Basic Make Up!

My first post about beauty! Haha.

     So actually I've been learning to put some make ups on my beautiful (what's with the hate haha I'm trying to be thankful for what I have, okay? lol) face. Make ups that I put on usually is very very light to the point that people barely see that I put it on. But you still can see the difference between my bare face and my face with make ups.

bare faced Resty

Resty with make up on

     Can you restizens tell the difference? Yes, right. It's mainly on the eyes area. I'm getting better at applying the eye make ups. I only use simple/basic materials like eye brows pencil, eye liner, mascara, dark eye shadow, and pencil liner. All the products are from Etude House from South Korea because I've tested them when I was visiting that country. Other products I use are usually South Korean brands, like The Face Shop, Skin Food, Nature Republic, Tony Moly, Missha, and Holika Holika. Beside, the products mostly have the same concept, which is natural beauty. That's why people barely see the difference between me before and after applying make ups.

        I've been planning to post about the product reviews as well in the future, so anticipate it a lot!^^

New page is on the way!

It's been a while since my last post... sorry... ㅠ_ㅜ but anyway I've just graduated so I have plenty times in hands! I'm going to post more. Oh and I see the pattern that people visit my blog for mostly the lyric and ASEAN or South Korea stuff. Should I post about them more? Well oh well since my beloved restizens got all the AEC 2015 and Hallyu hypes, I promise you fellas to post about em more, happy now? Hehehehe.

And!!! One more thing, I'm going to add pages section just so you could find the section easier.
Look at the top, under the header please. Tadaaa!!! There are pages!!! Which basically consist of:

BRAINS

mostly shit I write regarding my interest of study, recent issues, book review, movie review, and sometimes lyrics

BEAUTY

since I'm now a woman (well shut up?) I think I can write some shit related to make ups and more shit about looks and fashion or whatevs

BEHAVIOR

fun trivial shit, traveling experiences, translations, lyrics, random shit that popped up out of nowhere

Sounds good? no? well I don't care this is my blog anyway lol. Thank you so much for those who anticipate, visit, read shit I write. I love you marvelous restizens! Mwah!

Potential Impacts of ASEAN Community 2015 To The ASEAN Youth

Asean Economic Community 2015

ASEAN Leaders have pledged a commitment to build ASEAN Economic Community 2015 that is aimed to fasten the development of Southeast Asian countries. It’s an important huge step for ASEAN countries that, mostly, are still developing. However, there is one point that needs to be underlined for an archipelago nation like Indonesia, an equitable development. There is no use of penetrating into global market system if there only some parts of this archipelago are developed while other parts remained under-developed.

On the ASEAN Economic Community blue print, it’s stated four main goals; to build one market and production basis in ASEAN, to improve the economic competitiveness among ASEAN countries, to reduce the economic gap among members, and to fasten ASEAN economic integration to the global economic. To achieve those main goals stated above, ASEAN countries will facilitate the free flow of goods, services, investment, capital and labor in ASEAN area.

In the other hand, ASEAN countries have significant amounts of youth population. Youth is the history narration of world’s glories. What is a nation without youth, without the youth contributing, without conscious youth who love their country? There would be no history of Indonesia, there would be no French Revolution, and there would be no struggle to uphold the truth.

Through the existence of ASEAN Economic Community 2015, there will be impacts that are potentially happened during the process of achieving the main goals related to younger generation. First, the competition of youth and students to get involved into the process of achieving the main goals of ASEAN Economic Community 2015 in national and international levels will be increasing. It is also related to the fact that ASEAN countries’ ranks (except Singapore) on Global Competitiveness Index are not high enough in the past five years. Second, since ASEAN countries will later facilitate the free flow of labors, there will potentially be a lot of ASEAN young people working in another country within the Southeast Asia area, which also means the competitiveness to find a good job is no more in national level. Therefore, the participation of youth in the productive workforce and the fresh-values indeed needs to be improved as a way of preparing ourselves for the global market.

