Best Moments of the First Year by Filicia

On the first day of August 2015, we were celebrating the first anniversary of this blog. Yay! Well, even though we were honestly not that discipline on following our posting schedule, we managed to publish about 50+ posts during one year.

This time, we will be reviewing some of our favorite moments and stories that made it to the blog and share it with you guys again here. So, please enjoy the best moments according to Filicia! 

((from oldest to newest))

1. Emon Kitty Cafe - Tanjung Duren

This post is and still remains the most popular post out of all other posts. Many of the visitors also come upon our blog because of this post. One of the reasons, in my opinion is because there are not too many people writing about this restaurant on internet. Also, Tanjung Duren is an are that is not as popular in terms of culinary scene. Anyway, I have not visited this place again yet, and sure things there have changed. If I had the chance, I might want to visit it again.

2. #IndoestriDay - Opening of The First Makerspace in Jakarta!

This event is special to me because it was my first time doing a volunteer job with no one that I know beforehand. But it turned out to be the best experience ever! It was the best feeling to be in a place filled with passionate and energetic people! Going there has left me inspired and motivated to do something and to keep moving forward. Today, Indoestri has grown bigger and even better! I totally recommend you guys to come visit and join the class!

3. SHINee World III in Jakarta

I just have to include this you know, guys. I mean like, how can I not? This is SHINee that I have been loving for seven years! Well for the concert, it has been more than a year, and I still think about that day every now and then. Go and read my ramblings to find out more about how I felt back then.

4. The Painters : Hero

Another Korean act, but this one is totally different. Unlike SHINee who I have been watching closely since I was a teenager. I had no idea about The Painters at all when I first went there. But once I watched their performance, I craved for more! I also posted a short video about them which can be watched here.

5. Planning a Budget-Friendly Picnic Party!

Well, basically all the picnic party series. This is where it all started and went down until we finally released the e-magazine! The e-magazine can be read online and downloaded for free here. Making serial posts like this sure take more preparation, time and money. But seeing the result, it definitely paid off. I am thinking of doing another series this year, any suggestions guys?

There you go, the best moments of the first year according to me. I do have an honorable mention for when I did this campaign though. Also, the Intermezzo posts that I have been doing from time to time. I think this post can be categorized into Intermezzo as well haha. It felt good to look back to older posts and it definitely motivated me to write more!

Now, how about you? What are your most favorite posts from Candy After Dinner and what would you want to see in our future posts?

Cheers,

filicia

Happy First Birthday!

Oh, how time flies when you had lots of fun, right? Last month on August 1st, 2015, we celebrated the first anniversary of Candy After Dinner! Whoop! Even though we have been blogging on and off due to our lack of discipline ((which we should totally fix)), but it has been an amazing journey so far and we have learned a lot.

Though we are nowhere near responsible in following our schedule, but we are so glad that there are you guys ((yes, each one of you)) who keep on supporting on what we do, encouraging us to continue writing and even just paying a visit to this little blog every now and then. We are very humbled to have you guys spare your precious time reading about our daily musings, inspirations and life in general.

Of course, one is still a very small number for an online site like ours. That's why, we are looking forward to what the future holds. There are so many things we had in mind that we wanted to share for our future posts. But we also want to hear about your feedback. Is there anything you would like us to cover, share or make? We are more than happy to hear your comments and suggestions.

Anyway, moving forward to the D-day, we celebrated our blog's first birthday with Japanese food. Yay! We also continued the Crafty After Dinner session and this time we did brush-lettering. It is something that we have been attracted to lately and I ((fili)) got to learn during a workshop with Living Loving previously.

The thing about brush-lettering is, you really just need brush, ink and paper. So, even if it looks like lots of stuff, we really did not bring too much stuffs for this crafting session. But the downside is, it can get a little messy especially with the black ink since it would totally stain your hands.

Thanks to internet, we can have access to online learning for free! And thanks to nice people on internet who are generous enough to share their knowledge with us ((again, for free))!

And, not just brush-lettering, we definitely have to take commemorative pictures of the first anniversary. The restaurant we went to happened to have a decent wall for taking pictures ;D

Well, once again, we would like to thank you all for visiting this little blog of ours all this time. Please keep on visiting in the future! We would also be very happy to hear your feedback about anything! Also, don't forget to share it with your friends haha. After all, sharing means caring right? ;) 

Yeey,

cheers!

Twenty One! ((and Some Other Stuffs))

We have been sharing lots of DIY posts lately, as they were the series of our Budget-Friendly Picnic Party. But we realized that we have not been updating about the current happenings of our life lately. I did update some things on Instagram, so I guess that it is a good idea to compile them here.

Both Yelny and I were very very busy during February 2015. We had this entrepreneurship subject in our university and we were in the same group called "The Secret Messenger". Basically the idea of our group was to sell Valentine gifts in various packages and deliver it to the students or lecturers in our campus on Valentine's Day. The unique feature is the fact that the buyer could hide his or her identity. Also, we are sending the packages wearing those pinky pinky costumes and with bunch of flowers and balloons. So, it's safe to say that our group took part in bringing more love atmosphere in our university. The best thing? Seeing people's surprised and delighted expression when they got the package! One thing that I am super duper grateful is that the amount of our profit was three times the capital! It was super unexpected because economical value was not what our group was looking for initially. Hard work truly paid off!

Not so long after Valentine's Day, we happily celebrated Chinese New Year. Since red envelopes are too mainstream, hopefully red balloons will do. And talking about red, my red hair color has completely washed off. Now only the ugly brown post-bleaching color remains. 

