Fun Young Scientist

Required to join any co-curricular activity (CCA) in school as the requirement to pass the grade has driven me nuts since I am a type of a quite lazy person. I had had to join CCA as the requirement since I sat in grade 7. Junior High School (grade 7-9) had "forced" me and I thought it would end up in Senior High School (grade 10-12). Well, I had been wrong.

When I was in grade 10, there was also a requirement to join CCA to pass the grade. Fortunately, senior high school provides more interesting CCAs than junior high school's. I chose fashion design as my CCA and it turned out that there were dozen of tasks to do.

Passing grade 10 with "A" as the mark of my CCA, I was quite happy. As I realise that I need to put CCA in my university application, I choose to join another CCA in grade 11 although it isn't required. There is a secret intention of joining the CCA HAHAHA.

Fun Young Scientist is my choice of CCA in grade 11. At first, I thought it would be boring as the previous CCAs I had ever joined. BUTTTTTT I was wrong! Fun Young Scientist is such an interesting CCA. Here's the photo of our experiment during CCA:

I forget what the name of the experiment is but it was sooooooo interesting till others who don't join the CCA also try this. There are another my favorite experiments which are the squid anatomy (we are fried squid in the end!), and stress ball(we learn about viscocity).

I would highly recommend my juniors to join this CCA in the future. Trust me you will get lost of knowledge about science through fun experiment. Bye, gotta goooo!

Hi, Jogjakarta!

HELLO GUYSSSS! So sorry for not updating this blog for so lllllloooooonnnnnngggggg. There are lots of things to do. Well, as I have promised last year, I would like to share my trip to Malang-Jogjakarta. l'll just post my English task here okay! Hehe. So here you go:

After struggling in mid-term test for a week, I got my reward for all the efforts I had put in mid-term test. On the first day of October, I, together with school mates, went to Malang, East Java as well as Jogjakarta, Central Java. It took a whole day from Bandung to Malang and we went there by bus. This trip was considered as study tour since we had to do several tasks such as Biology, Chemistry, History, and Geography. This trip was for 6 nights 7 days, 4 nights in the bus and 3 nights in the hotel, so it was very tiring since we spent most of the nights in bus. In this trip, we visited Mount Bromo, Jatim Park, and Museum Angkut in Malang. Although most of the visited places were in Malang, I had my most unforgettable event in Jogjakarta.

We only spent a night in Jogjakarta but it was unforgettable because we had a free time to explore Jogjakarta by ourselves. Since there was a free time, I had planned to go to several famous places in Jogjakarta. Before exploring Jogjakarta, we first had a bath since it took half of the day to go from Malang to Jogjakarta and we stayed overnight in the bus. I explored Jogjakarta with 4 of my best friends, Naftalia, Erika, Sophie, and Caroline. Our first destination was Tempo Gelato at Prawirotaman Street. Tempo Gelato was famous by both of its delicious gelato and cone and its cozy place.  Since Jogjakarta was still safe for students like us to go by ourselves, we chose to go by public bus (Trans Jogja) to explore Jogjakarta. We could go around Jogjakarta just with Rp 3,500 because Trans Jogja had a low fare. 

Using public bus without adults was the first time both for me and my friends. Personally, Trans Jogja was quite cool because there was a “steward” inside the bus. Even there was a term “transit” to just change the bus. To go Tempo Gelato, we needed to take 2 buses, bus 1A then changed into bus 3A. It took almost 1.5 hours from the hotel to Tempo Gelato because of the bus’s route. We had the first bus, 1A, driven smoothly so we felt safe. However, the second bus we took, 3A, driven recklessly till we had to keep our selves still sit on the chair.

After 1.5 hours journey, we had eventually arrived at Ujung Benteng Wetan bus stop. At first, I had thought that we would have directly arrived in front of Tempo Gelato or at least we only had to walk a little towards our first destination. It turned out that we still needed to walk 1.5 kilometers to reach it. The street was quite dark and deserted we were passing by. We were afraid if we went to a wrong direction because we only relied on the GPS. Fortunately, we arrived at the street where Tempo Gelato was located, Prawirotaman Street. However, we still had to walk for another 250 meters to reach it. Well, we were amazed by the street because it looked like Kuta Street. The street was full of foreigners especially Caucasians. On the way to Tempo Gelato, we bumped into 2 foreigners and one of them greeted us so that we greeted them back.

