As I told you earlier in my Pesta Blogger 2010 post, I got myself a business card (my first ever!) courtesy of kartunama.net. I can't believe my luck when I got a box full of cute business card from mas Agus of kartunama.net. Yes, I can't believe my luck when I saw it for the first time ( well i did get to see the preview of the card before it's printed but still it's different when you see it live in front of your eyes ;p ), it's so cute and i just love it!

 

Well actually I was trying to design something so i could have a business card that differ from the other but since I want to bring it to Pesta Blogger which was due in a week and with the extra time needed to print and send it to my address so there's not enough time to design anything in that limited time since I have to design it from scratch anyway, and if you're used to design things you might know how hard it is to design from scratch in a limited time ;p

So anyway after trying to design something in a couple of days (and failed!) I was giving up and turn to kartunama.net website to look for some templates, I figured this would be the easiest way. Not very original but fast and practical. Surprisingly I found a hard time choosing my favorite template because kartunama.net has so many awesome template designs for every theme and type of businesses. The design range from simple to business-ey to chic and cool graphics. Here are a couple of my favorites from the templates:

And more of cool looking templates available at the site but I decided to go with this one below since I figured that this one most resembles the feel and theme of my two blogs:

Cute isn't it? very girly with all those pastel colors which i love! My two blogs are into women's interest so  I thought a girly color and style would represent it best ^__^

QUALITY:
I love the quality of the business card, i like the paper texture, not too thin and not too thick, it's perfect to be tucked in wallets and business card holders. And as I mentioned earlier I love the quality of the color / ink used, there's no spill or un-even spots, everything's perfect. The colors are pretty and it's not too bright nor is it too fade.
And beside the many templates that you can use for free, you can also send your own design to kartunama.net and they will make it specially customized for you. The price is very affordable, no matter if you want it black & white, full colors, or if you want to include photo in it, the price is the same for all designs. What differ the price is the type of paper and whether you want to print it one side or two sides.

PRICE:
There are several types of paper that you can choose (example photos are available in their web), ranging from IDR 39.000 - 69.000 for one side and IDR 69.000 - 99.000 for two sides. In my personal opinion, the price is really affordable considering the quality of the business card and the service they provided.
Ordering is easy, they will give you a preview of your card before it gets printed and the printing process only need one day!

I will definitely order my next business card here on kartunama.net. Mine is one sided now but I plan to order the next one in two sides, each side for each of my blog ^o^

Pesta Blogger 2010

Akhirnyaaa.....dateng juga gue ke Pesta Blogger hehe Sebenernya udah dari 2 tahun lalu kpengen dateng ke Pesta Blogger yg diadain setahun sekali itu tapi nggak pernah kesampain... until last Saturday (30 Sept 2010), akhirnya tahun ini gue berhasil juga perdana ke Pesta Blogger 2010 :)
Acaranya berlangsung di Epicentrum Walk Rasuna, di daerah Kuningan, Jakarta. Lumayan nyobain tempat baru. Asik sih tempatnya, tapi pas gue dateng lagi ujan rintik, tapi untung main stage nya semi outdoor gitu jadi semacam ruang terbuka yang ada atapnya. Yg bikin salut adalah tersedianya banyak tempat sampah recycle, yang dipilah-pilah itu lohh, jadi ada tempat khusus untuk buang plastik, ada yg khusus tempat sampah sisa makanan so sehabis makan atau minum kita bisa buang sampah sesuai pada tempatnya. Bener2 salut deh sama panitianya, yg namanya acara besar yg dihadiri oleh lebih dari 1000 orang itu kan biasanya selalu ada problem sampah, sampah kertas lah, bekas makanan lah, tapi ini bersih loh, bahkan sesudah jam makan pun ga terlihat ada sampah berserakan, lantai masih bersih, salut deh buat pesertanya juga yg sadar kebersihan! :D

suasana Pesta Blogger 2010:

Ditemenin hubby yang kebetulan juga tertarik mau ikutan kelas pendek yg diadain di Pesta Blogger. Jadi di Pesta Blogger kemaren tuh ada semacam mini workshop session yg tema nya macem2 dan bisa dipilih terserah kita mau ikut yang mana. Di sesi pertama gue ikut kelasnya VOA (Voice of America), trus sesi kedua gue ikut kelas Perempuan 2.0 dari ngerumpi.com sama gantibaju.com. Dan sesi ketiga gue milih kelas Travel & Social Media. Semua sesi menurut gue menyenangkan, gue banyak dpt knowledge baru dan yg pasti jadi tambah terinspirasi.

suasana di kelas/mini workshop:

Pesta Blogger 2010 kali ini banyak bintang tamu nya (ada Panji, Saykoji, kata Inan malah ada Sarah Azhari segala di kelasnya detik.com - halah, penting yeh?), trus banyak doorprize, baik dari sponsor maupun dari hasil undian kuis yg sebelumnya berlangsung. Sayangnya walaupun gue dan Inan ngikut lomba nulis JCU, ikut kuis twitter US Embassy dan udh nungguin pengumuman door prize ampe terakhir tapi tetep ga menang apa-apa hahaha Yaudalahya..yg penting kebersamaannya :) sesuai dengan tema pesta blogger tahun ini:

Oiya, ini masih ada beberapa pics from PB 2010:

Panji lagi jadi salah satu pembicara on the main stage

ketemu fellow blogger Desy of Living Daisy

lounging around with my Free coke. Yes people, we get free cokes in PB 2010!

Jadi ceritanya.. Pesta Blogger itu ajang ngumpulnya blogger2 Indonesia, seru sih, lumayan bisa tukeran kartu nama  blog hehe Oya, speaking of kartunama blog, jadi critanya blog gue dapet kartu nama gratis dari kartunama.net. Setelah bingung ngulik desain kartunama akhirnya gue nyerah juga dan beralih ke desain yg udah disedian di kartunama.net (lucu2 loh template desainnya). So janjian lah gue sama mas Agus dari kartunama.net untuk ketemuan di PB (Pesta Blogger) untuk ngasih satu box kartunama gretongan ku hehehe... daaaann....inilah kartu nama pertama ku:

Suer, dari jaman dulu masi kerja kantoran, udah pindah berapa kantor pun belom pernah sekalipun punya kartu nama yg bisa dibagi2 hahaha Alhamdulillah sekarang punya juga, gratis pula, walaupun ga ada nama eyke disitu, cuma ada alamat blog tapi yg penting bisa gaya punya kartunama haha (*emang penting yah punya kartunama? -- ya penting lah! apalagi kalo gratis :D). Many many thanks to Mas Agus and kartunama.net for the privilege! I highly recommend kartunama.net for those of you whose looking for good quality affordable business cards. Review menyusul yak ^o^

Aniwey, lanjut soal PB 2010, acaranya berlangsung seru. Hubby yang tadinya sempet takut capek dan bosen pas tau acaranya dari jam 10 pagi sampe jam 5 sore ternyata pas hari H ga kedengeran ngeluh, malah keliatannya ceria banget hihihi berarti itu bukti acaranya ga ngebosenin jadinya kita juga semangat ngikutinnya :) Apalagi pas tau dapet souvenir banyak bener kaya gini...

Mau tau apa aja souvenirnya? Nih salah satunya:

udah kaya iklan PB berjalan hehe (peace hon!), semua pin dipakein, topi dan tas yg dapet gratis juga langsung dipake. Kalo aja kalender bisa dipake mungkin he'd probably wear it too hihihihi becanda yang :)

Selain dapet tas laptop gede kita juga dapet banyak banget pin keren dari berbagai sponsor dan komunitas trus juga dapet notebook kecil plus pulpen lipetnya yang super cool. Trus dapet notebook agak besar plus buku-buku dari US Embassy, dapet kalender, pin dan topi dari VOA, sama dapet mousepad, stiker, pin dan voucher disc 10% dari BodyPack.

 

lumayan kan? ^o^

Makanya ayo ikutan Pesta Blogger tahun depan!

Ylang-Ylang candle and Organic Eye Oil (Review+Giveaway) - CLOSED

I got a toothache, sob :(
And I got a rather bad mood too today..
But thanks to the Ylang-Ylang candle from Raw Gaia I can reduce my bad mood. Ylang-ylang has great calming qualities and it also helps to relax the nervous system and to help combat feelings of stress, shock, anger, fear and/or anxiety. Perfect!

It's a great big candle (which I love, perfect for decor too) and I also got myself Raw Gaia's Revitalising Eye Oil. I've always been wanted to try to use eye oil because at my age I think I should start treating the area around my eyes before it's too late.

The Revitalizing Eye Oil is great for nourishing, conditioning and repairing the delicate skin around the eyes, thanks to its high content of vitamins, EFAs, carotenes and antioxidants. It's made with organic cold-pressed oils of sea buckthorn fruit (that has amazing skin repairing and regenerative properties), jojoba (a natural humectant), rosehip (a skin hydrating and nourishing agent, rich in vitamin C and essential fatty acids), and grapeseed (has wonderful regenerative and moisturising properties).

