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Our First Home.

After our wedding last November, I moved to Jakarta. Initially i thought we'd be living in Jose's home with his parents but somehow his mum insisted we get a place of our own...i'm sure she had her own valid reasons...you know with us being newlyweds and all... ; )


We found (well okay to be exact mum-in-law) found this absolutely wonderful condo in Kelapa Gading. It's location couldn't be better- it's connected to the mall (think Residences at Gardens) and it's down the road from Jose's house.
The driveway into the lobby...




The Lobby and reception areas...


There's little reception areas through out the Lobby. Fabulous for meeting people you don't really wanna invite up...and even better to keep people waiting (sorry la...need to blow my hair la...make-up la...choose handbags la..)



Conference room...


our place...
Our condo is a 2 (+ 1 maid's room) bedroom flat...we don't have a maid......cos with a condo this size you don't really get much privacy...
we just import one from Jose's house everyday...sorta like house-keeping :)

the kitchen...
Our place is small but cosy and it's great for entertaining guests. We invited Anita over for dinner and i cooked up a storm. Can't believe i've never cooked for her prior to this. It was really good having her over...wish i could see her more though!!


♥Nadipoo♥ stayed over in May. I had 3 whole days with her...super awesome !


and guests who makes me wholemeal pancakes in the morning...are always welcome!

the whole place is filled with our wedding pics...i loved them so much i kinda went mad printing them so now they're everywhere...

And of course we share our place with our adorable monster-bunny Tehpeng...


The living area has huge double-storey windows...very bright and airy...just the way i love it!

there's two balconies...one on each floor.


...that offers a spectacular city view...



...can even spot Jose's home from here...

...and is great for watching fireworks :)


The red building is the mall (just to show to Danny how close it is, here's a pic from the balcony to prove it...) It really is super convenient cos it means we can shop, eat out, watch movies and go to the gym without having to drive.

the guest bathroom...

Over the months we've really utilised the guest room. Ailin and Claire visited in December, Seankor and Elaine in January, Seankor in March, Nadipoo in May, Seankor and William in June.. Eleine and Danny will be coming next week...and my parents are coming the week after that!! YAY!!!

Jose came home from work one day with these...♥


the Materbedroom takes up the entire second floor...




(see what i mean about our pre-wedding pics...)

My dressing area...

the walk in closet...

the masterbathroom...


the view from upstairs...

...and his and hers shoe-racks...

what i love best about this place is the HUGE swimming pool...


...it stretches throughout the length of the condo...

...and there's even a pool-side cafe that does room-service...

...ooh and it even comes with a car should i need to drive out...actually it's more like should i need to go on a fun, heart-thumping crazy ride out on Jakarta roads...
Jakarta drivers are CRAZY, right Nad? hehe...


xoxo bombshell oxox

ICON magazine photo shoot and article.

When I was asked to be featured in one of ICON magazine's article i was super happy to oblige. I mean, a day spent getting made-up by professional stylists, meeting the editorial team, getting dressed in fab designer clothes and hanging out with models and photographers...what's not to love? : )

I was the first to arrive at the studio the morning of the shoot...Mind you, beating peak hour traffic from Kota Kemuning to Damansara on a workday morning wasn't an easy feat...yawn!
Well-used and rustic...


And soon it was a flurry of hair and make-up styling...

...and i couldn't resist taking some before and after photos...


...a change of clothes...
...and i was fabulously ready to pose!

My first shot was with Matthew, an American model... And he is TALL.

Hence the bricks i'm balancing on... But i didn't feel shitty about my height for long...
Hudson had to use them too... Hehe...


Katy... Style director and bump-disguise extraordinaire.
I couldn't tell she was expecting till much later.

One of the many bling watches that were on loan to me that day...

Then a re-styling of hair and make-up. I really didn't like my hair all up...so woody wood pecker. But at least it'd add an inch to my height... ; )

...with Lee Khim. She's really wonderful.. Very patient and sweet and professional...


...with my purple haired make-up stylist...talk about funky hair man...


...i met Hudson Chang, another guy who's also being featured. He's the suave and charming celeb chef and owner of the restaurant IR1968 at Terrace Hock Choon.



...And Shaun Tan. I've met Shaun through mutual friends at clubs and events.
Fancy meeting him there!


Once i was done with my shoot, i had to take a quick pic with Jane the Editor -in-chief of ICON. Jane's one of the most amazing people i've met and will always remember. She's strong and independent yet exudes genuine warmth and kindness. Plus, a woman this capable is a force to be reckoned with.

A couple of weeks later... the magazine was published!
I couldn't wait to see how the photos turned out.

the cover...

I absolutely loved the article. ♥









I'm really grateful to Jane, Lee Khim and the wonderful team from ICON magazine for the awesome feature.

xoxo