Kenal Lebih Dekat dengan Susan Indriany

Kenal lebih dekat dengan Susan Indriany

Do you feel like writing is a quick gateway from the hectic life of motherhood or your day-to-day routines?

When life seems to be so stuffy and full of its endless hustles and bustles?

Then join me and my dear friend from Arisan, Susan Indriany.

Rasanya tidak bosan-bosan saya sampaikan bahwa teman adalah harta tak ternilai harganya. Termasuk teman bloggers. Dari komunitas dan lingkar pertemanan, aneka keseruan, suka duka, dan cerita kehidupan menjadi bagian berwarna dari kehidupan kami. Saling berbagi cerita, tawa, air mata dan juga rezeki. I am truly blessed to have so many blogger friends indeed.

So this time, allow me to introduce Susan Indriany with her blog www.dekathati.com.

Being a stay-at-home mom of 2 wonderful kids, Abby and Nolan, Susan is part of our fun, fearless Arisan group. Wanna know more about her?

Let's get a closer look :).

say hi to Susan :)

Melihat dari archive yang dimiliki Susan, she has started blogging since 2012. Or maybe even way before that. Dan menulis memang memiliki efek istimewa bagi perempuan cantik ini. 

Being a mom of two, blog Susan banyak diisi dengan aneka tips dan posts yang bermanfaat bagi ibu dan anak-anak, seperti masalah kesehatan, ketrampilan anak-anak di sekolah dan rumah, hingga cerita anak-anak sehari hari dan pola pengasuhan yang diterapkan Susan kepada kedua anaknya.

Ada beberapa posts yang menarik perhatian saya.
Salah satunya ketika Susan mengajarkan anak-anaknya untuk berani, to stand up for themselves. Di situ Susan bercerita bagaimana Abby kecil berani bilang tidak kepada kakak kelas yang memaksakan kehendaknya. Hal sederhana tapi mengandung pelajaran penting yang menjadi bekal utama anak-anak dalam menghadapi berbagai tantangan dalam hidup mereka nanti.

Satu lagi cerita Susan mengenai percakapan tentang Tuhan dan Abby, anaknya yang berusia 8 tahun.  Tentang doa dan pengharapan seorang anak agar doanya langsung terkabul. Tentang Tuhan yang mengingatkan kita untuk bisa bersabar lewat cara-caranya yang istimewa. Lewat cerita Abby, dara cantik putri pertama Susan, yang terus berdoa agar gatal-gatal di tubuhnya bisa hilang, saya turut belajar untuk menghargai pelajaran berharga yang diberikan oleh Gusti lewat berbagai cara, termasuk lewat penyakit. Ah nak...tante pun banyak mendapat pencerahan dari Yang Kuasa lewat kanker payudara yang diberikan oleh-Nya :). So hangin' there, kiddos ...

Another thing that grabbed my attention is the hashtag #7haritakteriak or #7daysnoyelling. Interesting indeed!  Di rangkaian post ini, Susan bercerita tentang perjuangannya untuk tidak membentak kedua anak-anaknya. Bukan hal yang mudah..apalagi anak-anak yang masih mudah seringkali menguji kesabaran ayah bundanya lewat aneka tingkah maupun tutur kata mereka. Satu hal yang pasti, sebagai orang tua, kita pun belajar banyak dari anak-anak  yang seringkali tanpa sadar, kita, orang dewasa, melupakannya.

Ah Susan...you have taught me a lot!
Thank you for sharing all those great posts!

And we have so many more to read on your blog :).

Dan ada masih banyak lagi cerita menarik yang bisa kita nikmati di blog ini.
So, jangan ragu untuk mengunjungi Susan di www.dekathati.com ya.

Happy browsing :)

WW: Jakarta Goes Pink

October is here!

And are you ready to join this wonderful cause we have in the month of October?

Love pink 💖? 
Me, too!

And now I love it even more because I know I am supporting a great cause!

#againstbreastcancer🎀 

Join the cause!

And soon we will have JAKARTA GOES PINK back home in Indonesia.

Sincerely hope all my dearest friends in Jakarta are able to join #jakartagoespink2016 and have a blast! 💖💖💖💖💖

And for sure....

501st LEGION 

supports JAKARTA GOES PINK

9 October 2016

Altira Business Park

Siap-siap foto bareng dgn

STAR WARS character sambil berdonasi untuk LOVEPINK 💗 ya teman-teman.

Wait for more information, giveaways and more in my blog for #breastcancerawareness month.

#JGP2016

#501stIndonesia

Join us on (almost) Wordless Wednesday 

and have fun bloghopping :)

Are you always updated?

"Mama, do you know that Kim Kardashian is back to NYC after the incident in Paris?"
"I saw it on TV."

My son, Bo, said it calmly while helping me preparing pancakes for breakfast that morning. 
Yuuup..one crispy morning, in our Astoria kitchen.

Kim Kardashian, pancakes, dan segelas susu hangat menemani pagi saya, Bo dan Obi  :)
Well, well...

