Besties #6

Okay today is the last day of 2012, there is so many thing that i got this year. Thanks god for everything that you gave this year. One years ago, like another new years eve i always celebrate it with my besties, and last year we spent the new years eve in the Sarsa's home. Actually our group have more than 10 members, but that time just 5 members who could came. Only me, Ajost, Monica, Sarsa, and Yoga.

Something special about new years eve is we can spend the night together with our besties untill morning. When we were in the senior highschool we always go to the beach to see a firework. But the traffic jam always bother us. And last year is a first time for us to spend the new years eve at home. We gathered at 8 pm and spent more than 2 hours to burned charcoal. We prepared some snacks, coke, and things to barbecue party.

And there was a hilarious information, Monica came from the very protective family, so this was her first new years eve without her family. What a surprise for us. we spent much time to make a barbecue and we bought some corns too as a dessert. When the time showed 00:00 we stopped to eat and make resolutions for next year. And then we played say the truth from our friends. One person can give one question to answered. The question is free, it can be about life, love story, untill sex experience. Yes its embarassed, but its okay to share because we are the top secret keeper. I wish.

Even we made a silly hat to expressed our passion. That night is so awesome. Maybe im not succes yet to accomplish my resolution but we just can make a plans, god who decide its the perfect time or not. And as a closing we made our own firework, we celebrated it together and thankful for this togetherness.

And today we will continue that togetherness, maybe with more members. It will held in my house. No barbecue party because there is no space in my home to burn something outside, maybe we will make a pasta or sushi, i wish your new years eve also hilarious like me.

Besties #5

Today is the day before christmas, so we have a long weekend. As a moeslem im not celebrate the christmas day, but i enjoy the holyday. I just remember my vacation with all of my besties in holyday. We never missed the long weekend without hangout together. And we have a million plans to kill the time together.
Some years ago we went to Wonosobo, Central Java, the great destination ever. We got a home stay in Yoga's grandparents house and went to some great tour object like temples, tea garden, city square, and the unbelievable Dieng Plateau.

Actually its not the first time for us to have a trip together. Since we were in the senior highschool, we love to planed the vacation together. But this time is different, because we stayed one night in Wonosobo. That picture shows the member of this trip, they are (from right,front) awan, monica, prita, ajost, cikita (from right,back) me, candra, and yoga. Wonosobo is the yoga's hometown. Most of his big family live here.

Wonosobo is popular with Dieng plateau, that place is so awesome.

As you know, this plateau still have an active crater. And just like another plateau the weather here is so cold, in dry season between july and august the temperature can reach 0' celcius in the morning. But its worth with the great view.

Like another teenagers we love to take picture. My friend, Yoga, bought a new camera for studies equipment in university, so he took a lot of picture of us. In every breaktime (we have to walk around this crater) we would take some picture and make some noise.

 We have an official jacket that always weared in every trip. We also named our group with ear catching name. That name is Ndogodog. It took from java language means boiled egg. I didnt remember why we take that name as a group name. Maybe we want to be mature like a cooked egg. Forget it.
Candra (who stand in very left side) is a silent boy. He not talk to much and more quite than the other member of this group. Maybe physicly he's not cute, but he can get the girl easier than anyone here. Based on Ajost's story, he also have a sixsense, he can feel the ghosts, and can predictive the future. Believe it or not, but Ajost and I ask his suggestion for our clothing name.
Talk about bestfriend, maybe it is not easy to make a bestfriend with a girl. Except they are too complicated, there are a big chance too to involved in romantic story with them. And for this group, i am the victim.
I spent many more time with prita (a girl beside me) than the other girl in this group. We also study in the same university and joined in the same organisation, and be a singer in the same band. So i spent all day with her. I felt so comfort with her, she could make me laugh and understand me, always.
In the end of 2009 we decided to dating. First time it was weird to call her darling, and name darling can change everything. Our relationship not always good like the past. Sometimes we fight, sometimes we fall in love, and the other time we fight again. This is my first real girlfriend and i hope will be my last. But something happened between us. Im not feel comfort again with her, and i shocked with what her did to me. So we broke up.
We broke up not because im not love her anymore, but it because i shocked with her punishment to me. So i try to make my self busy with my new organisation activity and my clothing business. I know she is very sory and wanted me to comeback. But i cant. I affraid she will do the same thing to me one day later. So i got a status as a single man again in the middle of 2010. Actually i very upset with my self, why i have to ruined my friendship with her.
I never make another serious relationship with the other girl. I just love to chat with them, go out, but never take it serious. I love to spend my time with my organisation, my friend in campus, and take care my business with Ajost. Untill in the end of 2011, Prita got a new boyfriend. He didn't like me at all. I dont know why, altough we never know each other. He very posessive to prita, and take her so tight in order to she never meet with me anymore. That the silly thing, we have a same group, and my old sister is close too with her. Of course i still meet her, in backstreet way. We hanged out together with the other friends, i visited her home, and she too. Right behind him. But i never want to ruin their relationship, but i still in love with his girlfriend. Sorry to say.

