Wonderful Wednesday with My Purple World and Oh My Heartsie Girls

To all my friends who celebrate Christmas, wishing you a wonderful time with your loved ones.

May the celebration brings joy and peace to the world.

My family and I are enjoying our break, although we are terribly sad with the tragic tsunami that hit some parts of my beloved home town, Lampung, and other province along the Sunda strait, Banten.

It was really a shocking tragedy as there was no earthquake and no early warning.

What breaks our heart is the numbers of fatalities and damage caused by the tsunami.

As now is the peak season for holiday and end of the year break, so many events and gatherings were taking place in hotels and cottages along the coastline. 

That’s why the numbers of victims are quite high, as more than 300 people passed away and thousands were injured. There are around 9 hotels were heavily damaged, hundreds of houses and boats as well.

What a sad story at the end of 2018 ;(.

Now the national rescue team is focusing on evacuating the people living in the surrounding areas as well as as the victims. Together we’re helping what we can now.. ready-to-eat food, clean water, baby food, diapers, blankets, instant food and more. At the same point, Anak Krakatau volcano is getting more active now as well. Thousands of people have been evacuated from the islands around the volcano. Pray for us.. and hope things will be getting better soon.

Now join us for our weekly link party, Wonderful Wednwsday with Oh My Heartsie Girls, with My Purple World and Oh My Heartsie Girls.

Welcome To Our Wonderful Wednesday Linkup  

As corny as this may sound I wanted to thank you all for being such great blogging friends, you see as a caregiver for my husband I do not have the luxury of girlfriends outside my home, so I look to you for that kind friendship and hold dear each of you for spending your time with me each week at our parties. I appreciate each of you and wish you and your families a Blessed and Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!! ⇒ Looking for Future WW Co-Hosts Read About It Signup Here ⇐ Find Us On Instagram with Hashtag #omhgww tag a friend to share ⇒Check It Out On Instagram⇐ 

WorBloggers are some of the most Inspiring people we know and make our parties special!!! And the Linky Parties are an opportunity for us to highlight Were Wishing You A Beautiful Holidays and Merry Christmas!! Thank all for joining us! Please Keep Our Party Growing By Sharing! ❢ : 

Be Notified When This Party Starts Each Week⇒ Click Here Unsubscribe Anytime: ❢ We Thank you!!

And Thank you for featuring our banner or a link somewhere on your blog!! :) But it is NOT mandatory. 

All Features Are Pinned Each Week-And Shared on Social Media!! Our party is on 3 blogs and reaches over 60,000 followers+ over all of our blogs and on social media!

 

Our Hostesses Share Our Party On Their Blogs~ Hope You Will Visit and Get To Know Them!

♥Indah Nuria Savitri // My Purple World My Purple World 2019 Tw | Fb | Pin | In | IN » Repin From Original ♥Susan //Susan B. Mead The Act of Service at Christmas Tw | Bl | Fb | In |Pin » Repin From Original ♥ Karren // Oh My Heartsie Girl How to Make Your Feet Soft and Beautiful With Dedication Tw | BL | G+ | FB | Pin | In » Repin From Original 🌲Clean and Scentsible // Fun- Hot Chocolate Bar Ideas🌲 What a clever idea for Christmas morning to set up a Host Chocolate bar for everyone, the kids would love this! 🌲 BusyBeingJennifer.com // Chia Bumbleberry Pastries Recipe This pastry looks amazing, I could eat pastries every day, but my girlish figure would not do well, hahaFeature Chosen by Indah// My Purple World 🌲 Purple Hues and Me // Purple Buffalo Plaid Cone Trees Buffalo Plaids are very popular this year for Christmas, I have seen some fun crafts made with ribbon. Feature Chosen by Indah// My Purple World 🌲 Marilyn's Treats // Red Velvet Oreo Cookie Trifle What could to more festive and tasty to use Oreo's in a Trifle, just in time for Christmas!🌲 Flamingo Toes // Retro Style Winter Wonderland Wreath There is not a day goes by that I dont receive something darling in my inbox from Bev at Flamingo Toes, she is so cleaver and talented. 🌲 Celebrating Everyday Style // How to Wrap Baked Goods You can create some yummy gifts for friends and family with store bought breads, here are just a few ideas on how to wrap them for gifting!🌲 The Scrap Shoppe // Creative Christmas Villages I have always loved miniature anything, but these clever ideas for villages are so amazing, visit to see the clever ideas!!🌲 Coffee Break Reads // Gluten Free Star Mince Pies I remember my grandmother using mince meat for pies, and they were made with venison incorporated into a raisin mixture. These little tarts look delicious. 🌲 The Holiday Series 2018 Collaboration // What to Wear for Christmas These gals make dressing for Christmas so fun, Shelbee has a great fashion linkup for many more ideas, but not just for the Holiday but all through the year!! Stop by and check it out!!

But Now......Lets Party..