I put this on every night after I clean my face and before I go to bed. I did notice that the area around my eyes are a little bit brighter in the morning, at least it doesnt look 'lumpy' and 'soggy' as it sometimes is. I think it would need a longer time to see the end result, but as for now I'm quite positive that it does give something promising for your eyes.
The only thing that I'd like to suggest is to put more detail in the bottle on how to use it, because it only says "use one drop per eye". I mean, with that instruction someone might have mistaken it for an eye-drop which it ISN'T. You have to massage the eye oil into the area around the eye.
I don't know whether it came with an individual box that contain some instruction on how to use it or not, because for this review I didn't get any box, just the products, but still... i think they should put more info on the bottle.

And as for the Ylang-ylang candle, I love how big it is! And it smells wonderful although it didn't let out a strong scent when it burned, so if you're into a soft and not over-powering scent then this is for you. It could last for 50 hrs burn time too so for £3.95 or $6.20 (there's a currency converter on their website) it's really worth the price. The candle is hand-made entirely from plant wax, coconut and sustainably harvested palm oils. They contain no animal products or petroleum-based paraffin wax. Yeay for earth-friendly products!

What I love most about Raw Gaia is the fact that they use only 100% Natural and Raw ingredients for 99% of their range. They don’t use any chemicals whatsoever so their products really are natural. They also don’t test their products on animals and will not use ingredients or suppliers who undergo animal testing, they are also registered with the Vegan Society. HOW COOL is that? I always appreciate companies like this :)

Raw Gaia has many variety of products from face and body care to baby moisturizer. From essential oils to superfoods. You might wanna check out these gift sets too, it's perfect if you wanna get a taste of Raw Gaia:

This Bath time heaven gift set is on my number one list. It's like relaxing in a chocolate orange bath. Your face smothered with Raw Chocolate Face Pack and then lathered up with sensuous Rose Geranium Raw Soap and finished with a delicious Raw Chocolate Orange piece melting in your mouth. How bout that?


Or maybe this Raw beauty gift set? This set include 100% organic moisturizer, cleanser, toner, and clay face pack to leave your skin feeling and looking clean, smooth and radiant.

Also on my list is this Palmarosa & Chamomile Sea salt & Bath soak:

perfect in helping you recover from a stressful day.


Do good while you shop:
If you buy any one of their ethically sourced incense sticks, the money from the sale will be contributed towards supporting the Sri Aurobindo Yoga Mandir Trust, situated at the base of the Himalayan Mountains overlooking the Kathmandu valley, which takes care of underprivileged and orphaned children .


SWEET DEALS!
Raw Gaia is offering 10% OFF for the two items I reviewed above: Ylang-Ylang candle and Revitalising Eye Oil.



GIVEAWAYS!
One lucky TB reader will win the same products as I reviewed above: the Ylang-Ylangs candle and the Revitalising Eye Oil. (remember to also check out the sweet deal above if incase you didn't win)

Please pay attention to The RULES before you enter.

RULES :

(To be eligible for this giveaway contest you MUST do the MANDATORY below. You only need 1 Mandatory entry to enter, but you could also have Additional entries to maximize your chances, please remember to leave each entry in a separate comment box or it won't be counted)

To ENTER (MANDATORY) : You must visit Raw Gaia, take a look around at the store and then come back here and tell me in a comment on this post, what product did you like there other than what I've mentioned above. (1 entry)

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NOTE : Remember to include your email in the comment box so I can reach you if you win.

Your entries will be visible after my approval so All entries that does not apply with the rules will not be counted and I will not published the entry!

This giveaway will end on Nov 3, 2010 at 24:00 pm.
Yeah baby, this giveaway is open for WORLDWIDE!
Winner will be announced here on Nov 4, 2010.

I will use random.org to pick the winning number. If the winner does not respond within 48hrs then I will have to choose another winner and will announce it again in my blog. Good luck to everyone! ^__^

DISCLAIMER:

I did not receive any form of payment for this review and this is written based on my own honest opinion. The free product(s) were provided by Raw Gaia for review purposes only, and this compensation DOES NOT influence my opinion at all. If I said it's good then it's good, if it needs improvement I will say so :)
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IMPORTANT!
The sponsor is the one who is fully responsible for sending the giveaway prize to the winner(s) therefore I will not be held responsible for prizes that are not sent by the sponsors or for any lost shipment of the prize.

Travel Wish List: MALDIVES

Need a holiday? Me too! After all that's been going on in my life lately I think I kinda need a vacation. But until I have the time and the money to actually take one, I decided to daydream instead. This post is to start my new Travel Series posts. Okay, so...what's your dream vacation? How bout Maldives? Anyone?

Maldives is one of my Holiday Wish List!! It probably stands on the top 3 of my list ^__^
The Maldives is an island nation located in the Indian Ocean. It stands in the Laccadive Sea, about seven hundred kilometers (435 mi) south-west of Sri Lanka. The Maldives is the smallest Asian country in both population and area. The Maldives consists of approximately 1,190 coral islands grouped in a double chain of 26 atolls, along the north-south direction, spread over roughly 90,000 square kilometers, making this one of the most disparate countries in the world.

