tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76936681823275502432024-02-18T18:03:51.185-08:00Liz~ciousness AboundAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01450335518195121063noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693668182327550243.post-4798314276075978442013-07-07T06:20:00.001-07:002013-07-07T06:22:45.235-07:00Embroidery and Applique Projects: Home Decor with Life QuotesI've just finished 2 pieces of new projects that I'm going to give for my friends' birthdays.<br />
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I really think that these projects have turned out quite well, and I do hope my friends would love it!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01450335518195121063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693668182327550243.post-63289491720024315752013-07-05T07:02:00.003-07:002013-07-05T07:02:34.382-07:00Tutorial: Home Sweet Home (with Embroidery and Applique)I would like to share a project that I have just finished.<br />
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It's a simple home decor piece, you can frame it and hang it on the wall, or even use it as part of other sewing projects, like tote bag, cushion cover, etc.<br />
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This is a simple project which I believe also fits for beginners in either sewing or embroidery, so here I share the tutorial and pattern, do check it out:<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01450335518195121063noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693668182327550243.post-16154348769087216252013-07-04T02:45:00.001-07:002013-07-04T02:45:15.912-07:00Etsy Listing Update: iPad Case - Vintage StyleI always love vintage and retro style stuff and I was so thrilled when I saw a set of corduroy fabrics that to me looked very vintage, and maybe somewhat Victorian.<br />
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What do you think?<br />
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I've just added them to the listing in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/LizciousnessAbound">Etsy shop</a>, do check it out! :-)<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01450335518195121063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693668182327550243.post-78940917403768688312013-07-03T05:30:00.000-07:002013-07-03T05:30:31.444-07:00Etsy Listing Update: Fat QuartersI decided to sell few of fabric in my stash in my shop, and after very careful consideration and thinking, and long process of selection, I've chosen 8 cute Japanese cotton fabric.<br />
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So what do you think? aren't they cute? :)<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01450335518195121063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693668182327550243.post-78695119360313734422013-07-02T04:57:00.000-07:002013-07-02T04:57:03.658-07:00Indonesian Batik Wristlets and BagOn my last trip back to my hometown, I brought back few beautiful batiks and so I made 2 wristlets and a simple sling bag.<br />
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Aren't they just beautiful?<br />
I totally love the black-maroon-white batik fabric, it is just simply elegant. The red one is vibrant, and the brown-blue batik is just so exotic. I got them in a fabric store near my house and I spent almost an hour in a store with no air-con in a one hot day, I was sweating like crazy! But it was not for nothing, I simply love, love, love them!<br />
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I had an idea of creating a set of pin cushions (what's with me and set of this and that?!?), and the first thing that went to my mind was 4 seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter.<br />
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Aren't they cute??<br />
Their size is 9.5 cm x 6 cm, and they are ready in my Etsy shop.<br />
Do visit my shop! <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LizciousnessAbound">http://www.etsy.com/shop/LizciousnessAbound</a><br />
And if you want the tutorial and pattern, here it is: <a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B67ULnNddDMteFdtNnQzVmRmajg/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B67ULnNddDMtaVVYNDNtaElQd3c/edit?usp=sharing</a><br />
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PS: As my birthday is in July, use coupon code BDAY2013 for your purchase at my Etsy shop to entitle you 10% discount!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01450335518195121063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693668182327550243.post-90385033034385128172013-07-01T02:12:00.002-07:002013-07-01T04:14:43.231-07:00My Online Etsy Shop is Open!After very hectic 2 weeks, finally my Etsy shop is open!<br />
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There are pouch sets with unique designs, and Indonesian batik wristlets and sling bag, and I'm planning to add more items such as sewing patterns and other finished products.<br />
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I'm actually thinking to add few embroidery patters that I made recently, so please look forward to it! :)<br />
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It only took few minutes stroll by the lake for me to fall in love with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queenstown,_New_Zealand">Queenstown</a>...<br />
