Freaks & geeks night out

What a fun night last night. All the geeks and freaks in the city were gathering in Plaza Indonesia to witness The Goods Dept. fashion show as a part of Jakarta Men's Fashion Week 2011. The collection was themed Freaks & Geeks and it combined various brands available within The Goods Dept. It was fun to see a different take on men's fashion and it's nice that the fashion world finally catch up to what makes us geeks and freaks so adorable :p

with Rudy Budhianto, Andri Parulian, Alex Kusumapraja, Lia, Philea Adhanti, and Kenneth Prahara

Of course, no fashion show is complete without an after party. The after party in The Goods Dept. was filled with artsy crowd. Circles of media people, fashion industry insiders, designers, budding entrepreneurs are familiar faces spotted in the room. I noticed lots of eye-fucking from one person on one side of the room to another one across the room. Lightning-fast introductions, faux cheek kissing, and name-dropping all are usual practice.

Anyhow, it was a fun night in a stress-free environment and a relief from burgeoning piles of to-do lists at work. Good friends and free booze, what more could a geek ask? I'mma be posting the pix soon.

On a little side note: I've found my lost Snickers bar. Turns out it was in the front zipper pouch of my Jansport postman bag all along. Mistery of A Lost Snickers Bar: Solved!

Yay~

All good things come to an end

Over this weekend I got the chance to mourn the loss of a very dear friend: my Pull & Bear hat. It happened last Friday night presumably. I was carrying lots of stuffs from my office to the parking lot when I was about to go home that night and I probably dropped it along the way.

You see, I'm not the type of guy that likes to experiment with a lot of different accessories. Once I've found a piece that I'm comfortable in, I'll stick and be satisfied with it 'til death do us part. After my watch and belt, my hat probably is the single most important accessory to me.

It's a quick fix for a bad hair day or when I don't get a chance to style my hair. I always wore it after shower at the gym when I don't wanna be burdened with how crazy my hair looks. Now, you can see  how saddened I am by the loss, right? I know I still have my Levi's cap at home, but nothing could ever really take your place in my heart, my Pull & Bear hat.

I'm writing this post as a tribute to all the good memories that we shared. Thank you, goodbye, and see you in another life, hat.

The moment I purchased it. We've been through a lot since then.

P.S. I also lost a Snickers bar that night... but I suppose that a misconduct might be in place... that should be another episode: "Mistery of A Lost Snickers Bar!"

Monolog, Plaza Senayan

I'm sure most of you already heard about Monolog or been there. Along with De Luca and Union, Monolog is one of the hottest restaurants in Jakarta. The place serves breakfast-oriented cuisine all day long. Good food, cool crowd, nice atmosphere. 'Nuff said, enjoy the pictures.

Top picks for my Lacoste L!VE looks

1. Cardigan

2. Checked Skinny Fit Shirt

3. Slim Fit Jeans

4. White Tokyo Watch

5. Suzuka Shoes

6. Vertical Camera Bag

Lacoste L!VE

Lovin' Lacoste L!VE new collection and campaign. The usually prim and proper Lacoste reinvents itself in a new look and direction. Just like its tagline, preppy is now hip and edgy.

I need to point out the obvious though. It's so Skins and NYLON. But that's why I love it. Gotta hand it to Felipe Oliveira Baptista, the artistic director, for choosing Mark Hunter as the brand ambassador and casting out real people on the streets as models. It makes the collection much more relate able. The campaign really exudes young, fun, and contemporary.

Check out their website for more Lacoste L!VE experience.

Items of desire

I love how the usually stiff varsity jacket is now turned into this movement friendly form by Topman.

And also, a freshly pressed white shirt that fits perfectly to your form could make any guy look like a prince charming, like this one from Hugo Boss.

I feel a little cuckoo

It's true what they say, working in fashion is tough. Especially when you handle twelve brands at once.

These past couple of days, I just hit that plateau which amplifies my tendency to be inert. Combined with the long commute from home to office, I can't help but feel a little bit off balance. My life revolves around my job. I get up early in the morning for a two-hour commute to work every day and get back to home around 9 o'clock which doesn't leave a lot of time to clear my mind. Hence, cuckoo... 

Probably 1 to 2 free hours every night before I sleep for recreation and that's including dinner and bathing. The vicious cycle repeats itself again the next day. I'm sure many of the young executives and professionals in Jakarta share the same fate with me. If you're out there and reading this post, try leaving me a comment or suggestions on your coping methods. Maybe we could be companies in misery. 

Anyway, don't forget to check out the "mixtape" page. I've uploaded a new playlist for everyone to enjoy. Hope you find my musical taste suits you as well. One of my new resolutions is to listen to more music from outside of U.S., so if you find the playlist a little weird 'cos I threw a korean and a french in the mix, that's the reason. Another resolution would be to wear more local labels or designers clothing, but that should be a discussion in a new post. I guess that's it pour maintenant...

Cozy Rocket 2.0

So wow, it's been such a really long time since I've updated this blog. I guess since I've started working in NYLON, I just couldn't find the time and energy (or to be honest... just got lazy :p). Instead of writing for this blog, I wrote a few filler articles for NYLON Guys.

Now that I've moved to a different company, somehow desires and opportunity aligned and I got the rare chance to finally revamp Cozy Rocket. So, voila!!!

So I hope you guys enjoy the new layout and check out the September-October issue of NYLON Guys Indonesia. I contributed a short story for their Pulp Fiction segment called "A Bad Conception". I'll post more about it later.

Gotta go to sleep now. Got an early day tomorrow and fashion shows to plan ^_~*

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