Hellow fellow culture-conscious blog readers!
I intend to bring you the best of Asia: fashion, interiors, and cool travel destinations.
Well, any art form would already spring me into life, and so I thought: why not make it my own and show off my Asian heritage, refined and developed of course.
Tex Saverio is world-renowned Indonesian designer, known for his amazing creation that is the wedding dress for Katniss Everdeen in "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire". A similar dress was presented from his collection at Jakarta Fashion Week in November 2010. Feast your eyes on the Capitol Couture.
Katniss' bridal dress is covered in Swarovski crystals, the metal cage is extended to signify fire and the voluminous skirt is covered in Mockingjay-esque chiffon, which is very suited to the costume designer, Caesar Flickerman's request, for the twirling and spinning Katniss does on stage.
One of my all time new year's resolutions is to be a more successful person in life. With that, one thing I know for sure is I need to be more FOCUSED on what I am doing with my life. So I was casually browsing through facebook (currently this is where I get most of my news update and info from)... and I stumble upon this good article on how to be a successful leader at your work, even at a young age. I thought I better share it with you, and for my own reminder that I need to review once in a while. Here it is:
The article is from forbes.com and you can view it through the link below
what we need to start doing/ continue to be doing are:
Start preparing before you enter the workforce -from small communities eg college/church
Do your homework -organizational leadership courses/read up
Take time to assess the culture of the organization -observe, be patient
Keep a learner's mind -a positive attitude, inquiring
Identify areas where you can provide new insight or help -act as a "change agent"
Offer your help -to gain practice on managing skills (small committees/ form teams)
Do your work and abide by the rules -remember your basic tasks and do it well
Communicate and connect
Give credit where credit is due -"If you complete a project and are complimented on it, and someone has helped you, mention that"
Establish relationships with superiors and find a mentor -create a mutually beneficial relationship and follow their successful behavior, learn how they process things and handle problems.
Hope we learn something useful today and apply it in our real life!
You know how they keep telling you that when you're looking for a partner you should look at the big things and sort of "close one eye" to the small, little, less important things?
Here's a video of Try by P!nk. I think which symbolise how I'm trying now. But there is a whole lot of difference because it seems in my condition, the absence of problem is the problem. The emptiness of some sort. Well listen to the words in this song, my thoughts and this whole post may seem to you as delusional? but hey, maybe there are people out there who think the same things that i think.
By the BIG things here, I mean: 1) principles 2) moral 3) the way you look at things in life
By the SMALL things here, I mean: 1) sharing the same sense of humour 2) common interests 3) way of life 4) aspirations
well, based on logical thinking and reasoning, I do agree that this is the way to go.
But somehow, when you are in that kind of relationship, that logical relationship, you would start thinking, where do all the sparks go? That spark which gives you butterflies in you stomach, that instant sensation you get when you're looking into his eyes, that 'electric zzzzing' when you're touching each other, that spontaneous small crease in your lips formed everytime you caught sight of him, looking at you, straight at you, that playful and wicked smile.
Well do you think this whole paragraph I wrote above was the small things that should not be considered at all in a relationship?
Everyone has a soulmate, right? Well, actually I don't believe in soulmates of any sort really. What I do believe is that you should not settle for anything that is just "a nice addition to your current life". You should find someone who completes you, make you whole, strengthen you and support you in areas where you need most, where you PERSONALLY think is the most important. You should not conform to what the society categorizes as the BIG things.
Every individual is different, we have our own mouth each, we have one brain each, we have one heart each. Our hearts have different personalised heartbeat. We can't control them. They are like that just the way they are. We cannot psycho our hearts into following other people's heartbeat rhythm.
Everyone should strive for their own happiness.
But i'm confused at times: * when is it ok to just settle for less ? Is it ever ok ? * is it ok to try to be happy or pretend to be happy? say for someone else? will that someone else be truly happy then? or maybe not someone else, how about for your family? as in trying to make your family happy * will we ever find happiness ?
and most of all, the most important question(s) that I need answer/s to is:
HOW DO YOU FALL IN LOVE ? HOW DO YOU FIND LOVE ? Will I ever fall in love? Will I be aware of it happening?
I don't want to be emotional. I don't mean to be a drama queen. I don't like drama queens and I sure hope I'm not turning into one soon. I am very doubtful now. I know I shouldn't even be thinking of these kind of things, I've got no time. and I'm quite sad that I can't ask people directly because that would create so much trouble and will leave the wrong impressions I'm afraid, or people would think that there are problems when there really is nothing wrong (if based on the generally accepted category of being well), and I don't want anybody to feel hurt. What if it became plutonic? What happens then? If only I can know if he's feeling what I'm feeling right now, it will be so much easier if we can consult/confront each other on this. Nobody gets hurt hopefully.
Is it just because I don't feel appreciated enough? or loved enough?
so here comes the number five of the list of the SMALL things (according to society's view)
5) whether you feel you are loved/appreciated enough
but then again, have I loved enough?
HOW DO YOU KNOW IF THE TWO OF YOU ARE MEANT TO BE TOGETHER, MEANT FOR EACH OTHER?
~one confused girl, mydearaurelia
p.s. it will be nice if you can comment on how to find love in the person you're with right now. how do you fall in love with your partner. Thanks and have a good day then.
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