If there is one thing that I like the least about it, it's just the fact that it could be very cold early in the morning-yeah, being born and raised in tropical country, I'm not used to cold weather.<br />
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My fave spot would be a bench by the lake (and there are many of them, never worry to not be able to snatch one), enjoying the scenery of the Remarkables, just relax my mind and let it wonder. Oh god, how I wish teleporting was already invented and I could just transport myself there anytime I wanted to.<br />
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Queenstown is considered quite tourist-y, and the most crowded area is the Mall where lies a lot of restaurants, cafes, outdoor stores, tourist informations/tours, etc. <a href="http://www.skyline.co.nz/">Skyline Gondola</a> is only few minutes walk from the Mall, and there's a beautiful Queenstown Garden by the lake.<br />
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I think most people would prefer rent a car from the airport, but since I was travelling solo and I had no intention to rent a car, public bus was my only option, and no worries, there is <a href="http://www.connectabus.com/">Connectabus</a> that goes all the way to town-it is convenient.<br />
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I would love to talk more about Queenstown, but since it has been a very busy week and I'm exhausted, I'd just show some photos I have. Enjoy!<br />
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After the first half day was spent at Hobbiton, it was time for some town exploring. Somehow that afternoon, the smell of sulfur was strong that I had to cover my nose with tissue.<br />
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Anyway, a quick lunch and I was off to <a href="http://www.rotoruamuseum.co.nz/">Rotorua Museum</a>. There is an interesting history of the building, it was used to be a bath house to treat wounded soldiers from the war. And some of the bath rooms were shown in this building. The location of Rotorua caldera with a lot of thermal activities made it a perfect location for a bathhouse. There were many different kind of baths to take, from sulfur bath to mud bath (For tourists who want to experience sulfur bath, they can go to <a href="http://www.polynesianspa.co.nz/">Polynesian Spa</a> located near museum).<br />
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Rotorua museum looks over Government garden, a historic garden that was just too beautiful to not taking a stroll in.<br />
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From Government garden, there's a path leading to lake Rotorua. Luckily by this time, my nose got used to the sulfur smell and I can thoroughly enjoy the beauty of my surroundings!<br />
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I really love the following photo. The blue color of the sky was reflected beautifully by the lake giving the illusion they were one unity and weren't separated kilometers away.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01450335518195121063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693668182327550243.post-32145571398645038742013-06-23T07:25:00.000-07:002013-06-23T07:25:02.310-07:00NZ-OZ Trip: Matamata - Hobbiton<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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When I decided to go to New Zealand, <a href="http://www.hobbitontours.com/">Hobbiton</a> is a must-go place! I heard so much about it and though I know it wasn't cheap, I gotta go anyway.<br />
I took a half-day tour from Rotorua (NZD 115-including entrance fee), and the pick up was from Rotorua i-Site right at the town center. I chose the morning tour so that after the tour, I could take my time to walk around town area before leaving the next day.<br />
There were only very few of us on the morning tour and by the end of the tour, even the driver knew my name :)<br />
We were dropped at the entrance (cafe and souvenir shop-no little Hobbits' houses in sight), and soon we joined a bunch load of people boarding a vintage bus that would take us far into the farm, right to the gated area where Hobbiton was.<br />
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I would not tell you how exciting it was to be there, and how beautiful the whole place is, you can see for yourself from the pictures:<br />
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I saw this sight on my way out and it brought smile to my face right away.<br />
What's not to smile about? Blue sky? lush green trees? bright pink flowers that seem to be reaching their way out to the sky to get some sun?<br />
And when I reached home at night, there it was, moon lingering in the sky behind thin cloud (or was it haze?), nevertheless, it was still a beautiful sight...<br />
