Tale of Griffin & Sabine

I took these photos last year, but only managed to finally put it to this blog now. Haha, yes I'm lazy. So many photos, so little time. :)

These are old, secondhand books recycled into notebooks made by Ika Vantiani! The book itself contains the story between two characters Griffin and Sabine, which is shared in removable letters and postcards. A very interesting book, the whole book was filled with envelopes and letters in it! There are three books of Griffin and Sabine, these are the first two, I think. The minute I saw the notebooks, I knew I had to get one of these. So now Griffin & Sabine: An Extraordinary Correspondence sits nicely in my wardrobe, slowly being filled up with words page by page. While the other book, Sabine's Notebook belongs to Ika.

Ika kept the hardcover of the book and inserted several pages from the original book between the blank pages. 

Such a lovely idea, isn't it? Turning old, beautiful books, into exciting useful notebooks! Or in these books, because the size of the book is big enough, it's also perfect for sketches dan doodles.

Look at the letters! I wish people still make books like these. It's even so exciting just opening the envelopes and reading the letters over and over again. Besides these books, Ika also has other recycled notebooks available for purchase. Contact her if you're interested in having a one of a kind notebook!

Have you ever seen..

a smile so bright it makes you feel as if it could light up the entire world for eternity?

Well, Abel has that kind of smile. Not only that, her smile also comes with this very loud, happy sound, one that probably never heard of sadness and pain. One of the best sounds in the world, at least that's what I think of it.

I wrote her a love letter a week ago. She can't read very well yet, so she can't understand most of the writings. But one day she will know how much she is loved.

Not many person in this world ever experienced unconditional love, and I feel very lucky that she's around, always ready to give me her biggest smile and the tightest hugs whenever I ask her. 

I've been photographing her since she was very little. I still have archives of her photos from 2007. There are probably thousands of photographs of her. And I plan on keep going, until I get bored of photographing her (not likely) or she gets sick of me and my camera (most likely). By the time I'm done, she will have a massive treasure of almost her entire life moments, freezed and saved forever for her to keep as she grows older.

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P.S. can you see how well aware she is with the camera? Hahaha. That's right, parents. Train your kids to be camera-friendly! It's good training. :P

The day my camera died..

This was Sunday.

This was at Tuas.

Somewhere near the borderline of Singapore.

We were doing a photoshoot near this fence. 

Snapped some quick photos during the break.

Aaaand my camera broke right at this point. I think the shutter got stuck. Still debating whether to take it to camera service shop, or to try fixing it myself. Bummer. No camera! What am I going to do now. :(

The day we went to Chijmes.

Chijmes was an old Catholic church, now turned into a hip lifestyle destination, with restaurants, cafes, and bars scattered over the lawn area. The hall is still being used for events like weddings. I couldn't go inside the hall because there was an event going on inside. Too bad, I bet the interior is gorgeous inside!

Best gelato in the world!

Oh Alfero, I am completely in love with you. 

And Whitesnake..

Last Tuesday at Fort Canning Park

Thanks to Soleh Solihun and Rolling Stone Indonesia, I got to see Slank and Whitesnake live in Singapore last Tuesday on November 1st. I have spent the whole day catching up to my work, and going to this concert was a refreshing quick break from work. Oh I have missed going to gigs so much. There are not a lot of musical thing going on in Singapore, unlike Jakarta, hahaha. Slank is AWESOME.

Ha! Highlight of my night. I wouldn't do this if I were in Jakarta, buuut since nobody knows me here, so what the heck! Thank you Samuel who sent me this photo. :)