It was such a tiring night since we had to walked for 1.5 kilometers. Nonetheless, our fatigue paid off by how cozy Tempo Gelato was. Though it was really cold inside, which was caused by the air conditioner’s temperature, the decoration made it seem warm. There we could taste a teaspoon of any gelato we wanted for free. After tasting several flavors, I decided to buy a cone of 2 different gelato flavors for Rp 25,000. I bought Raspberry and Good Time Cookie flavors and it tasted heaven. It was so delicious that if it was possible I would like to buy more than one but unfortunately one had already made us feel full. It was not only the gelato that tasted delicious but also the cone. The cone tasted like a Netherlands’ stroopwaffle.

In Tempo Gelato, I met my friends, Della. She is 3 years older than me and she studies in Gajah Mada University so that we planned to meet each other. She needed to take 30 minutes journey to reach Tempo Gelato at Prawirotaman Street by motorbike. She also helped me to buy famous snack from Jogjakarta, bakpia. I was so happy to meet her again and we also planned to meet up in Bandung because she would visit Bandung soon. It was also a part of unforgettable moments in Jogjakarta.

I scream for ice cream!

After having our bellies full, we continued our journey to another place in Jogjakarta. For our second destination, instead of taking bus, we took a taxi due to limited time. First, we had planned to go to Malioboro Street but one of my friends said that Malioboro was not safe enough for us since we were all girls. The taxi driver suggested us to go to Rotawijayan Village which also sold a souvenir, especially t-shirt and Batik. The driver said that Rotawijayan Village had better quality than all the street shops along Maliboro. Then we decided to change our destination from Maliboro to Rotawijayan. Rotawijayan Village was not as crowded as Malioboro Street but it was also our first experience visiting it. I had even just known that Rotawijayan Village was located around Jogjakarta’s Palace.

Well, my journey in Jogjakarta was my most unforgettable event during study tour 2016 because I could travel around Jogjakarta by myself. I could also experience take public transportation especially bus since I had never taken it in Bandung. Tasting the famous gelato was also one of my most unforgettable events even I said that it was the best gelato I had ever tried. Even though this study tour absorbed our energy, it was such a fun and unforgettable.

Year 4!

Dear all family, friends, and readers,

We would to say our deepest gratitude to all of you who have supported us in blogging, become our loyal reader, given us suggestions, etc. Well it has been 4 years since the first time we started to run this blog. Although we are getting more rare, rare, and rare to post as the time passes, trust us that we still try to make time to post something.

Thanks for all the supports as we realise that without you guys we won't be able to run this blog for 4 years. Happy new year! We wish you all the best and we hope that everything will be fine this year, all the dreams come true, and all the best! Gbu all!

With love,
Jasmine & Grace.

Engineering, Design, Business or ... ?

Dear Indonesian Students,

Especially the 12th graders

Hi seniors!

Have you thought what major would you like to take in the university level? Probably, YES! Some of private universities in Indonesia have opened their registrations for direct admission for the next term. So I bet that some of you have chosen the major but the problem is, "is that really the major you like?"

Sometimes, 12 graders are too late to think what major they like so that they choose the major based on their parents, or probably their friends. Whereas choosing a suitable major for you would make you enjoy uni life. Life in uni is not as easy as in high school and university students often say that if it is possible, they wanna come back to high school. By taking a major you like, you'll never feel burdened.

IF you haven't choose your major yet, and you don't know what major you should take, I'll give some tips! ;)

1. KNOW YOURSELF

It is said that there's none knows you better than yourself. Well, it's true! If you feel that you don't know yourself yet, I'll tell you a link where you can know your personality which is only able to be taken once in 6 months. You only need to do a questionnaire(in English) which takes around 30 minutes and they will give you clear explanation of the result.

Talent Today: www.talentoday.com

2. TAKE A PSYCHOTEST

Psychotest is expensive but if you are reading this article right now, you are lucky! My friends told me a website for students whose confused of choosing a major. In that website, you can know yourself, found your interests and personalities, recommendation of jobs, exploration of careers and majors, and make your own CV. You will also need to do questionnaire in Bahasa,

Youth Manual: http://www.youthmanual.com/

3. UNIVERSITIES SURFING

If you have known what major you wanna take, you should choose which universities you wanna go in. Each university has different quality of each majors so you are required to check the quality. Since technology has grown so much, you can search a good university both in Indonesia and abroad. You can google it with a keyword such as "Ranking universitas teknik terbaik di Indonesia" or "Rank of the best universities in the world", etc.

Above are some tips for my beloved seniors. If you are a 10th graders and 11th graders, please think what major you wanna take. I'm now studying at grade 11th and I was thinking of what major I wanna take and it was really confusing. But I have found several majors to take! :D I did a research btw hahaha. 

Best of luck 12th graderssss!

Malang and Jogjakarta, here I come!

