Chacha :')

When Lviv already covered by snow, Chacha just Instagram this picture for me and it's just so sweet :')

Love you heaps, Chacha.

Another 3rd of December, Another Age Has Come and Another Happiness Comes Around.

Thank you Lord for give me ups and downs in life. I cannot say thank you enough to You, how can You be so kind to me while I'm always show the worst part of me. You gave me an amazing family, you give me a tough mom, a supportive dad and a wise brother. My life so wonderful, you sent me a joy by giving good people around me. I cannot explain how happy I am and how blessed I am. Thank you for giving unforgettable lesson I've experienced in life, I  have never been so happy before. You know that I am not an expert prayer, You know that I had a million reason to not to pray but You always heard my plea. Oh God, Thank you for caring me from I had nothing to have something (even it's not that brilliant but it makes someone proud of me). Thank you God, for my sweet 23rd.

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Lviv, The Exotic City in Eastern Europe.

It’s such a pleasure ever been to Lviv. Ada kebanggaan tersendiri yang muncul didalam diri ketika gue dikasih kesempatan menggunjungi dan tinggal selama 2 bulan buat ikutan Exchange Program dari AIESEC ke negara eropa yang jarang didatangi oleh orang Indonesia kebanyakan. Because European Union is too mainstream. Hehe. gue yang berkesempatan mengunjungi Lviv pada bulan Januari lalu sebelum hebohnya Piala Eropa. gue mendapatkan pengalaman yang tak terhingga dan engga akan gue lupain seumur hidup! gue gue juga dapet bonus untuk menikmati salju (melihat, menyentuh bahkan memakan salju!) rasanya mata ini mulai panas dan mengeluarkan air ketika menyaksikan secara langsung detik-detik turunnya salju pertama (buat gue) di Lviv. Duh, norak! But indeed a dream do come true!

Mungkin ada banyak orang belum familiar dengan kota Lviv, mungkin sebagian dari mereka bertanya-tanya “ada di Negara mana sih kota Lviv itu?” sedikit cerita tentang kota Lviv. Kota Lviv itu berada di sebelah barat Ukraina. Ukraina adalah Negara jajahan Uni Soviet, people in eastern of the country speak Russian and people who live in western speak Ukrainian. Walaupun Lviv bukan ibukota dari Ukraina melainkan Kiev, tapi Lviv ini merupakan pusat kota budaya di Ukraina. Lepas dari bayang-bayang kota Kiev yang megah dengan banyaknya gedung bertingkat yang sangat modern, Lviv merupakan ibukota provinsi yang sangat Indah, hangat, unik dan sangat mempertahankan nilai-nilai budaya yang sangat eksotik, karena di Lviv kalian tidak akan menemukan kereta bawah tanah (Subway/Metro) disinilah nilai ke unikan dari kota Lviv. Lviv juga sangat dikenal julukan dengan “The Little Paris“ ya, karena gaya arsitektur gedung-gedung di Lviv sangat mencerminkan gaya Eropa Barat. Lviv is like a heaven for Chocolate, Coffee, Beer and Vodka lovers!

City Center (Old Town)

            Pusat kota Lviv  dimasukkan ke dalam daftar UNESCO warisan nasional, terdiri dari Rynok Square, Opera House, Freedom Avenue dan banyak bangunan tua, gereja dan tempat-tempat lain. Setiap bangunan yang unik dan layak untuk dilihat. Lviv City Center salah satu perkotaan yang paling indah di Ukraina. Bangunan yang sangat terpelihara dengan baik dan jalan-jalan batu yang indah. Pada saat musim panas banyak sekali orang-orang yang menggelar tikar di taman sambil menikmati udara atau hanya sekedar bersenda gurau dengan teman sebaya sambil menikmati ice cream. Di City Center sering sekali mengadakan festival, gue datang bertepatan dengan moment perayaan Natal Ortodoks. Ya, umat ortodoks merayakan Natal pada tanggal 7 Januari, pas gue dateng disekitar Opera House diadakan semacam Teater buat ngerayain Natal dan banyak banyak banget booth-booth dari yang jual makanan sampai souvenir khas Lviv dan pada bulan Februari dalam rangka merayakan hari Kasih Sayang atau Valentines Day diadakannya Lviv Chocolate Festival selama empat hari berturut-turut. This one was the best festival overall! 

