Saturday, October 25, 2014

DIY Project : Bleached Jeans

DIY Project : Rubber Bleach Jeans

Butuh celana baru, tapi gak mau ngeluarin uang.


Itu keadaan aku sekarang.

Mungkin efek punya Ayah yang punya pabrik Jeans—jadi tinggal ngambil aja kalau butuh, aku gak tau harga celana jeans. Maafin.

Pasti pada bingung ngapain kalau gitu aku butuh beli celana kalau bisa tinggal nyomot. Jadi ceritanya, celana yang aku pengen itu gak ada di list model celana yang bisa di comot dan gak mungkin pabrik ayah aku bikin spesifik celana jeans yang aku pengen dan cuma satu. Bisa rugi produksi:(

Dan kemarin akhirnya aku ngunjungin Le**’s—kata orang gak boleh sebut merek:(— di Taman Anggrek and hampir kena serangan jantung ngeliat harganya. Ya allah rasanya aku mau ngegym buat ngeluarin efek shock. Mahal aja celana doang 700rb, bisa beli hp tuh oi!

Akhirnya setelah beli roti boy, aku langsung pulang.

Miris sih ngeliat tumpukan celana di lemari, banyak tapi sama semua dan sebagai cewek—banyak maunya— aku bosen! Mau pakai yang lain huhu. Akhirnya aku search DIY dan ketemu gimana caranya ngerubah celana jeans lama. Kebanyakan sih motong gitu jadi hot pants, tapi berhubung aku di larang pamer paha ke orang jadi aku skip deh. Terus setelah lama ketemu deh Bleached Jeans DIY, penyelamat aku banget haha.

Karena itu DIY luar dan mereka kayaknya punya unlimited bahan buat kayak gituan, aku sempet hopeless. Dimana ya aku bisa beli chlorox? bleaching pen?

E-Bay is out of question. Gak mau banget ribet ribet mesen online, terus akhirnya aku option sama barang di Indonesia, terutama yang ada di dapur sama kamar mandi soalnya kalau bisa gak ngeluarin uang kenapa nggak!

DIY BLEACHED JEANS :


Bahan :

  1. Bayclean (chlorox indonesian’s version!)
  2. Sarung Tangan Industri (jangan sarung tangan lab yang tipis gitu, soalnya bayclean takut terlalu keras sama kulit.)
  3. Botol/Gelas bekas
  4. Timer/Stopwatch
  5. Ember
  6. Boots (optional)
  7. Jeans

Hampir semuanya bisa di dapat di Carefour/Lotte Mart. Giant juga ada kok!

1. Siapin semua bahannya
Aku pakai hape buat stopwatchnya.

Ini optional ya


2.Tuang Bayclean ke gelas.
Tingginya terserah, gak ada ukuran pasti kok. kalau aku ngukur setiap setinggi jempol aku.
3. Siapkan celana yang mau di bleach ke ember.




4. Tuang Bayclean yang ada di gelas ke ember.




! — Setiap proporsi bayclean harus di kasih air dengan ratio 1:2. Airnya harus lebih banyak untuk menhindari pemutihan yang berlebihan sama boros bayclean. Campuran Bayclean sama airnya sebisa mungkin ngerendem celana ya.

5. Rendam.

Perbedaan setelah 10 menit.


Waktu buat ngerendem itu variasi, aku makai 10 menit aja soalnya aku gak mau bikin celana aku jadi putih. aku mau biru muda. nanti di cek aja setiap 5 menit kalau kamu gak mau celananya ke bleach banget. nanti step 5 ini di ulang untuk setiap proporsi celana.

Perbedaannya yang di bleach sama yang nggak.
Have Fun!

Best Regards,


Thursday, May 22, 2014

TRAVEL: China!



I’m supposed to write about my visit to china a year ago, but I have to –put excuse, more excuse- 
....So yeah.

Anyway! Last year, after we finished our month long exam, the IGCSE exam, my school provides us a 5 day holiday to China! *insert lovely Chinese song here*
So excited!

I was so excited; I went to prepare for it 3 month before we go. No kidding. So when it was about 3 hours before I went to the airport, I was relaxed.

No, I was too relaxed; when I got to the car I forgot my luggage.

I was afraid that I might forget things, so I go full check on the internet for tips and found quite a lot. But, I’m still not satisfied. I want a tip where I could learn from it. Not wanting for people to feel the same as me back then, I went to write my own.

What you need to prepare (besides, clothes and bath supplies) is...

1.       Medicine. Seriously, you need to prepare some medicine anywhere you go. This medicine thing that I talk to you about consists of aspirin and for stomachache. There’s no way for you to go to the pharmacy in there. They hardly speak English, in my experience, and might get you wrong medicine. Stay safe, bring your own.

2.       Chili Sauce. The food in china isn’t spicy, but if you are coming from a country which is rich in spices ---much like me--- the food here doesn’t really suit my taste at all. Some of it was too bland for my taste, but it was great when combined with Chili Sauce!

3.       Scarf. I come in summer around June. The temperature in there isn’t much different with Indonesia, slightly cooler in some places, so it better for you to bring some scarf or cardigan. 