HI GUYS! So sorry for not updating for sooooooooo llllllllooooooonnnnnnnggggggg. Well, school is very busy :(

Since mid-term test has over, I'm going to Malang and Jogjakarta on Saturday! Yay! I'm just so happy to go after test :D But I'm a bit sad since the plan of going to Mount Bromo is cancelled due to its eruption. Instead going to Mt. Bromo, I'm going to Mt. Dieng and it also has a nice view!

I promise all of you I'll tell about my trip there ;) So, stay tune!

Love Language

Holaaa! So, some months ago I was curious of my friend's photo. Her photo was shown just words like Words of Affirmation, Quality Time, Acts of Service, etc. Next to those words, there were numbers which I had guessed as a score. Eventually I asked her what the meaning of those was. She told me that those were love language and she asked me to take the test so that she could know what my love language was haha.

There are 5 love languages and I wanna describe each of the love languages based on 5 Love Languges. I take the description from the test I took for teens, so I'm not sure if this description is the same as the adults one.

So here we go! Check the description below

1. Words of Affirmation
Actions don’t always speak louder than words. If this is your love language, unsolicited compliments mean the world to you. Hearing the words, “I love you,” are important—hearing the reasons behind that love sends your spirits skyward. Insults can leave you shattered and are not easily forgotten. You thrive on hearing kind and encouraging words that build you up.

2. Acts of Service
Can helping with homework really be an expression of love? Absolutely! Anything you do to ease the burden of responsibilities weighing on an “Acts of Service” person will speak volumes. The words he or she most wants to hear: “Let me do that for you.” Laziness, broken commitments, and making more work for them tell speakers of this language their feelings don’t matter. When others serve you out of love (and not obligation), you feel truly valued and loved.

3. Receiving Gifts
Don’t mistake this love language for materialism; the receiver of gifts thrives on the love, thoughtfulness, and effort behind the gift. If you speak this language, the perfect gift or gesture shows that you are known, you are cared for, and you are prized above whatever was sacrificed to bring the gift to you. A missed birthday or a hasty, thoughtless gift would be disastrous—so would the absence of everyday gestures. Gifts are heartfelt symbols to you of someone else's love and affection for you.

4. Quality Time

In Quality Time, nothing says “I love you” like full, undivided attention. Being there for this type of person is critical, but really being there—with the TV off, fork and knife down, and all chores and tasks on standby—makes you feel truly special and loved. Distractions, postponed activities, or the failure to listen can be especially hurtful. Whether itʼs spending uninterrupted time talking with someone else or doing activities together, you deepen your connection with others through sharing time.

5. Physical Touch

A person whose primary language is Physical Touch is, not surprisingly, very touchy. Hugs, pats on the back, and thoughtful touches on the arm—they can all be ways to show excitement, concern, care, and love. Physical presence and accessibility are crucial, while neglect or abuse can be unforgivable and destructive. Appropriate and timely touches communicate warmth, safety, and love to you.

I bet after reading this you wanna take the test as well hahaha. If your age is between 13-17, take the test here. If your age is 18 and above, take the test here. For the adults one, you need to enter your email, gender, and age. Fortunately for teens, you don't need to enter your email. After doing the test, you can tell me what your result is so that I know how to treat you well based on your love language hahaha.

This test isn’t a game with a scorecard! The payoff of speaking each other’s love language is a greater sense of connection. This translates into better communication, increased understanding, and, ultimately, an improved relationship. (Cr: here)

Btw, the order above isn't based on my highest score. It is true that my highest score is in Words of Affirmation but the rests aren't in order. Since my highest score is in Words of Affirmation, I wanna spread a good vibe to brighten up your day :D (Cr: SkillShare) Cheers!

Rudy Habibie (Film)

Hi guys! As I promised that I'll try to update this blog during holiday, I'd like to review a movie that I watched some days ago. I watched an Indonesia movie titled "Rudy Habibie".

If you live outside Indonesia, you'll probably not know who Rudy Habibie is. In Indonesia, Rudy Habibie is known as B.J Habibie and he is the third president of Indonesia. He is also the seventh vice president of Indonesia. It is said that Rudy Habibie is the second film of Habibie & Ainun but for me, it is not the second because the movie is focus on the young Rudy.

Genre : Drama
Producer : Manoj Punjabi
Director: Hanung Bramantyo
Script : Ginanti S. Noer
Starred:
Reza Rahadian
Chelsea Islan
Indah Permatasari
Ernest Prakasa
Boris Bokir
Cakra Khan
Verdi Solaiman
Donny Damara
Dian Nitami
Pandji Pragiwaksono

Synopsis (source: Pusat Sinopsis)
Rudy Habibie tells a story a few decades before the movie of Habibie & Ainun. This film tells us the story of young person who has lots of dreams and love stories.

