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Usual Setup

Published by Justine

It was quite unfortunate that I didn’t have internet at home for a month. I had to rely on office internet to catch up on news and everything, and thanks to my phone I could still be on top of my social networking accounts without having to feel like I fell down a black hole. The bad thing about this internet at home is that the access point signal doesn’t reach my room because it’s at the end of the house, so I do my internet stuff in my sister’s room coz it’s the nearest and she’s got this humongous table and a comfortable chair.. and I don’t worry about having to lose sleep because I can limit myself with internet usage.

My setup as of last night. Candies and gum belongs to my sister, tumblr on the screen, iPod plugged and phone on standby. The table is really super big, but I couldn’t capture that.

I Don’t Even..

Published by Justine

How do weekends fly by too fast? It feels like it was just Friday and I was counting by the minutes until the weekend started and now I’m typing this at 6 in the morning on Monday all woozy from sleep. I seriously need time to slow down more, sometimes work weeks even go by like breeze and all this time speeding is freaking me out a little.

Time Woes

Published by Justine

If I could only take a year or even half a year off just to wind down and figure out what I want in life, I would. But I’m Asian and things don’t work out that way. I miss being able to hang out with friends and you don’t have to be aware of time or plan crazily like, “Oh I have work” or “I don’t get out until (insert late time here)”. Times when, “let’s go out” and “be there in an hour” that kind of stuff doesn’t apply anymore.

Especially when we were in uni we had so much time to kill in between classes ar after classes it would be so easy to just keep staying together. I miss that. I think I need to live in another city where time isn’t being such a bitch because you have to think of traffic and the amount of time it gets you from point A to point B. Everything has to be thought out and considered from the other party’s point. I’m totally blabbing right now because I too am stuck in traffic with phone in hand typing this blog post.

A working Jakartan spends about 2-4 hours a day in the car just stuck in traffic. That time could be spent on a movie, or a meal with friends. Time is so precious and it’s even more crazier coz it seems like the pace its going right now is crazy fast, hard to keep up.

New Workout

Published by Justine

I’m the type of person who can never stick to something permanently, especially when it comes to working out. I’ve been on and off the wagon so many times, my body gets really confused. Right now I’m gaining a lot of weight because all of the people in my office are crazy eaters and you know, PEER PRESSURE. Not blaming them, I love to eat just as much as all of you. Foodtrips are probably one of my favorite pastimes. But it seems that my weight has been going up more than it’s going down so I’m doing something about it before I become a fat baboon and up my fitness activities.

I’ve had gym memberships but never found them fulfilling, and usually only go for the dance classes. I LOVE to dance. Absolutely love to. If I could do it every day of my life I would. And with my work schedule 8-5, plus the traffic it takes to go home, about 2 hours.. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to enroll in a legit dance class here in Jakarta so I decided to do the Hip Hop Abs workout, in the comfort of my own house. If I don’t have time, I’ll make time and if I won’t have perseverance, I’ll just call myself a fatass all the time and that’s gonna be enough to make me wanna work out.

If there’s no other way you gotta create your own way right? I dance in my room all the time but I felt like I needed a solid routine and good reps and figured this was what suited me best so I’m going to try it out and hopefully it’ll turn out well. I even made a schedule for myself to keep. As for eating, there’s no need for a diet. I have no intentions of being stick thin, I just don’t want to be A FATTY BOM BOM hahaha.

Hopefully I’ll also be able to blog some progress (with the intention of also keeping this blog alive). I finally have another reason to work out and I’m gonna have to consult my personal trainer who is my 10 year old sister, she makes me do 100 crunches a night and cycle up a steep road with her at the back (I almost died once at that one lol) but now we have more variety and she could also enjoy this with me!

Music I’ve Been Enjoying

Published by Justine

I love music so much but I rarely ever blog about it enough. Even though I’ve always been a rock and alternative girl at heart, my listening preference is never limited to a genre, nor I bash the ones I don’t like. For example I may not understand Tokio Hotel, but Tokio Hotel can do whatever they want. Anyway, now’s the time I can finally talk about the tunes I’ve been enjoying lately.

Katy Perry – Teenage Dream

It’s sad to say that pop wasn’t as great as when I was still a little girl. Maybe because I’m more open to other sorts of music now, plus Justin Bieber really doesn’t interest me. That being said, this track by Katy Perry is pure pop goodness. The lyrics, and the flow, it takes you back to memories and makes you feel like you’re in love again. I love it because despite the heavy falsetto in the verses, the chorus is super catchy. Great for a karaoke night with your girlfriends.

Maroon 5 – Give A Little More

I usually have difficulty explaining why I like a certain track. I wish it would be as easy to say, “Oh because it sounds good,” But writing this post, I want to be able to describe how I feel when I listen to something. The eccentric beats on this track is so feel-good, makes you just wanna bop your head and move your body in a groove. It’s so good I can’t even explain it, and it’s something only Adam Levine can pull off with his vocals. If this track didn’t have his voice, I don’t think it would sound as good. I’ve always enjoyed what Maroon 5 releases in terms of singles, and this is no different. It’s infectious.

Kid Cudi feat. Kanye West – Erase Me

Ever since I started listening to Cudi I’ve always been confused what to call him. Is he a rapper, or is he a singer? I guess it’s safe enough to just call him an artist. His Man on the Moon album last year was one of my top listens and transcended what rappers usually do, and the music of his musical environment puts out there. This track is no different. I didn’t expect much, but I was pleasantly surprised. With the help of Kanye (incidentally one of my favorite rappers too–despite what he does outside music), not only does it add as a special ingredient, but there’s no denying that the collaboration is a hit. Cudi will forever be so “indie” to me lol.

Eminem feat. Rihanna – Love The Way You Lie

This had to come up didn’t it? It was bound to, because it deserves all the publicity it’s been getting. Not a fan of what the song conveys, but Eminem has really hit the jackpot with this single. Speaking as one of Eminem’s biggest fangirls ever since 6th grade (my room was 80% filled with Eminem it even worried my mom at one point, causing her to write a letter to me that she feared for my Eminem obsession lol) at this point it’s safe (and brave) for me to say that Eminem will never lose it. He may fall down at one point, like as much as I hate to admit it I wasn’t a big fan of Relapse. Crack A Bottle was the most solid track (IMO) and I was so happy when Forever came out of Refill, I even cried (sshh). I had been waiting for an album as strong as The Eminem Show and Recovery was the answer. Hooray!

Robyn – Hang With Me

BODY TALK 2!!! BODY, TALK, 2!! I absolutely loved Body Talk Pt1 and when Body Talk Pt 2 came out, especially with an album version of Hang With Me, one of my favorite tracks from Pt1 but with an acoustic arrangement, I was ecstatic. This song has been on repeat on my iPod and it usually gets played when I’m in the car contemplating about a lotttttt of things. It digs up so much from inside. One day I will be able to sing it with great feeling. One day I will.

Now for the rest of the albums..

These are the few albums which have also been on my listening list lately. The Orchard by RRR, The Suburbs by Arcade Fire and Sufjan Stevens’ All Delighted People EP (I MEAN HOW CAN YOU NOT LOVE SUFJAN–guy’s a genius!) have been anticipated albums for me because of how much I loved its predecessors. But you see, I also love k-pop as much as every other fangirl out there, so I won’t eliminate a genius k-pop album this year by Taeyang. It’s been greatly produced and it’s hitting the worldwide R&B charts like no other despite it being another language. The flow and Taeyang’s voice really just shines.