Last weekend we went to Bandung to spend time with my in laws. I snapped a few pictures on our road trip to Bandung. I actually really love road tripping. It brings a lot of good memories as I often did this kind of activity with my family back then, my dad drove the car for us on our school holiday. I used to live in Semarang which is 9 hours driving away from Jakarta and about 14 hours driving away from Bali, and we road tripped to those two cities quite frequently. Ah those days. And the fact that now I’m doing it with my husband, makes it extra special. We got to talk about things along the journey, laughed, sang, etc. I enjoyed the beautiful scenery along our journey so much. Sometimes we even would bump into unexpected view, like animals boarded on a truck.

Anyway, we spent really great time in Bandung. Hanging out with sister in law while Husband was on a meeting, sharing stories with mum in law, watching movie at the cinema, cooking, reuniting with the extended families, going to my old favourite places, enjoying Bandung fresh air, gastronomic spree. Ah, those felt really good!

Now we’re back to our common routine which I’m really excited about, too! I’ve finally had a sewing machine, it’s the portable one, Juki HZL-E80. And I get to admit that I’m a happy happy kid these days because of this new toy. On the additional note, my class is close to presentation deadline we have to finish the skirt, shirt and dress soon and it makes me very attached to the sewing machine. Anyway, it’s a bittersweet that the class will end soon. I want to level up but they haven’t decided when the higher level class is about to open. I have this secret dream of having a sewing room but we’re still thinking about the details, how we are going to revamp the room, the budget and all. We don’t have large space and many rooms in our apartment, apparently. So we need to really think about this to the bit.

So, how’s your weekend? I’ll get back to you soon! x

Helloooo gorgeous people, how are you? How’s life and everything? Life lately has been really busy on my end as I’m juggling quite several roles. Being a full time housewife without maid, running a business and being a student. But I love the way things are now and I’m grateful for everything although things aren’t always smooth. There are tough times, too, a lot of tough times I would say. Like one of those days when our apartment looked worse than a ship wrecked because I was really busy with assignments from the course and I knew if I were my husband I could have been really mad but he didn’t. Or when suddenly we ran out of a lot of domestic needs because I forgot to remind myself that I needed to do groceries. Or when I had to let go weekends for business stuff. Etc etc. Sometimes I cried and stressed out because I felt so lousy. But Husband knows me best. He came to my rescue as per usual. A warm hug, some chats and laughs always work as instant healer. In the end everything just seemed right no matter how tough the journey was before.

I’m also very content with the course I enroll at the moment. I told Husband I’m brim with inspirations and ideas. So far now we’ve been taught to make skirts and shirts and I really can’t wait to have a sewing machine at our place. I’ve been eyeing on some prospective ones. Well, I haven’t decided which to buy but I have narrowed down the list, hopefully by the end of this month we’ll get one of those in the list. Yay! I’m also thinking to continue to the next level right after this one’s finished. We’ll see later.

As for the business, we’re in the middle of preparing our second collection which will be launched soon! We are still learning about many many things bur somehow I feel that we’ve got the pace and the feel. Hopeful this business will grow better with time. Last week we covered photoshoot for our second collection, twas really fun!

And as a family, we are trying to get the habit of eating well. It all takes discipline, I know. One of my tasks is to add a lot of fibers and more nutritions into our daily meal. I was down with typhus last week, I was so vulnerable and sick. It made me realise that being health and fit is priceless. So I’m trying to put more attention to health matters in the family.

I think I’ve been talking too much. I should stop now. Haha. Happy weekend, friends! x

I once came across a beautiful quote from Abraham Lincoln that says “Whatever you are, be a good one”. It inspired me quite remarkably. I’ve been thinking how I’m going to make my living since I realised that engineering-career isn’t my passion. I love the idea of being a housewife very much but I also want to work. It’s having and developing skill(s) into one’s life that has become my concern, whatever kind of skill that is. So after some discussions with my husband, we decided that I’m going to work, under these notes: flexible working hours and from home. I think too much about people’s opinion about the path I’m going to take. And Husband is the loveliest as ever, he said “Let people have their own opinions, in the end it’s ours to decide. Do what you love to do, be good at it and care less about anything else.” As a matter of fact, I really love what I’m doing right now at hanna & duhita and I want to be good at this business. About a month ago Husband suggested that I enroll in fashion design and pattern making courses in order to support the business. It’s really a great idea! So here I am now, in the middle of the course, yay! (It started only yesterday haha) Honestly, I have zero knowledge about sewing or drafting pattern but I’m really full of enthusiasm and excited to learn every bit in the course. I want to be good. I think that quote from Abraham Lincoln is very well said. Whatever you are, be a good one.

In the picture above is a kit of equipments I’m going to work a lot with during the course. Wish me luck!

I love colours and retro vintage interior detail. Those in the picture above are a few of many things I will squeeze in my future house: suitcases, old cameras, nice and inspiring posters/artworks, moustache and letters cushion covers, typewriter and chalk board. Well, I tell you these days recently my husband and I have been on some arguments about the theme of our future house, how we will decorate it and all. Of course you know I have a big love for vintage-related stuff but unfortunately Husband is a bit cross with my taste this time. He likes minimalism and modernism in design interior. So now, the big task for me.. how to convince him that my preference is better and thus he will give up on mine? or maybe better.. how to combine our taste and preferences and create a beautiful harmony? It’s quite a challenge, I tell you. Anyway, this doesn’t mean we are moving in anytime soon, in fact we are still many months away from the completion, haha. It’s silly that we fuss about it too early (early as in now) but this fuss and jitter are actually proofs of our excitements, aren’t they? Anyway, I would be happy to hear from any of you who had got experiences in building a house (well, apartment in our case) before. Tips/suggestions/do’s and dont’s? I’m all ears. Thanks for sharing.

The stuff in the picture, I took them all from many different shops on etsy.

When in Singapore, I threw the looks as pictured. I’m so much in the mood for colours these days. I think I need to invest more in bright and shocking colours to my wardrobe for a bit of refreshment. Anyway, part of me really enjoy being a tourist because local people will just “understand” if we speak different, act different and look different..  simply because we are tourist, haha. The perk of being a tourist, I reckon. Sorry for the continuous instagram pictures. I can’t get enough of instagram just yet. Good night! x