Rudy had a dream to succeed in making an aeroplane as it was a message from his late father. However, there were lots of obstacles for him to achieve his dream such as financial, and time. Rudy had eventually gone to study in RWTH in Ancheen, West Germany.

In Germany, Rudy lived within the limit and he was homesick. Rudy learnt the meaning of love, friendship, and betrayal from his new Indonesian friends who studied in Ancheen as well.

This film is so touching because I can see someone who really loves his country. I see Rudy Habibie as someone who never forgets about his hometown because he studied abroad in purpose of coming back to Indonesia to build the country. You might have ever heard that Rudy had ever been offered a citizenship of Germany because of his genius. Instead of taking the offer, he still insisted to come back to Indonesia.

My favorite actor in this film is Reza Rahadian who plays as Rudy Habibie. In my opinion, he is such a great actor because his accent is so similar with the real Rudy Habibie. He really enjoys being Rudy because the way he act is so natural. This movie is recorded in both Indonesia and Germany.

The duration of this film is 143 minutes and this film is showed in all theaters in Indonesia. If I'm not mistaken, this film is also showed in Malaysia. Oh ya, if you want to enjoy the cheap yet profitable, you should go to the theater on weekday because the ticket is only for 25K-30K IDR. 25K-30K IDR for 143mins, isn't that cheap?? Let me tell you that this movie is good, so that's why I write profitable.

I shed a tears during watching this hahaha. You might say that I was too excessive, but it really depends on each person's opinion.

I'd give this move 9/10 ;D

Holiday is almost over!

Hii guys! So sorry for not updating for sooooo llllllooooonnnnngggggg. Honestly, I'm lazy to post haha. So how's your holiday? This time I don't go to another city nor country. Actually, I went to Jakarta but it was just for a day so it wasn't counted as a holiday lol.

Unfortunately, holiday is almost over which means we need to go back to school and study. I need to tell you something, most of you might have already known that most of my after school days are filled by tuitions even in a holiday. Fyi, this holiday I only went to tuition for 3 times, so it wasn't considered as studying okay. Honestly, I hate studying but I'm thinking of having a bright future, so I need to prepare myself for the new term hahaha.

To make my holiday fun, I do something I love. Yup, I love take a flatlay. So let me promote my Instagram account which is filled by flat lays, it's heyitsgracenathh.

Please do follow! :) Thanks, peepsss!

Technology is Good and "Good"

In the past few years, we can see that technology has grown so much. The development of technology is very helpful for us especially in communication. Lots of people use smart phones to communicate easier with others mainly to the ones who live far away. There are lots of applications that offer an easy way to interact with others such as LINE, Facebook Messager, and Whatsapp. I agree to a large extent that today’s technology is so useful.

First, technology makes our communication with the ones who live away easier. In the past, we had to send a letter to those who did not live around us. For instance, in the past we needed to hand write the letter, to go to the post office and it took a long time for the letter to be read. It was troublesome but fortunately, there is an email today which is making send letters easier. Today we do not need to bother our selves going to a post office because in just a second, our letter has been sent.

Second, technology is able to connect us with someone that we have been lost contact for so many years. Facebook is an application that will help us searching for that person. As we can see that nowadays a 9-year-old kid has already had a facebook account which means the person, who you are searching for, use facebook. For example, there is my primary school friend who moved to Australia about 8 years ago and since she moved, I had never known where she was until I found her in facebook. I started to use Facebook Messager to ask how she was, where she lived, and many more.

In the other hand, as we can see that technology helps us a lot, we often stuck in our new world. We often ignore people around us and only focus on our phones. It is said that technology makes us close with the far ones, but we are getting far with the people around. For instance, we often see that lots of family have dinner together, but each member is focus on their phones. It is ironic how technology has engulfed all our attentions.

In a nutshell, the development of technology does make most things easier. We need to be able to use technology since it is very useful. Nonetheless, we should be able to limit our selves by not using it too much. We need to appreciate the presences of people around us and let technology help us to communicate with others away easier without making us as a slave of technology.

Cerita-Kita Batch 3 Casting Call

HIII GUYSSS!!!! SO SORRY FOR NOT UPDATING FOR SO LONG T_T school is busy but fortunately I'm having my holiday now! Yay ehehe as I promised before. I'd like to tell you my experience when joining Cerita-Kira Batch 3 Casting Call. I'm a bt lazy to write in English so I'll just write this in Bahasa ok hehehe

Hai guys! Cerita Kita kali ini diadain di 3 kota yang pertama di Bandung, Surabaya dan yang terakhir di Jakarta. Aku gatau pasti sih ya berapa orang yang daftar dari Bandung cuma mereka seleksi kita jadi top 100 buat join workshopnya dan yayyy I was chosen as the top 100. Pertamanya pas aku liat di web mereka, nama aku ga ada sih tapi beberapa hari kemudian kaya dihubungin gitu sama pihak GoGirl and I was super excited! Dan beberapa hari kemudian setelah ditelpon juga katanya boleh ajak temen kita dan aku kaget kenapa bisa ajak temen? Mungkin kata aku sih mereka menuh2in kuota harus 100orang karena kan udah pesen tempat & makanan gitu terus aku ajak Jasmine karena dia telat daftar waktu itu.

