Today is finally the last day of January! It felt just like yesterday I was celebrating New Year in Bali, and now February is coming 😲

As January has come to an end, it's time for another Favorites post. Let's see what I've been loving this January! 😉

MUSIC

There were some songs that I've been addicted to this month, but the song I played the most was this song called Beautiful by Crush. It's part of Goblin OST, and it has a really soothing sound that made me feel so calm and happy throughout this January! 😊


Another song from Goblin OST that I loved was Stay With Me by Chanyeol of EXO and PUNCH. Somehow Korean songs tend to be addictive once you keep on repeating it. I don't know why.

I wasn't really into it at first, but as I kept listening to it on the drama, I fell in love with the song.


This next song is a song by Tori Kelly. So, she did this song featuring Ed Sheeran, called I Was Made For Loving You and it's beautiful.


This one is a classic: Swear It Again by Westlife. I never realized it has the sweetest lyrics until just recently. Now I can't unheard those beautiful words anymore 😊

TV SERIES

As you probably might have guessed, I'd been watching Goblin / Guardian: The Lonely and Great God and I loved that drama! I just couldn't stop watching it and kept streaming it until the very last episode available. For me, the ending is just what a hopeless romantic like me would've hoped for. That's all I'm going to say. For more, you can watch the trailer below, or watch the drama by yourself 😁


Here's the trailer:


Another TV Show that I'd been enjoying in January was Sherlock. I know, it's FINALLY BACK!

After years of waiting, I think the three episodes are really satisfying. I always love how Benedict Cumberbatch plays Sherlock and he just did so good on this newest series.


Check out the trailer of Sherlock's 4th season:

FASHION

I forgot to add this item on my December Favorites, so I'm going to put it here, since I'm still loving it anyway 😃

It's this purple bag that I bought on my last visit to Makassar. It just has the nicest accessories and such a compact size. I enjoyed bringing it anywhere now. It also has so many pockets inside, which is my number one requirement to be my greatest bag ever!

I am also in love with this cute fluffy key chain. No, it's not the expensive one (it's under IDR 100k), but it's still really soft and nice! :D


Another fashion item that I love this month is these new shoes of mine:


Most of my sandals are practically broken, so it's nice to have a pair of new one. I bought it at Payless and there was a 40% discount for this item! You won't believe how happy I was about that! Besides, don't you think the gold coppery color is just so nice? :D

STATIONERY

Since it's January, it's time to have a new planner! Or in my case planners :p

These are the planners I've been using for 2017:


This first one is the one I got from Gogirl Magazine! This year they have a really great planner that I truly love. I use this one for my office matters.


While for this one, I got it from Starbucks Coffee. I topped up my Starbucks Card and got this beautiful planner. I use this one for my personal matters and daily life.

GADGET

I never planned on buying this, but I did wish to have one.
One day, my father just bought a tablet for me and my little sister! I am really thankful for it! And this is the one thing that I've been so attached to lately.

EVENT & HOLIDAY

Another event worth mentioning is Chinese New Year! I didn't really prepare much for this year's CNY, but somehow I quite regret it. For example, I didn't have any outfit that resembled this tradition, I just wore anything that I found in my wardrobe. Thankfully my mother still bought all those cookies that I love and I was also given some candies. I promise, next year I'm gonna do a lot more preparation for it!

I just realized how amazing this tradition is. It's the time of the year for all the family members to gather together and celebrate something together. It felt really heartwarming somehow.

FOOD & BEVERAGES

You know I have my Food Travel posts to cover anything about food, so I won't say too much here. However, I will definitely give you a sneak peek of my favorite food and drink that I had in January. Here you go:







So, here you have it! The coverage of everything I love in January.
Hopefully there will be more things to love in February (since it's the month of love anyway :p).

See you on my next post! :D
CN.

Hello everyone, how's 2017 treating you so far? Well, for me it's still quite a good start. I hope it's been a great start for you too! :)

I've been thinking to write this post for a while, but I just wasn't quite sure what to write.

December 2016 wasn't really counted as a nice month. Yes, it ended beautifully with my trip to Bali. However, before that trip happened, there were a lot of complications that made me felt exhausted and sad. It made me lost my excitement for 2017. I was always excited for new year before, but not this time.

As I entered 2017 and tried to look back at all the things that happened in 2016, I found something.
I finally discovered that 2016 wasn't such a bad year after all. It was just a matter of point of view.

in 2016...

I traveled quite a lot. I even had my very first traveling abroad experience with my boyfriend, which was so much fun. I also managed to go back to my hometown in Makassar again after years not visiting it.

I started documented my life intensely on my blog and diary. So, now I can open them up and look at things I've done in 2016. I even won a blogging competition by Gramedia once. Well, I just won the third place, but still, it was still a great achievement.

I made lots of new friends, which was really exciting! I can't wait to see how these friendships will grow.

I started to work in a company that is so welcoming and I've had a great experience so far.

I finally hit 1k followers on Instagram (I know it's not really important, but it did make me proud because I worked quite hard for it).

I also learned that life is so full of precious moments that sometimes don't get enough recognition. Most of the time we just get caught in our hectic schedule/work/deadlines/life/etc, that we forget to just stop for a little while and actually enjoy our surroundings and what we're doing.

Welcome to another Food Travel post!
Today it's all about this new place in Surabaya called Sumoboo! You can find this cute restaurant at Galaxy Mall for the moment, but soon it will have a branch at Pakuwon Mall too! Exciting! 😄


The visual of this place is just so cute. I love it so much! 😍


These are the food that we ordered:


My boyfriend and I ordered this Buta Naked Ramen (IDR 45k) which is pork ramen. While our friend had Karagee Don (IDR 38k). For dessert we had Sumoboo Dessert and Sumoboo Mixed Pudding. There are lots of variety for the dessert and we chose the most complete one.


The ramen had a unique and delicious taste that kept me wanting for more. However, the portion was rather small. The dessert was also awesome, especially because it got green tea ice cream 😋


I didn't really eat that much at that time, so I really wish to get back and try other things from their menu. Especially, because there were a lot of menu that weren't available yet. I think I'll just wait a few more months before going back here. Overall, Sumoboo has a satisfying taste and vibe, but it can be a little overpriced.

If you want to see the complete menu, just scroll down and enjoy the pictures of the menu that I took:


Hope you enjoy this post and see you on my next Food Travel post! 😆😊
CN.