Hello 2022, Please Be Nice!

Hi everyone, it’s finally a new year. I hope all of you had a great start to enter this new year. I’ve said this many times before, “damn, time flies so fast!”. Whether it’s pandemic or not, time always ticking and without we realize, it flies just like that. But, obviously the pandemic makes it feel much faster than we expected, right?

When we first entered 2021, we thought and hope that the situation will get better. But, the reality chose the other way. The situation was getting much more out of control and we experienced far worse than 2020. But, if you are reading this now, you have done well and congratulations you’ve survived the worst! Even though 2021 wasn’t as good as we expected, but there’s always a good thing in everything.

If I have to describe my 2021 in one word, it will be novelty. I had few new experiences that I’ve never had before. And I can say that those experiences were the highlight of my 2021. The first thing is I experienced a burned out. I think I just hit the lowest point of my life, where I don’t feel happy at all. I feel negative and I hate it so much. I never knew that I growing up was this hard. When I was there, I was thinking if I am actually not as strong as I thought or it is something that everyone will get eventually. When I was in that state, I feel very emotional and sensitive. It was very irritating and hurt. I really don’t know the root cause, but the trigger might be my workplace environment. I don’t want to blame the situation or what, but everything happens for a reason. So, there might be a reason behind this burn out, even though I don’t know for sure what it is. Well, anyways I’m already get back to my cheerful and bubbly self. Thankfully, it doesn’t take that much time to recover.

The second thing is there are many of my friends that got married and suddenly I became an aunt to their baby! I have some niece and nephew, but being an aunt to my friend’s children is novel to me. It wasn’t in my life vision plan. I remember that when I was small, I was treated nicely with my mom’s friend. As if I am their children. My childhood memories made me wanted to be a nice and fun aunt to them.

The third new thing is I finally tried paragliding! I’ve been always wanted to do paragliding (way before Yoon Seri make it a trend). There is no word to explain my feelings up in the air. It was thrilling, joyful, amusement, and peaceful. I think I know why people wants to fly like a bird. It was a very awesome experience ever in 2021. Also, I flew with my best friends, which doubled up the fun.

Also, I would like to say that I survived 2021 most of the time because of K-dramas. From Vincenzo, Hospital Playlist 2, Police University, Hometown Cha Cha Cha, to Lovers of the Red Sky. Thank you for all of the related drama’s teams, you’ve made my 2021 bright and livable. I think I could express my emotions thanks to the shows I watched during 2021. I couldn’t imagine what my life will be without them.

There are few things that left unchanged even in 2021 that makes me feel good. The fact that my favorite idol groups like 2PM and Super Junior still going strong and they still hang out like when they are younger and at their peak popularity made me realize that they take their members seriously. I thank God that I got to know them and thankful for them. Please keep this friendship going on.

I also started a new routine last year and hopefully, it continues. I started to do a reflection journal. As I’ve entered the “life-quarter crisis”, I started to read and watch contents regarding self-improvement. I’ve always been a very cheerful and positive-minded person, but I really hit the lowest point of my life in 2021. Thanks to the contents I read and saw, I started to gain my strength and started a positive routine. Well, actually since I was a kid I’ve been trained to write a self-reflection journal at school, but doing it voluntarily and not has a huge gap. After I did the reflection journal, I started to sort myself out. I made a reflection journal based on the movies or shows that I watched and make notes of the lessons I got from it. Well, there isn’t a fixed way how to do the reflection journal, but I this way suits me the best. I watched one of the older video of Dulce Candy, and she also recommended to do this kind of journaling. It really helps me to grow as a better person. You can see the snippets of my journal below.

2021 wasn’t an easy year for all of us, but we finally get through it well. Let’s hope that 2022 is better than the previous years. Most of all, to be sane and joyful throughout the process. 2021 taught me a lot and the most important lesson is to trust God’s timing no matter what. Good things will definitely come, we just need to be prepared for it and do our best. 

Happy New Year!! 

God bless your days in 2022!