Pas dateng ke lokasi workshop, kita pasti disuruh daftar ulang dan ditanya bawa produk CnC ga? Kalo saran aku buat kalian yang mau ikut, bawa produk yang kaya udah bekas dipake aja jangan yang baru karena produk yang kalian bawa itu dituker sama yang baru. Terus kita suruh photobooth gitu hahaha tapi aku gamau share fotonya karena akunya jelek banget -_- Abis itu kita disuruh lunch dulu sebelum workshop mulai dan ini free guys, mereka ga pungut biaya apapun hehehe. Jadi kalo buat aku mereka bener2 royal banget mulai dari sewa tempat, makanan, dll. Dan kalian tau kan hadiahnya itu IPAD MINI GUYS! Hahaha.

Yang aku denger sih pas batch 1 dan 2 kita bakal ikut workshop sesuai passion kita tapi kemaren ini semuanya dapet mulai dari writing, photography, beauty, dan fashion. Di kelas writing ada CEO GoGirl Magz, Nina Moran. Kelas Photography ada Pramudina. Kelas Beauty ada Agnes Oryza dan di kelas Fashion ada Anita Moran. Aku seneng banget sih bisa kepilih jadi top 100 karena jadi dapet banyak banget hal-hal baru tentang cewe yang aku gatau hahaha.

Oh ya abis dengerin semua workshop dari 4 kelas yang ada, kita di bagi ke passion kita masing2 terus bakal dikasih tugas buat nentuin siapa yang layak buat jadi kontributor mereka dan pastinya dapet ipad mini hahaha.

Kelas Writing dikasih tugas ya pastinya bikin artikel yang temanya udah ditentuin gitu. Kelas Beauty itu foto produk CnC dan share ke instagram dengan caption yang di jelasin sama kak Agnes. Kalo Fashion ya suruh foto mix n match baju yang udah disedian sama mereka terus kelas photography juga sama foto produk gitu. Dan semua kelas cuma dikasih 20 menit. Aku ambil kelas writing dan jujur susah banget bikin artikel dalam 20 menit dimana kita harus research bahan dan nulis dengan kata-kata yang enak dibaca.

Beres dikasih tugas, juri diskusi dulu dan kita dikasih snack. Terus abis snack ada kaya sesi tanya jawab gitu sama pihak CnC dan banyak banget sampe akhirnya pengumuman. Aku ga menang sih iPadnya hahaha tapi seneng banget bisa ikut workshop kaya gitu and honestly, it was my first time joining a workshop hahaha kasian banget ya gue. Mungkin segini aja yang bisa aku bagiin karena aku juga bingung mau tulis apa hahaha. Kalo kalian mau tau lebih lagi, comment aja ya dibawah siapa tau aku bisa bantu jawab! hehehe. Oh ya, pulangny juga kita dapet goodie bag lohhhhh! Enak banget kan ikut workshop ini XD Makanya ayo ikutan taun depan, range umurny juga kalo ga salah dari umur 15 sampe 20an gitu hohoho.. Ikutan yaaaa!

Failure

I used to be too ambitious a few years backward. I used to have a very huge desire to be the best in every single moment of my life. No, I had never wanted to be the best student but I wanted to be the best in something I wanted to. I would do everything in order to achieve my desire but I did not cheat. I was even willing to have extra lessons, to extend my studying hours, and to do every given papers. I had ever studied until 4a.m. I knew it was bad for my health but I needed it.

Failure, a word that I was afraid of. I used to be so pessimistic and I was really scared failing. I was afraid all of the efforts I had put to achieve my desire would end up as a failure. I sought lots of encouraging words from people around me but still the negative thoughts could not get rid off my mind.

Once I faced a very big failure and all of my fears were like finally happened, my efforts ended up as a failure. I did hate my life, my useless effort, and even my God. I hated everything. I was really messed up. Why did I have to face this? I could not stop wondering why. I cried all night long because I really lost in anger, guilty, and sadness. Tears could not stop tearing down on my cheeks. My life was so miserable. My closest people tried to cheer me up but I ignored them because my sadness was too deep.