If you're a nature lover or loves the beach or love spending time in serene tranquil places then Maldives (despite it's expensive cost) is for you. Yes, Maldives is like heaven on earth, where else would you get that clear blue shallow sea where you could play in the water without having to be afraid of the waves, and that clear blue unpolluted sky? And those secluded white sands little islands surrounded with lush tropical trees? Oh.my.heavenly.bliss!

One of my favorite among my must-see hotel wishlist is the Huvafen-Fushi:

Located in the North Male Atoll of Maldives, this resort is like my dream comes true! I found this resort when I was browsing the web for my "Top Ten World's Best Hotel Room with a view" list. Huvafen Fushi's Ocean Bungalow's bathroom is stunning with a BIG window overlooking the gorgeous ocean and big blue sky. This is hubby's most favorite hotel bathroom from my Top Ten List.

Set within its very own lagoon, Huvafen Fushi is a naturalist's wonderland where the stunning environment – both above and below the waterline – is an attraction in itself. Huvafen Fushi offers several types of first class luxury accommodations:

• Bungalows with Plunge pool (125 sqm);
  
• Deluxe Beach Bungalow with Plunge Pool 160 sqm);
  
• Lagoon Bungalows with Plunge pool (130 sqm);
• Ocean Bungalows with Plunge pool (160 sqm;
  
• Beach Pavilion with Private Pool (800 sqm);
  
• Ocean Pavilions with private pool (330 sqm)

On top of my wishlist? The Ocean Bungalows or Ocean Pavilions with Plunge Pool, of course! Here's the Ocean Bungalow and the Ocean Pavilion with plunge pool:

Ocean Bungalow with Plunge Pool
The aptly named Ocean Bungalows look toward the vast Indian Ocean for miles and miles. Exploring your three-tier deck, you'll find a fresh water infinity pool, dining area, alluring day bed and sunbathing terrace. The living room features a 50' Plasma and Bose surround system which can be easily transformed from state of the art theater to a soothing massage room with glass floors to view the pristine water below. Post massage, sink into your oversize Jacuzzi bath and lose yourself in the endless shades of blue stretching toward the horizon.

Ocean Pavilion with Private Pool
A further 100 meters out in the Indian Ocean, these stunning Pavilions face the sunset and are the last word in pampered luxury. Privacy is assured as access to these wooden walkways is only to pavilion resident. Your private fiber-optic lit infinity pool flows from the indoor out and blends naturally with the horizon. The master bedroom is open plan. An infinity edge Kohler bath that fills from the ceiling forms the centerpiece within a hydro body spa shower. A second bedroom with 32' Plasma with direct access to its own outdoor deck completes each pavilion. A dedicated Thakuru (butler) is on call 24 hour.

Has your jaw fell to the floor yet? ^o^ Indulging, aren't they? Could someone with an unlimited creditcard please stand up?! Maybe someone with an American Express Centurion, better known as the "black card"??! And please pick me and hubby to stay over for a couple of days at either of those rooms above and I will be your servant forever, your wish is my command, I'd praise the ground you walked on, please pretty please please...??

Huvafen Fushi also has many things to see and do (like yawning and relaxing in your daybed and plunge pool all day is not enough for you), such as sparkling lagoon and pristine coral-sand beach to have an afternoon breezy walk on, an outdoor salt water floatation pool, yoga pavilion, over water fully-equipped gymnasium, PADI certified Scuba Diving, private dinning facilities with exquisite cuisines, water sports, Fiber-optic lit Infinity pool, a Library/Television/Internet area called 'The Lair', or you can also opt to try a full range of excursions, including sunset fishing on a traditional Dhoni, big game fishing and sand bank snorkeling. If that's not enough, there's also 'Symphony' 65 ft luxury cruiser waiting for you to board to explore the surrounding ocean.

The outdoor love pool:


One of the restaurant/lounge with the sands as it's floor!


the fiber-optic lit infinity pool:

Or maybe you'd like to try the famous underwater spas? Yes, it's UNDERWATER Spa! The Lime Spa of the Huvafen Fushi is the one of a kind spa that is infused with the vibrant colors and textures of the sea waves. It boasts of being the one and only under water spa across the world.

Yes, I know. Ah-ma-zing isn't it? Very breathtaking and dreamy... But very expensive too. Oh well, there's always a price for something so amazing! With a price range of US $1,120 – $8,000 per night this resort has everything your dreams could build. Perfect for honeymooners!

So how bout it? Who wants to go there?
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See you in my next Travel Series ^__^