Epilogue

In 2021, there was an incident regarding Kim Seonho. He was getting much more attention thanks to 2 Days 1 Night and the most recent drama of him, ‘Hometown Cha Cha Cha’. Then an incident broke and his popularity was scratched. Long story short, the truth revealed and Kim Seonho was “accepted” again by the society. He canceled the “cancel culture”. His incident really broke my heart, but as his fans for some time, I know that he is truly a good person that just simply make mistake. This incident once again reminds me that entertainer, celebrity, or whatever you call your favorite artist, is also a human being that also make mistakes. I was really afraid if this incident broke his mental harshly and he choose an extreme option. Thank goodness, he is stronger than I thought and there are many good fans out there that still stand by his side. He also shows that the good deeds you do will get back to you eventually. 

So, be good!

E-Epilogue

I would like to say congratulations to all athletes and committees that participate in the Olympics this year. Finally, your hard work was paid off. Despite of the pro and cons, it was a great event. Indonesia got a gold medal for Badminton Women’s Double, which is very cool! Indonesia was well-known for the badminton skills and this time the gold medalists were women! Well done. I watched some of the competitions (though mostly were where the South Korean team participates, since I watched through the Korean channel), and very thrilled with the event. The excitement was real, but it would be better to watch it live! Hopefully the next summer Olympics it could be filled with audiences. Amen, everyone?

Further Reading:

https://sea.mashable.com/life/18633/44-things-you-forgot-happened-in-2021

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/06/special-series/2021-year-in-review.html

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/29/entertainment/best-pop-culture-moments-2021-cec/index.html

JCP FEATURES

2020 is going to its third month, which means the first quarter will be completed soon. Time really runs fast and I haven’t had time to catch-up my plans for this year yet. Last year, I did the “Monthly Life Rewind” project on my YouTube Channel and I had a hard time to keep uploading it on time. Due to that project, I think I neglected this blog a lot. So, this year, I’m going to be more focus on this blog and made a monthly project here. I wanted to exercise my writing skills and hope it will bring a greater good. It’s killing two birds with one stone, right?

Lately, I spent my days alone and it made me be more introvert, but filled with lots of ideas and deep thoughts. Recently, I fall in love with Kim Namgil and he made documentary audiobooks, which I’m thinking of making a monthly feature on this blog. Also, I watched so much travel documentary that matches my interest in the past few years. My last visit to Balikpapan, East Borneo also triggered me to be aware of social issues that are happening through social media. I’m not a famous influencer or what, but I believe that everyone can be an influencer for others in their own way.

I hope this “JCP Feature” will help people to be more aware and care, have open-minded, and importantly, more knowledgeable. I witness too much stupidity in society because of carelessness. So, I hope the power of social media could bring a greater good rather than harm. I hope this feature post has a positive impact and bring happiness toward others. Thank you to all of you who kept on reading this blog. I don’t really care how many of you and where you’re from, but thank you so much. Let’s make the world to be a better place. Stay safe and be happy always!

xoxo,

Jennifer

BEAUTY: Summer Korean Hauls! (Late Post) X Etude House X The Faceshop

Hi there! I apologize for the late of this post. Today, I'm going to post my Korean Hauls this summer. It has a lot of things, so I'm going to separate it into 2 parts. This post is about my Etude House and The Faceshop hauls. and the other post is about Inisfree hauls and some other things I bought in Korea. If you want me to post my holiday in Korea, just leave a comment here! :)  

So, the first one is Etude House hauls! I went to their shop for 2 or 3 times, but I didn't buy much for myself. I bought a lots of things here for my friends, mom, and for buying souvenirs.

Dust Cut Facial Mist

I purchased this mist because I thought it might help during the days I spent on walking by foot and living in Jakarta (with those pollution surround me). I don't know if its really effective or not, but the mist is awesome! It does not taste bitter (you know mists sometime came into your mouth), feel refreshing, and smells good. The packaging itself also simple and neat, it doesn't look like the typical cute packaging of Etude House. This product cost for KRW 9,500 or $9.50. 