(ini Festival Natal Ortodoks)

(Lviv Chocolate Festival)

Lviv Chocolate Factory

Kota Lviv adalah “surga”nya bagi penikmat Coklat, bagi yang mengaku penggila coklat tapi belum menikmati coklat khas Lviv berarti bukan penggemar coklat sejati. Hehe

Tempat yang terletak di City Center ini menjadi tujuan utama para turis yang datang ke kota Lviv. Di Lviv Chocolate Factory Ada sebuah kafe kecil di lantai pertama dimana lo dapat menikmati apa pun yang terbuat dari coklat mulai dari secangkir cokelat hangat sampai kue dan kue kering.

Di lantai kedua ada dapur dimana lo dapat ngeliat gimana cokelat dibuat, seperti museum mini. Kemudian kamu diajak ke lantai dua, tempat ini seperti restoran prasmanan dimana lo dapat mengambil cokelat yang lo mau beli. Coklat disini benar-benar enak dan harganya juga sangat bersahabat. A must visit place in Lviv especially if you have a sweet tooth or just want to grab a desert :p

Opera House

            Arsitektur Opera House yang sangat terkenal di Ukraine ini sangat klasik dan mengesankan, sayang gue engga sempat masuk ke dalam untuk menyaksikan pertunjukan Ballet disana. gue sih udah cukup puas ngeliat uniknya arsitektur bangunan ini (padahal sih dalam hati pingin masuk). engga usah lama-lama deh sedihnya, Opera House ini mempunyai Restaurant yang sangat unik, terletak disamping gedung, tempat ini ada dibawah tanah Opera House. Menu yang ditawarkan sangat menggugah selera makan dan harganya juga sangat terjangkau. Walaupun gue engga bisa menyaksikan pertunjakan Ballet, setidaknya perut gue keisi makanan enak :p 

Vysokyi Zamok (High Castle)

Lviv High Castle tidak benar-benar sebuah kastil. Pada dasarnya itu adalah sebuah taman yang terletak di bukit tertinggi di Lviv. Hanya ada beberapa reruntuhan kastil bersejarah yang tetap terjaga buatan Union of Lublin, gundukannya terletak di puncak bukit.  Pada awalnya guemales banget buar pergi kesana, karena gue harus menghadapi kenyataan bahwa gue harus menanjaki ratusan anak tangga dan melenyelusuri jalan-jalan yang terjal. Well worth the 45 minute climb to the top and my feeling was definitely right! Ratusan kali gue jatuh dan kepeleset didukung oleh sepatu yang licin dan medan yang curam serta jarak pandang yang kurang jelas (kebetulan banget pada saat itu lagi hujan salju) tapi pemandangan pada saat itu menurut saya sangatlah mengagumkan, everything was snowcapped and even more amazing. Duh norak! When I got there the view was pretty incredible though it was covered by fog. Totally worth to climb!

(ps: it would be better if you go there with your lover. seriously.)

Lviv Ratusha (Town Hall Tower)

            Ratusha adalah gedung balai kota yang berada di jantung kota Lviv (Rynok Square). Gedung ini sama halnya dengan Monas di Jakarta yang membuat berbeda adalah Ratusha tidak memiliki elevator untuk naik maupun turun. tinggi gedung ini kurang lebih 65 meter dan lo harus banget ngelewatin kurang lebih 408 anak tangga untuk mencapai puncak, and it takes like forever to get on top. Seriously. Engga beda jauh dari High Castle, Ratusha juga menyuguhkan pemandangan kota Lviv yang indah dari atas gedung. Kayanya di Lviv ini banyak banget gedung-gedung yang membutuhkan kesabaran ekstra untuk mencapai puncak teratas. Gue rasanya hampir mati kena Asma kalau di ajak main sama si Christina. Hobinya naik turun tangga.

