Hair Inspiration: Stacking Bobby Pins

 

 

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Short Messy Bob Cut

I love Kelly Framel, remember I once blogged on how much I adore her chic white-themed office? And now, I happen to love her hairstyle. My hair looks like hers right now... I just need to wave my hair and color my hair dark brown. Do you think that hairstyle will suit me?  

PS. When she got "coveteured"! 

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I Adore You, Sophia Loren!

"Everything you see I owe to spaghetti." - Sophia Loren

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Enjoy your favorite foods because life is too short to be spent depriving yourself all the time! And most importantly, ladies, be like Sophia Loren, who embraced her figure and wore beautiful garments to enhance her curves. Focus on your best features just like Sophia Loren did!

Let's eat carbs, people!!!

Shine On, Darlings!

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Vacation Memory Jars

I stumbled upon this cute crafty project for kids on Martha Stewart's website and really like it. Loving the whole idea to fill a jar with souvenirs collected on trips and pictures developed afterward. Looks like I need to buy some jars, stat! 

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Green Dining Room

Such a cute chic dining room. I love this and am keeping this image for my future reference. Isn't it lovely?

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Positive Steps for Mental Health

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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!

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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Be A Possibilitarian

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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.

Someday...

Someday, I will have the courage to do this... let's defeat and conquer my fear of heights!!! 

Someday...

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My Dream Patio

On a public holiday like this, I feel like chillaxing at my (future) patio. I'm going to build a patio exactly like this in Tontalete, Minahasa Utara. It will be a great addition to my home, especially because the view is already (more or less) the same! Until the day comes, let's just enjoy this photo shall we? Have a great day! 

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Sending Positive Energy!

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Tattoo Inspiration

In Omnia Paratus. 


*Prepared for all things.

Sweet Sixteen

People often look back on their life and remember another time when life seemed so good. Selective memories are a common human trait. To be more selective, let's go back to where we were sixteen. because well most people had their good life when they were sixteen. Do you remember what it's like being sixteen? I remember only to vividly what it was like being sixteen and I probably wouldn't want to re-live it. When I was sixteen, I think I would have been completely and sublimely happy if some cute boys liked me and I get to hang out with my friends everytime and simply being rebellious and secretive and feeling too cool for school *lol* But I do know that I had great fun back then, being carefree all the time and hoping for a great future ahead. 

Few weeks ago I stumbled upon interesting articles of some sixteen years old sailor, Abby Sunderland. Have you heard about Abby Sunderland? She’s sixteen and going around the world on a sail boat by herself. The scariest thing I did when I was sixteen was skipping school by jumping out my school's prison-like-walls. It was really fun. For me, it was funner than taking eight months away from friends and sailing around the world alone. But different strokes for different folks.

Meet Abby Sunderland from Californa, USA. She's sixteen, prepared herself for 3 years before sailing solo. Born in a family who likes sailing, be the youngest sailor who travels solo around the world was her dream. On January 2010, this brave teenage sailor departed Cabo San Lukas - Mexico with her boat, Wild Eyes, a 40-foot sloop built in 2001to fulfill her dream.

Until one day in June, Abby was feared lost at Indian Ocean. She sailed into storm and managed to survive until unexpectedly a 30 feet rogue wave hit her boat and turned it upside down.Then Abby manually activated two emergency beacons shortly after, while the safe and rescue team worked immensely hard to find her, she waited floating in the Indian Ocean for 48 hours. In the middle of nowhere. I'm pausing right here for a moment. What would you do if you were in her shoes? How would you feel? 

Then they found her within 48 hours and saved her life. After experiencing that horrendous event, I would obviously call it quits. But Abby hasn’t deflated her drive to sail around the world, she said, "I’m definitely going to sail around the world again, or at least give it another try."

So, I write to tell not only the youth, but also everyone for that matter to follow the examples displayed by Abby. Find a dream, and chase that dream. Find the courage within you to go above and beyond to achieve that goal. Turn off the “tube” and quit watching bad actors interact. Instead, interact with the interesting, very real people around you. And, don’t just sit around imagining what you may become — go out and become that person. I praise Abby for chasing her dreams and goals, and attempting such a difficult challenge. I wish her the best in all of her endeavors, and look forward to the day when she does sail around the world.

These are photos Abby took while chasing her dream then posted to her facebook page. I simply found them, extraordinary! Bravo Abby!

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Carl & Ellie

Carl & Ellie, such an inspiration (via tumblr)

Irena Sendler

The Prize Doesn’t Always Go To The Most Deserving

Irena Sendler

1910-2008

A 98 year-old German woman named Irena Sendler recently died. During WWII, Irena worked in the Warsaw Ghetto as a plumbing/sewer specialist. Irena smuggled Jewish children out; infants in the bottom of the tool box she carried and older children in a burlap sack she carried in the back of her truck. She also had a dog in the back that she trained to bark when the Nazi soldiers let her in and out of the ghetto. The soldiers wanted nothing to do with the dog, and the barking covered the kids’ and infants’ noises. Irena managed to smuggle out and save 2500 children. She eventually was caught, and the Nazis broke both her legs, arms and beat her severely. Irena kept a record of the names of all the kids she smuggled out and kept them in a glass jar buried under a tree in her backyard. After the war, she tried to locate any parents that may have survived and reunited some of the families. Most had been killed. She helped those children get placement into foster family homes or adopted.

Last year Irena was up for the Nobel Peace Prize. She was not selected. Al Gore won - for a slide show on Global Warming.

Note: Article from internet, sorry I lost the link.