March 2012
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“Life cannot be possessed. You cannot have it in your fist. If you want to have...”
– Osho
What I've Learned
Today, especially in the new industry of fashion, I’ve learned quite a few lessons. My partner has warned me about this: the industry is highly competitive. And it’s not as friendly as what I’ve imagined. You need to be very tough to be in this business. Mentally.
Well, for everything I’ve built, I always know the ‘why’ behind it. So, everytime I have doubt, I...
Benjamin told me a nice quote on entrepreneurship: just f*cking do it.
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February 2012
347 posts
Got our first Salsabeela’s negative nomention remarks in 3 hours since our launch. My partner said, that’s good. Meaning we have a fantastic product. Cool theory :))
Overwhelmed with a lot of positive feedbacks for SalsabeelaShop.com
Thanks a lot! Especially for my great team! I’m truly blessed!
I’m launching SalsabeelaShop.com in my pajamas, sipping my morning tea.
Welcome to digital world
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Welcoming SalsabeelaShop.com →
Bismillah, a note from me, at the opening of SalsabeelaShop.com
I launched several websites and books before. But this feels different. I’m so nervous! Counting minutes to Salsabeela’s launch.
Solitary Wanderer: Date A Girl Who Travels →
emiralda:
First, Date A Girl Who Reads (or Writes), now this?
Huge smile on my face on this cloudy gloomy morning :)
napalmjoy:
Date a girl who travels. Date a girl who would rather save up for out of town trips or day trips than buy new shoes or clothes. She may not look like a fashion plate, but behind that tanned and freckled face from all the days out in the sun, lies a mind that can...
treasure box #170916: Diversify your dreams! →
You wouldn’t invest all of your savings into one stock, because, for a variety of reasons both in and out of your control, that one stock might never generate a return. Why treat your dreams and passions — arguably your most valuable assets — any differently? Let’s embrace the entire…
“Investors dont buy the hypes. We buy future sustainability and revenue...”
– Bro MW (via nuniek)
29 February
I think so!!
nuniek:
Now I get it why it was one of the best days: it only occurs once wvery 4 years!
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I’m doing a social experiment. I put my age in my twitter profile. Let’s see if people notice and how they react.
*inspired by some friends in early 20s that put their age on twitter*
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You: You know what we should do? Going on a vacation for a whole year! In a yacht!
Me: But, I can't swim
Googling Benjamin Joffe and Mark Robson that I’m going to meet today on different occasion. My bad habit is meeting people without really knowing who and why :))
Are you kidding me?
Like seriously. Get over me. Get over the prospect that you can be friend with me. After all these, you CAN’T.
emiralda replied to your post: I talk on the phone to my friend Mohan from…
I know women multitask. Question is, do we also multi-feel? Like being so happy yet very sad at the same time?
I don’t think I ever multi-feel, Em :| *thinks* maybe like feel alone in the crowd, but not happy and sad in the same time
How to be happy: Be kind. Be silly. Be tacky.
inbetweendeadlines:
Life is too short:
1. To hate. It only defines you, not others.
2. To regret.
3. To mourn your bad luck.
4. To call people n00bs. Shared joy is a double joy, shared sorrow is half sorrow.
5. Not to be in the present.
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These girly things killing me. Fake eyelashes, fake eye colors, fake hair… This is overwhelming!!
*after spend 1 hour on contact lens counter, trying to put that damn doll eye lens to my small eyes and failed*
I talk on the phone to my friend Mohan from Singapore. He’s been very active in startup industry. He said, “We were talking about you, how did you run all different things at once!”
I said, “Mohan, women multitask.”
:))
Business time
Getting into pricing in Salsabeela’s. Time for business. I have production price. Suggestion price from my team. And the final is always MY price.
How do I define the price? Intuition.
Counting hours to Salsabeela’s online shop launch *\(^_^)/*
You: I have excellent memory! I can remember days from my childhood
Me: Wow, that's great. Is that mean, from now on, you can't say that you forgot things I said, or my birthday, or anything? Because you have such an excellent memory??
You: I just dig my own grave, didn't I?