            Bisa dibilang berlebihan sih, tapi I do really in love with this city and the people in it. Selain orang-orangnya yang sangat ramah, Lviv ini surganya makanan! Makanan khas Ukraina itu luar biasa enaknya. Lebay? Engga ah! Sup khas Ukraina yang berwarna merah darah ini bernama Borsh itu juara 1 buat gue, walaupun banyak yang bilang rasanya hambar, tapi sup yang terbuat dari sayur Beet dan dicampur dengan sour cream ini, enak banget!  Ada juga makanan yang bentuknya mirip banget sama dumplings yang dikenal dengan nama Varenyky ini makanan favorit gue selama disana, yaa karena selain makanan ini sih yang paling praktis dimasak selama disana, karena di supermarket banyak yang jual Varenyky instant. Varenyky ini biasanya diisi dengan kentang, cherry, meat (it can be beef or pork) and cheese. Dan masih banyak lagi makan-makan enak lainnya. Untuk masalah harga lo engga perlu khawatir, I think Ukraine is the most cheapest country in Europe. Karena Ukraina itu bukan European Union jadi mata uangnya bukan Euro melainkan Hyrvna (dibaca: Grivna). Pheew~

Spent 47 days in Lviv were not enough for me. Seriously. I promise will come back to Lviv in Summer, I’m enough with the snow! 

SNEAK PEEK : EASE MAGAZINE PHOTOSHOOT 4TH EDITION!

My first contribution as a Fashion Stylish for EASE Magazine.

I think no one knows about EASE Magazine.

EASE Magazine is AIESEC free-magazine. it’s created by Communication Functional in AIESEC LC Bandung, for our real contribution to inspire young people around Bandung.

Model:

Anda Andika

Nestya

Fashion Stylish:

Vincentya Stella

Make-up:

Nindya Paisan

Wardrobe:

Jizeeru by Gisela Febriana

Accessories:

Moth Jewelery by Larasati Dewangga

PoLOVEroid

I just scanned my polaroid films that I took in Lviv. these pictures bring so much memories to remember :')

Time flies....

it has been a month and i miss them :(

Istanbul, Turkey : 4 days Bonus Trip

I'll see you again someday, Ukraine :')

Welcome to Istanbul, Turkey!

Me and Orin planned to go to Turkey before we going home, so here we are!

So, me and Orin had to wait Aysel like for 2 hours at the airport because she's gonna be our host family during our trip in Turkey. anyway, Aysel has the same schedule like ours but her flight was from Oddessa. after 2 hours of waiting, finally we met! before we decided gone from the airport, i wanted to took some money from ATM, unlucky me..... one of my debit card was not work in Turkey! and the other one was empty! Madafakaaah! i was in big trouble, i only had Hryvna in my wallet! i didn't have dollars or euros left in my wallet. that was not funny at all! the best thing was.... i can't called my mom from here! so, i beg to Orin to lent me some money. fiuuuuh~

Anyway, i love the weather in Istanbul. It was like +7 degrees outside and there was no snow!

after that, we were looking for taxi but none of them didn't allowed us to take it, because three of us brought a really big luggage, especially me. so we decided to took a metro, before that we should buy tickets and Aysel bought it for us. I really love these metro, its cooler than metro in Kiev.

The right phrase for us is "don't expect too much during the trip" after we got out from metro station and took a taxi, we just realized that Aysel lost her wallet and she had everything on it. she had cash money like $400 and her identity card, driving license, student card and also her credit and debit cards and it kinda hard to make the new identity card in Turkey because she should go to her city, Izmir (which is it takes like 6 hours by bus from Istanbul) to make the new one. oh poor Aysel and i feel so sorry for her.