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It is in the news that though there was a bright and clear afternoon, haze could come back anytime soon. And today, though I can't see blue sky, the sunlight is still coming strong, so I suppose we should make use of and be grateful for what is given to us, and hope that the haze issue shall pass soon enough :)<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01450335518195121063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693668182327550243.post-18881442778913877132013-06-22T05:43:00.000-07:002013-06-22T05:52:34.809-07:00NZ-OZ Trip: Auckland to Rotorua with Grayline (Waitomo Cave, Agrodome, Te Puia)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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My next destination after Auckland was Rotorua. One reason was because there is a tour to Hobbiton starting from there and it is much cheaper and less exhausting than taking it from Auckland - it takes around 3-4 hours from Auckland to Matamata compared to 30 mins from Rotorua. The other reason was this one-way day tour from <a href="http://www.graylinetours.co.nz/tours/7RNR/Waitomo-and-Rotorua-Deluxe-One-Way-Tour">Grayline</a> covers the places I wanted to visit, such as <span id="goog_87469144"></span><a href="http://www.agrodome.co.nz/">Agrodome</a><span id="goog_87469145"></span>, <a href="http://www.waitomo.com/waitomo-glowworm-caves.aspx">Waitomo Glowworm Cave</a> and <a href="http://www.tepuia.com/">Te Puia</a>.<br />
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It started off early from Auckland. My pick up was at 715AM, though then it only came to pick me up at around 730. There were only less than 10 people in the bus that actually could accomodate up to 30-40 pax, so as you could guess, most of the people sit on their own, except for an elderly couple and a mom with his son.<br />
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Right soon after we left Auckland CBD, we were served morning coffee with 2 piece of cookies. There were choices of coffee, tea and milo.<br />
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Throughout the journey, I just gotta say that the view was just amazing! Very vast meadows and green hills all around us as far as our eyes can see, cows and sheep enjoying their time munching away the grass-all in all, I was mesmerized to see such healthy cows or sheep. I really think that they were happy!<br />
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From where I came from, I often passed by a small farm on my way from my hometown to Jakarta or Jogjakarta, and it seems that as far as I remember, I always think that the cattle all look sad and skinny. I could see the protruding rib cage, and I have no other feeling that sorry for them. But in New Zealand, I ALWAYS smile every time I see a cow or sheep and I feel suddenly happy for them. <br />
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Our first stop was Glow Worm Cave at Waitomo.<br />
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The entry to the cave must be accompanied by a guide, and all of us were brought in by a nice lady who had been working there for more than 20 years (wow!). She explained how there are actually a lot of caves in the area, but only few of them are opened for visiting. Taking photo is allowed but with no flash, my photos didn't come out well :(<br />
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I was amazed to know that they are actually glow larvae-instead of worm. Of course if the sign says "Glow Larvae Cave", I don't think anyone would be interested in visiting...<br />
The highlight of this cave is taking a boat throughout a water covered area of the cave where there are maybe hundred thousands of glow worm (I use the word "worm" as it makes me feel less "euww") hanging on its ceiling. No photos were impossible to take in almost no light place (or maybe my camera wasn't good enough), so I attach a photo of postcard that I bought with no intention to send out :D<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">bye bye Waitomo Glowworm Cave~</td></tr>
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Right after Waitomo Cave, we were served lunch, which was ordered from the cafe actually. When I touched it and it felt cold, I thought that it would be something that I would not like because I love my meal to be warm. The content of my lunch box was a sandwich with chicken, veggie, some sauce and raspberry jam (if I'm not wrong), a tiny muffin(?), a tiny apple, a cup of cheesecake and a small box of juice.<br />
I wasn't very happy with the meal honestly, but I tried it anyway and I was surprised to find myself enjoying the meal-it was delicious! It was definitely something very different from the usual Asian meal, but it was really good!<br />
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The next place to visit was Agrodome and I got to have close encounter with farm animals, hand-feed them and pet them, watched with farm dog and sheep shearing shows. I love animals so I love every minute spent in this place! :)<br />
I kinda felt sorry for the sheep that was sheared during the show, he (or she?) didn't look like he/she enjoyed the process at all...<br />
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Then the last stop was Te Puia to watch Maori cultural show, and visit the geyser and mud pool.<br />
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It was a cloudy day when I reached Sky Tower. Maybe that's why there weren't many people. I was going in early evening to watch sunset, but I suppose, with that kind of sky that day, there wasn't any sunset to watch... But it was my last night in Auckland, so I just had to go no matter what. </div>
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There are 2 kinds of tickets, one takes you to only up to Main Observation Level, while the other one is for up to Sky Deck (change to a different lift at the Main Observation level). </div>