Princess Happy Ending Belle Rose Cheek Blusher

Finally, I got a new blush! Even though it was almost the same shade with the one I have now, but I can alternate it or have another back up of blusher. I purchased the Princess Edition one because it just so pretty. :3 I haven't try it out until now, so I'll make a review about it later. I've check out for the price on the website, but I can't found it anymore. Maybe it was just for a limited time. So, I'm happy to have the limited edition one. :D

Etoinette Crystal Shine Lips

 I purchased something I didn't use often, which is lipstick. I don't like using lipstick or lipgloss, but I became use of it. So, I decided to buy one, because I don't have a proper lipstick. Usually, I borrowed my mom, which have a different taste of color for lipstick. I bought the Etoinette line, which is quite pricey but, the packaging looks classy. I haven't try this out, but the color was so pretty. I bought in shade #002. The lipstick cost for KRW 13,000 or $13.00.

Play 101 Pencil

The cute sharpie

Last but not least on my Etude House's hauls, the famous Play 101 Pencil. I saw this product on the Instagram and their website. I'm very sure to buy this whenever I visit Etude House. I bought 3 colors which are, brown (#50), glittery pink (#6), and shimmery broken white (#5). I purchased those 3 colors because they are going to be used by me often. They have a lots of color, like a pencil color! This product can act as a eyeliner, eyeshadow, and lip liner. It's a multifunction product! This only cost for KRW 6,000 or $6.00. It's quite cheap for the function given.

Next up is The FaceShop hauls!

Luminous Perfume Face Powder

 Yeay! I got my own loose powder. Before, I chose to purchased this, I search on the internet which is the best loose powder, and this came in 4th place. It's affordable and good, who didn't want to have it? It has a strong scent, because it is perfumed, so if anyone have allergic to strong scent, I didn't recommend it. The packaging also good and PINK! :D I don't remember the price, but it was not as pricey as other loose powder.

White Jewel Peeling

 Bought a peeling gel/scrub just because my regular one was almost finished. Since I want to try out the other brand and I saw it on The Faceshop display rack, I bought this. I don't know anything about it, so I just chose from the rating on the packaging. There are 4 variants with different of main ingredients. I chose the pearl one, because the rating for both harshness and moisturizing are 4 stars. I'll give this a try after I've finished my It's Skin Mangowhite Peeling gel (read my review here). The Faceshop's peeling gel/scrub cost for KRW 7,900 or $7.90.

Daily Beauty Tools Blusher and Shading Brush

I'm in a mission to have makeup brushes. Actually, I wanted to buy the Sigma brush or Real Technique brush, but I didn't get the chance to buy it and it's quite pricey. Since I don't do make up everyday, so I just bought what I really needed. I don't have a blusher brush and I just bought an Etude House blush that doesn't come with the applicator. So, I have a good reason to buy one. The brush itself looks good and have a clean cut. The brush cost for KRW 7,000 or $7.00. Isn't it cheap?

Trendy Nails Nail Polish (es)

I really wanted to have a Christmas themed nail since I'm into beauty stuffs. I don't really like using nail polish, actually. Just on some occasions, I wear nail polishes. So I decided to buy white and red nail polish. Actually, I've bought the white one in Innisfree, but I just realized I bought another white in the Faceshop. The Faceshop has a promo for their nail polish, it's buy 1 get 1 free. yeay! I like free stuffs. Since it only cost for KRW 2,000 or $2.00, how come I don't hestitate to buy 4 colors. The rule is you buy the same variant. For example the basic one with the basic one, or the glitter one with the glitter one. I got white, red, gold, and glitter white.

Since the Korean beauty shop always generous with samples and gifts, I got a small mirror. Isn't it look like Anna Sui's mirror? Btw, there are a lot of samples, masks, gifts I got from my hauls, but I didn't post it here, because it's just too much! Hehe.

That's all for part 1 hauls! Keep on reading for the part 2. :)

 Thanks! 

UPDATE: Hair

Hi Guys~~

I'm just back from a salon! 

Finally, I cut my hair. It's been 1 year since I haven't cut my hair. :D

So, this is my new hairstyle. 

Good Luck, new hair!