In the education sector, more and more universities in Southeast Asia have been inching up to the best 100 universities in the world, such as National University of Singapore, which, along with University of Gadjah Mada and Chulalongkorn University, has the best education quality assurance system among ASEAN universities. Hopefully these universities can be the examples and will lead other universities to improve their quality, and hence more ASEAN students could compete in the world level. During The 12th ASEAN Summit in Cebu, the Leaders also agreed to prepare ASEAN youth for regional leadership and to increase the competitiveness of the peoples of Southeast Asia through education. All these things are made to get ASEAN youth well prepared and get used to “global market atmosphere”.

In the future, ASEAN youth will take the responsibility of the development of their own nation without pulling out their own identity through their own culture since, stick to the fact, ASEAN countries have abundant cultures and resources that have to be kept for the sake of the next generation. If all the points mentioned are executed by ASEAN youth, leading the world in couple more years is no more impossible for ASEAN countries.

Seo In Guk (서인국) Feat. Swings (스윙스) - Time Machine Lyric 가사 [Hangeul/Romanji/English Translation]

Since I put effort to translate this lyric, please credit me if you want to put this lyric translation everywhere and don't hesitate to correct me if you think there's an error with this lyric. That'd mean the world to me :-) Thank you! xx

Seo Inguk
(Gugi baby why so cute??? *0*)

Hangeul

Ayo, This is for the… Heart broken people,
People who wanna ride a time machine,
Swings and Mr. 서인국
Now turn off the lights

Hey!

화창하게 맑은 날에도
슬픈 네 눈이 보여
언제나 매일 우린 찌푸리며 티격태격

깨져버린 유리잔처럼
날카로운 말들을 뱉어
이미 다친 맘엔 반창고도 듣질 않아

*그때로 돌아가 우리 다시 시작한다면
같은 실순 안 할 텐데

이대로 우리 처음 시작했던 그날 그 길로
다시 돌아가고 싶어

**이게 웬일인걸 난 네가 부담스러워
우리의 풋풋하던 만남도 설레이던 걸음도

이럼 안되는 걸 널 사랑하는 일이
하루하루 피곤해져 누가 두통약 좀 처방해줘

Time Machine (x6)

돌아오는 기념일에도
단념한 표정이 보여
다른 연인들은 속삭이며 알콩달콩해

우리와는 너무 먼 얘기
이별이 다가온 건지
벌써 몇 시간째 투덜대는 말투잖아

* Repeat

** Repeat

Time Machine (x6)

Swings, Uh!
정말 지겨워, 한숨만 나와 헤어지지고? 그저 웃지 하하
근데 손은 안 떼져, 왜일까? 너가 전화하지 않길 바래, 매일 밤
서로의 사생활을 인정해야 했어 폰을 맨날 확인해 그만해 좀
니가 유학이나 갔음 해 가끔은 인생은 노래래 우린 서로에게 잡음 뿐 (말이 안 통해 우린, 알아?)

Time Machine (x6)

(That’s how I feel) Time Machine


Romanji

Ayo, This is for the… Heart broken people,
People who wanna ride a time machine,
Swings and Mr. Seo In Guk
Now turn off the lights

Hey!

hwachanghage malgeun naredo
seulpeun ne nuni boyeo
eonjena maeil urin jjipurimyeo tigyeoktaegyeok

kkaejyeobeorin yurijancheoreom
nalkaroun maldeureul baeteo
imi dachin mamen banchanggodo deutjil anha

*geuttaero doraga uri dasi sijakhandamyeon
gateun silsun an hal tende

idaero uri cheoeum sijakhaetdeon geunal geu gillo
dasi doragago sipeo

**ige weniringeol nan nega budamseureowo
uriui putputadeon mannamdo seolleideon georeumdo

ireom andoeneun geol neol saranghaneun iri
haruharu pigonhaejyeo nuga dutongyak jom cheobanghaejwo