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On the Main Observation level, there are some parts with glass floor. It was kinda scary to stand on top of it since I'm scared of height. But cmon! Might as well do it while I was there! </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01450335518195121063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693668182327550243.post-79804430168613336182013-06-20T08:19:00.000-07:002013-06-20T08:19:19.318-07:00NZ-OZ Trip: Auckland - Voyager Maritime Museum<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A visit to Voyager Maritime Museum is something to do for those interested in sailing, or history of sailors in NZ. I, for one, am not one, so I'm sorry to say that I find the visit was somewhat a waste of 15 NZD. Although I did like some parts of the exhibitions (beach houses and history of immigrants in NZ), but overall, it was forgettable.<br />
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Just few hundred meters from <a href="http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/">War Memorial Museum of Auckland</a>, there is <a href="http://www.gardens.org.nz/advancedsearch/?id=20">Wintergarden</a>. Being designed in 1920s, it is consists of 2 Victorian style glass houses and one quarry at the rear.<br />
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Though the name is War Memorial Museum, this museum also covers other stuff, like history of New Zealand (including Maori people and culture), wild life, Asian culture, etc.<br />
There are 2 entrances, the one near Wintergarden and the other one close to Parnell area.<br />
I came in from the latter entrance, and welcome by a spacious atrium with souvenir shop and cafe.<br />
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The souvenir shop offers wide range of postcards, and it also sells stamps, with the postbox right next to the entrance. Convenient for those who likes sending postcards like me :)<br />
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Here some pictures of the museum:<br />
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At the war memorial, the walls are filled with panels of names of those died in the wars, except for one. One would wonder why there's one panel with no names, until their sight goes to the writing at the bottom.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01450335518195121063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693668182327550243.post-87723240738778036272013-06-19T04:15:00.000-07:002013-06-19T04:15:00.512-07:00New Singapore Attraction: HazeAfter a few days of haze, I would have thought that there would be lesser and lesser as the time passes by, but I was totally wrong.<br />
Monday (17 June) was worse as PSI hit 111 (unhealthy level), and again I thought it couldn't have been worse. But I was soooo wrong...<br />
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Today I went out to do some errands, and I got teary eyes, and trouble breathing since the smell of burning wood was just so strong. All around me was covered with smog which at quick glance, people might have thought it was just a mist, til they notice the faint shape of skyscrapers and realized 'hey, this is Singapore, there's no mist here!', then the smell of burning wood just wakes the sense out of them.<br />
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Then when I was waiting for bus at Bugis, I looked up the sky and there it was, a faint color of blue... which got me thinking that today could have been a bright and good day if only the haze hadn't worsened.<br />
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Anyway, I was glad when I finally reached home. I then took a shower to wash the burning smell off my skin. Once my laptop was booted up, I found news that today, PSI hit another new high, 172 at 3 PM. Sigh...<br />
From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Southeast_Asian_haze">wikipedia</a>, the highest 3 hour PSI ever recorded was 226 in 1997.<br />
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From the news, Indonesia government said that they had the water dropping aircraft ready if the local governor ever made a request. This kinda puzzles me. Can they do some checking instead of waiting for any request from local governor??? It is obviously bad enough as the haze already affects their neighboring countries greatly. Can they leave their as*** off their comfy chair and actually do some work that could help improving the situation???<br />
Another ridiculous remark from a ministry official of Indonesia, he shifted the blame to Singapore and Malaysia, saying that it is their palm oil companies that impose slash-and-burn method to clear the forest with minimal cost/effort. This really baffles me. Was he trying to say that the government was sooo weak and powerless to actually enforce their authority??? It is on their power to investigate or even sue or forbid those companies from doing such thing, but the fact that they still do it anyway, it means that they are given permissions to do so, and by who? Hmmm.. one can only wonder...<br />
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Well, enough ranting for today, it's time to show some beauty! I got some batiks from Indonesia that I want to show off!<br />
