The Path

Fresh and Ready

Hi, I just got back from my hometown. I must say that I love love looveee my hometown, and I had a superrrrbb holiday! How about you everyone? I hope you guys enjoy your holiday like I do. And oh, Eid Mubarak my friend, may Allah SWT forgive us for the mistakes that we made. Catch you later, xo.

Happy Ears: Summer Mix

I know summer's almost over, but better late than never, right?

Here's a list of songs I've been listening to this summer. Most of them were complied during my road trips to Pangandaran, Green Canyon, and Carita. And they're not very summer-related but I hope you like these songs as much as I do.

• The Naked and Famous - All of This
• BEP - Just Can't Get Enough
• Dashboard Confessional - Blame It On The Changes
• Coldplay - Paradise
• Taylor Swift - Eyes Open
• Owl City - Carly Rae Jepsen - Good Time
• India Arie - A Beautiful Day
• Snow Patrol - Just Say Yes
• Parachute - Kiss Me Slowly
• Natasha Bedingfield - Pocketful of Sunshine
• Snow Patrol - Signal Fire
• Frightened Rabbit - Swim Until You Can't See Land
• The Corrs - Summer Sunshine
• The Secret Sisters - Tomorrow Will Be Kinder

Download the mix here. Happy listening! ♪♪

The Pink Polka Dot

Finally! After asdfghjkl years, I'm getting back on track again! It's been awhile since I've had a bond with books, I missed them a lot. I've been itching myself to get new books on my shelf, so last night I brought this my four little baby books. I judge a book by its cover because I freaking love 'em! Can't wait to read and I'll make reviews about it.

...and currently I'm reading this book. The last book of Heather Wells series by Meg Cabot.

Until the next post, fellas!

marapoppins

Brighter Day

Let's all keep this in mind.

Happy Independence Day, Indonesia!

Date A Girl Who Travels

"Date a girl who travels. Date a girl who spends her money on summer road trip instead of fancy dresses. She lives her life adventurously, without fear, and both of you will live your love life ad if you're on a lazy vacation. No drama.

Date a girl who travels. She is not the one who spends hours putting on her make up, but she has touched a deeper layer of her femininity that penetrates through every orifice of her life which makes her beautiful even when she's not paying attention.

Find a girl who travels. You may easily recognize her by the stuffs she always carries. You may find coins instead of mascara in her pouch. She will always have a city map, a journal and pens in her bag. Whenever she goes, she's ready to get lost. You start to recognize that her skin is getting darker? Yes, she's not afraid of sun exposure. She paddles down the river with her canoe during the whole day, absorbed in the moment, flowing passionately.

You can try to let her down. But she has learned to toughen up on her way back home from jungle, there is nothing you can say to let her down as she has gotten thrown into the craziness of this world. She is all tough on the outside, but inside she's gentle and calm.

You can try to approach her. But she won't the an easy roas. She will scan you, but she doesn't play hard to get, she just chooses to take a longer path that seems like a magical travel through a sunlit tunnel in Hawaii. It would be thrilling adventure, and at the end of the path lies all of the treasure you have been searching for. You have to be patient.

Date a girl who travels. She sees the hidden beauty in everything. When you are with her, you will realize that even though she has impulsively survived winter storm in Nothern Ontario just to see the Aurora Borealis, strolled around Hanoi going down all the way to Saigon, enjoyed the medieval atmosphere of Antwerp, and there was nothing like a marshmallow ice cream for her to combat the beating Istanbul's sun, at the end of the dat she will try to her way home. Let her know that you're her home. If you're lucky, she will be comfortable around you, being around you feels like she is home in a way that she has never felt when she's on the road.

When she is busy and has a tight schedule during weekdays, ask her to go camping in the backyard during weekend. The try stargazing with her unde the moonlit beside a small bonfire, she wiil show you that Cassiopeia is not hard to spot among the stars and constellations. She loves to explore the night sky as much as she loves to explore new places. Secure and lead herm she needs your guidance. Act as if you're the North Star who always leads her home. Ask her is she can show you Cepheus. She might just give you a little grin since she is not sure enough. Ask her if she wants to name her future child Andromeda.

It’s easy to date a girl who travels.  You just have to be you, as she will take you as who you are. She appreciates honesty as nature taught her so, she is original, and she talks to you without any persona or agenda.  She has the guts to tell you everything with fearlessness, no arguing, no fighting; just a simple free flow of speech without worry of what will be said—just communion, just intimacy. She will appreciate your wit and sense of humor even if you have always felt that nobody really understand your humor, but she is the one who will laugh with you.  For her, life is not about holding on. It’s about living, loving, laughing, and leaving.

If you find a girl who travels, keep her. If she says she loves you, no matter how far you are apart she will always come back to you, her home.  She’s the one who writes a love letter for you a day before your departure to go somewhere across the sea with Frank Sinatra’s “I Wish You Love” song lyrics in it, or better, she will invite you to join her trip. Go with her. Then later on your trip, you will find out that her adventurous spirit is worth fighting for.

Find a girl who travels. It is very predictable that one day you will decide to spend the rest of your life with her. Marry her, you will realize your heart stops to wander."

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Bye, Jakarta!

Since I'm the worst person in packing, I'm not able to bring clothes as much as I want to. By the way, I'll be gone for two weeks because we will be going to Tegal for Lebaran holiday. YAY! Probably by the time you're reading this, we were already already a thousand miles away from Jakarta. I've already queued post so you won't even know I'm gone. So until then my readers!

xoxo,

marapoppins

Happy Ears: Fly Me To The Moon

Because I am floating so high right now while replaying this song for the 6th time this early morning, I thought it would be fair to post this right now. As in RIGHT NOW. My heart is melting, heeelllpppp!!!

Cover of Frank Sinatra - Fly me to the moon by Jason Mraz

Room Tour: Coming Soon!

Speaking of my room, I'm in the works of fixing, painting and decorating it. I got sick of its dirty and unkept state and decided to do something about it. So people, watch out for the next post!

Wish