Jakarta Fashion Week 2013

Helloo again friends! I’d like to share some of my experience as an intern in Jakarta Fashion Week 2013 on last November (yes I know it's a little bit late, very late, but somehow I finally managed to get all this photos from my friend just a while ago so I have been able to share all this stuff finally this month, guys. Sorry!!).

Really?????

Yeassss!! I was a media relation intern on JFW2013 from 3-11 November, 2012. This is my media relation team:

Consist of 4 people, Herlina, Me, Arin and Icha.

Our job is tough, I can say. We were a mediator between the press/media and designer. The simple explanation is like this: when the press want to interview the designer/specific people about some topics, they contact us to arrange the time of their meeting, according to the designer preferences. So, our job next is to contact the designer directly to explain the request and arrange the meeting.

Simple? Absolutely not.

So far We've done our work, only 50%, no, 40% of the arranged meeting goes well based on plan. Most of the time, the meeting was canceled or rescheduled. Mostly because of several things:

• The shifting of show/press conference schedule (basically like this: each designer have their own fashion show and press conference, and most likely they prefer to do the interview meeting before/after the fashshow/prescon) so sometimes it was not enough time for the designer to prepare for the fashion show after the conference because the conference were started and ended late. So, the designer took off as soon as the prescon finished.
• The designer was fuckingly forgot about the meeting. That’s another job for me to keep reminding them through their assistant.
• The interviewer/press forgot the meeting. This was the most fucked up reason. Hey! Wasn't it you who requested the interview session and now you were the one forgetting? Jeez maan. Of course the designer also fucked up knowing that they have to wait for the press instead of the press that must have wait for the designer. In the end it was me / my other media relation friends who took the blame from the designer.

But overall, it was a very distinctive experience for me individually! I, whose background is accounting, entering the world of media and communication which were so different (but, simpler). In the end, there are lots, lots of new things I can learn from this intern, such as the flow of press conference, the importance of media, press conference/fashion show reality (good, and bad), press release, connection of media, and so on, and so on.

I’d like to share some of my unique experience there:

• Of course, seeing the real designer or actor/actresses/entertainer with my own eyes! Standing in front of me! Even taking photos. I saw Atika Hasiholan (and took a photo with her), the great kebaya designer Anne Avantie, Ivan Gunawan, Musa Widyaatmodjo, Dhea Ananda, Aming, Kimmy Jayanti (so drop dead gorgeous), Kleting Titis Wigati, and others that maybe I’m not aware of. On the fashion show itself, I saw Dian Sastro, Bunga Citra Lestari and Ashraf Sinclair, Donna Agnesia and Darius Sinathrya, Roy Marten and Anna Maria, Krisdayanti, Harvey Malaiholo, and others. Aside the JFW2013 (means that they were visiting the mall, not JFW 2013, I saw Ruben Onsu and Wenda, and Cici Panda. Jeez. Long list of spotlight people, isnt it? This is my photo with Atika Hasiholan.. She is so drop dead gorgeous!

• Transgenders everywhere. I've seen lots of transgender. In a cool way of course. Some of the designer itself were transgenders, a fashionable and talented one. I’m not judging but they were indeed cool! And of course, I’m fucking start of being used to the topic of  gay/lesbian/bi (related to the sexual orientation of transgender) when I was there. It was like an ordinary topic when me and my friends talking about it. The world of entertainment of course, everything possible.
• Fashionable people. From a cool to an awkward one. Ombre hair, purple hair, sheer clothes, awkward sarong, tattoo, skinned hair, neon clothes etc etc was very normal here. Everyone try to be as distinctive as possible. Anyway, it’s fashion week of course.
• Different characteristic of designers. There are several designer that were so drop dead kind and humble, such as Kleting Titis Wigati. Although she is a widely known designer and a successful entrepreneur  she is very, very humble. On the other side, there were several newborn designer (especially from specific designer school) that were as snotty as hell. Of course, I’m not randomly judging this, but I am a media relation, remember? So I know their characteristic based on their respond to our request/when we communicate with them about the interview. 
• Not every media interested in some designers/events. You know what? For a newborn designer, It was such a burden to get media’s attention to them. Sometimes, even the conference was drop dead deserted because either the media were not interested on them or were covering other stuffs. Tragic, huh? While on the other hand, a widely-known designer’s conference will be so crowded. The more you are famous, more easier for you to attract media.

Here are some photos from the events. Actually it’s not me whose taking photos but I got it from my friends’ camera.

My Coordinator at that time, just say Mrs X and Mr Y.

