How do I find my style?

How do I find my style and How do you always look so pulled together? Well my bold beauties I hope to answer that for you all today. Before I give you my thoughts, you first need to know that discovering your style takes time and you will make a few mistakes. Here are The Bold Beauties 3 Essential Steps:

1) Be honest - Honesty is an often overlooked step when it comes to finding your style philosophy. What do I mean by honesty? To have your clothes represent you and your image, you must be honest about a few things including your size, shape, lifestyle, and budget. If you are a mother to young children, it is unrealistic to want style like Victoria Beckham, lets face it; she has a hot husband and lots of help. I doubt shes chasing her children around in a pair of 6-inch Louboutins.

The thing to be most honest about is your current body, not what it used to look like or what you want it to look like, but what it looks like now. I had to learn this lesson as well. Once I learned to embrace my curves, not hide or over-expose them, my style truly developed. The worst thing you can do and the biggest gap in defining your style is wearing clothes that do not fit you properly. Keeping it real will only help you on the journey to discovering your style. Itll also save you money once you start buying clothes that you will actually wear.

2) Research - When people ask me how to determine their style, I always ask if they have done any research, the answer is usually no. Why is researching your style so important? There is no way you can know how you want to look without doing the research. There are many ways to do this; observe the style of a woman you admire, Google some of your favorite stars, or look at online boutiques. You should also investigate brands in your price range, clothes that fit your body type, and most importantly how these looks will fit into your lifestyle. Even though I have a defined look, I am always searching for more ways to cultivate my style. I turn to all avenues to find fashion inspiration, not just magazines, but art, design, and other women. I often take pictures of things I find visually interesting or beautiful and think of ways to incorporate them into my style.

3) Uniforms - I cannot express how important it is to have a uniform. This does not mean we should wear the same thing every day. What I mean is it saves time and money when we have outfits we can go to for all occasions. Once you have researched clothes that look best on you and fit your lifestyle, it is helpful to have variations on a few different looks. For instance, no one ever knows that I have 8-10 outfits that I update with accessories, cardigans, and shoes. This expands my wardrobe and allows me to I have a Magaschoni dress that I have had for years, I am always looking for new ways to wear the dress, and almost every time it is worn, my friends assume it is new.

http://www.fibre2fashion.com/industry-article/40/3959/3-essential-steps2.asp

folklore

sangkuriang

Cerita rakyat from West Java

Sangkuriang

Long time ago in West Java, lived a beautiful girl named Dayang Sumbi. She was also smart and clever. Her beauty and intelligence made a prince from the heavenly kingdom of Kahyangan desire her as his wife. The prince asked permission from his father to marry Dayang Sumbi. People from Kahyangan could never live side by side with humans, but his father approved on one condition, when they had a child, the prince would transform into a dog. The prince accepted the condition.

They get married and lived happily in the woods until Dayang Sumbi gave birth to a baby boy. The prince then changed into a dog named Tumang. Their son is named Sangkuriang. He was very smart and handsome like his father. Everyday, he hunted animals and looked for fruits to eat. One day, when he was hunting, Sangkuriang accidentally killed Tumang. His arrow missed the deer he was targeting and hit Tumang instead. He went home and tells her mother about the dog. “What?” Dayang Sumbi was appalled. Driven by sadness and anger, she grabbed a weaving tool and hit Sangkuriang’s head with it. Dayang Sumbi was so sad; she didn’t pay any attention to Sangkuriang and started to cry.

Sangkuriang feel sad and also confused. How can his mother love a dog more than him? Sangkuriang then decided to go away from their home and went on a journey. In the morning, Dayang Sumbi finally stopped crying. She started to feel better, so she went to find Sangkuriang. But her son was no where to be found. She looked everywhere but still couldn’t find him. Finally, she went home with nothing. She was exhausted. She fell asleep, and in her dream, she meets her husband. “Dayang Sumbi, don’t be sad. Go look for my body in the woods and get the heart. Soak it with water, and use the water to bathe, and you will look young forever,” said the prince in her dream. After bathing with the water used to soak the dog’s heart, Dayang Sumbi looked more beautiful and even younger.

And time passed by. Sangkuriang on his journey stopped at a village and met and fell in love with a beautiful girl.He didn't realize that the village was his homeland and the beautiful girl was his own mother, Dayang Sumbi. Their love grew naturally and he asked the girl to marry him. One day, Sangkuriang was going on a hunt. He asked Dayang Sumbi to fix the turban on his head. Dayang Sumbi was startled when she saw a scar on his head at the same place where she, years ago, hit Sangkuriang on the head.