But friend still be a friend from now till whenever. We maybe have personal business, personal life, personal problem, but friend make it easier to face. By the way although we are a richest man in the world we still need friends to asking, or the poorest man need friend too to sharing. I love y'all my friends.

Besties #4

We live in this word is not alone. We already have a family, families from our family, and families from our family's family. But had a family is never enough. There is no mortal relationship, include a family. May be some people feel comfort with their complete family, so do i. But when you got something wrong with your family, you'll feel uncomfort, no matter how rich your family.
When two person, who have a problem or problems with their family, meet up, it look like me and my bestie Ajost. We have a common situation but in different problem. May be we're too much spend the time together so we got a bad luck in the same time.
I stuck in the wrong situation, when i have to take a charge a responsibility to take care of my pregnant sister. I already have a thousand dreams and planing for my future. But i have to cut it off when my parents or 'family' ask me to quit from my job. I need some dollar, i am a student, i can cook, and there is a place for me in a restaurant's kitchen. Thats a huge opportunity for me to collect some dollar with my own hand. But my family didn't get it. They dont understand my dreams. They only want to know that i can graduate sooner. But experience is the best teacher. I want to have a million experiences include working in the kitchen and dreams to be a chef.
No, my father say that i can take a part time job wich is suitable with my major of faculty. I told him for a million times i wont get any single experience in graphic design if i keep staying in this town. But once again my family didn't get it.
So i just keep silent and sit down in my comfort couch while feed my pregnant sister. Where is her husband? He's exist but not in my sister's daily life. You can guess where is he goes.
My bestie have a different problem. He graduated before me but he never dreams to be an employe. He have a giant ambition to make his own photo studio. Actually his father is a bussinesman who already have a photo studio. But Ajost have a hard ego, he want to build his own with his sweat.
If i can describe from his situation, he just lost a direction. He do nothing worth for his carrier in photography. His activity make me bored, its monoton in every single day. He going different in the midle of 2012. He never call me to hang out, he never call me to watch a band concert in outside of city, or take a photograph of great panorama's landscape.
Since i've been bussy with my job in kitchen till i focus again for my thesis, he still do the same thing every single day. His parents ask him to looking for a job but he ignored them. Untill one day he decided to go to Jakarta and learn more about photography there. It feels like a beautiful goodbye for me. Because he have to do that to catch his dream, even its far away from our hometown. And i am lossing my bestie for a while.

Jul's Photo #3

Its not fair may be if i just judge another person's look. So here they are some of my pict and then you can judge my outfit. My hobby is try something new. My friends already have their personal look. Their look can describe their personality or character. But not on me. I love to change my hair style, my outfit style, or my entire look. My friend said that i was imitating Johny Deep who love to change his look. Sometimes i can be so massy with long hair, keep my muscus, faded blue jeans, black t-shirt, and jumper jacket. But in the other time i can be so neat with pants, collared t-shirt or formal shirt, and automatically face without hair.

