Merry christmas 2013 and Happy New Year 2014

KidzActs #2 : National Anthem part Two.

Since the kids has newly learned the national anthem, it was sung very often, but wrong wordings.

I said: Number One, let's try to sing it correctly yeah? Who knows you could become a Minister of Republic of Indonesia. Don't you ever sing it wrongly, ok..
(Referring to an incident where a minister of Indonesia forgot the hymn)

Number Two : I want to be a minister too.

Mom : ... silent...

Dad : what minister do you want to be?

Number Two : Minister ha ha ha...

Make and ootd

O hello

Here is make of the day. 

Red lips are the best. 

Even bare natural (read : oily) skin is forgiveable.

My outfit to see the dentist. 

Top : zara

Pants: uniqlo

Bag : Chanel

Sorry, I didnt manage to get a proper shoot of the bag. Next time.

   

DAMN jammed today.

Took me 2 hours to get to the dentist. 

Even manage to do eye make up while driving.

Yeah. I was pouting a lot today.

Love, Liz

Sewing fun

I never tought I would ever sew. Never really gave it a tought because i was too busy leading a corporate life. 

It all started when I delivered Number Three. I was in my mom's house as the due date was near the Eid holiday. That means no helper, and with two small kids, the safest is to be near her. Thanks Mom !

So it was a confinement period. And I couldn't leave the house. And I needed pillow cases for the baby very badly.  so I decided to DIY. 

I asked my driver to teach me how to use the machine. (Yes, I do have a chauffeur. Like most jakartans do)

Using a cute pajama I have owned the last 10 years. ha. That was even before I was married. Voila, they become the pillow case.

Wow, it is saving a lot of money. Using a sewing machine that travels between two homes (read: borrowed) I sew a few fun stuff. The internet is a powerful tool.  I learned how-to's from some awesome bloggers.

Here is a project I have done recently. 

This shirt is 6 Years old. And has accompanied me through 3 pregnancies.

Cut It in half. And sew an elastic in the waist.

It becomes a skirt and a cape for the girl.

She was so happy wearing them.  

How easy it is to please her. Haha.

Share with me your project if you have done similar thing.

Love, Liz

How to host a virtual garage sale.

It is that time of year again. When you need to shop. Also a good time to organize the home for company. Or the wardrobe. Or whatever. ..

Some stuff come in, some stuff must go. Otherwise,  may need to buy another house to store stuff. Not too cheap a solution.
Garage sell may be the answer.

Garage sale is not too common in Indonesia. And in Jakarta, it was damn jammed, who would want to drive and see your garage sale. If held in neighborhood,  your neighbors guarantee will not buy. I think lots of jakartans are like that. They dont want to be perceived as cheap. Even tough they really are.

So lots of people bring their stuff across the town to sell. How inconvenient.

Now, with technology, we can do a garage sale, literally,  not having to get out of our bed. How?

First you must have BBM (blackberry messenger). Fiuh.. haha. I have just rekindled my relationship with Bbm. Since they launch the bbm for android.
My bb handset was having so much trouble that I just forego it. And switched to whatsapp for half a year. Now everybody knows I am on wa, what the point of bbm? So I use bbm exclusively for garage sale.

Then you make a bb group in it.
Then you photograph and upload all the stuff you want to sell there. Including price.

Then you go to forums. Like mama forum. Or mailing lists. Announce your garage sale.
Whoever interested can invite you.

Then you put them in your group. There they can browse your stuff to their heart content.
You can upload pic of whatever you sell, and remove the picture once it is sold.

Then you wait for your money and deliver your stuff via post.

Isn't it a breeze?
And it works..
Give it a try.

Love, Liz

Summer 2013

Just 6 months ago. You guys significantly grow.

Testing blogger mobile app

Hi I am testing blogger's mobile app. Let's see how it goes, yeah?

Update : the app looks ok.

Here is some picture.

Eye palette : make up forever winter 2013.

Lipstick : LT pro in nude.

Base : bb cream.

Powder : tony moly. 

Filter : beauty shot In samsung galaxy s33