I tried to get up from my past failure. I hung on a quote that life went on no matter what. I tried to be strong but I could not get rid off my failure. I kept thinking of it but I used to hide it by smiling. None knew the real feeling of mine when I still lost in mixed feeling although the failure had happened in few weeks ago.

Days, weeks, and months had finally passed. I did better and I could forget the failure although some times I remembered it. I also realised that my effort would never end up as a failure but it would be a new beginning of another great moment in life to be more successful. I was also really thankful to my God that He let me face a failure. I could learn lots of things through my failure because failure is the beginning of success. I also learnt that failure was not the end of everything because it was said that you must hurt in order to know, fall in order to grow, and lose in order to gain.

Homemade Cooking is Never Wrong!

Have you tried a McD chicken nuggets? It's so tasty and also cheap, right?
But, have you ever wonder we can make those tasty nuggets at home?
Frankly, the taste of homemade nuggets is different from McD, but surely it's also delicious and healthy!

I watched Kokiku.tv in YouTube, and this is the recipe: (it works!)

Ingredients:
- one minced chicken breast
- one carrot (finely grated, or you can replace it with another chopped/grated vegetables)
- two loaves of bread, without the skin
- spices (finely crushed) : one clove of garlic, half teaspoon of pepper, and salt
- two eggs
- bread crumbs

step by step:
1. Chop the bread, then soak it into chicken broth or water
2. Put chicken into a medium large bowl, and then stir with vegetables and egg
3. Stir the spices into the chicken batter until it mixed well
4. Take the bread out of the chicken broth, and mix it with the chicken batter until it smooth
5. Put the mixture into square tray or pan, not too big
6. Steam for 30 minutes
7. Cool the mixture (room temperature) and put it into the refrigerator for 10 minutes
8. Cut the mixture in square (or whatever you want..)
9. Coat the nuggets with egg, and then coat it with bread crumbs
10. If you want a thick nugget skin, you can coat it again with egg and then with bread crumbs
11. Fry it in  hot vegetable oil
12. Enjoy!

Tea Time!

Hey hola hi hai guys! I'm still having exam tomorrow and fortunately tomorrow is language exams, Bahasa and English. When I took a break during studying, I went downstairs and I made a cup of ice chocolate. I also opened oreo and suddenly an idea popped up in my mind. Can you guess what's my idea? Haha. Ya, I thought of taking flat lay. Honestly instead of studying, I'll choose another activity to do. Who's like studying except the genius ones? Like now, instead of studying, I'm writing this blog! But the fact is I have done studying so I can write here hehe.
Oh ya so back to the flat lay. I took it in the afternoon and the light was quite fine. I also used vscocam to make my flat lay a bit better. Enjoy take a look at my flat layyy

“Sometimes you have to take a break and breathe
before you can keep moving forward.”
—Kayla Panchisin

I think that flat lay is the best so far, isn't it? Hahaha. So ya once again, good luck for mid term test!

“Just believe in yourself. Even if you don't, pretend that you do and, at some point, you will.”
—Venus Williams

Cerita-Kita Batch 3 Casting Call

Hiiii guys!! It's so sad that this week I'm having a mid term exam T_T And good luck for all of my friends both 10th and 11th graders for mid term and for the 12th grader students who are facing oral test this week! All of the hard works will always pay off :) I want to tell you something hahaha maybe it's like telling a story hahaha

Yesterday while I was doing my revision for today's test, I received a call from Jakarta. I was listening into a radio on my phone when it rang so I was a bit shocked hahaha. It was like who was calling at this time(it was around 8pm) from Jakarta and I picked up the call. The person over the phone said "Are you Grace?". Wow hahaha she knew my name! Then it must be a real call for me. She continued talking and OMGGGG! It was such a good news in the middle of studying.

"I'm from GoGirl! Magazine and I wanna inform you that you are chosen as one of the 100 best participants in Bandung to join our workshop this Saturday." I WAS REALLY SHOCKED! How I could be chosen because some days ago I had looked at their website and there wasn't my name. She said that it was a technical problem. WOWOWOWOW! SERIOUSLY, I'M SO HAPPY!!! Who doesn't know about GoGirl! Magz and Clean&Clear? Most of young girls in Indonesia definitely know those. So here's the competition advertisement:

I knew this competition from Instagram because it has new features. Nowadays, Instagram shows advertisements on our timeline so thanks to Instagram! And the reason why I registered is because of my interest in writing. I also want to deepen my skill and yay, I'm chosen! Thanks to God, Gogirl! Magz, and Clear&Clear.

It will be a wonderful experience to join the workshop because especially it's focused on writing, photography(especially for Instagram), fashion, and beauty. As a young girl myself, those workshop's topics will be very useful for me :D Those classes will be taught by professional coaches from Gogirl! Magz.