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Aren't they pretty?!?<br />
I can't wait to make something out of them!<br />
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My vacation was started with a very interesting incident.<br />
It actually could be considered darn annoying, however surprisingly, I felt light and took it very easy.<br />
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My flight to Auckland wasn't a direct one as there was a few hours layover in Sydney. The first flight was Qantas, and I have no complaint about it. The second one was LAN, and I have one very strong complaint. The lunch was AWFUL! A bun, with very cold cheese and ham in it. It was a huge difference from what I had on my first flight. But no, this is not the incident I wanted to talk about.<br />
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Upon landing, as everyone do, I went to luggage carousel to get my baggage.<br />
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So I waited... and waited... and waited... and after maybe 30 mins of waiting and the luggage on the carousel was getting scarce, I had a suspicion that maybe something happened with my baggage. There was another girl waiting for her baggage. We shared concern that maybe we should ask someone, and off she went to lost and found (or is it baggage service room? I can't remember...). I waited for another few minutes before I also headed to the room I saw that girl went in.<br />
A very nice lady checked our luggage whereabouts in her computer, and it turned out that my luggage was on its way to Auckland and it would only arrive in 2 hours, and the other girl's was still stranded in London...<br />
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So, the nice lady helped filing in report for the other girl, and it turned out that her first name is the same as mine!! what a very strange coincidence, right!?!<br />
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Then, since the nice lady assured me that it would be better if I left now and had my luggage delivered later tonight, so I left the airport after giving the details of my luggage content to the custom officer and also my luggage padlock code.<br />
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I was fully aware that I should at least feel a little bit annoyed about the whole delayed luggage thing, but surprisingly, I wasn't annoyed at all. I believed that everything would be alright. The luggage wasn't missing, it was delayed and it made a whole lot different. It would come back to me soon enough, and at my hotel, I was sure toiletries were provided, and I had my toothbrush with me, so I could manage for another few hours until my luggage was delivered to me. If anything, I felt like a heavy burden (literally!) was lifted upon me. I didn't have to haul 17 kgs luggage me all the way from airport to hotel. All I had to carry was my backpack and it weighed less than 5 kgs!<br />
<i>*Though in the end, I only got my luggage the next morning, I can't say that it affected my mood at all. </i><br />
<i>**By the way, I almost lost my passport at the airport too due to my stupid clumsiness. I truly thank the information uncle who patiently advised me on what to do (and again asked if I got my passport back when I passed by his counter on my way out), the custom officer who seemed to think the passport incident amusing since he kinda held back a smile throughout explaining where I should go to get my passport, and Air New Zealand baggage officers for keeping my passport when I stupidly left on her table, and passed it back to me without anything but a smile. </i><br />
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So then, I took <a href="https://www.google.com.sg/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CC4QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.airbus.co.nz%2F&ei=tlDAUZexK8jRrQfGroHwAQ&usg=AFQjCNGvEKhbxp74eLbCybrAPL52O3ms6Q&sig2=Cdjx0a1gYmYpHOHMPPW-3A&bvm=bv.47883778,d.bmk">Airbus</a> to CBD area, and it stopped at a bus stop near Mercure Hotel at Custom East Street. I found a deal from <a href="http://www.wotif.com/">Wotif</a> - 2 nights get 1 night free - and considering its nice location in CBD, I just had to take it and I was glad I did.<br />
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The hotel is definitely not new, but it's decent enough to stay for a few days.<br />
The location is very good. Close to Ferry Building and Britomart Train Station. Bus stop is practically right at the door. And it is also one of the hotels in hotel pick-up list of many local tours. There are a lot of eating places around the hotel, and <a href="http://www.esquirescoffee.co.nz/">Esquire Coffee</a> is right across the street. Shopping street - Queen Street is only few seconds walk from the door.<br />
The receptionists were very helpful and friendly - the check in took only few minutes without any hassle; when I had a problem with my television, they responded quickly, and this I truly appreciate.<br />
The room was clean and big, though tired. I got a room with 2 single beds, with a view of Custom East Street. Bathroom was a little aged, but clean.<br />
