10 Ways to Be Happy

"Being happy never goes out of style." - Lilly Pulitzer

Time flies so fast, it's already February now! As I grow older, I think time is flying even faster than before, maybe I just have much more things to do or I spent my time procrastinating-a little too much. You only live once, so make sure you spend your time wisely (this is especially for me) and be happy! 

Being happy is a choice. Don't let other people steal your happiness, because you're responsible for your own happiness. I know, sometimes it's easier to be not happy than being happy, just a sentence from the others can change our mood the whole day. Just a tiny bad situation yet we're calling it a bad day. I was that kind of person, my mood changed easily and it affected my attitude to other people. My dad used to say that the aura around me is so dark or dull, lol. Okay, it's not just my dad but a lot people said that. It's not easy to change, but I'm trying. 

Denim outerwear- Thrifted // Dress- Ambassador // Backpack- Zara // Socks- TLTSN // Sneakers- H&M

I think happiness is such a nice emotion or feeling, not just for yourself but also to other people around you. It's much more comfortable to be around positive or happy people than those who are negative, right? It's not hard to be happy, instead you just need simple things to be happy. So, how to be happy? Here are 10 ways to be happy from my experiences. Check it out!

1. Smile

This is the basic action to be happy: smile! :) There's always a reason to smile, you just have to find it. "Keep smiling because life is a beautiful thing and there's so much to smile about." -Marylin Monroe.

2. Be Thankful or Grateful

For everything. You're alive and can breath, you can read this post, you have a family, you have good friends, you have a dream to achieve, those bad things that made you stronger, you name it. Think about how blessed you are now. "Happiness isn't about getting what you want all the time. It's about loving what you have and being grateful for it." -theteenagerquotes.tumblr.com.

3. Be Positive

I'm actually still trying hard on this point. I tend to be overthinking and worry about everything. So, I have this ultimate spell when I'm stressed out: I'm amazing, so I can do it. Somehow it works for me. Rather than thinking about what could go wrong, we better think about how it could go right. "Forget all the reasons why it won't work and believe the one reason why it will."

4. Stop Comparing Yourself to Others

There will always be people who are beautiful than you, smarter than you, richer than you, etc. Comparison is a thief of happiness and I have proven it. I used to compare myself with other people, especially those who are in the same interests with me. "If you continuously compete with others, you become bitter, but if you continuously compete with yourself, you become better." -kushandwizdom.tumblr.com. So, from now on, just focus on yourself and forget others. You can use their success as your motivation but don't let them bring you down.

5. Do Your Hobbies

Another simple way to be happy is doing your favorite activities or hobbies. For me, it's blogging, drawing, watching, and reading books/manga. Do everything you love that will make you happy. As simple as that.

6. Meet and Talk with Your Favorite Ones

I'm actually an introvert and socially awkward so I don't really go out that often. But, I do love meeting and talking with my family and friends once in a while. I love it when I can talk about our dreams and passions to each other, or just sharing stories, or gossiping, lol. We usually just talk about food, tho ;p "Surround yourself with people you love being yourself with."

7. Eat Your Favorite Food

Eating is my ultimate weapon to be happy. I love to eat so much but I hate gaining weight. That's why I try to work out now, so that I can eat more, hah. Money can't buy happiness, but you can buy ramen [insert your favorite food here] and it's kind of the same thing.

8. Listening to Your Favorite Songs

Music is a therapy for our soul. My favorite music are K-pop and Hip Hop, I need to listen to the music while I'm working. Listening to cheerful and powerful music can help me to be more happy and cheer up too. Headphones on, world off. Some of the songs in my playlist lately are:

Twice - Ooh-Ahh

4 Minute - Hate

iKon - Dumb and Dumber

Kinsey - I'm in Love

Monsta X - Trespass

9. Sleep

Do I need to explain this one? Hahaha. I couldn't sleep that much back in my university life because of the assignments etc, so sleeping was the most luxurious thing to do to be happy. (Okay, I'm exaggerating.) Have a quality sleep after tiring day is sure can make you happier on the next morning.

10. Enjoy Your "Me Time"

This is my thing, guys. Others may say I'm weird because I love to go anywhere and do anything by myself, but it's one of my way to be happy. I enjoy locking myself in my bedroom, exploring new places alone, go to mall and eating alone, watch movie in cinema alone (and it's so often). One of my mission is to go solo traveling, I wish I could accomplish it. If you haven't done this, try it!

Above are my 10 ways to be happy, dreamers! I wish this post can help you to be happier person and enjoy your life to the fullest. What do you do to become happy? Leave your comment below :))

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About my outfit: I wore this outfit to meet my friend, Valens. We took photos of each other and talked about many things. I bought this dress at Ambassador for a cheap price but I forgot how much it was. I also wore this thrifted oversized denim outerwear to complete the look, it's one of my favorite item now. My outfit was fun thanks to this pair of Mickey Mouse platform sneakers from H&M and socks from The Little Things She Needs.