Writing Workshop will be taught by Nina Moran, CEO of Gogirl! Magazine & Writer.

Fashion Workshop will be taught by Githa Moran, Fashion Editor of Gogirl! Magazine.

Beauty workshop will be taught by Agnez Oryza, Beauty Blogger.

And last but not least is Photography Workshop, Pramudia, Instagram Specialist and Influencer.

Don't you think it will be an amazing experience to have??? I can't really wait to join the workshop this Saturday. I'm way too happpppyyyyyyy!! I also hope I will be one of the 12 winners to contribute my articles :D Please pray for me, guys! Haha it'll mean a lot ♥

Ok, for all of you who want to experience the workshop and who live around Jakarta and Surabaya, you can join that! Click the image bellow to go to the web. Good luck! 

I'll update the workshop between this Saturday or Monday :D Cheers! Good luck for mid term test! ♥

Walking Down at Riau Sreet!

Holaaa guysss! Since this week is holiday, my best friends, Velicia and Sherlin, and I went to Riau Street last Thursday. Actually we had planned to go to Lembang but my father hand't allowed me to go since we would have gone there by taxi. Although we didn't go to Lembang, we still went to Riau Street that had lots of cafes and factory outlets around.

Velicia and I recorded the journey for our youtube as well :D So, before you continue reading this, please watch our video first!

First place to visit was The Secret Factory outlet which is located at Riau St. no 47. I had never gone there before although I have been passing it for around 11 years HAHA how sad. When we entered it, it was decorated so nicely! And yeah, you know what I did there, taking photos HAHAHA.

US :D
Sorry for low quality photo ><

I looked thinner HAHAHA
Thanks to Sherlin ;p 

It had been cloudy since we went there and it began to drizzle so we walked fast to our next destination. We hadn't planned where to go so we just searched the nearest and nicest cafe haha. Finally, we went to Hummingbird which was far from the outlets. It is located at Progo St. no 14. The cafe was designed like a bird cage. The interior and the good are good. And yes! We always took photos because our first intention to go wasn't for eating but for taking photos.

Sherlin said there was a cute cafe nearby and thanked God the rain had stopped so we could continue our journey. Before going to that cafe, we searched for the cafe on google but there was no result about that cafe. Still we walked down Progo Street until we reached Cimanuk Street and there we went, Pocci Cafe. Actually Sherlin had told me a wrong name so there was no result. But yes, IT AS SUCH A NICE CAFE! I really enjoyed being there XD Oh, it was located at Cimanuk St. no 12. The place was so cozy and the interior was good as well! I couldn't help myself not to take photos there because it was super cute :')

Another photo of us :D 

Sherlin! ^^

Total Solar Eclipse

A solar eclipse occurs when the moon gets between Earth and the sun, and the moon casts a shadow over Earth. A solar eclipse can only take place at the phase of new moon, when the moon passes directly between the sun and Earth and its shadows fall upon Earth’s surface. (source : http://www.space.com)

Total Solar Eclipse is such an amazing rare natural phenomenon that occurs once in a hundred years. This year is the first total solar eclipse in the 21st century and it only crosses above the 11 provinces in Indonesia. Lots of domestic and international tourists visited those 11 provinces just only to watch it. Although I don't live in those 11 provinces, I could still enjoy the solar eclipse. The eclipse was only 88.3% in Bandung but it was such an amazing view! I could see that the sun wasn't round anymore although the sky didn't become darker. Here is a photo of the eclipse, hope you can see it! :)

Women Run The World

 picture's source: here

Gender equality was not enforced long time ago because women were considered having a lower status than men. Women were often blamed, insulted and suppressed. It was such a pity to see women often got persecution in the past. Women sought for the gender quality because they were tired of being thought as a weak person. Fortunately, there were some women who were really meritorious in struggling for the gender equality.

We could see in the past that only men could get a good education because it was said that women would stay at home and be housewives. However, nowadays there are more business women than business men. Women can have a good education even until their Master Degree. Beside that, gender quality has not been really enforced because this year International Women's Day theme is "Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality".

As written above, gender equality has not been really succeeded although some women had struggled for it in the past. It is targeted to achieve the "real"gender quality by 2030 which means it is still 14 years from now on. So as the young generation, we need to succeed this year's theme to step up for gender equality. Women are not weak, women should have the same status as men.

As today is International Women's day, I would like to tell you that as a woman, we need to be proud of our selves and to be strong. Don't let anyone drag we down because we are beautiful and special in our ways. Don't compare each of us or compete with others because we need inspire one another. 

"A successful woman is the one who build a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at her." - unknown.

Happy International Women's Day! ♥

Good Luck!