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Here is some photos of the room and surroundings.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01450335518195121063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693668182327550243.post-19654525602479104372013-06-17T09:09:00.000-07:002013-06-17T09:09:02.085-07:00Recent Updates: Rainbow in Purwokerto, Jakarta National Monument, Singapore HazeThings have been quite hectic since I'm back from my looooong vacation in New Zealand and Australia... God knows I haven't even posted anything about my trip and it's been more than a month! And so I promise myself to start posting this week. However, I do have several updates on my last trip to my hometown.<br />
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I came from a small town in Central Java, Indonesia. Though I have not been living there for almost 14 years, I do frequent trips to visit my family. Just as everyone living far away from their family, no matter how busy our life is, we still have to remember that we do have obligations and duties as a daughter (or son), sister (or brother), aunt (or uncle), cousins, niece (or nephew), etc. And I'm a firm believer that family comes first, thus every year, I go back to my hometown for at least 3-4 times and stay for at least a week. So since I am currently no longer bound by strict office hour and limited number of leaves, I spent 3 weeks visiting my family since late May until last Friday.<br />
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My hometown is indeed a small town, named <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purwokerto">Purwokerto</a>. It takes around 5 hour train ride or 7-8 hour car ride from Jakarta. Though it is still a place where people still know their neighbors; there's a lot of small <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warung">warung</a>, street food stall; and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cycle_rickshaw">becak </a>is still operating and well used by everyone; now it's rare to see paddy fields in central town area compared to 20 years ago; old houses are torn down and replaced by ugly minimalist shophouses; while my street was a quiet one and it took no problem to go across the street, now it is terribly noisy and difficult to cross. I remember saying to my mom that I miss the 'old' Purwokerto...<br />
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Since I know have a new habit to look at the sky and admire how beautiful the blue sky accompanied by clouds with many shades of white, I was disappointed that the sky was always cloudy throughout my stay. But on one afternoon, I was chatting with my niece when I suddenly noticed, there was a rainbow across the sky!<br />
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The photo might not do justice, but I assure you, it was beautiful :)<br />
Especially since the sky was so grey, and the rainbow kinda signified a beauty that could come out from such dark and gloomy surroundings, that somehow it gives hope that there's always a silver lining in every situation that we may deem bad (maybe I'm being a little bit poetic here...)<br />
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Then, on my journey back to Singapore, I took a train to Jakarta, and continued with a bus to airport. The train station is right next to National Monument, and when the bus passed by it, I was surprised to see that the National Monument park looked maintained and even rather beautiful (by Indonesian standard). I just said to myself that I had to take a picture of it.<br />
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When I arrived at Singapore, another surprise waited for me. Singapore haze is back!!<br />
I thought my eyes were deceiving me when I looked out from my plane window and saw how foggy Singapore was. In taxi on my way home, I was feeling strange to see how hazy it was. And not after browsing, I found news that <a href="http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/the-haze-back-three-hour-psi-reading-higher-end-moderate-range-2013061">Singapore is indeed 'under attack' by haze</a>. I'm not proud to say that my beloved country is the cause of it...<br />
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On Saturday, it was actually clearer, but by Sunday night, I was in my room when I smelled something burning. I looked around my room for a few seconds before I realized that the smell came from the haze. Today, I could straightaway smell the smoke when I got out of my room in the morning. And by late afternoon, it got worse...<br />
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The <a href="https://www.google.com.sg/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CDIQqQIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.channelnewsasia.com%2Fnews%2Fsingapore%2Fhaze-hits-unhealthy-level%2F712876.html&ei=hS-_UZPsE8qOrgfOxID4DQ&usg=AFQjCNFeorlE9Pq-kC7wQx1smRB21rWogQ&sig2=PwOZqQ9pOayjNE-OzdFZ1w&bvm=bv.47883778,d.bmk">news</a> doesn't look promising either. There's even a blame game played by officials of Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia, sigh... I can only hope the haze will be clearer in days ahead, though I will not get my hopes up either... :(<br />
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On a side note, I went to <a href="http://www.beerfestasia.com/">Beer Fest Asia 2013</a> in Marina Promenade last Saturday and I had a blast!<br />
<a href="http://www.killerqueen.co/joomla/">Killer Queen</a> was performing and boy, they do still have their magic!<br />