"There are countless blurred lights here. It pretty much equals the amount of happiness shares together with good friends"

I went to this exhibition called Secret Garden where every little thing of this place reminded me of Christmas. Well, can't help it with all the light and sparkles. The place is not too big and can be a bit boring for some. But my friends and I were enjoying our moment there, taking crazy pictures and videos lol. Thankfully, it was not crowded at all when we got there so it felt like the whole garden belonged to us for that one hour. 

I helped volunteering for ADGI Jakarta's event but ended up having fun in another exhibition during the break time. It was kind of agriculture and small-traditional business exhibition and, and they had this very beautiful flower installation! They were all real flowers, you guys! Can you imagine how ecstatic I was? Oh, and talking about the event itself, I have always enjoyed attending events like this. Basically, I am the type of person who would enjoy learning more from the field rather than from theories. 

And amidst of all the entrepreneurship class and going out and about, I managed to finish my portfolio which I am so proud of!!! I have not yet took proper pictures of what's inside. But if you saw it from the outside, yes, I stitched the logo on the fabric by myself. Yes, I made the hard cover on my own. And yes, I did the coptic stitch binding after failing numerous times prior to the real deal. This book is the result of my learning these past ((almost)) three years, and I am overwhelmed with the result. I am so so happy because this book also reflected my personality a lot. 

And a little inside jokes shared with fellow coptic-stitch-binder; "In Coptic We Trust, In Deadline We Rush"

After volunteering for Indoestri Day previously, I am so thrilled to be able to join them yet again on the second Indoestri Day. I am amazed to see how the industry has developed just in four months. It is always so nice meeting with new people and being in a place filled with so much passion and energy. Lots of amazing and inspiring people though the event itself was a bit tiring since it was held from morning to evening. 

Oh, and I got to munch this yummy and chocolaty cup of zeppole by afteraise. Looking forward to another Indoestri Day or possibly joining one of the classes in the future ;)

By now, you might have guessed that I love doing volunteer work. Especially when it is related to creative industry! This time, I was helping the exhibition held by ADGI Jakarta called "Designers' Response: Jakarta City". There was one artwork that I adored so much by Thinking*Room. Let's hope that I am diligent enough to write about the exhibition later. 

Red. Donut. What else do I have to say?

Store displays have been catching my attention lately. Possibly since the end of last year? I kept on taking pictures of store displays. Pictured above are beautiful shades of threads found in a craft store, cute balloons and flowers all in one store ((i can not)), and books! I have always loved reading but it's too bad I did not get to read as much books as I used to :( When I was in high school I would borrow numerous books from the school library. But now that in university, the books from the library there did not suit my preference that much. I guess it is time to start saving my money and invest on good books.

Just recently, I visited this awe-inspiring art market in Kuningan City. So many talented people all in one room! The exhibition that I have been attending were more into graphic design and the bazaars that I have been going were all food and fashion. So, it was like a breathe of a fresh air seeing illustration and visual art, What upset me was the fact that I somehow lost my one hundred thousand rupiah :'''( I think it fell somewhere when I was pulling out my money. I ended up going home feeling extremely sad. 

I watched one of a local Indonesian movie, titled Filosofi Kopi. It was one of the best Indonesian movies I have ever watched! The story is based on a short story written by Dee, my favorite Indonesian author. The story flows very well and the dialogues are super fun, not stiff at all. If you want to know more about how I thought of this movie, I wrote a long caption written in Bahasa on my Instagram.  

Here it comes, ((drumroll please)), Yelny is celebrating her 21st birthday on the first of May!!! Whoop whoop! Go and wish her the happiest birthday! Remember the birthday post we made before? So maybe next year I will make another post titled Twenty Two! Haha. Anyway, well wishes for you my partner!

Last but not least, I am having my internship right now! It has been a month already and I am enjoying this working life so far. The environment is great, the people are lovely and the atmosphere is very fun. I am obviously looking forward to how my journey continues as I venture as an intern in this branding consultant company. 

Well, there have been stuffs that happened to life these past months. We will see if I get more diligent and elaborate some of the interesting events that I have been through. But for now, that's it. See ya!

Cheers,

filicia

Twenty!

Both of us turned twenty years old this year. It is a huge deal for us as our age start no longer with '1' but with '2' (ciyeee...kepala dua sekarang). It is obviously a milestone for us and a real blessing to be able to spend twenty years and counting on this planet.

Yelny turned twenty last May and being a fan of handwritten letter, that's what I gave to her firstly. I simply wrote my thoughts on pieces of paper that I scrap from my notebook. As for the envelope, I made it out of a piece of magazine paper ((the fashion spread)). And also I paste a cupcake illustration I got from a brochure back then.

Also, some doodles and quote to complete the letter ^^

The next is a postcard. Actually, per her request, I sent her a postcard when we were on semester break. Sadly, it never made it to her home in Pontianak. That's why I am sending her a new one this time around. I tucked it inside the magazine that I borrowed from her. Though it took days for her to finally discover it.

Including the hashtag #yelnysudah20 meaning Yelny is already 20 (years old). She is not a fan of Winnie-the-Pooh though, I just happened to have a Pooh sticker with birthday theme.

And lastly, my 'gift'. Lol. Not an actual gift though because on the midnight of her birthday, I took her phone and flooded her own instagram and twitter with silly pictures, words and stuff (sorry Yelny ><). On the morning, I gave it back to her, beautifully placed in a box and wrapped hehe. I use two pieces of magazine paper as the base, cover it with a doily paper and finish it with yellow ribbon. 

The birthday girl preparing to go out for lunch. ^^

Anyway, we still have lots of things related to both of us being twenty, so you might want to check the label 'TWENTY' and see how we celebrate the special day.

Cheers, filicia.