4.       Money. Yeeep, this one is crucial. My 5 days trip to China were provided with 600yuan and 100US dollar in advanced, this is the least of money to bring if you ought to bring some souvenir for your family.

In Chinese, Tips and Trick:

1.       The first things you need to do when you’re done with your hours of flight are to wash your face and brush your teeth. Don’t forget to bring your travel toothbrush pack on your bag. We don’t want to wonder around with morning breath, right?
This one is good!


Tip: Better done it in the plane. The airport toilet will be crowded, more if you come with your group. It is more comfortable for you to do this before the plane land.

2.       If you come with travel, there’s a chance for your tour guide to sell you some things like wallet and shirts.

Tip: BUYS LOT. The thing is, my tour guide do this and the price is much cheaper (a wallet that works closely to Matryoshka doll, it has a wallet inside wallet, was sold for 30yuan. The market sold it for 70yuan.) Than in the market. I regretted the fact that I didn’t buy loads from him.
Treat yo self, man. Yeah.


3.       Calculator.Most of Chinese web travel guide told you to bring a calculator with you when you bargain, but it is no need actually.

Tip: When you come to bargain in the Chinese market, the seller will approach you with their calculator on hand. The funny thing when you go bargain in there, there’s no need of language. You got to choose your pick of product and the seller will tell you the price using the calculator. If you think the price is not worthy just shake your heads and he will give you the calculator, keep in mind, they don’t give you the calculator; they want you to write the price you want on it. Remember the first price he gives you and bargain for HALF PRICE of the first price. I assure you, they go to increase the price 3 timesfrom its original price. Keep insisting.
The lovely casio that I  brought for my trip!

4.       DON’T bargain for food. It’s not polite, -chuckles- I actually did try this in one vendor and they looked at me with “Gurl, you can’t be kidding me” but I did act confused as a foreigner should and they must pity my face because they did give it with the price that I want. After that, I feel the need to kick myself. Damnit.

Tip: Do bargain for anything other than food.But keep in mind, you can only bargain in street vendor. Don’t go around bargaining price in Forever 21 and told them that you can because internet says so.  
DON'T Bargain for food like this. Ah... Please excuse my face.

5.       Some street vendor has a rude seller. Unfortunately, I have ventured this on my own.

The story goes when my best friend, Tya, seems to be interested in this little wallet she wants to give to her little sisters. But after thinking about it for several times, she decide that it is not worthy enough. When we tried to walk away, the vendor’s owner suddenly grab me and Tya’s hands. She’s a girl, ---around my age it seems--- and start rapping in Mandarin. Startled, we looked at her and back to both our hands. She pointed at the wallet Tya’s been looking at that time and told us the price. “35 Yuan! 35 Yuan!” she begged us. I was shocked, it is very pricey for a little wallet, and it seems that she only want to bargain for 30 Yuan the least. We could get 2 shirts with the same price.

People were staring at us and I try to talk to her, with my limited mandarin but then her eyes started to water. Tya looked terrified; she was stoned, albeit our height difference, the girl’s grip sure was leaving a mark. I looked at Tya and she looked back at me, both of us didn’t know what to do. In dillema, I was thinking of buying something, which is cheaper than the wallet to calm her down, but the girl... She went gaga at our seemingly refusal. She let go of our grip harshly and start to yell in English, “you crazy! You rude!” and went to shoo us. Scared, both of us walked fast to avoid the scene. 

After we were a couple of block away, I looked at Tya and let out a nervous laugh. She does the same. We come in a conclusion, “Chinese vendor stalls is scary!”

Tip: Keep in mind that not all the vendor owner is rude and scary. Some were very nice. If you afraid you will ventured something like me, the best is stay calm and when you have no choice try to buy something else that look very cheap. Just in case she went gaga on you.




6.       Took lots of pictures! Chinese street vendor is very interesting! Try to grab a lot of pics before you done with the trip. There’s some vendor that sell dried worms and fried cockroach. If you are feeling adventures, buy it! I heard it taste like chips.

Tip : Do not bargain for food like this!






7.       Foreigner, is not very rare in Chinese but still, there’s a habit of taking picture of them when they passed by. The habit is still going strong when I come to china. I wasn’t supposed to be a foreigner, I’m Asian after all. South, but Asian. But for some reason, the Chinese begin to take picture of me, this happen since the food vendor incident (the one I tried to bargain with) they told me that I have a big eyes and I swear, the men on the back of the vendor is taking picture of me. In Summer Palace, some of them were brave enough to ask for a picture with me.

DUDE, I feel famous. My friends told me maybe because of my big eyes and tan skin. Damn them.

Tip: Smile!
Me with Bella! 

8.       Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square, is quite hot around June. (But no, Jakarta is way hotter!) I suggest you to bring some hats and sunglasess.

Tip: Be careful here, there’s so many people inside the Tiananmen Square, don’t get your group mixed up with another.




9.       The Great Wall is quite cool in June. The wind is cool and the sky is very clear. The scenery is amazing! Take lots of photo!  Don’t lose your ticket to enter the great wall and the gondola.