 That picture took on September 2012 when i accompanied my friend to face his thesis examination. Im not sure with my pants, its look great, but it gave me weird shape. By the way my friend and me grow up together in university, i knew him in very first year because we joint in the same organisation. Both of us are singer in universities choir. And based on my observation he changed like a butterfly. He came from country side with awkward hair style and quirky hair colour plus fatty body.

This is my different look. This picture took in october 2012 when i hanged out with my friends. My jacket look so metrosexual with its colour and shape, but that's not mine. I wear that thing just to make my friends laugh at me. It was woman jacket. But if i watch again that jacket, it looks awesome, doesn't it?

Next picture took in september too. So many people praise that shirt. That floral shirt is gift from my brother in law. And after i wear that shirt, the people in my faculty wear the floral shirt too in campus. Come on.

And this is my look today. That sweater bought by my brother in law too. I fallin in love in the very first sight with that sweater. Is it look great with my tote bag? I have a long history with tote bag. I used tote bag since im in the senior high school or more than 5 years ago. And the people thought tote bag is woman stuff. I continued to use it in the university and my friend said the same thing. They said that i would go to market with that tote bag. But i never listen another comment about my style. Its so usefull to bring my A3 sketch book. Finally now, most of boy use tote bag. And again it be a souvenir in my faculties inaguration.
My friends have a dark age on style in their life. I mean they ever had a quirky, awkward, wrong, or weird style in their life. But not me, go ahead look for my dark age on style, and then you get nothing.

Besties #3

I spent 4 years in university with these guys. Of course we are in the same departement and faculty. We came from different senior high school and some of us came from different city. But we love to do assignment together and also hang out together. Most of student in my departement are male, so thats why have a close female friend is something unique. This picture taken in 2011 when went to fishing.

They are Vika, Arhika, and Anne. As a woman in visual comunication design, they were really close with design area. And they taken this picture without make up. I dont know why but make up very very help 'em to look pretty. For us as their friend, its usual to meet them without make up. But for somebody else who meet them only in campus or by photo will shock and upset with their look without make up.

She is Vika, the strong girl. She was a sassy girl, more look like boy, independent, and fierce. She came from Jakarta but very friendly. I remember her style in the first year is very gothic and untidy but she grown up and be more feminim and girly now. She also a hardworker and diligent. So she graduated before us.

Next is Arhika. She is funny, crazy, my best partner to judge the others look, cant shut her mouth, and came from country side. Everyone who dont know her will say she's a beautiful girl. But everyone can look pretty in the photo right? We have photoshop technology now. But she is a loyal girl, friendly, and have a good sense in fashion. Even little bit goffy.

And the last is Anne. Actually i know her very well just in the last 2 years. She is more introvert about her personal. She is a korean lover. Anne know all things about korea. She is a great activist in my campus, im an activist too so i know her first time from universities event. One thing that i know from her is she is a full time lover.

Campus Look #1

Now is my last year in University. I takes Visual Comunication Design as my major of faculty. As a last year's student i just spend my time for my thesis. My thesis have a line too with fashion industry. Yes i took local souvenir of Semarang for my thesis's subject, and the major product for that souvenirs line is t-shirt. Thats why i give my attention a lot in t-shirt design. Most of the student in my campus use t-shirt as their favorite outfit. So i checked 'em outfit to help my thesis, but i got more than that.

My campus is popular with the cute students. When i was in first year my friends lovely visited my campus just to enjoy the look of the students in my campus, especially female students. But i dont know why the quality of the students in my campus is down every year. And now, most of students choose to wear t-shirt, jeans, sneakers and go.

But nowadays gingham motif for shirt is very popular. Most of my student also falling in love with that shirt's motif. But they are always combine it with tight jeans, sneakers or suede shoes, and camera bag or backpack, so mainstream. Sometimes i cant remember someone because their look is similar with another.

  

This is another must-have item beside gingham motif's shirt, denim jaket. Actually i love this look, but Indonesia is a tropic country, its weird to wear denim jacket at mid-day. But everything is legitimate for fashion.

