Taken by Inosensius Lapidus in a Church in Bogor. I was so thrilled by the instant effect of Instagram gives to photo. So I did an experiment on how to do it in Photoshop and made it similiar to the actual Instagram effect. What do you guys think?

xx, Aiirene.

I found this funny post on 9gag.com (that I have recently stopped by to browse around), stating that "What if actually all this time we read the Mayan Calendar upside down?". Hahaha!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of you out there. 2011 has been a wonderful year for me, especially for my character development. And starting 2012 I will continue on writing blog :) Sorry Deborah for bothering you with stupid emails lol I will continue again! :D

Bye for now!

"The part of the brain for smell is connected directly to the part for memory and emotion. Unlike the part for sight which is connected to the memory via other parts of the brain.
That's why, smell is the best sense for remembering forgotten memories."
Yasu, Nana, a Manga by Ai Yazawa.

Randomly stumbled upon Fashion TV, it played a video of Macy Gray's new single Beauty in The World. I found it was awesome and think should share it to the rest of the world. Besides the beautiful video and the women are in, the lyrics is exceptional. Listen to the sound. Watch it. Feel it.

I know you’re fed up
Like a lead up for us
All they talk about is
What is going down?
What’s been messed up for us?

When I look around I see blue skies
I see butterflies for us
Listen to the sound and lose it
Its sweet music and dance with me

Stop and smell the flowers
And lose it the sweet music and dance with me

When you don’t know what to do
Don’t know if you’ll make it through
Remember god is giving you beauty in the world

There’s love
There’s hope for love
There’s beauty in the world.

See full lyrics from this.

Enjoy the song. Listen to the sound. Watch it. Feel it.

Ah, finally I have finished the list. I get insipired from a friend of mine, Awen, to write exciting things to do. The list limits to 101 things and should be accomplished within 1,001 days. Exciting and challenging, true? After you read this, I want you my reader also do the same. It is really fun, try it!

