As I said at my previous post, I love shopping! Yes, you too, don't you? And I think everybody does, too. And, here, in my case, I love to do it online. I mean, I just need a computer or mobile phone, internet connection and―of course―money. I don't need to get dress, wear bra, put some make ups nor leaving my comfy bed. I believe there's a special place in heaven to people who discovered the internet.

Anyway, I have what-so-called habit to browse in the internet and looking for certain sites to shop. Yes, sometimes I waste like hours of my life and search where to find A, where to find B, does this store have free shipping, does this store ship to my country, etc. Then, do I buy something? Yes, when the sites seem legit and there's a very good deal!

Well, few months ago I found Kim Kardashian EDT for only IDR 97.000―it's about USD 10 back then―at www.StrawberryNET.com. It stated that the EDT was a brand new one, without box. So, I did some research here and there about this site and found mixed reviews. After all, I thought that USD 10 was a great value for an EDT and, yup, I bought it.

StrawberryNET is a Hong Kong based online store, established since 1998, which sells cosmetics, beauty cares, hair cares and perfumes. They claim that they sell authentic product as stated in here. They offer very broad range of products―as I quote from their website―with over of 30,000 items from over 750 brands. And you know what, they charge no shipping cost for regular delivery in all orders, except if it's fragrance only.

Have I mentioned that they offer those items at hugely discounted price? Yes, people, some of the items become so affordable it's hard to just ignore them. You can find a lot of deals here.

Okay, back to the story when I ordered Kim Kardashian EDT. I didn't know if there's some issues with my credit card but a day after I placed my order they emailed me to verify it by uploading my phone or electricity bill. The customer service guy was really helpful by guiding me about verification process. Long story short, it was more than 10 working days and my EDT should've been arrived but it's not. So I emailed them again and they quickly replied to wait few more days. 2 days later, I received that KK EDT in a good condition and safe packaging. Over all, I think they provide a pretty decent customer service.

Ugh, I'm sorry, my phone is lost so I can't upload any photos of the item I received :(

You can play that song because this post will gonna be so boring. And stupid. I warn you. Or maybe you can play Amon Amarth's songs, they are awesome and Amon Amarth itself sounds so cool, haha. Or Death Cube K, I love Death Cube K because it's f--king Death Cube K! Or maybe this delish food.

Remember, I've been warning you. You can skip to the end of this post anyway.

It was just like yesterday when I ordered Hazelnut coffee and asked the barista to write down "Happy birthday!" and a heart symbol in it—but it turned out to be only "HBD" and bird-like heart (I was so mad with the barista back then, but still, I posted it to Instagram). Do you remember? It was 2 years ago, right in this day. When we haven't adopted Bubu and Zooey. When I haven't been able to ride motorbike. When you haven't bought that barely-worn big black boots. But you know, I've loved you back then, since the prior years, up until now and later.

And do you know what the most thing that I love about you? The way way that you make me laugh. To be honest, it's effortless to have a conversation with you and it's always enjoyable. Remember when we talked about giant insects, laughed at Skyline (what's wrong with that movie?), made fun of others or any random stuffs? Oh, even if I was mad at you, I couldn't help it but laughing. You are always funny and hilarious; it's like you can always brighten up my gloomy days. I love your spontaneous jokes and I don't wanna lose that, ever. Sometimes, I wonder whether you've been abducted by alien, traveled through times via wormholes and gotten shot with some exo-galactic serums or such. But who's gonna abduct you anyway.

We've been through a pretty hard times, had been in long distance relationship. And it was pretty awful. Whenever I missed you I could only hear your weird voice, even internet connection was so shitty back then that we couldn't have video call very often, haha. Thank God it's over. Now I am thankful for our little life and journey that we are on, for every happiness and time we've spent together. Thank you for accompanying me, for always be there. Thank you for being care of me, for being my best friend. Thank you for loving me and thank you for always being you.

Umm, after all, let me say happy 25th birthday to you! Yeay! I wish you get all the happiness in the world. I hope that you'll have a successful life and can make your dreams come true (I'm very sure you do if you are focus on it!). Be kinder and always stay humble. May you and I can always stay together and get the best that life offers. Amen.

I love you.

xo

Once my bff said that if she wished for something and wrote it down, it would be came true in a short period. Hmmm.. I don't really believe it actually, I mean, how come, right? Sometimes, she doesn't write it down but also using the picture of thing she wants as profile picture, lol, and last time I saw her social media account, her profile picture was Guess handbag. Guys, please lend me your help to pray that hopefully she'll get that handbag soon. Okay, let's try her 'method'!