After the young man left, Dayang Sumbi prayed for guidance. After praying, she became convinced that the young man was indeed her missing son. She realized that she had to do something to prevent Sangkuriang from marrying her. But she did not wish to disappoint him by cancelling the wedding. So, although she agreed to marry Sangkuriang, she would do so only on the condition that he provides her with a lake and built a beautiful boat, all in one night.

Sangkuriang accepted this condition without a doubt. He had spent his youth studying magical arts. After the sun went down, Sangkuriang went to the hill. Then he called a group of genie to build a dam around Citarum River. Then, he commands the genies to cut down trees and build a boat. A few moments before dawn, Sangkuriang and his genie servants almost finished the boat.

Dayang Sumbi, who had been spying on him, realised that Sangkuriang would fulfill the condition she had set. Dayang Sumbi immediately woke all the women in the village and asked them to wave a long red scarf. All the women in the village were waving red scarf, making it look as if dawn was breaking. Deceived by false dawn, the cock crowed and farmers rose for the new day.

Sangkuriang’s genie servants immediately dropped their work and ran for cover from the sun, which they feared. Sangkuriang grew furious. With all his anger, he kicked the unfinished boat. The boat flew and landed on a valley. The boat then became a mountain, called Mount Tangkuban Perahu (Tangkuban means upturned or upside down, and Perahu means boat). With his power, he destroyed the dam. The water drained from the lake becoming a wide plain and nowadays became a city called Bandung (from the word Bendung, which means Dam).***

A fairy Tale

The Princess and the Pea

Once upon a time there was a prince who wanted to marry a princess; but she would have to be a real princess. He travelled all over the world to find one, but nowhere could he get what he wanted. There were princesses enough, but it was difficult to find out whether they were real ones. There was always something about them that was not as it should be. So he came home again and was sad, for he would have liked very much to have a real princess.

 One evening a terrible storm came on; there was thunder and lightning, and the rain poured down in torrents. Suddenly a knocking was heard at the city gate, and the old king went to open it.

 It was a princess standing out there in front of the gate. But, good gracious! what a sight the rain and the wind had made her look. The water ran down from her hair and clothes; it ran down into the toes of her shoes and out again at the heels. And yet she said that she was a real princess.

 Well, we'll soon find that out, thought the old queen. But she said nothing, went into the bed-room, took all the bedding off the bedstead, and laid a pea on the bottom; then she took twenty mattresses and laid them on the pea, and then twenty eider-down beds on top of the mattresses.

 On this the princess had to lie all night. In the morning she was asked how she had slept.

 "Oh, very badly!" said she. "I have scarcely closed my eyes all night. Heaven only knows what was in the bed, but I was lying on something hard, so that I am black and blue all over my body. It's horrible!"

 Now they knew that she was a real princess because she had felt the pea right through the twenty mattresses and the twenty eider-down beds.

 Nobody but a real princess could be as sensitive as that.

 So the prince took her for his wife, for now he knew that he had a real princess; and the pea was put in the museum, where it may still be seen, if no one has stolen it.

 [Hans Christian Andersen]

The simple Poetry

When I search something in my netbook, I read this poetry and I think this is a simple writing but a beautiful meaning.

My heart like is a book

I wrote the first page
Allah's name and the names of both my parents
because without them I
would not exist in this world ..

on the second page I write the name
My friend, because he was always there with me
in good times and bad ..

on the third page I was the literature of the name
my friends, because they always
made me laugh ..

next ..
I write in the middle of the page
name of the person who hurt me,,
because on that page I 
easily to tear it up ..
and,,
I wrote on the last page
names of people I hate
because the page will
be always closed and no
people who want to read ...

My heart like is a book

I wrote the first page
Allah's name and the names of both my parents
because without them I
would not exist in this world ..

on the second page I write the name
My friend, because he was always there with me
in good times and bad ..

on the third page I was the literature of the name
my friends, because they always
made me laugh ..

next ..
I write in the middle of the page
name of the person who hurt me,,
because on that page I 
easily to tear it up ..
and,,
I wrote on the last page
names of people I hate
because the page will
be always closed and no
people who want to read ...

