King and Queen of the Room

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Albert Einstein

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Monday Inspiration

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Chic Tiny White Office

Loving Kelly Framel's office. I love the everything in her office, the color (love white!), the framed prints, white boxes, sofa, coffee table... everything!

All Blacks, World Cup Rugby Champion 2011.

Woohoo my favorite team won! Goodness, there were some heart stopping moments there but true to form they barred up and made their fans proud and happy. France played very well too, both teams fought a good fight.Yay All Blacks!!!

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Don't!

"Fretting over something that might happen. It causes you to worry and steal trouble from tomorrow, which totally overloads the troubles that today already has"

- Anonymous.

Be Humanitarian

I just voted for Robin Lim as CNN Hero of the Year. Amazing woman. Check out her website: Robin Lim Support. I love people like her and Budi Soehardi who was also on Top 10 CNN Heroes in 2009 for championing children. People like them are truly amazing. And since I've always wanted to become a philanthropist  (thank you Audrey Hepburn for the inspiration) and I did list this thing on my new year's resolution this year (see list #2), moreover as of September 2011, I'm officially one of United Nations online volunteers.Yay!

This is only the beginning, I'm planning to contribute more next year and many years to come, for as long as I live. Because for all I know, there's a world out there that isn't a fun place for everyone. I'm grateful for my life and I want to share what I have with people who are less fortunate. I take each tiny little change, one baby step at a time. If you add all those baby steps together, it is a journey. Like the old saying, "A journey of a thousand miles starts in front of your feet." Make no mistake, I'm no angel, I'm just trying to make a difference in my life and other people's lives. And as a Christian,  trying to apply the "What Would Jesus Do" to my life.

We seriously need to become aware of the world around us, don't act like we’re the only people on the face of the planet and while we complain about heartbreaks or stuck in bad traffic. There are people going through REAL situations out there. Let’s open our eyes and see that life is about a much bigger picture, it’s not about us…

ps. anyone wants to join or contribute? the more the merrier and more help can be given to those in need. If you are in Indonesia and interested in joining my humanitarian mission trip next year, please leave a comment so I could give you more details. God bless!

pps. check out Lonely Planet's suggestions for going on a holiday with volunteering.

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"You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make."

-Jane Goodall

Lovely Loft in Barcelona

This loft designed by Interior Designer Mireia Pla of Studio Vuong and is located in Barcelona, Spain. Here are some of my favorite parts of the loft... I'm keeping these images for my future reference (; What do you think?

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Wanderlust: Trondheim, Norway

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Truth About Success

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Guide To Life

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Be A Possibilitarian

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Letting God

This morning I made a serious move towards one of my long time dreams. Why? Because I don't want to spend the rest of my life wondering and asking myself this dreaded question of all time, "What If". And based on my husband's personal experience and those old wise sayings, it is never too late to reach for your dream. I have done my (probably) best and I will let God do the rest. If I succeed, it is only by God's grace.

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I don't have control over all the events of my live, but upon reflection, I do realize that I have the power of choice. Every choice I made matters, they take me to where I am today. I may not where I intended to go but I believe that I am where I needed to be and in the right direction where I'm going to be at. I have no regrets, I actually happy that I have gone through all those good and bad experiences. They make me a stronger person and appreciate life more.

But if there's one thing that I learned over the years, my Lord Jesus always gives me what I need instead of what I want. He has greater plans for me in store and in full control of my life. So just like any other day in my life, I surrender my life to Him. Because I know that faith in Jesus includes faith in his timing. I just need to be strong and brave!

Proverbs 31:25

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I'm Possible!

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Bhutan's Royal Wedding

I love Royal Weddings! Yesterday Bhutan's King Jigme finally married his longtime girlfriend, Jetsun Pema (what a pretty name), making her Queen of Bhutan. I love the colorful traditional Kira robes worn by the beautiful bride and much to my surprise, it took three years to weave. 

See the beautiful photographs here and the video here. 

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Weekend Chill Out Mix

Great mix, tots loving the tunes. I wish I was in Bali right now. Have a great chill out weekend sweetpeas! 


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ITSAFEELING by Tropics by Oki-Ni on Mixcloud

Chewy & Lowy on Instagram!

Two days ago, I submitted a photo of Chewy & Lowy to Dogs of Instagram account. To my surprise, they uploaded the photo last night on their instagram account!!! 

Here are my iPhone's screenshots from that night... 

This notification from @dogsintagram made me jumped out of the bed and screamed happily!

Dogs of Instagram profile on instagram.

201 people liked the photo within 15 minutes.

Then Chewy & Lowy's pic made it to the popular page!

The Popular Page!