After get out from taxi, we went to Aysel's uncle house, he's gonna be our host family for 4 days ahead. Aysel just dropped off her luggage into the room, and she went to the police station to make a report about her wallet. so, me and Orin stay at home with her aunty (who can't speak english). it was reaaaaaally awkward, we even can't having a conversation with her. Orin and I just sat on the couch while watched tv which are all the programs speak in Turkish. hahaha.

actually, Ayel's aunty was really nice, she was pregnant and still go to work (actually, we stayed in the 5th floor and there's no elevator, can u imagine??) and finally his husband just came home, fiuuuuh finally, at least she has a friend to talk with. haha

but, they were really nice, they provided us good food, they cooked for us.

anyway, my journey in Istanbul was not that good, there are a lot of obstacles. i didn't go to great places there. places that i only remember : Sultan Ahmed (Blue Mosque and Ana Sofiya), Taxim Street, Bakırköy Street and malls like : Max Mara and some mall (I forgot the name, they sell like the cheapest price) and I didn't took so many pictures of it :(

so, here some pictures that I can share...

Even I had no fun in Istanbul like I expected before, but I really really happy been here. I had a new family here. Thanks to Aysel and her uncle also his wife who allowed us to stay in their flat for 4 days!

Anyway, they are really love Indonesia, we shared about Indonesia and we gave them Indonesian souvenirs, they were really happy! they were the nicest host family I've ever had. I'm so gonna miss them so much!

"A good friend is hard to find, hard to lose, and impossible to forget..."

Saying good-bye is the hardest word to say. 42days flew so fast!

there are not just friends, but family. we came from different country, with different culture and different language. we met in Lviv, for same the project, live together, to get to know each other, and be tolerant. how lucky i am meet those awesome people here, in Lviv.

I am having a good time with good people, here.

but in every Hellos there will be a Good-bye in the end. i hate to say Good-bye to people that i love the most, i hate to hold the tears and i hate to know that distance is the biggest problem of it now and i hate that can't hug them for the last time in the railway station. it was a saddest goodbye :(

They are who i love the most, and they're who always be with me.

There are some people in life that make you laugh a little louder, smile a little bigger, and just live a little better.

Bruno

My lovely brazilian brother, my savior. Bruno, is the loveliest person i've ever met. he has not a negative thinking to people. he's so lovely, even i ever broke his favorite knife but he never get angry with me. he such a wise person. Bruno likes to fix anything, but he can't fix my broken heart (Bru, i've asked you to fix it. haha) who doesn't loves Bruno? everybody loves him. he knows when i got a bit upset of something, even i didn't say it and even everyone didn't noticed it. he just looked into my eyes and said "laras, are you okay?". oh Bru, i will miss you when we did mimic game and you showed those Nemo face, i will miss you when we sang Spice Girl - Wanna be, i will miss your hug and kiss on my cheek. i love you, Bruuuu! you're my the best brother that i could possibly have. i was lucky to meet you.

Heiki

The meanest person i've ever met! but you're so missable. he love his country so much, Estonia. he didn't like to be a "courtesy" people, he will say what he didn't like. he never get angry, even i ever left him in the club (i know i was so mean to you) and he loves niki! i will miss you when you sang "ice cream and cake and cake" i will miss you when you said "Laras, why you so retarteded??" and i will miss your words "hmmm kinda... a bit" with estonian accent. i love you, Heiki.

Nathalia

My sister, my midnight-chat-partner, my lovely brazilian girl. Nathalia such a wise person. i am lucky for being her friend. she likes to scratch me and it reminds me of my mother. she always hold me when we walked together, because she hates to see me walked so slow and i miss the way she called me "Otak Udang". even she only stayed for 2 weeks in our project, but she will stay forever in my heart. i will miss you, Nathalia.