Tugas Bahasa inggris bisnis ke-2

Exerxise 2 number one

R         1. Half of the student in the class arrive early. Simple Past Tense

            Because the sentence is simple past tense , the verb and subject is correct.

TOEFL EXERCISE (Skill 1-3)

2. The languages of the world presents a vast array of structural similiarites and differences.

     A                    B                                C                      D

Number one the answer is A. Presents

Why : Because the subject is languages or the Plural Subject and the verb of Plural .  So the verb presents doesn’t need s/es and the correct answer is Language

The Correct Sentence :

The languages of the world present a vast array of structural similarties and differences.

3. The rise of multinationals have resulted in a great deal of legal ambiguity because

A       B

multinationals can operate in so many jurisdictions.

C       D

Number Two the answer is  A. Have

Why : Because The subject is The rise multinationals and yhe subject can be transformed into a subject it. it is a singular subject and singular = It + has   .

The Correct Sentence :

The rise multinationals has resulted in a great deal of legal ambiguity because             multinationals can operate in so many jurisdictions.

4.  All of the east-west interstate highways in the United States has even numbers, while

       A                B

north-south interstate highways are odd-numbered.

    C              D

Number four the answer is A. Has

Why : Because the subject is plural and the plural Subject must followed by the verb used have.

The Correct Sentence :

All of the east-west interstate highways in the United States have  even numbers, while          north-south interstate highways are odd-numbered.

5.  When a massive star in the large Magellanic Cloud exploded in 1987, a wave of neutrinos

       A                                                                                    B

Were  detected on Earth.

  C         D

Number five the answer is C. Were

Why : Because the subject is a wave  is a singular subject. And the singular subject must followed by the verb was because singular = is + was

The Correct Sentence :

When a massive star in the large Magellanic Cloud exploded in 1987, a wave of neutrinos     was detected on Earth.

6.  Every open space in the targeted area that has grass and a few bushes are occupied by the

   A                    B                                          C          D

write-crowned sparrow.

Number six the answer is C. Are

Why : Because Every open space is a singular subject. So the verb are must changed to be is

The Correct Sentence :

Every open space in the targeted area that has grass and a few bushes is occupied by the      write-crowned sparrow.

7. Krakatoa is remembered as the volcano that put so much ash into the air that sunsets

       A                                          B

around the world was affected for two years afterward.

C                                       D

Number seven the answer is B. Put

Why : Because Krakatoa is a singular subject. So the verb must + s/es

The Correct Answer :

Krakatoa is remembered as the volcano that puts so much ash into the air that sunsets           around the world was affected for two years afterward.

8.  The term  “Yankee” was originally a nickname for people from New England, but now

    A

anyone from the United States are reffered to as a Yankee.

  B         C      D

Number eight the answer is  B. Are

Why : Because, The Subject is anyone and it’s a singular subject. So the verb are  must changed to be is

The Correct Answer :

The term “Yankee” was originally a nickname for people from New England, but now           anyone from the United States is reffered to as a Yankee.

9.  A network of small arteries, mostly sandwiched between the skin and the underlying

A                                                     B

muscles, supply blood to the face and scalp.

      C        D

Number nine the answer is C. Supply

Why : Because, a network is a singular subject. So the verb must followed by +s/es

The Correct Answer :

A network of small arteries, mostly sandwiched between the skin and the underlying muscles, supplies blood to the face and scalp.

10. Mesquite is a small tree in the Southwest who can withstand the severest drought.

          A     B                                           C                 D

Number ten the answer is C. Who

Why : Because, who  is pronoun used to refer to people. in the sentence referred to tree. So who must changed to that

The Correct Answer:

Mesquite is a small tree in the Southwest that can withstand the severest drought.

The Legend of room #308

Ga heran kan kalo di Indonesia itu banyak banget budaya-budaya yg belum kita ketahui. Orang pulaunya aja beribu-ribu hehe. Kali ini saya akan mengajak untuk membaca satu dari berjuta-juta legenda mistik yang ada di Indonesia. Masalah percaya atau engganya itu kembali ke masing-masing pembaca, yang penting menambah pengetahuan buat kita semua. Seengganya kan kalo ada turis nanya-nanya tentang obyek wisata satu ini kita bisa jawab sedikit, ya minimal letak dan keindahannya yg full of mystery and wonderful beach. Berikut legenda kamar #308

Legenda "Nyai Loro Kidul "

Inna Samudra Beach adalah satu dari 16 unit Inna Hotel Group dibawah naungan PT.Hotel Indonesia Natour,berlokasi di kota Palabuhanratu - Jawa Barat, tepatnya pada kawasan pantai Laut Selatan yang dipagari oleh pegunungan dengan koordinat 6°57,815'S 106°30,428'E, hutan tropis dengan lintasan sungai-sungai yang menggambarkan sebuah keindahan alam yang memikat serta sarat akan budaya dan legenda.

