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We recently had a two-week break to London. Should be long enough, right? Well it seemed to be long enough to leave the office, but too short to explore London. It was only enough for me to familiarize myself with Oxford Street, Bond Street, Regent Street, Carnaby Street, Piccadily Circus and the area, haha. Apalagi kami tipe yang kalo jalan itu santai, nggak ambisius, nggak bikin itinerary. Trus senengnya keluar masuk grocery, coffee shop dan nyantai-nyantai di taman. Oh iya, sempet juga 2 hari ke Liverpool dan Manchester sama ke Oxford! Duh mesti balik lagi deh ke Oxford, love love love the old college town atmosphere.

But it was the vacation we badly need because it's already 8 months since our last vacation, so we needed to refuel to get ready for what a lot of people predict gonna be a tough road for startup and business in general.

London was awesome, of course! The weather, the people, the scenery, the shopping, the poundsterling that keep on dropping, the airbnb apartment that we rent in, the underground system. It's only missing delicious coffee. Oh and it could use more playground for kids.

Staying at home for the second half of Saturday, which is such a rare occurence. So I managed to cook yet another simple meal, kayanya udah beberapa kali deh nyoba variasi crispy chicken dan karena memang bikinnya gampang jadi yaa..enak-enak aja :D.

1. Give yourself a lot of LOVE!
Yes, it’s time to be kind and gentle to yourself. Often time, we emphasize on our weaknesses way more than our strengths, especially this period of time where self-esteem goes down the drain. We switch into self-pity mode which without us realizing it, send message to our mind that we are incompetent and powerless. Then we start to behave in a negative way that impacts the way we talk to people and how they see us and it will only make things worse. 

Thank God it's not missing anymore :)

I drink coffee about twice a day, sometimes three depending on the schedule. Most of the coffee I drink is for to go obviously. Drinking in a coffee shop is a luxury I don't get to enjoy often. So imagine the trash I would have accumulated if I use paper cup? Well I was guilty of it because I just couldn't find reusable cup that I like, until I found the glass version of Keepcup! First, I found it in Blue Bottle Coffee version during my trip to San Francisco. And this orange one I found on Otten Coffee. Technically, Nopai found it and it was during their buy one get one promotion, so she got the turqouise (her color!) and I got the more unisex color so Oki can use it too although he doesn't mind using my pink tumblr.

Before you read this post, please take a moment to watch this video.



Mudik pastinya membawa sejuta cerita ya. Saya sendiri nggak pernah ngerasain yang namanya mudik, sih. Tapi udah kebayang macet serunya. Sayangnya suka cita mudik juga dibarengin dengan angka kecelakaan yang tinggi. Makanya waktu diajak sharing di acara peluncuran program asuransi gratis dari Pasar Polis dan Zurich Insurance saya mau banget ikutan, soalnya berdasarkan pengalaman ketemu banyak perempuan di Female Daily Network dan baca percakapannya di forum masih banyak yang belum aware dengan pentingnya asuransi. Sebenernya keinginan mereka untuk mengelola keuangan dan berinvestasi itu udah gede banget, tapi banyak yang belum nyadar bahwa sebelum investasi yang paling benar adalah melindungi diri dulu dengan asuransi :).

Well, what do I know because for the past two months this Smartwatch Moto 360 is always the first one I reached for and wear. At least on the days when it wasn't low on battery cause I didn't charge it after I wear it two days. Hey I'm still getting used to having to charge a watch but at least I'm getting better.

So what is Moto 360?
An Android-based smartwatch made by Motorola.

Do I need to use Android phone to wear this?
No, I'm using iPhone and all I need is download Android Wear Apps. Although it can do much more for Android users.

Now how smart it is?

For the past few months, I've tried and reviewed 5 laptops from Dell. There is one for everyone at every budget with the best possible specs of course. So for my own reference and to give you some lights if you're looking for one. Here's my roundup.



For Work Purposes 
Got to hand it to XPS 13 of course and I don't even have to think twice about it. Here's the 5 things I like about this laptop. It has received so many awards from many Tech magazines worldwide so if it's good enough for those people who understand gadget at the very detail then it is good for us. This is good if you need to bring your own laptop to work or you want something more stunning than the one the company gives you. Or, if you're a freelancer. I'm still waiting for mine in gold, though :).

A gaming laptop!

I’m not a gamer. Not even a little bit, my memory of computer game is as old as the Packman in MS Dos. But I like to try something new so when Dell offered me to try this Inspiron 15 Gaming laptop, I’m game!

 I just have to make sure not to tell Jib about this

Apparently, one of Dell specialty is their gaming laptops. I learned more about it, particularly the Alienware family when I visited the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas last January.

So here’s my finding:

So we've moved to the new office exactly a month ago. Lots of things to be thankful for of course I think I will make another post dedicated for that. On the meantime, you can watch the office tour from Dara's Vlog here:

• Student sih udah pasti banget. The younger kids will love the color and the simplicity of it. Cocok lah ini untuk laptop pertama.
• Any professional yang aktivitasnya seputar email, MS word, chatting dan browsing. Laptop ini udah paling bener deh.
• Professional yang cukup mobile. Seperti yang saya tulis di atas, resistant terhadap heat, trus karena warnanya yang stylish, jadi keren aja kan kalo mau kerja di coffee shop cause this is surely a show stopper. Wifinya yang long range juga nggak bikin kita takut nggak dapat sinyal. Batrei yang tahan lama juga bikin kita nggak perlu bawa-bawa charger lagi.
• Anyone with kids! You know how clumsy kids can be, nah keypadnya ini water resistant jadii..kita nggak perlu terlalu waspada deh ketika mereka lagi pakai laptop ini. 
• Anyone with chubby thumbs. Haha, this would be me of course. Keyboardnya cukup spacious loh untuk laptop sekecil ini, jadi meminimalisir salah-salah ketik banget.