When I woke up this morning and checked the instagram, Chewy & Lowy's pic was still on popular page! Yay!

My computer's printscreen 5 minutes ago. 1900 people liked the photo and around 60 people left lovely comments! Those small things they did, take up the most room in my heart.

I'm making a big deal out of this, I know. But I have my reasons.

First, I love Chewy and Lowy very much. They're my pride and joy. And the world needs to know that these two amazing huskies exist! I'm a proud mama, what can I say?

Second, This started of as me showing off my beautiful and expressive-in-front-of-the-camera huskies. But then... someone who saw their pic on dogsofinstagram account left me a comment on my instagram account that touched my heart. This is what she wrote:

This insignificant / silly thing I did apparently managed to give other people something money can't buy. To be able giving people strength / happiness / comfort they need is priceless! This is something that I want to do constantly. But of course I will find another way that does not involve me showing off my huskies' pics (;

It's great if you are always striving to find the way to make your mark, to make a difference and to leave the greatest impact on other people, animals and the environment.  By doing great efforts and accomplishments, because you have been trained to believe that only the bigness of effort and outcome is what is important.

But always remember to consider the small things. They will not necessarily make you as one of those admirable CNN heroes finalists, but they will make a big difference in other people's life - not to mention yours. Let us do the small loving things daily in a conscious way, as I'm sure they will certainly add up to greatness overall.

Just like Vincent van Gogh once said, "Great things are not done by impulse but by a series of small things brought together."

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Fabo Links

Haven't posted few of my favorite things from all over the internet. It's time. 

I love Design Sponge's website, they give great ideas into my everyday life. Been a fan since 2007 and still going strong (: Thanks Grace Bonney!

One of my favorite categories on Design Sponge would be the Living In articles. Check out some of my favorites:  

Breakfast at Tiffany's (naturally), 

Troop Beverly Hills (Yes, I know all of the lines to the movie. I've watched it since I was 7 - and I love the yellow and white striped stuffs), 

The Sound of Music , 

Breathless (Aahh Jean Seberg and all those stripes clothes), 

The original Parent Trap (Cute vintage items), 

The Graduate (I love Mrs Robinson's house decor - great movie too!)

Coco Before Chanel (The Sailor Stripes and the classy and elegant style)

An Education (must love all the vintage clothes and accessories)

Also Design Sponge's Entertaining section, esp the recipes! I'm going to try out this Melissa Clark's Bacon, Rosemary and Tomato Pasta and will serve this dish to my husband when he's in town for a short visit! He loves pasta and adores bacon!

I love this Lands' End Canvas Look Book app on my iPad.

If you're an Interior Designer, you must have these 5 apps installed on your iPad.

This DIY looks quite easy and I love the turquoise colored tapered rectangle top. I hope I have the skill (and time) to do it (;

I AM NOT A FAN OF LADY GAGA (yes, this statement must be typed in capital letters) and on the contrary I LOVE TONY BENNETT. In this video, Tony Bennett as usual delivers a great performance (gotta love this old champ) and I must admit that Lady Gaga is doing a pretty good job here too. Still not a fan of her, but I do like this video.  

Another incredibly easy DIY: Wrap-Turned-Scarf. Care to try?

Starting to love Kelly Framel's jewelry shop.

Also, today's October 12th! Don't forget to update your iTunes to 10.5 version so you can update your iPhone / iPod / iPad to iOS 5. Yay!

Currently loving Hillsong's Saviour King. God is Great!

Toodles! xox

Champagne, Anyone?

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Christian the Lion

I have seen a lot of things in my years of hunting down motivational material to share with you. Most all animal videos make me cry. This one is happy though, and very touching. But it still made me cry. Watch him wrap his little paw around his parent's leg. The profound spiritual connection animals have to humans and vice-versa is palpable. Ah, bless his big, lion heart.

Read the full story here.

R.I.P. Steve Jobs

my iMac's printscreen.

Deeply saddened by the passing of Steve Jobs. As a big Apple fan and owner of apple products I somehow feel connected to him. 

I never met Steve Jobs. Despite that, Steve Jobs changed my life as much as anyone I’ve ever known. He changed the way I communicate with every single person I know. He changed the way I document and store the most important memories I have. He changed the way I entertain myself and my family. My life wouldn't be the same without his creations and innovations. I don’t know any other CEO whose gadgets changed the world (or my world, anyway).

I'm writing this entry, as I do everything else, on this iMac that once only existed instead the mind of Steve Jobs. He changed the world. Apple will go on without him, as will the rest of the tech world. But it’ll never be the same as when he manned the bridge.

Thank you Mr. Jobs...

A lot of times, people don't know what they want until you show it to them.

-- Steve Jobs, 1998