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WW: A Quick Stop at Petronas Twin Tower Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Just have a short visit to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for meetings, before the holiday break.

I managed to see the landmark of the country,  Petronas Twin Tower Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

It was obviously people’s favorite spot.
When I came down there, there were so many people there ad well, taking pictures like me LOL.

Me in black-white-red Batik capr

Have you been here before?
Do you like it?

Join us in (almost) Wordless Wednesday and have fun visiting the links

My Purple World in 2019

What will happen to My Purple World in 2019?

The new year is fast approaching and soon we will welcome 2019. 

Blogging has been a wonderful journey for me.

It is full of ups and downs, fun time as well as stressful one!

There are times when I feel like quitting and there are moments when I feel like this is my true calling.

Yet, it’s a colorful and enriching indeed.

And I intend to keep it that way!

Then 2019 is coming pretty soon.

Many of us get super excited when it comes to new year, taking it as a turning point to start things out again and close the old chapter.

Works are reviewed, targets are made and resolutions are determined on everything,

Not only life in general but also in blogging.

The last question of #BPN30dayChallenge2018 is about that.

What is or are the target(s) for your blog?

I do need to take some time to answer it and by the time I draft this I'm in Kuala Lumpur.

Do I want it to be fully monetised?

Do I want certain level of DA/PA?

Do I want to be a celebblog and become a full time blogger?

Do I want to learn more SEO?

Do I want to change my template?

Do I have to put more infographic pages?
Do I need to promote my blog more?
Do I have to write more in Bahasa Indonesia?
Do I need to come to more blogger gatherings?
Do I need to join more blogging communities?

Etcetera. .. etcetera..

Well, now that I'm thinking about it, I guess I don't really have much to share on this as I myself still need to learn more from our blogging masters when it comes to blogging.  
I'm also a type of person who is going with the flow. 
Not that I have no goals or target but I learn that going with flow sometimes produce better result than being strict to certain goals and targets!

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

But one thing for sure, my target for 2019 is to make blogging even more fun!

Making sure that I do have the pleasure of writing and sharing stories that will be useful for others and enjoying the process of it.

Then the one million dollar question is : HOW?

How can we make blogging more fun?

Here are some food for thoughts on how to make blogging more fun.

Write what you love

Blogging is a labour of love. 

Something that you do because you love it.

Well, ideally, everything we do is the labour of love, but of course, life is not always that fair, right.

I always like to start with something I love.

Something that gives me extra energy to work on it, fight for it.

Something that makes me ALIVE.

Since I love traveling so much, I write a lot about it.

And when you love what you do, nothing is hard or burdensome.

Well, not that much :).

Happy blogging!

Go out and meet other bloggers

I love meeting people, mostly friends, colleagues and family.

And blogging does not stop me from craving for meeting new friends!

Many of us just know one another from one's blogs and comments, but believe me, meeting them directly is much, much more fun!

Saya selau mencoba untuk bertemu dengan teman-teman blogging di mana pun berada. It was fun to meet then like that and it make me love blogging.

Be realistic

Sometimes, we are so busy fulfilling the  deadlines and obligation, coming here and there for numerous events, but we forget the raison d'etre from blogging.

Spreading the goodness for others and still having fun with it.

Of course you are welcomed to do everything you like in your own blog but never forget that our readers might have other things in mind. For me, being myself and being happy blogger is the ultimate goal for always.     

Never stop learning

There are sooo many new things that we have to learn in order to ensure our website is interesting, informative and engaging at the same time. 

Learning them from the masters will help opening our horizon and giving us new skills required to stay updated. Discussing problems with friends will give us solutions and other perspectives. And I guess when we are learning together, it will be much more fun and effective. So, whenever you have the opportunity, never stop learning!

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Now, how about you?

Do you have any specific targets for your blog in 2019?

Feel free to share it with me yaaa.

Wonderful Wednesday with My Purple World and Oh My Heartsie Girls

How's your holiday preparation?
I sincerely hope you enjoy the holiday vibe wherever you are and although we do not celebrate Christmas, but we are as excited to welcome the break and new year!

I still have to travel around for work but my kids already enjoy their break and but the time I published it they are already enjoying Lampung with their dad.

I am planning to join them soon after I finish my meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
It's good to be back here as well, as the last time I came here was back in 2007!
Too long ago indeed.

View from my room at Le Meridien Kuala Lumpur

Wonderful Wednesday with My Purple World and Oh My Heartsie Girls is back and we would like to invite you to join our weekly link party here. Are you ready?

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And Thank you for featuring our banner or a link somewhere on your blog!! :) 

But it is NOT mandatory.

All Features Are Pinned Each Week-And Shared on Social Media!! Our party is on 3 blogs and reaches over 60,000 followers+ over all of our blogs and on social media!!

Our Hostesses Share Our Party On Their Blogs~ Hope You Will Visit and Get To Know Them!