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I first saw them in Beer Fest 2011, and they turned me to a fan overnight. When I heard that they were having a show in Timbre in December 2011, I went with a group of friend and I wasn't disappointed. So when I learned that they would perform in this year Beer Fest, I knew I just had to go.<br />
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This time I managed to stand very close to the stage and I truly enjoyed every song they performed. The crowd was so full of fun, and one memorable moment is when 'Freddie Mercury' went to backstage to change costume right in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohemian_Rhapsody#Opera_.283:03.E2.80.934:07.29">the Opera part of Bohemian Rhapsody</a>, the whole audience sang along the whole part without stopping until he came back to stage to finish the song. It.. was.. AWESOME!<br />
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It's been a week since I'm back from my looo~ng vacation, and for the past few days, it was so hard to adjust myself back to my usual daily routine. And not until last Friday that I managed to get the hang of it - Finally!<br />
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Today also marked the first day of getting back to shape (after one month of no-exercise-and-ate-what-I-could-find), and I started it with trying on jogging. For the record, I did usually exercise - 3-4 times a week - but they consisted of <a href="http://yourshapegame.ubi.com/fitness-evolved-2012/en-us/index.aspx">Xbox Kinect Your Shape 2012</a> or following a video of yoga.<br />
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I didn't jog. I tried few years back and I found it boring to just run around the neighborhood and also felt like I was breathing on exhaust fume while running (it's not that bad in Singapore compared to highly polluted Jakarta, but still...). And then when I was staying with a friend at Sydney, he jogs on weekends at a park in his neighborhood and he managed to convince me to give jogging a second try after knowing there is a park few kilometers away from where I live.<br />
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And so I did... sort of...<br />
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My plan was to start jogging from the small path near my building that leads to park, then go around the park before then heading back to the starting path and go back home. However! the distance from the start of that path to the park is more than 1 km, and being a noob in jogging as I am, and the fact that I haven't been exercising for more than a month, after passing 500m mark (according to <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gebogebo.android.distancecalcfree&hl=en">Distance Calculator app</a> I installed in my phone), I lost my breath... it's pathetic, I know... I kinda blame the hot tropical sun too!<br />
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So in the end, my plan was kinda a bust. I kept walking-jogging until 1 km mark, then I walked-jogged back home. Sorry, <a href="http://www.nparks.gov.sg/cms/index.php?option=com_visitorsguide&task=parks&id=8&Itemid=73">Bishan Park</a>, I shall visit you some other time.<br />
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Anyway, although today's plan was somewhat failed, I still want to stick to having jogging as one of my weekly exercises, and I kinda hope to jog maybe twice a week if the weather permits.<br />
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Do wish me luck!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01450335518195121063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693668182327550243.post-64939779401717620812013-05-06T06:11:00.000-07:002013-05-06T06:12:23.572-07:00Past Sewing Projects<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I'm back!!!<br />
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So good to be back and have access to my dear laptop - I guess I'm not as comfortable as I thought I was with portable gadgets such as handphone and ipad to do some blogging. I just love the feeling of typing using an ACTUAL keyboard and not the one on touch screen!<br />
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I'm not in the middle of organizing photos from my 5-week trip - officially my longest trip so far - there are like hundreds of them so it will take a while, and as I was too eager to post something in my dear blog, I will post some pictures of my past sewing projects :-)<br />
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And just because I can - I had a very plain and simple red velvet jewelry box, and I was so tempted to prettify it, and after adding a little bit of lace and a cute piece of fabric, I can say that I'm satisfied with the outcome :-)<br />
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It's raining in Singapore which I hope it won't cause any delay to my flight as I have a connecting flight to Auckland and I really don't wish having to spend too much time waiting in airport... though I have to say that if only all airports are like Changi, it might be alright - but until now, I haven't found any airport that is at least has the potential to become the second best airport after Changi. </div>
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Anyway, there's a very cute display of 2 pandas in terminal 1 public area and departure area which I believe it has something to do with Kai Kai and Jia Jia-2 pandas lent from China to Singapore Zoo.<br />