Holaaa! I'm having holiday this week so I can post a lot! Oh, good luck for my seniors who are facing exams this week :D But don't study so hard today because tomorrow is a holiday! Take a rest tonight ;D So this is a quote for you to boost up your spirit in studying

I wish all the seniors the best of luck!! Study hard, seniors :D Your hard work will always pay off. 

Btw, the quote above doesn't mean that you don't need to do your best, you should do your best! It is true that sometimes to be successful in life, you don't need amazing grades. But it has never been wrong to give your best in everything, hasn't it? So, do your best!

May the odds be ever in your favor! ;D

Flat Lay!

Hii guys! What's up?? Nowadays, people like taking photos so much especially selfie. Not all people are fans of selfie but you can still share your story to your friends! There's a famous new way of capturing every single story of your life, it's the flat lay. Flat lay photo is a photo of objects on a flat surface that you take it from above. By doing so, the visual effect is one of “flattening” the photo. It has gone viral on Instagram lately, you can search #flatlays on Instagram. Oh ya recently, I like to take flatlays and here are 4 of my flatlays and yes, of course I posted them on my Instagram muehehe.

First flatlay I took. It's so bad, isn't it?

This is a gift for Jasmine as her sweet 17th's present XD

Oh, I don't only show you my flatlays but I'm gonna give you some tips how to take a good-looking flatlay as well! Although I know I'm still a beginner in taking flatlay. Hope it helps! :D

1. Choose the visual story you’re going to tell with your photo
Everything can be told in a flat lay. So think about what elements could best tell the story you choose.

2. Use a neutral background
You can use your white bed sheet as the background hahaha anything white will do for the background! :D The purpose of using neutral background is to avoid adding unnecessary noise to the photo.

3. Daylight is perfect!
Try to take your flatlay during the daylight because it will make your flat lay natural. Fyi, my first flatlay was taken in the afternoon and although I used an editor it couldn't make my flat lay better.

4. Contrast color is amazing!
To add visual interest, introduce a contrasting color to your flat lay.

5. Placing your objects on the floor
It would be easier for you to take the flat lay photo since you can get the height you need to shoot from above.

6.  Shoot the image in square
Although nowadays Instagram allows us to post not a square photo, it is always better to post your flat lay in 1:1 aspect.

7. Experiment and have fun.
Don't be afraid to try different placing of your objects, etc because it's just for social media. It’s not serious but it is a fantastic way to explore your creative side!

You can check flatlays on Instagram for more flat lays! :D Enjoy and happy taking flat lay!

Exam is Coming Soon!

Hi guys! How's school?? Some schools in Indonesia are having mid term test next week or in the next 3 weeks. For 12th graders, they are facing final exam in the next 2 weeks. The preparation for our exams is so important because we wanna get good marks, don't we? Although there are only Science, Math, Bahasa and English tested for mid term test in my school, I'm so lazy to prepare by making revision or at least reading the books haha. Ok, so I tell you that I'm not that diligent student who's so eager to get perfect marks for every subjects tested. For me, getting above 80 is a must, but getting perfect mark is a bonus because it depends on the preparation I do for my exam. Oh ya back to the topic! Since exam is coming soon, I'm giving you some tips for preparation before your exam:

1. Have enough time to study
We need to study some weeks before our exams or at least a week before. We usually plan to study a few weeks before but it turns out that we cram every materials a night before which is not effective. Look at the exam's schedule and start studying for the good marks! :D

2. Pay attention in class
You need to pay attention in class because sometimes a week before your exams the teacher will usually give some hints about your exam and you won't miss the hints to answer and study easily, will you?

3. Organize your study place
Make sure we have enough place to put our stuffs and our chairs comfortable :D

4. Make revision
Making revision is the laziest thing to do but it is so important. By writing the materials makes you memorise them as well.

5. Review the past exams
Reviewing the past exams helps us to get used the format of the questions, and - if you time yourself - can also be good practice for making sure you spend the right amount of time on each section.

6. Study in a group
We can ask the questions we don't understand and it highly possibles we can get new knowledge about the subjects because sometimes what we don't know is known by others.

7. Get enough sleep
As in the article bellow about the importance of sleeping, we need to get enough sleep so that we can concentrate while doing the exam.

8. Eat your breakfast
Breakfast is as important as sleep because you don't wanna be starving during the exams which decreases your concentration, do you?

9. Have your own stationary and ID card
Some schools use ID card as the identity to join the exam. For instance in my school, if we don't bring our student card, we'll only get the minimum score, 75. About the stationary, we need to have it our selves because we don't want to be suspected, do you?

10. Drink plenty of water
As a final tip, being well hydrated is important for our brains to work at its best. Let's drink during our revisions and on the exam day as well!

Good luck! :D