Time Machine (x6)

doraoneun ginyeomiredo
dannyeomhan pyojeongi boyeo
dareun yeonindeureun soksagimyeo alkongdalkonghae

uriwaneun neomu meon yaegi
ibyeori dagaon geonji
beolsseo myeot siganjjae tudeoldaeneun maltujanha

* Repeat

** Repeat

Time Machine (x6)

Swings, Uh!
jeongmal jigyeowo, hansumman nawa heeojijigo? geujeo utji haha
geunde soneun an ttejyeo, waeilkka? neoga jeonhwahaji ankil barae, maeil bam
seoroui sasaenghwareul injeonghaeya haesseo poneul maennal hwaginhae geumanhae jom
niga yuhagina gasseum hae gakkeumeun insaengeun noraerae urin seoroege jabeum ppun (mari an tonghae urin, ara?)

Time Machine (x6)

(That’s how I feel) Time Machine

English

Even on a clear sunny days
I see your sad eyes
Everyday always we frown and fight

Like broken glass
We split out sharp words
Bandages don't work on our already broken hearts

If I could go back and start over
I wouldn't make the same mistake

To that street that time when we first began
I want to go back

What is this, I feel uncomfortable
Our fresh meeting and heart fluttering walks

It must not be like this, loving you
Everyday is tiresome somebody prescribe me a painkiller

Time Machine (x6)

On our anniversary
I see your face has given up
Other couples whisper happily

This is all a distant story
I wonder if the end has came
It's hours already that you mutter


* Repeat

** Repeat

Time Machine (x6)

Swings, Uh!
Really sick and tired, and the break up with me just sigh? Just laugh haha
But I don't take hands off it, wonder why? I hope you don't call, every night
Had to acknowledge each other's privacy
Always check the phone, just stop it a bit
You learn or be gone
Sometimes life is a song, we seeing each other is the only noise (we can't talk, you know?)

Korean lyric: melOn

Hangeul & English translation: Resty Armenia

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The Hidden Transcript: Let’s Start The Revolution!

“The borderless of this country and advance of globalization rapidly makes interdependency among the country…”

Shabab Libya

Not a quite long time ago, when the issue about Libya’s War was hotly reported on every mass media all over the world, I logged in to my Facebook and got an event invitation from one of a friend who lives in Libya. It was subjected, “Bring Gaddafis’s Government Down Already!” A second later, another invitation was coming. It was from another friend from Egypt, with the same kind of subject. Both of those invitations were written: “Don’t worry, comrades. We’re not forcing you to go to Libya and join our rebellion movement. However, by just clicking “Attending” button, it’s the same like you’re fully supporting everything that we, Libyan youth, will do to save our country. Let’s start the revolution!” as the event description. I was spontaneously clicking the “Attending” button. I felt like standing in their troops to get Gaddafi’s government fallen off the office. I felt like I was literally Libyan youth. In addition, Gaddafi was on trending topic on Twitter that made people questioned, “What did Gaddafi do in the country he leads until his name skyrocketed up on trending topic?” The rebellion movement of Libyan youth is called Shabab Libya. You can visit their revolutionary page here

I immediately thought of Jean Baudrillard’s concept about simulacrum space, which means a space that full of duplication and recycle of many different kind of world’s fragments (in the figure of commodity) in the same space and time, for example, being directly updated with the actual news or what’s hot in London (Yasraf Amir Piliang, 1998). Now, everyone can fully and completely watch and feel the world by consuming television, internet, and social networks. They keep us being updated on everything. Internet is the greatest media to get into simulacrum space. Internet and its social networks can connect us with every single person in the whole world, with no worry about how far the distance is. I could have a discussion via Skype with my best friend who lives in Vancouver City, Canada, about the high tax in Canada to the latest issue like The Royal Wedding as if the world is being folded between us.