Us Internees helping on packing the goodie bag on the first day:

Us! Internees (well, just a little bit of us):

The goodie bag:

Press Conference looks like this:

JFW Committee full team (too bad this was taken on the last day and I didn't take any shift on the day):

Actually, there are still lots, lots of interesting moments that I can’t described here, such as my adventure to sneak into the backstage and main privilege fashion show, my horror of seeing how the fashion tent collapsed due to heavy rainstorm, the rage of chasing the designers and so on. There are so much (well, not THAT so much) things happened during my internship. Besides meeting new friends, seeing extraordinary events, and having new experiences,  there are not anything really special and memorable during the internship. In fact, In the middle of the internship I’m getting quite bored and have a diminished motivation even to get on the venue on time. After all, I think I’m not suitable for this kind of job. I’m too used to work on something linked with “office”, “finance” and all its friends.... But still it didnt decrease my eagerness to always try something new J

There's Goodbye in Every Hello

Finally, the day when my internship program was coming to an end on 18th of September, 2012. Sure I'll miss this place a lot. I've really enjoyed myself while I'm working here. Great experience and stuffs, moreover great friends and memorable moments. From signing contracts, community day meetings, overtime work hour, community day, night out, and others.

Time flew fast, didn't day? Oh, and they always will.

I'm sure will be missing this office a lot.

This is my last desk before I'm done. Actually, my other friends done 1 week before me, because I'm the one who have been late (for 1 week) in joining the program. So, for 1 week, I'm the only internee here. I'm the maknae!

And here is the overall situation on my floor:

Quite neat and worker friendly actually. However, to be honest, I'm getting bored of this place in less than 2 months (while my intern program was 3 months period)

Getting some snapshoots before all the goodbyes:

This was taken actually about 2 weeks before my last day. Several internees were already on their last day so we gathered together to get some snaps. Oh, we took it with Mrs. Lolly (3rd person from the left, standing row) who were always with us as a VE coordinator. She's like office-mother to us. Enough said.

Purposely-candid photo we managed to take (me, Dilla and Nadia; which were in the same division). We're the best internee trio. I think?

Say hi to Dila!

Finally, final snaps on my last day! The whole tax team!

And then, below are my 2 favorite seniors, teachers, friends and couple in this office! So far, they are the most unmatched couple I've seen, but somehow made for each other, on the other hand they are both funny like shit, always ranting and joking for some unbelievable stuffs. Looking forward to meet you guys again!

Every moment, I treasure well. See you when I see you again people! Office! Soon!

VE Community Day - Never Say Never

I know that this event was already done waaaayyyy to long ago, on 27 August 2012, but still, worth to tell.
At last during my internship period on August, we, as internees managed to do a Community Service that we have been planning since the first day we met on the office.

The event was held on DILTS Foundation, which is a foundation made by love from a couple to children who needs proper education. For more click here!

Anyway, we planned the whole thing like crazy. Between work and meetings (and several fun night out :) ) we managed to bring this event to the children there. We mixed a gathering, games, motivation session into one series of event which were very fun in the end!

Here are several photos from the events:

#1 The beginning of the event. Never say Never! is our main theme, where we support the children to keep chasing their dreams and be grateful for their opportunities to be given a proper education from the foundation itself. Thus, they have to keep learning to reach a better future!

#2 The first bingo game! Here we were "forced" to mingling with each other by this personality-bingo-game! The children have to search for the right person matched for each personalities in the paper in order to get the paper marked and achieving "BINGO" letter the fastest.  They were so cheerful and excited!

#3 Some of the children. How cute they are?! I remember that the left one named Miranda (which she said she want to be a chef someday! cute!) and unfortunately forgotten the name of 2 other boys on the left. They are discussing seriously  for strategies to get the paper marked as fast as possible. Somehow I'm imagining that they are Indonesian' Zhou Yu and Zhu Ge Liang in the future. Ha!

#4 The motivation time brought by one of FEUI alumni's which had almost the same background as the children (which most of them are poor and ended as an buskers, street troubadours, etc so they can pay for their education fee and helping their family) and finally managed to graduate from FEUI. This man was truly, truly an inspiration for the children.

#5 Game to test the bravery. First pop, first prize! This kind of game, boys always win.

#6 Another game session after motivation session! Blind drawing!!

#7 The most of the children from DILTS Foundation that attend our event (while DILTS has almost 200 child in total). 

#8 Our Team!

#9 Finally! Full team! Thanks for the hard work and participation!!

Overall, this event was magnificent! However, one to be complained for was SEVERAL of internees didn't even have the willingness to adapt and migle with the children here. They were too busy with their own talk and groups, blame the level of education, and "social level" I think. But as a whole, we made quite a teamwork here!

After this event, as an internee in a big business company, I've learned that there are so much things to do outside the office and the whole kind of "smoothly-planned life" we always think of. Out there, there were people who are willing to risk their established life to serve children who are in need of better education. Taking examples from several educating volunteers in this foundation, our life now is still quite meaningless to other people. We are still always think of ourselves selfishly.