XOXO,

Jennifer

Welcome to the world of AGASHOP

Hi there! :D 

My mom has opened a shop in Gading Serpong. It sells country furniture and some hello kitty stuffs!

If you live in Indonesia, Jakarta, and Tangerang, come and shop here!

It's located at Ruko L'Agricola Block B no. 29. Near Bethsaida Hospital. ^^

It can be your hangout destination here! I promise this place is AWESOME!!!! :D

Come on, Hello Kitty slash Sanrio slash pink lover!!! COME HERE!! 

There are a lot of stuffs! So come here! 

We"ll be waiting for ya!! :D

*Update: We'll opening soon a photo studio. Not a real photo studio though, but you can take a photo there with our awesome accessories! Also, we provide a pro photographer. You can also make an album! ;)

Hangout Place in Jakarta: Collete & Lola

Hi there! I'm back this time with a post about hangout place in Jakarta.
I believe there are a lot readers who live outside Jakarta. Even me. I live outside Jakarta.
So, I presented this post for all of you who want to spent your holiday in Jakarta. :D
Enjoy!

Recently, I went to Senayan City to watch Despicable Me 2 with my seniors. After we watch, we want to go to Senopati. Senopati is located near Senayan. It has a lot of Korean Restaurants, cafes, and a lot of hangout places. So, I said to my seniors how if we try to go to Collete & Lola. It's a new cakes shop in Senopati. I knew this place from my friends on instagram.

Arrived at Jalan Senopati Raya no. 64, we saw a bright writting of Collete & Lola. It was so eye-catching. We parked our car via valet service because it was too crowded. They only have a little space of parking. :( Then, we enter the cake shop. But, we have to wait. Inside was insanely full! I thought it because of the restaurant above the shop that have a lot of customers, so the parking was full. But, Collete & Lola had a lot of visitors! like... A LOT!!! 

While waiting, we got to take pictures. B-) After waiting like 10 minutes, we finally got to enter the shop. It was a joy for me to be able enter the shop. The shop is SUPER DUPER MEGA CUTE! I love cute stuffs, as u guys know. It has a colorful walls, cute stuffs, cute box, cute CAKES!! It was quite crowded, but it still an excitement for me.

We order a Panda Cake, they called it "Call Me Panda" cake. It is a chocolate cake with a biscuit on the bottom of the cake. And of course they have Panda face on it. It taste gooodd! :9 Well, I am a chocolate lover. :3 This is the cake I love. I wanna try out other chocolate cake of them, but it might make me too full (because, we still going to have dinner! :p). 

Also, we order another cake, but I don't know the name. It taste like a cheesecake, but it's not. :| and I don't really like this cake. It not sweet, so I don't like. It doesn't mean it was bad. We all have different favorite taste, right?

Beside cakes, we order teas! :D It cost 28.000 rupiah for one teapot of TWG tea. :D I ordered Carmel Creme Tea. It taste quite weird. But it still a perfect partner with my choco cake!

I also take away some macaroons! It cost 10.000 rupiah per piece. They have a promo to buy 5 get 1 free! :D I want to take away macaroons, because I want the box. But, they give me a paper bag instead. huhu. Quite disappointed. :(

Spend one or two hours there with taking photos and chit chat. The place is quite comfy for chatting. But it feel like we have to get up early from our seat because they still have a long waiting list guest. They should expand their shop. They only get one floor shop with not much space for people. They already used up their spaces for their display.

This bakery and cake shop is one of Ismaya Group's cafe. They usually sell a quite pricey desserts, but I think this shop sells a reasonable price. They served a good size of cake. So, people don't feel sick (enek). This shop has the best interior design of any bakery & cake shop in Jakarta! I don't feel like wanna go home. Hahaha.

So, readers, if you wanna come here, you may find it at Jalan Senopati Raya no. 64. (under Yeyo Restaurant, Across Hanyang Garden). Their food and drinks prices are about 10k above. ;) It's quite affordable, right?

My rating for this shop is 4 stars out of 5!

To see more info, you may go to their facebook page or website. :D

XOXO,
Jennifer