001. Watch a pupa metamorphose into a butterfly.
002. Jog every morning in 10 days around home.
003. Handsew 5 shirts and drop it at eX City Hall—a box for charity purpose
004. Sew a fine Yukata and wear it to any Japanese Festival in town.
005. Compose a good rhythm and melody on Keyboard, record it, and set as a ringtone.
006. Be a vegetarian in one week each month for 3 months. See later if I can do more.
007. Write a novel and get published.
008. Write a situational comedy screenplay. Let's see how dry I could be.
009. Sing ‘I Want A Love That Will Last’ and ‘In My Life’ song in jazzy voice for someone.
010. Send a letter by mail to myself. An encouraging and worth-to-read letter overtime.
011. Learn to cook at least 10 Italian recipes. Our mother knows the best for every woman figure that pasta is good.
012. Learn to cook an uncommon traditional food recipe, choose one from nationwide.
013. Wear braces. Get better-looking teeth.
014. Send a gift to a birthday not-so-close friend and tell her/him how adorable s/he is
015. Purchase a kitchen-set gift for my parents.
016. Plant strawberries in a Strawberry Garden, juice them, and enjoy it with family.
017. Laugh in front of public till my ass on the floor.
018. Have a bottle of red wine to drink once everyday.
019. Plant at least 10 kinds of various plants/flowers.
020. Drive insanely: Drive without looking at maps from morning and back to home at the night.
021. Create my own hand-made flat shoes: should be colorful and have different motives for each shoe.
022. Wear it to classes for two weeks.
023. Sew a unique skirt and give it to housemaids.
024. Adopt a shihtzu puppy.
025. Feed a bird, watch it eat, and take a picture.
026. Learn to play a music instrument.
027. Finish all books written by Stephen King.
028. Lie down in a beach in swimsuit in the evening.
029. Give away of my favourite shirt to a street child.
030. Learn meditation and practice it often.
031. Have one hand-sewn English-countryside woman clothes; wear it to a family reunion.
032. Inspire someone to know their talent and passion.
033. Write an epic poetry about a woman in Old English language.
034. Have a slumber party with girlfriends.
035. Plant a flower plant secretly along the road between apartment and campus. Take care of it everyday.
036. Learn bartending and make at least 15 good various drinks.
037. Visit England countryside and learn farming.
038. Learn England folk dance.
039. Collect fallen leaves and create something creative with it and put it on the wall.
040. Visit Keukenhof, the world’s largest Flower Park in Holland. Play in the park, hear the birds, and smell the flowers.
041. Have a one-day photoshoot with a photographer friend
042. Sing and dance nearby the beach in Maui Island.
043. Have a penpal from African friend
044. Join a wine-tasting event with loved one in Hawaii.
045. Make a self-documentary romantic-love video with Souljah – Mahalo song on the background.
046. Learn body languages for the mutes directly from them.
047. Watch 3 horror/violence movies with eye stay opened for the rest of the movies, ex: Drag Me to Hell, Exorcism, Saw I-V. (..Why did I write this?)
048. Laugh hard on a big stupidity I might make.
049. Lie on the grass in the park and watch cloud with loved one.
050. Sleep being hugged.
051. Dye my hair and eyebrows into Folk color.
052. Breed chickens and watch the eggs turn into a cute chick.
053. Read all Greek Mythology and learn more about the famous philosophers.
054. Get in to a public hot whirlpool tub.
055. Attend Mika’s concert, join the ‘Meet & Greet’, take a photograph, and ask him to be his assistant.
056. Paint my wall like Mika’s Life in Cartoon Motion – style, customized to fit my own preferences and contents.
057. Do fine dinings with closest friends and exchange passion and visions.
058. Beat Inosensius in a chess game.
059. Learn Chado, purchase various kinds of teabags, and practice it every morning.
060. Make a big sand castle in a beach with someone special
061. Eat until I drop, anything, anytime, anywhere, just for one day.
062. Purchase a gift for myself 1,000,000 worth.
063. Give help directly by having a visit, healing, and treating natural disaster victims.
064. Visit Taj Mahal and tell a tourist there a history of it.
065. Write a letter to my favorite local author: Djenar Maesa Ayu.
066. Learn Chinese language.
067. Meet and have a pleasant time newfound friends in Twitter
068. Put up and settle my own drinking water gallon. No more ask someone to do it. I am strong enough! :D
069. Design my room into a very comfortable place.
070. Give presents something my younger brothers really like for their birthday. (Start finding out now!)
071. Give a foot massage and pedicure for my mom.
072. Learn French language.
073. Send a love letter mailed to home for my mom and dad
074. Create a jar with 1,000 paper-made stars
075. Finish Dan Brown’s books.
076. Draw and paint family portrait.
077. Cheer someone’s day.
078. Have a spectacular journey to Bogor then to Bandung, visit nice places, eat uncommon foods, purchase unique merchandise, and make a new friend with the local.
079. Learn to be open to anyone.
080. Bake a cake. Any cake.
081. Sit under a big tree and read book.
082. Climb and sit on a big tree and sing with someone with guitar
083. Get to know my neighbors.
084. Turn off my mobile phone for a week.
085. Make out in the beach.
086. Smile to everyone I meet during the walk to campus and go home.
087. Collect seashells and stick them to a jar as decoration
088. Catch a butterfly and let go, quickly take a picture.
089. Paint body with silver and glittery strokes and silver make up and get pictured
090. Being kissed under the rain.
091. Imitate bird’s singing by whistling in a morning.
092. Write down own problems and worries in each separate small paper, insert into a balloon, fill it with helium, and fly it.
093. Breathe rhythmically and deep everyday 3 minutes before bed.
094. Surprise someone by giving him/her a birthday cake on the night of the birthday.
095. Get a parttime job.
096. Update my wardrobe before dad complains how ugly I look anymore.
097. Pretend a tourist, wear sunglasses, shorts, T-shirts, hats, backpacks, and maps on my hand with a friend, visit nice places in Jakarta including museums. Keep talking in English. Haha!
098. Give away my lunch for a kid in the street and a strawberry as a bonus.
099. Ask a stranger – a mommy and her baby- to play with the baby.
100. Have an adventure in Singapore alone for one day.
101. Learn Arabian letter.


UPDATE
As July 25th, 2010:
I really need to print this out and stick each line on my Pink Book in order for me to remember. So far, I have accomplished 5 goals. 96 more to go. I should be quick!

As August 30,2010:
4 more goals accomplished. So... 92 more to go :)