Tip: there’s will be lots of walking, please used your most comfortable shoes. A killer heel is a must if you want to chop your foot afterwards.





10.   Enjoy yourself! The thing that I regretted the most is not to enjoy myself to the fullest in my 5 days in china. I always worry about the day after. Don’t be like me! Just go along with the flow.
Heh. Enjoy!


Anyway, it’s been very nice to be able to travel to China. I would love to go again!

Regrads,

Sunday, April 6, 2014

Achievement: Graphic skills!




Today is the day where I show you what have become of me and Photoshop, Meitu Xiu Xiu and Corel Draw be combined together! Ha, be ready people, to see the disaster.

..I’m sorry, I should cry.

Before I start posting picture, I want to tell you warning beforehand. I’m a newbie. So judge me based on my experience, please.

  1. 1.     Cinta Yang Tertidur (A Love that fell asleep)


I made this using Meitu Xiu Xiu. This is my very first poster made for my club’s upcoming drama (I’m in the play!) My moment here... should I say, I’m in despair when I made this. Not only I have lines to remember (I’m worse at remembering things), and the practice of the play is taking so much time. Using meitu Xiu Xiu back then was such a pain. I don’t know why I volunteered myself to make it. But, thanks to this poster people start to trust me for the graphic job!  -cry and wince-

(Program used : Meitu Xiu Xiu)

  1. 2.      The Rehearsal



This is my 2nd attempt at using meitu Xiu Xiu. For some reason, my coach likes the outcome of my poster and asks me to make him a logo for his upcoming school. And I’m being paid. MY VERY FIRST PAYMENT. My stomach grumbled, I feel lightheaded and dizzy and then I freaked out. And refuse. But he insisted. I don’t know why, but it was scary beyond my expectation. So this is how you feel when you get your first payment. 

My, such a feel.

(Program used : Meitu Xiu Xiu)

  1. 3.      Tone in Two Basket



This is my drama’s club music showoff in my opinion. Our drama club has their own orchestra, we call it “Orkeste” they are so good and I envy them to the core –based on my zero experience with music tools and the fact that everything I hold will decay—I swear, when I have a child, they will be so good at playing music that I’ll rise from my grave to see them play. Damnit!

TITB also provides people who watch with dance and song. Such a good show.

(Program used : Corel draw)

  1. 4.      Final Destination



The poster was made in 3 hours under my upper class’s demand. It was so hard to get an idea for the poster when you doesn’t know what’s going on in the play, I feel so bad when I make this, I don’t feel satisfy at all...

But the drama is so good and twisted and everything, so I feel happy again!

(Program used : Photoshop)

  1. 5.      Violet The Musical


THIS. IS. MADE. WITH. SWEAT. TEARS. AND. DEADLINE.

I was half dead. Violet the musical was our 2nd external show (up until couple years ago, we have never made a show for outside people, but finally we made it. The 1st show is A Whole New World –I didn’t make the poster.) I work as a cast and one of the main productions, which means hell. The practice was hectic and I shed tears couple of times as well, I was tired and the need to give up and discard everything was on the peak. Man, remembering it now urges me to puke. But however, I was happy too

I end up making 4 posters actually; the first one was rejected due to the fear of copyright issue. The 2nd one was too dark for our producer liking, the 3rd one was too heavenly and the 4th (the one I show you) is the final poster. Praise the lord.

VTM is very complicated. The story is about how 4 people to overcome the difference in society and learn how anger and betray lies inside everyone’s souls, even in your most trusted people.


(Program used : Photoshop)

  1. 6.      Orkus, dan Kembali (Orkus, and back)


ODK is made with smiles and joy as I get the idea planted after I read the script for the first time. And I make it fast too! Man, such a good time.

The story is about an adventure of a man, a lone traveler, to accomplish the prophecy of a king that is place upon him. He must take a journey to a place named Orkus and survive it to make it back to his kingdom. But little did he know what lies in the sacred place called Orkus. 

The story is twisted and the language use is quite difficult, but overall it was very good!

(Program used : Photoshop)

  1. 7.      How Noseless Found Nose



In this poster, you might see a name so graceful that is hard to write and pronounce. It’s my name!

It’s okay for you to barf after reading it, because I even winced when I write it.

HNFN is a play that includes me as assistant director; it was so much fun working with my underclassman. And as a senior, I enjoyed torturing them as well. –evil laugh—but for some reason, they aren’t afraid of me. Damn brats!

The story is made by my classmate as well, who is also our club’s president! What a skill. She’s a good actress too as well. The story a Harry Potter parody actually; it is a romantic-comedy. About a man, named Vildomaret (Voldemort party) who is searching for his nose. Hermiono, Hery, and Roni (Hermione, Harry and Ron party) is to help him by finding his true love that could cured him. Their journey teach them how love can’t be forced and how betray is not the end of the friendship.

The poster is simple but I have a hard time for it –be damned for vector! By making HNFN, I learn that I love simplicity more than I should have.

(Program used : Photoshop)

Now that I see, I have made 7 posters so far. Someday, I might write how I make them..? If I have time of course! But feel free to ask if you’re curious, I’ll help as much as I can<3



                                                                     Best regards,