The hours that we spend talking never seem to be enough. I really hope I can spend my entire lifetime with you :)

"Can't we just go back to the simplicity?"

Do you know what I'll miss the most from all of this? The stars. 

Can I make this promise now? I'm going to find a job in a place that'll let me see as much of the stars as we saw last night. For in those 2 hours that we lay there, beneath an infinity tent of heavenly lights, I experienced joy as I've never felt before. The cool rough sand I kept rubbing between my toes and fingers. Your low, calm voice as warm as the embers of the bonfire we had been sitting around a while back. The questions I wanted to ask but held back for some reason: What do you think about Islam? Have you ever thought about moving from your beloved city? Why do you think I'm special?

Stars.
Aliens.
Purple paint.
Rock turtles.
This emote --> @_@.
A weathered vintage notebook filled with scrappy notes.
Penarik Inn, Setiu, Terengganu.
02.00-04.00 AM.
12th of September 2013.

These are the things I have imprinted with memories of you. 

Is it too naive for me to hold onto the hope that I'll be able to do this again with you on a hillside in your beloved Baguio City? I hope not. 

Mahal kita, filipinoku. 

My Upcoming Adventure ^^

The Beauty of Humanity

I've been scrolling through Humans of New York this entire morning, and there's only one thing I can really say: Humans are amazing.

Just as God said, He really did create humans in the best of moulds.  There are so many great and wonderful things that we are capable of. All of the love, wisdom, exuberance, honesty, it's overwhelming sometimes. And yet, most of the time all of these amazing abilities are overlooked and forgotten every time something horrible comes up on the news. Suddenly, it seems that humans are nothing more than animals, just with smarter and scarier minds.

Brandon's TEDx talk really blew me away and opened my eyes. Especially since what he was talking about was exactly what the people in my own country and my home town of Jakarta were facing each day. As I'm writing this, my ears are being surged with a cacophony of terrifying news stories. According to them, all Jakartans have evidently seemed to lose all sense of their human-ness as they have allowed a violent murder of a young woman take place without anyone coming to her rescue. I'm not saying this isn't horrible, but as Brandon said, sometimes we're so overwhelmed by all of the horrible things that we hear in our daily lives that we come to believe that we really are that horrible, even when in reality not all of us are that horrible. Most of us are just nice, normal beings. Human beings.

As I scrolled down his entire HONY Facebook page and tumblr for a surprising 5 hours since I woke up, I really was inspired. This guy embodies everything that I love; curiosity, beautiful photography, a daringness to just get to know random people with the belief they're more magical than they let on, and a selfless impulse to give back whenever he can. I can't say I want to be exactly like him (it seems someone's already beat me to creating a Humans of Jakarta page anyways) but I really hope I can embody all of those things that I admire in him.

For all lovers of great street photography, honestly simple stories, and randomly stunning fashions, sneak a peek at his page, but a word of warning: it's surprisingly addictive ;)

http://www.humansofnewyork.com/

Alhamdulillah..

Sometimes the biggest happiness comes from the smallest things...

In the middle of the night 

At the dawn of a new day

At the strike of midday

At the close of the evening 

And even two days later

I can't thank you enough for filling my entire day and beyond with more joy than I could've ever imagined.  From the ones I've known since birth, to the ones I've just met a few months ago. God knows what I did to deserve all of your love. I only hope I can repay it accordingly somehow :')

This really made my day ^^

Speechless. Unbelieving. But in the end, just downright overjoyed when I realized that we really did win. It took a lot from us, especially our commitment to continue til the end in the face of an endless barrage of college assignments and other organizational duties, but with results like this, I dare say it was well worth it. Not to mention all of the truly amazing people I got to meet during those short 3 days together. As well as the team bonding i did with my own amazing group of environmentally-concerned international relationists. It really was a great joy and honor working with all of you. And it will be a greater joy and honor to be able to continue working together with the funding we're gonna get for Pfuze :')

Watch out Nangoreans, our line of chic, eco-friendly bags will be available pretty soon, insyaAllah ;)

"Yang disebut ide baru adalah gabungan beberapa ide lama yang diolah dengan sentuhan personal" - Arbain Rambey