stationery galore

this stationery shop is one of the oldest in town. i once visited it probably around 1998/1999, buying some ring-binder for a journal project (yes, i made journals since then) and never visit the place again until last thursday. after spending the early morning at the gym (which was just across the street from the shop), i decided to re-visit the store to look for some PVA glue.


i didn't get the glue. but i did got some nostalgia. very interesting!



old notebooks with interesting graphics on the covers.



old postcards.


various old rubber-stamps.

am thinking what to do with these letters, numbers, and writing stickers. and look at the old-style desk-calender behind the display window! interesting!

stuff i brought home! can you see the glue? lol! i'm sure the shopkeeper must be very glad, having these finally out of the store :P

morning post

i think it is already become a routine. getting asleep right after nataya got asleep around 9-10 pm. and waking up freshly early in the morning around 4.30-5 am. and this also happens today! on a saturday :))

sami's not coming homing last nite, he was too busy at his office. hopefully (i DO really HOPE) he could home tonite after he finished all his tasks today. i really need a hand from him for this upcoming event ;)

anyway, k.e.d will be participating at the Local Label Festival, held by Locafore - Art, Design, and Jazz Festival, at Bale Pare, Kota Baru Parahyangan next weekend, 23-25 September 2011. an event of local products bazaar and a jazz concert. all of them are free of charge entry. sami will also opening a booth together with Oma Anna homemade & friends at the food section. so pleeease do come if you are around the city!

meanwhile, this means extra work for me & sami preparing for the event. and like always, while juggling from one to another, between housework, k.e.d, nataya and stuff at campus. oh, God.. please give me strength! :))

i'll leave you with the Locafore's poster for details :) -- is it clear enough to read?

k.e.d on The Jakarta Globe

thank you Katrin Figge for the very nice article :) the story also appeared on the newspaper, last weekend, but i didn't manage to get a copy here in bandung :( but some copies will arrive very soon from Katrin. i will surely post it here as soon as they arrived ;)



update:
the newspaper already arrived, here it is:

The Jakarta Globe, vol.IV issue 199, section c: life & times, saturday/sunday, september 3/4, 2011

eid mubarak 1432 H

hope you all had a wonderful eid just like we did :) nataya and i were very delightful that we had sami for the whole week :) -- means good food, lol. we spent the last days of ramadhan in bandung, went to watch Kung Fu Panda 2, which nataya enjoyed very much. she could now appreciate long movies better and didn't ask to go off the theatre before it ended :)

we did our eid prayer at the mosque near my parents', then went to my parents' straight afterwards. my father wasn't in his best condition, but he could manage to go along with us visiting our relatives in the city. and then, in the afternoon, the three of us went to jakarta to meet sami's parents.






i didn't feel really good for a couple of days after too much eating ketupat and opor. too much cholesterol, i guess. blah. but feel better after consuming much fresh fruit and juice.

selamat idul fitri, everyone! may Allah bless us always. amen! :)

small notes

hello. how's everybody? :) oh i am such a bad bad blogger. so minimum updates this past months :( 


anyway, life's been good. oh, i missed one update: we've been to bali in april, celebrating my 30th birthday there, such a blast. would loove to share about the trip. hopefully on the next entry :D. 


nataya's growing well, she's been more chatty lately which is a good thing, since we were a bit worried that she couldn't talk well in her age. she's done more crafty projects by herself and is not afraid of sticky glue anymore :)) she could do coloring better and draws more often, and could also write better. and not like last year when she just cried all day, she performed nicely on her preschool's farewell party last may as a ballerina. she could enjoy the party much better now :) -- will write about the party on another entry, later :D. and now she will be ready to go to another school this year, and we're excited as she's going to her mother's and aunty's alma mater :))

nataya performing as a ballerina on her preschool's farewell party last may.


anyway, amesh mentioned k.e.d on her article about the say-it-with pencils. thank you!



and have you enter for cocomomo's giveaway? their mini cambox are soo irresistible!

and now i have to hurry, i've got to attend lecturing at 9. and i haven't showered yet. ack! anyway, nayata is in jakarta, staying at her grand-parents until this weekend. a good thing for me, i could concentrate finishing k.e.d's projects. go! go me! :))