Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Postcards from Orlando






  Looking at these photos I took at my days off wandering around Disneyland Orlando from Epcot, Magic Kingdom, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom, til Typhoon Lagoon - I still have to pinch myself sometimes then for a second I realized this is not a dream. Celebrating 2 months working in the happiest place on earth, I got nothing to complain ( OK I lied, I miss real Asian food ) but really grateful for amazing flatmates, colleagues, guests, fireworks, clear blue skies. Disney and these people definitely bring more colors and magic into my life. 
   While one night on the way home from a party, I asked myself how did this happen ? Of course it wasn't hard to flash back, but one sweet email I received the same night from a reader seemed to make it much easier for me to remember how it all started. My reader congratulate me for living my new life and the story I wrote at  The Secret.tv really inspired him. Found it's pretty amazing how my little story and dreams I wrote on a piece of paper can be inspirations to some people, nothing else I want to do but to keep working hard and continue become inspirations for those dreamers.  Back to few months ago when things have completely fallen apart, told myself I deserved something bigger and better then I got this job in luxury industry which I thought at the beginning ummm maybe the new adventure there would let me explore things I've never tried before, just in few days I realized the work environment didn't let me learn a lot, I couldn't express myself, the only good thing was I worked with some amazing people that taught me to stay humble, appreciate little things and never settle for less. Slowly I got back on my feet again, being grateful and positive attitudes helped me a lot through the hard times, next thing I knew Disney contacted me and here I am...enjoying every minute in Orlando, let myself totally lost over and over again in different countries / pavilion in Epcot, dreaming about Paris, fell in love with blue details in Morocco pavilion,  in awe with every single details I could possibly find in Disney's Animal Kingdom that made feel like in Nepal and Africa, riding roller coaster  - screaming - and happy like a-7-year-old-kids, ohh did I mention about how sweet and tempting the caramel flavor in German pavilion ? Also, Disney's parade and behind the scene of movie productions at Disney's Hollywood studios never fails to blow my mind away, over flowing inspirations and curiosity made me can't help but dreaming to be a part of their dream team. Still, the girl can't get enough of clear blue skies and fireworks, the burst of colors just like the universe and I celebrating life and love.  Excited to welcome summer, auditions, and my upcoming birthday trip, hope you enjoy some postscards from Orlando...

Ps : More photos from Disney,  click For Safeena : Colors, Dreams, Happiness

My kind of cotton candy





Disney's Hollywood Studios

Chatham Square 
Sharing Indonesian culture ! Go Gyscha !





Marocco pavillion, Epcot
Fireworks never gets old


  And speaking about being thousand miles away from home, as much as I am really happy to be able sharing Indonesian culture, Balinese ethnic dance, Angklung, and Indonesia tourism with our guests here in Disneyland, I still wish I shouldn't have missed few important events happened back home last week. My best friend's wedding ! Dinda, Irham and I went to high school together, it's a privilege for me to see them have grown up from teenagers until they graduated from top university and working in big companies, still found it hard to believe they have met the love of their life and just got married last week. It seems only yesterday we wore that white and blue uniforms, they were being supportive when I was MC-ing for school events and theater, saw me as the next VJ MTV, had no doubt that I'll make all my dreams come true. Ooh where are the years going - really ? While both of them are currently enjoying their honeymoon, I wish them all the happiness in the world. Here's another year of our great friendships, we keep supporting each other, you all just another reasons for me to create more than I did yesterdays, to make you proud.
   

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

For Safeena : Colors. Dreams. Happiness





























   Here's a post for a very special someone out there. My best friend, make up artist, manager... Safeena.
  How i wish right now I could be next to you, darling. I know I can't help much, but we all know you're a very strong girl, you've always been really brave from the beginning - things will be absolutely okay. While you're fighting your best, I thought I'd love to share some photos - to let you know that I'm living my dreams here...after all the hard work we've done together, thank you for always being supportive and believing in me.
  I could never forget the first time we met at my first day at work, I walked into the office like a model, smiling but deep inside I was scared, you know...first day never really easy, especially when you're working with a very tough and amazing leader like Joseph Perries. But you and Siti came to me, gave me a hug and kiss on the cheek, a very warm welcome - and it was just the beginning of our great friendship.The day after, we all became really close like sisters ( even tho most of the times I bullied you under the desk ). I was always a very messy girl, you could never find my desk clean, ahhh even my clothes too - Those days when you and Ratih had to clean my keyboard, my bags, share lunch, donuts, one day we can just spending hours at work doing hair and nails, forget about our real job, went to Kota Kasablanka to buy nailpolish and bread, shooting all day -  I found it's amazing how you girls always saw me as someone with talents, you told me million times that I deserved a bigger and better place, on the centerstage- under the spotlight that's where I belong, working in entertainment industry just suit me better than oil and gas. You believed in me so much, helped me a lot shooting showreels for television, dropped me to some auditions, even though i failed a lot that year, you were one of those people who never have doubt that in the end I'll make it back to centerstage.
   And here I am now, it's been 2 months live in Orlando, I couldn't be more grateful to be surrounded by happy people, colors, dreams come true, inspirations, happiness, love - it gives me such a positive energy to create more and dream bigger, working my way back to the center stage - just so one day...one day you can do make up and my hair again, let people see it's someone amazing like you that makes her glowing and strong.