Satu dari legenda yang sangat dikenal berkaitan dengan kota Palabuhanratu, yaitu Legenda Ratu Laut Selatan atau Nyai Loro Kidul, yang secara singkat dapat digambarkan dalam ceritera sebagai berikut :

Konon, Jawa Barat pernah diperintah oleh seorang Raja yang sangat berkuasa, yang bernama Prabu

Ia seorang Raja yang sangat terkenal serta bijaksana. Ia memiliki seorang Permaisuri yang cantik serta beberapa orang Selir. Pada suatu hari sang Permaisuri melahirkan seorang bayi perempuan yang cantik. Kehadiran bayi kecil ini membuat mereka sangat berbahagia, tetapi hal ini tidak disukai oleh para Selir Raja. Bayi itu tumbuh menjadi besar dan wajahnya lebih cantik dan pada ibunya, ia dinamai Putri Lara Kadita dan dia akan menjadi ahli waris dari tahta kerajaan ayahnya. Oleh karena itu Raja sangat mencintai dan mengasihi Putri Lara Kadita.

Sementara itu para Selir yang berusaha untuk menyingkirkan Putri Lara Kadita, membuat suatu persekongkolan. Mereka menggunakan ilmu hitam untuk menghancurkan kehidupan Permaisuri beserta putrinya yang cantik itu, dan akhirnya kuasa jahat dan ilmu hitam itu telah membuat wajah Permaisuri beserta putrinya menjadi sangat busuk serta tubuh mereka menjadi berbau busuk. Karena keadaan mereka sangat mengerikan, maka sang Raja memerintahkan mereka untuk meninggalkan istana, sebab kalau dibiarkan mereka akan membawa bencana bagi seluruh kerajaan.

Maka pergilah mereka dari istana dan berkelana tak tentu arah didalam hutan. Mereka menyusuri jalan-jalan sepi agar tidak bertemu dengan orang lain yang tanpa disadari mereka menuju ke arah selatan. Penderitaan mereka sangat berat dan tidak tertahankan, sampai akhirnya sang Permaisuri meninggal dunia dalam perjalanan pengembaraannya. Tinggallah Putri Lara Kadita seorang diri dalam keadaan putus asa. Ia terus mengembara dan mengalami banyak penderitaan tanpa seorang pun yang menghiburnya.

Pada suatu hari karena terlalu lelah dan lapar, ia jatuh pingsan, ketika ia sadar kembali didengarnya suara deburan ombak dari arah selatan. Suara ini membangkitkan semangatnya untuk kembali melanjutkan perjalanannya, lalu ia berjalan terus kearah suara itu dan akhirnya ia melihat suatu pemandangan yang sangat indah, suatu lautan yang luas dengan ombak — ombak besar yang menerjang batu karang di pantai. Lalu duduklah ia dan beristirahat di salah satu batu karang tersebut, yang kini dinamakan Karanghawu dan menjadi objek wisata yang terkenal dan berlokasi sekitar 8 Km di sebelah barat Inna Samudra Beach.

Pada saat ia duduk di atas batu karang itu, ia tertidur dan bermimpi. Didalam mimpinya ia diberi tahu bahwa keadaan dan kecantikannya dapat dipulihkan bila ia membersihkan dirinya dengan melompat ke dalam laut dan menenggelamkan dirinya. Setelah terjaga dan tidurnya, ia pun berdiri di pingggir batu karang itu dan melompat ke dalam laut. Ternyata tubuhnya pulih dan wajahnya pun menjadi cantik kembali. Sejak saat itu, ia menjadi Ratu di laut itu dan memerintah atas bagian selatan Pulau Jawa dan sejak saat itu pula ia bergelar " Nyai Loro Kidul" yang artinya "Ratu Laut Selatan".