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Blogger Illustration: Style Peaches

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I just found her blog yesterday and fallen in love with her style and hair. You know, I always want to dye my hair purple but for some reasons I still stick with my natural hair color. When I saw this look with rainbow sweater, I decided to draw her as my next #bloggerillustration.

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Where to Eat in Bandung

Hey yo, dreamers! It's weekend again, so I will write a quick guide about where to eat in Bandung. For Indonesian, especially those who live in Jakarta, Bandung is a favorite getaway during weekend. It's not too far from Jakarta (around 3 hours driving) , although the traffic is usually packed. 

Here are some culinary spot I found when I lived in Bandung, which didn't show in separated blog posts.

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1. Paskal Food Market

Paskal Food Market is an open-aired food court located at the same area of Three Bears Cafe; Paskal Hypersquare. I went there after had lunch at Three Bears Cafe and I was actually already full but in the end I ate again. When we just arrived there, we're welcomed by this Fountain of Hope and Luck. I threw a coin through the hole, but tbh I forgot I wished for. It's Japan related for sure ;p Back to Paskal Food Market, you can find a lot of food here such as bakmi, sate, soto, nasi goreng, bento, steak, you name it.

Paskal Food Market is also a nice location to hang out with your friends, especially on the weekend. I think it's more crowded at night.

What I ate:

Lontong Makassar

Decided to try this lontong makassar and it was my first time trying it. It's meat, lontong, egg, etc in coconut milk. To be honest, I don't really remember the ingredients. Taste was delicious but I think it was not spicy enough for my liking.

Chicken Satay

I imagined about how delicious this satay would be but...okay. Nothing special. The peanut sauce was rather tasteless so it's a big minus point.

Overall, I quite enjoy my visit here. Take your time to decide what to eat because seriously there are so many kind of food! One more thing, I think the price was slightly pricey, but just consider it as a price to eat and have a good time with your beloved one ;) I will give you the map below:

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2. Nasi Uduk 88 Brebes Berhias

I think Indonesian is familiar with this kind of food stall, it's actually everywhere. It's usually called lamongan, typically serves nasi uduk (rice cooked in coconut milk), fried chicken, duck, lele fish, tahu, tempe, etc. This Nasi Uduk 88 Brebes Berseri is located at Jalan Abdurahman Saleh, which was near to where I live. It's super duper delicious at first, but I was sick of it after ate it almost everyday, lol.

Nasi uduk is usually served with bawang goreng (fried onion) and it's also good with sweet soy sauce.

Lele - Tahu, usus - Lalapan (raw vegetables) - Fried chickens - Fried duck

Typical drinks: Ice Tea and Ice Orange

When I ate this, my impression was: This is the most delicious lamongan I've ever eaten! I don't know if I was too hungry that time but it's really delicious, guys. I love the sambel so much x) I want to eat it now, I miss living in Bandung ㅠㅠ The price was also reasonable that's why I ate this 'till I was sick of it.

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3. Kingkong Express

This Kingkong Express is located inside Istana Plaza, a mall at Jalan Pasir Kaliki. I often went to Istana Plaza because it was the closest mall from where I live. Kingkong Express is a fast food restaurant with Chinese food concept. We can order a la carte or various package, and we get to choose our favorable main dish and side dish. Price range was reasonable and the food was also delicious.

Free ice tea and soup; my Double Kong: fried rice + noodle, gyoza, orange chicken

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Below are the locations that I already posted before in Food Monster Escape / Bandung Diary series:
4. Herb and Spice

Read the full post here:

Herb and Spice

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5. Hummingbird Eatery

Read the full post here:

Hummingbird Eatery

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Okay, that's all I can share. I hope this post can help you when you're going to Bandung and don't know what and where to eat there. I will make another quick guide in the future so stay tuned!

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Red Velvet Ice Cream

Tee- Giordano Disney // Skort- Unbranded (Bugis) // Jacket- Uniqlo // Sneakers- New Balance

This post title reminds me of Red Velvet's song Ice Cream Cake, I just realized it when I typed the title. Which means, this post is not about their song, but about the red velvet ice cream (or soft cream) I ate a few days ago. I actually wanted to try Seoul Tower Ice Cream but it's not sold anymore so I bought this instead. It's an ice cream outlet named yi.kon, located at Mall Kelapa Gading 3 and Summarecon Mall Bekasi. As expected, the taste was so-so and kinda milky, I ended up couldn't finish it. I thought maybe it's just too sweet for me. 

Another appearance of my New Balance in this post - I just wear it a lot lately. It's so comfortable and it goes with almost everything. I'm so glad I bought it! Actually, this outfit was basically similar with this one, I just wore it with floral denim jacket from Uniqlo this time (and with longer hair, lol). What do you think about this look?

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