Well, this is my list.

Hope my wishes come true asap. So what's on your wishlist?

It's like I'll never stop making a post about beach. I love beach! Sitting on the sand under the sunlight, listening to the water riffles just like Earth is whispering, wondering what kind of mysteries lay beneath the sea and stare at perfectly clear horizon. That's awesome! So, beach is like an escape for me when I feel down, bad mood or angry to the world.

Well, that's too much.

Still, like Suluban beach (that was being the pitstop at The Amazing Race season 22 leg 4, yes I'm a big fan of that TV show!) & Uluwatu temple, Pandawa beach is located at southern part of Bali, precisely at Desa Kutuh (desa means village). It used to be called as Secret beach because it lies behind hill and it was hard to find this place. Then, the government of Badung regency was aware of its potential to attract not only local , but also international tourist, so the government built roads and another public facilities to promote this beach. They also put some statues on the rock wall, each of them represents Pandava (or in my country spelled as Pandawa) character on Mahabharata legend. Too bad, I forgot to take some pics of those statues. Shoot!

The long and winding road :p

It's kinda slippery because of the sand..

"Look, Mum! I'm flying without wings!"

Pandawa beach #1

Pandawa beach #2

Hello people! It's like about months ago since I wrote my last post. I know that I'm lazy and right now I wouldn't make an excuse. I remember when I made this blog. I said to myself that I will share my experiences, write it down and post it regularly, at least I will write an article per month. But the reality is, my blog is like an empty desert. Yeah, apparently my spirit could fade easily. On the other hand, there are a lot of fellow bloggers who can continue making a good writings/articles and post more than 5 of it per month. It wows me. A lot.

Well, yeah...

No one hates shopping. I think shopping is in the 2nd place of guilty pleasure. Number one is eating that salty fatty juicy delicious Chicken Cordon Bleu when we are on  diet. Hahaha... Well, I, in fact, hate when I pay for something, hehehe, but I love it the process of shopping itself. Do you get it? But no matter how much we spend our money for shopping, please keep our financial in  good condition. My mom once told me, "If you want to buy something, remember 2 things. First, you need it. Second, you can afford it." I always remember what my mom said but couldn't do it anyway, lol. Yeah, sometimes we just can hold that desire for having that new stuff, feel it, smell it and using it for the first time. That's feel so great. Well, is it just me? ; )

In here, Indonesia, there's a store called Zalora, which is the biggest online in this country. It is pretty much similar to Zappos (US) or Zalando (UK). Beside Indonesia, Zalora also available in some another countries in Asia; Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Zalora Indonesia offers a broad selection of items, like clothing, bag, purse, shoes, beauty product, perfume and even some sportswear. The targeted market are everyone; women, men and kids. In here, you can find both of international and local brands, like Nine West, Hush Puppies, Aigner, Atypical, Sweet Batik, Nefertiti and hundreds more. I think I will make the longest blog post ever if I write the whole brands down.

Shopping at Zalora is as easy as one two three. Just select the items and its size, add it to cart then checkout the items. After that you'll be asked to log into your account, but if you've never shop at Zalora before, just sign up for a new account. Don't forget to subscribe to the newsletter, because by subscribing it, you'll receive an email contains of coupon code that worth for IDR 75,000. Yay! It's pretty great, isn't it? That coupon code can be used if you spend more than or as much as IDR 300,000

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Zalora provides 3 kind of payment methods; bank transfer, credit card or COD (cash on delivery). Aha, have I mentioned that they offer free nationwide delivery? That's what I love the most from this store. They state ìt on their website that deliveries will take about 2 - 6 days. Two weeks ago my friend bought a pair of shoes and just need 2 days from Jakarta to Bali for delivery. And last week I bought 2 tops, 1 short and a pair of shoes and the items is received one week later. Well, it's okay for me because it isn't too different with the time frame.

Sometimes, shopping online is like a gambling. We haven't known yet about items' conditions. I mean, there is photo and product description but it doesn't give 100% guarantee that the items look exactly like the picture. Thankfully, Zalora provides free return in 7 days. What a relieve ;-) 

- broad selection of items

- free delivery

- free return

- easy to search some particular items

Cons:

- shipping is kinda slow

- dispatch time is also slow (based on my latest experience; I make payment at June 26 and they send my items at June 29)

Repurchase from this store again? Yes! Especially on the sale season ; )