“Date a girl who reads. Date a girl who spends her money on books instead of...”
– Rosemary Urquico (via blitzkreigkate)
I’m preparing my second poetry book. Poetry has been my muse this past year and I really excited to do this with my bestfriend. He will contribute photographs in this book. Hopefully we can launch it in June. Insha Allah.
I am so used to having a lot of people around me. Jakarta. A city with more than 10 million people. With a size only 1/4 Beijing I believe. So, you can imagine.
The day we landed at Dublin’s airport, I confused because nobody around.
When we jumped on the bus, I really enjoy the journey, because even though we’re standing, but the bus is going somewhere (unlike the stuck traffic of...
I’m in a discussion with colleague from China, UK, etc talking about mobile behavior in Indonesia. I remember when I was in a meeting in Dublin, I told people that I brought 7 gadgets in my bag everytime. And they were like: “But… WHY?” :))
Average Indonesian has more than 2 mobile phones. I think I’m one of the average. Or a little bit more.
But hey, it’s...
Me and Kreshna already prepare the concept of our own ‘author photo’ for our not-written-yet book.
That’s what I called: faith.
Attitude
About attitude. I heard a bad story related to people’s attitude today. I think it’s bad, disrespectful and ungrateful. I totally forgot the feeling. I have cut any connection possible to negative people. So their presence is very minimal in my life.
After some thoughts, I must, however, experience toxic like that once in a while. So I can grow. Stronger. Better.
My two cents.
Alias
I love it when people give me cool names.
Wilson said I’m a spiderwoman; because I always network with people
Emie said I’m a Jill of all trades; because… well… I do everything
Noni said I’m a writingcholog; because I motivate people to start writing and finish it
LOL :)) I love em all. Keep em coming!
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Dear L,
Met mbak AE today and talk about everything. She’s going to help on my boutique launch and we talked about our projects together. All exciting projects.
Once in a while she will compliment my face, “Oh my! You’re glowing!” and I will giggling while munching my salmon.
At the end of our ‘business’ session, we always talk about personal life. My...
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After my divorce, I bought this book called “Janda-Janda Kosmopolitan” (Cosmopolitan Divorcees). When you’re really a divorcee, it’s hard to even buy books like that. I must bought 5 books or so just to hide the fact that I’m buying that book. It’s silly.
Now after a year, I finally read it. Maybe because I’m finally mentally ready to know what’s...
“Clinging to anything, anything whatsoever, shows distrust. If you love a woman...”
– Osho
A miser misses tremendously. Because life is for those who share, life is for those who love, life is for those who are not too clinging to things — because then they become available to persons. To cling to a thing is to cling to something which is below you. And if you go on clinging to things which are below you, how can you soar high? It is as if you are clinging to rocks and trying to fly in...
“Enjoy the moment while it is there and when the moment starts disappearing, as...”
– Osho
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Wings
The way I see you is this
You are the wings in me That fly me high To places I’ve never seen before It’s beautiful and you know I love it
You are the wings on my back I can’t see but I can feel you You are the faith You’re always there to support (me) You are the wings to keep me warm My heart and soul Feel you too
I can see you smile “Now you get it. Everytime...
But this is hard
Love is possible only if there is no possessiveness and no jealousy. That means love has attained to renunciation. You love the person but you renounce possessiveness; you love the person but you renounce jealousy; you love the person but you don’t want to make a slave out of him or out of her; you love the person but you respect his or her freedom; you love the person but your love does not...
“Love yourself so that you can love others.”
– Osho
“Life is a great adventure, but people are so afraid that they cling to the...”
– Osho
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Sometimes it happens
And sometimes it happens that you are friends and then You are not friends, And friendship has passed. And whole days are lost and among them A fountain empties itself.
And sometimes it happens that you are loved and then You are not loved, And love is past. And whole days are lost and among them A fountain empties itself into the grass.
And sometimes you want to speak to her and then You do not...
I’m reading my new Osho’s book: Joy. Only page 2 but I have to put it down to let the words floating in my brain. They’re all already so true, it’s crazy.
