Wonderful Wednesday with My Purple World, Oh My Heartsie Girls and Friends

welcome to the quarantine

Kia Ora!

Saying hi from Christchurch, New Zealand and we are still enjoying our wet summer in the land of the Kiwi from our quarantine facility, Commodore Hotel.

We are obliged to have 7-day quarantine since we landed in NZ and we are indeed following all the procedures. Right after landing in Christchurch international airport, we had 5 check points for our recent condition and our health, our immigration documents, our custom document, our bags and the custom declaration. All was well and provided as obliged, so that we were rushed to the MIQ or Managed Isolation and Quarantine Facilities prepared for us, which is Commodore Hotel. And our days in the quarantine began.

stay in Commodore Hotel Christchurch

I have nothing to complain except the fact you spend so much time in the room. Once we got our blue wrist band, indicating that your swab test's result is negative, we could go to the designated area or recreation area for exercises or simply getting fresh air and enjoying the blue sky, when it wasn't cloudy. 

We enjoy our stay here and I have to say the food is amazing! Everyday, we get so excited choosing our breakfast, lunch and dinner from the app called ServeMe and wait until those yummy plates are delivered to our room. The dessert is to die for!

desserts at Commodore Hotel Christchurch

Well, I will share more at later stage but bow, let's get you on board to our weekly Wonderful Wednesday Party. Are you ready?

Welcome back!

We hope all of you had a wonderful and enjoyable Thanksgiving, to those who are celebrating it.

For my dear friend Karren, who hosts this weekly link party, it was with her beloved son who  made a deep fried turkey and of course some of their favorites, nothing to fancy. Theri house is in the middle of a Slab Leak, more about that in another post, but she can definitely tell you it is a mess. 

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Bobo Tokyo, Up Close and Personal with Japanese Fashion

Aku ngga pernah menyangka bahwa Jepang akan menjadi salah satu negara favorit yang akhirnya bisa aku kunjungi.

Welcoming myself to Negara Matahari Terbit ini untuk pertama kalinya di tahun 2018, aku sudah sejak lama jatuh cinta dengan Jepang dan segala sesuatu yang terkait dengannya. Mulai dari makanan Jepang yang enak dan sehat, gaya hidup yang khas, kecanggihan teknologi, budaya tertib dan bersih, toilet yang keren, sampai  sejarah dan kehidupan para shogun dan samurai (aku punya bukunya lengkap lho) plus fashion style a la Jepang yang unik.

Saat menjejakkan kaki pertama kali di Tokyo Maret 2018, aku langsung menikmati kuliner khas Jepang favoritku, ramen dan sashimi, sekaligus menikmati sakura yang mulai mekar plus mampir ke Shibuya, the home of Harajuku style serta street fashion Jepang yang memang menarik untuk diperhatikan. 

suatu malam di Harajuku

Suka? Bangeeet! Super excited karena akhirnya tercapai juga mampir di negara cantik ini. Akhirnya, saat aku kembali ke Indonesia dari New York City bulan Agustus 2018, aku kembali mampir di Tokyo dan stay for a night. Selain Tokyo, aku pun mampir mengunjungi pedesaan terdekat di kaki gunung Fuji. Aaah menyenangkan sekali pokoknya.

cheers dari kaki gunung Fuji..

Sebelum virus Corona menyerang, aku kembali mampir sekitar 3 kali dan menginap di Tokyo tahun 2019 untuk menjelajahi Jepang lebih lanjut sambil belanja barang dan fashion items yang unik dari sini. Jangan bilang - bilang tapi aku suka kalap beli beberapa pakaian dari Jepang karena suka dengan modelnya yang long lasting dan pastinya nyaman banget.

Well, that's before the pandemic.

Sekarang, dalam kondisi pandemi, kita belum bisa banyak traveling atau pun keluar ke berbagai tempat favorit seperti mall atau department store kesayangan. Untungnya, segala kemudahan teknologi membuat kita bisa tetap mendapatkan barang - barang yang kita perlukan dan inginkan ya. Termasuk barang - barang khas Jepang.

Nah, untuk urusan fashion a la Jepang yang khas dan unik, kita bisa dengan mudah dapatkan di Bobo Tokyo. 

Ada yang sudah pernah mampir di outletnya atau belanja di website Bobo Tokyo?

Bobo Tokyo menyediakan aneka fashion items dari Jepang yang selama ini terkenal dengan potongan yang khas dan nyaman. Contemporary classics for everyday you memang tepat sekali menjadi slogan dari Bobo Tokyo. 

Kalau sempat mampir ke beberapa mall di area Jabodetabek, teman - teman bisa mampir ke outlet Bobo Tokyo yang ada di PIM 2, Galeries Lafayette, MKG 3, Seibu Grand Indonesia dan juga Senayan City. Lumayan banyak juga nih. Pastinya kita bisa merasakan japan vibes di toko - toko ini. 

Pilihan lain yang tidak kalah menyenangkan untuk berbelanja koleksi Bobo Tokyo adalah langsung mengunjungi laman atau website. Just go to www.bobotokyo.com and you will directly transfered to the page. Saat dibuka, langsung ada tawaran diskon lho. Asyik kan! 

selamat datang di bobotokyo.com

Dari menu yang ada, kita bisa melihat aneka pilihan tops (yang terdiri dari blouse, shirts, t-shirts, and sweaters), dresses (dengan pilihan shirt dresses, casual and pattern dresses plus jumpsuits), outer (mulai dari cardigan, jacket, hoodies, coat and blazer), bottoms ( yang bisa dipilih dari pants, skirts and shorts), denim (bisa dipilih dari pants and jacket) dan set, dengan pilihan tops and bottoms, atau tops and inner. 

so many choices...