The power of Libyan youth was triggered by the formerly youth revolution in Tunisia and Egypt. They combined that simulacrum space concept with James Scott’s concept about the “hidden transcript”. On one of Scott’s book, Dominant and the Arts of Resistance: The Hidden Transcript of Subordinate Groups (1990). He uses the term public transcript to describe the open public interactions between dominators and oppressed and the term-hidden transcript for the critique of power that goes on offstage, which power holders do not see or hear (James C. Scott, 1993). The hidden transcript concept is usually used by the oppressed. It was emerged by a critique about the conventional revolution, such as Labor Revolution and French Revolution. On that concept, an oppressed should constantly do efforts to get what they want. But these days, the effect of this concept is usually stronger than the public transcript or the conventional one, like mass demo.

An awesome Libyan fella

My friends in Libya were having political crisis in their country and wanting to end it up with a revolution. They didn’t want to do a foregone conventional revolution because they were smart enough to think about asymmetric war between them, as oppressed who didn’t have any military power, and the government’s military as dominators. Libyan youth smartly used discussion forums on the internet to collect and to gain their power because they knew that if they gave any bad comment or critique explicitly over Gaddafi’s government, Gaddafi’s executors or military commandos would kidnap them and put them into the prison in the middle of the night.

In this 20th century, older people usually consider us, the youth, as hedonic or consumptive generation, generally. But if we think of what happened in Tunisia and Egypt, that judgment seems so wrong. Youth still has a big concern about their country. They have their own way to express it. Youth has been transforming day by day. In the early 19th century, we had Labor Revolution in Russia and French Revolution. In 1945, Indonesian youth had to fight against the colonial just to get our freedom, our independence as a nation. In the recent days, youth seems really into new technology when they want to express their concern about their country. Not because they are too lazy to be conventional, but the new technology is what they consume everyday. They can support their country and they can express their opinion through popular media, like social networks and discussion forums on the internet.

The conventional revolution that is really explicit like what happened in the World War I and II between capitalism and socialism is no more relevant and interesting. The non-conventional wars, or like what James Scott’s called as “hidden transcript” such as intelligent war, information war, economical war, communication war, and cultural war, are the popular ones and mostly being used by both dominators and oppressed, for example the United States of America to spread their domination over the world.

Youth is the history narration of world’s glories. Numerous splendid stories of civilization’s turnover were said that youth was the key of it. Youth is a shield of world’s alteration. Youth potential is like dynamite. The youth formed the backbone of a civilization. What is a nation without youth, without the youth to contribute, without a conscious youth who love their country? There will be no history of Indonesia, there will be no French Revolution, and there would be no struggle to uphold the truth. With all respect to the role of older people (even older people are the guides of the younger generation to finds its star), nobleness value in youth suggests a glimmer of hope for this nation to rise up, to defend the homeland and nation, to realize the national security of the country, and to raise the country from the abyss of adversity.

Inference
The hidden transcript of the Libyan youth in making new movement through modern and popular social media is the example of youth role on inventing the world peace, especially on their own country. They use Facebook, Twitter, discussion forum on the internet to express their support and concern over their country’s government crisis. Their way to express their support to their country represents the role of the youth in the whole world on contributing themselves for their own country. Youth power is still unbeatable.

Reason why I learn Korean language

Seems you guys are curious about why do I spend my precious time learning Korean language, which some of you might be thinking that I better go shopping or browse some legit bands to listen or gorgeous models to spazz like I always do every single day. And no, I won't answer, "Because... YOLO man YOLFO!". YOLO or YOLFO (You Only Live Fuckin Once)? It's an answer for those skeptical people who don't want to think before doing something. Even Rene, my German daddy, asked me why don't I study other language? For example; German, Japanese, or Chinese.  He thinks that Japan and China are more developed than South Korea, which is wrong. Plus, these languages are hard as shit. I mean, look at those finger-teaser fonts! I gave up before even officially touching the book.

Not only my daddy, some of my friends (and maybe you?) had their own opinions. They thought that I learn Korean because of...