I have to admit that I was surprised to hear that he actually listens to those headlines.
Memang beberapa hari terakhir ini, berita tentang Kim Kardashian yang 'dirampok' di private apartment di Paris saat menghadiri Paris Fashion Show menjadi pembicaraan di mana-mana.
Di TV, radio, mobile sites, pop-up news dan entah di mana lagi.

When I asked why he suddenly talked about Kim, he said because I just bought Obi, my daughter, a Kardashian kid's jacket.
So he thought I was a big fan.
Oh my...
Obviously I am not but I can't blame my son for making this assumption.
Saya tidak tahan untuk tersenyum dan membatin.
Anak-anak jaman sekarang memang luar biasa.
Kalau tidak rajin-rajin updated myself, bisa kalah sama anak-anak nih :).

Anak-anak jaman sekarang memang jauh lebih 'canggih.'
Canggih dalam arti sensitivitas dan keahlian mereka terkait teknologi informasi dan komunikasi terakhir sangat tinggi. Banyaknya informasi yang tersedia dalam berbagai platform membuat anak-anak juga merasakan berbagai dampaknya, baik positif maupun negatif.

Positively, ada banyak informasi bermanfaat seperti aneka pengetahuan yang bisa membantu anak-anak dalam proses belajar mereka maupun keahlian praktis yang mudah diakses melalui platform populer seperti YouTube dan Facebook misalnya. Selain itu, saya merasakan manfaat belajar bahasa asing untuk saya dan anak-anak 

Tapi sisi negatifnya pun banyak, termasuk pornografi, kekerasan dan kejahatan cyber. Something that my hubby and I work diligently to avoid.

Then it leaves me to the question: am I always updated?
Hmmmmmm..

get more news here :)

Pastinya, ada banyak cara untuk tau berita terkini, salah satunya berita terkini hari ini okezone. Kalau mau tau berita terkini di dunia dan tanah air, this is the place.
Karena Bo ujug-ujug ngomongin Kim, saya jadi asyik browse cerita Nyonya Kanye West ini. Ada saja yang menjadi berita dari keluarga kontroversial yang entah kenapa tidak pernah sepi dari gosip. Truly headliners:).
Dan asli...time passes saat saya asyik browse aneka berita terkini hari ini okezone yang ada dan menjadi headlines.  Mulai dari yang buat deg-degan dan sedih sampai aneka berita ringan dan gosip selebritis di portal berita ini.

Ah, memang penting ya untuk selalu updated.
How about you?
Are you always updated?

How do you keep yourself updated then?

Wonderful Wednesday with Oh My Heartsie Girls

Fall is here and how excited we are to welcome this favorite season of ours.
The changing colors, cooler temperature, and favorite custom for Halloween are only a few interesting parts of Fall.

Not to mention that October is the month for Breast Cancer Awareness.
As previous years, I will honor this beautiful month with all the posts as well as giveaways related to breast cancer. Being a survivor myself, I have committed myself to contribute more to the work of cancer.org, lovepink in Indonesia, as well as breast cancer awareness in general.

Wait for more posts as well as Giveaways here in my blog and stay healthy people :).


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Anniesa Hasibuan for NYFW Spring/Summer

And history was made!

People were literally jumping out of their seats, enthusiasticly clapping and cheering as Anniesa Hasibuan, blushed and surely relieved, stepped out to the runway after D'JAKARTA, her maiden show for the prestigious New York Fashion Week Spring/Summer Collection 2017.

I know it's been a while since the frenzy, fashion-clad New York Fashion Week, or famously shortened as NYFW, was held in the Big Apple. 

AND I AM LATE!

Kemana ajaaaa mama Bo et Obi :).
NYFW sudah berlalu sejak 2 minggu lalu dan saya baru bisa duduk tenang, mengeluarkan segala memory dan keseruan yang menjadi pengalaman luar biasa, sambil menuliskannya di blog ungu tercinta ini.

BUT WAIT, I AM NOT THAT LATE.
Or shall I say, better late than never?
September hasn't been too friendly to me. 

Well, setelah badai NYFW berlalu, tibalah taifun UNGA alias Sidang Majelis Umum PBB yang memang secara rutin dimulai setiap minggu ketiga September. Istimewa memang bulan yang satu ini.

In fact, September has always been super special here in the city.
The first two weeks, we welcomed celebrities, socialites and those blink-blink VVIPs adorned with the latest mode of fashion watching the top-notch show on the front row on series of NYFW.

Then, the following week, NYC is again welcoming the VVIPs from almost 193 members of the United Nations. That's true, the High Level Week of the UN General Assembly is on full swing on the third and the fourth week of September.

This time, the city is once again swelled with the presence of Heads of States and Governments - Presidents, Prime Ministers, Kings and Queens, Princes and Princesses, - and Ministers with all their entourage. Plus extra Secret Service, CIA, FBI, and NYPD officers :). 

And I was lucky to be involved in these two big events at the Big Apple!
Well, I don't know whether lucky is the right word as I was surely bombarded with works, head-over-heels for all the preparation, the execution and the aftermath :).

Soooo..that's a long introduction indeed!
Back to Anniesa Hasibuan and D'JAKARTA now!

I bet many of you has seen or read the news about this historic moment when Anniesa Hasibuan walked that NYFW runway with long standing ovation from all.