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Well, for the past one week I have been busy preparing for my upcoming one-month trip to New Zealand and Australia...<br />
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Yes, it was somewhat sudden, but as an Indonesian, I have to apply for New Zealand and Australia visas first before I can plan the detail of my trip, and since I had a history of my Europe trip got cancelled due to visa being rejected while I had already been in half-way of planning my trip, when I applied visa for both Australia and New Zealand, I avoided all kinds of planning, or even conversations that may touch the subject of vacation, Australia, and New Zealand.<br />
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And true to be told, I was kinda touchy for few weeks while waiting for the outcome of my visa, and I might have been snappy towards few of my friends... *so sorry for that dear friends :(<br />
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Anyway, end of last week I came to NZ embassy to collect my visa and only since then I dedicated most of my time to do all the travel planning, and now I can say that all of them are done and I'm (almost) ready to fly tomorrow evening~ yay!!<br />
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So.. let's see...<br />
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passport and visa <span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">✓</span><br />
<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 19.1875px;"> </span></span>print out of all accommodation and day tour/flight bookings <span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">✓</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;"> </span>a copy of passport and visa (just in case) <span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">✓</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;"> </span>maps <span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">✓</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;"> </span>cash <span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">✓</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;"> </span>medicine <span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">✓</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;"> </span>travel adapter and ipad/phone charger <span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">✓</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;"> </span>camera <span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">✓</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;"> </span>toiletries <span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">✓</span><br />
clothes... what can I say... I still have few clothes hanging outside waiting to dry so that I can pack them up and put it into my blue luggage<br />
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This trip is actually going to be my first long vacation that I have to basically take care everything myself. I had planned (and quite successfully done) several trips, but none of them were longer than a week, while this trip to NZ and OZ is going to be for one whole month!!! I'm totally excited, thrilled, and somewhat nervous about this trip! I just hope everything will be just fine - wish me luck!<br />
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PS: This is something I'm kinda proud of :D I printed everything needed to be printed, then I tagged each of them with paper tape (so that it's easy to pull out) and put them in a transparent file folder with dividers, take a look:<br />
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But then I was lucky enough to find this store by accident. It sells all the stuff I need for my projects and almost every time I thought that I may have to buy something online, I go there and voila! - they carry it in their store :)<br />
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So this post is for all crafters and sewers in Singapore that haven't found a good local store for their sewing supplies needs!<br />
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The store name is <a href="http://www.singmuiheng.com/">Sing Mui Heng</a>. There are 2 branches, in <a href="http://www.singmuiheng.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=45&Itemid=38">Chinatown</a> and <a href="http://www.singmuiheng.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=44&Itemid=40">Textile Centre</a>, and they now even have a new online webstore: <a href="http://www.seweasy.com.sg/">seweasy.com.sg</a>. Even though the items they carry are more or less the same, if you're looking for laces and cotton/linen tapes, the branch in Textile Centre carries wider range of them, while the one in Chinatown carries more fabrics, beads, bag making supplies, Brother sewing machine (and quite various presser foot) - and they also have sewing/quilting classes.<br />
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However, since today I went to the one in Chinatown, I post some pics of their branch there. Enjoy!<br />
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<i>Note: I heard that they just renovated the Textile Centre branch, I will post more pics once I have the time to visit them. </i><br />
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