Sebagian besar masyarakat di daerah Palabuhanratu sampai saat ini masih percaya akan kuasa yang memerintah di Laut Selatan, Maka untuk memperingati hal itu, tanggal 6 April ditetapkan sebagai Hari Nelayan bagi masyarakat kota Palabuhanratu¬Sukabumi, dimana dalam perayaannya selalu dilaksanakan kegiatan Pesta Laut (Labuh Saji) yang tujuan intinya tiada lain adalah untuk memohon agar Tuhan Yang Maha Esa senantiasa memberikan perlindungan dan kemakmuran.

Berkaitan dengan Legenda serta kepercayaan dan sebagian masyarakat, maka di Samudra Beach Hotel telah terkondisikan sebuah ruangan khusus sebagai gambaran dari Legenda Nyai Loro Kidul, yaitu kamar #308 yang didalamnya dapat ditemui berbagai perlengkapan serta lukisan yang berkaitan dengan Legenda Nyai Loro Kidul dan berasal dari para pengunjung Domestik maupun Manca Negara.

Akan merupakan sebuah pengalaman yang menarik bagi para pengunjung Inna Samudra Beach apabila telah mengetahui keberadaan kamar #308, karena dengan lebih mengetahui gambaran tentang legenda tersebut maka dapat turut melestarikan budaya dan legenda masyarakat Indonesia khususnya Jawa Barat.

Adapun adanya pendapat serta pengalaman tentang hal-hal lain yang berkaitan dengan kamar #308, selanjutnya dikembalikan kepada keyakinan dan kepercayaan yang ada pada diri pribadi masing-masing.

Sumber  : Samudra Beach Hotel 

kalau mau liat foto-fotonya please go to the link.

http://www.disparbud.jabarprov.go.id/wisata/dest-det.php?id=505&lang=id

How’s History of Korea

Siapa sih yang ga tau korea? Negara satu ini yang terkenal dengan boyband and girlband yang kini marak juga di Indonesia merupakan salah satu negara yang mulai banyak digemari oleh masyarakat indonesia. Apalagi pecinta fashion of korea, ya meskipun wilayah Indonesia ga kalah interesting nya yg memiliki beribu2 pulau, buktinya ada pulau seribu hehe. Tapi di Indonesia juga banyak tempat2 yang sering dikunjungi oleh bule2 yg dateng atau istilah kerennya Turis contohnya Bali dan Lombok (jadi promosi). Balik lagi ke pokok permasalahan awal, yups korea bukan hanya karena fashion dan boy and girl bandnya aja nih, ternyata dataran korea disamping udaranya yang sejuk mereka juga punya sejarah yang menarik yg saya sajikan dengan bahasa inggris berikut History of Korea.

The history of South Korea formally begins with the establishment of South Korea on 15 August 1948, although Syngman Rhee had declared the establishment in Seoul on 13 August.

In the aftermath of the Japanese occupation of Korea which ended with Japan's defeat in World War IIin 1945, Korea was divided at the 38th parallel north in accordance with a United Nations arrangement, to be administered by the Soviet Union in the north and the United States in the south. The Soviets and Americans were unable to agree on the implementation of Joint Trusteeship over Korea. This led in 1948 to the establishment of two separate governments, each claiming to be the legitimate government of all of Korea. Eventually, following the Korean War, the two separate governmentsstabilized into the existing political entities of North and South Korea.

South Korea's subsequent history is marked by alternating periods of democratic and autocratic rule. Civilian governments are conventionally numbered from the First Republic of Syngman Rhee to the contemporary Sixth Republic. The First Republic, arguably democratic at its inception, became increasingly autocratic until its collapse in 1960. The Second Republic was strongly democratic, but was overthrown in less than a year and replaced by an autocratic military regime. The Third, Fourth, and Fifth Republics were nominally democratic, but are widely regarded as the continuation of military rule[citation needed]. With the Sixth Republic, the country has gradually stabilized into a liberal democracy.

Since its inception, South Korea has seen substantial development in education, economy, andculture. Since the 1960s, the country has developed from one of Asia's poorest to one of the world's wealthiest nations. Education, particularly at the tertiary level, has expanded dramatically. It is said to be one of the "Four Tigers" of rising Asian states along with Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

            Sedikit sejarah dari korea yang saya sajikan semoga bermanfaat bagi yang membaca, lebih lengkapnya cari di mbah google (istilah jadul hehe).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_South_Korea