake that me and my mom made. But we haven’t quite figured out the perfect recipe yet, one time it was soooo good but it burned a bit.

This holiday I also do a few road trips. I’ll post about it soon. Have a lovely holiday everyone! 

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