Money

My chinese Fatherrrrrsh! fist time i saw him, he doens't look like a chinese boy, i thought he was from singapore or something, but he's originally from chinese! i'll always remember when you call my name "laRRRRas" you want to prove that not all chinese people can't pronounce R and your jokes about "i'm hungRRRRRRRy" to imitated you-know-who. i will miss you when you put Fuck in every words and i will miss you when we sang Meteor Garden Soundtrack together! i will missssss youuu, Money!

Aysel

My turkish motherrrrsh! i thought you were a shy girl, but....... i was totally wrong! haha. i remember when you asked to everybody "can we go to the club this weekend?"and it was so funny when you get drunk! you don't even remember that you ate snow. i will miss you when you said ukrainian words with turkish accent, i will miss you when i woke you up and you said "ok, give me 5 minutes to sleep" then you back to sleep again. Ayseeeeeel, we will meet in Istanbul. but i miss you already!!

Orin

I know her for almost 4 years, we attended in the same University, in the same faculty, in the same year but in different class. actually, we're not a close friend in university. but since when we arrived here, everything changed! we always together like everyday, we slept together or even took a shower together and we always share everything. even our parents get to know each other and has a good relationship during our internship. Oring Utan! it was so sad when people had no idea about our jokes, we always laughing like a drunk guy next door. i'm so lucky to have you here.

ok, i'll write in Bahasa Indonesia, because it's hard to explain in English.

senaaaaaang banget gue bisa pergi bareng lo kesini, ngurus ini itu bareng-bareng. sampe ribet bareng-bareng. hampir ketinggalan pesawat gara-gara kebodohan dan kesotoyan gue. hahaha. gue bakal kangen banget ribet-ribet kaya gini. mungkin gue suka bikin lo kesel, tapi yaa gitu deh namanya juga scorpio ketemu sama sagitarius (apa sih) gue bakal kangen AADC sama Eiffel i'm in love. kangen ngobrol ngalor ngidul engga jelas, belanja bareng, fitting baju abis belanja. aaaaah ORIIIIIIN! jangan sombong-sombong yaa abis selesai exchange ini. i love you like a love song, baby!

Chacha

My chacha! .... i started cried when i wrote this part. i remember when i called you Chacha, in the first time i said it you didn't like, because Chacha is the name of georgian vodka (if i'm not mistaken) but today, you love that name that i gave to you! even when you introduced yourself in the opening of language school you said "hello i'm Alexandra, but you can call me Chacha" yes, it sounds better than Shasha right? it will be confusing you when ukrainian people say "what" with "shasha" ehehe

and i remember when you got angry with me and orin because of you had waited us for 30minutes for King Kros! you send this sms "you're lazy interns! i will kick your ass" but, i know you really love us and you can't get angry with us for a long time, right? haha

chacha, i will always remember you. i will miss our gossips time. you will stay in my heart FOREVER! you're my best sister, my best friend. i love you with all my heart! I LOVE YOU VEY VERY VERY MUCH!

Christina

Titinaaaaaaaa, my lovely friend! ... oh i can't hold my tears.

you're the second ukrainian people that i met after Andrew who picked us up at the railway station. Titina, you're the loveliest person i've ever know. i remember when you brought me to High Tower and i felt almost die in that time, because i climbed a hundred stairs after that you brought me to High Castle. why you love to bring people to the highest place??? you're so meaaan!

titinaaaa, i will alwaaays love you! i will miss you, miss you food. miss your flat! miss our gossips time. you told me your secret, and i will keep it until i die. I LOVE YOU, TINKAAAAA!

Danilo

i don't know how to say..... thank you for being my one night movie boy! it was so lovely that we can spent our time together. i love the way you hug me, the way you hold my hands, the way you tell a funny story, the way you play poker, the way you play with Niki, and the way you call me "funny sist". i will miss your silly jokes with and your silly face. i wish i could meet again someday. thank you for sweet memory :)

Friends find the sweetest sense of happiness by simply being together.

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Goodbyes are not forever, goodbyes are not the end. the simply mean i'll miss you until we meet again! hugs and kisses :)