Super Junior

..... because you naughty naughty.. hey mister simple!
*Super Junior's Mr. Simple is faintly heard upon the other side ㅋㅋㅋㅋ*
or

2PM

or

Boys Before Flowers (drama)

or whatever Korean pop boybands and melancholic dramas out there. It's also wrong. I had my first level of Korean language before even knowing those Korean pop boybands existence. Those talented yet best-looking American and British band dudes are enough for me.

The reason why I learn Korean language is actually related to my previous study. As you know, I major Social Development and Welfare in University of Gadjah Mada with high hope that I can give something great for the development of my country, thus, I have to study harder and enrich my knowledge with social development and welfare studies as much as my brain can impound. Until that day, my lecturer told me about Saemaul Undong, a social development program that originally comes from South Korea.

Saemaul Undong

I was so curious about that program so I decided to take Politic and Economy of South Korea class, faculty-crossing course at the Faculty of Cultural Studies because, frankly, I've been very interested on learning about social, politic, and economic developments in Korea. I pledged myself to develop my Korean language ability so I could read Korean books and interact with Korean natives properly. There was a lot of lessons I could take from the experience of South Korea: success of Saemaul Undong, South Korea's efforts to maintain its relationship with North Korea, economic policies such as the Sunshine Policy, the Economic Planning Board (EPB), Export-Oriented Industrialization (EOI), Heavy Chemical Industry (HCI), the implication of creative economic policies with Hallyu and other extraordinary culture, and so much more. These economic policies ultimately led South Korea to be a developed country as it is today only within 50 years. It is very necessary to be learned by developing countries such as Indonesia.

The next couple days I randomly browsed the best universities in the world which offer Social Development and Welfare studies because I always want to continue my study after my graduation, and I got one awesome university of all which was none other than Seoul National University. Why is it awesome? Because they offer amazing courses. Why amazing? Because I don't find those courses everywhere. What courses? Have a look..

Seoul National University

 It's just a few, you can find the rest of the courses list here Seoul National University

Other reason, South Korea is now (June, 2012) the third of the biggest investors in Indonesia, after Singapore and Japan. That means, shitloads Korean companies have been gradually, slowly but sure, invading Indonesia and they need more local workers. From Miwon to Samsung, LG, Hyundai, Etude House, shit and more shit. Standing ovation for bilateral relation between Indonesia and South Korea.

And now you're still wondering why I learn Korean language? Pffttt.


Fingers are always crossed. Hope is always high.
Amen.

Kisah Negeri Toilet

Korea Selatan tidak hanya terkenal sebagai negeri Ginseng. Tetapi juga dikenal sebagai negeri toilet. Lho. mengapa julukan yang aneh tersebut melekat erat di negeri sungai Han itu. Julukan negeri toilet itu pantas diberikan kepada negara yang berlambang harimau itu. Karena, negeri itu mempunyai kepedulian terhadap teknologi dan sarana toilet lebih baik dibandingkan negara manapun. Bahkan negara. Cina saat menghadapi tuan rumah pesta olahraga terbesar di dunia sempat mengirimkan para ahlinya ke Korea Selatan untuk belajar teknologi dan pembangunan sarana toilet yang baik.

Hampir di setiap tempat yang dikunjungi di ibukota Seoul selalu terdapat toilet umum yang bersih, canggih, harum dan sebagian berteknologi tinggi. Bahkan di tempat ekslusif khususnya tempat seperti hotel bintang lima menggunakan toilet “smartlet”. Teknologi “smarlet” atau toilet pintar itu dapat menyiram khusus untuk membersihkan bagian bawah manusia setelah buang air besar dengan canggih. Bisa dibedakan membershikan bagian bawah “anus” atau bagian tempat buang kecil khusus wanita

PBB memperkirakan dalam 50 tahun mendatang hampir separuh dari populasi dunia akan menghadapi krisis air bersih. Saat ini Asia adalah benua dengan persediaan air paling sedikit. Para ahli lingkungan mengatakan penghematan air harus dimulai dari rumah, lebih khusus lagi kamar mandi.

