Jasmine's Journal

I love music. I like to pretend that I live in a music video. It gives me spirit to do anything. I got pretty wide range of favorite music too, from renaissance to EDM. The only genre I don't do is metal. Oh have I told you I love singing? So much, I at least do humming if I hear some music. I can sing some notes pretty well. But not that awesome, tho. I am familiar with few musical instruments, too. But just a newbie. I play for fun only. Lately, my brother and I obsessed to ukulele cover. Never know it's not that hard and yes, it is that fun! We made some song covers, and here's the first good enough one that I upload. ENJOY! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7F8xIQRUHc

"When you get older, your circle of friends would become smaller and smaller."  -Dad My dad told me this gazillion times whenever he did a once a year reunion with his college friends. And yes, it's a very small number of reunion attendees. I didn't even try to believe what my father told me. Hello, I am a kind of girl who easily blend in any groups. I could say, I got pretty much a lot of friends. And my plus point would be: I have a lot of energy, especially when it comes to a meet up. I said to myself, "I would do anything to meet up with as many friends I have. That's what friends are for!" Then reality hits me. I was young, I was naive. I forgot that I only got 24hours in a day. Now I struggle on juggling the balls of work, health, love, and fun. I got a very limited of time on balancing those balls. I need to manage them well. As for now, I put fun as the least priority. I could say, I only give fun 15% of my time in a week. Whic...

Postingan ini dibuat karena di malam minggu kemarin saya di-chat teman saya, Emil. "Min" "Apa" "Mana" "Mana apa" "Katanya lo mau cerita tentang financial planning" (terus saya read doang) LOL. Jadi minggu lalu saya ikutan kelas tentang Financial Planning yang diadakan Limitless Campus. (Saya akan buat postingan sendiri tentang Limitless Campus ini, tapi nanti. Sekarang kalau kepo, cek aja dulu instagram-nya Limitless Campus yang aesthetic di sini  @LimitlessCampus ). Kelas hari itu bahas tentang ' How to Find Your Financial Purpose ' dan dibawakan langsung oleh Mbak (atau Teteh?!) Ligwina Hananto. Saya excited banget! Udah sejak lama saya tahu nama Mbak Wina ini di dunia mengatur keuangan. Teman dekat saya sudah baca bukunya, mengamini seluruh tulisan Mbak Wina dan mencoba menerapkan si isi buku. Kapan lagi bisa dengar langsung ‘kuliah’ dari pakarnya? Teh Wina (kanan) orang pertama yang saya lihat ngomong...

First post in 2017. Happy new year! Akhirnya 2016 selesai! Hahaha. Sebuah tahun yang kata 9gag, kalau bisa engga usah dibahas di sejarah deh. Terlalu banyak kejadian-kejadian yang membuat umat manusia speechless. But, my 2016 wasn't that bad, tho. Ada beberapa resolusi yang berhasil saya capai. Saya engga nulis resolusi awal tahun saya di blog ini, tapi ternyata saya pernah tulis review resolusi tengah tahun saya di  http://www.juliajasmine.com/2016/07/halo-juli-2016.html . Let's review some of them: Bachelor degree, hell yeah. Able to keep learning and developing myself and other people. Saya banyak belajar hal baru di setengah tahun ke belakang. Begitu pun dengan hobi mengajar saya. Semua masih bisa tersalurkan dengan baik. Saya bertemu banyak orang baru yang inspiratif dan satu pemikiran dengan saya. A job (that I love yet still constantly challenge me). Best part of it, I get paid for something I really love doing. Surrounded by best friends f...

I miss Poland! Very very much! "From all the countries in Europe and you miss Poland? Why?" Yeah, I know it's weird. But Warsaw, Poland is the very first city/country I've ever lived in for more than 2 weeks beside Jakarta (I was born and raised in Jakarta, duh). That was the first time I've ever lived by myself. It was the first time I experienced winter. I can still remember exactly how happy I am touching my first snow and feeling the real minus temperature. I miss showing off my super basic Polish. I miss being center of attention beacuse I'm small and wear hijab. I miss trying new food. It was just so unforgettable. For those who wonder, I was in Poland on a purpose. I did a voluntary exchange for 2 months (January to February 2014) in Warsaw. I was in a project called Enter Your Future arranged by AIESEC in University of Warsaw. If you ask me where did I learn to present (in English) and handle a class, well thanks to this project. Every wee...