This is my favorite look for today. Colorful stripe shirt is anti-mainstream choice for now. This man still look manly with his colorful stripe shirt. Use backpack, sweater, tight jeans, and sneakers in black make you look so manly, strong, but cute with colorful inside.

For shoes choice, safety shoes is must-have item too for suedeheads follower. There is so many store that sell this kind of shoes in varied price. Two days ago i went with Ajost (my bestie) to buy a safety shoes too. That shoes make you look massy, untidy, and higher. But it will make your foot uncomfort if you wear it in the longtime.

Another choice for shoes is Nike or Adidas sneakers, it very fashionable now with varied colour and design. And dont forget to use Accessories like cap, bracelets for man, and watch. Dont combine everything in one time, make it balance and focus in one thing, if you want to give a spotlight for your shoes wear black or un-catchy outfit. Because if you want to use everything it will look to much.

Besties #2

My bestie named Ajost, i know him in very first year senior high school. Just like destiny we always in the same class for three years in the senior high school. Afterthat we registered in the same university with another besties. But he also registered in state university and choose to leave my university. By the way he's very very falling in love in photography, and in one time he decided to make a catalogue book for prewed photography. Of course i helped him, but i have no camera so i try my best in wardrobe department.

Remember when i said my sister colleged in fashion design major of faculty? Yes, that brides gown made by my sister. And i add some accessories for her like hair accessorie and white gloves. Believe it or not, there is no girl in our team. So we bought the gloves together in make up store. Little bit shame but we did. And for hair accessorie i made it by my self. Heard crazy but i have creativity to make something beautiful. You know that bride needs make up. And we dont have make up artist, so i have a side job.

Yes, inderectly my job as a wardrobe artist get a bonus track as a make up artist. I dont know how to use make up but i love art. I never learn it before, so i called it autodidact. I can drawing and painting, so this is like i paint in different media. Yes, face is the media. But its okay because she looked fabulous. So thanks God for your gift.

Here they are my team. You can see i wear Bali T-shirt with Gingham Shirt, i stand before the groom. And my bestie Ajost wear blue T-shirt and short phants, he is the man after the bride. Hope youre succes with your photography bussines bro!!

Besties #1

Here one of my bestie, her name is Sarsa, she love everything in shiny colour. We met in senior high school and we were in the same bench. She love red, bright pink, and shiny yellow. Now she's still falling in love in K-pop. One of her idol is Super Junior from SMTown, and she wear animal t-shirt like eunhyuk does when we get vacation in Jepara Beach 2 weeks ago. Everyone loves Korea now, include their style. Thats really Indonesian type. Always influenced by another country trend.

Jul's Photo #2

This picture taken in 2010 when i got vacation in Bali Island. Its so much fun and recovery me from everything. On that pict i was wearing cargo phants. I dont know why but i love cargo phants, when the others wears jeans i prefer to wear this one. Its perfect for outdoor activity, and the khaki colour looks natural. Maybe its weird to wear shirt and t-shirt in the beach on the same time, but i live in tropic country, i need to protect my skin.

Jul's Photo #1

Ini adalah saya sewaktu mengunjungi museum tembakau (sampoerna) di Surabaya. Saya sangat menyukai sepatu yang saya pakai. Percaya atau tidak, sebenarnya sepatu itu berwarna hitam putih. Namun saya beri cat poster menjadi warna-warni seperti terlihat digambar. Saya sempat berpikir bahwa apa yang saya pakai adalah apa yang saya buat sehingga saya tidak akan terlihat sama dengan orang lain.

Outfit Issue!!!

Passion yang dimiliki setiap orang memang berbeda. Beberapa orang mengikuti passion tersebut untuk hidup dengan nyaman dan full of fun. Tapi sebagian lainnya tinggal di zona aman dimana kenyamanan datang dari aktivitas yang berulang setiap hari. Dari kecil saya tertarik sekali dengan dunia fashion, ya saya adalah anak lelaki yang juga merupakan anak terakhir dari 3 bersaudara. Seingat saya hobi saya dari kecil adalah menggambar, my old brother juga gemar menggambar. Yah itulah anak kecil, selalu latah dengan apa yang dilakukannya orang lain. Tapi hobi ini tidak berhenti dari sekedar ikut-ikut sang kakak, saya juga suka mengekor mama untuk sekedar datang ke penjahit. Mama saya juga seseorang yang jatuh cinta dengan dunia fashion, jika menilik foto masa mudanya mungkin dia setara Luna Maya saat ini yang mungkin sekali untuk membuka line fashion sendiri.