♥Indah Nuria Savitri // My Purple World 5 Favorite Beauty Products for Daily Use Tw | Fb | Pin | In | IN » Repin From Original

♥ Susan //Susan B. Mead The Act of Service at Christmas Tw | Bl | Fb | In |Pin » Repin From Original

 

♥ Karren // Oh My Heartsie Girl Unique Christmas Gift Guide For Shopping at Your Fingertips Delivery by Dec 25th Tw | BL | G+ | FB | Pin | In » Repin From Original

🌲 A Day of Small Things… 🌲

 

🌲 Crystal and Company🌲

🌲 Living On Cloud Nine 🌲

 

 

🌲 Imag-In-Ing 🌲

 

🌲 Penny's Vintage Home 🌲

 

🌲 Glue Sticks Blog🌲

Feature Chosen By Indah// My Purple World 🌲 Flamingo Toes 🌲 

Feature Chosen By Indah//My Purple World 🌲My Recipe Treasures🌲

🌲 Amy's Creative Pursuit 🌲

 

 

But Now......Lets Party....

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5 Most Frequently Visited Websites a la My Purple World

Kalau bicara tentang 5 laman yang paling sering aku kunjungi, pasti semuanya berhubungan dengan pekerjaan dan ngeblog or bermedsos ria!

Iya lho...ternyata most of my time was spent there, besides with my family.
Dan kalau jaman now kan , apa-apa dicek melalui website.
Alias di-Google-kan saja.
Jadi Google di sini sudah seperti kata kerja aja ya.. yang artinya kurang lebih silahkan dicari melalui webnya Google.

In my line of work, I also have to do some research and reading a lot of materials. There are times when we don’t have the document per se but we can always look for the references we need on line. Some of the formal documents are also available online, through the designated channels. Even nowadays, with advance ICT technology, we can encrypt documents and messages and send them online. It makes works become faster and timeless (as you can do it anytime unfortunately) and your office becomes virtual. 

Well, back to #BPN30dayChallenge2018, the question for Day 29 (yes, 1 more day and we can call it a day), I will be submitting 5 most frequently visited websites a la My Purple World. It's easy to check it as the history of my browser show it clearly. And of course, just like many of us, perhaps Google shoud be on top of the list. But I will give you other webs that I always visit. So here they are!

www.un.org

Laman resmi PBB ini benar-benar menjadi salah laman yang aku buka on daily basis. Selain memang terkait pekerjaan di kantor, banyak juga informasi penting dan menarik yang perlu kita ketahui.

Besides the need to find the references for my work, I always take some times to check the website daily to see what’s going on around the world. So many issues and concerns being addressed by this intergovernmental body. As you know, 6 main organs of the UN is located in the headquarters in New York City. Nevertheless, we also have big offices in Geneve, Vienna, Nairobi and Paris, while UN resident coordinators are located in so many countries across the globe. Issues such as Sustainable Development Goals, international peace and security, human rights, and youth are only a few samples of issues being discussed and addressed here.

www.kemlu.go.id

My office website obviously! I can easily check the latest activities and updates from hundreds of our missions abroad. And foreign policy covers a wide range of issues. Not only it focuses on political dimension of Indonesia’s relationship with other countries, but we also interesting aspects of economy, social, and cultural relations among countries.

Not to mention issues such as protection of Indonesian citizens and legal entities abroad, as well as visa and consular affairs. Feel free to check it out yourself.

www.blogger.com

You know exactly why I visited with website so very often!
This is my blogging hub and I always put all my drafts and posts from here.
Of course, right.

I really like it because it’s user friendly and it has complete tools and shortcuts for me to create one good post. I can easily put photos, videos, map, GIF and others to my posts. It provides statistics and profile of your readers as well.
I bet many bloggers out there is using this platform too.

www.youtube.com

One stop entertainment, that's what I call YouTube :).
Frankly speaking, in the beginning, I don’t really spend too much time at YouTube. But since my kids are enjoying it so much, I have to make sure that they watch the appropriate ones. So then Inwarch together with them! We watch all those cartoon network, crafts for kids, kids’ drawings and drawing instructions and other kids stuff. We also watch some of those parents and kids shows, laughing out loud watcing funny animal videos, getting excitedly listening to some game cheats and feeling so relaxed listening to our favorite lullaby. Now that we have YouTube kids, it’s even easier for me to make sure the kids don’t get contaminated from those videos. 

www.sephora.com

Well, what can I say.. I’m not here only for shopping but I also watch those tutorials on make-up which are very useful and fun! I also check out the sales they have and since they change that from time to time, I am peeping on it on daily basis. Sometimes, looking at the catalogues and some special events they have. 
And of course, the rewards!
They frequently change the rewards so again I frequently check the website. And don’t you start with all those beauty products! You just have to check ‘em all yourselves and tell me whether you are tempted or not ;).

So, those are 5 most frequently visited websites for me.
Wondering what you have on your list?
Care to share it with us?