Dalam kehidupan modern masalah pemenuhan kebutuhan air, sanitasi dan energi menjadi indikator utama pengukuran kesejahteraan suatu bangsa. Makin sejahtera suatu bangsa, makin tinggi tingkat konsumsinya terhadap kedua hal tersebut. Di tengah fenomena kelangkaan air bersih yang terjadi di beberapa daerah di Indonesia, upaya penghematan air tentu perlu dilakukan. Segala aktivitas yang membutuhkan air bersih sepatutnya dilakukan dengan bijaksana agar di masa yang akan datang air bersih tetap terjaga. Memang ada aktivitas yang mutlak membutuhkan air bersih dan tidak bisa begitu saja dikurangi, seperti memasak, mencuci perabotan dapur atau mandi-cuci-kakus (MCK).

Toilet memainkan peranan utama dalam hidup setiap orang, itu sebabnya ia menjadikan kamar mandi sebagai pusat rumah tersebut. Saat piala dunia 2002, Korea Selatan mengutamakan memperindah dan meningkatkan kebersihan toilet umum. Negara lain bisa belajar mengenai sanitasi dari Korea. Korea Selatan merupakan negara pertama di dunia yang memiliki hukum yang secara khusus mengatur tentang kamar mandi. Negara lain bisa mengadaptasi sebuah standar untuk semua tolet.

Kepedulian negara-negara di dunia masih kurang, dianggap memiliki gambaran terbatas tentang kamar mandi. Negara maju harus mengubah cara berpikir tentang toilet. Ternyata pertimbangan pengetahuan dan teknologi toilet bukan hanya dilatar belakangi oleh kepentingan kesehatan tetapi juga harus dipikirkan penghematan air. Kesehatan pribadi penunjang dalam pembangunan negara, di mana jutaan orang tidak memilki akses terhadap kamar mandi yang bersih.

Korea Selatan sudah mulai melakukan revolusi toilet untuk meghemat air dan meningkatkan sanitasi global.

Dengan dukungan kuat dari pemerintah Seoul didirikan Asosiasi Toilet Dunia (WTA). Korea Selatan akan menjadi pemimipin revolusi toilet di seluruh dunia. Tujuan WTA lainnya adalah membuat kamar mandi yang ramah lingkungan dan hemat air. WHO memperkirakan hampir 92 triliyun rupiah biaya yang dibutuhkan setiap tahun untuk membangun sarana sanitasi dasar di seluruh dunia.

Korea Selatan telah melakukan terobosan dalam penemuan teknologi canggih toilet di masa depan. Di antaranya, toilet dengan dua mekanisme penyiraman, satu untuk cairan dan yang lain untuk benda padat. Model yang lain dilengkapi dengan kipas angin yang didesain untuk menghilangkan bau tidak sedap. Toilet ini dinamakan toilet sopan.

Berbagai teknologi canggih telah diciptakan untuk menggantikan generasi toliet konvensional yang sangat boros air. Tidak disadari ternyata hampir 60 persen konsumsi air manusia untuk toilet. Padahal kebutuhan air mininal 10 liter air untuk sistem toliet konvensional tapi dalam sistem yang baru kurang dari empat liter. Sebenarnya sangat janggal pada aktifitas sehati-hari ketika manusia membuang air bersih saat membuang limbah kotor.

Teknologi inovatif lainnya adalah desain toilet yang hemat air karya dari Jang WooSeok. Prinsip dasarnya adalah memanfaatkan air secara maksimal, sehingga tidak ada air yang terbuang percuma. Ide ini bermula dari keprihatinan Jang akan semakin berkurangnya sumber air di dunia, serta untuk mengajak kita agar tidak menggunakan air secara berlebihan. Cara kerja toilet ini cukup sederhana, yaitu dengan memanfaatkan air pembuangan dari wastafel, untuk kemudian disalurkan kedalam tanki toilet.

credit: https://mediaanakindonesia.wordpress.com/2011/05/27/korea-selatan-si-negeri-toilet/