Maybe I'm still don't have that kind of bravery to serve the community as a full-timer, and I definitely give a full salute to them whose life are fully dedicated to help others. Maybe I can't participate directly in action, but sure in the future I'd like to participate in supporting better children education in other kind of form. Money, prayer, donations, and other stuffs I can think of. Definitely.

Spontaneous VE Night Out!

Yeah, although a little bit late, No. Very late, but I want to share to you guys my unforgettable night with my internship fellas, which were happened on early August.

That day, while we were working, one of my friend asked us to went for dinner together, or break-fasting together (yap, It's fasting months for most of my friends which is mostly moslems) and HELL YEAH!! Why not?! So we asked several friends to join in together and we managed to go to and eat on Bebek Kaleyo Tebet.

The place were crowded as hell. But we've managed to order several menus that luckily, after our order, the menu was simply out of stock. Jeez, what a close call.

Here are several photos:

#1 Maulana a.k.a Molen who aware of the camera and Samuel who keeps digging in his food

#2 Maritzka a.k.a Cece, Nadia, Me, and Nurul a.k.a Lulu

#4 Me and Cece

#5 Me, Nadia, Lulu

Ok, despite the tiredness, oiliness from all of our faces, the dinner was awesome! The fried duck was perfect, a lil bit oily though.

There were other guys too, Ghifary and Luthfan and several other boys I've forgot their names. Sorry.

After we finished eating, we went spontaneously again to go for a karaoke on Plaza Semanggi. However, only several of us joined because several other had other business to go on or went home.

Another journey to Plaza Semanggi, having a blast spontaneous karaoke-ing!

#6 The super confident and beautiful voice Samuel

#7 Me! (Gosh my face was so oily!! Whatever)

#8 Full karaoke team!! Minus Cece though It was Luthfan on the right.

After one hour full of rampage karaoke (and another discovery: Cece can sing DANGDUT perfectly. Gosh!) we finally decided to go home. But! On the road Samuel spontaneously again decided to visit Cafe Pisa to try for it's legendary ice-cream (although it's perfectly like Zangrandi or Ragusa) and we hanging out again! for a while at the cafe. And then we finally decided to go home.

What a perfect outing night I think! Impulsive food and its all about having fun! Let's do it again someday!!

Farm - Fiesta! Fun Painting

Last Tuesday on August 7th 2012, I've spontaneously went to my company's CSR program on The Learning Farm, Puncak. We were there to help them to PAINT some buildings in exchange to the farm tour. Excited eh?

Actually, what makes me like "I want to go there!" spontaneously because I think what has been described as "Painting" is like help them to draw and make some kind of random pictures on the wall and 'hell yeah ok that's my speciality, bring it on', to mess with pictures, but then, I was wrong. What generally describes as painting was definitely painting walls. with white paint. No fuuuuuun!

What I thought it will be like this,

 

turn out to be like this. *see me paint like a paint-animal there, moving so fast made myself blurred out

OK girl, to much fantasy, your head is a mess.

So, at least that was the only NO FUN part. The rest? It's all only about beautiful panoramas EVERYWHERE.

This is some pictures I manage to take from my trip:

awesome tea gardens! Although I think it was kinda small for this mountain size!

Arriving, and we were taken to take some walk on their farm:

And this is a "so important" picture to me. An evidence that shows broccoli's plant is like this.

We we're taken to see the goats! What surprise me that the farm always makes their organic fertilizer using goats (and bunnies, and cows!) shit and urine and I was like 'Oh gosh. This vegetables contain urine. The hell I want to eat vegetables anymore'. *oh come on! Finally I eat the vegetables too anyway. Don't want to think about the fertilizer, just eat the fresh vegetables!

Anyway, this is the hot house used for grow some vegetables seed. With me in there.

Keep walking (and photo-ing) around the farm!

After they taking us for tour de farm, finally! The FUN part. Painting. Smiiiilee! Hide your grumbles! Show the biiiigest smile ever!

Believe me, the whole kind of painting things! It's tiring!!! Super tiring!! Not to mention my friend said that there are some spots on the building that are occupied by some ghosts that WATCHING US PAINT *alright, that's scary duuuude! However, I will make no fun again about this whole painting job. It's hard. All hail builder and painter (that makes great this kind of a job seems like an easy job)

Finally, after super tiring session of painting, we were gifted by A LOT of VEGETABLES. House wife! In action!

They picking up vegetables they want, like, super excited.

Although I buy some of the vegetables myself, but not as much as them.

This is the whole team!

Wonder why female are dominating this kind of CSR work? I bet their imagination is not too far from me. Next time: PAINTING and DRAWING are different.

So far, I enjoyed the trip. While the painting session is totally tiring, but other sessions are beyond my imagination, even better. I just wanna go out and leave the boring office and have some fun and I did! Another fresh start for tomorrow at the office. I hope.

n.b.: The most exciting thing from this activities is my shoes are totally RUINED by paint. Yay I'll buy new shoes!