The first Indonesian Designer joining NYFW the Show.

The First time ever Hijab style showcased the NYFW runway.

The first time ever Indonesian model, Laura Muljadi, walked on NYFW.

THE FIRST TIME EVER!

It's surely mind-blowing!

Not only for Anniesa, but for Indonesia as well!

Again, together with her team, I was assisting Anniesa with some preparation of the big show. Mostly on the Public relations issues, like media interviews and interpreting.

It was an honour indeed. And a lot of works at the same time, particularly during and after the show.

welcome :)

So now... Ready to see more of D'JAKARTA?

Jakarta.

Oh Jakarta...

The capital city of my beloved homeland, Indonesia.
Who wouldn't fall for it? despite its endless, crazy traffic :)

Famously known for its unique styles reflecting the rich cultural diversity, this Capital of Indonesia inspires Anniesa to once again present another remarkable face of Indonesian stunning ethnic mosaics. 

behind the scene

For Anniesa, it all felt like a dream come true.
A great dream...as a designer to be presenting her works to the world in NYFW.
Such a prestigious venue to show the world how beautiful Indonesia is.
How vibrant and colorful the hustle and bustle of live in Jakarta.

And Anniesa is capturing them all in her prét-a-porter designs.

Anniesa Hasibuan is also collaborating with WARDAH make up art, which is the original cosmetic from Indonesia. Sharing the same vivid vision and mision, both Anniesa Hasibuan and Wardah are proud to show the beauty of Indonesia to the world. 
And they started together here in the Big Apple.

That day, September 12, was started with the solemn Eid Adha celebration. We performed our sholat at the Indonesian mosque, Al-Hikmah, in Astoria, Queens. Then we were heading to Indonesia Fashion Gallery in midtown for the final preparation.

Sholat Idul Adha duluuu :)

IT WAS THE D-DAY!

After a little nap, more butterflies on her tummy, and the make-up session, Anniesa was ready. 

And off we went to the Dock, Skylight Moynihan Station. 

It's for real, people!

Backstage.... It was like a big party itself.

Beautifully messy.

Crazily hectic.

And sucessfully pumping the adrenaline to every pore of our body.

Super excited!

Models, Make-up, dresses, beauty palettes, instructions, lists and endless selfie as well as wefie were tossed up in the air.

The excitement was beyond control!

Cheeeeers from AH team :)

After some final touch on her 48 pieces of collection, Anniesa and all the team were ready for the rehearsal.

the final touch..

It took a few minutes to have the models did their blocking and walking before the show. 

the rehearsal

Then Anniesa took a brief moment to have a 'me time'.

In that very runway.

it's her :)

In between, Anniesa did many live as well as recorded interviews with a wide ranging media personnel who were waiting to make a special interview for her. 

during the interview

Most of them asked about the theme of her collection, the inspiration behind her work, why NYFW and what she thought about hijab style.

What bring here to NY?

What new things she will introduce to NYFW?

And how she felt about all this NYFW...

more behind the scene snaps :)

Meanwhile, outside of the Dock, guests and invitees were lining up already.

they just couldn't wait..

Ambassadors, diplomatic communities, 

Fashion communities, media representatives, potential buyers and more were joining the show.

It was a full house indeed.

Then the show started.

Sitting on the front row, next to my Ambassador's wife, we definitely enjoyed every single piece of Anniesa's labour of love.

enjoying the show, taking some pictures and sending it directly to my socmed :)

And D'JAKARTA surely has successfully grabbed the attention during the NYFW.

Let's take a look at the details.

some details

For the patterns, Anniesa uses printing techniques for belt and batik to add the Indonesian touch and her bold signature characters. 

Love the shades she chose and all those intricate details. 

Even the funky glasses looked super cool.

All the lace, the patterns, the embroideries, the pearls and beads...all harmoniously created such stunning dresses, tops, pants, jackets, and more.

don't you just love it :)

As for the colors, this time, Anniesa has earthy tone combined with gold, green and peach, dominated these intricate designs.

love it!

Everything was flawlessly beautiful!

Particularly the final piece... Gracefully worn by Laura Muljadi, Indonesian top-notch model. I could hear people were grasping for air as they saw this final piece.

Before standing up to giving Anniesa standing ovation that she deserved.

the final piece..

What a show!

No wonder Anniesa got a standing ovation... A rare sight in NYFW for sure.

Anniesa proved to the world that modest style was not limiting the women's ability to express themselves or their passion in fashion. 

No.

Wearing hijab does not prevent you from looking gracefully beautiful.

For sure, there are certain level of dignity and accomplishment that women feel when they faithfully adhere to their personal choice on what they want to wear in line with their religious believes, while at the same time they can be uniquely themselves, beautifully dressed in comfort and style.

And Anniesa has her elegant way of proving it!

So proud of you, Anniesa.

NYC loves you and we just can't wait to see more of your great works.

Kudos to Indonesian Designers who always brought their amazing creations for the world to see. Viva INDONESIA!

Till the next NYFW :).

*Some of the photos are courtesy of Aldiphoto, combined with my personal collection.