Bahkan ada menu khusus yang menampilkan styling, di mana kita bisa melihat referensi aneka pakaian yang dipakai oleh individu - individu tertentu dengan tinggi badan yang berbeda. Not too mention new in, atau pilihan terbaru yang tersedia.

siapa yang tidak tertarik dengan pilihan ini..

Senangnya lagi, kita juga bisa ngobrol langsung via WA chat, yang terbagi untuk Customer Service dan juga stores yang berbeda, yaitu di PIM, Sency dan MKG. Jadi kalau ada pertanyaan, bisa langsung diajukan deh. Juga ada pilihan fashion style expert, yang bisa diakses melalui whatsapp juga.

any questions? bisa langsung dicek..

Untuk berbelanja, jangan lupa buat akun dan dapatkan updates di email, termasuk berbagai diskon. Setelah masuk akun, tinggal pilih apa yang akan dibeli dalam berbagai kategori, ukuran, dan warna.  Masukkan ke keranjang belanja dan voila... selamat menikmati aneka pakaian nyaman a la Jepang dari Bobo Tokyo! Informasi ntuk shipping dan delivery, baik domestik maupun internasional, tersedia lengkap di laman Bobo Tokyo ya.

Langsung dibuat akunnya yaaa..

Psst, saat ini sedang ada sale juga lho. 

Asyik kan! Jangan sampai terlewat yaaa. 

Aku pun sudah ada yang diincar nih. 

That ponco t-shirts and short sleeve layered t-shirts look so cute!

Happy shopping!

WW: Hello, New Zealand

 

Kia Ora!

Finally, our journey to Wellington, New Zealand started.

We took off from Jakarta, flying to Christchurch through Singapore with Singapore Airlines, one of my favorite airlines. 

After waiting for the approval from Border over Crossing authorities and teary eyes from our till-we-meet-again moments with dearest family and friends, we managed to board the flight on time to Singapore and had a brief transit there. 

with my mom, niece, and aunties... missing my brothers and sister - in - law here. Hugs & love!

with Pak Direktur and my division at the office.. will miss you all terribly!

Christchurch is our entry point to New Zealand, which hopefully will be our home for the next 4 years. We will have 7-day quarantine here and hopefully all is well.

Along the way, we have been mesmerized by amazing view from above. Here are some of the snaps we took.

such a breathtaking view...

Getting closer to Christchurch...

in the middle of somewhere...

as we landed...

Can't wait to explore more of the beauty of New Zealand and share it with you all here. Wish us, the Frakarsa, luck!

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A Visit to Suhita Bee Farm and Kahut Sigerbori Lampung

A Visit to Suhita Bee Farm and Kahut Sigerbori Lampung

One of our itinerary during Lampung Krakatau Festival 2021 and Lampung Familiarization Trip 2021 is visiting Suhita Bee Farm and learning more about Kahut Sigerbori Lampung and its famous eco print.

welcome to Suhita Bee Farm

It was really an unforgettable journey and I went there with my daughter Obi as well as the participants of the Trip. We took the bus to head to Suhita Bee farm located in Batu Putu, Teluk Betung Utara, Bandar Lampung. It took us around 40 minutes from the hotel, but then another 10 - 15 minutes walk from the road to the actual bee farm. The walk was nice, as we enjoyed the surrounding areas with fresh air, clean river and beautiful wild flowers along the way.

We were warmly welcomed by the local communities there who run the bee farm. They welcomed us with beautiful Lampungnese dance. It was so lovely. 

We had a quick lunch before having the briefing about the farm as well as trying sibori or the ecoprint. We were so excited to hear more about the place, the honey being produced as well as the environmentally friendly way of art works. 

Enjoy

The lunch was super! We enjoyed pecel served in banana leaves with vegetable fritters, or bakwan,  and fried tofu, or tahu goreng, fried tempe  as well as peyek. More over, we also had steamed corn, cassava, banana, sweet potatoes and peanuts. Without further ado, we all rummaged the lunch packages. Everything was indeed delicious! Yummy!

lunch is ready!

It's great to get a chance to have lunch in such a lovely and peaceful ambience under the sun! 

nasi pecel on banana leaves

It is interesting to hear the story about this place on how the local communities were taking real actions to save the environment and keep the earth green and greener, while at the same time making economy - generating activities that will benefit the communities. All the surrounding greeneries prove to be the best homes and provide food for the bees as well. I got a chance to try the propolis  directly from the bee hives as well the premium bees which costs IDR 1.7 million per kilogram. Super good, packed with all the benefits from honey, and for sure healthy!

the beehive...

Then we tried making sibori tote bag. Under the guidance It was super fun and very educative as well. Eco print is certainly another way to save the environment and love our earth by reducing the use of chemicals. Everybody enjoyed it, including my daughter Obi. 

Obi and her sibori bag

getting ready for our sibori session

So first, we had the plain tote bag ready and the gavel that you use to smash the flowers and leaves to leave the print. We chose different leaves and flowers to adorn the bag. We put the leaves and flowers inside the bag and started smashing them until you see different colors and patterns. It turned out beautiful indeed. 

Well, all in in, it has been an incredible experience for me and my daughter. I bet all the participants of Lampung Familiarization Trip 2021 enjoyed it so much. Once again, thank you Lampung, particularly the Tourism Board, for this opportunity.