Dari kebiasaan mengekor mama tersebut saya jadi suka menggambar busana-busana wanita. Yah lagi-lagi dari hasil meniru sang penjahit langganan Mama. Hampir semua buku penuh dengan gambar, entah itu buku tulis, buku kotak-kotak, buku strimin(tulis halus), sampai buku pelajaran menjadi sasaran empuk tangan usil saya. Dan saya ingat sekali, waktu itu siang hari di rumah Mama sedang berbicang dengan temannya sambil menonton televisi. Seperti biasa saya yang waktu itu berumur sekitar 9 tahun sudah pulang sekolah dan ikutan nimbrung di ruang tv. Saat mereka tengah membicarakan tentang baju Mama tiba-tiba mengambil buku tulis yang waktu itu sedang saya gambari. Dengan excited ia mengatakan pada temannya bahwa baju yang saya gambar bisa dijadikan pertimbangan desain baju mereka selanjutnya. Disanalah saya mulai berpikir bahwa saya bisa menjadi desainer suatu saat nanti.

Itulah awal saya mulai menyukai Outfit Issue ini, dan ketika saya mulai bisa berbelanja pakaian, saya selalu memilih pakaian sendiri. Saya ingat sekali dulu waktu mendapatkan amplopan dari khitanan saya. Uang tersebut saya belikan celana cargo warna khaki yang selalu menjadi idola saya. Saya tahu bahwa woman outfit memiliki lebih banyak variasi dibandingkan laki-laki. Itu juga yang mendasari aliran menggambar saya. Saya bisa dibilang seorang artist pada bidang pop art dengan menganut aliran realistic. Saya selalu menggambar orang semirip mungkin dengan aslinya. Saya bukan penganut mangga yang membuat karakter secara berlebihan. Namun kebanyakan objek yang saya gambar adalah wanita, sangat jarang saya menggambar objek pria kalau tidak terpaksa.

Banyak kawan SMP saya yang menebak bahwa kalau besar nanti saya akan menjadi desainer kondang seperti ivan gunawan (tahun 2004-an nama itu sangat populer) namun saya hanya tersenyum karena saya juga tidak tahu mau jadi apa saya nanti. Saat itu saya lebih sering membuat komik dan cerita pendek dengan teman-teman saya. Dan sesuatu yang penting terjadi lagi pada hidup saya, saat itu kakak perempuan saya kuliah di jurusan tata busana atau fashion design. Disanalah bakat saya ikut tersalurkan. Kakak perempuan saya adalah orang yang tekun dan punya daya konsentrasi tinggi namun ia lemah dalam menggambar. Pada awal kuliahnya ia masih santai karena pelajaran masih berkutat pada dasar menjahit. Namun setelah ia harus membuat pakaian saya banyak berkontribusi didalamnya, dari menggambar sketch model, memberi masukan model pakaian serta motif dan warna yang cocok. Hal itu terus berlanjut dan kakak perempuan saya juga tidak segan-segan menanyakan pendapat saya waktu itu. Saya jadi berpikir lagi bahwa mungkin suatu saat nanti saya bisa jadi desainer.

Hidup memang sebuah pilihan, tapi bukan hidup yang menyuruh kita memilih, melainkan kita sendiri yang menciptakan pilihan itu. Kalau boleh mengutip teman saya, selama ini kita selalu berpikir mengenai masa lalu dan masa depan, jarang dari kita yang memikirkan saat ini, apa yang lebih penting untuk dipikirkan dan dikerjakan dari sekedar merencanakan dan menyesali sesuatu.